Can you help a newbie

Trainman wrote on 11/23/2007, 7:46 PM

Hello All,
I new to the forum and have just purchased Movie Studio 8, I have one question for the moment which I hope some-one can answer.
Is there a way to determine the size of a video project in Gb`s prior to rendering the project.
I have just finished a second project, rendered it and sent it to Architect for a menu, I notice that Architect displays the projects size in gigabytes. The second project was a tad to large to fit onto a single layer disc. I have had to reduce the projects size and redo the rendering and since it takes awhile to render I was hoping there is a way to determine the projects size while still working on it.
My thanks in advance.
Stew

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MSmart wrote on 11/24/2007, 5:21 PM

Welcome to the forum.

I suppose there's a formula for that but it would only get you close as there are several variables to consider, video/audio bit rate, menu size/complexity. Generally speaking though, 1 hour of video *should* fit on a DVD at the highest bitrate, 90 minutes with a moderately reduced bitrate and 2-hours with even lower bitrate. It's the bitrate that equates to video quality. 2-hours on a DVD at 6K should look fine.

I never worry about it though. I edit the video and use "Fit to Disc" in DVDAS so I don't have re-render. Using Fit to Disc, DVDAS will use the appropriate bitrate so the video will fit on the DVD.

Ivan Lietaert wrote on 11/24/2007, 10:41 PM

Msmart's advice is ok.
Be patient with DVDA. It is very powerful, but takes a while to get it right. Make sure you use dvd-rw media in the beginning. If you're not happy with the result, erase the dvd and have another go. It will save a buck....