Can't fit 2 hours and 50 minutes on 1 DVD????

[RB4580]

I sell DVD's from my site. I sell 4 different DVD's and then a DVD with all 4. 3 of them are 45 minutes and 1 is 35 minutes. This really is a big problem since I have already marketed it. Is there any tips I can give him since he doesn't know how to do this?? Or is 2 hours and 50 minutes of material just not going to fit?

[yoda313]

Hello,

Bitrate is your friend in this case. Use a lower bitrate to fit more on the disc. Though the trade off is the lower the bitrate the lower the quality.

Use one of these video bitrate calculators to set the right value:

https://www.videohelp.com/tools?s=1#1

Kevin

[bazooka]

First things first

Who is he?


If it does not fit, then run dvdshrink.

[RB4580]

This is what I was thinking. He filmed our DVD's, edited them and gave me the masters for 4 of the DVD's and now he is telling me he can't fit all 4 on 1 DVD. My site is www.braidsbybreslin.com and as you can see everything is revolving around this product, it's our biggest profit product. I just don't see how he can't fit it, there has to be a way.

[bazooka]

DVDReMake will fix your problem.

You still have not answered my question.

Who is he?

[Garibaldi]

If it does not fit, then run dvdshrink.

How I did it... I got about 3 hours of video on a dvd with that method. Plus like mentioned earlier bitrate can really help too.

[FulciLives]

DVD Discs are darn cheap. you can also buy a DVD case that hold two DVD discs but is the exact same size as a DVD case that only handles one DVD disc.

Do you get where I am gonig here?

Put 2 on disc 1 and put the other 2 on disc 2 and make it a SINGLE package but 2 discs.

End of problem and the price difference will be less than $1.00 per 2-disc package.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[gll99]

I smell spam here under the guise of a question. The link to your commercial site is unnecessary to help with this problem.

[OmegaSupreme]

If you plan on selling more than ~500 copies, having them pressed commercially onto a DVD-9 disc would be efficient and economical.

[RB4580]

Thanks guys.

Bazooka: He is a guy I hired to film all 4 of the DVD's, he's a local film guy.

As for right now I'm just making them out of my house. I buy silver top Riteks and and just put them in the case. If I did 2 disks they wouldn't know which hair styles were on which DVD so that's not an option. Once I sell 500 or so or at a rate where it's making solid money I will get them professionally pressed. But for now I haven't had any complaints and everybody is loving the product. The Ritek DVD+R's have been sent to Japan, UK, Ireland, and all over the US and I haven't had one person call and say the DVD doesn't work so that's a good thing. Just gotta get these 4 hairstyles on 1 DVD or I will have to offer a bundle package where I send them 4 DVDs

[canadateck]

I'm sure there must be a computer store around you, that would know of some Guy that could do it for you.

[bazooka]

Thanks guys.

Bazooka: He is a guy I hired to film all 4 of the DVD's, he's just a local film guy.

As for right now I'm just making them out of my house. I buy silver top Riteks and and just put them in the case. If I did 2 disks they wouldn't know which hair styles were on which DVD so that's not an option. Once I sell 500 or so or at a rate where it's making solid money I will get them professionally pressed. But for now I haven't had any complaints and everybody is loving the product. The Ritek DVD+R's have been sent to Japan, UK, Ireland, and all over the US and I haven't had one person call and say the DVD doesn't work so that's a good thing. Just gotta get these 4 hairstyles on 1 DVD or I will have to offer a bundle package where I send them 4 DVDs

Thank you for answering my question.

The number one rule of thumb in writing anything is to identify people before using pronouns, so that the audience knows who you are talking about. If I had not asked you, someone else would have.

[stillmars321]

Rip all 4 DVD's to your HD, then use TMPG DVD Author to make menus and chapters for all your content.

The results will come out oversized for burning onto a regular DVD, so use DVDShrink to shrink the resulting files from DVD Author to fit on a single DVD-R.

The quality will be lower, but it will allow you to fit it on a single disc.

[FulciLives]

I double posted somehow stupid back button browser POS

See below

[FulciLives]

If I did 2 disks they wouldn't know which hair styles were on which DVD so that's not an option.

Just gotta get these 4 hairstyles on 1 DVD or I will have to offer a bundle package where I send them 4 DVDs

I really don't see that big of a difference.

You are definately "nit-picking" by not wanting to offer the 2 disc version that includes all 4.

