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burning more than 1 hour of footage to DVD
Usually, when I burn my project to DVD, I simply click on File > Export > Burn to DVD. I never had a problem since my videos are anywhere from 1 minute to about 40 minutes. I never bothered testing burning more than an hour because I never do such projects. But today, I tried burning a 1hr. and 20 sec. video and premiere can’t do it. I get an Insufficent Disk message. I had to shorten the video to 1hr. and 5 minutes just so Premiere can burn it. How will I fit a lengthy video in a DVD, like 1.5 hours? Why can’t I fit it? Movies are usually 1.5 hours but they fit in a single DVD.
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6 Replies
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reduce the encoding quality (bitrate), you can fit 4hrs into a DVD with sacrifice on quality. However, you should be able to produce a generally good quality DVD with 1 hr. BTW, try also variable bitrate, that will be fine in your case as well.
Perry
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Thanks Perry. In the settings, I see these options: “1 pass” and “2 pass.” What do they exactly mean?
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Choose 2 pass will double the time for encoding, and it is only recommended if it is more than 1 hr video. If it is slightly over, just couple minutes, I recommend 1 pass and lower the bitrate just a bit?
Perry
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What does “pass” mean? Will choosing one from the other affect quality? Thanks!
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Compare it to downhill skiing. On the first pass you reconnoiter the track, noting the difficult parts and the ideal route to pass the poles. On the second pass you use the knowledge you gained from the first pass to improve on your speed. If you can do that several times, your time will improve even more. You will have a better feeling how to avoid being carries off the ideal line and making too high a jump.
That is why professional encoders can use up to 9-pass encoding. Just to get the best result possible.
Harm Millaard
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Thanks Harm. That’s very helpful. God bless.
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