In the Movie Options window you can set up all settings for the timeline.
When you click the Make > Movie or Slide Show button in the Content screen, the Movie Options window is opened automatically before the Video Editing screen is displayed according to the chosen settings.
In the Video Editing screen, you can reopen the Movie Options window to change the current setting options by clicking the Timeline Options button in the upper right of the content area. Please consider that the timeline is adapted to your changes.
Various setting options are provided on the left. A summary of the selected settings is shown in an Information display on the right. The following setting options are available:
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Input field
Movie name
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Defines or changes the name of the movie which is used as the title name in the Content screen and which is visible on buttons in the menu when burning the movie to a disc.
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Option buttons
Video format
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Shows the status of the video mode. With help of the video mode, the color transmission system is specifically defined. This guarantees that videos can be displayed on the existing playback devices.
The setting is always selected according to the current setting of the video format in the Recording Format Options window (General tab). You cannot change it here.
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Option buttons
Resolution
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Selects the resolution from a list of possible resolutions and defines the resolution of the resulting video.
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Option buttons
Audio
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Chooses which audio format is used.
The Stereo (2 Channel) option button is selected by default.
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Clicking the Advanced Settings button in the lower left of the screen opens the Advanced Timeline Settings window. You should only change the expert settings if you are sufficiently familiar with this area of video encoding. The Advanced Settings button is only available for changes; it is not available for the initial timeline set up.