Media Player says file is too big to burn (1 Viewer)

[Ron1973]

I'm sorry, guys and gals, but I must once again come with a dumb question!

I ripped a DVD (not anything copyrighted!) to my computer, and now my uncle wants a copy. I'm trying to run off a copy, but WMP says the files are too large. One file is approximately 3 1/2 hours and the other one a shade over 30 mintues. What settings can I change to make it do what I want to do? Anything?!?!?!

 

[Dave Bronsveld]

I'm sorry, guys and gals, but I must once again come with a dumb question!

I ripped a DVD (not anything copyrighted!) to my computer, and now my uncle wants a copy. I'm trying to run off a copy, but WMP says the files are too large. One file is approximately 3 1/2 hours and the other one a shade over 30 mintues. What settings can I change to make it do what I want to do? Anything?!?!?!

It doesn't really matter how long the video runs for, the question is the size of the file. Right-click on the file or folder, and go down to "properties" and you'll see the size, lets say it's 5gb. Well, a 5 gb file will noty fit on a single layer dvd disk. In this case, you could use a dual layer disc that holds arould 7gb as I recall. Or maybe you could put the two videos on seperate discs.
Dave

 

[BobO'Link]

You might give Handbrake a try (open source and free). It's not a burner (can't create a CD/DVD) but it can manipulate AV files, make a video file smaller, convert it to other formats, etc.:

https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/1.0.0/introduction/about.html

 

[Ron1973]

You might give Handbrake a try (open source and free). It's not a burner (can't create a CD/DVD) but it can manipulate AV files, make a video file smaller, convert it to other formats, etc.:

https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/1.0.0/introduction/about.html

I actually have Handbrake and love it, though I never have tried the file reducing aspect of it. I actually imported the videos from DVD via Handbrake.

 

[jcroy]

Another option to compress video, is the old ancient dvdshrink.

Back in the day, dvdshrink was popular for shrinking the content from dual-layer DVD9 discs into something which could be burned to a generic single-layer dvdr blank disc. (It hasn't been updated in over a decade).

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Another option to compress video, is the old ancient dvdshrink.

Back in the day, dvdshrink was popular for shrinking the content from dual-layer DVD9 discs into something which could be burned to a generic single-layer dvdr blank disc. (It hasn't been updated in over a decade).

DVD Shrink still works on Windows 10, though. I use it and Handbrake to convert TV shows from DVDs we own to MP4 format for viewing on a tablet or phone when we travel.

 

[DaveF]

Did you rip the iso? If it came from a dvd, surely it fits on a dvd???

Have you tried imgburn? I’ve used it for creating ISOs and burning a couple of discs.

 

[Ron1973]

Did you rip the iso? If it came from a dvd, surely it fits on a dvd???

Have you tried imgburn? I’ve used it for creating ISOs and burning a couple of discs.

I wound up putting them on a 16GB flash drive! It's for my uncle who likes wrestling and my aunt said a flash drive would fine.