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Using DVD Architect I show how to compress and

t a long video onto a DVD, by calculating
customized Bit Rates and pre-rendering the
video.
This is one of the most popular tutorials on Movie Studio Zen now. If you are a
beginner you may feel a little overwhelmed with all the instructions you have to
follow. Don't get overwhelmed ! Go through each step one at a time and take it
slowly. Once you have learnt the work ow and practised a bit with a test project, you
will discover that it is actually very easy compress videos for DVD. If it does not work
for you, make sure to read the new Troubleshooting Guide I have added to the end of
this article.
There are two ways you can compress and t videos onto a single DVD. In this tutorial
I will be showing you an Advanced Method that will give you the highest quality video
possible. There is also a much simpler method you can follow by using an inbuilt tool
within the DVD Architect program, however the results may not be as good. Follow
this link for easy method (/doctor-zen-faq/351-how-to-squeeze-a-large-video-
onto-a-dvd-using-dvd-architect).
I will be using three programs during this tutorial. Sony Vegas Pro
(/component/weblinks/weblink/9-vegas-pro?Itemid=101&task=weblink.go), DVD
Architect Pro (/component/weblinks/weblink/2-dvd-architect-pro?
Itemid=101&task=weblink.go) and Mark's DVD Bit Rate Calculator. You can also use
Sony Movie Studio Platinum (/component/weblinks/weblink/10-movie-studio-
platinum?Itemid=101&task=weblink.go) and DVD Architect Studio
(/component/weblinks/weblink/3-dvd-architect-studio?
Itemid=101&task=weblink.go) instead of the Pro versions. My instructions will work
exactly the same in Movie Studio Platinum and DVD Architect Studio.
Steps involved
These are the steps you will follow in this tutorial. Please remember to watch the
video tutorial at the top of this article, which contains much more detailed
information than I can cover with just words here,
1. You may need to use a video converter if the videos you want to import into Movie
Studio are using a video codec that Movie Studio cannot read. Convert them rst,
then import. Watch this tutorial here (/free-tutorials/miscellaneous-help-
tutorials/503-how-to-convert-video-into-di erent-video-codecs-and-formats) if
you need more help with this topic.
2. Create and Edit your project in Movie Studio Platinum or Vegas Pro.
3. Improve your videos by adding some colour correction and remove any black
borders.
4. Use the Bit Rate Calculator to get custom bit rates, so you can render a Video for
DVD to a very precise le size that ll t perfectly onto a single disc.
4. Use Render As to create a new video with custom bit rates
5. Import new video created with Movie Studio Platinum or Sony Vegas Pro into DVD
Architect Studio or DVD Architect Pro
6. Burn your DVD
Why would you want to compress/ t a video onto a

DVD ?
Many people record programs o the TV or save videos from YouTube and would like
to store them on a DVD. If you attempt to t anything longer than 60 minutes of
video onto a DVD, you will soon discover that this can be a frustrating and wasteful
task when you work out how many discs you will need.
A standard 4.7GB Single Layer blank DVD like a DVD-R or DVD+R can only hold one
hour of good quality MPEG2 Video. These discs can be purchased in bulk spindles for
an extremely reasonable price and are the most common you will nd.
Dual Layer 8.5GB recordable DVDs like DVD-DL can t up to two hours of good quality
video, however they are a lot more expensive to buy than their Single Layer smaller
Brothers.
So the best solution is to learn how to compress your videos so that you can store up
to double the amount of video on the same size disc. With the method I am about to
show you, you will be able to t 2 hours of video on a 4.7GB DVD and 4 hours of video
on an 8.5GB DVD.
DVD Bit Rate Calculator
This is the most important tool that you must have to follow along with this tutorial.
Mark's DVD Bit Rate Calculator is a little app that will automatically calculate the
exact Bit Rate settings you will need to make your videos smaller in le size. There are
other apps like this oating around the Internet, so you are welcome to use
something else if you nd something that does just as good a job. Click the download
link below, un-zip the le and then install.
Download Bit Rate Calculator ► bitcalc110.zip

(/images/downloads/bitcalc110.zip)
In my video tutorial I show exactly how to calculate your Bit Rates using the app. You
will use this calculator AFTER you have created and edited your project in Sony Vegas
Pro or Movie Studio Platinum. This is because you need to know the exact length in
time the video project will be. Once you know what the time value is, you can then do
your calculations with the Bit Rate application. The three Recommended Bit Rates will
be entered into Custom Settings window for your Mainconcept MPEG2 Render As
template. More about that in a moment.
UPDATE FOR WINDOWS 10 USERS: Installing the Bit

