User Guide

248 Chapter 16, Copy Protection and Premastering
Using the Layout Editor
The Layout Editor is where you premaster the project for final output. The end result of this
process is a DVD-R disc than can be played on a DVD player, or a DLT or Exabyte tape that
can be sent to a disc replicator for mass production.
This section includes the following topics:
• “About the Premastering Process” on page 249
• “Step 1 – Choosing the DVD Format” on page 251
• “Step 2 – Choosing the Target Directories” on page 251
• “Step 3 – Choosing the Output Operations” on page 252