I'm just making sure that I'm encoding my avi files correctly, I noticed that the audio and wav files are significantly smaller than the intitial avi. While I understand MPEG-2 is a compression method, I am a perfectionist and demand the absolute optimal available quality with no sacrifice for space. let me run you through my process:
I have video recorded with a Canon Optura 20 Mini-DV. I connect to my comp via firewire. I record the video using Windows Movie Maker, set to "DV-AVI 25 Mbps". Then using TMPGE I open the .avi and encode with these settings:
http://dvd-hq.info/TS_Video.gif?PHPSESSID=bc5c81b3f4ef3cf9bcd58ca849b6e224BUT, I changed:
Frame Rate: 29.97 fps (for NTSC)
Video Format: NTSC