What size for a DVD on Plasma

I am making a little animation in Motion which I am going to burn to DVD... What size would be the best? It's a 42" Plasma Screen... So is it 1024 x 576? or 720 x 576? I'm on PAL also...

If you are making an animation to be played from a DVD player, then the only format you will render to will be 720x576 anamorphic (squashed horizontally). Create your original project in 1024x576 - 16x9 and render to 720x576 anamorphic. The screen will transform the image back to Widescreen 16x9.
If you could find an HD player or play from a powerful enough laptop you could have a much nicer image quality as you could play a native HD screen height. (1280x720, or 1980x1080)

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I am making a standard def DVD using HDV content and I would like to know what pixel size images I need for the widescreen menu?
And my next question is if you know of any problems burning my own dual layer disc to have sent to a replicator rather than using DLT tape? Any quality or compatibility issues with this?

Hi:
I am making a standard def DVD using HDV content and I would like to know what pixel size images I need for the widescreen menu?
No matter your video is HDV you have to author a SD DVD, right? The next info is taken from the DVDSP User Manual:
Select the right size depending your project standard: PAL or NTSC.
And my next question is if you know of any problems burning my own dual layer disc to have sent to a replicator rather than using DLT tape? Any quality or compatibility issues with this?
I think the best is asking your replicator about that.
Hope that helps !
Alberto

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Encoding file size for standard DVD too large - please advise

Hi - I shot an 6-hour training session that went well. I shot it at 1280 x 720. For the web version it will be no problem, as I'll just export to F4V.
But i'm having a difficult time figuring out the export settings for the DVD. I know that the disk is limited to 4.6 GB. I broke up the sequences in PPro CS4 to about 30 minutes or so (some are smaller or larger than others).
I first exported to QT but found that a 30-minute export way too large (8 GB) and Encore brought it down to 2 GB but that that will still only allow me to put 60-minutes on one DVD vs. the almost 2 hours I want to get on 1 disk.
AVI is even worst.
I know that widescreen is a larger size so I'm willing to make it standard NTSC but I just cannot figure out which export setting in PPro CS4 to use to make this work.
Can someone advise me on this?
Thank you.

>exported a 36-minute video in QT. It's 8 GB in size. I imported it into Encore, which encoded it down to 2.5 GB
I don't use QT at all (Quicktime is not even installed on my computer) instead using DV AVI to go from AVCHD to Encore to create a DVD http://forums.adobe.com/thread/652694?tstart=0
But, as you found, Encore encodes your "raw" input file into a "finished" DVD file which is much smaller due to how MPEG/VOB is structured
I once put 2.5 hours on a single side DVD... but that was a slideshow w/music to be a background at a party, so there was NO motion at all for the encoding process to have to adjust for to produce a good image
A fast moving video (soccer game) is going to require a lot more DVD space to produce an image that is not blurred due to the speed of movement
For a training session with (I presume) low speed movement, simply export your project in 2 hour sections and have Encore do automatic encoding to create the best fit on the disc
Note that automatic encoding is only (as far as I know) for video that you have not already compressed by using the Mpeg-Dvd output setting
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I am creating an ebook and am wondering what size to make the pages. Someone suggested 6" by 8" in case people want to print it which makes sense, but I don't know if there are other factors, and what is standard.
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Configurable to 16GB, only at the Apple Online Store.
But I don't have to worry about being confined to 4GB sticks - I can go ahead and install what I've bought? - Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3 1333 MT/s (PC3-10600) CL9 SODIMM 204-Pin 1.35V/1.5V Notebook Memory Modules CT2CP102464BF1339
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I'm using Premiere 4. My original presets were HD1080i 30 My video clip was 720 and my stills were both orginal from the camera and 1440x1080.
The way I burned Blu_ray onto DVD: Share>Personal Computer>MPEG>HD1080i 30 (there are ten others to select from). I created a folder on my desktop and then saved the project to it. Then I burned this folder to my DVD using a third party burn program (Roxio). The Video and stills were superb on my 52" HDTV. The sound played also. Menus did not work. The DVD only played on my Playstation 3 Slim's (PS3) Blu-Ray but would not play with my Samsung Blu-Ray or on my computer. I got a PS3 originally because the reviews gave it the highest marks for BluRay. PLus I got the added benefit of game playing. It comes with a 120gb disk so I guess it handles files of all kinds better than a "straight" BluRay player. I did not try the DVD disk on a regular DVD. I'll try that and get back to you. I doubt if it works.
When I selected HD1080i 30, it created 2 files. M2T of around 239mb ( it was a short couple of minutes project test although I did a longer 10 minute version also). The other file was a XMPSES of 551kb
I also tried the same procedure using Share of HD720i 30. Three files were created. mpg of 148mb (PRE3 says this is MPEG2); XMPSES of 525kb and a third called XMP of 3kb. Operation and procedures were the same. The quality seem the same on the HDTV as the 1080i test althouh based on the size of the comparaive files, 1080i is "better". Again, this only worked on my PS3 with sound but no menus.
If you can live without menus, and have a PS3, it seems to be cheap way to go. I added a title page to the beginnering of my show to make up for the menu loss. But of course it probably won't work on your freinds BluRay unless its PS3. This seems to be a quick way to go until I get a BR burner.

