DVD Recording Time
The following table lists the approximate DVD-Video
recording time for different disc sizes at different
video quality settings (your DVD recorder may not
support all these disc sizes).
Video quality
Audio format
HQ
Dolby Digital
PCM
SP
Dolby Digital
PCM
LP
Dolby Digital
PCM
EP
Dolby Digital
PCM
The video quality depends on your PC's speed
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and graphics processing abilities. Some PCs
may be unable to capture video at the HQ
setting.
These are estimated recording times. The
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maximum duration is reduced if you use
animated menu buttons or backgrounds.
To change the audio format, see the
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online Help.
Your version of MyDVD may not support
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Dolby Digital audio. See the online Help for
details.
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Estimated Time per disc size
8.5 GB
4.7 GB
130 min.
70 min.
110 min.
60 min.
210 min.
120 min.
160 min.
95 min.
310 min.
180 min.
215 min.
125 min.
415 min.
240 min.
265 min.
150 min.
2.6 GB
1.4 GB
40 min.
20 min.
30 min.
15 min.
65 min.
35 min.
50 min.
25 min.
100 min.
50 min.
65 min.
35 min.
130 min.
70 min.
85 min.
45 min.
Creating Video Discs and Movies
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Dolby Digital
encoding is available
only with the deluxe
version of Sonic
MyDVD.
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