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Keebler

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Jun 20, 2005
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Hi there,

I'm working on a family autobiography video/photo project. I've estimated the running time to be approximately 3 hours. I have never used dual layer discs before so i'm wondering if (and should) i create the project so it will fit on 1 disc or create 2 1.5 discs?

How i have the project broken down actually lends itself nicely to 2 discs, but i thought i would ask about the 1 disc. i know about the world of bitrates so my calculations are very close to what the final files will be.

using a bitrate in the 5.7 - 6.2 range, can i fit 3 hours on a single dual layer disc?

also, is it possible to buy inkjet printable dual layer discs (high quality ones)?

cost is somewhat of an issue as i may be making quite a few copies so the # of dics has an impact (albeit a relatively low impact)...ie. it's not going to break me. biggest concern is i use something that is of high quality and that will have high compatibility (with their dvd players that is).

i'm very tempted to stay the course of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it', but i'm always up for exploring possibilties :)

Cheers,
keebler
 
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