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dvd project out of space – where/how best to compress?
I have 10 avi files captured via Premiere, straight from my dv camcorder. I bring them into Encore, add 2 menus, and try to put them only a dual-layer dvd. No luck – they total 10gb. Is there a way to compress them in Encore?
I’ve also tried outputting them various ways thru Premiere, but can’t seem to find a way that compresses them into smaller files (tried microsoft avi, microsoft dv quicktime with sorenson compression, etc). Does anyone have any other ideas? Thanks-
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What’s the total duration of your video files?
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About 9-10 hours of total time-
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What you’re trying to do is somewhat impractical.
With 9 hours of video, your average bitrate would be about 1.8 Mbps, which will yield very poor visual quality. If you used two dual-layer discs, your average bit rate would double to 3.6 Mbps, which is still pretty low. But with two discs, you could decide which videos to allow a higher bitrate, and which to assign a lower one – that’s not an option you have a single dual-layer disc, due to the lack of disc space.
Consider putting it on two or more dual-layer discs.
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[ktpmm5] “I’ve also tried outputting them various ways thru Premiere, but can’t seem to find a way that compresses them into smaller files (tried microsoft avi, microsoft dv quicktime with sorenson compression, etc). Does anyone have any other ideas? Thanks-“
That kind of fiddling is not going to do any good. DVD (Video) is always MPEG-II, you cannot change that. Like Joe said, your options are limited and it would be best to span the entire stuff across multiple discs.
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That makes perfect sense – thanks for explaining it to me. I’ve contacted the client and let him know what his options are. Thanks again!
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