idvd 140 min video burning

[kevindorson]

Hi,
I have an avi file of 140min in total as one single video. i want to burn it in idvd in a 4gb dvd. but iDvd is not letting me burn saying its exceddding more than the size of the dvd capacity.
my avi file is 1gb only . what is the way to burn that file in idvd in one disc so that i can play it in my dvd player

 

[eric2006]

Try changing in iDVD preferences the setting for "Encoding", and see if you get a longer DVD.



iDVD is limited in that it's going to try to convert your movie to a predesigned format. I don't know of any way to get around this, but this is why even if you have a small file, iDVD will "upconvert" it to take up all the space, and be readable by the player.

 

[kevindorson]

so, what is the best alternative u can suggest then if iDVD canot let me do my task in this way. Any freeware or open source would be great??