DVD Recording Time

The following table lists the approximate DVD-Video recording time for different disc sizes at different video quality settings (your DVD recorder may not support all these disc sizes).

 

 

 

Estimated time per disc size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video quality

Audio format

8.5 GB

4.7 GB

2.6 GB

1.4 GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

HQ

Dolby Digital

130 min.

70 min.

40 min.

20 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM

110 min.

60 min.

30 min.

15 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP

Dolby Digital

210 min.

120 min.

65 min.

35 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM

160 min.

95 min.

50 min.

25 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LP

Dolby Digital

310 min.

180 min.

100 min.

50 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM

215 min.

125 min.

65 min.

35 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

EP

Dolby Digital

415 min.

240 min.

130 min.

70 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM

265 min.

150 min.

85 min.

45 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The video quality depends on your HP Digital Entertainment Center’s speed and graphics processing abilities. Some PCs may be unable to capture video at the HQ setting.

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Dolby Digital encoding is available only with the Deluxe version of Sonic MyDVD.

These are estimated recording times. The maximum duration is reduced if you use animated menu buttons or backgrounds.

Your version of MyDVD may not support Dolby Digital audio. See the online Help for details.

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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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HP z565 manual DVD Recording Time, Estimated time per disc size Video quality Audio format