Big File Sizes

[slow2112]

I burned my first DVD the other day using Pinnacle Studio 8. I captured a 30 min DV tape and burned without authoring(adding titles and transitions, right?). When it was done only 17 min made it on to the dvd because the file was over 7 gig. I have looked thru this web site and forum (and many others) but most of it is over my head. Any body know of a good book/guide written in newbie language. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[twodogs]

there are plenty of newbie guides on this site.

it sounds like you are burning the raw AVI file in DV format to DVD ??

the process to follow is listed here:
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/userguides/94288.php#how

it could be that you're only at step 1

[ZippyP.]

...and burned without authoring(adding titles and transitions, right?).

Wrong.

"Author
To format video into a form ready to burn onto a recordable disc or to stream onto the Internet. VCD, SVCD and DVD Author is to format video into its standard file structure and also add optional menus, chapters, audio tracks, subtitles, slideshows and much more. "


If you want to make a DVD that will play in a DVD player then you must first create a DVD compliant Mpeg from your DV video, then author it, then burn it. If you burn the DV video to disk as-is it will only play on a computer.