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DVD video compression
Though I’ve worked with Premiere a couple of years, I’ve not had this problem before. I’m working on a project that is well over 2 and moving toward 3 hours long and I would prefer to steer clear of a double layer disk.
What do you recommend as the best method/settings to compress the video and still maintain quality on a regular DVD
The original video was shot with a Sony camcorder with a built in HD at High Quality.
Thanks for you insight.
Matt in Memphis
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4 Replies
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Not much you can do other than calculating the optimal bit rate using a bit rate calculator, and using VBR 2 pass. I would indeed steer clear of DL, it just was never meant for consumer DVD burners. The original HD will help a bit with quality, but 3 hours is just going to look pretty bad.
Vince
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I have to agree with Vincent. There is no way you will fit anything over 1.5hrs on a single layer DVD keeping up good quality compression. VBR is the only way to go, but then you’ll be pushing 2hrs.
3hrs. I’d be looking to make a dual disc then. I’d see if there really needs to be 3hours. That is alot of information. Even movies that go that long always feel like they could have been cut back and still told the same story.
Otherwise you’ll need a DLT Drive, which EncoreDVD can use to make a DL-DVD for professional reproduction.
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The project is a composit recording of my son’s spring musical – as it were, the best of four nights of performances – pieced together into one contiguous performance.
I won’t be doing the post production – duplicating and such – but I’m only creating a master that I, in turn, hand over to a “professional” to duplicate for me. Not only is the show itself 2:15 long but I have in the past included a bloopers option with footage from dress rehearsals and such. I guess I should look at trimming what I can and placing all the other material on a seperate disk. Or would I be better off using a Double layer disk since I am not doing the production work?
By the way the Sony with a HD meant Hard drive not High Definition – I only wish I could afford such equipment on a teacher’s salary. Sorry if there was any confusion.
I appreciate the feed back
Matt
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Matt,
If you are getting someone else to duplicate it, you might be able to use DL, it depends on the media and equipment they are using.
Yes, trim, trim, trim. I’m sure you just want to have it all in there, but anything over an hour and you’ll have to serve a lot of alcohol at that viewing party 🙂
Vince
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