[zander_69]

hey, i am trying to durn an mp4 file that is aprox 1.9GB on toast 6. Im using a 4.7 GB disc (or so it says) and when i click burn it says i do not have enough space on the dvd. When i look at the info of the dvd it shows there is onli 4.3GB available ( even though it says 4.7GB ). But how does this matter as i am buring a file that is only 1.9GB. Pls if anyone can give me some help i would be very grateful.

[tsantee]

zander_69, on Jan 18 2006, 11:42 AM, said:

hey, i am trying to durn an mp4 file that is aprox 1.9GB on toast 6. Im using a 4.7 GB disc (or so it says) and when i click burn it says i do not have enough space on the dvd. When i look at the info of the dvd it shows there is onli 4.3GB available ( even though it says 4.7GB ). But how does this matter as i am buring a file that is only 1.9GB. Pls if anyone can give me some help i would be very grateful.

Your MPEG 4 video is compressed much smaller than the MPEG 2 that is required for a video DVD. What matters is how long the video is, not what size the file is. Toast 6 can fit 90 minutes maximum to a DVD when it does the MPEG 2 encoding. Toast 7 probably could fit your movie.

The actual capacity of a single-layer DVD disc is just under 4.4 GB. There's an official explanation for this, but it doesn't change the reality that the labeling is misleading.

This post has been edited by tsantee: 18 January 2006 - 01:57 PM