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Alan1734
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September 20, 2017
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File sizes much larger in Encore

  • September 20, 2017
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I'll begin by saying I'm somewhat of a novice so if I've left out info that is needed to advise on this problem, let me know and I'll be happy to trya nd find it.  My question is this.  I have a video file that is roughly 2.4 GB in size.  When I put it in Encore, it says it is using 6.83 GB of space on the Build tab.  I ran another version of the video and got it down to 1.3 GB in size.  Yet when I put it in Encore, it says it is using 6.83 GB of space on the Build tab.  What is going on here?

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    Stan Jones
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    Stan JonesCommunity Expert
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    September 20, 2017

    In the Encore project panel, look a the asset (not the timeline) under the "DVD Transcode Status" column (or the Blu-ray if that is what you are making). If it says "Do Not Transcode" it means Encore sees it as legal for DVD (or Blu-ray respectively) and you're good to go.

    If however, it says "untranscoded," it is not, and Encore will transcode it. If it set to the default of "Automatic" transcode settings, Encore will fill the disk with whatever is ready to transcode when the disk is built.

    There are other possibilities (content in the ROM section of the disk).

    If this makes no sense, post screenshots of your Encore project panel and of the build tab.

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      SAFEHARBOR11
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      September 20, 2017

      Where did you get this video clip that you are putting into Encore, and what format, such as .mp4 or what?

      Most likely, your source video is very highly compressed at a low bit rate, then since Encore must transcode into MPEG-2 to meet the DVD spec, it is using a default bit rate that is higher than the source file thus the larger size. Most likely scenario. Unless as Stan alluded to, could be other factors at work. But let's start with the source video.


      Thanks

      Jeff

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