You can view and change the project main settings using the Project Settings button of the Top Toolbar or of the Disc Usage Window or use the Settings option of the Project section of the Main Menu. The following window will be opened:

Here you can select the following parameters:

• System - use this option to select a the TV system used in your country (PAL or NTSC). You should select a PAL (for Europe) or NTSC (for Japan and Americas). Please make sure that your DVD player and TV set support the selected DVD system.

• Quality - use this option to select a correct preset that will help you record a DVD with good quality, depending on the total length of all video files you would like to include into your DVD. Normally you should select a High Quality DVD if its total duration will be no more than 60 minutes for a single layer DVD (108 minutes for a double layer DVD). Selecting a Long Play DVD cannot be really recommended and should be used only in case you really need to use it as the quality of the output DVD will be not optimal. Depending on the preset chosen the settings below it will be changed as follows:

  1. Video Settings - will be changed, some of them depending on the preset and will include:

     • Aspect - select it from the drop-down box depending on the display type (4:3 (LCD or CRT) or 16:9 LCD) and the video files type loaded into AVS DVD Authoring.
     • Frame Size - the size of the video image in pixels that depends on the preset selected and will always be 720x480 for an NTSC DVD and 720x576 for a PAL DVD.
     • Frame Rate - the number of frames displayed per second that depends on the preset selected and will always be 29.97 fps for an NTSC DVD and 25 fps for a PAL DVD.
     • Bitrate - the bit transfer rate that depends on the preset selected and will be 9400 kbps for a High Quality NTSC or PAL DVD, 6200 kbps for a Good Quality NTSC or PAL DVD, 4600 kbps for a Standard Quality NTSC or PAL DVD, 2150 kbps for a Long Play NTSC DVD and 2300 for a Long Play PAL DVD.
       
       

  2. Audio Settings - will always stay the same for all types of DVDs:

     • Sample Rate - sampling frequency specified in kilohertz. Will always be 48 kHz.
     • Sample Size - will always be 16-bit.
     • Number of Channels - the number of channels in the audio track. Will always be 2 channels.
     • Bitrate - the number of data points used to approximate the true wave form (kilobits per second). Will always be 224 kbps.
       
       

• Disc Usage - the space occupied by the video on the selected disc type (single or double layer) with the specified above preset.

  Note: if you select a double layer DVD, make sure that your DVD drive supports writing onto such discs.

• DVD Menu - DVD menu page specific parameters:

  • Selection Color - the color of the button border displayed when you select it with the mouse or remote control.
  • Selection Transparency - the transparency of the button border displayed when you select it with the mouse or remote control.
  • Selection Size - the size of the button border displayed when you select it with the mouse or remote control.

To accept all the changes you've made click the Done button, to discard changes and close the Project Settings window click the X button in the top right corner of the window.