Changing Video Disc Settings

You can change different settings for your video disc. The important settings to change are the type of disc, video standard, and type of encoding.

To change video disc settings:

1 | In the Video tab, click the Disc Settings button (or the disc title).

| The Disc Settings drawer opens.

2 | You can select the format of disc you want to record:

| • | VCD (Video CD): CD-Recordable disc in the VCD format, which can be played in most newer-model DVD players. A VCD holds approximately 60 minutes of video and results in lower video quality than the SVCD, and DVD formats.

| • | SVCD (Super Video CD): CD-Recordable disc in the SVCD format, which can be played in many newer-model DVD players. An SVCD holds approximately 45-60 minutes of video and results in higher video quality than the VCD format, but is not as good as the video quality in the DVD format.

• | Note: | While VCD and SVCD discs can be played by most newer DVD players, many older DVD players will be unable to play these types of discs.

| • | DVD: DVD-Recordable disc, which can be played on almost any DVD player. A DVD holds over 60 minutes of video and has the highest video quality.

3 | Select the type of video standard for the disc:

| • | NTSC. Select this option if you want your disc recorded in the NTSC video standard, compatible with televisions in North America, Japan, and parts of South America and Asia.

| • | PAL. Select this option if you want your disc recorded in the PAL video standard, compatible with televisions in much of Europe and Asia, and parts of South America.

4 | From the Video Quality pop-up menu, select the type of video encoding Toast uses to record your disc:

| • | Standard. This type of encoding takes less time to encode, but the quality is generally not as good as the High option. You might choose this option if faster encoding speed is more important to you than the video quality.

| • | High. This type of encoding takes more time to encode, and the quality is generally better than the Standard option. You might choose this option if video quality is more important to you than a faster encoding speed.

• | Note: | Regardless of which Video Quality setting you choose, Toast automatically adjusts the encoding rate to use all available space on a disc. Putting less content on a disc will provide better quality than more content. This has no effect on recording time.

See Also:

Overview of Making a Video Disc

Changing Video Disc Settings

Including Photo Originals on a Video Disc