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How to Increase Space Used On DVD
Hi all:
I was using Adobe Encore automatice mode, and I think the bit rate was to high at 9mb, kept getting pauses, and skip forwards after the pauses. Troubleshooting this I did several things, changed media, etc. But when burned on Encore auto mod, 95% – 98% of the dvd was used for the file. I adjusted the transcodeing to 1.5-4-7 and now when burned the file looks like a small ring around the center of the dvd approx 30% – 50% use of the total space. What must i tweak to adjust this to spread the file more on the dvd again ? ? My logic is, the more it is spread, the less compress it is, the better the clearity, or something 🙂
Thanks – hap -
6 Replies
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What is your show length? If the bitrate of 9Mbps fit why in the world would you drop it to 4.7 average.
Yes 9Mbps is too high especially on a DVD-R. Drop it to max of 7.5 Mbps / average of 5.5 Mbps / min of 3.5 Mbps. Also using ac3 audio is very important for getting smooth playback.
It does not matter what this covers on the disc.
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Thanks for the info, the length is approx 1hr 20mins. Audio options are PCM, DD, or mpeg 4, I started with DD, now I’m trying PCM. . . I’m all ears and Thanks again
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1st – stop trying to fill the disc, there is no reason to do this.
DD = Dolby Digital = ac3 – stay with this.
IF you can do a CBR (Constant Bit Rate) at 7 Mbps.
This should give you top quality and good playback.
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Thanks, that what I’ll do
Hap
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In the duplicator I get error message Blank Disc Length Not Enough . . somedays are like that ! ! !
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A good rule of thumb I found on the Adobe site is to divide 560/minutes.
This will give you the encoding rate, assuming AC3 audio. Your 80 minute program comes out as 560/80=7, so use 7.0 for encoding, and use CBR as suggested. At higher bitrates, VBR doesn’t help, just takes longer to encode.
Jeff Pulera
Safe Harbor Computers
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