Project Info

Question about the informatin from Project Into.
In a project I'm working on, before the creation/burn process, it told me the project was about 93:56min/3.0GB of 4.2GB. After the burn it reported something like 99:00min/4.2GB of 4.2GB (7min of 15min menus), and the DVD looks like it is fully burned. Is that normal--is iDVD using some type of varible bit rate in the burn to fill the DVD, by creating as much quality as the space permits? Just curious about what I am observering.
Dale

Hi,
I believe it is yes.
When you have your project set to 'best quality' in preferences, then iDVD will fill the DVD up with as 'high a quality' stream as it can manage for the size it has available (i.e 4.2gb).
The setting 'best performace' in preferences means your project cannot be larger than the media it is writing to as the quality is set in stone, so to speak.
I think someone else will be able to explain this in better detail than myself though.
regards
LJ

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