Your reason (will not know what is on each of the 2 DVD discs) is really silly and childish.

Instead you want to put it all on one but lower the quality so it looks like shit?

THAT should be the thing that is "not an option"

Also anyone in their right state of mind knows that you can't beat the compatibility of DVD-R yet you are doing DVD+R so unless your DVD+R have been bit set to be DVD-ROM ... well there is another big mistake.

You can get a $100 - $120 Casio printer that will print simple text (even a simple logo) on any normal blank silver top DVD ... does not have to be a "printable" disc just so it is blank. That would fix the 2 discs in one package with 2 programs per disc. You can print right on them.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[jimmalenko]

Either use a transcoder (DVDShrink, DVD2One etc)

or re-encode (CCE, TMPGEnc etc) - probably need Half D1 (352 * 480/576) and 2-Pass VBR @ 3350kbps and 224kbps audio.

[RB4580]

If I did 2 disks they wouldn't know which hair styles were on which DVD so that's not an option.

Just gotta get these 4 hairstyles on 1 DVD or I will have to offer a bundle package where I send them 4 DVDs

I really don't see that big of a difference.

You are definately "nit-picking" by not wanting to offer the 2 disc version that includes all 4.

Your reason (will not know what is on each of the 2 DVD discs) is really silly and childish.

Instead you want to put it all on one but lower the quality so it looks like shit?

THAT should be the thing that is "not an option"

Also anyone in their right state of mind knows that you can't beat the compatibility of DVD-R yet you are doing DVD+R so unless your DVD+R have been bit set to be DVD-ROM ... well there is another big mistake.

You can get a $100 - $120 Casio printer that will print simple text (even a simple logo) on any normal blank silver top DVD ... does not have to be a "printable" disc just so it is blank. That would fix the 2 discs in one package with 2 programs per disc. You can print right on them.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

Actually your wrong on the -R +R deal. It's not a big difference at all but the +R works MUCH better in my opinion. I bought -R's and played them in about 10 different DVD players, PS2, etc and it played about 80% of the time. Got the Ritek +R's with this burner http://www.runtechmedia.net/product.asp?sku=videoBusterBK8x4&a=9
supposedly some new type burner that makes +R's up to 99% compatible with all DVD players and it's been great. I won't settle for less quality. If he can't keep the same quality and fit them on I will have my All 4 in 1 DVD professionally pressed on a DVD-9 but since I can make my DVD's for under 1.00$ I would rather just do them myself and not carry a huge inventory.

[FulciLives]

Actually your wrong on the -R +R deal. It's not a big difference at all but the +R works MUCH better in my opinion. I bought -R's and played them in about 10 different DVD players, PS2, etc and it played about 80% of the time. Got the Ritek +R's with this burner http://www.runtechmedia.net/product.asp?sku=videoBusterBK8x4&a=9
supposedly some new type burner that makes +R's up to 99% compatible with all DVD players and it's been great.

Forgive me for doubting you ... I clearly have no clue what I am talking about!

I wash my hands of this thread.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[bugster]

Actually your wrong on the -R +R deal. It's not a big difference at all but the +R works MUCH better in my opinion.

Got the Ritek +R's with this burner http://www.runtechmedia.net/product.asp?sku=videoBusterBK8x4&a=9
supposedly some new type burner that makes +R's up to 99% compatible with all DVD players and it's been great.

Obviously you are entitled to your own opinion, but that really says you have no idea what you are talking about. This is not a +R vs -R thread, there are allready loads of those, I suggest you read a few.

[bazooka]

If I did 2 disks they wouldn't know which hair styles were on which DVD so that's not an option.

Just gotta get these 4 hairstyles on 1 DVD or I will have to offer a bundle package where I send them 4 DVDs

I really don't see that big of a difference.

You are definately "nit-picking" by not wanting to offer the 2 disc version that includes all 4.

Your reason (will not know what is on each of the 2 DVD discs) is really silly and childish.

Instead you want to put it all on one but lower the quality so it looks like shit?

THAT should be the thing that is "not an option"

Also anyone in their right state of mind knows that you can't beat the compatibility of DVD-R yet you are doing DVD+R so unless your DVD+R have been bit set to be DVD-ROM ... well there is another big mistake.

