Getting a very big project into one DVD

Hi,
I got a really big project which according to encore needs 8.5 GB.
I want to put it on a 4.5 GB DVD.
I tried transcoding it different and do "fit" but nothing helps.
I don't really mind the quality, I just want it to get into one DVD.
What do I do?
Thanks.

>2nd is they use multi-pass encoders that cost WAY more than what you have invested in your entire computer hardware and software... there was a recent message somewhere (I'm not going to look) that mentioned a NINE pass encoder
Cinemacraft CCE-SP. Their basic version is cheap, at $79. The next one is around $2,000 and has up to 99-pass encoding available as well as a feature that will allow you to set timecodes and encode the sections between each timecode reference with different settings too. It uses what they call "Adaptive Quantize Matrix" encoding, which creates a reference file, and begins to encode and after the third pass, it will continually refine the process on a sub-pixel level until it gets the finest possible quality. It's awesome, and takes a LOT of learning.
See http://www.cinemacraft.com/eng/sp2.html
This version is small potatoes indeed to what they call their "serious" encoder, which is unpriced unless you contact them directly.
http://www.omni-cinemacraft.com/products_cinemacraftxtream.shtml
If you have to ask, you can't afford it.
Sonic Solutions also do an HD/SD encoder called CineVision, which is a wallet-busting $50,000 a go.
MPEG encoding is an art - even more so than cutting & editing film in the first place, and the big players employ encodists who just do this - all day, every day. You are never going to get the same quality from a sub-$500 2-pass encoder.

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