We are tying to author/produce a professional training DVD.
Where we are now: we have a have edited a final version AVI file that is about 35 gig (uncompressed) and runs close to 3 hours (about 2:45).
The Mission: We want to get it on either one or two DVDs, for the lowest cost, but with a 80-90% compatibility rate with most consumer DVD players and respectable image quality (for a training film).
The Problem? Another newbie tells me that commercial DVD movies are burned on special media, by special burners that and burn 2 layers per disk side (8gigs per side). Says my equipment won't work and that we’d need to go to a high-priced production house.
The Questions: I have a DVD-RAM burner that will burn fine to DVD-R, and I can make flawless "back-ups" of commercial movies with DVDXCopy. Shouldn't my equipment be able to do the job if it can pump out a perfect copy of Lord of the Rings on one standard DVD-R blank?
If the answer is yes, what software package would you recommend to render/compress/burn it into a final product? I’m looking for easy to use, not too expensive yet professional looking output. I don’t need tons of menus, stereo sound or any other bells & whistle.
A small cash prize will be given to the kind soul who can guide me the quickest, and farthest to my goal.
P.S. We’re using a WindowXP with more than enough muscle.
Where we are now: we have a have edited a final version AVI file that is about 35 gig (uncompressed) and runs close to 3 hours (about 2:45).
The Mission: We want to get it on either one or two DVDs, for the lowest cost, but with a 80-90% compatibility rate with most consumer DVD players and respectable image quality (for a training film).
The Problem? Another newbie tells me that commercial DVD movies are burned on special media, by special burners that and burn 2 layers per disk side (8gigs per side). Says my equipment won't work and that we’d need to go to a high-priced production house.
The Questions: I have a DVD-RAM burner that will burn fine to DVD-R, and I can make flawless "back-ups" of commercial movies with DVDXCopy. Shouldn't my equipment be able to do the job if it can pump out a perfect copy of Lord of the Rings on one standard DVD-R blank?
If the answer is yes, what software package would you recommend to render/compress/burn it into a final product? I’m looking for easy to use, not too expensive yet professional looking output. I don’t need tons of menus, stereo sound or any other bells & whistle.
A small cash prize will be given to the kind soul who can guide me the quickest, and farthest to my goal.
P.S. We’re using a WindowXP with more than enough muscle.
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