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are there any blank dvds available to burn larger than 4.7GB?

hello

ive been working on a highly detailed dvd the past month

unfortunatly it exceeds the file size limit of 4.7

when i go to view>project info, it gives me specs of the project

it shows a red bar full, saying 6.2GB of 4.2GB

i was also curious why it said 4.2 when most blank dvds hold up to 4.7GB?

so i am guessing my project is up to 6.2GB?

this is really hurting for me, i would love to keep all of my work on there without taking any off for the limit on burning. are there any blank dvds you can purchase that are over 4.7 GB? and if they do sell those kind is there a setting or something i can do to let idvd know im burning it on a larger disc?

i know that they sell 20GB blue ray, but i am not interested in that...i looked around for a little but pretty much saw all 4.7GB sized dvds

what should i do? do they hopefully sell larger discs? if so where?

please help! im leaving for college tues and i want to try to get this burned by tomorrow!

thankyou for your time

-mike

Posted on Sep 22, 2007 1:58 PM

47 replies

Sep 23, 2007 10:39 AM in response to Klaus1

ohh good so i wont need the more expensive dvds.

so if i put the settings to best quality it wont effect it at all or bring the quality down as long as its under 120?

F Shippey

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Sep 23, 2007 10:45 AM in response to elementsk8er506

so if i put the settings to best quality it wont effect it at all or bring the quality down as long as its under 120?

... well ... In 'Best Quality" mode, the more content you include, the more highly compressed the content will be on your DVD. For example, 60 minutes of content compressed with the 'Best Quality' mode will be less compressed (higher image quality) than 120 minute of content. You have 115 minutes of content so you don't have any choice - you MUST use 'Best Quality'.

F Shippey

Sep 23, 2007 11:01 AM in response to F Shippey

oh..

do you know if a 115 minute dvd usually comes out clear or not?

i might still buy the dual layer so i can keep the quality

F Shippey

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Sep 23, 2007 11:05 AM in response to elementsk8er506

It should be fine.

Sep 23, 2007 2:15 PM in response to F Shippey

hopefully.. im gonna burn a cd on best quality on a 4.7 GB and see how it comes out

Sep 23, 2007 2:17 PM in response to elementsk8er506

its just that 6.2 GB is alot over 4.2/4.7 so hopefill even though its more than a gig over the quality wont be noticable

F Shippey

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Sep 23, 2007 2:22 PM in response to elementsk8er506

iDVD compresses everything to mpg-2 so the raw file size in GB is NOT important. What IS important, is the running time in minutes!!!!

Klaus1

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Sep 23, 2007 2:44 PM in response to elementsk8er506

im gonna burn a cd

You cannot use a CD!!

You have to use a DVD!!

Old Toad

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Sep 23, 2007 2:46 PM in response to elementsk8er506

Be sure to save it as a disk image first so you can preview it with DVD Player before committing to disk. Saves on coasters that way. Then when you burn it with Disk Utility (or Toast if you have it) you can choose the slowest burn rate available to get the best burn possible.

Klaus1

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Sep 23, 2007 2:53 PM in response to elementsk8er506

What Old Toad said, but remember that it will look much better on your TV than on your monitor.

Sep 23, 2007 4:56 PM in response to Klaus1

ha yea i meant to say dvd im just a little used to calling any disc a "cd".

+Be sure to save it as a disk image first so you can preview it with DVD Player before committing to disk.+

^^^im totally done with my project now i just got to burn it...about what old toad said, how do i save it as a disc image?

what i am planning on doing is opening up my project and switching over the quality encoding thing..thats probably gonna take some time to load. but i dont know exactly what you mean with the disc image preview...i know i can preview it by clicking play and browsing that way but im guessing this is what it will look like more accuratly when the disc is burned?

Old Toad

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Sep 23, 2007 4:58 PM in response to elementsk8er506

It's under the File menu.

Sep 23, 2007 8:59 PM in response to Old Toad

hey guys

ok so i just switched it over to best quality in stead of performance

the disc space bar is now 3.7 of 4.2GB which is good because it all fits on a regular blank dvd

all 30 videos now have a blank loading bar saying encoding

none have any progress on their bars yet...does it take a while? should i just leave my computer on and let it encode tonight?

i went to file>save as disc image and this notification came up

"There were warnings during the project validation. It is recommended to fix these problems before burning the project."

im guessing this was because it all has to be encoded.

well i wanted to try and burn a test cd or do the disc image test just to see how it will end up but i guess ill have to wait untill tomorrow

im planning on burning 50-100 copies of my dvd and i am going to the store tomorrow to buy the blank ones

im actually leaving for college wed morning so i need this done by mon night or tues

i know its getting late but i started this project a while ago, its just its really detailed and stuff

later

Sep 23, 2007 10:16 PM in response to elementsk8er506

Glad you finally understood the settings and time length for DVD projects. You cannot 'Save as Disk Image' while you are burning a disk. Saving the disk image means the process goes as if you are actually burning the disk, but the end result is a disk image, not a burned DVD. The process is exactly the same.
Have a look at these:
Creating the disk image: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/7.0/en/6733.html

Burning a DVD from the disk image: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93006

If the iDVD project successfully creates a disk image, you can be sure that the burned disk will be fine. The actual burning process if much faster after the disk is created.

Yes, the encoding can take a while depending on the computer system you have. In addition, if you have audio files to be encoded, don't be discouraged if it seems as if the project has stopped and looks as if nothing is happening. Just be patient. My 2hr DVD projects have taken as long as 26 hours!

You probably should take one of your burned DVDs to a copying place. Burning that many DVDs is a strain on your drive!

That said, I am in the process of burning some archival DVDs (longer-lasting, more expensive) on my flat-panel iMac, and have done about 175, but over several days/weeks. It is important to let your drive cool down. You cannot just feed the blank DVDs by rapidly inserting another one as soon as one is finished.
Good luck with your project and with your year in college!

Sep 23, 2007 10:38 PM in response to Beverly Maneatis

thanks alot for your help with everything

so far under project properties none of the bars have anything on them yet. im about to go to bed now. should i just leave the project open and have it stay like that? or should i open project info as well and have it stay like that overnight?

are there any blank dvds available to burn larger than 4.7GB?