6.6GB mpeg2 onto a standard DVD?

[cheesypuffs]

Hi all,
I have a 6.6gb 2hour 30minute video mpeg2 file I need to fit onto a standard DVD disc,this was created in sony vegas 6, i cant loose any of the content and need to keep as best quality as possible. I have tried changing file types with convertors and not had any success. can anyone help me plsi've been trying for weeks to work this out!!

[filmboss80]

Why not a dual-layer DVD-9 disc? If it is not an option, you have no other choice than to re-encode at a lower bitrate.

[guns1inger]

What he said. Burn to a dual layer disc. (Verbatim disc, Imgburn).

Or use DVD rebuilder to re-encode everything down to fit, and risk a quality drop.

[cheesypuffs]

ok, bearing in mind i am a total learner, how do i do that. I dont have any knowledge of bitrates etcis there not software i can import the footage to that will take it to maximum size for the disc?

[Baldrick]

I changed your thread title.

[hech54]

ok, bearing in mind i am a total learner, how do i do that. I dont have any knowledge of bitrates etcis there not software i can import the footage to that will take it to maximum size for the disc?

DVDShrink

[filmboss80]

I suggest you do an entirely new mpeg2 export out of Vegas. But first, download the Bitrate Calculator (https://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm) to see which settings might be best.

Or else, burn to a dual-layer disc, as first suggested, to maintain the quality you already have. (I don't know why you won't consider that option.)

[julitomg]

You have several choices:

1. Burn a dual layer disc as suggested earlier (you don´t loose any quality)

2. Split your video in half and make TWO standard DVD discs (if for some reason you can´t burn a dual layer one. There are many ways to do this, I´d suggest two easy ones: either render each half again from Vegas with your same settings or use DVD Shrink in reauthor mode, where you can change the IN & OUT points of your DVD; load your video as DVD compliant files (TS_Video), select re-author, keep the IN point, go to the middle of the movie, look for a place to cut like a fade out and select as OUT point, burn or save in HDD, load movie again, and proceed as before, only this time keep the original OUT point but seek the same spot in the middle and select as IN point, burn or save)

3. DVD Rebuilder . Will re-encode your video with a reasonable loss of quality, You can fine tune certain options (like selecting encoder settings) but most of the work is done for you (best to have some basic knowledge about DVD specs, bitrates, etc...all of wich you can find in the WHAT IS section here at your left)

4. DVD Shrink . The basic, reliable, lazy way, it´s simple and helpful but you´ll have a greater quality loss.

[Bonie81]

Hi all,
I have a 6.6gb 2hour 30minute video mpeg2 file I need to fit onto a standard DVD disc,this was created in sony vegas 6, i cant loose any of the content and need to keep as best quality as possible. I have tried changing file types with convertors and not had any success. can anyone help me plsi've been trying for weeks to work this out!!

just burn on DVD-R (DL) - Dual Layer.

[Noahtuck]

I think you mean DVD+R DL

[Cornucopia]

+ or -, R or RW, doesn't matter - they're available. Use what works for your burner/player. DL is the least invasive and time consuming of those choices above. It's just a matter of if you've got the hardware and want to pay for the media cost...

Scott

[Bonie81]

Frankly for me -R or +R arr just different capital letters. technically i dunno much about -R or +R.
i only know my player plays -R flawlessly.

[Noahtuck]

+ or -, R or RW, doesn't matter

It does when someone is talking about DL

[Cornucopia]

Maybe you're doing something wrong, because my experience here has been OK with either (talking about DL).

Scott

[Noahtuck]

Lol!!!

[mike20021969]

DVDShrink

Bearing in mind that DVD Shrink wont import an MPEG2 video file.
Shrink will only import a correct DVD file structure, consisting of .BUP, .IFO, .VOB files, from within a VIDEO_TS folder.