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Video Quality and Disc Size
Sonic MyDVD includes four DVD video quality (bit rate) settings, and a
■HQ (High Quality) — Best audio and video quality, but requires the most disc space per second of video. Good choice for video files that contain
■SP (Standard Play) — Good audio and video quality with most video sources.
■LP (Long Play) — Fits approximately twice as much video onto a DVD as HQ. Not recommended when the original video is
■EP (Extended Play) — Fits the most video onto a DVD, but video quality is low. Not recommended unless the original video is very good quality.
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You can record the same file on a disc at each of the different speeds to compare the results.
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VCDs have a fixed bit rate that delivers one quality level. You can fit approximately one hour of video on a VCD (the recording time is reduced if you use animated menu buttons or backgrounds).
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