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Nero Recode Manual

6. Device Profiles

6.1. Edit Video Settings

On the Video Settings tab in the Edit profile window you can change settings that affect

the video encoding. These settings are optimized for a specific output format. However,

you can change the device settings to meet advanced needs.

Note that only those settings and values are shown that are possible and applicable for

the selected device!

The following options are available in the General video settings area:

Drop-down

File

extension

Defines the file extension for the container used by the device. A container

can contain video and audio codec.

Drop-down

Codec

Defines the video codec used for the output.

Drop-down

Encoding

Selects the method to be used for encoding.

Fast (1-pass): The video undergoes only one conversion pass. This method

requires less time but results in lower quality than encoding in two steps. The

video is analyzed and converted simultaneously with the available bit rate.

High quality (2-pass): The video undergoes several conversion passes. The

resulting quality is better, but the process takes longer. The first pass analyzes

the video and creates a temporary file (*log). The second pass converts the

video. During this process, the bit rate data that was stored in the temporary

files is used.

Only available if 1- or 2-pass encoding is possible for the selected codec.

The following options are available in the Advanced settings area:

Drop-down

Aspect ratio

Defines the aspect of the output. The aspect ratio is set for the video itself

and not for the pixels.

The pictograms in the drop-down menu give a good impression of the

different resizing modes:

Original aspect ratio: Keeps the original aspect ratio. The aspect ratio is kept

and the resolution is resized.