9GB File on to Disc

[Argyll]

Is there a way of burning a 9GB file containing several MP4’s on to a single DVD? I considered using dual layers until I realised they only have 8.5Gb.

[TJB]

I'm not sure about 9gb but you could 'overburn' onto dual layer dvds for Xbox 360 games back in the day. You had to have a specific burner etc so in theory I guess could be done. Have you tried Imgurn?

[akimba]

COuld see if and overburn would do it else Bluray (which obviously will cost for discs and burner) or get a USB stick cheap as chips these days, without knowing why you need it on DVD medium and not split over 2-3 DVD's hard to advise?

[stimpy]

If you need them all on one disc then you can use Handbrake to re-encode them with a slightly lower bitrate to get them to <8.5GB

[DejaVu]

9GB on DVD is never gonna happen, even using Dual Layer. Overburn will fail and truncating will lose data.

Stimpy offered the best advice. Just re-encode each MP4 down very slightly until you've shaved off 500MB.

It will be the sound in each file that's easiest to shrink down, so I'd just re-encode the encapsuled audio stream.

[EvilBoB]

I'd do what Dejavu says mate. If quality isn't that much of an issue grab the old Windows Media Encoder and just reduce the bitrate a bit and batch run the re-encode. Shouldn't take long and will give decent enough results.

[Argyll]

Okay thanks guys. There is no audio on the files. They are recordings of traffic at junctions and roundabouts recorded from one of our mobile camera's. I need to send these videos out to developers and fellow planners so it will be a regular thing and not just a one off.

I'll try handbrake as I'm familiar with that software and see how I get on.