on 12/14/04 9:53 AM, Steve Hardy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > --- Gregg Gorrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Actually, DV video is compressed (approximately 5:1 >> ratio) - so 5 minutes/GB >> isn't bad compared to uncompressed video ... ;). > > But I assume that's after you do the burn, right? It > still takes a gig on my drive before hand. and that's > after I export in iMovie. I assume the "clip" iMovie > makes and stores on a different partition is also > large. That's why I want to get the software to let me > put that file on my largest drive as well. Right now > it stroes it on a 30 gig partition (if it were empty), > so my immediate limitation is less than 30 gigs for > now, not 160. DV video files that iMovie, FCP, Premiere typically import from a DV camera via Firewire are already compressed @ 5:1 ratio (the A/D/A circuit in the camera does this). True uncompressed video files are <REALLY> huge (ie approximately 1 GB/minute). When you export the movie to DVD, the authoring software further compresses the video down to MPEG-2 (anywhere from 10:1 to 30:1 - it depends on your the target bitrate, which determines what length of video you can get onto your 4.7GB disk and of course, affects the resulting quality). >> BTW, there are software patches to get Apple DVD >> Player to work with your >> external FW DVD-R drive: >> >> For OS9 >> <http://www.os9forever.com/DVDPlayer.html> >> >> For OSX >> <http://www.wormintheapple.gr/macdvd/download4.html> > > Cool. I'll check those out. > > > ===== > Steve Hardy They should work for you. Not sure about Panther compatibility - you may want to get everything else working before venturing towards that upgrade and do a bit of research to see what versions of your software might need to be upgraded. -- Gregg -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
