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Hi Is there anyway of getting powerdirector to burn a movie either to ISO or folder thats over 2hr 21 min in length?
Yes, but quality will be signficantly degraded.
SmartFit will only reduce bitrate ~50% hence your 2hr 21min constraint for 4.7GB DVD. However you can do the following and maintain 16:9 aspect ratio as well.
1) Create a custom MPEG2 profile in the "Produce" tab based on the default DVD-HQ profile. Use 2000Kbps avg, 2300Kbps max. for video bitrate properties. Many DVD players start to have issues below ~2000Kbps
2) Bring the produced mpeg from step 1 back into PD14 timeline and add chapters and such, do not perform other edits.
3) Go to create disc, select your menu, select DVD and use the DVD-HQ profile. Unselect "Enable hardware video encoder" on the "Burn in 2D" tab if available. Use DD stereo for audio vs LPCM, less space.
4) Burn to disc, folder, or ISO. Behind the scene PD will actually use SVRT (Smart Video Render Technology, i.e, no re-encode) and you will end up with a ~2000 Kbps bitrate 720x480 VOB files for DVD just as your created MPEG2 from step 1 on your disc or folder.
Attached pic shows ~4hr 20min on a single DVD, 4.7GB which is about the max. You don't have that much time, simply adjust bitrate above accordingly to maintian the highest quality. Quality, sure it's been extremely degraded at such low bitrate.
Jeff
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