DVI filed sized compressed to DVD?

[Brino]

I am transferring video from my camcorder to my computer...for the first
time. And then transferring the video to a DVD. I assume that for the
highest quality, I should transfer from the camcorder in a DVI file.
However, this file will end up being 12+GB and it's under an hour of footage.
My DVD capacity is only 4.7GB. What is the best file format to burn this on
to a DVD? Is there some kind of compression that happens when I transfer the
12+GB file on to a DVD or do I really have to burn 3 DVDs? Any advice would
be most appreciated! Thanks!

 

[John Inzer]

I am transferring video from my camcorder to my computer...for the
first time. And then transferring the video to a DVD. I assume that
for the highest quality, I should transfer from the camcorder in a
DVI file. However, this file will end up being 12+GB and it's under
an hour of footage. My DVD capacity is only 4.7GB. What is the best
file format to burn this on to a DVD? Is there some kind of
compression that happens when I transfer the 12+GB file on to a DVD
or do I really have to burn 3 DVDs? Any advice would be most
appreciated! Thanks!

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The file size sounds about right (dv-avi is about 13 gb
per hour)...and guess what...when burning a DVD with
authoring software the file size is not the issue...duration
is. In general...a 4.7 GB DVD Blank will hold one hour
of quality video. Some authoring programs have options
that allow longer files to be compressed.

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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

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