PapaJohn
Wed Apr 26 11:07:58 CDT 2006
the saved movie doesn't go on the DVD.... the DVD software needs to convert
the file to standard DVD-compliant MPEG-2 files, and it's the size of those
that count.... and their size depends more on the duration of the movie than
on the size of the input file.
Something like Sonic's MyDVD Premier 8 has a feature which is
'Fit-to-Disc'... other software has something similar. It can put up to a
few hours on a DVD.
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PapaJohn
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http://www.papajohn.org
"liverjon7" <liverjon7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5C88D46C-3CCE-40D2-B69C-753E58E79766@microsoft.com...
> I've just experienced exactly the same problem. However where my confusion
> lies is that I have created a movie that is 1hr 44mins in duration and the
> saved file is 1.2GB in size. However as soon as I use my DVD burning
> software
> - Sonic (entry level as stated below) it calculates it as being 2 GB
> higher
> than that the allowable 4.7GB. Can anyone recommend software would allow
> me
> to place the entire amount onto the one DVD.
> liverjon7
>
> "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> the quality saving options are different with the different DVD software
>> packages... low end ones don't give you choices.
>> --
>> PapaJohn
>>
>> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website -
http://www.papajohn.org
>>
>> "zimaman" <zimaman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BE930768-A596-4585-A468-43635E05E189@microsoft.com...
>> >I guess my confusion comes from the fact that when it's time to save the
>> > movie, there is not a sp ep form. I know that the 4.7 takes 1 hour in
>> > top
>> > quality, but where is the next level and how long is it. On VHS we had
>> > the
>> > ep and the sp and we knew that at certain levels we could get so many
>> > minutes/movies on the tape. The movie maker program does not tell that
>> > kind
>> > of information unless I'm missing it. I checked the next level in the
>> > save
>> > movie section, but the information there isn't the answer I'm looking
>> > for.
>> >
>> > "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> the rule of thumb is that an hour of video fits on a DVD if you're
>> >> using
>> >> entry-level DVD software.
>> >>
>> >> higher level software can compress the files more and get you a couple
>> >> or
>> >> few hours worth.
>> >> --
>> >> PapaJohn
>> >>
>> >> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website -
http://www.papajohn.org
>> >>
>> >> "zimaman" <zimaman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:382E2FB1-D2F3-4B43-B4DE-01D5DFFC44C7@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I've created a movie that is too big for the dvd. The real question
>> >> > is
>> >> > how
>> >> > to select the proper settings to match the length of movie versus
>> >> > the
>> >> > 4.7
>> >> > gb
>> >> > dvd. Is there a computation? Is there some easy way to accomplish
>> >> > this?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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