How to put a 2 hours movie on a 4.9 GB DVD ???

[Roma81]

First of all, if this has been asked and answered before, tell me where to find that and just delete this post.

And if not.....

Here's my question: I've been using the following guide (www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=222898) to convert AVI files onto a DVD. But so far I've only been using it on tv shows all about 43 min. in length. And when I tried to put to eps. on one DVD it wouldn't fit. Now I would like to put some movies I've downloaded on DVD, but seeing that those are all about 2 hours in length.....That's longer than those 2 eps.

So...how do I do that, keeping in mind the guide I'm using ?? (please don't refer to an other I'm really happy I got this one to work)

I've heard something about compressing or something???/

Hope someone can help, THANX!!

[Baldrick]

calculate the bitrate so it will fit, the guide even mention how to do it.

[pete2828]

In the digital world ( DVDs) there is no preset length. What limits how much stuff u can store on a DVD is diskspace or 4.7Gb or 4.37GB. So u can have a very long movie with very low rate of data or bitrate. Bitrate is #1 determing factor of the length of video u can fit on DVD. Using bitratecalc u can know what bit rate u need for certain length video.

In my experience, bitrate around 6000Kb/sec with audio 256Kb/sec will get you a little more than 2 hours. If you drop the bitrate to 5000Kb/sec with 256Kb/sec for audio you will get around 2 hours 15 min. Using bitrate around VCD or 1150Kb/sec will give u like 6 hours of video.

Now i didn't say that u will like the quality at VCD bitrate. Another thing is that depending on the resoultion the bitrate that gives u no pixilatation will mater. From my experience:
D1 (720x480 NTSC; 720x576 PAL) around 5000k to 6000K; anything above 7000K is waste.
1/2D1 (352x480 NTSC; 352x576 PAL) around 2500K to 3000K; above 3500K is waste
VCD (352x240 NTSC; 352x288 PAL) around 1000K to 1500K; above 2000k waste.

Hope this helps.

[overloaded_ide]

In the digital world ( DVDs) there is no preset length. What limits how much stuff u can store on a DVD is diskspace or 4.7Gb or 4.37GB

Yes, now why can't the stupid disk manufactors understand that!
There is NO SP, EP, SLP or any other VHS recording format or speeds or lengths on a DVD disk! But yet every retail package you pick up has some stupid claims to confuse people that have no understanding of basic DVD disk functions in the first place. Up to X number hours in SP mode, I just want to toss that package right out the store window! And remember they did that for computer DVD disks BEFORE there was even any such thing as a setop recorder!

Reason I feel like tossing the package a great distance is not just the SP, EP, SLP mode listings, it's the fact that such nonsense is printed on the package but NEVER is something important like the rated disk speed the the disk should burn at listed. Maybe when 8X DVD R hits the store shelves in volume they will get smart enough to start listing speeds, I know 2x and 4x was never listed on anything I looked at. Hmmm, maybe it was all 1x memorex or maxell etc.. disks they were/are selling???
Course I have not looked at many recently since I buy bulk online now.

[Roma81]

calculate the bitrate so it will fit, the guide even mention how to do it.

Damn you're right completally missed that !!!!

But how does this work when you put 2 seperate files on 1 DVD. Say 2 eps of 43 min.???? Do you just use 86 min in the calculator ?????

[Craig Tucker]

calculate the bitrate so it will fit, the guide even mention how to do it.

Damn you're right completally missed that !!!!

But how does this work when you put 2 seperate files on 1 DVD. Say 2 eps of 43 min.???? Do you just use 86 min in the calculator ?????

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