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Preparing DVD…
Hi. I just finished rendering my movie ( Platinum Pro 9) which is 1hr:59 minutes long. I assumed that it would fit on a DVD but DVD Architect is telling me it is 7.6 GB. I do not want a menu with this movie and just slid the movie onto the timeline, but DVD architect is telling me that the menu is over 1 GB. I tried optimizing it, which got it down to 4.6 GB and change but it still tells me the total size of all menus is greater than 1 GB. wha? Please help. It took me 3 and a half hours to render the video and I really hate to have to edit and render again. I am very much a beginner so talk slowly please. 🙂
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You added the movie as menu media.
Do this. Go to File, choose New and select the option that does not have a menu. That should do it for you.
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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Thank you. That was easy. However, the movie is now 6.1 GB instead of the 7.5 that it was, and is still too large. Is there any way of compressing it to fit? I tried to ‘optimize’ it but no go.
Just what is the time limit on a regular DVD? I thought 2 hours would fit but apparantly not. How can I check the size on Vegas while i am editing it? Thanks kindly. -
A bitrate calculator should help you.
You can fit several hours on a DVD but there is a point of diminishing returns. If you want top quality and have a lot of motion you will get up to about an hour on a single layered disc. If you have a static shot that can take up several hours on a single layered disc. The key is the bitrate. If you have 2 hours of footage and it and there is a lot of movement use the variable bitrate option and use the calculator to find out what settings you should use to get the best quality and still have your video to fit. You may want to undershoot just a bit to take into account the audio file’s size.
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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I just caught that you are using the movie studio version. I don’t believe it allows you to adjust the bitrate. You will have to pick from the available templates offered to you in that version of Vegas. I do not have it so I can’t look at it and tell you the “best” one to use.
However, you can list the templates available and we can help from there (or use the bitrate calculator and see which one matches up best for your needs).
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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VMS 9 does not allow you change bit rates etc, but VMS 10 opens up the ‘custom’ button when you go to render, and in there you have all the options you need.
When you choose ‘render’, and select the DVDA mpeg template, there is a ‘custom’ button which opens up a dialogue window to allow you set the bitrate options. In here, you can select ‘variable Bit Rate’ and specify your min and max values. This facility, along with the bitrate calculator mentioned previously will allow you maximise the DVD’s available space. Unfortunately it will mean re-rendering your video…
This facility is one of the many reasons to upgrade from VMS 9 to 10…
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