X4

Appendix: MPEG Encoder Settings 391
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 5.1 Surround is available only for surround projects for burning DVDs. During
this process, all 6 surround channels in the audio stream are encoded.
Note! For Surround projects "Dolby Digital" should be selected under "Audio
type", and "5.1 Surround" under "Mode".
Bit rate: Here you can set the audio signal bit rate. The higher the bit rate, the
better the playback quality. VCD requires 224 kBit/s, and for SVCDs and DVDs
select a value between 384 kBit/s and 448 kBit/s.
Dolby Digital Details
Hint: These functions are available only in the "5.1 Surround" mode.
Dialog normalization: Set the dB level of spoken dialog. This value will be used
to adjust the total volume of DVD movies and different programs that can be
received by the DVB. To do this, you must first measure the volume of spoken
dialogs in your movies. The values 1-31 correspond to volume levels of -1 to -
31 dB.
Hint: Use the mixer's peakmeter to set the volume level. This process
produces only approximate results, because the exact measurement requires a
mean value and this cannot be easily measured with MAGIX Video Pro X4.
The displayed value serves also as a reference value for "Dynamic Range
Control". Some areas are softer so that speech can be made louder, and
louder areas will be made softer to avoid overmodulations.
Background: Action-filled movies have larger volume differences between
spoken dialogs and loud scenes (during explosions, for example). Because of
this dialogs are softer than in quieter films which can be modulated higher.
Surround mix level / Center mix level: These settings lead to an additional
damping of the surround channels and the central channel. Usually both
settings are set to -3 dB.
LFE channel: Switch off the LFE channel (Low Frequency Effect), e.g. if you
want to eliminate undesirable rumbling sounds in the low frequency range.
Normally, you should leave this option activated.