What size for capturing?

Hi,
I'm going to create video podcast showing people how to use
software.
What capture size shall I use? Is 1024x768 too big? What do
people normally use?

Tough question. Software may or may not be compliant with 800
X 600 sizeing. So you may lose buttons or similar features if the
programmer did not comply with an 800 X 600 minimum.
If you use Captivate 4 you have an opton for the new TOC
feature and that makes everything wider than 800 X 600
Recording larger and scaling down will cause some distortion,
but you can play around with your resolutoin from Standard to
Optimized and you may find that 8 bit is too grainy in any
resolution with the Captivate quality settings.
I usually record at 800 X 600 for internet speed.
If you are serving this up in a LMS package, then the LMS
itself will take up some room.
I do some recording at 1024 X 768 and this is a MAX that is a
bit too big in most cases because of the Tray area at the bottom of
Windows. Lots of people have IE6 or IE7 and a list of their
favorite links on the left. That means that your 1024 X 768
presentation loses the left side to the Favorites bar and it seems
that many people don't know to run this stuff at full screen (just
press F11 in IE).
So somewhere between 800 X 600 and 1024 X 768 is the way to
go.
You can size your application to fit inside the red Adobe
rectangle prior to recording. You should try to be consistent in
size as you do your demo presentations.
If possible, try 800 X 600 first and then you can also try
something that is 90% of 1024 X 768 and see if that works better.
Another issue is 4:3 screens and 16:9 screens. As a business
user, I am not a huge fan of 16:9 laptops, but it is fine on a 21"
desktop monitor. You might want to account for 16:9 screens in your
dimensions.
Lets not forget about bandwidth. If it is playing on a
corporate network, then you are fine. Lots of folks have high-speed
access. I have not had any problems at 1024 X 768 (or shall I say
90% of that).
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16:9 aspect ratio - what size for flvplayer window?

I have a flvplayer component that plays a video that is in 16:9 aspect ratio. The window size is incorrect. How can I determine the correct player-window size?

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SDTV: 576i (PAL, 720X576 split into two 288-line fields)
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What size for Time Machine

Hi, I am backing up my iMac to a WD Mybook with 500 Go space.
The iMac hard drive has 235 Go on it right now.
I have been backing up with TM since June and the Mybook is now full.
Is this normal?
I seem to remember before, TM did not take up so much space so quickly.
Thanks.

Russa wrote:
.. you might want to limit the folders that are included in the back-up. For instance, I only back-up my user folders. I do not back-up application or system folders. (I acknowledge TM only does incremental or "what's changed" back-ups.) You can accomplish this by selecting "exclude these files" in the TM setup on our Mac.
That's not a good idea. Excluding system and application folders won't save much space (under about 10 gb), but it will make doing a full restore from your TM backups impossible.
When your internal HD fails (and they all do, sooner or later), you'd have to first install the OS from your Install disc; set-up your users, configuration, network settings, etc.; migrate or restore your data; download and install the "combo" Software Update to bring your OS current; and reinstall any 3rd-party software (possibly having to re-enter license codes); then hope you didn't miss anything. Major hassle for minor space saving.

What size for External HD for Time Machine?

