Compressing a video to fit on a DVD

Ellymoo

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Mar 31, 2021 13:35

Please could you advise me on how best to produce a file to make it fit on a standard DVD (4.7GB)? How can I best compress a video (I have my friend's wedding video to put onto DVD which is almost 2 hours) without losing the quality of the item? Is there any easy way to split the footage in two if I really have to, or do I have to do it manually and fade in, fade out, etc.?

Thanks very much for your help as this is taking a LONG time, and I'm sure it's much longer than I need to spend on it.

SoNic67

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Apr 01, 2021 05:40

Quote Please could you advise me on how best to produce a file to make it fit on a standard DVD (4.7GB)? How can I best compress a video (I have my friend's wedding video to put onto DVD which is almost 2 hours) without losing the quality of the item? Is there any easy way to split the footage in two if I really have to, or do I have to do it manually and fade in, fade out, etc.?

Thanks very much for your help as this is taking a LONG time, and I'm sure it's much longer than I need to spend on it.

To maximize the quality use a dual layer DVD (8.5GB) for a two hour event.

Or better just burn a HD video, H265 encoded, as a plain file on that 4.7 GB DVD (or on a memory stick) that can be player in a PC or transfered on any digital device - that will give better quality than than the SD quality of DVD (H262/MPEG2). Nobody really uses a DVD Player anymore.

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BarryTheCrab

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Apr 01, 2021 06:03

Sonic is correct, you need a double-layer disc to get anything watchable.
Some people to still use DVDs, though the group is being whittled down for sure.
May I ask what the source file is? Is it originally from a tape?
Is it interlaced or not?
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Ellymoo

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Apr 01, 2021 06:18

Thanks both for your replies. The DVD is for my friend's mum who doesn't have a computer. The original was from a VHS and I don't really want to compress more than I have to as it's not great quality anyway!

I did a lot of fiddling last night and it appears if I choose 'widescreen format' - which the menu template seems set for - this uses up a heck of a lot of space. Reduced screen allows it to fit on the disc, but doesn't look as good. I'm also concerned I've compromised the quality already.

If I want to put it across two DVDs is there an easy way of achieving this or do I have to just split the footage? There's no "two disc" setting?