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Dvd studio pro problem?

Hi everyone! If you can solve or even try to solve my problem in dvd studio pro i will be very gratefull.


I filmed a wedding on a jvc hm750 camera and edit this in FCP 6.0.6. The total time of the project is almost 6 hours with 7 chapters. I tried quicktime conversion in FCP with a file size 4 gig. when i drop this in dvd studio pro it becomes almost 50 gig. Also tried in compressor best dvd quality 120 minutes on sd dvd, with a file size of almost 12 gig. How can i solve this without losing to much quality on my footage.


What about the chapters in my project? When i import the file in dvd studio pro the chapters are visible, but will dvd studio pro automaticly burn the chapters on dvd? Please help me out, its keeping me busy now for 3 days in a row with no results.

DVD Studio Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 22, 2012 2:10 AM

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Jun 22, 2012 2:40 AM in response to batuhanvisuals

The problem is not DVD Studio Pro, its your six hour project.

There's no way you are going to fit that onto a DVD without reducing the bit rate so far that the image looks absolutely terrible. A Single layer DVD Video disc holds about two hours of material at regular bitrate.

The solution? Break up your project and make a three disc box set.

Jun 22, 2012 7:06 AM in response to batuhanvisuals

You will need to break up the project in FCP. Set in and out points in your timeline and export the resulting chunks as Quicktime movies with current settings then run them through Compressor.


If you want to do a nicer job create 3 new sequences and put titles at the beginning and end of each segment. You can also break it up into more sequences/discs giving you the possibility to create meaningful parts and not just chop it off at the 2 hour mark.


Not my business but .... I'd cut it down to 90 minutes max. Who's going to watch all that?

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