DVD Architect advice?

[Gary Kleiner]

DVDA will marry your audio to your video if its in the same directory as the video and has exactly the same root name, for example xxyDr.mpg and xxyDr.ac3 . Otherwise, you can manually drop it in.

The next question is why you are having a problem getting (presumaby) 1.5 hrs of video on the disc.

Also, be sure you are not rendering your mpeg from the mpeg you made on the first try. Go back to the original project.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Rick Dervisevic]

Answer to your question as to why a 1.5 hr project wont fit on a DVD…

The dispay I got from DVDA when I dropped the original project in was 4.9GB. Funny thing is when I look at the properties of the file it says its 2.3GB. Any idea why that would be?

The original project was a combined audio/video MPEG when I dropped it in. I tried to drop them in as seperate files but they were out of sync, so I went back to my old method of an AUD/VID MPEG2. This was my first attempt at dropping them in as seperate files so maybe I did something wrong.

I geuess I should have invested in your Authoring training series as well as the Editing series!

Thanks

[Don Bloom]

As for using the numbers that DVDA gives you DO NOT! It lies!
That’s harsh but it does give a gross over-exageration of the actual size of the project. Generally I take the file size from the file say 2.3gigs add in the AC3 audio say 138.5 mb and add ‘some’ in for menus. Real sophistcated I know but it works for me. Oh yeah if I have a music track under the menus I take the actual file size from that as well. A little addition and I come up with a fairly accurate number for the job.
I’ve had DVDA tell me the project was up to 50% larger than what it really is.
Don

[Allen Zagel]

Same here. 1

[Gary Kleiner]

[Allen Zagel] “Now I got to install my Vegas 7 / DVDA-4 for a wedding project and I’ll bet it’s doing the same thing. UGH!”

Actually, the file size estimes are much better in DVDA 4.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Jim Prisby]

Gary,
Are you working on new training DVDs for Vegas 7 and DVDA 4? I am especially interested in DVDA 4. If so, do you have an ETA yet? I found your previous training DVDs to be very detailed and complete and yet easy to follow.

[Gary Kleiner]

Thanks for your nice comments.

ETA on the next training DVDs is not firm, but I will keep everyone posted.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Brian Sinks]

I’ve found part of the difference is that before rendering the menus are usually using JPEG stills for the background that will originally make your project bigger than it will be. When preparing your DVD, DVDA will convert the JPEGs to smaller MPEG2 files. I have found dependent on how many pages of menus you have DVDA will estimate as much as 500mb over your MPEG2/ac3 media.

You mentioned rendering out of Vegas as MPEG2 Audio/Video. As Gary said I would render the video as MPEG2 and the audio as ac3 with the same file name. I think DVDA will prepare the MPEG2 audio as ac3 anyway. Also, I believe the rendered file size of ac3 is smaller than a MPEG2 audio file.