2 hours of video footage vs. 1 hour with Encore DVD 2.0

I am capturing video footage (from 8mm tape and VHS) via Adobe Premiere Pro then importing the avi file into Encore DVD. I transcode the avi with the Automatic setting in Encore and then build my DVD. My question is this: Is it better to build DVD's with one hour of footage as opposed to two hours? Is the quality of the video compromised when building a DVD with two hours of footage?
Thanks so much,
Angela

Inside the computer ALL source is digital... The key here is the subject matter
If you have a subject with little or no movement (a group sitting at a table having a talk) you could problem get 2-3 hours on a DVD and not notice any quality loss
If you are recording a soccer match with lots of action, fitting more than one hour on a DVD is very likely going to result in "motion artifacts" due to the compression
As I said before... there are many variables that control quality
The best way for you to find out with your source material... test

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