Length issue

memory maker wrote on 4/13/2007, 8:02 AM

Simple question I am sure: I have 2 and 3/4 hours of mini dv video that I want to put onto dvd. Can I somehow compress that to fit on a standard dvd, or do I have to use a dual layer dvd? Thanks to anyone who takes the time to help!

Comments

jetdv wrote on 4/13/2007, 9:08 AM

Yes you can. It's just a matter of setting the bitrate appropriately when making the MPEG2 file. You can take a look at Vol 1 #7 of my newsletters for a bitrate chart. Naturally, the lower the bitrate the bigger the risk that the image will look worse. It depends on what the footage is as well.

rs170a wrote on 4/13/2007, 9:10 AM

You can do it by altering the bitrate for the MPEG-2 stream.
My calculator gives me the following date:
CBR - 3,400,000
VBR - 6,800,000 - 3,400,000 - 2,500,000
Only you can decide if the quality hit is acceptable.
I'd render out a small portion with these settings and then decide.

Mike

memory maker wrote on 4/13/2007, 11:09 AM

I tried to access the article in your newsletter and when I click on vol.7, it just takes me to a page with a list of what is in vol. 7, not the article itself. What did I do wrong?

jetdv wrote on 4/13/2007, 1:03 PM

Where you saw the list of what is IN that article, there's also a link to download the article.

jaydeeee wrote on 4/13/2007, 3:28 PM

http://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm