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Compressing 26min Film for Fest! Help!

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Hey guys!

I'm having trouble compressing a film i made to fit onto a dvd as well as have enough quality to play on a big screen in a theatre.

Can you tell me what a good compression is to fit just under 4gigs for the dvd and still have a crisp enough look to play on a projected screen?

I'm using Final Cut Pro 5 and Compressor and also chuggin along on an iMac with the max ram allotted.

Thanks!
 
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just export it throw it into dvd studio pro and hit burn. It will compress it for you and with only 26 minutes you don't have to worry about any fancy compression, its probably a 2 hour disc.
 
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What compression should I go for BEFORE I throw it into dvd studio? I'd still like to retain quite a bit of quality and get it just under 4gig.

The version that isn't compressed is 60gigs - I'm sure dvd studio pro isnt going to let me import that, yeah?
 
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yeah import the full uncompressed version.
 

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