Compression settings for 90 minute film? at DVinfo.net

Heath McKnight · October 30th, 2006, 08:04 PM

Hey guys,

I haven't had to compress a feature film in 3 years, so I don't remember my settings. Any advice on what I should do? The 90 minute DVD Studio Pro/Compressor Setting made it close to 5 gb. Should I try 120 minutes or is there a custom out there? (Even with my G5 Quad, this is a LONG process, around 6 hours.)

Thanks,

heath

Emre Safak · October 30th, 2006, 09:06 PM

Use an MPEG-2 bit rate calculator. If the soundtrack is in Dolby Digital stereo (192kbps), then encode the video at an average bit rate of 6.4Mbps (two-pass VBR is best).

October 30th, 2006, 08:04 PM	#1
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Compression settings for 90 minute film? Hey guys, I haven't had to compress a feature film in 3 years, so I don't remember my settings. Any advice on what I should do? The 90 minute DVD Studio Pro/Compressor Setting made it close to 5 gb. Should I try 120 minutes or is there a custom out there? (Even with my G5 Quad, this is a LONG process, around 6 hours.) Thanks, heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

October 30th, 2006, 09:06 PM	#2
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	Use an MPEG-2 bit rate calculator. If the soundtrack is in Dolby Digital stereo (192kbps), then encode the video at an average bit rate of 6.4Mbps (two-pass VBR is best).