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Hi people,
I have a very quick, and slightly embarassing question...
I have a movie that is approx 85 minutes in length, shot on DV PAL. When I export it as a Quicktime movie, ready to burn on i-DVD, the overall file size is 18.05GB
i-DVD then compresses it down to 5.75GB, which is way too big for a 4.7GB DVD, which is what I need to burn it onto.
What I need to do is reduce the file size by a few GB. I've used the Custom setting and reduced the quality to approx 15% but the file size is still coming out at between 17.5GB and 18.05GB.
I've tried so many settings - adjusted frame rate, sound, quality etc and still I'm not able to reduce the file in order for it to be accepted on a 4.7GB disk.
Can someone please help and advise how I can reduce the file size.
Thanks
Alps

Hello Alps,
no hair pulling, please ... the stuff might end up in your DVD burner and then you're back to square one...
as i said, leave the movie as it is - iDVD is only interested in LENGTH (min)
i would recommend starting a new project. set the encoder settings first.
you'll find the encoder settings in your iDVD preferences under general. set them to best quality, this will automatically uncheck background encoding.
next import your movie and set up the menu. then go to the customize panel and click the status tab. iDVD will show you how much space each component is taking up on your disc. if everything is fine, choose file > save as disc image from the menu and get some coffee...
post back if there are problems (sure hope not)
mish

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