Burning A 3 Hour Dvd

[derekpara]

I want to burn a 3 hour film to DVD via RealPlayer.

Most DVDs are 120mins only but I've bought some Double Layer 8.5gb disks which state I have a 240 minutes.

When I attempt the download, RealPlayer says there is insufficient disk space. How do I resolve this, please ?


Cheers.

D

[ivor4781]

have you got a dvd reorder that will take double sided discs

[stoofur]

I think your issue is more the file size rather than the length. Are you trying to burn a HD movie onto the DVD? If you are you would need to burn it to BluRay. To burn to a DVD you would need to reduce the resolution.

[stoofur]

BTW to burn to BluRay you would need to have a BluRay writer drive.

[Old_Geezer]

I would suspect the double layer one is capable of 8.5G but they would need to be used in a disk burner that supported that. Maybe your drive doesn't ? That would be my first guess. What drive do you have and does it's manual say what it can cope with ?

[Old_Geezer]

Ah that's the problem with getting interrupted and then forgetting you were writing a response (especially when the PC screen update clearly did nothing of the sort). I see this has now already been suggested.

[derekpara]

Right, now for a response to your welcome suggestions.
Ivor: It's a brand new PC with a DVD recorder and as far as I'm aware the dics I have are one sided (8.5GB 8xSpeed 240 mins)

Stoofur: I'm trying to burn a 1935 B&W film that I've got in my Realplayer library; duration 2hrs 30 mins. So I expect it's not HD.

OG: Yes, the double layer disc is 8.5GB and my new PC didn't have a manual for the DVD drive so I can't answer your question.

Fender: I downloaded this programme but it turned out to be a trial version, which I'm wary of, and it seemed too complicated for my limited ability.

I know how to burn a CD from Realplayer and thought I could just insert this double layer disc and burn as usual, but it's proving a pain ! Anyway, thank you all for your help.

D

[Old_Geezer]

You might be able to find its manual on the Net. If it is the drive not coping then you have an option to treat yourself to a higher spec one.