2hrs14mins + 1DVD. What compression!?!?!

[Mark7807]

Hey, I just edited a 2hr 14min clip in Sony Vegas 8. I'm required to get it onto one DVD. What compression should I use?

 

[Cranky]

1) DVD-video normally uses MPEG-2 for video and AC3 for audio. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-VIDEO
2) Data rate = disc capacity / running time. A single-sided DVD fits about 4.38GiB. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD 1B = 8b.

 

[kruzmode]

I'd put compress it at a 2800 bit rate

 

[Jon Geddes]

A 2hr 14m clip can be encoded at 4.2 mbps (4200 kbps) with 192 kbps audio for a single layer disc. Use VBR 2-pass encoding for best quality. Set the target to 4200, with a max of 6000, and a minimum of 1500 kbps.