Exporting to Disc

Exporting to DVD or BD

You can export a project as a disc image file to be written to DVD or BD. You can create title and chapter menus, as well as set the background of the menu screen and buttons displayed on the screen.

1Click [Export] on the Recorder.

2Click [Burn to disc].

The [Burn to disc] dialog box appears.

3Click the [Basic] tab, and set the disc type and codec.

Configure the basic settings of the disc to be created.

(1)	[Output]	Select the type of disc to be exported to from the list.
(2)	[Codec]	When exporting to BD, select the codec.
(3)	[Menu]	Check this item to create a disc with a menu screen.

4Click the [Movie] tab, and set the movie to be exported to the disc.

You can add files and sequences while checking the disc free space.

(1)	[Disc Information]	Display the number of the added titles, file size, and available disc space.
(2)	[Movie]	Display the added titles.
(3)	[Add File]/[Add Sequence]	Add files/sequences.
(4)	[Media]	Select the type of disc to be exported to from the list.

Click [Settings] for [Movie] to change the format or bitrate of video and audio.

5Click the [Style] tab, and set the style for the menu screen.

You can set the menu button arrangement or select the menu design from the list.

(1)	[Auto Layout]	Set the button arrangement. Uncheck [Auto] to select the number of buttons to be placed from the [Row] and [Horizontal] lists.
(2)	[Aspect Ratio]	Select the size of the menu screen. If [BD] was selected for [Output], you cannot select [4:3].
(3)	[Frame Rate]	If [BD] was selected for [Output], you can change the frame rate of the menu. Normally, there is no need to change the frame rate.
(4)	Style list	Select a design for the menu screen from the list. The styles are classified in each tab according to type.

6Click the [Edit] tab to edit the menu.

The preview of the menu is displayed. Items such as title or picture can be edited directly.

(1)	Edit screen	The preview of the menu is displayed. Click a title to enter text, move or resize pictures, and edit other items directly.
(2)	Page selection	Select the page of the menu to be edited from the list. Click the buttons to display the previous or next page.

7Click the [Write] tab, and click the [Output] tab to make the export settings.

Make the settings regarding the disc such as the volume label, the number of discs to be burned, drive, and burning speed.

8Click the [Option] tab.

Select the operations when the created disc is inserted in a disc player or after the title is played back.

9Set a disc, and click [Create Disc].

Disc burning starts.