hello all,
just got a dvd player so i've been learning about burning my movies to dvd ,vcd,svcd
i was curious as to why i lose so much info in translation to mpeg and if there is any way around this
example:
used aviray to convert concert from avi to mov, no loss, but in quicktime pro ,export with better quality, file goes from 644 mb at 720 x 448 to 440mb at 320 x 240.
i assume this would be mpeg1 for vcd
but considering the dimension of the avi file, could i convert to mpeg2 for svcd to preserve the orgiginal quality instead? if so how?
i've tried most all freeware, and even final cut pro(which wouldn't import sound)
most people mention ffmpeg, but when downloading mmpeg2enc component every browser gives me a text file, so i don't have a working ffmpeg program.
any suggestions?
i've been searching the net and forums for a while now and i understand learning anything new is a process and the result of trial and error but i guess i've kinda hit a wall in understanding all the dv converting thus far
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