Newbie HELP! Cant burn Mpeg2 file from my harddrive to DVD-R

[Revv]

I have a old Sony MicroMiniDV camcorder, which I transferred to my tape footage to the harddrive as an Mpeg2 file using Pinnacle software. The file is 4.3Gb in size, and when I try using the NTI software that came with the Sony OEM DVD burner, it only copies the Table of Contents before the burning stops and thus the whole DVD becomes useless. The burner itself works, as I can burn a smaller Mpeg2 (2.3Gb in size) file to a DVD with no problem. Given that the file is 4.3Gb shouldnt it be able to fit on a standard single layer DVDR that is 4.7Gb?

Any ideas on what I can do?

Thanks everyone!

[Mister Flonk-Flonk]

Do you have the right password?

[Revv]

what password would I need? It doesnt prompt me for a password

[Mister Flonk-Flonk]

My apologies. I was just having a bit of fun. I don't really know enough about the program you're using to offer any help. I'll assume that it is authoring the MPEG2 file into a valid DVD-Video title set before it burns them to DVD. Perhaps you could use a more efficient means of compressing the audio stream to give you the extra headroom you need to make it fit? Is it using AC3 or MP2 audio or is it using uncompressed LPCM audio?

[laspis59]

You cant just burn MPEG 2 to a DVDR as you say in your thread title,it has to be authored first to valid DVD Video Files as already mentioned eg VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS.

[snafu099]

You cant just burn MPEG 2 to a DVDR as you say in your thread title,it has to be authored first to valid DVD Video Files as already mentioned eg VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS.

You can burn mpg or any other file type to dvd media using data mode.
Few standalone dvd players would play it (mpg data file) but a pc would

If you are trying to produce a compliant video dvd then yes you need to author it. If the file is to big to fit on a dvd you need to author it to folder(s) on the hdd first then compress it.

Your authoring software most likely can most likely both author and re-encode to make it fit a given size

[Revv]

that's the problem...all im trying to do is make a data DVD, and it cant because its saying the 4.7Gb blank DVD-R does not have room for a 4.3Gb mpeg2 file.

This doesnt make sense. Any thoughts on why it cant burn or how I can burn it?

[Mayer]

First step is to use DVD RW discs, keep the coasters at bay,

[neomaine]

Scroll down to DVD Sizes on the link below, you'll see the what the true sizes are. My guess is that you've gone over the 4.37gb size.

Then again, I'm not sure why it would start to burn and THEN stop. If that's the case, then your burning software, well....sucks.

Oh, and really listen to the DVD-RW advice.....

https://www.videohelp.com/dvd

[jtoolman2000]

DVD/Rs are really 4.37gb size and NOT 4.7 gb as the covers state. It's the way it is interpreted. Sort of to full you the user. Once menus and the other structure files are created your 4.3 gig files becomes too large to fit the DVD/R.

You need to shrink the file to a smaller size.

One way since you already have the MPG2 in the form you want ( as far as editing goes ), download the trial of TDA and load the mpg. Create a menu and out put to DVD folder. If it says the file will be too large, output it anyway and load it into DVD Shrink to reduce the sice so it will fit, then burn that to a disc.

[Revv]

Thanks guys for all your help!

[Revv]

On thing though...My friend brought over his external hard drive which had like 80Gb of free space and we still couldnt even copy it over to the hard drive. We could copy smaller Mpeg2 files (2.8Gb) but not any Mpeg2 files over 4.3 Gb. Any reason as to why?

[psx_pirate]

What file system is the other hdd using ... Fat32 or NTFS .... Fat 32 file systems cannot handle files larger than 4GB (NTFS can) check the file system of your friends hdd ... Note if his o/s is windows 9x/Me then it will be fat 32 .. if he's using win XP then he could be using either file system ... if its fat32 then convert it to NTFS then copy over the file. WARNING: converting fat32 file system to NTFS will cause loss of data on the drive ... back up important files to a cd/dvd before converting

[Revv]

thank you pirate!

[laspis59]

You can burn mpg or any other file type to dvd media using data mode.
Few standalone dvd players would play it (mpg data file) but a pc would

Sure,I know.I just assumed that Revv would be playing the DVD on a Standalone DVD Player and thought that by giving that advice that it would be more compatible.It would then play on a PC and DVD Player,which is better than just on a PC.