burning a dual layer DVD

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

you don’t need to master first, and yes, you can allow the software to choose a breakpoint or manually set it. If there isn’t a breakpoint easily found via manual selection, no worries, DVDA will prompt you as to a range that it can be set.
Just burn that sucka! Easier than you think.
The only time you have to master is if this is going to a replicator and you’ll need two DDP discs, a tape master, or an HDD with layer 0/layer 1 DDP files. Your replicator will guide you through that process if necessary.
How much over 4.7GB are you? If it’s close, heck…I’d just lower the bitrate a tad and burn to DVD5.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

[Pete Locascio]

Thanks for your response! This project was only 5.3 gigs with 2 chapters, so I could’ve lowered the bitrate on it. However, I’m sure I’ll have larger ones in the future. While trying to burn this project, unless I chose the “master” option, I didn’t see anything that prompted me to choose a break point choice. Did I miss a step along the way?

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

DVD Architect would have prompted you for a break point if it needed you to choose one, but with only two chapters/one marker point, it didn’t have a lot of options.
*most* of our work is dual layer, and DVDA simply rocks at it. In fact, we’re the only vendor our replicator allows to do disc-based DDP files, because most of the other authoring tools are hit/miss when it comes to DDP on DVD. Saves us a fair amount of time and cost.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor