User Guide

84 Creating a DVD
DVDit!’s Output Formats
DVDit! lets you create DVD discs, DVD volumes, and DVD masters:
DVD Disc
This refers to a recordable (DVD-R or CD-R) disc:
• DVD-R discs work with any set-top or PC based DVD player. The discs can
contain up to two hours of high-quality video
• CD-R discs work only with a PC based DVD player, and contain about 15–20
minutes of high-quality video. (Although many set-top players can read CD-R
discs, they cannot play CD-Rs containing DVD Video; they can play only audio
CDs or video CDs (VCDs). If you insert a CD-R containing DVD Video into a
set-top player, it will either do nothing or eject the disc)
Many software DVD players also cannot play DVD Video from a CD-R, so you
can choose to include a special cDVD™ player when you record onto CD-R. This
player is written to the ROM section of the disc; it launches automatically and
plays the DVD Video when the disc is inserted in a PC. This guarantees that most
people can view your presentation.
Note: The cDVD player works only on Windows based PCs.
You can make multiple discs from a project, with DVDit! prompting you to insert
each disc into the DVD/CD recorder. You can also make DVDit! check that the
project will be written to the disc correctly, which saves you from wasting valuable
discs.