I am using DVD Arch 4.0a and when I drag my wedding video (file size 2.5g) over to the work area and drop it, the bottom corner is saying that the disc space used is 5.0g. Which of course is too big. I have never had one file that was too big. The video on the vegas timeline is about 120mins. Anyone know what to do? Or why this file size is doubling in DVDA?
DVD Arch file size problem
- Thread starter Big_Stein
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2.5 GB seems really small for a 120-minute MPEG-2. Are you sure DVDA isn't right?
My computer is actually saying 2.35gigs. I thought the file would be around 4.0g. Do you think I should re-render it? Also in DVDA I am having to drop the MPEG-2 and then delete the AC-3 audio file, and then re-drop it for the sound to play. On the original drop the AC-3, just shows a flat line. Have you experienced any of those problems?
Well, a file will always be bigger on DVD that it is on your computer; there needs to be certain info saved with it. But it shouldn't double. Not sure what's happening there.
Did you render with the DVD Architect template defaults?
The AC-3 issue -- that shouldn't happen.
I wonder if a re-install of DVDA might not help with both issues.
Did you render with the DVD Architect template defaults?
The AC-3 issue -- that shouldn't happen.
I wonder if a re-install of DVDA might not help with both issues.
plainman007
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Hey ive had this same problem last week. I dragged some mpg2 files into dvd arch. The lower right hand corner showed it as using about 7 gb for only 3 gb of files. Im assuming this is like a temp file space that its reserving for making the image before finally burning to a DVD.
I went ahead and tried to prepare the dvd with the bottom corner saying 5.5gb, and then after the prepare, it said 4.8gb. Still too big for a dvd, so I had to reprepare this time i told DVDA to fit to disc, and after that prepare 4.7gb I didn't see a huge loss of quality thank god. I think I am going to re-install DVDA though.
plainman007
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But have you cecked out on the point i told you about the temp files that these applications create. Say you have 4 gb worth of footage on the timeline. DVDA will recompress this to its requisite standards and have to store that image somewhere till it successfully gets onto a dvd disc ?? Another 4 gb approximately (for this temp image file). Then once youve burnt the dvd and it ejects from the tray. The temp file gets removed automatically.