Operation Manual

CyberLink PowerDirector 6
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Video Qualities
The different video quality settings (HQ, SP, and LP) available in
CyberLink PowerDirector result in a final picture of higher or lower
quality and a movie file of larger or smaller size. Better quality video also
demands more from your computer and limits the video duration you
can burn to disc. Below is a comparison of the length of video you can
expect to be able to burn to a DVD using the different qualities:
• HQ: 60 minutes
• SP: 120 minutes
• LP: 180 minutes
For the best possible image quality in your final production, select the
highest video quality that will allow your production to fit onto the disc
type you are using. Your ultimate choice of video quality, however,
should be based both on the image quality you want in your final
production and on the processing power of your computer.
AVI Formats
Format Description
Type 1
Method of storing DV data in AVI format that was
defined by Microsoft. This format stores data (i.e. video
and audio) as a single AVI stream. It offers better
compression, but is newer, and therefore compatible
with fewer systems than Type II.
Type 2
Method of storing DV data in AVI format that was
defined by Microsoft. This format stores data (i.e. video
and audio) as a single video stream and 1-4 audio
streams to store DV data. It offers wider compatibility,
but uses an older compression than Type I. This format
requires slightly more processing time to split the video/
audio stream while capturing