minidvds....

[Tommie]

r minidvds a type of different file format??..cuzz minidvds holds like 1.5gbs or is it 1.8gbs??..they have full dvd movies in it....and i was wondering how they would fit a full movie into something that small when dvds hold 4.7gbs or more....can u play minidvds on a regular dvd player??..does it also use dvd decrypter to rip it??..also what about psp movies....whats the difference between a psp movie and a minidvd??..

[VIPER_1069]

Originally Posted by Tommie

r minidvds a type of different file format??..cuzz minidvds holds like 1.5gbs or is it 1.8gbs??..they have full dvd movies in it....and i was wondering how they would fit a full movie into something that small when dvds hold 4.7gbs or more....can u play minidvds on a regular dvd player??..does it also use dvd decrypter to rip it??..also what about psp movies....whats the difference between a psp movie and a minidvd??..

Its all down to compression ratio at the end of the day and compression type used

The psp uses mp4 video which is a high quality compression used mainly for mobile /portable devices i use mp4 for my Sony Mobile phone

Also with psp the screen size is much smaller so the aspect does not have to be so great in quality as it would to fit a large screen t.v.

I would guess that mini dvd is using a higher compression, than normal dvd mini dvd no doubt has a lot less extras on it to make it fit

and yes you should be able to play mini dvds on a normal player

[ipdave]

Originally Posted by Tommie

r minidvds a type of different file format??..cuzz minidvds holds like 1.5gbs or is it 1.8gbs??..they have full dvd movies in it....and i was wondering how they would fit a full movie into something that small when dvds hold 4.7gbs or more....can u play minidvds on a regular dvd player??..does it also use dvd decrypter to rip it??..also what about psp movies....whats the difference between a psp movie and a minidvd??..

MiniDVDs are just smaller. Same DVD specs to record. That means about 20mins on a disk, unless you put VCDs on it. Then they will play in that little tray circle in your standard DVD player tray. I use 'em for short DVD slideshows and DVD-A (audio) for music. Also use for my PC to boot to install XP, run diags, live XP (WinPE), etc.

Btw, a "mini-DVD" can also be a CD with VIDEO_TS folder containing standard DVD VOB files (small though). These don't play in many DVD players, though.