BluRay max disc space exceeded despite small files

kgmeloy wrote on 5/19/2016, 5:44 PM
I'm trying to burn a BluRay for an event this weekend, I just picked up this software since Encore has vanished from the Adobe lineup.
I have re-exported my file 3 times now, file size was first 23,500Mb, then ~21,000Mb, and now just over 19,500Mb. (video and audio included)
Every time I import the Disc Space Used meter in the lower left jumps up to 25.7Gb.
Something has got to be amiss but I can't figure out what.
Program length is 2h52min.
Can anyone help? This is beyond frustrating.

Comments

PeterDuke wrote on 5/19/2016, 9:12 PM
If you right-click on the file and select properties, how many bytes does it have? (To avoid confusion between Gibibytes and Gigabytes, etc.)

Does your Bluray project have a menu? If so, is it a static background or movie? You must make allowance for it.

Are you rendering the video and audio to separate files from Vegas? If so, what templates are you using? Are they Blu-ray or AVCHD templates for the video? (If not, DVDA will have to re-render them).
PeterDuke wrote on 5/19/2016, 9:29 PM
Are you saying that Encore is no longer available in the CC subscription? I know that Adobe was somewhat ambivalent about it during the CS era.

There is talk of the successor to Bluray Discs for 4K videos, but how are mere mortals to make them if we do not have the tools? I had hoped that this would encourage development of the likes of DVD Architect and Encore. Maybe TMPGEnc Authoring Works will pick up the baton and run with it. Other tools now available run into thousands of dollars.
PeterDuke wrote on 5/19/2016, 9:49 PM
Oh, one thing to note is that DVDA sometimes over-estimates the disc space needed. If you think it should fit, then create a BD folder without burning and then check the size of the folder. If it is small enough, then burn that folder to a disc.
TOG62 wrote on 5/20/2016, 1:08 AM
If you think it should fit, then create a BD folder without burning and then check the size of the folder. If it is small enough, then burn that folder to a disc.

Not sure about DVDA Pro, but the Studio version creates .ISO files, not folders.
Arthur.S wrote on 5/20/2016, 1:04 PM
I'd go with Peter's suggestion. DVDA can be well over in it's estimated size for the disc. Folder or ISO doesn't matter, just check the size after 'making disc'.
PeterDuke wrote on 5/20/2016, 8:33 PM
Yes, for DVD you can make either a folder or ISO file but for Bluray, only an ISO file.

As Professor Julius Sumner Miller used to ask, "Why is it so?"