Trying to compress 2 Hrs to fit on a 4.7gig DVD

Hello, Im sorry to ask such a goofy question but I don't have anywhere to go with this one.

So I have a compression question.
I have a 2 HR. QT file made on FCP = 25.6 Gigs of HD space.
MiniDV QT file. <export/use current settings/> SD quality.

This is old footage shot on Digital 8 and VHS I think. It is fuzzy and a bad picture to be honest. But I have no choice can't reshoot the content, they are testimonials and American Doctors along with Chinese Doctors from China on remedies/answers that they have for Cancer.
The content is just amazing to say the least but the quality is bad VHS. Not my choice not my doing.

Anyhow, my problem is.
When I put it into DVDSP , it turns my 25+gig QT movie into a 5.1 GIG file to burn onto a DVD.
The dvds i am using are 4.7gigs.
I understand i need to get my 5.1 gigs down to about 4.3.

What are some suggestions some of you may have please.
Thanks.

I have already compressed it in a few different ways and the quality is so bad to begin with that it degrades the picture even more and its not something I want to do.

I know there are Dual layer DVD burners I should look into but If someone can just tell me what I should do I would love it.
Thanks again



SL8UP

Opps sorry just incase.

Dual 2 G5
3.5 gigs ram
FCP 5.0.1
Mac OSX 10.4.6
DVD SP
Thanks again



SL8UP

We talked about this further down the forum:

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Koz

You need to compress the file down to about 3.5 MB, because your sound will take up another 1 MB. DVDSP requires a little more, so you have to be upto 4.3 max -- I don't know why. If it's too close to 4.7 it won't burn. You should drag your QT movie into compressor and set the preferences for the compressor to 1VBR, etc -- I haven't done this for a while, if you have problems after this, I'll go through it step by step because I became an expert on compression when I had to deliver a job a few months ago. You have to try one and see how far down you get. You need to get to 3.5 MB. If you go down to 1.5 MB you've gone down too far -- don't try to make a DVD and see how good it is; it won't be. Choose 150 min quality. Let me know how you're doing. The bottom line is: it can be done.

Just to clarify: where filmman says "MB" he means "GB".

Scott

Instead of losing quality, can you make a 2 dvd set?

I wish I had the option to make a 2 DVD set. I asked the client to go that route but he said. The duplication cost is unacceptable.

I have done what you guys have suggested on the compressing and different variable rates.
And the quality loss is just to much.

So it looks like I will be trying for my first time to use a Dual Layer DVD. And Dual Layer DVD burner, I do not own one but I found a friend willing to let him borrow his G5 for this burn. He has never done a Dual layer DVD


Before I run into problems can anyone warn me what I might run into.
Are there Dual Layer DVD-R's out there.
It that what I want to burn on?

And when it comes to a duplication house. I understand that DLT is the right way or better way to deliver but if I don't have a choice. Is delivering on a dual layer DVD a problem.

Thanks a million n 2.



SL8UP