Sorry guys, I'm just full of questions
by Steve Edwards
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Jul 3, 2009 at 11:41:34 pm
Another project. I assembled and rendered as mpeg2 is 75 mov files totaling 5.6gb of space and 4:54 hrs of time. I tried the bitrate calculator and it seemed to say 1832 is the average bitrate to fit on disc, but go to DVDA and it won't let you because the bitrate is too low. So since I already have made one big mpeg file, is there a way to cut it in half and make 2 DVD's without going back and re-rendering in two pieces? And I still can't figure out the bitrate calc thinkg. See if someone gets the same numbers that I do on the above size and time.
Thanks guys, don't know what I'd do without this site & everyone's help!
Steve
Re: Sorry guys, I'm just full of questions by Mike Kujbida on Jul 4, 2009 at 1:48:17 am
I get a slightly lower bitrate but yes, it's in that extremely low range.
A caution for you.
Unless you really know what you're doing and heave the right tools for the job, don't exceed a 2 hr. timeline for any of your projects as the quality will go downhill rapidly.
To split up your almost 5 hr. file, see if the trial version of VideoReDo Plus (google it and it'll come right up) will let you do it and save the results.
Re: Sorry guys, I'm just full of questions by John Rofrano on Jul 4, 2009 at 2:46:41 pm
> So since I already have made one big mpeg file, is there a way to cut it in half and make 2 DVD's without going back and re-rendering in two pieces?
Vegas Pro 8.0+ will smart render MPEG2 files. If you use the exact same render template as the source, you can re-render in Vegas and it should say "No Recompression Required" in the preview window and just copy the source to target. You can split the file this way.
If that doesn't work, Womble is an excellent MPEG2 utility for cutting without re-compressing. I've used it to attach new openings to existing MPEG2 files or to fix closing credits with typo's and it just stitches them together like magic. It's an extremely useful tool to have in your kit.
