Estimating size from DV to DVD?

[DV2DVDman]

i have some footage i recorded at a party. about 2 hour of footage on my Sony DCR-TRV80, im planning on uploading it to my computer, editing it with Roxio MoviE creator, then outputting them into DVD mpg2 format and burning it using nero 5.5.10.35. i was wondering how much space (GB) would i need to do this? i have a 40gb and a 30gb HD. 19gb available on the 30gb and 28gb free on the 40GB. what do you guys think would be the needed space for a 2hour long DV file, and 2 hour long DVD file? and one more then how will i be able to fit all 2 hours of DVD quality video onto a 4.7GB DVD+R disc?

THANKS IN ADVANCE!! and sorry its long.

[Craig Tucker]

2 hours of DV video approx 26GB, the size of the mpeg2 file you create will depend on the bitrate you use, but if you want to get in on 1 disc then it is going to be 4.7GB or less, you will also need space for editing and authoring. You really dont have enough space, I would suggest a new hard drive of at least 80GB preferably 120GB or more. They are pretty cheap these days.

[DV2DVDman]

thanks for the reply craig tucker! holy sh!t 26GB for only 2hours of DV? crazy stuff, well i dont really want to spend anymore money right now so im thinking about just uploading the 26GB DV movie file onto my 40GB HD and after it is edited and stuff i'll save the mpeg2 DVD file onto my 30GB and burn it from there. but i have a new question, how do i choose my bitrate in RoXiO Movie Creator? i know they have a setting like "BEST" "BETTER" and "GOOD" i really dont want to tmpgenc it because that would take way to long on my computer.

THANKS!!

[Craig Tucker]

Never used it, sorry. Trusty old TMPGEnc all the way for me.

[Varmit]

Same here Craig. I have a Canopus ADVC 100 and a Sony Digital Handycam (TRV310). I usually pull video in via firewire and edit in Pinnacle Studio 8 then output it back to a DV Avi file. I then take the canopus utility and turn it into a reference AVI file so its compatible with just about anything. Then I bring the finished product into TMPGENC and burn it out to DVD. I have a template setup with my preferences and TMPGENC lets you change bitrates just before burning to squeeze it on 1 DVD. If I'm not going to do any editing (like stuff cap'd off HBO or some other channel without commercials.. then I use AMCAP or DVIO for capture software then just pick start and end points in TMPGENC.. easy stuff..

Just recently graduated from VCD/SVCDS to burning DVDs with my trusty brand new Cendyne DVD+R... should have done it MONTHS ago.. (BTW you can get the Cendyne DVD +R Drive for $159 after rebate at staples and the -R drive is only $149! Have yet to burn a coaster!

[rhegedus]

Like CT says, 26Gb for the DV and 4.7Gb for the DVD mpeg. For 2hr of footage to fit on a 4.7Gb DVDR, you're looking at a bitrate of just under 4000kb/s (how much under depends on the audio bitrate).

Prevent premature baldness and grey hair by avoiding Roxio products. Encode with TMPGEnc and burn with whatever burning software you have.

[harrymj3]

Just go to the TOOLS Section of this site and use the "BITRATE CALCULATOR". It takes the guess work right out of it. ........ harrymj3

[DV2DVDman]

thanks again for all the replies guys, i was searching through the guides section on the left and found only guides about how to burn a VIDEO_TS to DVD, i cant find a MPEG2 DVD file to VIDEO_TS. can someone please post the link to the guide for me? preferably using freeware because im kind of broke right now.

THANKS!

[Craig Tucker]

See the how to author guides.