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Case 2: If a long movie doesn’t fit on a disc...
In this case, the movie has to be split into two or more parts that will be burned
separately onto disc.
• Switch back to the "Edit" view and place the playback marker to the position
where you want to divide the movie. In the "Edit" menu, select "Cut -> Separate
movie".
• All passages behind the playback marker will be removed from the overly long
movie and made into a separate movie. Both movies can be controlled in the
movie tab in the Arranger. Save both of them separately to your hard disk (“File >
Manage movies > Export movie file” menu option, for example, as “Part 1” and
“Part 2”).
• Remove one of the two movies (for example, "Part 2") from the disc project
("File" > "Manage movies" -> "Remove from project (view page 278)" menu
opti
on).
• Switch to the "Burn" interface and burn the first film ("Part 1") to CD or DVD.
• Create a new disc project (“New” button), switch to the “Edit” view and load it
into the second film (“Part 2”).
• Switch to the "Burn" interface and burn the second movie to ("Part 2") CD or
DVD.
Encoder settings
Use the “Encoder settings...” button to access the selection dialog to specify the
properties of the MPEG encoder (memory requirements, quality, and duration of the
MPEG conversion)
Preset: Here you will find useful presets for the selected disc type. Here are some of
the presets for a DVD:
Longplay DVD Video DVD with extra-long playing time. The bit rate is reduced,
which compromises image quality.
Longplay music DVD DVD with extra-long playing time for music. The bit rate for
the soundtrack remains at the highest quality level.
Standard DVD Normal DVD
Widescreen DVD Normal DVD in 16:9 format
Note: For all settings, you can choose between NTSC (USA and Japan) (Europe).
Bitrate: Bitrate determines the size on the disk that the finished video will take up. The
greater the bit rate, the larger the file, and the shorter the maximum playing time of
the movie that fits on a disc.