To Convert OR To Not Convert

[Av_Crazy]

I have downloaded many blu ray quality films from my lan...each movie aproximately 10 gb in size

my question is if i convert them to say 700 mb[normal dvd print size] will dere be ne difference in video quality if im viewing it on my 17" lcd

im thinking of converting coz 9 movies are takin 83 gb space...no doubt the quality is awesome but if i get d same quality in less size den il convert

which converter will be suited best coz i want to keep d output size say 700mb
plz suggest
all files are .mkv files

[ColbaltFire]

Originally Posted by Av_Crazy

I have downloaded many blu ray quality films from my lan...each movie aproximately 10 gb in size

my question is if i convert them to say 700 mb[normal dvd print size] will dere be ne difference in video quality if im viewing it on my 17" lcd

im thinking of converting coz 9 movies are takin 83 gb space...no doubt the quality is awesome but if i get d same quality in less size den il convert

which converter will be suited best coz i want to keep d output size say 700mb
plz suggest
all files are .mkv files

Hi,

The quality when converting to a lossy format will degrade, how much depends on the resolution of your monitor (as your going from 1920x1080 down to something like 720x480).

For conversion, I personally prefer MediaCoder better than the others, its a bit intimidating but it has many options, There are also recommendations by our category editor for video conversions here: http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...on-program.htm Once you have that up and running, try these settings for conversion and size;

Resize video to 720x480
Switch from multi channel to Stereo
H.264 @ 800-900 kpbs
Mpeg Layer-2 Audio @ 128-256 kbps
Set the containter to either .avi or .mp4

p.s. While I wont/probably can't post it here, 700 Mb is also a trait of a certain now inactive bitorrenter, a Google search will bring up what he uses.

[George]

You will definitely loose quality if you go from HD (I assume the movies are 1080p) to a 700 MB sized movie. That is CD size. DVD movie extracts are usuall about 4.5 GB.

However, I suggest to convert them to a 720p HD mkv format. You will go below 4 GB and still have a nice quality. A good site to go to for video questions is videohelp.com.

[Av_Crazy]

Thnx fr d replies...thnx fr d link george..il look into it and den start converting...
13 gb movie to 4gb..it will take atleast a day isnt it ??