User Guide

x The Big Picture
About This Guide
This guide comprises:
• Getting Started — installation and setup instructions, and an introduction to
the main components of DVDit!
• Importing Files — importing video, audio and graphics files into DVDit! and
organizing these files.
• Creating a Project — authoring a project using DVDit!
• Creating a DVD — building a DVD from a project.
We assume that you understand basic Windows operations, such as using a mouse,
clicking, double-clicking and right-clicking, and selecting items from menus. If
these are unfamiliar terms, please review the Windows help or user manuals that
came with your computer.
DVDit! SE and PE Versions
This guide covers both DVDit! SE and PE. DVDit! PE is intended for video
professionals who require more features and more control over their presentations,
whereas DVDit! SE is aimed towards users who want to create basic DVDs easily.
The main differences between the two versions are:
• DVDit! SE lets you create up to 10 menus; PE lets you create up to 99 menus.
• DVDit! PE lets you create widescreen (16:9 anamorphic) projects.
• DVDit! PE lets you import and encode Dolby Digital audio.
• DVDit! PE lets you write projects to digital linear tape (DLT). This is the only
way to send projects to a replication facility for mass production of DVD discs.
Where the guide refers to the PE version, you’ll see the phrase (PE only) .