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Many codecs (e.g. Intel Indeo
®
video) have now become standard components of the
Windows™ installation. Others like the popular DivX codec are not standard. If you
are generating an AVI file for future play on another computer using one of these
codecs, you should first install this codec on the other PC. The best method available
is to copy the codec installer to your export directory and burn it every time you
create a video disc (slideshow disc) for play on computers.
You may encounter some problems when using older video editing cards with codecs
which only function with the card’s hardware. Such AVIs can only be used on the
computer which was used to create them. Try to avoid using this kind of codec.
Overview of the different disc types
MAGIX Video Pro X5 supports numerous disc types, and these depend on whether
you want to burn a movie or slideshow and which disc type you are using (CD, DVD,
or Blu-ray Disc
TM
), or the type of playback device or quality required.
The table below will explain which disc types are best for different cases, the
differences in quality, and how much storage space each format requires.
More detailed information, consult the chapters concerning the individual disc types.
Disc type Storage media Menu Quality: Length (optimal quality)
DVD DVD Yes *** 98 min.
Blu-Ray disc
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Blu-Ra
y disc Yes ***** 110 min.
AVCHD (view
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DVD
/Blu-ray
Disc
Yes ***** 30 min./DVD
160 min./Blu-ray Disc
* The display time for some DVD players can be determined in this menu. The
amount of image material that can be put onto a CD or DVD depends on the sizes of
the picture files.
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)
Quality
Featuring a resolution of 720 x 576 (PAL) and encoded with MPEG-2, 25 frames per
second provides very good results.
Writable data storage formats
The recordable DVD market is currently split into three types: "DVD-RAM",
"DVD+RW", and "DVD-RW".