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2. The best section to start in is here. We have a wide range of step-by-step guides with pictures and diagrams in our database to instruct you on every aspect of creating your own VCDs, SVCDs, and DVDs from start to finish. ALL GUIDES

3. GLOSSARY This contains an extensive list of terms and explanations of all video related language that you may need to know. All 0 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Rip To take off the audio or video from a CD or DVD. Often CD Audio is ripped to MP3 files or DVD Video ripped to VOB files. Video Encoding The process for changing a video from one format to another by altering the resolution and/or the bitrate. Normally the result of this process is a movie with a different compression. For a proper encoding you need a piece of software and/or hardware, which is called a codec. Author To format video into a form ready to burn onto a recordable disc or to stream onto the Internet. VCD, SVCD and DVD Author is to format video into it’s standard file structure and also add optional menus, chapters, audio tracks, subtitles, slideshows and much more.

4. TOOLS We have freeware and shareware you can download, and links to commercial software as well, from all-in-one DVD makers and diagnostic tools to specialty programs.

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6. FORUM Our more experienced members will sometimes volunteer to help solve problems when things go wrong. Searching this databank will provide you quick answers to many issues. To post, you must already be a registered member.

7. Practices that will encourage a helping environment. POSTING in the registration screen along with your country of residence as it will help others to identify which DVD format and players you are using. DO fill out your computer information to find the solutions to your problems before posting your questions. Many questions here have been asked and answered hundreds of times before. DO search our guides and FAQ’s at the top of each forum section as the answers to the most commonly asked questions are there. DO read the Stickies you are having, which software you are using, and the results of all the attempts you’ve tried to fix it yourself in your original post. DO describe in detail the problem when waiting for a response to your post. It may take days before someone qualified can answer it correctly. DO be patient that asking a “what is the best software/method/player” question will not provide you an answer. Responses to this are highly subjective to each person’s opinions and experiences which makes it difficult to get a consensus. DO understand if your problem has been resolved with a final post so that the next person who has the same problem and reads your thread can see which solution it was that worked. DO let us know DO remember to give thanksto the people who have taken the time and effort to help you.

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