How to build and burn a dual layer disc

I know that this is probably a amateur question, but this is my first time trying to build and burn a dual layer disc in DVD studio pro 4. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks....Chadwick

A good start would be to describe your project (one big movie? lots of smaller movies?), your hardware (internal DL burner? external? what brand?), and any problems you might be having.
Depending on those things, building/burning a DL project could be as easy as doing a single-layer one.

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    I exported a short video of mine from Final Cut Express and the size of the file came out to 7.3 GB. When I put it into an iDVD project, it says that the file is only 800 MB. I tried just burning it onto a dual layer disc anyway to see if it might still burn at the original file size, but the disc came out unusable for some reason, and obviously hadn't been burned anywhere near full-capacity. So, I tried it again, and the exact same thing happened.
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    Secondly, why did the dual layer discs come out unusable? I've burned single layer discs before and they haven't been an issue. Also, I know for a fact that the drive can burn dual layer discs, so that isn't the issue.
    Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide me with help on this issue.

    LivelyJamesS wrote:
    I exported a short video of mine from Final Cut Express and the size of the file came out to 7.3 GB. When I put it into an iDVD project, it says that the file is only 800 MB.
    Guessing here but it looks like you edited/exported an SD/DV sequence of about 30 min in FCE. DVD needs to be MPEG-2 so iDVD compresses the original file down to the size that you report.
    LivelyJamesS wrote:
    I guess my first question is: why is iDVD changing the size of the file? I want the quality to be the best it can be, so keeping it at 7.3 GB as opposed to 800 MB is rather important.
    The quality will be what the MPEG-2 compression and the software allow for. MPEG-2 is DVD standard .... there's no way around that.
    LivelyJamesS wrote:
    Secondly, why did the dual layer discs come out unusable? I've burned single layer discs before and they haven't been an issue. Also, I know for a fact that the drive can burn dual layer discs, so that isn't the issue.
    Guessing again but it would seem that you burned a Data DVD instead of a Video DVD which would be unusable by a set-top player. As I said above you can't get around DVD standards.
    If by any chance your video was HD originally you can try to go the Blu-Ray route using Roxio Toast or FCS 3 (discontinued) or FCP X. You will also need a Blu-Ray burner.

  • Burning a Dual Layer Disc through DVD studio pro

    Formating failed
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    I have been able to burn the video TS (etc) files to the desktop completely but when I try to burn to the DVD I get this error message.
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    Thanks
    Susan

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    Is your DVD Studio Pro project set as dual layer?

  • Dual Layer Disc Does not Play in Set Top DVD Player

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    Additional Information:
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    By changing the bitsetting of your burner, it allows DLs (Dual Layer discs) to be burned with a book type of DVD-Rom and thus readable by many more players.
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    Some general comments about the OP's several questions
    Remember that reading a burned disc is not part of the original, core specification to play a DVD... so while most players do, now, they are really not required to do so to be able to play a replicated disc
    This may (probably is) even more so with dual layer discs... the disc material is different, and a player that will happily read a replicated disc may have problems with a burned disc
    There are many messages scattered in the forum, over the past several years, about brands of disc that are better... due both to overall quality control and the type of dye on the disc that is burned by the laser... with the bottom line being that not all discs are going to play in all players with 100% success
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  • Best External dvd burner for dual layer disks?

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  • Video bit rate too high when try to build and burn.  Audio is AC3

    I am trying to burn a dual layer DVD and when I go to build/format the DVD it says that the video bit rate is too high. I am confused by this because this DVD was burned previously without a problem. Changes had to be made to the project and the files were compressed in compressor with the same settings and now they do not work. The audio is AC3 dolby. Is there some setting that needs to be changed in DVDSP? What am I missing here...
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    Natalie

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  • Error Message Said to Use Dual-Layer Disc - How Can I Know the File Size?

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    Carlos Marques

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  • Burning an dual layer cannot set layer break manually

    Burning an dual layer disk with layer break set to automatic seems to be causing to "stutter" somewhere in the middle of the project three or four times as if the layer break is not properly set. I did try this on two (new) burners and with several disks with the same result.
    The picture stay still for about 2 or 3 seconds,  3 or four times and starts each time again losing some frames. Before and after that the project plays well.
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    Chrids

    You're right, I didnot have any problems with 2.0, but this version don't work correctly..Some times an already  transcoded project changes in an untranscoded project without doing something, and more unexpected things appears ones in a while.
    And this in not the only backwards devellopement of the Adobe editing system.
    I did work with PPRO 2.0, Encore 2.0 and Audition 2.0 not having any problem.
    Changing to PPRO 5.5 and Audition 5.5 and building a new computer on Adobe specs and this forum suggestions, I ren in as much problems  that I am thinking of completely remove this and go back to the old 2.0 versions.
    It looks as if the develloppers of Adobe lost the professionality needed to devellop a more or less plug and play system. Pitty.
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    Chris

  • IDVD will not burn dual layer disc correctly.

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    TommyBoye

    Yes I called and my warranty was up so the nerd on the other end tried to sell me the applecare protection program. I guess my next step is to go to an apple store, but as the person that replied last in that discussion said time is an issue. I guess my biggest problem with this whole thing is that it is obviously the update that messed up all of these superdrives, so warranty shouldn't be an issue. Apple even removed the download link: http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20070716082804520&query=superdrive

  • Will iDVD 6 burn a dual layer with 3rd party burners

    G'day from Oz.
    I've posted similar to this under the iDVD 5 forum, as this forum wasn't started, but no answer yet. Hopefully people browsing here have updated to iLife 6.
    Quote from .... http://www.apple.com/ilife/idvd/
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    Once you finish your DVD masterpiece, only one step remains. Burning it. Thanks to stellar compatibility, iDVD 6 makes the big burn a painless process.
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    end Quote.
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    Regards
    Santa
    sp 1.8 GHz G5   Mac OS X (10.4.4)  
    sp 1.8 GHz G5   Mac OS X (10.4)  

    G'day.
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    Quote
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    End quote
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    Regards
    Santa
    sp 1.8 GHz G5   Mac OS X (10.4.4)   3 x 300Gb Seagates, Epson 3490 scanner, Epson 830 printer

  • ??Corrected subtitles won't build and burn????

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  • Can Adobe Premiere Elements 12 burn a dual layer dvd disk?  If not, which of the components is at fault?

    When I spoke to a person about upgrading from Premiere Elements 10 to 12, I specifically asked if the program could burn DUAL LAYER 8.5 dvds and I was told that it could.  That is the ONLY reason that I upgraded.  Since recording in full HD the files are larger.  I video plays for local theaters. I have been trying to burn a disk that is 7.5GB (2 hours 15 minutes).  I bought RIDATA -RDL 4x 8.5GB disks.  Then had a dual layer burner installed in my computer.  Premiere Element dialog "incompatible disk" The RITDATA says the problem is Adobe, the Geek Squad says the problem is Adobe.
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    drowning
    Can Adobe Premiere Elements 12 burn a dual layer dvd disk?
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    ATR
    Add On..Have you updated 12 to the 12.1 Update yet? If not, please do so using the opened project's Help Menu/Update.
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  • Do you need Dual layer discs if you are going to burn dual layer?

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  • Burning to dual layer disks

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    Welcome to the Boards
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