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Absolution_Films

Hi Guys,

Just a really quick question, i have finished a project in Final Cut Express that comes in at over 2 hours.
I have to put it on dvd now.

I exported as an mpeg-4 movie and it comes out at around 4.9gb, is there anyway i can get it lower than that whilst keeping quality, t enable me to get the whole show on one dvd?

Or am i going to have to bite the bullet and split it in 2?

I also have mpeg streamclip if that helps?
 
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any dvd player,

i filmed a wrestling show and the company want to sell the dvds at the next show.... so the final footage will be played on a dvd player and TV.

i exported the original file as mpeg-4 with 1280 x 720 HD settings
 
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First off, DVD players can only work with standard definition video, not HD (720p, 1080i or 1080p). Re-exporting the video as SD will help with the file size, but you can't just burn a video file to a DVD and expect it to work - specific folder structures and file naming conventions are required for it to work properly, which is why specialist DVD burning software is needed.

As you're on a Mac, the easiest option would be to take advantage of iDVD. This will resize your video file, re-encode it to the correct format (MPEG-2 for video and AC3 for audio, for future reference) and compress it enough that it will fit on to a DVD. You'll also have the ability to add menus and autoplay features.
 
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Thanks Chilli pie, yeah i am familair with idvd and use it a lot, i was just wondering if i could compress the original file even more.

I shot in HD and am now going to export in SD.

I have shot it HD before and iDVD has dealed with it no problem, but this one it didnt.

Thanks for your help though... this whole codec thing is a mine field!! haha
 
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I always make DVD's from HD master video. It works fine.

What went wrong with your iDVD operation? I dont know the tool set, but the theory of operation should be the same. Just authoer you DVD pointing at the HD file as the media..

badaboom badabing.
 
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Folks,
he wants to make a PLAYABLE DVD. Not compress a HD file so it will fit on a data DVD.

DVD authoring from HD source material is very simple and should work with out issue. The authoring program will re-encode as necessary to the MPEG2 DVD format and file structure needed.
 
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