Return-Path: Received: from omr12.networksolutionsemail.com ([205.178.146.62] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4790914 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:47:11 +0200 Received: from cm-omr3 (mail.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.50]) by omr12.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id q6U7pJmB003193 for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:51:20 -0400 Authentication-Results: cm-omr3 smtp.user=chris@chriszwar.com; auth=pass (PLAIN) X-Authenticated-UID: chris@chriszwar.com Received: from [122.150.240.225] ([122.150.240.225:51129] helo=[192.168.0.5]) by cm-omr3 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.41 r(31179/31189)) with ESMTPA id BC/8C-26729-6FC36105; Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:51:19 -0400 From: Chris Zwar Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-3-255256545 Subject: Re: [AE] DVD Question Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:51:16 +1000 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <25CACB27-C4CF-468F-ADB8-B647B35A112D@chriszwar.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-3-255256545 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 A dual layer DVD will certainly play in normal players. There's nothing = unusual about a dual layer disc at all, most retail discs are dual = layer. They take longer to burn but don't require you to do anything = different. If you are using a professional authoring system you can = choose the point at which the video changes layers for minimal = disruption to the viewer (ie on a natural cut point, not in the middle = of a shot). You won't get 250 minutes of video on a single layer disc. It depends on the content as to how well the video will compress. All = normal rules about compression apply - fast movement will look blocky, = fades and dissolves will look blocky at low bit rates. But without = looking at all 250 minutes of video it's hard to say exactly how bad it = will look. You obviously want to use a good multi-pass compression = tool. -Chris On 30/07/2012, at 5:38 PM, Jonathan Penzner wrote: > Good day to everyone. >=20 > A client wants to jam around 250 minutes of video into a standard DVD. = Is that even possible or will the result just look like such crap that = it becomes pointless? It's a combination of of footage, graphics and = audio =96 VO over a bed, in most cases. Just wondering what the accepted = wisdom is here. Perhaps a dual layered DVD is the answer. But will that = play in standard players? >=20 > Thanks in advance. >=20 >=20 > Jonathan >=20 >=20 >=20 > JONATHAN PENZNER > SUNDANCE/REALTIME > VIDEO EDITING =95 MOTION GRAPHICS =95 DESIGN >=20 > | STUDIO 626 345-0285 | > | CELL 818 321-2890 | >=20 > SUREAL@CHARTER.NET >=20 --Apple-Mail-3-255256545 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 A = dual layer DVD will certainly play in normal players.  There's = nothing unusual about a dual layer disc at all, most retail discs are = dual layer.  They take longer to burn but don't require you to do = anything different.  If you are using a professional authoring = system you can choose the point at which the video changes layers for = minimal disruption to the viewer (ie on a natural cut point, not in the = middle of a shot).  You won't get 250 minutes of video on a single = layer disc.

It depends on the content as to how well = the video will compress.  All normal rules about compression apply = - fast movement will look blocky, fades and dissolves will look blocky = at low bit rates.  But without looking at all 250 minutes of video = it's hard to say exactly how bad it will look.  You obviously want = to use a good multi-pass compression = tool.

-Chris

On 30/07/2012, = at 5:38 PM, Jonathan Penzner wrote:

Good day to = everyone.

A client wants to jam around 250 = minutes of video into a standard DVD. Is that even possible or will the = result just look like such crap that it becomes pointless? It's a = combination of of footage, graphics and audio =96 VO over a bed, in most = cases. Just wondering what the accepted wisdom is here. Perhaps a dual = layered DVD is the answer. But will that play in standard = players?

Thanks in = advance.


Jonathan



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