HP EX495 - 1.5TB Mediasmart Home Server User Manual page 112

HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide
DVD Settings
The DVD Settings sections applies to DVD folders, which must be named VIDEO_TS. This
settings allows you to customize how titles within your DVDs should be treated. All DVDs
contain one or more titles, with each title being made up of one or more chapters. Each DVD can
be authored slightly differently, and you may want to consult your DVD creation program or
camcorder documentation for more information on how titles are created and structured. As
explained within the DVD Settings screen, these settings allow you to change how your DVD is
read during conversion.
Break apart each title (RECOMMENDED) - This setting takes each title within your DVD,
and creates a new output file. This option is recommended because it provides a good balance
between making sure all of your DVD content is converted but also breaking up the content into
smaller files.
Use the single longest title - This setting finds the longest duration title within the DVD and
ONLY convert this title. The title number will still be used for the output file name, so if the 3rd
title is the longest duration title your output file might be "My DVD - Title 3.mp4". This setting
works well when you are comfortable that you only want the longest title 100% of the time. This
assumption can be problematic, however, as frequently you may find DVDs with a couple of
longer titles of similar length and this setting prevents you from getting these other longer titles.
Append all titles - This setting is for when you are comfortable that you want the entire DVD
appended into a single output file. If you have DVDs with a relatively small amount of content or
your DVD creation process creates many shorter titles (like some camcorders sometimes may),
then this approach can be the best option.
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