You can get a $100 - $120 Casio printer that will print simple text (even a simple logo) on any normal blank silver top DVD ... does not have to be a "printable" disc just so it is blank. That would fix the 2 discs in one package with 2 programs per disc. You can print right on them.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

Actually your wrong on the -R +R deal. It's not a big difference at all but the +R works MUCH better in my opinion. I bought -R's and played them in about 10 different DVD players, PS2, etc and it played about 80% of the time. Got the Ritek +R's with this burner http://www.runtechmedia.net/product.asp?sku=videoBusterBK8x4&a=9
supposedly some new type burner that makes +R's up to 99% compatible with all DVD players and it's been great. I won't settle for less quality. If he can't keep the same quality and fit them on I will have my All 4 in 1 DVD professionally pressed on a DVD-9 but since I can make my DVD's for under 1.00$ I would rather just do them myself and not carry a huge inventory.

-R is the most compatible format.

If you had bothered to do any reading of the formats, you would see that.

[RB4580]

It really doesn't matter what you THINK! The bottom line is I'm going by personal experience of what is PROVEN for me. If -R works for you handle that, but for me and my customers my Ritek +R's are working everytime, but like you all said, this isn't the thread for this discussion so we can kill this right here, it's pointless

[bazooka]

What are you going to do when their dvd player will not play the discs?

I obviously don't know what I am talking about either since you are a know it all.

Why are you even here?

[canadateck]

What are you going to do when their dvd player will not play the discs?

I obviously don't know what I am talking about either since you are a know it all.

Why are you even here?

We produce and distribute all of the Hair Braiding and Weave DVD 's in house. DVD media comes in two different formats, DVD +R and DVD -R. We burn all of our DVD 's in DVD +R format which should work on roughly 95% of all DVD players. If you receive a Hair Braiding or Weave DVD from Braids by Breslin and it does not work on your DVD player, we will mail you out another DVD in DVD -R format for free. If the DVD -R format does not work in your DVD player, we will refund the full price of the DVD that you bought. Refunds will be delivered by check for the exact price you paid for the Hair Braiding or Weave DVD . Please allow 7-10 days to receive your refund by check. Shipping costs will not be refunded.

[RB4580]

Wow canadateck you are on top of things. LOL. Also, before they actually buy the DVD in our shopping cart they have to physically check our box for TERMS AND CONDITIONS so there is never any problems since they agreed exactly to what you just posted from our website.

[RB4580]

What are you going to do when their dvd player will not play the discs?

I obviously don't know what I am talking about either since you are a know it all.

Why are you even here?

Of course I don't know it all, that's why I'm here. I'm just telling you what has worked for me.

[bazooka]

What are you going to do when their dvd player will not play the discs?

I obviously don't know what I am talking about either since you are a know it all.

Why are you even here?

Of course I don't know it all, that's why I'm here. I'm just telling you what has worked for me.

I am not trying to be a pain, but what matters is your customers.

-R has been statistically proven by many others to be the more reliable format and yet all you care about is you.

That is what I was trying to get at.

There are many players that will not even play a recordable disc, let alone a +disc.

Your customer will be awlful pissed if they can't view the discs.

I know I would.

[RB4580]

I know and it sucks. I'm really glad all has played so far but I know unless I get them professionally pressed I will eventually run into problems. But I need to see at what rate these are going to sell before I get them mass replicated. I could get 1,000 of each 5 for around 8,000$ and if they all sold I would make roughly 135,000$ off of that, but I really can't do this until I sell about 500 in the next couple of months. But my ultimate goal is to get them professionally pressed but it's pretty hard with 2 kids on enlisted military pay... LOL

[proufo]

Hello to all.

I am in a similar situation. I have a 3:20 MPEG-2 recording that I'd like to transfer to two DVDs.

The total file size is 10 GB and it would be split into a 6 GB and a 4 GB segment because of the content requirements.

I need to compress the first one so it would fit into a single DVD-R.

From what I see, I need to author a "ripped DVD" in the computer before I can use DVDShrink. Is that so?

I'd love some hand-holding. Thanks in advance.

[RB4580]

My film guy got it down to one DVD using DVD shrink and it didn't lose any quality. But we weren't all that much over. I'm sure you can, maybe one of the more knowledgable will come in here and help ya!

[ZippyP.]

I am in a similar situation. I have a 3:20 MPEG-2 recording that I'd like to transfer to two DVDs.

It's best if you start a new thread for this question.