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88 Getting Started Guide

Note that the Direct-to-Disc Wizards do not include the editing features that are

available from the standard interface. You can edit a project created with a wizard

before burning it to a disc as described in:

• “Editing the style of a video project” on page 85.

• “Editing movie files” on page 85.

Video Quality and Disc Size

Sonic MyDVD includes four DVD video quality (bit-rate) settings and a Fit-to-DVD

option that can be applied to a video project or to individual movie files. The DVD

quality settings are:

• HQ (High Quality) — Best audio and video quality available, but requires

the most disc space per second of video. Good choice for video files that

contain high-speed action (for example, motor sports). High Quality is the

default setting for new projects.

• SP (Standard Play) — Good audio and video quality with most video

sources.

• LP (Long Play) — Fits approximately twice as much video onto a DVD as

HQ. Not recommended when the original video is low-quality or noisy.

• EP (Extended Play) — Fits the most video onto a DVD, but video quality is

low. Not recommended unless the original video is very good quality.

• Fit-to-DVD — (Available only with upgrade to MyDVD Deluxe.) As you add

more content to the project, MyDVD reduces the project quality automatically to

fit the selected disc size.

NOTE: VCDs have a fixed bit rate that delivers one quality level. You can fit

approximately 1 hour of video on a VCD (the recording time is reduced if you use

animated menu buttons or backgrounds).

NOTE: You can record the same file on a disc at each different quality level to

compare the results.

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