Video Quality And Disc Size; Dvd Recording Time - HP Media Center m7200 - Desktop PC Software Manual

Video Quality and Disc Size

Sonic MyDVD includes four DVD video quality
(bit-rate) settings, and a Fit-to-DVD option that can
be applied to a video project or to individual movie
files. The DVD quality settings are:
HQ (High Quality) — Best audio and video
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quality, but requires the most disc space per
second of video. Good choice for video files
that contain high-speed action (for example,
motor sports).
SP (Standard Play) — Good audio and video
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quality with most video sources.

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
HQ
SP
LP
EP
Audio Format 8.5 GB
Dolby Digital 130 min.
PCM 110 min.
Dolby Digital 210 min.
PCM 160 min.
Dolby Digital 310 min.
PCM 215 min.
Dolby Digital 415 min.
PCM 265 min.
LP (Long Play) — Fits approximately twice as
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much video onto a DVD as HQ. Not
recommended when the original video is
low-quality or noisy.
EP (Extended Play) — Fits the most video onto
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a DVD, but video quality is low. Not
recommended unless the original video is very
good quality.
Fit-to-DVD — As you add more content to
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the project, MyDVD reduces the project
quality automatically to fit the selected disc
size. Fit-to-DVD is the default setting for new
projects.
Estimated Time per
Disc Size
4.7 GB 2.6 GB
70 min. 40 min.
60 min. 30 min.
120 min. 65 min.
95 min. 50 min.
180 min. 100 min.
125 min. 65 min.
240 min. 130 min.
150 min. 85 min.
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You can record the You can record the right.
same file on a disc at same file on a disc at
each different speed each different speed
to compare the to compare the
results. results.
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VCDs have a fixed
bit-rate which
delivers one quality
level. You can fit
approximately one
1.4 GB
hour of video on a
VCD (the recording
20 min.
time is reduced if
you use animated
15 min.
menu buttons or
backgrounds).
35 min.
25 min.
50 min.
35 min.
70 min.
45 min.
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