FCP movie too big for iDVD

I finished a project that is 2hrs:19:00 min and when I export to QT file( not self contained) and try to burn with iDVD it states that file is too large...How can I split the movie in 2 parts and still keep my chapter markers or should I try to copmpress to fit into iDVD...? Help. Thanks

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You mean you left 254 minutes of empty space at the end? Yeah, that would do it.
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93553
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I am trying to put a movie into iweb and keep getting this warning saying that the movie is too large
This is just a general message issued whenever your movie is larger than 10 MBs. If you used the iPod (data rate <1.7 Mbps) or iPhone (data rate of about 1.0 Mbps) preset as suggested by Rick, then your file is already optimized for the duration of the content and you can ignore this message.
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how do I go about resizing the movie in quick time, to prevent the page from taking ages to load as the movie is so long
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or is it possible to compress the movie
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I created a movie in iMovie (very limited editing or rendering) and it's about 45 mins and 9.5 GBs. How do I import it into iDVD so that it will fit on a standard disc?
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Well, if you have iLife '08, you should download iMovie HD 6:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html
And Patrick is right. iDVD will compress the iMovie project. 45 minutes and 9.5 gigs is about right. 60 minutes and 12 gigs is normal.

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In FCP I exported a 80-minute sequence but using the Quick Time Movie selection and ended up with a 17.8GB .mov file. This is too big for iDVD.
My compressor does not work in FCP.
I must burn this disc. So if I am exporting a "Quick Time Conversion", Format QT Movie and under options, Video Settings, what do I choose? It defaults to H.264. There are lots of choices and I have no idea which one to select.
I really need help. This is the largest file I have ever made in five years. This first one that won't fit on a disc.
And my client wants the finished product!

At 80 minutes, it should fit on a single-layer DVD if you use the Pro or Best Quality settings in iDVD's Preferences. You may wish to search this forum and the FCP forum for the best export settings when the destination is iDVD.
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I have been editing for 4-5 years now and have never had a problem with size of a project to put into DVD Studio Pro to burn. However, I just finished a 2 hour project in which exported as a FCP movie it is 23.97 gb in size. When i put this into DVD Studio Pro it makes it 4.8gb in size which just makes it too big for it to burn. I have tried changing the compression to no avail and just now decided to clean up the timeline so everything is on one track with nothing overlapping. (The problem was it was a 2 camera shoot so the first camera i had on the bottom track constant with the second camera on the top track when i needed it but still with the first camera underneath.) Do you think this could be the solution to my problem? If you guys could help me out it would be most appreciated!

