[MikeD]

I have a PM DP 1.25gig and have been using DVD studio pro and iDVD for awhile now but never had to use it to burn for more than an hours worth of footage. Is there a way to get more video into either iDVD or DVD studio pro?

BTW, I'll need a bit more than the 1.5 hour that iDVD says it can do. Would I only be able to do something like that with FCP or can I tweak something to use iDVD?
Mike

[robot prom]

I'm doing something similar with DVD Studio Pro and a program called DVD2oneX. I make a 8.54 GB DVD in DVDSP, then build the DVD, but not write it.

I then use DVD2oneX to compress it to fit on a 4.7 GB DVD-R disc, then write the DVD-R using Toast.

Going this route, I've been able to squeeze about 2.5 hours onto a 4.7 GB DVD-R, with minimal quality loss. You should experience even less quality loss, since you're only compressing 100 minutes or so down to 90 minutes worth of data. The big caveat is that you can't use CSS encryption with DVD2oneX.

[cdrgonzo20]

I've burned appx. 1:45 on a 4.7 dvd without too many problems. The bit rate had to plunge a bit, but in the end it really looked fine. Its a trade off, but a worthy one. I'm sure you do this, but if not its a huge space saver. Be certain to encode your AIFF audio files that the mpeg encoder spits out into AC3 audio files, saves a ton of room. After this you can get away with an acceptible bit rate, especially if you are burning from higher quality sources. good luck.