Dv Smartplay; Dvd, Vcd, Svcd And Hd Dvd - Ulead VIDEOSTUDIO 10 User Manual

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the first time you inserted your captured video clips. When you add more captured
video clips, VideoStudio directly plays back the project without rendering.
In addition to previewing your video files, Ulead VideoStudio gives you an option to
instantly preview your project without creating temporary files. With the Instant
Playback option, you can play the entire project without having to wait then
preview it immediately.

DV SmartPlay

Ulead VideoStudio's DV SmartPlay feature plays a video project directly from the
Timeline out to a DV/D8 camcorder without rendering a movie file. It also lets you
view your project on an external TV monitor if your IEEE-1394 capture card
supports such monitor connection. While you are viewing your project on a DV/D8
camcorder, you can simultaneously record the project to the videotape by pressing
Record on your camcorder.

DVD, VCD, SVCD and HD DVD

There are several factors to consider in choosing an output format for your project.
These include your desired output quality, target playback device, and viewing
screen size, among others. Here are the advantages and disadvantages that
picking each output format entails:
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is popular in video production because of its quality.
Not only does it guarantee superb audio and video quality, it can also hold several
times more data than VCDs and SVCDs. DVDs make use of the MPEG-2 format,
which has a much bigger file size than MPEG-1, and can likewise be produced as
single or dual-sided, and single and dual-layered. They can be played on stand-
alone DVD players or on the DVD-ROM drive of your PC.
Video Compact Disc (VCD) is a special version of a CD-ROM that uses the MPEG-
1 format. The quality of the exported movie is almost the same, but usually better
than VHS tape-based movies. A VCD can be played back on a CD-ROM drive, VCD
player, and even on a DVD player.
Super Video CD (SVCD) is commonly described as an enhanced version of VCD.
It is based on MPEG-2 technology with Variable Bit Rate (VBR) support. The typical