QT files doubling in size?? Plz Help!

robotriderdh

robotriderdh

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I'm creating a DVD for my school's musical that I filmed, and I've exported the performance and the extras from FCP to quicktime. The performance is 1.64 gigs, and the "extras" is only 368 megs.

When I upload these files to iDVD, the project monitor shows that my project is 4.9 gigs!! this may be a very simple problem, but I have no idea!! this is a problem because i only have 4.2 gig DVD's, and no dual layer burning abilities. i want to only use one disc for the project, as opposed to using two, with one act on one side, the other on the opposing side. (btw, when i take out just the extras, the project monitor shows a project size of 4.6 gigs)
(i know it's an amateur program, but i've no money for another program since FCP killed my wallet)

I'm not at all skilled at compressing, and have no Idea as to what settings would still get basically full video quality... so I haven't fooled with that. so if you have advice regarding compression, please be as specific as possible (I only have 'compressor.')

Thanks so much!

(i posted this earlier in "general software" but no one seems to look there, and i need an answer ASAP. thanks a lot)
 
What version of Final Cut Pro are you using? How long are the segments that you're trying to output? When you say you exported the materials, what precisely did you do in that process ("Using Compressor" "Using Quicktime Conversion" "Quicktime/Final Cut Pro Movie")?

Compressor has come with FCP for a while now I believe, and should be your ticket to doing the compression. You would want to open the project file. Click on the timeline/sequence that you want to export to make it active, then go File > Export > Using Compressor. Here you would want to chose a 'DVD Best Quality' preset that best represents the time length and frame (4:3 or 16:9) of your project. I'd just do a create all (it will give you 2 audio choices to use then, not sure which one iDVD will be happier with).

If you have a newer version of Final Cut Pro, then you should also have DVD Studio Pro. If you do, then you'll want to use that over iDVD. You can set it up to a basic options setup and can then basically just import and drag and drop much like iDVD really. So the learning curve, to simply get something out the door, isn't too steep then.

If you have an older FCP and don't have DVD Studio Pro and must stick with iDVD, then I guess just try Compressor.

cheers.
 
Remember to add in the size of your sound files, what will be created and added via menus, etc. The performance file itslef may be important, but it's not the only file being written to the disk. But if that peformance's file is only as small as you say, I'd suspect something was up.
 
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