Hello. An Apple Support Tech suggested an external HD, twice the size of the internal for Time Machine backup. I presently have 1TB in the iMac and a 500GB Lacie--a long way from double! Do I need to rush out and get a 2TB one? Hope not due to the $$$!
Comments would be appreciated. Cheers.

A few additional points:
You can use Time Machine to back up more than just your internal drive. If you have a FireWire drive that is also primary storage, you can set Time Machine to back up both the internal drive and external FireWire drive. So be sure to include data on any other drive that you may want to also back up, when determining the required size of the Time Machine drive
You don't need to get a fast FireWire drive for use with Time Machine. A less expensive USB 2.0 drive works just fine. Capacity is more important than speed.
You don't have to use the entire external drive for the Time Machine backup. If you get one that is larger than currently needed, you can partition it and use one partition for Time Machine. You don't even have to partition it. The volume used by Time Machine can also be used to store other data.
You can exclude specific files and folders from being backed up. For example, if you use VMware Fusion or Parallels Desktop, you may want to exclude the virtual hard disk image files used by the virtual machines. Those files are huge and every time you run the virtual machine, those disk image files change, and therefore, Time Machine will save another copy. That will chew through your available Time Machine backup space really fast. Also, you may feel like there is no need to backup files in your Downloads folder (because you can always download those files again), so you can exclude it. So be sure to consider things you don't need to backup, when figuring out how large your Time Machine backup drive should be.

What size for OS/apps SSD and scratch disk SSD ?

Hi !
I need a SSD for my OS with the full CS6 Cloud and few others apps (but no games, pictures, songs or other personnal stuff),
that's mean between 70 and 80Gb. So I think I'll need only a 128Gb for that.
I also need a scratch disk, so despite I prefer a fast and large disk like the Barracuda 3Tb, I read it will be better to take a SSD.
My workstation is a 6x core, with 64Gb RAM, and 6x HDD for projects, render and footage (4K R3D and 1080p PRORES).
My questions are :
1) OS/apps SSD :
Even if I only need 80Gb (or a few more like 90Gb max) of storage, do I need to take more than 128Gb ?
Is it possible that the OS fill my disk with lots of temporary files ?
And the same for Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects or others apps ?
I know those apps will use the scratch disk, but maybe others temporary files will be write on this OS/apps drive ?
2) scratch disk SSD :
Like I said, I prefer larger drives, but as I understood, SSD will be better for preview and temp files,
and actually I'm working with 4K R3D footages and 1080p PRORES.
So do you think 128Gb will be enough for a scratch disk, to use with CS6, Blackmagic Resolve, and others 3D apps, like Maya ?
Of course I can empty them regularly.............. but is it enough ? Or 256Gb, or higher will be better ?
Or just a fast WD Velociraptor 1Tb or even a cheaper Barracuda 3Tb hard drive will be good enough ?
Thanks guys.

Thanks for your fast reply.
But, I'm confused.... if the OS and the apps can fill my disk with lots of temp files, how a 128Gb can be enough ??
Maybe you mean that those apps will fill the SSD with "hidden" files, but not reach the limit of 128Gb ?
About Windows, I didn't knew I could make a scratch disk only for this temp files.
Do I have to put the Windows temp files in the scratch disk also ?
And you don't think a Velociraptor with 1Tb will be a good solution between the speed of a SSD and the size of a HDD ?
My drives (alone or in RAID 0) are directly connected from the motherboard P9X79 PRO, trought the X79 chipset, and the Marvell chipset.
But I read that the Marvell chipset has only 500Mb/s in total bandwitch divided between the 2 drives..... I'm not really sure....
but even if it's true, I don't think the OS/apps will take a lot of bandwitch (except when I'll start an apps),
and it will surelly let the full bandwitch for the scratch disk. Don't you think ?
4 drives are connected to the X79 chipset :
- 1x SATA 6Gb/s - Barracuda 3Tb (projects)
- 1x SATA 6Gb/s - Barracuda 3Tb (renders)
- 2x SATA 3Gb/s / RAID 0 - Barracuda 3Tb (footages)
- 2x SATA 3Gb/s / RAID 0 - Barracuda 3Tb (footages)
2 drives will be connected to the Marvell chipset :
- 1x SATA 6Gb/s - SSD (OS/apps)
- 1x SATA 6Gb/s - SSD or HDD (scratch disk for CS6 and other "video" apps)

