I have a large Final Cut Pro X (10.4) file that I need to burn multiple copies to DVDs. (This is my first Final Cut Project) I don't want two files. How do compress/fit 66 minutes onto one DVD? I also have compressor. Would that help?
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
66 minutes should not be a problem for DVD. You could use the DVD share option. I’d advise saving it to hard drive, which creates a disk image that you test in the DVD Player application before you burn the disc.
66 minutes of DVD content should easily fit on DVD5 (4.7 GB). Note that DVD is SD (standard definition) MPEG-2 video, so encoding for DVD will change the compression from your source format, meaning the size of your source doesn’t matter much.
Output a disk image file, to check its size and quality prior to burning.
Create a DVD, Blu-ray disc, AVCHD disc, or disk image - Apple FCP help files
Seems to be working. I'll see what happens. THanks.
I shared a master file first. When I setup to share to DVD now, I get a message the file already exists, and that the previous file will be overwritten. Does that mean that the master file (at full resolution - 56G) would be changed too? Does that matter?
My other question, when I set up to share to DVD, a little icon near the final button says 2 files. Does that mean it will need to disks? LIke you said the DVD file is only 3.9 G, so I don't know why it would need more than one.
I am just unfamiliar with this set up but I need to get it done. THis is a recording of "The Little Mermaid" that I directed at a High School, and I wanted to make DVDs for each cast member. I did each act separately.
Any help would be great.
Thanks for the comments so far.
Where did you save the master file? Somewhere in the Finder? Change that file name before you share the DVD. Always a good idea to make a master archive first.
The DVD disc is made up of two folder Video_TS and Audio_TS. No, it doesn't mean you need two discs.
Seems to be working. I'll see what happens. THanks.
Thanks for the advice. I've burned 125? disks in the last few days. (It's been keeping me busy). They all mostly seem good.
Large Final Cut File to DVD
