Creating a DVD/Movie - Need help

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So I recorded a friends wedding, edited in Adobe Premiere Pro and exported it to a mp4 file. The file is 2.7GB at 720p. I then opened up “Corel DVD Movie Factory 7” to create a menu screen etc but when I bring in the movie file (2.7GB) its telling me that the file is 4.9GB and too big for a DVD. I even erased the menu with song and its still at 4.9GB
Any ideas?

Also, what do you / have you guys used to make DVDs with menus etc

Thanks

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I’ve used Adobe Encore to make DVDs.

That said, you’re trying to put HD onto a DVD and while it’s not impossible, you can’t fit much (time wise) at all.

How long is the video you’re trying to put on it? Corel is likely un-compressing the MP4 into an AVI in order to burn to DVD.

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i have used CovertXtoDVD…you can do menus and chapters…I have burned a 720p MKV to a dvd…but it wasnt true 720p once it was actually burned but still looked damn good…Dual Layers are nice for this particular application too

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Is your dvd drive compatible with dual layer dvds?

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^Yep, just dual layer that bitch. Better quality.

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Here for a dual layer comment.

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The video is 1hr20min Full version (doesnt fit)
I also have a Highlight film thats 3min long and 250MB…which it doubles to 500MB (again doesnt fit)

Is there any way to make Corel not un-compress this? Or maybe I shouldnt use Corel

Unfortunately no its not. So dual layer is outta the question for now.

My friends dont have a HDTV (own a old boob tube)
So I guess I could drop the quality a little bit to get it to fit.

I will look into ConvertXtoDVD

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http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cd_dvd/copy_dvd/dvd_shrink.cfm

ConvertX works well too.

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Thanks PR, I will try this out