Make Disc settings
These settings allow you to adjust options for creating VCD, S-VCD or DVD discs, and for creating a DVD disc image on a hard drive.
To create a VCD or S-VCD requires a CD or DVD burner; to create a DVD requires a DVD burner.
Format
Disc Type: Select VCD, SVCD or DVD.
Video quality / disc usage: These settings (Automatic, Best video quality, Most video on disc and Custom) are available for S-VCD and DVD discs only. The first three are presets that correspond to particular data rates. The Custom option lets you set the data rate to another value. In each case, an estimate is provided of the amount of video the disc can accommodate at the current setting.
Kbits/sec: This combination dropdown list and edit field lets you choose or specify the data rate – and hence the video quality and maximum duration – of the disc. Higher values correspond to better quality and lower capacity.
Audio compression: Choose one of four options for storing your movie’s soundtrack to DVD:
· PCM encoding for stereo sound is supported by all DVD players, but takes up more space on the DVD than MPEG.
· MPEG audio, in MPA (MPEG-1 Layer 2) format, is always provided on PAL players. On NTSC players it is broadly supported, but theoretically optional.
· Dolby ® Digital 2-channel encoding can be used to compactly store either a stereo or a surround soundtrack. To hear the surround mix requires equipment with Dolby Pro Logic compatibility. On other systems, it will be heard as a normal stereo mix.
· Dolby ® Digital 5.1-channel encoding stores the surround channels discretely. To hear the surround mix on playback requires a surround amplifier and speaker system.
Use progressive encoding: Each frame of a normal television picture is displayed as two successive “fields”, each containing half of the several hundred horizontal video lines that make up the entire image: the odd-numbered lines in one field, and the even-numbered lines in the other. The eye sees the superimposed fields as a single image.
This system, called “interlaced scanning”, produces reasonably good results because of the characteristics of television screens and the human visual system.
However, high-definition TV systems and typical computer monitors provide “progressive scanning”, in which the image is drawn from top to bottom at a higher screen refresh rate, producing a clearer image with less flicker. If your DVD player and TV support progressive scanning, or if you are planning to play back the video only on a computer, checking this box will provide superior output quality.
Always re-encode entire movie: This option forces your movie to be completely re-rendered for output. It is recommended only if you are experiencing problems with your output movie and want to narrow the possible sources of error.
Burn options
Burn directly to disc: Your movie will be burned onto disc according to the settings in the Format box.
Create disc content but don’t burn: This choice is only available when the output format is DVD. Your disc burner is not used. Instead, the same files that would normally be saved onto a DVD disc are stored to hard drive as a “disc image”. There are two formats for disc images. Choose the one you want in the Media and device options area.
Burn from previously created disc content: This choice is only available when the output format is DVD. Instead of using your current project directly to burn a disc, a previously-created disc image is now sent to your DVD burner. This lets you divide the work of creating a disc into two separate steps that can be performed in separate sessions if desired. It is particularly useful when you want to make several copies of the same project, or when you want to generate the DVD on one computer but burn it on another.
Eject disc when done: Check this box if you would like Studio to automatically eject the disc after the burn process has been completed.
Media and device options
Target media: Choose an entry from this dropdown list matching the type and capacity of the disc to which you are burning your project.
Disc writer device: If you have more than one disc burner on your system, select the one you want Studio to use.
Copies: Select or enter the number of copies of this disc that you want to create.
Write speed: Choose one of the available speeds, or leave this field blank to have the speed auto-selected.
Image type: This dropdown list lets you choose between the VIDEO_TS folder and ISO file image types. This choice may be important if you are planning to access the image with other software.
