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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>The encoding from DV to MPEG2 is what takes the most time. A full 1:45 minute DVD might take as long as 8 hours to encode, depending on the processor in your computer, the RAM.<BR>
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The burning speed is based almost entirely on the speed of your burner. If you have a 4x burner, it will take approximately 15-20 minutes to burn your disc.<BR>
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If you want to burn additional copies at a later date, use the Make Disc Image under the file menu.<BR>
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regards,<BR>
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sb<BR>
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On 8/4/06 1:53 PM, "Preston" <Boardrider@aaaHawk.com> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Geneva, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.0px'>thanks! Does it take a long time to burn a DVD this size?<BR>
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Yup. Hard to say exactly what to expect since your Mac's Processor will be the major factor in speed. Also your burner speed will change your time as well.<BR>
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Best to burn all you want the first time. As you will NOT want to render your project every couple days when you decide you really do want to give a copy to Aunt Ellie and Uncle Buck. (you can always use apple's disk utility or Toast to copy your project DVD on a later date w/o rendering)<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Geneva, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.0px'> Also...do you know how to get rid of old iDVD files to make space on hard drive?<BR>
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Find them. Toss them in the trash, and empty trash. Won't do you any good till you empty.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Geneva, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.0px'>thanks again!<BR>
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-Preston<BR>
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