Bit rate too high DVDSP, build stops.

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DVD Studio Pro used to be DVD Maestro from Discreet, but I was thinking since Apple bought it long ago, it would have a forum.  I searched for DVD and DVDSP and only came up with this forum.  If anybody in here uses DVDSP and if you know the solution I would appreciate help with this.Upon building this, I did lower the bit rate to a lower size after getting the error message.As of now I have the BR between 4.2 and 5.2 as the max br.  I&#x27;m concerned if I lower it anymore it will start looking like a pixelated mess.  Does anybody know how low you can take the rate and still have a good looking project?The project was taped in HDV.  However I encoded it using compressor so I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s an HD file anymore that DVDSP can&#x27;t read. In the settings you&#x27;ll see "SD".  I&#x27;m using DVD Studio Pro 4.The settings I used for compressor were:Video:Name: MPEG-2 6.2Mbps 2-passDescription: Fits up to 90 minutes of video with Dolby Digital audio at 192 Kbps or 60 minutes with AIFF audio on a DVD-5File Extension: m2vEstimated size: 2.79 GB/hour of sourceType: MPEG-2 video elementary stream          Usage:SD DVDVideo Encoder          Format: M2V          Width and Height: Automatic                    Selected: 720 x 480          Pixel aspect ratio: NTSC CCIR 601/DV (16:9)          Crop: None          Padding: None          Frame rate: (100% of source)                    Selected: 29.97          Frame Controls Automatically selected:                    Retiming: (Fast) Nearest Frame                    Resize Filter: Linear Filter                    Deinterlace Filter: Fast (Line Averaging)                    Adaptive Details: On                    Antialias: 0                    Detail Level: 0                    Field Output: Same as Source          Start timecode from source          Aspect ratio: Automatic                    Selected 16:9          Field dominance: Automatic:                     Selected Progressive          Average bit rate: 6.2 (Mbps)          2 Pass VBR enabled                    Maximum bit rate: 7.7 (Mbps)          High quality          Best motion estimation          Closed GOP Size: 15, Structure: IBBP          DVD Studio Pro meta-data enabledAudio:Name: AIFF 48:16Description: 48kHz, 16-bit AIFF stereo audioFile Extension: aiffEstimated size: unknown Audio Encoder          16-bit Integer (Big Endian), Stereo (L R), 48.000 kHz Error message from DVDSPStarting DVD Build BIG_DADDY_DVD...Compiler Initializing...Precompiling Project BIG_DADDY_DVD Compiling VMG Information...Created 8 PGCs in VTSM1Created 8 PGCs in VMG.1 Menu(s) will be created...Compiling Menu PGCs...Compiling Menu#1 (Menu 1)...Rendering Menu:Menu 1,Language:1...Generating Transition: VTSM #01, VOB #1...Writing VIDEO_TS.VOB1 VTSs and 1 Titles will be created...Compiling VTS#1 (Big Daddy compress video)...Muxing VTS_01_1.VOBVideo Bitrate Too HighBuild cancelledBuilding was not successful. See log.I tried the same project in IDVD and it worked like a charm the first time 🙂

F Shippey · Answer

There is still a DVDSP Forum - it&#x27;s under Final Cut Studio at https://discussions.apple.com/community/professional_applications/final_cut_stud ioSelect "refine this list" in the blue button to nake it easier to find DVDSP related issues.

Jim Cookman · Answer

You don&#x27;t say how long your project is. But it&#x27;s likely the files at that bitrate won&#x27;t fit on the disk. Convert the audio to the dolby aac setting-- aiff takes up way too much space.