Why is the file size changing?

i have a video that i downloaded and the original size after downloaded is 696MB but when i import the file to Roxio Easy CD and DCD Creater i changes to 5.07GB. why is this happening and how do i fix it?



ps. i have a PC NOT a macWhy is the file size changing?
Its because when you downloaded the video, it uses a compression method. When burning a file especially multimedia files like video, the file will be written to the CD but in the compression method that is not as high as it has when it saved in a PC. It's because ROMs do not have the ability to read this kind of compression method.



Why is the file size changing?
File Size changes to number of bytes present in that file, they may sort or add some space that is not necessarily needed. Bit is flash and off the circuit. So when they copy into Integrated Circuits, I mean there is extra or less flashes to represent data.



1. Your computer may be not defragmented. Incontiguous/ Uncompact files create extra space.



2. Your video changes into another format, the file interpreter converts into another format. Downloaded 696MB(may be it is a MP4/ MP3/AVI, it is an economical-compressed type format for music and video from internet). Roxio Easy CD and DCD Creater i has 5.07 GB may be due to increase of parameters from derived MP3. File interpreter may give unnecessary spaces or blanks or identations when translating.



Solution for Macrofiles

1. Compressed it with ISO/ Winzip/ Winrar.

2. Have a bigger storage medium: Mobile Disk/ USB/ Ipod/ Double Layer DVD.



Field: General Knowledge of Internet/ Computer Engineering/ Information TechnologyWhy is the file size changing?
Simple. It's probably going to convert your video to DVD format. DVD format is much larger than standard AVI files that are compressed.



To burn that size of a DVD to a disc, you'll need a double-layer (8 GB) DVD burner.



Or you will need to change the quality settings in Roxio so that it will make it fit on a normal 4.4GB disc.