Place movie on DVD - Size Issues

Marvin-Barrash wrote on 12/14/2019, 10:40 PM

I have a 90 minute archival video that I have placed in Vegas Pro 13. I would like save the completed work that includes vintage countdown onto a DVD. Each time I try to burn the disc via Vegas pro the file is 7.05 GB (no matter the quality or format settings.
I tried using DVD Architect, but that program locks up when I select the rendered file (which might not be the right format.
With so many options from which to choose, the wrong template and settings are likely the issue. Please advise as to the simplest way to proceed. Thanks!

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Musicvid wrote on 12/14/2019, 10:50 PM

Use the DVDA mpeg-2 template. 90 minutes should easily fit without recompression. There are bitrate calculators online to help you.

With so many options from which to choose, the wrong template and settings are likely the issue. Please advise as to the simplest way to proceed. Thanks!!

There's a tutorial or three for that.

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/new-users-consult-the-tutorials-first-please--118014/

 

Grazie wrote on 12/14/2019, 10:57 PM

@Marvin-Barrash - Welcome to the Forum! I can hear all us Old VegHeads dusting-off their DVD Brain cells wanting to assist you.

Start over: Unless there is something truly odd with your footage, getting 90 minutes onto a DVD is totally do-able. Notwithstanding the Dual Layer DVD Files of 7gb are. Mostly File sizes are dependant on BITRATE. Higher BITRATE larger files. What you need to do is create a TEMPLATE that optimises the settings to achieve that 4.5gb. Trying to use the default settings for burning a DVD, won’t.

There are plenty DVD Bitrate calculators out there to get you what you want.

Grazie wrote on 12/14/2019, 10:59 PM

@Musicvid - Ah seven minutes! yah beat me.... 😉

Musicvid wrote on 12/15/2019, 12:20 AM

I was in a hurry to get to bed; now I can't sleep.

EricLNZ wrote on 12/15/2019, 3:16 AM

A bitrate of 6.5 Mbps should give you a comfortable fit on a 4.7 GB DVD disc.

rraud wrote on 12/15/2019, 12:02 PM

To reduce the overall size some, you can use AC-3 audio track instead of a PCM file for DVDs. For instance, a 90 min 48kHz,,16 bit stereo PCM audio file would eat up almost 1GB of disc space, OTOH, an AC-3 audio file would only use about 125MB (@192kb/s)