My video is to long

[Bertand123]

Hi,

I have made a video film with a total lenght of prox. 1h 35m.
This is to large to fit on a DVD. ( in HD it takes prox.6.5 Gb of space)
So I have to burn the video film on 2 DVD.
What's the best way to split the videofilm in 2 parts , and make 2 separate video films called Part 1 and Part 2.
is there somewhere a tutorial for this sort of operation ?

Kind regards

[canuck]

It is not clear what you want to create: a standard DVD, an AVCHD DVD or a BlueRay disc. You mention HD but that of course cannot be burned to a standard DVD unless you want to reduce the HD video to standard video. You can also create an AVHCD DVD but that can only hold 40 minutes of video

So please tell us first of all what it is you want to create.

[Ken Berry]

If your project is 1 hr 35 mins long, then regardless of its original format, if you want to burn it to a standard definition DVD, it has to be converted to a standard def mpeg-2. Moreover, for that length, it can only have a bitrate of around 6000 kbps to fit on a single layer DVD. That will still give good quality, though nowhere near the quality of the original if it is high def.

If you do intend to make a standard def DVD, then first convert the project to a standard def mpeg-2: choose Share > Create Video File > Custom. In the dialogue box which opens, make sure 'Save As Type' is set to MPEG (NOT MPEG Transport Stream). Then click on the Options button, and then the Compression tab, and change the bitrate to 6000 kbps. Then click OK to close that box. Give the new file a name, then click to close the original dialogue box.

If you intend to make a lot of videos with this length, then you can make a template for it using Make Movie Template Manager.

If you want to continue making two separate videos, then save the whole project twice with separate names e.g. Part 1 and Part 2. With Part 2 still open, delete all the clips in the project from the start up to a suitable point roughly half way through the project -- some logical break in the action or change of scene. Save Part 2 again. Now open Part 1. Got to the point where you cut Part 2, but this time, delete all the clips *after* that point. Save Part 1 again.

Now convert each project to DVD-compatible mpeg-2 : Share > Create Video File > DVD. This will use the default settings which include a high quality bitrate (for standard def) of 8000 kbps.