Rate Calculator in Windows 10
If you are having problems using or installing Mark's Bit Rate Calculator in Windows
10, you can install the program using Compatibility Mode. Please read the following
FAQ article for more detailed instructions.
How to install Mark's Bit Rate Calculator in Windows 10? (/doctor-zen-faq/542-how-

to-install-mark-s-bit-rate-calculator-in-windows-10)
Improving the Quality of your Video Project in Vegas
In the video tutorial I show a few ways you can improve the quality of your video,
before you render it into an MPEG2 Video le. I show how to do the following:
Add some simple Colour Correction

Crop the video using the Event Pan/Crop Tool
Adjust the Audio to remove any clipping
Add Chapter Points to make it easier for Fast Forwarding in a DVD Player
Rendering the Video to MPEG2 and AC3 Dolby

Digital Audio
Now that you have reached this stage, you can nally use the customized Bit Rate
settings to compress/ t your video perfectly onto a Single DVD.
Whenever you prepare a video that will be added to DVD Architect, you always render
the Video and Audio Files separately. This is just the way it is done and gives the best
results. You must also name the separate Video and Audio les the exact same name
and save to the exact same folder location.
Related Tutorials for Beginners that teach the basics
If you have never made a DVD with Movie Studio Platinum, Vegas Pro or DVD
Architect, it might be a good idea that you read/watch some more basic tutorials rst
on how to create DVDs with DVD Architect or just follow along when you watch the
video tutorial on this page. I highly recommend the three tutorials linked below. The
rst and second tutorial contain the most up to date information. The third tutorial is
a bit older and covers every single step you could ever possibly need to know - it is an
in-depth tutorial for nerds who like to know everything.
How to Render Video for DVD/Blu-ray with Menus using Sony Movie Studio Platinum
(/free-tutorials/dvd-architect-studio-50/528-how-to-render-video-dvd-bluray-
menus-sony-movie-studio-platinum)
How to Render Video for DVD/Blu-ray with Menus using Sony Vegas Pro (/free-
tutorials/dvd-architect-studio-50/532-how-to-render-video-dvd-bluray-menus-
sony-vegas-pro)
How do I render video in Vegas Movie Studio for DVDs using DVD Architect Studio
(/doctor-zen-faq/167-how-to-render-a-dvd-for-dvd-architect)
The following screen shots are shown in the video tutorial and are explained what
they mean.
Render As window in Sony Vegas Pro 12 showing MPEG2 Rendering Templates
Here is a screen shot from Sony Vegas Pro 12 showing where you input the Bit Rate
settings.
Here is the best Audio Template to use to make your Audio Track
Importing Video into DVD Architect Pro 6.0 or DVD

Architect Studio 5.0
Now you are at the nal step. Open DVD Architect and create a New Project.
Make sure to select the correct template that matches the type of MPEG2 Video you
created with Sony Vegas Pro or Movie Studio Platinum.
Next you can Import just the Video le you rendered. You don't have to worry about
the Audio le, because DVD Architect will automatically match and import it for you.
Refer to some of my older tutorials on how to use DVD Architect if you are unsure
about how to make Menus. You can press this link here for the full list: Articles about
making DVDs (/component/tags/tag/12-dvd)
Once you have nished you can burn your disc. The End.
Troubleshooting Common Problems with using

Custom Bit Rates
Now I am going to go through all the most common mistakes people make, when
they attempt to compress DVD Video using the Bit Rate Calculator.
Using the Bit Rate Calculator
1. (red arrow) Set the Disc Type you are going to burn your discs to. It should be
4.7GB for Single Layer discs or 8.5GB for Dual Layer discs.
2. (blue arrow) Set Audio Encoding. I normally use 224 Kb/s by default for all projects
- this is a safe setting.
3. (orange arrow) Set Motion Menus Running Time. I normally set to 1 minute for
basic projects, however technically this can be left at zero. If you have created
multiple menu screens with moving backgrounds, you need to up this setting.
4. (green arrow) Set the number of Fixed Menus.
5. (yellow arrow) Setting the Safety Margin is the most important setting of all. I have
found that 4% is a safe setting. You can go lower once you gain more experience and
understand exactly what is going on.
6. (black arrow) Set Total Video Time. This is an equally important setting. Go to the
very end of your timeline in Movie Studio Platinum or Vegas Pro and place cursor
here. Now transfer the Total Time for project into the Bit Rate Calculator.
7. (purple arrow) Make sure to change Bit Rate Outputs to VBR (variable bit rate)
setting.
Inputting Bit Rates Correctly into Movie Studio

