I don't tolerate this.

[Andy_se]

Did a DVD from .mpeg files yesterday.
The sources was about 2 GB and Ulead DVD MovieFactory said it would require 4.1 GB out of the 4.37 GB on the disk.
4 hours later the process stopped at a progress of 99% telling me it had ran out of disk space on the DVD!

Q1. Why does it take that enormous time when it is already in MPEG format? CPU@2GHz RAM
@512MB
Q2. Tell me which program to use cause I hate Ulead DVD MovieFactory after this first time of usage!


brgds
Andy

[lordsmurf]

Was the source an MPEG-2 file, with DVD-Video compliant specs?

[Baldrick]

1. If the .mpg isn't dvd mpeg compliant, www.videohelp.com/dvd#tech , it will reencode and it takes time but some dvd authoring tools reencodes even if it is dvd compliant. I would try Tmpgenc DVD Author and it will report if it is dvd compliant.

2. Tmpgenc DVD Author.

[jagabo]

Be sure the "Do no convert compliant MPEG files" option is enabled.

In my experience with older Ulead software, reencoding was an all or none issue. If you did anything that changed a single frame (triming a frame off the end of the video for example) it would reencode the entire video.

[LaSerena3]

In my experience with older Ulead software, reencoding was an all or none issue. If you did anything that changed a single frame (triming a frame off the end of the video for example) it would reencode the entire video.

Same here, Ulead MovieFactory 2 always seems to reencode my MPEG files even when as far as I can tell they are compliant with the settings.

[Snakebyte1]

The amount of space reported would only be an estimate. If the program has to re-encode, its estimates could be way off. When the estimate is close to the capacity of the disc you are taking a gamble that the program estimated correctly.

[Andy_se]

The mpeg was captured at 480x576 and 224 kbps audio.
Guess that made the program reencode.
But still it is bad to tell the user that it will fit on a DVD and then run the process untill it hits its head in the wall.
Cannot find the setting "Do no convert compliant MPEG files" you guys talk about.
/Andy

[stars]

Hi...
I think the authoring program dont like the video format 480x720...
I think you must encode the video to 720x576 (you live in PAL country)...
There is a small chance that the 480x576 size will work with other porgrams but to get rid of
all problems you should encode the video to 720x576 (4:3)...

I have a small guide on my site for this conversion. I made this for a friend of mine...
And since you live in sweden its in swedish. Video & Music / DVD section..

regards stars....

www.the-lighthouse.se

[lordsmurf]

The mpeg was captured at 480x576 and 224 kbps audio.
Guess that made the program reencode.
But still it is bad to tell the user that it will fit on a DVD and then run the process untill it hits its head in the wall.
Cannot find the setting "Do no convert compliant MPEG files" you guys talk about.
/Andy

That is not a valid DVD spec resolution.

However, you could make a non-standard DVD, using SVCD2DVD. I highly suggest it, one of my favorite programs, and it's from a small-time programmer that deserves as much support as he can get (especially since I hope he continues to develop his authoring abilities in the future!).

Get that. Hands down one of the easiest programs to use for DVD Authoring, and it's super cheap. Nice little tool.