Ulead MEDIASTUDIO PRO 8.0, User Manual

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Creating a VCD
VCD (Video CD) is a video format that can be recorded onto CD using a CD writer.
With a 650MB CD, a disc can hold up to 74 minutes of video; whereas a 700MB CD
can be recorded with up to 80 minutes of video.
The video quality of VCD is comparable to that of VHS. VCDs can be played in
computers as well as in home DVD players that support Video CD playback.
Before you can burn a VCD, you must first render your project as a VCD-ready
MPEG-1 file. This type of MPEG-1 file follows "WhiteBook" VCD standard.
To create an VCD-ready MPEG-1 file:
1. Open your project and click File: Create - Video File.
2. Select MPEG files (*.mpg) from the Save as type list.
3. Click the Options button.
4. Click the Compression tab.
5. From the Media type list, select NTSC VCD (or PAL VCD, depending on your
TV standard).
6. Click OK. Enter a name and click Save to render your movie.
After rendering a VCD-ready MPEG-1 file, import this file into Ulead DVD
MovieFactory and burn a VCD. You can also use Ulead DVD
DiskRecorder(DVD-VR) from the File: Export menu to burn a disc. For details
on how to use these bundled software, see
“More Programs” on page 268 .
Creating an SVCD
SVCD (Super Video CD) is an enhancement to VCD. It can hold up to 35-60
minutes of high quality full-motion video in MPEG-2 format with up to 2 stereo
audio tracks. It can contain up to four independent subtitling channels for different
languages and can be played on most standalone DVD Players and computers with
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive provided that it has the right decoder. Much like DVDs,
SVCDs also supports HTML style hyperlinks, still images, playlists or slideshows,
and multi-level hierarchical menus and chapters.