VS8 dropping a couple of minutes of video when creating MPEG

[Masked Mystery II]

I am running VS 8.00.100 on Windows XP Version 5.1 with a 2.6 G processor and 1.5 G of memory.

I am taking 8 MPEG files that were converted from VHS that total 1:53:58. The files are 4000 BPS. I have added 7 a 3-second MPEG of black between the files for a total of 1:54:19. I have added a Fade to Black effect from the Film FX library after each of the original 8 clips.

When I use the smart render feature, it creates a 3.5 Gig file (perfect size). But for some reason there is a drop out of about 2 minutes in the last clip. It jumps from one scene to the last scene and is missing about 2 minutes.

When I rendered it with the "NTSC MPEG 2 720x480" option, it rendered perfectly but the file is 4.7 gig, meaning I can't convert it to DVD.

I'm very confused.

[rwindeyer]

When I rendered it with the "NTSC MPEG 2 720x480" option, it rendered perfectly but the file is 4.7 gig, meaning I can't convert it to DVD.

I think I can explain that. I tried doing just that - rendering something to PAL MPEG2 (OK, I live in a PAL country). Looking at the properties box I see this:
MPEG files
24 Bits, 720 x 576, 25 fps
Frame-based
(MPEG-2), 4:3
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 6000 kbps)
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
MPEG audio layer 2, 44.1 KHz, Joint stereo
Note that the video data rate has jumped to 6000 - the file will of course be bigger and will not fit on a DVD.
I suggest that if you can solve the first problem, (sounds like you have with this rendering) just take the resulting video file and load it into the DVD burning module - ie author a DVD. You can select Project Properties (the little cogwheel at the lower left) the Change mpeg properties and then Customise. Under Compression, select the bitrate you want (4000); dont let the program default to 6000.

[david reece]

also if you have XP not set to NTFS it will create a movie file 4 gb big. so if you have a movie file say 4.2 gb it starts to cut out frames/chunks of video midway i have found.

O the wonders of Videostudio!

[maddrummer3301]

Could it be possible the CODEC you have used to record this video
has a file size limitation or similiar?

What are the source properties of the video you have imported and are
now having problems with.

You may have to load the videos individually and convert them to DV(avi)
format to work with them.

MD