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Chapter 13, Using Sonic DVDit! SE
Overview
Sonic DVDit! is a DVD authoring program that lets you create interactive content
on your PC and publish it on DVD-R or CD-R. DVDit! SE is specifically tailored
for use with your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme.
DVDit! SE allows you to output your DVD project to the following formats:
• DVD discs are the DVD files as they are written to recordable DVD-R or
CD-R disc.
$ DVD-R discs work with any set-top or software DVD player (PC-based
DVD player). The discs can contain up to two hours of high-quality video.
$ CD-R discs work only with some software DVD players, and can contain
about 15 to 20 minutes of high-quality video. A special cDVD player is
included with DVDit! SE. You can copy this player onto a CD-R with your
DVD video, so that your project can be played back on any PC.
• DVD volumes are folders containing video and audio files, as well as
information used by a software DVD player. You can create a DVD volume
on your hard drive, and play the files using any software DVD player (such
as Sonic CinePlayer, which is bundled with DVDit! SE). The DVD volume
is useful for testing your project before you create a DVD disc.