Request Advice for creating DVDs from 7.5 gig file sizes

Hi,
[using dvdstudio 3]
I’m looking for advice for home DVD project i'm working on. I want to create a DVD from video that has been captured to my computer using iMovieHD, and have completed my wanted edits for two clips. They are about an hour-plus each. When exporting the two clips separately (Sharing, in iMovie terms), the file sizes are about 7.5 Gig each at full quality,and I understand I’m going to have to cut some corners in the process to get both on one DVD and I’m even willing to have two DVDs, but still need to know the best way to decrease the file size for each one. The audio should remain as 16 bit 44.1 Khz, Stereo.
I’m wondering what the best method to achieve an optimum quality DVD is. Again, I realize I’ll have to compress the video at the loss of quality (i.e., “cut corners”) to make the DVDs.
In my previous experiences, I’ve retained the larger file size all the way up through the authoring process in DVD Studio letting it build a 7.5 gig dvd format (VIDEO_TS). Then, I used DVDx2One to compress it down to 4.5. The end result was pretty good and I never had any troubles per say. However, this project is important to me and I want to make the best quality I can. What would you do differently?
Here are my software tools that I use interchangeably for previous projects; copying, authoring, editing, etc:
-> iMovieHD 4x – used to capture the video.
-> DVD Studio 3 - to author and build my dvd session
-> ffmpegx - as a video conversion and compression tool
-> DVDX2one to recompress DVD formatted (VIDEO_TS).
Thanks very much for your tips!
JeffTronics

Hi Jeff - is the iMovie file in QT format?
If so, you need to compress it to MPEG2 - you don't need to suffer too much of a quality loss by doing so - how long (in minutes) is the video?
You should also encode the audio to AC3 - this will save loads of space as AC3 is about a tenth the size of a .aiff.
ffmpeg will create the MPEG for you, but so will DVDSP (as indeed will Quicktime). In your applications folder you should find 'A.Pack' which will handle the audio conversion as well.
The exact encoding parameters you use will depend on the nature of the footage that you have got - it's more than just squeezing it to fit - you need to account for fades, pans, zooms and fast action as well. Some parts can have a lower bitrate applied than others, and this is where a tool such as Compressor comes in handy. DVDSP will encode the footage as you work, or when you build if you want it to - this is also a reasonable option if you have nothing else available, or if you are new to the whole thing.
The best workflow is to go from iMovie to a compression tool to create your MPEG2 file. Take the associated .aiff file and encode to to Dolby Digital (AC3). Import both the MPEG2 and the AC3 file into DVDSP and you should be able to get the entire project to less than 4.37GB (the maximum capacity of a DVD-R).

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For the life of me, I can't find out what size a photo is in terms of inches or how to change the size of the photo[s] so I can print them. I think I read somewhere to click edit, then click adjust. Nothing there about sizing.

For the life of me, I can't find out what size a photo is in terms of inches or how to change the size of the photo[s] so I can print them. I think I read somewhere to click edit, then click adjust. I don't see anything about re-sizing when I click the adjust tab: only saturation and tint levels. Thank you.

With respect to digital images, there really is no size in inches. The size is given as number of pixels horizontally and vertically. In iPhoto '09 you click the little "i" inthe lower right side of the window and it will display information related to the selected photo, including the pixel dimensions. I do not have iPhoto '11 installed so I don't know if it is the same there.
In some applications, such as preview, it has something additional called Dots per Inch (DPI) which you would think would allow you to convert the pixel dimensions to inches. It is not a real thing, though. The DPI is determined by how large or small you have chosen to print your photo and the capabilities of your printer.
There is also something called Aspect Ratio, which is usually expressed in inches x inches such as 6x9 but that doesn't mean the size on the screen or when printed is 6x9. It is the ratio of the pixel dimensions. When cropping your photos, you will have several standard aspect ratios to choose from plus any custom ones you create.
In iPhoto '09, after you choose Print, in the Print Setting window are the settings for the size you want the photo printed. You want to shoose a setting with the same aspect ratio of your photo. Otherwise, iPhoto will resize and/or crop your photo to fit the size you have chosen.

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