choice for rendering

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Michael,

Your DVD should have a minimum of 4.7 GB of space. If you are only seeing 2.5 GB, maybe something else has been burned on to it?

In which case try to burn on to a blank DVD.

Next to check is how long is your video?

Do you need to split it in two?

Finally, have a look at the codec and bit-rate that you are using.

Doing a quick search, if you have DVD Architect, this tutorial might help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkhL13w_ZRU

Atb
Mads

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[Michael O’connor]

Thank you so much for your input. The video itself is 30 minutes long, 2.6GB. I will try a different DVD.

I rendered the video using the main concept AVC/AAC (*.mp4; *.AVC) choice.

Is there a different choice I should choose for rendering?

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Michael,

No worries, DVD is old technology, but works very well when it works.

Your export to main concept AVC/AAC (*.mp4; *.AVC) might work if playing back through a computer. In which case a memory stick might serve you better than a DVD.

If playing back from a standard DVD player (the old fashioned way) it is best to use MPeg-2. You will also need to check that your frame-rate and region matches. And, the DVD player may need a menu with a play-button on the screen – it is many years since I’ve done one of those.

However, I do have a few of WinXDVD products to rip my old library of DVD’s so I can watch them on my computer (All legal and above board as I have purchased the DVD and will not share it).
WinX have a page that might be helpful for you:
https://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-play/dvd-player-formats-supported.htm

Hope this helps you a little bit further to your goal.

Atb
Mads

winxdvd.com

Which Formats Does Your DVD Player Support/Read/Play

What kind of formats does a DVD player read or play? Check the DVD player supported formats and solve the problem if you cannot play DVDs or videos on your DVD player.

[Michael O’connor]

Mads.

Thanks for the ideas. I originally thought memory stick would be a good choice, then decided DVD might be better since I would want to make copies for family members, some of whom might prefer DVD. The video is a family history type video that runs about 30 minutes and when I use Sony Movie Maker and try to do the “Make Movie” to create a DVD, it tells me the video is too long (5.2 GB), and I’m trying to figure out what setting I could use to get it on to a 4.7 GB DVD.

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Michael,

30 mins of video on a DVD should not take up anymore than maximum 1 GB.
I’ll encourage you to look at codec settings again.
One stumbling part is if your project is 2K or 4K, where as standard DVD is only built for NTSC or PAL.

Depending on your various family memebers connectivity, you should consider putting the video in a Cloud folder, like OneDrive, Google Drive, DropBox or similar. with the HTML link, they can watch it on-line on their phone, tablet or via smart TV.
Don’t discount a private link via YouTube either (YouTube is about to outperform even Netflix on being the top streamer on your smart tv.

Hope this help you get a little bit further.

Atb
Mads

[Michael O’connor]

Thanks, again. I think this post gets me further, I appreciate that. I will explore further.