User Guide

Finishing the Project 87

Finishing the Project

The last step before you create the DVD is to specify the disc type, size and name.

You do this using the Project Settings dialog.

The Project Settings dialog also lets you choose the encoding quality and/or add a

DVD-ROM section to the disc:

• If a project contains AVI or QuickTime ﬁles, DVDit! must convert (encode) the

ﬁles into MPEG format; this involves choosing a video encoding bit-rate so that

the ﬁles ﬁt the speciﬁed disc size. DVDit! selects the best video bit-rate

automatically; you can either use DVDit!’s setting or choose a lower bit-rate.

(Choosing a lower rate speeds up encoding, but produces lower quality video.)

• DVDit! PE also lets you use either Dolby Digital or PCM audio (you cannot

mix both types on a disc). DVDit! selects the optimum Dolby Digital settings

automatically; you can change them, or opt to use PCM audio instead. (You

cannot choose PCM audio if the project already includes a Dolby Digital audio

ﬁle.)

• If you want to include DVD-ROM ﬁles on the disc, this dialog is where you

select those ﬁles. Place all the ﬁles and folders you want to include in a single

folder somewhere on your PC’s hard drive, then select that folder in the Project

Settings dialog.

To change the project settings

1 Choose File > Project Settings. The Project settings window appears.