Spliting a movie on multiple dvds

[jhervey]

What is the best way to split a movie over 2 or more dvds? I have a file that is 10gb and it won't fit on a double layer disc. I don't want to save in lower resolution. Thanks for any help.

[SteveG]

Make a project file for each DVD. In your case, each DVD would be 1 hour.

[Steve Grisetti]

First, know that the amount that will fit on a DVD has nothing to do with how large your source video files are. Before being loaded to a DVD, the program will transcode it to DVD files, so that you can fit about 60-70 minutes on a DVD at full quality.

That said, if you still need to split your movie into two DVDs, the smartest way is to:

1) Export your entire movie as a DV-AVI using Share/Personal Computer/AVI.

2) Open a new project, import your AVI and place it on the timeline.

3) Trim the clip in half, then author and output your DVD.

4) Do a Save As and save this project as Part 2.

5) Untrim your AVI and this time trim away the first halft, then author and output your second DVD.

[John 'twosheds' McDonald]

First, know that the amount that will fit on a DVD has nothing to do with how large your source video files are. Before being loaded to a DVD, the program will transcode it to DVD files, so that you can fit about 60-70 minutes on a DVD at full quality.

............which means that on a dual layer you'll get about 120 mins or so. Most 'Hollywood' productions are issued on dual layer DVDs and the quality is good. But they are pressed rather than burned and also the studios have access to some very expensive and sophisticated compression software.

[Steve Grisetti]

BTW, do I understand from your posts on the Adobe forum that you're trying to create a hi-def DVD project?

As I said on that forum, you really have to decide one way or another. You must either rez down your video to standard def for a DVD or burn it as a BluRay disc. You can't burn a hi-def DVD that will play hi-def video on a DVD player.

[Chuck Engels]

I guess another question is this;
Are you trying to put a data file on a DVD or create a DVD Movie?
If you are talking about a data file so you can play a High Definition movie on a computer then that is one thing, the DVD Movie is another. Do you need to actually split up the movie into parts or the file into parts?