Help with DVD writing! « Videomaker Community Forums

hokeee
Member

Hi guys,

I need some help please - I have an hour video (edited in FCP) that I need to get onto a DVD (for TV viewing), best quality. I usually export a Quicktime movie & write it to IDVD, it works fine. But now it keeps telling me the video is too large (10Gb). How do I get an hour video onto a DVD to watch on TV then??

Please can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Thanx!

Posted 2 years ago #
robGRAUERT
Member

You need to convert it to MPEG2. Do you have DVD studio Pro? It does the encoding for you, and it's not hard. A guy I know has tutorials on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/getgoingtraining?blend=2&ob=1

Just gotta look his DVDSP tutorials on his page, I think they're all mixed up.

Rob Grauert, Jr
http://www.robgrauert.com
http://command-r.tumblr.com

Posted 2 years ago #
XTR-91
Member

If you're using DVD authoring software, edit/import the video in its original format. The software will do the encoding for you. Nearly one hour of HQ (High Quality) video will fit on a standard-sized (4.7 GB) DVD. The time specs for HQ might be slightly different - e.g. 57 minutes, so one hour of video could mean two minutes more or two minutes less. Some software gives a Smart Fit option, which adjusts the quality so that it fits perfectly on the DVD's capacity. If you don't have this, you will have to choose SP (Standard Play).

Posted 2 years ago #