Platinum / Vegas Pro
The Bit Rat Calculator displays Bit Rates in Kbps (kilo bytes per second), whereas the
Custom Video Settings for MainConcept MPEG-2 in Movie Studio Platinum and Vegas
Pro display Bit Rates in bps (bytes per second).
This means you must add three zeros to the end of your Bit Rates from the
Calculator.
Here are the conversions for my example:
Minimum Bit Rate = 3776 Kbps = 3,776,000 bps
Average Bit Rate = 6296 Kbps = 6,296,000 bps
Maximum Bit Rate = 7864 Kbps = 7,864,000 bps
Make sure Make Movie / Render As settings are set

identically in DVD Architect
If you DO NOT Match all your settings the same in Movie Studio Platinum/Vegas Pro
and DVD Architect Studio/Pro, this will destroy all the good work you did rendering to
custom bit rates. If you have set your your Project Properties incorrectly in DVD
Architect, what will normally happen is the program will say the video is WAY TOO
LARGE to t on the disc. This is because the video you have imported is in PAL or
NTSC and the program is set to NTSC or PAL - so DVDA thinks it has to convert the
video, which means all your custom bit rates will be destroyed and DVDA will want to
re-render all your videos to normal high bit rates. When this happens to people, their
normal response is to think that the Bit Rate Calculator did not work and that I don't
know what I am talking about. You must have a PAL/PAL match or NTSC/NTSC match,
if that makes sense.
The whole point of using the Bit Rate Calculator, is to get Movie
Studio Platinum or Vegas Pro to do all the hard work. If you
have rendered your videos correctly, DVD Architect should not
have to re-render anything. It can simply burn your custom
made videos directly onto the DVD.
For the majority of people on planet Earth right now, you will be using NTSC MPEG2
settings or PAL MPEG2 settings.
If you are in an NTSC country and rendered your videos to DVD Architect NTSC
Widescreen video stream, you MUST also set your DVD Architect Project Properties to
the same settings.
If you are in an PAL country and rendered your videos to DVD Architect PAL
Widescreen video stream, you MUST also set your DVD Architect Project Properties to
the same settings.
There are two ways you can set your DVD Architect
Project Properties correctly.
#1. Go to File - New. This is what you do if you have not started your project yet.
If you used NTSC settings, you should be using the template marked with red arrow.
If you used PAL settings, you should be using the template marked with blue arrow.
#2. If you have already started your project and think you may have set your project
up incorrectly, you can edit your Project Properties.
Go to File - Properties.
Make sure you have selected the correct "disc size" Target Media Size (GB) - 4.7GB or
8.5GB.
Aspect Ratio should be 16:9 for Widescreen Settings - no one uses 4:3 any more.
Resolution will be either NTSC or PAL, depending on which country you live in. If you
set this incorrectly, it will completely muck up everything.
Frame rate is 29.97 fps for NTSC users and 25 fps for PAL users.
Why can't I hear any Audio in the Video I just

rendered for DVD ?
When you prepare videos for DVD Architect using Movie Studio Platinum or Vegas Pro,
the Video and Audio les are always rendered/exported separately. So if you try to
play the Video in Windows Media Player, you will not hear any sound. This is normal
because you did not render the audio with the video le.
After you have imported the Video les into DVD Architect and use the Disc Preview
function, you will hear the audio for your video les. That is because DVD Architect
automatically imports the separate Audio le for you.
If you still cannot hear any Audio in the DVD Architect Preview window, that means
you did not name your les correctly and/or did not save them into the same folder
location. When you render the Video and Audio les separately, you must give them
the exact same name and save them to the exact same folder. If you don't do this,
the automatic le match up cannot work.
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Ken Strohm · 11:37 27/07/2018
I have done everything as explained. When I preview the DVD I have audio and I can see
the audio in the timeline. The MPG and the AC3 les are named the same and are
rendered into the same folder. When I burn the DVD I have no audio.
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Derek (/forum/user/967-derek) Moderator · 13:54 27/07/2018

