dvd's over an hour long

[pogotc]

i was just wondering if it's possible to stick some video files onto a dvd-r that last longer than an hour. I have some 4.7gb dvd disks and it seems strange that i can only fit one hour of content on there before needing another disk.

thanks for any advice with this

[Forum Troll]

What resolution and bitrate are you using? I make DVD's all the time that are 2 hours or longer. What form of audio are you using? I use 2-channel AC3 on all mine. You can get even more on a DVD if you use lesser-quality, like 352x480 or 352x240 (commonly called VCD) resolutions.


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[pogotc]

to be honest i'm not sure, i've just been using the wizard in TMPGEnc

[johns0]

To fit more than an hour use the bitrate calculator and set to vbr and you can get that desired results.

[stillmars321]

You may have to process the files and then use DVD Shrink to allow them to fit on a 4.7G DVD.

[SLK001]

You may have to process the files and then use DVD Shrink to allow them to fit on a 4.7G DVD.

Yeah, this is absolutely the WORST way to put two hours on a DVD.

You should encode your files at the beginning to a bitrate of about 4.5Mbps. That leaves enough room for compressed audio, menus and navigational overhead.

I suggest that you give up the wizard, and actually learn what you are trying to do.