[X4U] Why is my DVD Capacity so small?

[Jeff Carruthers]

Also, is there an option with your burning software to burn to fit, in other words choose a compression that will ensure that the project will fit on the DVD.

Jeff
On Feb 6, 2011, at 3:47 PM, Nick Scalise wrote:

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> On Feb 6, 2011, at 12:25 PM, John Erdman wrote:
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>> I'm trying to make a video DVD that I can play on my TV with my regular DVD player that is connected directly to the TV.
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>> I've got my files ready to burn. I've never been able to get all the way thru the process. I run into problems in the burning process. It seems to be related to the amount of storage capacity on the new disk.  And it don't make no never mind whether I'm working in OS X or Bootcamp.
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>> I'm using brand new Sony DVD+R disks. They're labelled as having 4.7 GB capacity and 1X-16X speeds. And when I try to burn the disks I get error messages that 1) the disks are already used (sometimes) and 2)That there is not enough space.
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>> Despite the data included with the spindle of unused disks,  Bootcamp says that the amount of space available is 1.57GB, and in OSX  Info shows the available capacity is a whopping 3.32 GB.   Trouble is, I need at least 3.7GB to do this job of writing video files.
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>> What's happening?  Does this mean that the 4.7GB is not really available.  What do I need to do to get this done?
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> What software are you using to burn the disk?
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> What amount of time do the files total? If they total more than 2 hours, it will be difficult to cram it on a 4.7GB disk.
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> Is there a way from your software that you can create a disk image first?
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> If so, do that and then check to see what size the image is.
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