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musicvid10 wrote on 8/5/2010, 10:11 AM
The size of the MPEG-2 file, not the length, determines what will fit. Generally, 4.35GB is at the top end for one movie on DVD5.

The size of the file is determined by the Bitrate x Length. Two hours is about as long as I would put on a single DVD, because of quality considerations. A useful calculator to help you determine this can be found here:

http://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm

Robert Smith wrote on 8/5/2010, 10:27 AM
Thanks for the reply. I guess I an rendering at too high a setting.

Is there something that would show an acceptable set of quality rendering settings from Vegas 9 for Arch?

I am editing AVCHD (doing well with it) in 6x9 format. Properties in the session are template driven NTSC DV Widescreen 720*480.

I assume rendering would be MPEG2 with DVD Arch NTSC Widescreen with best in project settings?
Robert Smith wrote on 8/5/2010, 10:50 AM
I'm actually in the pro version of both, Vegas Pro 9 and Arch pro 5. :O)
musicvid10 wrote on 8/5/2010, 10:58 AM
I see you are using Vegas Pro 9 (previous message deleted).
This will give you two hours at acceptable quality (although nothing like your AVCHD media):

-- DVD Architect Widescreen NTSC template
-- Quality slider 31
-- Variable bit rate
-- 2 pass
-- Max 9,500,000
-- Av 4,850,000
-- Min 1,500,000 (default is inadequate)
-- If your AVCHD is Progressive, set Field Order Progressive, otherwise leave it alone.
-- If your AVCHD is Interlaced, you must set a Deinterlace method in your project. Post back with your full media properties
-- Render quality Best (necessary)
jetdv wrote on 8/5/2010, 11:00 AM
Just make sure you change the bitrate to the appropriate value for the length of your video. The default settings will not give you 2 hours. You need to use a bitrate calculator to determine the proper bitrate for your length. For two hours, that would be around an average of 4,825,000.
cbrillow wrote on 8/6/2010, 1:23 PM
@musicvid

If you don't mind, I'd like to contact you outside of the forum to ask a question, but you've not provided an address in your forum profile. If you're agreeable to this, would you please contact me through the email address in mine?

Thanks...
musicvid10 wrote on 8/6/2010, 1:27 PM
cbrillow,

my username at gmail will get your message to me.

I just don't post a lot of stuff in my profiles because of the database hacking and subsequent personal threats made through another video forum several years back (I know a few others here who will remember that one).