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MPEG file too big for DVD
I’ve got a 47 minute video that’s rendering out to almost 9 gigs. I’m rendering an HDV 1080i file. How can I reduce size? Thanks
As always thanks so much to you guys…Johnny In Orlando
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“MPEG file too big for DVD”
Make it smaller.
Seriously, higher bitrate makes larger files, so you need to use a lower bitrate.
The proper workflow (there’s always more than one way to do anything in Vegas)is to encode in Vegas, in the “Render As” menu, Select the Main Concept MPEG2 codec and the DVDA NTSC Widescreen template. Use a Bitrate Calculator to estimate the bitrate needed to make the MPEG fit a DVD. Open the “Customize Template”, change the bitrates then start the encoder by clicking on “Render”. (Technically, you aren’t rendering anything – you are encoding.) Next, open “Render As” again and encode the audio to an AC3 file. Use the default values and click on “Render”. Those two files are what you take to DVDA. (They should be the same name – myvideo.mpg and myvideo.ac3). If together they total less than 4.3Gb, then you can ignore any warnings from DVDA that the files are too big.
Steve Mann
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Okay, thank you but I’m authoring in Encore. Do the same thing? And how do I determine my bit-rates relative to the length of my video? Thx
As always thanks so much to you guys…Johnny In Orlando
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HDV 1080i is not a dvd compliant format
Not sure what the proper options are for Encore, ask in the Encore forum(if there is one)??
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You are asking in a Sony Vegas forum, so I assumed that you were using Sony Vegas and the companion Sony DVD Architect.
As I said: “Use a Bitrate Calculator to estimate the bitrate needed to make the MPEG fit a DVD”
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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[Michael Acres] “HDV 1080i is not a dvd compliant format”
Yea, this is your problem. DVD’s are SD only not HD. You need to render using the MainConcept MPEG-2 codec with the appropriate DVD Architect Widescreen video stream template. You can’t put HDV on a DVD.
~jr
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Okay, apologies for my ignorance. Thanks so much to everyone. And thanks for so quick responses too.
As always thanks so much to you guys…Johnny In Orlando
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