Using DVD Architect Pro 6.0 I show how to compress and fit a long video onto a DVD, by calculating customized Bit Rates and pre-rendering the video with Sony Vegas Pro 12.
I will be using three programs during this tutorial. Sony Vegas Pro 12, DVD Architect Pro 6.0 and Mark's DVD Bit Rate Calculator. You can also use Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12 and DVD Architect Studio 5.0 instead of the Pro versions. My instructions will work exactly the same in Movie Studio and DVDA Studio.
This tutorial is in three parts and includes a Video Tutorial with full instructions at the bottom of this page. You will learn:
- How to Compress a long video by calculating precise customized Bit Rates
- How to do some simply Editing to improve the quality of your video and Render with special Bit Rate values
- How to Import your rendered videos into DVD Architect and make a DVD
Why would you want to compress/fit a video onto a DVD ?
Many people record programs off the TV or save videos from YouTube and would like to store them on a DVD. If you attempt to fit anything longer than 60 minutes of video onto a DVD, you will soon discover that this can be a frustrating and wasteful task when you work out how many discs you will need.
A standard 4.7GB Single Layer blank DVD like a DVD-R or DVD+R can only hold one hour of good quality MPEG2 Video. These discs can be purchased in bulk spindles for an extremely reasonable price and are the most common you will find.
Dual Layer 8.5GB recordable DVDs like DVD-DL can fit up to two hours of good quality video, however they are a lot more expensive to buy than their Single Layer smaller Brothers.
So the best solution is to learn how to compress your videos so that you can store up to double the amount of video on the same size disc. With the method I am about to show you, you will be able to fit 2 hours of video on a 4.7GB DVD and 4 hours of video on an 8.5GB DVD.
Using Realplayer I show how to Download any Video from YouTube and then how to Convert it into an different Video Codec.
Then you will be able edit it with Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12 or Sony Vegas Pro 12 and create a brand new video which can then be turned into a DVD or just kept on your computer.
This tutorial is in three parts and includes a Video Tutorial at the very bottom of page.
You will learn:
- How to use RealPlayer and SpeedBit Video Accelerator
- How to convert video using Any Video Converter
- How to Import your converted video into Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12 or Sony Vegas Pro 12
Using Realplayer to Download Web Video
There is no direct download this video function on YouTube, so if you want to Save a YT video to your computer you will need to install a program to do this for you.
The program I have been using for many years now to download any video from the Internet is Realplayer. Realplayer is available in two different versions:
- RealPlayer Basic - Free Basic Player
- Realplayer Plus - Premium Player
In this tutorial I show how to design your 2013 YouTube Channel Banner so that it conforms to the new layout design and specifications that are being implemented for all channels.
I will be using Photoshop to do the actual design work, but you could use another program if you wish.
Google takes the knife to everyone's Channel Design in it's 200th+ Facelift of YouTube
That's right. The YouTube Channel design is changing yet again !
Google has now managed to do what Phyllis Diller and Jocelyn Wildenstein could only dream of - experience a hundred life times of plastic surgery in the space of just a few short years. For anyone who is a fan of the British Sci Fi TV show Dr Who and familiar with the character Lady Cassandra, don't be shocked if you hear your channel page crying out "Moisturise Me, Moisturise Me !"
Lady Cassandra had her life extended through a series of 708 plastic surgery operations until she was nothing but a piece of skin stretched onto a frame, with eyes and a mouth, connected to a brain in a designer jar filled with a preserving solution. Her skin had to be constantly moisturised to keep it from drying out.

Anyone that has been on YouTube for last couple of years will know that Google is obsessed with continually changing the layout and functionality of YouTube.
The new channel design will mean the end of anyone being able to place artwork in the background of their channel. Whether you are a YouTube Partner or not, everyone will have to comply with this latest change.
I have not being able to confirm this, but I believe the design will become compulsory as of 1st April 2013 - April Fool's Day. I am not joking.
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