backup .mkv file?

volks400

i have loads of 720p hd movies on my hard disk which are in .mkv format. how do i burn them on dvd-r , only for backup so i get some space in harddisk not for watching on normal dvd palyer. i have connected my lcd with my pc so no need of dvd player. any suggestions pl?

Stubert

Are you wanting to burn them as video or data? You'll need to find some sort of video converter as without converting it into mpeg I can't think how you'd reduce the size of the file. Unless you could burn it as a virtual disc and then use dvd shrink? I don't know if that'd be possible though.

BillScarab

If you just want to copy them to DVD as data use something like Nero Burning Rom.

Stubert

BillScarab wrote: »

If you just want to copy them to DVD as data use something like Nero Burning Rom.

I've never had any HD stuff on my computer before so no idea of the size but I might have thought it'd be larger than a standard 4.7 gig DVD? Unless you have a dual layer dvd burner.

BillScarab

Depends how long the movies are I suppose and what compression has been used when recording them.

danivtec

Most 720p movies will be DVD5 size so just burn the .mkv as a data disc. A handleful of 720p movies will be past 4.37 GB so you will need a DVD9 to back it up.

volks400

thank you for all the replies, you guys have guessed it right. i just want to save the hd movies as data file, thats why i tried nero express, it says becuase the file size is more than 2gb it will save the file as UDF file. now what is that??? anyone plz ellaborate. my hd file media info below:


Complete name : C:\movieshd\300.2006.nHD.720p.x264.AAC.NhaNc3\300.2006.nHD.720p.x264.AAC.NhaNc3.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 2.23 GiB
PlayTime : 1h 56mn
Bit rate : 2736 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2007-07-31 08:37:32
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.0.2 ('You're My Flame') built on Feb 21 2007 23:40:55
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video #0
Codec : AVC
Codec/Family : AVC
Codec/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Codec profile : High@L5.1
Codec settings, CABAC : Yes
PlayTime : 1h 56mn
Nominal bit rate : 2544 Kbps
Width : 936 pixels
Height : 528 pixels
Display Aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Chroma : 4:2:0
Interlacement : Progressive
Writing library : x264 - core 54 svn-614M
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:-2:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=6 / brdo=0 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=12 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=2 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=2 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / bime=0 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=2544 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / zones
Language : English

Audio #0
Codec : AAC LC-SBR
Codec/Family : AAC
Codec/Info : AAC Low Complexity with Spectral Band Replication
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R, Rear: L R, Subwoofer
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits

Text #0
Codec : !!!
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha

thor

Maybe you should think about splitting the file into smaller pieces using a program like winzip. This way you won't have to worry about nero express and udf?
It is a bit of a fudge but at least it is you who gets to control what happens to your files as they are burnt.

weegie.geek

UDF's fine. Choose that. It's just a different filesystem that can handle files over 2GB, in the same way that NTFS can handle over 4GB unlike FAT32.


Probably a good idea to edit out that filename though.