Question about DVD MovieFactory 4

[Bizzen]

I've just started using this software and burned my first disc with no drama. The second one I tried ended up on the disc with no sound. It was a single file with a simple main menu and the file needed the XVid codec to be read by the program.

It got to the stage of burning when the project exceeded the capacity of the disc by a very small amount, but the program seemed to sort this out by itself. It said it would have to compress it and around 18 hours(!!!!) later the burning came out as a success. So I put the DVD in my separate player - no sound, I tested it on my brother's - no sound, then I tried it on the PC - no sound!

The first project was a complete success, so why did this happen? I'm confused

[Baldrick]

what is the source file details? video and audio codec, identify with avi2clipboard.

best for xvid sources is convertxtodvd / divxtodvd.

[Bizzen]

what is the source file details? video and audio codec, identify with avi2clipboard.

Total size (Bytes): 733,087,524
Total size (KB): 715,906
Total size (MB): 699.13
Total streams: 2

Video size (Bytes): 649,917,512
Video size (KB): 634,685
Video size (MB): 619.81
Video length: 01:26:38
Video codec code: XVID
Video codec name: XviD MPEG-4 codec
Video bitrate: 1000 KB/s
Resolution: 608x336
Aspect ratio: 1:80:1
Total frames: 155781
Frame rate: 29.97FPS
Colour depth: 24 bits
Quality factor: 0.163 B/px
Packed bitstream: No

Audio size (Bytes): 83,168,000
Audio size (KB): 81,219
Audio size (MB): 79.32
Audio length: 1:26:38
Audio codec code: 85 (0x0055)
Audio codec name: MPEG-1 layer 3 (MP3)
Audio bitrate: 128 KB/s (CBR)
Channels: 2
Sampling rate: 48000Hz

Just to add the source file for the successful DVD is an mpg, which I thought might be useful info.

[jagabo]

If MovieFactory told you the project was too large I wouldn't count on the final DVD working properly. You should go to the Project Settings dialog and change the bitrate ("Change MPEG Settings") to make the project fit. Also, when working with AVI files, turn off the "Do not convert compliant MPEG files" option. Otherwise the program will not recalculate the size on the timeline bar at the bottom of the window.