help authoring a dvd

[boogie-pop]

I encoded 4.46gb of video into mpg. I tried using TMPGenc Author to make the dvd files to burn but it's saying I went over the dvd limit, it's saying the file size is 4.66. Is there anyway around this? I'd really rather not re-encode all of this again...

[Blazey]

Let TMP make the files then open them in DVD Shrink 3.2 and let Shrink compress the disc to an ISO you can then burn. The re-encode in Shrink should only take about 10 minutes or so on a fast machine.

[guns1inger]

You have to remember that there are overheads to a DVD, including extra files, that are above and beyond just the video. DVD-R and DVD +R both have different block sizes to you HDD, so the same files take up slightly more space once burned as well.

[daamon]

Hi boogie-pop,

Before encoding (and so before choosing the bitrate) check out the VideoHelp Bitrate Calculator in "Advanced Mode" - this'll give you a good guide as to what the overheads will be.

Note: This does not include menus etc. during authoring.

[boogie-pop]

all right, thanks for the help and advice. I was able to use dvd shrink.