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516 19. Creating Output for Television

world of HD televisions, DVD is no longer capable of delivering the quality
you expect from your TV.

To put the quality of DVD in perspective, it has about the same resolution as
a 0.3 megapixel camera.

Blu-ray

Blu-ray is a high definition disc format designed to eventually replace DVD.
This format is the standard for delivering HD video on disc. Blu-ray is most
common for films, but as Blu-ray burners and discs become cheaper, more
and more people are creating HD content of their own. There are a few
major reasons to choose Blu-ray:

• High resolution, better looking shows
• Designed to work on HDTVs. No stretching, zooming or distortion
of video signal.
• The best way to see all the details in high megapixel images

The adoption rate for Blu-ray is actually moving faster than that of DVD.
While most people haven’t yet made the switch to Blu-ray, it is becoming
increasingly common.

Blu-ray is the highest quality you can get on disc. At the best quality setting
(1080p HD), it is roughly equivalent to a 2 megapixel digital camera image.

Video CD

The Video CD was a precursor format to the DVD. Video CD was frequently
used by digital video enthusiasts before DVD burners became common,
because it uses the same discs used for music CDs.

The Video CD format suffers from severe limitations in quality and storage
space, making it unsuitable for most purposes. Today, we recommend
against using Video CD unless you have a specific need to use it. ProShow
was one of the few authoring tools for Video CD slide shows prior to the rise
of DVD, and Video CD support remains in the current release as a legacy
format for those who need it.