File to big to burn to a dvd

I just burned a video file to my dest top using Pre Ele 1. The dvd burner said the file was to big for a dvd. The video is only 1 hour long. What made the file so big.

>a video file
When you have a SOURCE file, such as DV AVI, it takes up about 13Gig per hour of video
When you create a DVD, that file is transcoded by PreEl to MPEG2, which is highly compressed and is also converted to the VOB format used on a DVD
The other part of creating a DVD is for PreEl to create the special file structure need to play in a DVD player connected to a TV
Put a commercial DVD in your drive sometime, cancel playback, then use Windows Explorer to look at what is on the DVD

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I am not sure if all of the clips are DV-NTSC. I would guess no, a good portion of the sequence is imported forage from a video camera but it is combined with videos taken by a digital camera and I also included a segment ripped from a DVD by the program Handbrake. (The video is a compilation of clips for friends that I studied abroad with)
Yes, I made sure everything was rendered before I exported it.
The file that I attempted to burn was a Quicktime Movie and I did make it self-contained. I am currently exporting an .avi copy through Quicktime Conversion in an attempt to try something different. Would making it a reference file shrink it enough to fit a DVD?
There may have been another app running while I attempted to burn, but I left the computer after I began the burn so there was no activity by myself during the process. I was running other apps as I exported the file from FCP.
I have been working on this for about a month and it has eaten up a lot of my hard drive, which was running low to begin with. There has been about 20 GB every time I’ve attempted a burn. I believe I have about 16 now which I can free easily. The scratch with the captured footage is on an external passport HD connected by a USB. My passport HD was the only thing connected through USB at the time, my mouse and keyboard are Bluetooth.
Im planning on attempting to burn with this .avi copy that I have just made (which probably wont work now that im thinking about it) and then ill try making a reference movie of the project and attempting a burn. Thank you for all your help Martin its extremely helpful.

How to import .AVI Files to IMOVIE, or burn them to DVD directly.

I downloaded a .avi video file from the internet. I want to burn it to a DVD so I can watch it on my DVD player. So what do I do? Can I burn it directly to a DVD? if so, how? Or Do I have to put it in IMOVIE and burn it from there? If it's through IMOVIE, how do I get the .avi file in, because I tried to, and it says its to big I need to cut it in segments using Quicktime pro, which I don't have.
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Rats.
OK, bring it into iMovie. This will convert to DV (usually making the file much larger). iDVD reads DV files.
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http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6003.shtml

File to big to burn

I have a project I edited in FCP and exported to burn with DVD Pro. After about an hour the DVD ejected and said the project was to large to format. The project is over an hour long and when I used iDVD it allowed me to lower the quality so that I could fit the project on one disc. Is this possible with DVD studio pro?
I also wanted to butn to a disc image first so I could make sure when I burnt the DVD I did so at a slow speed tp prevent burn errors. I couldn't find this option, is it possible with DVD pro?
Thanks,
Leon

Hi:
Using DVDSP built in encoding will give you AIFF (uncompressed) audio, what takes a lot of space when working with DVD5 and over an hour of video. The best option is using Compressor to encode your movie first to get AC3 (Dolby) audio.
From FCP select Export Using Compressor and select the High Quality DVD 90 min preset (4:3 or 16:9 depending of your movie settings), and select the MPEG2 and Doilby 2 settings. Select your destination and Submit.
You can get fasster encoding exporting your timeline first as Quicktime Movie (not QT conversion!!), same settings and self contained (if you have space available). Then use that movie in Compressor from outside FCP.
Import the MPEG2 and AC3 files in DVDSP and replace the other files you used first in your trakcs.
Visiti this link to learn about Creating Disc Image in DVDSP and how to burn it.
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imported clips are to big to burn to DVD can i cut them up w/ out having to export them again as QT files. seems like too many steps. otherwise i have to import them as shorter clips....i was doing this for a friend so i just did a "capture now" didnt want to sit and log..but now clips are toooo BIG..over 4 gigs and now i cant burn them to a data DVD.
anyone???
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You could Zip them into an archive. They compress somewhat. Or Stuffit will allow you to segment an archive into 4.7 GB segments...
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I burned a large project to a DVD folder as PAL. I was able to burn that folder (VIDEO_TS) to a DVD using Nero without a problem.
I then needed an NTSC version. I burned the same project to a folder as NTSC. I don't remember seeing any warning messages.
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Dave JM,
If you took your project on the Timeline, sent it to Share, Disk and were in the DVD Burn area with the Burn to = Folder (4.7)....
1. You did change the preset from DV PAL to DV NTSC?
2. After you did that, you did have checked "Fit Contents To Available Space" and then said that it said 4.3 GB space required. Equally important, what was the Bitrate after it said 4.3 GB space required? I would like to know just how much lower it was than the High value 8.
3. You say that you did not get any warning, such as one related to Data Rate??
Also, when you made the Presets switch from DV PAL to DV NTSC, did you see any change in the Space Required and/or Bitrate that was shown in the Burn Area?
If you did not, might it not be reasonable to look into the Nero Burn Video Files route more closely? I am just speculating that Nero Burn Video Files route might have different space required criteria?????
It is not clear to me why you would get the job done using PAL and not NTSC? I might suggest that you look at the PAL/NTSC bitrate comparison in Premiere Elements and, if indicated, lower the NTSC bitrate to reduce the space required to one that works for Nero. The Quality is going to suffer. By lower, I mean the smallest possible changes to reach the goal.
I know that you do not want to, but have you tried the Burn to Disc route for this NTSC project, just to see if it would work at all?

