Good/Bitrates etc.

alfredsvideo wrote on 9/5/2003, 5:05 PM

I have a one and a half hour movie. when I go to "Render As", I am choosing Mpg2 and AC-3. In the custom template, with the "Project" tab, I am choosing "Good" as the rendering quality. With the "Video" tab, I have chosen: Vbr: Max 8000,000; Average:6000,000; Average:192,000. This is giving me an unworkable 107 percent of disc space when I take it into Architect. What should my settings be? I would have thought that choosing "Good" instead of "Best" would have taken care of everything.

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aussiemick wrote on 9/5/2003, 7:38 PM

It is the bitrate that sets how much video you can fit on a DVD, if you adjust the rate back you will fit more but may loose some quality. You have to remember to stay within the specs for a DVD, or it will not play on some set top players. By the look of it yours should fit on a DVD at that bit rate (8,000,000) but take it back to 6,000,000 and it will definitely fit. Don't forget that introductory media and menus take up space, if you have intro music make sure it is AC3.