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• With Click to DVD you can use the following file formats. For details,
refer to the Click to DVD software online help.
Video files: DV-AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, DVR-MS
Picture files: Bitmap, JPEG, TIFF
To display “Click to DVD” online help, click “Start”, point to “All
Programs” and select “Click to DVD Help” from “Click to DVD”.
• Because data is temporarily stored on your computer's hard disk when
using “Click to DVD” to create a DVD video, there must be enough free
space on the hard disk. When using only a video, the amount of hard disk
space required varies according to the length of the video and the video
bit rate, as listed below. (The values listed are not applicable to “Click to
DVD Automatic Mode”.)
When creating a DVD video from MPEG files
Bit rate Long Play Standard Play High Quality
Time (4.6 Mbps) (6.4 Mbps) (8.1 Mbps)
60 minutes 5 GB 7 GB 10 GB
90 minutes 7 GB 10 GB –
120 minutes 10 GB – –
When creating a DVD video with video captured from a Digital Video
Camera Recorder
Bit rate Long Play Standard Play High Quality
Time (4.6 Mbps) (6.4 Mbps) (8.1 Mbps)
30 minutes 9.75 GB 11.4 GB 12.3 GB
60 minutes 19.5 GB 22.8 GB 24.6 GB
90 minutes 29.25 GB 34.2 GB 36.9 GB
• Generally, amount of video you can record on a single disc depends on
the video bit rate, as shown below (when using only a video).
Length of recording Hard disk space used Bit rate
30 minutes 6 GB 9 Mbps
60 minutes 10.4 GB 8 Mbps
80 minutes 10.4 GB 6 Mbps
120 minutes 10.4 GB 4 Mbps