Using Fit to disk

[dire-x]

Ok, I'm able to import my AVI files just fine into MYDVD and I get everything just how I want it. SO now I select the quality and I select fit to disk, which I assume is supposed to make what I have fit in the disk at the highest possible quality. However when I do this with 6 video files It ALWAYS goes over the amount of space I have available on the disk (4.7GB) by just a few MB. I've tried removing the background and audio music and it still stays over the amount just a bit, I've also tried importing some smaller video files in place of the bigger ones and I'm still over.

 

I figured maybe it's just how it works but it won't let me burn because I'm using more space than the DVD has to offer. When I do 5 files it works fine and leaves my with a little space leftover, but it's when I do 6 files that I get the problem.

 

Since I'm burning a series onto DVD it's most efficiant for me to do 6 episodes per DVD and I really don't want the quality to suffer anymore than it already has, so I'd really appreciate it if someone could help me figure out why I can't use fit to disk properly.

[Beerman]

I usually don't select fit to disc but choose best quality in MyDVD, then choose Save Image File instead of burning direct to disc. When finished, I then take the completed ISO file and use Disc Copier to burn to disc. DC will fit the project to disc at the best possible quality. I've not had any problems with this process and have been very pleased with the results.

[bimicher]

Ok, I'm able to import my AVI files just fine into MYDVD and I get everything just how I want it. SO now I select the quality and I select fit to disk, which I assume is supposed to make what I have fit in the disk at the highest possible quality. However when I do this with 6 video files It ALWAYS goes over the amount of space I have available on the disk (4.7GB) by just a few MB. I've tried removing the background and audio music and it still stays over the amount just a bit, I've also tried importing some smaller video files in place of the bigger ones and I'm still over.

 

I figured maybe it's just how it works but it won't let me burn because I'm using more space than the DVD has to offer. When I do 5 files it works fine and leaves my with a little space leftover, but it's when I do 6 files that I get the problem.

 

Since I'm burning a series onto DVD it's most efficiant for me to do 6 episodes per DVD and I really don't want the quality to suffer anymore than it already has, so I'd really appreciate it if someone could help me figure out why I can't use fit to disk properly.

 

A standard 4.7GB DVD will hold 60 minutes of video at best quality. Any video longer then 60 minutes has to be compressed with subsequent loss of some quality. "Fit to Disc" can be used but it does not result in good quality. Many of us have found that burning to an image file (ignore Fit to Disc) and then using DiscCopier to burn the "oversize" video to the DVD gives excellent results. DiscCopier seems to do a much better job at transcoding the video to fit on the DVD then "Fit to Disc".

[dire-x]

That's nice and all about using an ISO and then disc copier, but doens't that take a good deal longer than just burning directly to a disk? And why does fit to disk always but the size just a bit above what my disk can handle?

 

I may try that method though if fit to disk continues to be annoying.

[grandpabruce]

That's nice and all about using an ISO and then disc copier, but doens't that take a good deal longer than just burning directly to a disk? And why does fit to disk always but the size just a bit above what my disk can handle?

 

I may try that method though if fit to disk continues to be annoying.

 

Actually, it really doesn't take any longer than burning directly to disc. When you burn to disc, from MyDVD, you are doing the encoding, and burning, all at the same time. Any little glitch, in that process, can cause problems.

 

When you burn to an .ISO file, it does one thing. It encodes your production. You then burn to a disc, using Disc Copier. For most users, for the past 3 or 4 versions of EMC, this has worked the best.

 

The folks who are giving you advice are seasoned veterans of many versions of the software. You will learn a lot by trying their suggestions.

[bimicher]

That's nice and all about using an ISO and then disc copier, but doens't that take a good deal longer than just burning directly to a disk? And why does fit to disk always but the size just a bit above what my disk can handle?

 

I may try that method though if fit to disk continues to be annoying.

 

The create iso and then burn with DiscCopier method does not take much longer. It seems to much more reliable in creating a successful DVD since it separates the rendering and burning into 2 separate operations. Another advantage is that it is easy to make a copy using the existing iso file.

The final size calculated for a DVD I would think is only an estimate of the space required since the programs really does not "know" how much space is required until has completed the actual rendering