Can only get 30 minus on 1 DVD+R

yonnermark wrote on 7/31/2006, 8:49 AM

Hello
My video is only 30 minutes long approx but when I render it as PAL DVD it is MUCH too big to fit on this 4.7GB DVD+R disc. So I figure I'm doing something wrong? Is there a setting I should change?

thanks in advance
Mark

Comments

ScottW wrote on 7/31/2006, 9:33 AM

Assuming you are rendering to MPEG-2 (which you should be) you should be using the DVD Arch PAL template, not the default template. Normally, the defaults in the DVD Arch templates are such that you should easily get 30 minutes of video on a DVD.

Who is telling you there's too much? If it's DVDA and you're feeding it DV AVI, then it could simply be overestimating things (which DVDA does have a tendency to do).

--Scott

backlit wrote on 7/31/2006, 12:47 PM

Also be aware that pcm audio is big space hog. If you are using pcm you might consider rendering the audio in AC3.

richard-courtney wrote on 8/2/2006, 11:24 AM

Other than the other comments posted...

Does your video have alot of noise? That will increase the amount of space
your mpegs take up. When I switched to a better camera I was able to store about
30% more on a disc. You may need to search for older posts about noise filter
plug-ins and VHS tape.

Other than that AC3 for audio was a big help.