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Burning a DVD
Once you have previewed your DVD and are satisfied that it is complete, you are ready to
burn the project to a DVD disc. Make sure that the DVD disc you’ve selected is compatible
with both your DVD burner and with the DVD player in which you plan to play the DVD.
Also, be aware that you must have enough available hard disk space to accommodate the
complete compressed DVD files, as well as any scratch files created during export. (You
can verify the space needed once you open the Burn DVD dialog box; it displays the space
requirement for your project.)
Depending on the complexity and length of the project and your computer, compressing
video and audio for a DVD can take hours. If you plan to burn several DVDs, you can save
time by burning them in the same session. In this way, you compress the project only once.
Note: If your DVD burner isn’t compatible, you can burn the project to a folder instead. Then,
using the software utility included with the DVD burner, you can subsequently burn the
final DVD.
