Making movies on DVD longer than 2 hours?

[Cramer7]

hi everyone,,, my son and i are new to movie editing and trying to learn all we can... Here is the senario......

We have some VHS baby movies that we want to burn on DVD format. IN some cases the VHS movies are longer than 2 hours,, in some cases it might be around 2-1/2 to 2-3/4 hours.

What are some of the best ways of going about being able to get the full movie onto a DVD disc..??

Thankyou in advance for any help,,,

Cramer7 ............... chymer@csolve.net

[Gazorgan]

Try 1/2 D1 Resolution That 352x480 for NTSC (352x576 for PAL). It's better than VHS quality, and you can typically get 4+ hours per DVD. I'd use a bitrate 4000 Max, 300 minimum and avaerage in the 2000-3000 range (depends on your source quality and type of action).

You also want your audio to be AC3 (2 channel) or MP2, but definately NOT PCM (it takes up a LOT of space).

[mmasw]

hi everyone,,, my son and i are new to movie editing and trying to learn all we can... Here is the senario......

We have some VHS baby movies that we want to burn on DVD format. IN some cases the VHS movies are longer than 2 hours,, in some cases it might be around 2-1/2 to 2-3/4 hours.

What are some of the best ways of going about being able to get the full movie onto a DVD disc..??

Thankyou in advance for any help,,,

Cramer7 ............... chymer@csolve.net

well....sombody may take the time to explain a process for you in this thread....

trouble is that many people have already taken the time to do so in the links contained in the column on the left side of this page.

I suggest you take a few hours to read some of what's there. Start with the basics and the glossary, and then move into the 'guides' section

[loughary]

Cramer7, like MMASW said the best place to start is the guides. A lot of people will give you grief for not reading the guides first. The amount of video that can be burned on a DVD is based on the bit-rate of the movie (higher bit-rate less movie) as well as what audio format you choose. I would agree that ½ D1 resolution is a good option, considering your source is VHS, that’s what I converted all my home movies too.

[sacajaweeda]

352x240 @ 1563 VBR w/128kbs audio = 6hours video on 1 DVD.