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  Posted by Dave on November 30, 2005 at 8:07 pm

  We have a 4 disc dvd 9 replication project that will press on dvd9.
  All discs are under 4 hours of content except for the last disc which has
  5 hours. Can we get away with compressing this last dvd at acceptable quality?

  Thanks in advance.

  Dave

  Gary Kleiner replied 20 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Gary Kleiner

  November 30, 2005 at 10:33 pm

  There are two unkowns here.

  1>What is “acceptable”? This depends on the use and audience of the disc.

  2>What type of content? If it is a talking head, the same compression settings will result in a smaller file size than if the content is fast action.

  For instance, on my Vegas and DVDA instructional videos, about 75% of them are screen shots which have very little change from frame to frame. For that material, I have no problem getting over two and a half hours onto one, single layer, DVD.

  Gary Kleiner

  

  Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

  http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com
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  Dave

  December 1, 2005 at 8:50 am

  thanks gary..good points

  I suppose we are most concerned about loss that would place quality somewhere close to VHS..if it were a scale of 1-10 1=vhs 10= dvd we’d like stay in the 7-9 range for the one disc.

  Motion varies, but for the most part, medium – slow would best describe the pace, panning, zooming etc.

  WOuld a 85% compression be around the target were after?
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  Gary Kleiner

  December 1, 2005 at 3:54 pm

  You’ll just have to compress so that the files barely fit on the disc and see if the quality is acceptable to you.

  Gary Kleiner

  

  Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

  http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

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