advice needed…shrinking a file to DVD size

[Stan Weiss]

i will check that out for future use…
when i saw the file sizes i immediately set it for dual layer..i will try out your idea tonight when i get home…
thanks again

Stan

[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Stan,

I should add a few qualifiers to the 560/minutes equation. For any program of an hour or less, you can just “max out” the encoding rate and don’t apply the formula. 8 is about the max, but many people believe that some players will exhibit problems, so you may want to stay at a max of 7, your choice. I think at that point any quality difference would be negligible anyway. And use CBR encoding on the shorter projects (under 90 minutes), no advantage to VBR really. A 90 minute program at CBR 6 will look good, using a consistent quality.

Hope this all makes some sense

Jeff

[Terry Tsangaris]

Hi Stan in CS5 use Dynamic link and choose Encor once there you have a choice for Flash,single or double DVD or BluRay just select highest settings in Encor and it will take care of best fit.
It’s possible to fit 150 min or more on 4.7DVD if the video is not Highly detailed e.g. lots of blue sky or static shots.
Media encoder has its uses like Quick Time,YouTube,Vimeo etc and before you start render it gives final output size so adjust bitrate here.

From some of this posts regards CS5 issues I recognize the FCP 7 users I still use it work,CS5 has a beautiful workflow use it correctly and it will save you time.

Terry