158 minute movie. What compression preset to use?

My movie is over the 150 limit for preset on compressor. I kept on using the 150 minute setting. Bu tis there a better way?
KT

No, that is not what I asked.
If the 150 minute preset works for you, say hooray and go home happy.
If you do not have enough space on the disk after compressing the video material using the 150 minute preset with ac3 audio, then you need to create a custom preset with a lower bitrate and give it another go.
The lower the bitrate, the less likely the material is going to look good.
On the other hand, who wants to sit through a 2 1/2 hour home made movie anyway. Try trimming it back to something like - oh 90 minutes and your audience and the DVD authoring program will thank you.
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