What you see and hear in the Preview window, is exactly the same as what you
should see and hear on the burnt DVD. In all my years of using DVDA, you are the
rst person to ever report this, so I don't know what the problem is. I have to start
with the basics. Have you tried playing another "store bought" DVD in the same
DVD player you are using to test your DVD, to make sure there is not a problem
with your player? Because it sounds like the volume slider has been turned down
by accident.
If you haven't accidentally turned down the volume slider for your DVD player
(some DVD player remotes do have this function), then can you send me a copy of
your DVDA
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[size=16px]Great reference guides. They clearly explain all the necessary steps. One of the
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Emily · 00:02 14/05/2017

Do you have to put in menu settings if you are not going to have any menus?
Do you have to have menus in you videos?
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Menus are not compulsory, but a basic menu is normally a good idea.
You can creating a movie only disc, by going to File/New and selecting Single
movie.
Then select your
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Archlich · 15:43 25/02/2017

4.7G blanks are all I can get. I have some feature length content that's such high quality
that a 4.7G DVD can only hold about 4.x bps, yielding bad quality. I hate to split content
over 2 discs. Would you recommend rendering the original down, then reloading and
authoring [i]that[/i]? If so, any speci c tips? Cheers and thanks in any case.
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There is only [b]one method required[/b], for compressing large videos onto a
single DVD.
[i]Do exactly what I showed in the tutorial ![/i]
There is no need, nor advantage to adding extra steps and doing double renders,
otherwise it defeats the purpose of the tutorial and will end up with less quality. If
your video is longer than 2 hours, you need to use Dual Layer 8.5 GB DVDs or split
the
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Archlich · 21:25 25/02/2017
Ok. That's what I was after. Have a great weekend!
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Courtney · 16:44 31/10/2016

Thank you for this, your videos have saved me once again.
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Cheers
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Leif Knudsen · 06:21 27/10/2016

I take the crystal clear and highlighted rule of separate video and audio stream renderings
to heart. In "MainConcept MPEG-2" I notice 4 "DVD Architect PAL 16:9 video audio "
options. What are they used for when Architect requires separate les?
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Can you please provide a screen shot of the exact window/options you are looking
at, so that I know what you are talking about? You can images to the Forum here:
https://www.moviestudiozen.com/forum/index
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Leif Knudsen · 21:23 26/10/2016

Thanks!!!! It's exceptionally to the point descriptions with all the important details. It was
like turning on the light in a dark room. I have used the Fit To Disc always - no more.
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ida tarbell · 17:47 17/10/2016

There's got to be a simpler way. I'm play an 18 gig mkv movie in VLC and the video
barely moves while the audio is way ahead of it.
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Mia · 08:54 31/07/2016

Wow. I never knew how much work this entailed. Thank you for this tutorial.
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Thanks
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Leigh · 18:46 26/09/2015

Thank you for posting this tutorial. I am using Movie Studio Platinum 13 and DVD
Architect Studio 5. My problem has been poor image quality (stuttering/freeze frame)
when the camera action pans around slowly. By using the correct settings given by you
with both these programs in combination, I have nally achieved silky smooth action on
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 DVD Architect Studio (/component/tags/tag/dvd-architect-studio) 

How to Compress and Fit a Long Video ont…

Using DVD Architect I show how to compress and

4. Use Render As to create a new video with custom bit rates

6. Burn your DVD

Why would you want to compress/ t a video onto a

DVD Bit Rate Calculator

Download Bit Rate Calculator ► bitcalc110.zip

UPDATE FOR WINDOWS 10 USERS: Installing the Bit

How to install Mark's Bit Rate Calculator in Windows 10? (/doctor-zen-faq/542-how-

Improving the Quality of your Video Project in Vegas

Add some simple Colour Correction

Rendering the Video to MPEG2 and AC3 Dolby

Related Tutorials for Beginners that teach the basics

Render As window in Sony Vegas Pro 12 showing MPEG2 Rendering Templates

Importing Video into DVD Architect Pro 6.0 or DVD

Troubleshooting Common Problems with using

Using the Bit Rate Calculator

Inputting Bit Rates Correctly into Movie Studio

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