I'm confused. I have a 120 minute video. When I create a movie of this, add a menu, then try to burn, it tells me that the quality must be reduced to fit? I thought I would be able to fit 120 minutes of video on a 4.7G DVD? Could it be the little bit of video for the menus that are causing a problem?
Can someone educate me on this?
Amil
2 hour video on 4.7G DVD?
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heinz-oz
Whether or not you can fit 2 hours of video plus menu on a SL DVD depends to a large degree on the bitrate used to encode the video but also on the frame size and audio compression used. If you have LPCM audio, the file size is going to be big, mpeg audio or dolby digital (AC3) have smaller file sizes than LPCM but mpeg audio doesn't work with NTSC, Pal is less fickle.
You need to tell us about your video material and it's bitrate before we can say much.
You need to tell us about your video material and it's bitrate before we can say much.
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jchunter
Amilhanish,
Take a look at the size of your DVD-compliant video file before you try burning. A DVD (single layer) will hold about 4.3GB, which for me is about 60 minutes of Mpeg2 720x480 video at a variable bitrate of 8000Kbps. You will have to cut your bitrate severely (~ 4000Kbps) to fit 120 minutes. This will reduce the quality of top notch video but will probably not hurt recordings from VCRs.
Your other option is to burn a dual layer DVD, which holds about 8.5 GB - a tight fit.
Your third option is to split the project into two 60 minute video files and burn each one on its own DVD.
Take a look at the size of your DVD-compliant video file before you try burning. A DVD (single layer) will hold about 4.3GB, which for me is about 60 minutes of Mpeg2 720x480 video at a variable bitrate of 8000Kbps. You will have to cut your bitrate severely (~ 4000Kbps) to fit 120 minutes. This will reduce the quality of top notch video but will probably not hurt recordings from VCRs.
Your other option is to burn a dual layer DVD, which holds about 8.5 GB - a tight fit.
Your third option is to split the project into two 60 minute video files and burn each one on its own DVD.
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amilhanish
Here is the file format info. The audio was recorded from a mono camcorder so it doesn't have to be in stereo. Any help on how to use ulead to get the best quality from 120 minutes would be very helpful.
File format: NTSC DVD
Video type: MPEG-2 Video, Upper Field First
Total Frames: 221,206 frame(s)
Attribute: 24 bits, 720 x 480, 4:3
Frame rate: 29.970
Data rate: Variable bit rate (Max. 5999 kbps)
Audio type: MPEG Audio Layer 2 Files
Total samples: 354,283,884 Samples
Attributes: 48000 Hz, 16, Stereo
Layer: 2
Bit rate: 224 kbps
File format: NTSC DVD
Video type: MPEG-2 Video, Upper Field First
Total Frames: 221,206 frame(s)
Attribute: 24 bits, 720 x 480, 4:3
Frame rate: 29.970
Data rate: Variable bit rate (Max. 5999 kbps)
Audio type: MPEG Audio Layer 2 Files
Total samples: 354,283,884 Samples
Attributes: 48000 Hz, 16, Stereo
Layer: 2
Bit rate: 224 kbps
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Trevor Andrew
Hi amilhanish
I would re-render the video file to a lower bit rate.
4000kbps will allow 120 minutes to fit to disc.
I would use ¡¥tools make movie manager¡¦ to create a new template.
Use the add button.
Search for your video file.
This will create a template using the same properties,
Now edit the template changing the bit-rate to 4000.
I would also change the audio to Digital Dolby.
Start a new project
Place the video file in the timeline
Share create video file¡Xyou will see your new template at the bottom of the list.
The rendering will take a long time. Producing a file less than 4.3 Gb.
Have a read at Bit rates and file sizes from the link below
Also a bit rate calculator may prove useful http://dvd-hq.info/Calculator.html
Hope this helps
Trevor
I would re-render the video file to a lower bit rate.
4000kbps will allow 120 minutes to fit to disc.
I would use ¡¥tools make movie manager¡¦ to create a new template.
Use the add button.
Search for your video file.
This will create a template using the same properties,
Now edit the template changing the bit-rate to 4000.
I would also change the audio to Digital Dolby.
Start a new project
Place the video file in the timeline
Share create video file¡Xyou will see your new template at the bottom of the list.
The rendering will take a long time. Producing a file less than 4.3 Gb.
Have a read at Bit rates and file sizes from the link below
Also a bit rate calculator may prove useful http://dvd-hq.info/Calculator.html
Hope this helps
Trevor
What is your workflow?
If you have captured MiniDV footage to DV type 1 avi, then the solution would be to use the lower bitrate setting to be able to fit everything onto the 4.5Gb disk.
You are already using variable bitrate and compressed audio, so there would only be minor gains to be had from simplifying your menus.
However, looking at your file properties, which show upper field first, it's likely that you are capturing analogue footage. In this case, if it's at all possible, you would get the best results by capturing again at the lower bitrate. That way you won't be re-encoding from 5999kbps down to 4000kbps , and it should maximise image quality. The downside of course will be that you have to re capture the footage.
If you have captured MiniDV footage to DV type 1 avi, then the solution would be to use the lower bitrate setting to be able to fit everything onto the 4.5Gb disk.
You are already using variable bitrate and compressed audio, so there would only be minor gains to be had from simplifying your menus.
However, looking at your file properties, which show upper field first, it's likely that you are capturing analogue footage. In this case, if it's at all possible, you would get the best results by capturing again at the lower bitrate. That way you won't be re-encoding from 5999kbps down to 4000kbps , and it should maximise image quality. The downside of course will be that you have to re capture the footage.
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