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Q: help. trying to burn a dvd from fcpx. says bitrate too high

I'm using fcpx for a montage with effects like generators etc...not sure if this is why it says bitrate too high. I want to burn a dvd and it stops at 66% saying bitrate too high. I've seen an answer from 2011....wondering if anyone has anything new? My computer is Mac book pro 15 inch, latest software. I went to compressor but the final product doesn't allow me to put in a title and i'm worried about final quality. Thanks for any help

Final Cut Pro X, iOS 7.1.1

Posted on May 26, 2014 8:21 PM

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Q: help. trying to burn a dvd from fcpx. says bitrate too high

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  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky May 26, 2014 11:55 PM in response to montagemaker
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    May 26, 2014 11:55 PM in response to montagemaker

    How long is the project? Why don't you export a master file in ProRes and take it to Compressor.

  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H May 27, 2014 5:01 AM in response to montagemaker
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    May 27, 2014 5:01 AM in response to montagemaker

    montagemaker wrote:

    I went to compressor but the final product doesn't allow me to put in a title and i'm worried about final quality.

    Compressor can do anything that FCP X can do when it comes to encoding/burning a DVD.  In fact, it can do more – including customizing bitrates.

     

    Russ

  • by montagemaker,

    montagemaker montagemaker May 27, 2014 5:35 AM in response to Russ H
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    May 27, 2014 5:35 AM in response to Russ H

    Thanks, I'm in compressor...do you think it's a better quality dvd than fcpx or same?

  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H May 27, 2014 6:44 AM in response to montagemaker
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    May 27, 2014 6:44 AM in response to montagemaker

    I would say usually it's about the same. If the settings are adjusted properly, it can sometimes improve the results; conversely, there's always the potential to get terrible results if the settings are wrong. (FCP X Share kind of takes that risk out of the process.)

     

    Where the software can often add value is when you have long videos that you're trying to fit on a disk. Or trying to compress certain HD material with complex scenes. Or sometimes, you'll run into players that choke on a DVD and the adjustments in Compressor give you a chance to adjust the bit rate to a level that widens the disk's playability. And there are audio and video effects that can be added in Compressor without re-editing in FCP.

     

    BTW, I don't believe you've yet told us how long your project is.

     

    Russ

  • by montagemaker,

    montagemaker montagemaker May 27, 2014 7:00 AM in response to Russ H
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    May 27, 2014 7:00 AM in response to Russ H

    My montage is 11:42. It has a lot of graphics and generators and photos plus youtube clips. Thanks for all the help. I burnt a dvd a couple days ago...then added a couple more generators-maybe that's why the bitrate moved up??

  • by Ian R. Brown,

    Ian R. Brown Ian R. Brown May 27, 2014 7:22 AM in response to montagemaker
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    May 27, 2014 7:22 AM in response to montagemaker

    Have you used your own custom data rate?

     

    If so, are you aware that it should be no higher than 8mbps (8,000kbps) for projects up to an hour or so  .  .  .  anything longer and the rate must be reduced proportionately.

     

    Some people erroneously think that they will get better quality by using a higher one, but all they will achieve is making an unplayable DVD.

  • by montagemaker,

    montagemaker montagemaker May 27, 2014 7:41 AM in response to Ian R. Brown
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    May 27, 2014 7:41 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

    Thanks, how do you set that rate? my videos are usually between 9 min and 15 min...

  • by Blake Hodges,

    Blake Hodges Blake Hodges Jan 19, 2016 12:02 PM in response to montagemaker
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    Jan 19, 2016 12:02 PM in response to montagemaker

    Hey all, I know this topic is thread is probably over-the-hill by this point, BUT, I figured out a solution for anyone still in need of help.

     

    In short: Make sure your FCPX project is set to 720x480, aka "SD."

     

    I was trying to make a Standard DVD for a film festival screener with a 1080p video export of a short film. I brought the 1080p Short Film (exported as a ProRes HQ file) into Final Cut Pro X, and dropped it into a new project. The project naturally matched the media settings, so it was set at 1920x1080. I then went to File>Share>DVD, set up my DVD settings, and away it went. As described above, it got to 66%, then created the error "Could not burn DVD (bit rate too high)."

     

    Just as frustrated as you guys, I hit the forums. I didn't find a satisfactory solution, so I went back to FCPX to mess around and that's when I thought of it: I needed to make the "Project Settings" (sequence settings) SD so that the DVD compression didn't have to try downressing it. I selected the project, and in the Inspector window clicked on "Modify Settings," then changed the sequence settings to NTSC DV.

     

    With the settings changed, I tried Sharing to DVD again, and Viola!! it worked!! Hope that helps y'all.