4 Hours on a DVDR

[Burnsey23]

What is the best way for me to burn 4 hours of TV that I have captured on a DVDR? How can I do this when most software will let me only burn 2 hours if that? I really could use some help for this.

[Baldrick]

Use 352x480 video resolution, around 2300kbit video bitrate( www.dvdrhelp.com/calc ) and 192kbit mpeg or ac3 audio

Convert to dvd mpeg with tmpgenc, mainconcept mpeg encoder, cinemacraft encoder basic or canopus procoder express.

Last author with tmpgenc dvd author or dvd lab.

[Burnsey23]

Cool. Is there an all in one software program that will let you do all of this?

[Gazorgan]

No

[lordsmurf]

352x480 2500 VBR (0 min, 9800 max) DC10, with 256k AC3 stereo audio will fill DVD at 4:08 running time.

This is what My APEX DRX-9000 does in EP mode, looks great, those are the settings. It's hardware encoding, however, so better than typical PC capture in quality.

Only try this settings with post-capture encoding or full hardware, not with a live capture on PC. Not even with my favorite ATI AIW, for fear of macroblocks. ATI AIW has min of about 2800 before it tends to corrupt.

This is a big squeeze though. Be a bit more generous if you can.

[glockjs]

will that reso work if your dvd does not play vcd or svcd? i know most players do play vcd and svcd these days, but some companys still neglect to add those options.

[lordsmurf]

will that reso work if your dvd does not play vcd or svcd? i know most players do play vcd and svcd these days, but some companys still neglect to add those options.

You're consusing things, the question makes no sense.

[ZippyP.]

will that reso work if your dvd does not play vcd or svcd?

352x480 is a valid DVD resolution so it should be acceptable to any NTSC DVD player.

Lordsmurf - He's asking if there's compatibility problems with 1/2 DVD resolution.

[glockjs]

thanks zippyp, thats what i wanted to know

[Burnsey23]

After capturing at 3.50 Mbites or higher for 4 hours of TV, it was too big to fit on a DVD. I then would use TMPEG DVD to author it to my harddrive even though the file was bigger than 4.7gigs. Once on my harddrive, I would use DVD Shrink to compresse it to fit on a DVDR. However, once finished, my DVD looked horrible on TV. It was all a bunch of digital blocks on the screen.

This is why I wanted to know of any other way better to squeeze more than 2 hours on DVD and didn't look BLOCKY.

Any other ideas would be appriciated as well...

[ZippyP.]

It's better to capture to avi then convert to mpeg, if possible.

[Burnsey23]

It's better to capture to avi then convert to mpeg, if possible.

Why is it better to capture to avi then convert to MPEG? I have a Pinnacle PCTV Pro card that captures with MPEG.

[WuphonsReach]

MPEG is extremely lossy compression... the general rule of thumb in video editing is to compress only *once* at the end of the process (going from MPEG to MPEG usually results in blockiness and other artifacts). Every time you re-compress the video, you lose information (generational loss?).

AVI codecs like HuffYUV (lossless compression) and MJPEG (lossy, but extremely high quality) don't lose as much information or introduce as many artifacts when you re-compress. Ideally, you capture to AVI, do a single filter step and frameserve the results to the MJPEG encoder. That way the video only gets compressed once before being encoded.

[handyguy]

You can use a dvd recorder they have a LP mode & that is 4 hours. Push record & it makes your dvd for you.

[ZippyP.]

You can use a dvd recorder...

You know, I have suggested that a few times. The hardcore video nuts get upset as this is a "video forum." Some people just like to do it the hard way I guess. To each his own.

[Burnsey23]

I have different options for capturing on my tv capture card. Can someone explain to me what these are and the differences between them. Like which one is better.

What is?

MPEG 1 AVI, MPEG 1, and MPEG HQ
difference between MPEG 2 and MPEG 2-I
miro XL?
MS Video?
my last option is DIVx which is the best AVI right?

thanks.

[lordsmurf]

will that reso work if your dvd does not play vcd or svcd?

352x480 is a valid DVD resolution so it should be acceptable to any NTSC DVD player.

Lordsmurf - He's asking if there's compatibility problems with 1/2 DVD resolution.

I guessed that, but wasn't sure. In any case, it made little sense. Players play media and formats, not resolutions. If it's DVD, it's DVD. And a DVD player plays a DVD, assuming it also accepts the media if its a burn. HalfD1 is one of the DVD specs.

[Burnsey23]

I have a video file that is 5.44 gigs. It was catured as MPEG 2, 352 x 480.

How can I "fit' it on a DVD disc?
Thanks.

[ZippyP.]

I have a video file that is 5.44 gigs. It was catured as MPEG 2, 352 x 480.

How can I "fit' it on a DVD disc?

3 suggestions:
-Capture at a lower bitrate next time.
-Re-encode it at a lower bitrate using something like TMPGEnc.
-Use DVDShrink to make it fit.

Your choice, Shrink might be the easiest. Good luck.