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    I'm at the stage where I need more file space than standard dvd's but do not yet have a Blu Ray burner.

    Purchased a spindle of discs to get things started.

    I have .m2t files/video presentations that range in time up to 50 minutes. These will be given away as momentos and favors.

    My goal is not to compress them any more than necesary, retain quality and to be able to play the whole production seemlessly.

    Assuming one of my 2 computers already has dual-layer burner capability, what is the easiest way to sucessfully put (say a 7 gig file) on double layered dvd?

    What tools here are reccomended? Any feedback, advice and suggestions welcomed.

    Any tutorials on the WWW?

    Thanks in advance.
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    Originally Posted by Canon GL-2 Guy View Post
    ...I have .m2t files/video presentations that range in time up to 50 minutes. These will be given away as momentos and favors....
    What kind of devices are the recipients of the discs expected to play them on? Hi-def .m2t files are not DVD compliant.
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    I use ImgBurn to copy 7 GB .mpg TV recordings to dual layered DVDs as data. ...but like filmboss80, I wonder how you expect the people who receive these discs to play them.

    A DVD player won't play them, and even a Blu-Ray player that plays data files (not all can) probably won't recognize .m2t files as a playable format. Not everyone will have software installed on their home computer that would allow playing them either, Mac users in particular.
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    Find out if your audience has BD players or DVD players -

    IIWY, I'd break it down like this:

    1. IF DVD-only or -mainly, downconvert to standard DVD-Video format (you know, VOB+IFO, etc) as an authored disc which will fit onto DVD-9.
    2. IF BD-only or -mainly, convert/remux/reauthor to AVCHD format. This may require a re-encode depending upon bitrate constraints, but should retain most if not all of the quality of the HD master files.

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    What exactly do you mean by "double sided DVDs"? These discs are almost impossible for consumers to buy. If you can find them at all, the cost is something like over $200 for a spindle. So if you paid a lot less than $200, you do NOT have "double sided DVDs".

    Dual layer DVD is NOT the same as "double sided DVD". Doubled sided means you can burn to both sides. Dual layer means that they are only one sided but the burnable side has 2 distinct layers to burn to, giving you extra space.

    If you really bought dual layer media and you did not buy Verbatim DVD+R DL, you just threw your money in the trash. Expect a ton of coasters when you burn and even on the ones that seem to burn OK, expect a significant number of people you give them to to have playback problems.

    A few weeks ago some old biddy from Australia just completely lost her mind (the thread ended up getting closed) when I told her that anything but Verbatim DVD+R DL discs was a waste of money. We recommend them for a reason - they are the only DL discs that consistently work and don't make coasters.
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    Gents:

    Of course you are right. I have Verbatim DVD+R DL 2.4 x now that I'm looking at the spindle.
    The recipients at least for now are to play these discs on their computers. Latter it may be blu ray.

    They could simply transfer the .m2t media file onto their hard drive.

    I do not want a standalone playable dvd but a .m2t media file on a std dvd to be played with VLC Player.

    While I'm in the learning mode: on a dual layer dvd, what is the max file size that will fit?
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    Originally Posted by Canon GL-2 Guy View Post
    While I'm in the learning mode: on a dual layer dvd, what is the max file size that will fit?
    As I recall, the largest file I tried that fit was about 7.9 GiB. The discs hold 7.92 GiB, but some of that is allocated to the UDF file system.
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    Good - you have Verbatim.

    Download ImgBurn (it's free) and use that to burn. Other burners, including commercial ones like Nero, are actually inferior to ImgBurn. You'll need to use "burn files to disc" option. ImgBurn will figure out a layer break automatically for you. It will also warn you if you exceed the capacity of your disc so you don't waste a burn.
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