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Is it possible to see what iDVD did?

I don't know any way you can interrogate iDVD to reveal settings to the extent that you can in a Compressor project. What you could do is open up the show's VOB in MPEG STreamclip, go to File and Reveal Stream Information; that will at least give you some rudimentary info like average bit rate. Perhaps someone, with more iDVD experience, can chime in here.
The broader question is why use Compressor at all if your current workflow is doing the job to your satisfaction?
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OK, I’ve seen TONS of questions about problems burning MP3 format CDs and DVD. I’ve been having this problem for quite a while and today I just got ****** off enough to do some deep research. I seek to share my finding and suggestions for work arounds.
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Checking playlist
Burning disc… initializing
"The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred (xxxx).”
THE CAUSE
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POSSIBLE WORK AROUNDS
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LETS WORK TOGETHER AND SHARE RESULTS
I’ve seen many, many unanswered questions about iTunes CD and DVD burning problems that will likely be solved if we can collectively develop and document a workaround. So, here is
THE QUESTION
What is the best way to rename (or retag) MP3 song files to eliminate punctuation and update iTunes and playlists so these songs can be burned to CD or DVD without violating the undocumented illegal punctuation restriction? The work around may differ for OS X vs Windows users so help on both would be appreciated.
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Removing ownership & permissions for all files burned to a DVD?

Hello,
I am new to the concept of "ownership & permissions". Do they apply to files burned to DVD or just the files on the computer? I would like to burn some files onto a DVD for backup and I do not want to copy the "ownership & permissions" settings of the files - I just need to backup the files only. I would like to back the files up for a year or two and I am concerned that in the future I may not remember my usernames or passwords to access these files from the burned DVD.
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Thanks Mulder,
Here is what I am trying to do:
I do not need to backup any system files - I already have OSX on my original DVD if I needed to re-install. I only need to backup the users' document files and maybe some email folders in the users' libraries.
I set up three accounts:
1. The first account is for admin purposes only.
2. The second is for my own use - it is the account used most often on this computer.
3. The third account is for my family.
Note: I will set up a fourth account for our student renter later.
I will have access to the user names and passwords of all these accounts in case I need to go into the accounts to back up their documents. But the user(s) of the family account will not have my password - so the kids don't accidently erase any of my files.
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Over time the "Document" folder of the third account (the family account) will become filled with a mixture of files with different Ownerships - some created from the second account and some created from the third account - but all editable from either the second account or the third account by assigning each other access via the "Group" designation in "Ownership & Permission". Because of this mix of files with different ownerships, I could, if I wanted to keep the settings consistent, select the "Document" folder of the third account (the family account) and change the ownership of all enclosed items to the user of the third account by using the "Apply to enclosed items". I would probably also change the "Group" designation to the second account too.
I will be able to make all these changes because I have the user names and passwords for all the accounts.
Now here is my main question:
My concern is that when it comes time to backup the document folders onto DVD, what if in a couple years I forget these passwords? You see, I would rather not copy any "Ownership & Permissions" settings of the files onto the DVD. Lets say that in a couple of years I go back to my DVD backup and need to pull off some old jpeg files and put them onto my computer. When I insert the old backup DVD will it say: "Sorry, you do not have access priviledges to view these files" or something like that? That would be a real problem. These are my own files. Why would I want to risk making an important backup DVD un-useable in the future because of some long-and-forgotten permission settings?
What I would like to do is copy all my files onto DVD for backup in such a way that "Ownership & Permissions" are not copied. Why put the risk of a limitation on your important backups? Is there a better way to do this? What do other people do?
Am I making this more complicated than it has to be? As you can tell, I am a beginner with OSX (and permissions) and I am looking for some advice. Thanks
Mulder, when you wrote:
"If you're trying to backup just selected files, such as your purchased music or applications, etc., then ownership and permissions shouldn't be a problem."
did you mean that ownership and permissions are not copied? That would be great. But I am not sure if that is what you meant to write. Thanks!

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