There are several other settings that you can change besides chapters, subtitles and audio. ConvertXtoDVD allows you to choose whether you want a PAL or NTSC output, whether you want it 4:3 or 16:9 and a couple of burning options also. We already looked at setting a Language earlier, and we've been through Chapters, Subtitles and Audio. We will now take a look at TV Format, Burning and Encoding.
TV Format Settings
Click Settings --> TV Format. Now you will see two options that you can change for your video output. TV format allows you to choose between NTSC and PAL . NTSC is standard in the United States and Asia, PAL is standard in Europe and Australia. If you leave the setting on Automatic , then the program will determine what framerate to use based on the source framerate (an NTSC source (23.97fps/29.97fps) will have an NTSC output for example).
TV Screen allows you to choose whether you want a 4:3 (Fullscreen) output or a 16:9 (Widescreen) output. Automatic will determine it based on the Aspect Ratio of the source files. For example, earlier the Information Window told me that my source file had an Aspect Ratio of 1.727. To read a little more on Aspect Ratios, visit the AfterDawn Glossary Section .
So as you can see, converting NTSC --> PAL or PAL --> NTSC is possible with ConvertXtoDVD. In order to help achieve framerate conversions, frames will be duplicated. This could trigger some slight pauses in playback but from my experience with NTSC --> PAL conversions (with ConvertXtoDVD), the pauses are not frequent and not noticeable.
Burning Settings
Click Settings --> Burning. As i mentioned earlier, ConvertXtoDVD can now burn your output folder for you. Firstly you have the option to Burn result to DVD. If selected, when the encoding process is finished, the burning will start automatically. Next you have to select your DVD burner drive and speed. If you leave it at Max it should be ok, but some people prefer to burn at speeds they know give the best results with their drive.
Add original files to DVD (if possible) is a selection that will literally create an ORIGINAL folder on your DVD. Inside this folder will be copies of your source file(s). This is not necessary but it can be useful if you would like to keep the source also as with all encoding processes, quality loss is inevitable. Obviously if you have a lot of files to encode and there is no space on the DVD for original files, ConvertXtoDVD won't sacrifice quality to add the original files, it will simply leave them out.
Delete folder after successful burn is self explanatory. It's useful if you are working with limited HDD space. Send burn statistics to VSO online database is an option you can select if you would like to help VSO software , although it is unnecessary and doesn't affect the burning process.
Encoding Settings
Click Settings --> Encoding. Log engine messages can be a selected option if you want to log the messages. Encoding quality/speed lets you decide between low quality, medium quality and high quality. If on high quality, it will take much longer than the lower options, but it's worth it for quality.
Next is Target Size. You can choose between DVD-5 (single layer writeable disc) or DVD-9 (dual layer writeable disc). In order to choose DVD-9 you have to have a Dual Layer burner and DVD-R DL media. DVD-5 can hold up to 4.36GB whereas DVD-9 can hold about 8.5GB. You will also see a custom option to enter value in Megabytes. To avoid errors some people like to set their encoding size to 4300MB so that you don't burn right to the very edge of the disc, which is where a lot of defects often are.
Conversion priority is all to do with Windows task priority settings. If you are to select highest, make sure you are not running other programs. TimeCritical is likewise, although I don't recommend its use. Most users should keep this at Normal (which will leave most PCs usable during the encoding process).
General Settings
Click Settings --> General. We already set a theme before for the program, but that's not all you can set in General. One of the most important things is your Working Folder. This is the folder where your DVD folder will end up when you are finished encoding (and where the folder will be burned to disc from). Flip preview is an option to simply flip the preview if you see it as upside down in the Preview window.
Check internet for updates regularly should be selected. If you have an Internet connection that is always active, this should be selected so you can keep ConvertXtoDVD up to date. When updates are found, you will be prompted. If you don't want to be altered to updates, click Do not prompt for updates.
There are several other settings that you can change besides chapters, subtitles and audio. ConvertXtoDVD allows you to choose whether you want a 
Click Settings --> TV Format. Now you will see two options that you can change for your video output. TV format allows you to choose between 
Click Settings --> Burning. As i mentioned earlier, ConvertXtoDVD can now burn your output folder for you. Firstly you have the option to Burn result to DVD. If selected, when the encoding process is finished, the burning will start automatically. Next you have to select your DVD burner drive and speed. If you leave it at Max it should be ok, but some people prefer to burn at speeds they know give the best results with their drive.
Click Settings --> Encoding. Log engine messages can be a selected option if you want to log the messages. Encoding quality/speed lets you decide between low quality, medium quality and high quality. If on high quality, it will take much longer than the lower options, but it's worth it for quality.
Click Settings --> General. We already set a theme before for the program, but that's not all you can set in General. One of the most important things is your Working Folder. This is the folder where your DVD folder will end up when you are finished encoding (and where the folder will be burned to disc from). Flip preview is an option to simply flip the preview if you see it as upside down in the Preview window.
