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How to compress a large video file ( 8700 MB ) to a 4.7 GB DVD in Power Director 16 ?
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Jean42

Hi Jean, welcome to the forums. Are you working with standard definition or high definition videos. What format are your videos? Where did you get the video? Please, we need more information.

I assume that you want to make a video DVD. In that case, the size means little. All standard DVD have a mpg2 format.

At best quality (less is not desired), you can fit one hour of mpg2 video on a single layer DVD. You can put a little less that 2 hours on a douple layer. Most players will play double layer DVDs.

With some modification, yoiu can burn a video to a blue ray disc.

If you are just burning a data disc, then you can use a more compressed format but that disc won't play on a DVD player. .
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I'm new to Power Director 16 !

I have 2hours 25mins recording from a HD Camera .

I edit it and add some tittles ( 8733 MB )

When I produced it in Power Director 16 , if I think it will fit to a DVD 4.7 gb ?

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Quote Hi ,

How to compress a large video file ( 8700 MB ) to a 4.7 GB DVD in Power Director 16 ?
Thanks
Jean42

Hi Jean, welcome to the forums. Are you working with standard definition or high definition videos. What format are your videos? Where did you get the video? Please, we need more information.

I assume that you want to make a video DVD. In that case, the size means little. All standard DVD have a mpg2 format.

At best quality (less is not desired), you can fit one hour of mpg2 video on a single layer DVD. You can put a little less that 2 hours on a douple layer. Most players will play double layer DVDs.

With some modification, yoiu can burn a video to a blue ray disc.

If you are just burning a data disc, then you can use a more compressed format but that disc won't play on a DVD player.

You can put that much on a double sided DVD ONLY if you don't care about quality. You can reduce the bit rate and do a standard DVD format. Smart fit will work but I don't think you will like the results.

I suggest that you burn the video to an ISO file and then copy that ISO to a RW DVD just to save discs. You can erase it if it is too bad to watch.

Since it sounds like you have not burned a lot of DVD, make use of the Tutorials on PowerDirector. Look at the older ones also. Here is one to watch.

Since you are starting with HD video, hae you thought about burning to a blu ray (BR) ? Of course, you will need a blu ray burner, BR blank media and a BR player (stand alone or as part of a computer program.)

Remember you can't but 7.5 gallons of water in a 5 gallon bucket without do some modifications. .
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Anything I post unless stated with a reference is my personal opinion.