Posted by Javaholics on 02/03/06 22:23

My project is 5.7GB...does Shrink compress this data down to 4.38GB and
automatically determine the bitrate necessary to accomplish this? Is it
safe to assume that shrinking will degrade the video/audio? Is there a
bitrate scale, for lack of a better term by which one could determine ahead
of time based on the lowered bitrate value, whether or not it was worth
continuing with the project...something like, bitrate 7 to 8 produces the
best quality, 5 to 6 produces average quality, 4 and below don't waste your
time...? ...or is this an oversimplification of the process?

"Biz" <spamoff@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "Javaholics" <info@javaholics.net> wrote in message
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>> I created a 02:16:50 size project that I want to burn to a single layer
>> DVD...any suggestions on how best to accomplish this?
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>> Thanks...
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> No such thing as a 2 hour DVD...A single layer recordable DVD will hold
> aprox 4.38GB of data....author your DVD and see how big it turns out to be
> in GB....if under 4.38GB, it will easily fit on a single layer DVD. If it
> is too big after authoring, then use DVDShrink....the bitrate of the audio
> and video tracks is what determines how much time you can fit on a sinlge
> layer DVD...
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