DVD Flick & ISO size issue

[jnojr]

1.3.0.7 build 738 on Vista Business SP2

In Project Settings, Video, I ensured that "DVD 4.3GB" was selected. The resulting .iso is almost 5GB. There's definitely a bug... either DVD Flick is not compressing video properly, or it isn't warning that the resulting image is going to be too big.

ETA: This DVD was made with six .mkv files, each about 700MB, for a total of 4.37GB according to Windows.

[guns1inger]

What is the combined running time of those MKV files ?

Unless each MKV file was already DVD compliant, then chances are you are trying to fit way too much on a single DVD. Each mkv file will be re-encoded to meet the DVD spec. If each MKV is, for example, a 50 minute TV episode encoded with H264, then you are trying to fit almost 6 hours on a DVD. This is a big ask, and will look awful at full DVD resolution.

For standard downloaded source encoded with H264 or Divx/Xvid, expect the size to increase by a factor of 3 - 4 times.

If each of these files is a full movie (90 minutes or so) then put one per DVD.

It would help if you posted a Tree view mediainfo output of the one (or more) of the source mkv files.

[jnojr]

What is the combined running time of those MKV files ?

A little less than 30 minutes, so less than three hours in all.

It would help if you posted a Tree view mediainfo output of the one (or more) of the source mkv files.

General
Complete name : C:\Videos\My_Random_Video.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 746 MiB
Duration : 28mn 19s
Overall bit rate : 3 683 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2009-06-09 04:13:28
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.4.0 ('Fumbling Towards Ecstasy') built on Nov 7 2008 17:24:23
Writing library : libebml v0.7.8 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@3.1
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 28mn 17s
Bit rate : 3 226 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 3 295 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.146
Stream size : 653 MiB (87%)
Writing library : x264 core 67 r1162M f7bfcfa
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:-2:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=6 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=3295 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00
Language : English

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 28mn 19s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 77.8 MiB (10%)

[guns1inger]

Two-pass encoding or single pass quality based encoding ?

Personally, I moved from DVD Flick to AVStoDVD because DVD Flick hasn't been updated in a while, and the last couple of released had issues. AVStoDVD uses the same encoder (HCEnc), has better menu capabilities, and is worth a look.

[jnojr]

Two-pass encoding or single pass quality based encoding ?

Beats me!

Personally, I moved from DVD Flick to AVStoDVD because DVD Flick hasn't been updated in a while, and the last couple of released had issues. AVStoDVD uses the same encoder (HCEnc), has better menu capabilities, and is worth a look.

Thanks, I'll give that a look.

[guns1inger]

The encoding method is one you choose when you set up the job. 2-pass should be very accurate in file sizes, however the quality based encode attempts to calculate the best numbers, and if it misses, you don't get the file size you expected.

[jnojr]

The encoding method is one you choose when you set up the job. 2-pass should be very accurate in file sizes, however the quality based encode attempts to calculate the best numbers, and if it misses, you don't get the file size you expected.

I didn't see an option for that in DVD Flick. I was able to shrink the resulting image with DVD Shrink, though, and it plays.

I'm trying with AVStoDVD now. With that, I see a checkbox for 2 Pass Encoding, which isn't checked by default so I left it alone.

It seems like AVStoDVD is faster than DVD Flick, unless it does more steps... we'll see!

[johns0]

You shouldnt post the episode names cause they are are made by warez groups and thats against the rules here.

[jnojr]

You shouldnt post the episode names cause they are are made by warez groups and thats against the rules here.

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