DVD help

thebrain900 wrote on 10/3/2008, 3:35 PM
I have DVD Architect and need some help.

I just imported a MPEG-1 Video into DVD Architect and it is only 634 MB in size so I know that is ok because I have a DL Blank DVD and a DL DVD Writer.

All goes good and 30 Min latter a window comes up and says
PLEASE INSERT BREAK POINT BETWEEN 00.45.15.613 AND 001.34.06.341

Now when I go to the Timline and movie the Curser the Numbers on top of the Timeline do not even go in that order.

I can not even find the Numbers they say to put the Break Point between.

So I put one in the Middle of the Timeline and that did no good.

Please help

Comments

Chienworks wrote on 10/3/2008, 6:15 PM
Some questions ...

1) Why are you importing an MPEG-1 file? DVDs are always MPEG-2.

2) Why are you using a DL blank? Single layer blanks hold 4.3GB

3) I can't figure out what "do not even go in that order" means. Please explain.

4) How long is the video file?
thebrain900 wrote on 10/3/2008, 7:15 PM
Ok I do not import my Video Files sorry.

I have a Video File it is an MPEG-1 File and I just open it in DVD Arhcitect.

You can use AVI or MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 files.

The Video is about one 60 Min and it is 346MB or around there.

When I do open it in the Timline it does put a Break Point at the Start of the Video in the Timeline.

But it still asks for one to be placed between the number I gave you. I can not find that place in the Timeline to put another Break Point.

And I did try to make a DVD without puting a Break Point and it still asks for one.

Can you help
Chienworks wrote on 10/3/2008, 9:40 PM
It wasn't "import" i was asking about. I was wondering why MPEG-1 instead of MPEG-2 if you're making a DVD. An MPEG-1 file that is an hour long and only 346 (or is it 634) MB is pretty low quality. A 60 minute MPEG-2 file rendered for DVD would be closer to 3000MB. The 346MB MPEG-1 file is going to look rather lousy on a TV. That's not much better than web videos.

60 minutes comes about one third of the way between "00.45.15.613 AND 001.34.06.341", which are 45 minutes and 94 minutes respectively. You should be able to find that first time on the timeline, but your video is shorter than the second one so it's not surprising that you can't find it.

And ... why not use a single layer disc? An hour of video will fit with plenty of room to spare. Using a DL disc is a big waste of space and money, not to mention that DL discs still have lots of compatibility and playback issues. Using a single layer disc would avoid the whole layer break problem completely.
thebrain900 wrote on 10/4/2008, 8:41 AM
I did want to use DL DVDs because my projuect will be longer then 60 Min.

But befor I do it I want to know if and how to use DVD Architect and so far I can't.

So If I use a Single Layer DVD it will not ask me for Break Points??????
Chienworks wrote on 10/4/2008, 12:17 PM
Of course it won't. The layer break point is where DVD Architect splits the video up between the two layers of a Double-Layer disc. Since a single layer disc only has one layer, there is no need for, and indeed cannot be, a break point.

Usually, depending on how much motion and detail is in the video, a single layer disc can hold close to 2 hours without looking too horrible. I did a video of a play that was mostly just talking heads on a blank stage, very little movement, very little detail. I put well over 3 hours on a single layer disc and it looked excellent.
thebrain900 wrote on 10/5/2008, 10:44 AM
Thank you for all your help.

Just one thing can DVD Architect make DL DVDs to me it looks like it can because it asks for a Break Poijnt so it must?
MSmart wrote on 10/5/2008, 2:54 PM
Hmmm.... I think we've been down this road BEFORE and AGAIN
Eugenia wrote on 10/5/2008, 4:22 PM
Which is why I stopped helping this user. Very little of what he says makes sense, and when I ask for sample footage for testing (for one of his other problems) he refuses to send some.
MSmart wrote on 10/8/2008, 10:25 PM
Frustrating, isn't it. Oh well.

Did you also notice that s/he never posts back to say thanks or if our suggestions help.
Himanshu wrote on 10/9/2008, 6:51 PM
thebrain900 wrote:
I did want to use DL DVDs because my project(sic) will be longer then 60 Min.

Just because your video will be longer than 60 mins does not mean that you need a dual-layer DVD to write it on. You can compress the heck out of video and squeeze in quite a bit on to one single-layer DVD.

As a matter of fact, with the MPEG-1 video that you have, you could fit it on a CD...you don't even need a DVD. Not sure that SVMS/DVDA supports preparing/writing VCDs, but in the (distant) past I've used Pinnacle Studio and other freeware do make VCDs.

PS: Would you please list your system specs in your profile?