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In PD the 4.7Gb DVD. (16x9) only fits 1 hour (Smart Fit, selected) 2 hours, in (4X3) fits more.
Option to create DVD-DL or use another DVD-Video creator.
I use the DVD-DL 8.5Gb option.
Save the DVD to a folder in HD, then use another app that compresses DVD8.5 to DVD4.7
The old DVD Shrink or Nero Recode
Fast process, little loss of quality.
I have 4:3 content that I just want it to compress to fit, while maintaining a nice 16:9 aspect ratio for the menus and modern TVs. That's all. I don't care if it has to compress it to a lower bit-rate.
Why is there an arbitrary 1 hour limit on 16:9 content? It still is using 720x480 resolution for all the content, just not square pixels for 16:9. When I select 4:3 aspect, smart fit has no problem fitting my videos into a 4.7gb disc.
Smart Fit should work regardless of aspect ratio selected.
How can software in it's 17th version have basic problems like this that cripple important functionality?
Yes, I realize that DVD authoring is old-school, but it's a software tool in Power Director that should work.
Add these brutal problems to the list:
1) Brutal performance when editing text.... My super computer takes seconds to come out of a coma with a text field is changed.
2) Ommissions of simple features like auto centering of altered text. I change text and actually have to select the horizontal centering button again. Which is all very slow because changing text takes my computer billions of processing cycles for some reason.
3) Menu templates, that when reloaded insert horrible music for every menu screen. I have to go back and remove the music for each screen. Music settings are not saved with the templates.
4) A completely unituitive menu editing system that forces me to edit templates in order to change the menu system on my current project. I can't edit the menu for my DVD. I have to edit the template. I had to spend $30 for technical support to figure out that UI golden nugget.
5) $30 for technical support. What a scam. I'd even pay $5 for a call, but what point is $30 for 3 months of support? I'll need more help in month 4. So I'm basically paying $30 for one technical support phone call.
I'm finding new DVD authouring software.
BTW, don't believe anything on TopTenReviews. They are obviously bought and biased. How can Cyberlink Powerdirector be rated #1 for DVD authoring? Help us all if this is 'top' software.