# Creating a DVD/Movie - Need help
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/creating-a-dvd-movie-need-help/223576
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**Created:** [June 4, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/creating-a-dvd-movie-need-help/223576 "2012-06-04T22:31:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/creating-a-dvd-movie-need-help/223576/1 "2012-06-04T22:31:48Z")
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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### Author:  [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2012, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/creating-a-dvd-movie-need-help/223576/2 "2012-06-05T06:51:30Z")
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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### Author:  [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2012, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/creating-a-dvd-movie-need-help/223576/3 "2012-06-05T07:08:02Z")
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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### Author:  [@nytalonTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nytalonTSi)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2012, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/creating-a-dvd-movie-need-help/223576/4 "2012-06-05T07:29:53Z")
Is your dvd drive compatible with dual layer dvds?
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### Author:  [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2012, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/creating-a-dvd-movie-need-help/223576/5 "2012-06-05T07:39:05Z")
^Yep, just dual layer that bitch. Better quality.
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2012, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/creating-a-dvd-movie-need-help/223576/6 "2012-06-05T08:21:41Z")
Here for a dual layer comment.
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### Author:  [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2012, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/creating-a-dvd-movie-need-help/223576/7 "2012-06-05T08:50:04Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#):
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> 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.
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
> [@nytalonTSi](#):
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> Is your dvd drive compatible with dual layer dvds?
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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### Author:  [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2012, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/creating-a-dvd-movie-need-help/223576/8 "2012-06-05T08:56:52Z")
[http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cd\_dvd/copy\_dvd/dvd\_shrink.cfm](http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cd_dvd/copy_dvd/dvd_shrink.cfm)
ConvertX works well too.
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### Author:  [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2012, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/creating-a-dvd-movie-need-help/223576/9 "2012-06-05T10:00:03Z")
Thanks PR, I will try this out