User manual
Encoding Video Files
Nero Recode
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4.4.1 Output Settings
The following options are available in the For which device area:
Drop-down menu
Device
Selects the device where you want to play back the output. Several
devices are available like your computer, mobile devices, or iPod.
The selected device defines the list of possible profiles and possible
targets.
Drop-down menu
Profile
Selects a profile to specify the output format and the recoding pro-
cess.
The profiles available depend on the device you have chosen in the
Device drop-down menu. The settings of the profile are displayed in
the information area on the right. The settings are in general opti-
mized for the selected output format, but can be changed using the
Edit profile button.
Button
Edit profile
Opens the Edit profile window, where you can change the video
setting of the current profile or create a completely new one (see
Edit
Profile Window→ 64).
The following predefined quality levels are available in the Quality drop-down menu:
Drop-down menu
entry
Fit to target
Encodes the video automatically in such a way that the output size
fits the target size that you select or enter here.
This is done by reducing or increasing the quality of the video (video
bit rate) automatically. If the selected target size is the same size as
the source, a 1:1 copy is made. If you have manually removed video
content for the encoding process, then Nero Recode increases the
quality of the video (video bit rate) automatically to reach to the out-
put size you have chosen. Note that it may not always be possible to
reach the maximum output size.
You can define the target size in the editable drop-down menu.
You can also enter a custom value in MB for the target size in the
editable drop-down menu.
Drop-down menu
entry
Custom
Encodes the video automatically in such a way that the video quality
of the output files is the same as of the source video.
Drop-down menu
entries
Very good / Good /
Moderate / Low
Chooses the quality factor
. The quality factor is also indicated by the
quality slider in the Change output settings window.