Thersa
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Q: iDVD problem

I am having a very annoying problem. I made a movie in Final Cut Express, exported to .mov and am trying to burn it in iDVD. I have been burning since Thursday. It says that it has burnt correctly, but a little over half way through a 2.5 hour movie it stops. It has stopped in different spots, but within a 30 minute area. I have checked the video in Final Cut Express. I have re-saved the project several times. I am confused. Thanks!

Posted on Jun 24, 2014 4:38 AM

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Q: iDVD problem

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  • by Thersa,

    Thersa Thersa Jun 24, 2014 4:42 AM in response to Thersa
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    Jun 24, 2014 4:42 AM in response to Thersa

    Sorry, I will put this in iDVD, not Final Cut

  • by Ian R. Brown,Helpful

    Ian R. Brown Ian R. Brown Jun 25, 2014 4:11 AM in response to Thersa
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    Jun 25, 2014 4:11 AM in response to Thersa

    It could be that your movie is too long.

     

    2 hours is the recommended maximum for iDVD.

  • by Thersa,

    Thersa Thersa Jun 25, 2014 4:40 AM in response to Ian R. Brown
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    Jun 25, 2014 4:40 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

    Wow, that is not very long. So many of my movies are much longer.

    Do you have any ideas on what program would be a better fit? Thanks.

  • by Ian R. Brown,

    Ian R. Brown Ian R. Brown Jun 25, 2014 7:37 AM in response to Thersa
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    Jun 25, 2014 7:37 AM in response to Thersa

    I think it would be wise to make your videos shorter for several reasons.

     

    The professional cinema has difficulty holding  an audience's attention for a couple of hours  .  .  .  amateurs have less chance than a snowball in Hades   .  .  .  from my experience, very few non-professional film makers can even maintain interest for 5 minutes. Invariably Long =  Boring

     

    A single layer DVD can only produce videos up to an hour in good quality  .  .  .  any longer and the bit rate is reduced along with the optical quality.

     

    To answer your specific question, Toast or DVD Studio Pro.

  • by Alchroma,

    Alchroma Alchroma Jun 26, 2014 3:07 AM in response to Ian R. Brown
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    Jun 26, 2014 3:07 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

    Ian R. Brown wrote:

     

    from my experience, very few non-professional film makers can even maintain interest for 5 minutes. Invariably Long =  Boring

     

    Reminds me of a joke:

     

    Home video is in direct competition with sleeping tablets.

     

    Al

  • by Ian R. Brown,Helpful

    Ian R. Brown Ian R. Brown Jun 26, 2014 3:34 AM in response to Thersa
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    Jun 26, 2014 3:34 AM in response to Thersa

    Re-reading your original post, It appears that you created a DVD successfully but there are playback problems in parts.

     

    One cause of bad playback such as dropped frames or freezing can be the use of too fast a burn speed.

     

    Fast burn speeds can lead to unreliable DVDs and I would imagine this problem is exacerbated by long DVDs.

     

    Never burn faster than 4x and preferably slower.

     

    iDVD Preferences.

     

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