Adobe Premiere Pro & Burning DivX

[epsilon9090]

I am using Adobe Premiere Pro and I've added my video divx files to make a new dvd. However, when I burn the DVD, even using the lowest compression, I can only fit a small amount of video. How come I cannot compress it more to crap more episodes? It can only hold about 4 hours worth, when I know that at a lower quality I could cram more. However, it won't let me.

[edDV]

I am using Adobe Premiere Pro and I've added my video divx files to make a new dvd. However, when I burn the DVD, even using the lowest compression, I can only fit a small amount of video. How come I cannot compress it more to crap more episodes? It can only hold about 4 hours worth, when I know that at a lower quality I could cram more. However, it won't let me.

Why did you buy Premiere Pro to do this?
What is your project format?

4 hrs Divx would generate something like 58GB temp files even at DV compression.
Uncompressed project settings would fill a 300 GB drive.

Whatever you do, DVD MPeg2 encoding is going to stress at 2 hours unless you drop resolution.

[epsilon9090]

Will dropping resolution render the DVD playable in most players? My files are only about 520x380 and they are of pretty low quality. Does it not work because Divx is much more efficient than MPeg2, so cramming an equivalent length takes more space?

[edDV]

Will dropping resolution render the DVD playable in most players? My files are only about 520x380 and they are of pretty low quality. Does it not work because Divx is much more efficient than MPeg2, so cramming an equivalent length takes more space?

See what is DVD?
https://www.videohelp.com/dvd

Playable DVD resolutions are 720x480/576, 704x480/576, 352x480/576 or 352x240/288
at various bitrates and audio specifications.

DVD is much less compressed.

At extremes, DVD will fit 1Hr at high quality 720x480 MPeg2 to about 7hrs at similar to VCD 352x240 MPeg1 (48kHz audio required).

[epsilon9090]

So I can still encode an MPEG1 DVD? How would I do that with premiere, though?

[edDV]

So I can still encode an MPEG1 DVD? How would I do that with premiere, though?

You haven't told me your Premiere version or project format.

With DV format your 7 hrs. Divx needs decompression to about 120GB DV tmp files then encoded under "Export Timeline" to MPeg1.

[epsilon9090]

And then I can import that Mpeg 1 file into something like Nero and burn the DVD? Will Nero re-encode the file, or straight up convert it into vob and burn it?

[edDV]

And then I can import that Mpeg 1 file into something like Nero and burn the DVD? Will Nero re-encode the file, or straight up convert it into vob and burn it?

Some versions of Premiere will author a simple DVD. Others just create the MPeg file that then requires a DVD authoring program to create the Video_TS folder (VOB, IFO, BUP files) and a burning program to burn the DVD.

I still maintain that Premiere Pro is the worst program to do what you want to do. You shouldn't have paid $800 ($279 academic) for that. You could do it better with simple tools @ less than $120.

[epsilon9090]

What tools would those be?

[edDV]

Premeire Pro is good for compositng, filters or effects from original work but for simple divx cuts it carries too much overhead.

Try VirtualDubmod+TMPeg DVD Author. See the tutorials.