A 3h video "doesn't fit" on a 8,5 GB DVD?!

Alex Foster

Newbie Joined: Dec 16, 2016 11:09 Messages: 43 Offline

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Oct 29, 2018 08:54

I transferred a 4 hour VHS onto a DVD-RAM where it has (as a VRO file) 4.2 GB.

When copied to hard disc, loaded into PD and trimmed to a little over 3h the Create Disc module says the file size would suddenly be 14690 MB (!!!) and therefore of course wouldn't fit onto a 8,4 GB DL DVD, even with Smart Fit.

BUT: When I click File Properties in Edit Mode it say 3,96 GB!!!

Does anybody have an explanation and a solution?


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tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Oct 29, 2018 10:34

After seeing your screenshots, I duplicated the same thing and it appears to be a bug in PD17. However, once I set everything properly, closed PD, Open PD, the error did not repeat, and everything is fine.

Your 1st screenshot show 3.3 hours of 4:3 aspect ratio footage at 352 x 576 25fps. Your 2nd screenshot show that your project aspect ratio changed from 4:3 to 16:9. This is wrong and the reason for your troubles.

You need to make the following changes in the Create Disc screen settings with the drop down arrows for what you want to work.

Change from Widescreen(16:9) to Regular Display(4:3).

Change from HQ 720 x 576/50i (9.5 Mbps) to SP 352 x 576/50i (4.9 Mbps)

Change from LPCM to Dolby Digital.

You should be able to create the disc properly.

Alex Foster

Newbie Joined: Dec 16, 2016 11:09 Messages: 43 Offline

Oct 29, 2018 14:30

"A bug in PD17" - I'll believe that any day without hesitation! :

Well, thank you so much, I'll try that!

It still seems strange to me that 16:9 vs. 4:3 makes that much of a difference in file size? Also, adding chapters also produced the problem... Without them it was OK, as soon as I added them the file size jumped up. Buggy, indeed...

Quote After seeing your screenshots, I duplicated the same thing and it appears to be a bug in PD17. However, once I set everything properly, closed PD, Open PD, the error did not repeat, and everything is fine.

Your 1st screenshot show 3.3 hours of 4:3 aspect ratio footage at 352 x 576 25fps. Your 2nd screenshot show that your project aspect ratio changed from 4:3 to 16:9. This is wrong and the reason for your troubles.

You need to make the following changes in the Create Disc screen settings with the drop down arrows for what you want to work.

Change from Widescreen(16:9) to Regular Display(4:3).

Change from HQ 720 x 576/50i (9.5 Mbps) to SP 352 x 576/50i (4.9 Mbps)

Change from LPCM to Dolby Digital.

You should be able to create the disc properly.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Oct 29. 2018 14:31