Jumpmunki 0 #1 January 8, 2004 i cut together some video about 5 mins long with backing music and the file is like a Gig ! ... how on earth do i put that onto a disc to play as a vcd? are there any ways to make the file smaller? i'm a bit dismayed at only going to be able to burn 20mins of footage onto a DVD .. please give me a few tips Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newshooter12 0 #2 January 8, 2004 what file type did you encode it as? Mpeg2? and what was the bitrate set at? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyfly 0 #3 January 8, 2004 what did you export it too? AVI ? quicktime? at what compression (sounds to me like no compression at all) just for the record - 1min of DV quality footage is about 200MB - and NO - you can't put that on a DVD - you need to compress it to MPEG2 format which can go to about an Hour for 2 Gig (depends on the compression you use)Be Simple, Be Creative, Bee! Sharon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blazetailman 0 #4 January 8, 2004 The American Boogie DVD I did was exported to a avi with DV compression was 6.5gigs, at 30mins long. The compressed mpeg file for dvd was 1.8 gigs. I think your files is the correct compression if it is a DV compressed avi. You just need to compress it a mpg for dvd or vcd file. YOu should be able to export it as a vcd from primeire. Its in the file menu somewhere. I'm burning more dvds right now and can't open primeire. Post again later if you are having problems. Man I misspelled primeire badly.www.canopyflightcenter.com www.skydivesac.com www.guanofreefly.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #5 January 8, 2004 5 mins at around a gig is about right for full frame dv. If you need to burn to VCD or even SVCD I'd suggest using Tsunami to re-render all the footage to a suitable format. Get it free here...http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html The version I have used previously is earlier but it makes wee shiny discs just fine.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpmunki 0 #6 January 15, 2004 exporting as avi. need to convert it to mpeg, any ideas? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmfreefly 0 #7 January 15, 2004 As nacmacfeegle said, tmpgenc works well. http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpmunki 0 #8 January 16, 2004 sorted i'm still importing footage and as it's importing my harddrive space is ticking down rapidly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpmunki 0 #9 January 16, 2004 well thats my hard drive full! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
