Capturing 30-40 min clips for DVD output

[bpvideo]

I am using MSP 7.20 to capture and create DVDS using Ulead disc creator 3.0. I shoot local high school soccer games and am outputing to DVD. Each half is approximantly 40 minutes in length. I do not have to edit the footage at all just simply put on DVD with titled menu.

I am captureing using MSP 7.20 capture and the Ulead Direct show capture plug in. My captured AVI files have the settings below when captured.

24 Bit 720x480 4:3
29 fps
comp rate 6%
PCM 4800 KHZ, 16 bit stereo audio

In previous experience I have found that loading the AVI files into disc creator 3.0 with the project setting below and allowing it to do the MPEG conversion yeilds the best quality (as apposed to allowing video editor creat the MPEG file).

MPEG files
24 Bits, 720 x 480, 29.97 fps
(DVD-NTSC), 4:3
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 4000 kbps)
LPCM Audio, 48 KHz, Stereo

However the AVI files of these games are exceding the 4.38 GB DVD limit. any suggestions on how I could compress my AVI files ( as little as possible) when capturing using MSP 7.0 would be helpful, or any suggestion on the path I should take for an 80 minute DVD.

BPVIDEO

[THoff]

According to the DVD-HQ Bitrate Calculator, a CBR bitrate of 5950 will allow you to fit 80 minutes of NTSC video onto a 4.3GB (usable space) DVD.

If you use a program that supports AC-3 Dolby at 256Kbps (such as UVS 9), you can increase the video bitrate to as high as 7150Kbps.