• Adobe Encore DVD

  Compressing video authoring to fit on Single Layer DVD

  Posted by Brent Dunn on August 19, 2011 at 4:45 pm

  Is there a way to compress the video more in Encore so it will fit a single layer DVD? I can’t find any adjustments in the preferences or settings.

  Right now I’m using Encore CS4 on a Mac. I have 1 hr & 40 minutes of HD ProRes edited footage. Encore will only compress it down to 5.6 Gig’s, so I have to use a Dual Layer DVD. I have a client that requested it be put onto a single layer DVD. I have 4 pages of basice menu’s.

  Brent Dunn
  Owner / Director / Editor
  DunnRight Films
  DunnRight Video.com
  Video Marketing Toolbox.net

  Sony EX-1,
  Canon 5D Mark II
  Canon 7D
  Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
  with Final Cut Studio

  HP i7 Quad laptop
  Adobe CS-5 Production Suite

  Minu Sharma replied 14 years, 8 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  Ricky Barrow

  August 19, 2011 at 5:30 pm

  Adjust your transcode settings to custom or change to a different preset. For 1 hr. 40 min. with no ROM Content here are the settings to maximize quality:
  100 min. PCM audio with 5% headroom = 4.4 Mbps
  100 min. AC-3 audio with 5% headroom = 5.7 Mbps
  100 min. PCM audio with 10% headroom = 4.1 Mbps
  100 min. AC-3 audio with 10% headroom = 5.4 Mbps

  Hope this helps – on PC, right click file to “Transcode Settings” and if you want to customize, go to “Edit Quality Presets”

  Ricky
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  Brent Dunn

  August 19, 2011 at 6:19 pm

  I’m on a Mac. Where in the Menu can I change the transcode settings?

  Brent Dunn
  Owner / Director / Editor
  DunnRight Films
  DunnRight Video.com
  Video Marketing Toolbox.net

  Sony EX-1,
  Canon 5D Mark II
  Canon 7D
  Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
  with Final Cut Studio

  HP i7 Quad laptop
  Adobe CS-5 Production Suite
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  Ricky Barrow

  August 19, 2011 at 6:42 pm

  Sorry – I don’t know on MAC – the help menu will take you straight there though.

  Ricky
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  Minu Sharma

  September 5, 2011 at 11:46 am

  Hi Brent ,

  You can do the following :

  1. Go to File>Edit Quality Presets ..
  2. Make changes in settings and save preset with a name.
  3. Click ok.
  4. Now from project panel , select asset right click and choose Transcode settings.
  5. From DVD Transcoding dropdown choose the preset you created.
  6. Click ok.
  7. Do the same for all assets( if you have more)
  8. Now go to build and check disc info. If it says the data is less than 4.7GB , it will fit in single layer.

  Thanks
  Minu

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