I have vids that are 4.20gb but when put in dvd lab pro

[Bullet2k4]

it comes out to be around 5gb?why?

[guns1inger]

What sort of videos ?
How did you create them ?
What else did you do in DLP ? - menus etc ?

We need a bit more to go on.

[Bullet2k4]

m2v vids that add up to 4.2gb
used tmpgenc xpress

[Baldrick]

just m2v is usually just the video. no audio files? like mp2,wav files`?

[Bullet2k4]

i do have ac3 files.in dvd lab pro just by the audio all together says its 800mb.

[guns1inger]

4.2 + 0.8 = 5.0

It all adds up for me. Use a bitrate calculator when encoding and you wont get these overruns.

You have a choice with this project. Re-Encode the video source at the correct bitrate so everything fits, or a create an oversized DVD and use DVD Shrink to reduce it down. This of course introduces a risk of quality loss.

[Bullet2k4]

[quote="guns1inger"]4.2 + 0.8 = 5.0
or a create an oversized DVD and use DVD Shrink to reduce it down.quote]
how do i do that in shrink?

[guns1inger]

You create the disc in DVD Lab Pro, knowing it will be too big, then load the structure (Vidoe_TS folder) into Shrink and let it do it's thing.

[Bullet2k4]

another time i compiled a dvd and it was 4.44gb.i should be able to burn it to dvd but it showed that it was 62mb over the limit.how?

[SanderMan]

The max size of a dvd is 4.37 GB which is 4474 MB. 4.44 GB is 4546 MB, so it's about 72 mb too big. Normal DVD-R media can hold up to 4489 MB. see http://mrbass.org/dvdnewbie/#9

[dvd3500]

Author as usual to hard drive then use DVDshrink to make it fit on a 4.7 GB DVD.
You'll get about 98% of the quality of the original file and it will fit snuggly.

[Bullet2k4]

Author as usual to hard drive then use DVDshrink to make it fit on a 4.7 GB DVD.
You'll get about 98% of the quality of the original file and it will fit snuggly.

i did use dvd shrink to decrease the file size.when playing the dvd i noticed the video a few times is fuzzy.i thought dvd shrink allows you to make sure the vid quality is as high as possible

[guns1inger]

Depending on how much you have put on, how much you had to compress it, and what settings you used in Shrink. What is the total running time of all material o the disc ? Did you use Deep Analysis and AEC in Shrink ?

Ultimately, this is why you should do it right the first time.

[MistaED]

Also, in the tools section of dvd-lab, there is a "Reduce MPEG Size" option that u can use to shrink your m2v's individually so that you can avoid having to go the whole DVDShrink route.

[dvd3500]

Use "Deep Analysis" and "Maximum Sharpness" for the encdoing setting.
If it compress more than 98% and you are getting fuziness then your video is shot to begin with.

[Bullet2k4]

with the changes you make with dvd shrink to compress the video can you change it back to the way it was before it?

[guns1inger]

Don't quite understand the question, however mpeg video compress is lossy. This includes transcoding of mpeg source. Any changes you make are throwing away data that cannot be retrieved. This is why the best option is always to encode with the correct bitrate (and hence to the correct size) the first time. Then you only throw away data once, not throw some away then throw some more away, then throw some more away again. It all adds up.