Selecting the method for creating a disc (computer)

Several methods for creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc or a standard definition image quality (STD) disc from high definition image quality (HD) movies or photos recorded on your camcorder are described here. Select the method that suits your disc player.

Player

Choosing a method and disc type

Blu-ray disc playback devices (a Blu-ray disc player, PlayStation 3, etc.)

Importing movies and photos to a computer (p. 43)

Creating a Blu-ray disc* with high definition image quality (HD) (p. 45)

AVCHD format playback devices (a Sony Blu-ray disc player, PlayStation 3, etc.)

Creating a disc with one touch (One Touch Disc Burn) (p. 42)

Importing movies and photos to a computer (p. 43)

Creating a AVCHD format disc with high definition image quality (HD) (p. 44)

Ordinary DVD playback devices (a DVD player, a computer that can play DVDs, etc.)

Importing movies and photos to a computer (p. 43)

Creating a standard definition image quality (STD) disc (p. 45)

*To create a Blu-ray disc, the BD Add-on Software for “PMB” must be installed (p. 45).

Characteristics of each type of disc

Using a Blu-ray disc enables you to record high definition image quality (HD) movies of a longer duration than DVD discs.

High definition image quality (HD) movie can be recorded on DVD media, such as DVD-R discs,

and a high definition image quality (HD) disc is created.

You can play a high definition image quality (HD) disc on AVCHD format playback devices, such as a Sony Blu-ray disc player and a PlayStation 3. You cannot play the disc on ordinary DVD players.

Standard definition image quality (STD) movie converted from high definition image quality (HD) movie can be recorded on DVD media, such as DVD-R discs, and a standard image quality (STD) disc is created.

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