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does anyone know why iDVD encodes a 700mb file as taking up almost half of a 4.7 GB DVD+R? i was just curious. also, i have some .mpg that i'm trying to burn to DVD....any suggestions being that iDVD doesn't accept .mpg? thanx.
 
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To answer why your 700mb files takes 2 gbs is becuase dvds are encoded just like audio cds (not mp3) they go by time.

If that 700mb video file is one hour long, it will be half the dvd (standard encoding)
 
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so i'm assuming (from reading other threads) that i need Final Cut Pro to convert .mpg into a format that iDVD can read?? or is there another way around this dilema?
 
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I've only ever used FCP to convert, but there's probably something else (If you don't have final cut.) The format, by the way, would be *.mov
 
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can anyone also tell me why under the settings panel in iDVD it has the max capacity for a blank DVD as 4.0 GB instead of 4.7?? also, what would be the best way to get a 2 hr 2 sec video down to under 2 hours so iDVD can burn it??
 
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Look at DVD and disk drive the same way. If you purchase a 250 GB disk drive, once it is formated for use. It is about 233 GBs. That is the sam problem with DVDs. You only have about 4.4 GB of space to use.

As for the 2 hours and 2 seconds, you will need to cut out at least 2 seconds from your video. Then you should have no problem burning it. Check to see if you can remove footage at the beginning or the end of your video. There could be even s slow spot in the middle that you could cut down.
 
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rman said:
Look at DVD and disk drive the same way. If you purchase a 250 GB disk drive, once it is formated for use. It is about 233 GBs. That is the sam problem with DVDs. You only have about 4.4 GB of space to use.

As for the 2 hours and 2 seconds, you will need to cut out at least 2 seconds from your video. Then you should have no problem burning it. Check to see if you can remove footage at the beginning or the end of your video. There could be even s slow spot in the middle that you could cut down.
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thanx a bunch.....what program would u suggest for slicing out a few seconds?? i'm thinking FCP perhaps.....
 
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iMovie should be able to handle it as well...
 
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In iMovie move your play head over the clip that you want to split. Then under the edit menu choose Split Video Clip at Playhead. Next move your playhead to end of the selection you want to remove. Repeat Split Video at Playhead. Once this is done move the unneed clip back to the clip pane.
 

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