some things don't make sense here. please clarify.
Standard DV is roughly 5 minutes per gig, so that means that you have just about 2 hours of video, ok, got that. Now it's the two track thing that gets me.
Are you saying you have 4 hours of footage, the same thing from two cameras, and you're trying to set up a multi-angle DVD?
If it's just that you used two video tracks to edit, then NO, it is not your problem. It's still only 2 hours, the video will be mixed down to one track upon export from FCP to quicktime.
My suggestion is, instead of bringing a quicktime file directly into DVDSP, use compressor. I believe they have a preset in compressor 2 for a standard 120 minute DVD. IF you're project is truly less than 120 minutes, than that should be fine. If not, then you may have to manually make your own setting and lower the bitrate.
So the workflow is:
-open sequence in fcp
-file>export>quicktime movie... (you can uncheck "make movie self-contained" if you want it to export faster and you plan on keeping your original capture footage around)
-export your movie to a directory of your choice with a name of your choice.
-open compressor (in applications)
-drag the quicktime file you created into compressors main window, this will set it up. Now specify the export setting (120 minute HQ all files either 16x9 or 4x3 dep. on project) and specify a location for the files to be created. I strongly suggest that you use the HQ (High quality) settings in compressor. It's much slower to process, but much better quality.
-with a 2 hour movie it should take a really REALLY long time to compress, so I'de say do it over night.
-when compressor is done, you should have 2 or three files. a .m2v file a .aif file, and a .ac3 file. The .aif is your PCM audio, much better quality than the .ac3, which is dolby 2 channel. However, the .ac3 is a much smaller file with a lower bit rate, so if the .aif makes the DVD file size too big, you can switch it out for the .ac3
-Finally, open up your DVDSP project, drag the .m2v, .aif, and .ac3 into DVDSP and use the .m2v for the video track and either the .aif or .ac3 as the audio (as mentioned above)
-the good news is, your DVD media is already rendered, so when you go to build your DVD it will go much, much faster!
By the way, I recommend you go to file>advanced>build do not do a burn and build.
I find it best to build the VIDEO_TS folder on a hard drive and then use a program like toast to create a DVD (using toasts from VIDEO_TS option). This method also allows you to go back into DVDSP, make tweaks, and reuse your VIDEO_TS folder, not having to rebuild the whole thing each time.
Remember, 120 minutes on a single layer DVD is going to render fairly low quality no matter what.
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I just completed a movie using iMovie. I compressed the movie as a Quicktime file at best quality and it is 6gb. I understand that this is too big for the 4.7gb dvd-r's i have.
I wanted to know the best way to get my movie to fit while still mainting the best possible quality. This project is very important and i need it to be able to play on a home dvd player tomorrow.
I'm using iDVD.
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Hi Karl,
first of all: on this forum, my guess is, you are the one with the deepest insight in iMovie (one word: corrupted projects... oops, that was two).
BUT...
My job for more then 20 years is communication, advertisement as an example. make the message in less then 8 words...
Apples says: 60/120 minutes of an iM project fit on a dvd-r.Full stop.
that is from my p.o.v crystal-clear..HOW is this done? easy: make project, click "iDVD" - BOOM! done... to quote the CEO of a small computer company...
people buy cars without ANY idea, what ABS, EPS, etc is, besides HOW it works. they use it. full stop. anyone any idea, what happens, when you push the pedal...? ... when the car DOESN'T accelerate, you realize, you have NO clue...-
funny enough, this forum is CROWDED with people, who don't own a driver's license, but try to explain, the car manufacturer has done big bugs, lots of mistakes, should fix that & this.- you CAN use a car, to boil eggs, iron your shirts and create a painting... but THAT would need a better understanding of how a car works.
topics which are/can not understood lead to what the behaviorism calls "superstitious behavior" - you do some really weird things, because you believe it has any effect....
so, sometimes, less knowledge leeds to better results
(from a communicator's point of view)
I agree, maybe the "help" files should offer an "expert" mode....

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I have a 15 minute video in widescreen format that is about 400 megabytes in size according to the project info.
When attempting to burn, I am told that the project size is too big for a DVD and suggests I use a dual layer DVD.
I have over 390 gig available on my 1 TB hard drive.
I have no chapter markers
I have reduced the intro clip(s) to less than 30 seconds.
All to no avail. I am now burning the dvd using Toast, which is perfectly happy using 400 megabytes of my DVD to burn the disk.
What assets could iDVD possibly be adding to use up the remaining 4 gig of disk space, and how might I view them and delete them?
I know this is an old topic...I've read lots of posts including one similar to mine. In most cases people are attempting to burn over 1 hour of video. In the one case similar to mine, the person had full length video in each chapter marker (or some such issue). I have none.
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Hi
Free space only referes to Start-up (boot) hard disk. iDVD can't use any other for scratch files.
25Gb is my minimum setting.
15 minutes video - to much indicates that it might have been droped it into iDVD window
but here landed it into a "button area" - not movie area.
Recommendation in case of this is to move it out (or start a new iDVD project)
and in iDVD use the Import function instead. Now it lands where it should.
And dep on Your encoding choise the movie can be up to 60 or 120 minutes long
(menu included => simple menu = more movie)
Other alternative is feeding iDVD strange video formats that can give many
interesting problems eg .wmv, .avi, .mpeg4 etc.
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even though i just erased everything, and 74.2 GB show as free.
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All my previous backups seem to fit fine, but apparently the last time Time Machine backed up more from my disk than can fit on my disk! It seems having a hard disk close to full is enough to render a backup effectively useless.
Having an OSX drive that full will make your Mac extremely sluggish, cause data corruption and/or loss, apps to crash, etc.
Guess I'll have to restore from a previous backup, then manually copy the newer files. Just wanted to alert others to this insane problem, so it doesn't happen to them.
If you can get your Mac running, you need to make several GBs of space immediately.
If all else fails, reformat the internal HD and install OSX from your Snow Leopard Install disc, then use +Setup Assistant+ after the Welcome video to transfer +*most, but not all+* of your stuff from the backup. Omit the contents of one or more large sub-folders in a home folder (such as Photos, Music, or Movies).
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