advice needed…shrinking a file to DVD size

[Mike Smith]

If you want it to play back as a DVD, you will have to convert it to standard definition DVD format video.

If you’re using the DVD purely as file transport, you’d want to divide the disc size (usually in Gigabytes) by the programme length to get a max data rate (usually in Megabits per second Mb/s or Mbs) for your encoding – probably wise to allow a little contingency.

This might help ..

“At a rough average rate of 5 Mbps (4 Mbps for video and 1 Mbps for two or three tracks or audio), a single-layer DVD can hold a little over two hours. A dual-layer disc can hold a two-hour movie at an average of 9.5 Mbps (close to the 10.08 Mbps limit). ”

is from https://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#3.3
So you could try that data rate on your preferrede

[Chris Tompkins]

Export your sequence to AME and choose DVD preset.
Adjust data rate to fit on one disc.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Stan Weiss]

Not sure what AME is?? is that one of the file formats in media encoder CS5…

I already tried to output to regular avi SD but the file size was still huge..will try some more settings when i get to my machine..

but still wondering what AME is?
thanks
Stan

[Joseph W. bourke]

Hi Stan –

AME is Adobe Media Encoder.

Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com

[Chris Tompkins]

You need to stop making any format BUT mpeg2 for DVD.
There are presets to get you started.
File Export Media from APP.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Stan Weiss]

OK…will do!!
thanks for your help and i will give this a shot when i get to my computer tonight!!
Stan

[Ann Bens]

If your timeline is 2 hours it might fit or it might not fit on a regual dvd if you use a standard preset.
You probably need a bitrate calculator to get the file on to a single dvd, if you are going to use a DL there is no need to calculate.
Use the mpeg2-dvd format and no multiplexing.
This will give you two files: a m2v and a wave. Import those two file together as a timeline in Encore.
https://dvd-hq.info/bitrate_calculator.php.

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[Stan Weiss]

once again thanks so much for all your advice…will give it a try tonite as a i get to my machine!

[Stan Weiss]

as a follow up..i did export to one of the mpeg-dvd presets and got the two files..the video and audio file..
combined they were just over 5gb so i used encore to create a dual layer disc folder and then used another dvd copying program to build a single layer disc out of that folder..the compression really did not show up too much.
thanks to all..
Stan

[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Stan,

The standard 4.7GB disc would have been just fine in Encore. I understand that you thought that the combined .m2v and .wav files were too big for a 4.7GB disc, but know that Encore actually transcodes the uncompressed .wav file to Dolby AC-3 which is a far smaller file, and it all would have fit. I bet if you put the DL disc in your computer and look at the size of the VIDEO_TS folder, it is not 5GB, but closer to 4.3.

A good rule of thumb is to use 560/minutes=datarate. A two-hour program would be 560/120=4.66, and I just round down a bit to allow for any menu overhead, so 4.5 would be a winner.

Jeff Pulera
Safe Harbor Computers