How to make a video smaller to fit on CD?

Question

How can i make a video clip smaller? i don't want to cut it but will do if thats the only option (but you're going to show me how).

my video (VOB - opens with VLC) is about 1 gig. i need it to be <700 MB to make it fit on a CD. how do I do that?
Need Help!

Linux OS = lols, which language is that? what i meant is that it's a clip i downloaded off the net (so i didnt make it).

Answer 1

Are there other VOB files in the same place as the one you are opening in VLC? the max size for a VOB (DVD compliant) file is 1Gb. But most DVDs have more than one VOB file to make up the movie. If you only convert one of those VOB files, you will not have the entire movie converted.

If this happens to be the case, then convert ALL the VOB files to one MPG2 file (VOB files are really MPG2 files with tweaks), then encode that one MPG2 file with "DivX" or "Xvid" codec and select maximum file size as 700Mb or smaller.

Visit this site for more information on this subject: http://www.videohelp.com
There are guides to help you do just what you want. And there are forums also where you can ask questions if you hit a snag.

Answer 2

Re-encode it using a more efficient codec.

Answer 3

convert it to the xvid format using autogk