Operation Manual

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copies of the same project. Although the project is not
used directly in making the disc, it must nevertheless
be open in Studio when the disc is burned.
Eject disc when done: Check this box if you would
like Studio to automatically eject the disc after the burn
process has been completed.
Video quality / disc usage
Quality settings: 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.
Filter video: This option enables a smoothing filter
that may improve the apparent quality of video at lower
data rates. Image sharpness is slightly reduced.
Draft mode: This option speeds up the MPEG
encoding process at the expense of some reduction in
quality.
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.