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Support - EasyDVD - FAQ >1~8

	1. What are the differences between Womble EasyDVD and MPEG Video Wizard DVD?

	1. different audience: EasyDVD - users without very little prior knowledge of video editing. MVW-DVD - users who are familiar with video editing and need more detailed control. 2. function and feature for both - Womble's MPEG-2 video smarting rendering to minimize video quality loss and to maximize export speed. - extensive menu button controls and flexible menu template support. - fully licensed Dolby AC-3 encoder and MainConcept MPEG-2 video encoder. 3. coverage of function and feature EasyDVD - has all basic functionality and features, very limited editing support. MVW-DVD - all the above, plus more advanced controls and full video editing with timeline editor, video transitions, extensive MPEG tools, and more. 4. graphic user interface EasyDVD - simple, intuitive, and easy-to-use, all functions are explicit. MVW-DVD - more flexible but higher complexity using extensive context menus. 5. work flow EasyDVD - a simple and yet flexible 6-step work-flow. MVW-DVD - no specific sequence of operation, making it hard for starters.
	2. When will there be support for Windows 7 for EasyDVD?

	EasyDVD runs on Windows 7 without any known or reported compatibility problem. However, since the software has been mostly tested on Windows XP and Vista, with rather limited testing on Windows 7, there is still a possibility that you encounter a problem. If that happened, please inform us and we will fix it quickly. Also, please note that EasyDVD does not take advantage of the 64-bit operations neither from the Windows software nor the CPU hardware. On the other hand, since it is more or less a generic 32-bit Windows application, and very little dependence on the peculiar features of Windows operating system, this significantly lowers the probability of incompatible when the operating system changes. Should you encounter compatibility problem, please let us know and we should be able to fix it quickly.

	3. Is Womble EasyDVD project compatible with other Womble products?

	It depends. For example, you could use Womble MPEG Video Wizard DVD to compile professional looking movies from your existing personal videos, images, and audio files, and then burn the exported files to DVD with Womble EasyDVD. In addition, a DVD project, which is identified by the '.wbd' file name extension, is interoperable in both Womble EasyDVD and MVW-DVD. However, you cannot open or import the MVW-DVD project file, which is identified by the 'wbp' file name extension, using Womble EasyDVD till now.

	4. What is an EasyDVD Movie?

	EasyDVD uses two levels of data management to organize a DVD project' video contents. This data organization is illustrated by the sketch map below. On the first (top) level, EasyDVD manages a DVD project as a list of EasyDVD Movies (or simply Movies), each of which consists of a list of video clips. EasyDVD stores a Movie's video list into a Movie file and always uses ".wbp" as its file name extension. A Movie file stores all information about its video clip list, including file names and locations, chapter points, video cuts, lengths, and more. A simple Movie may have just one video file; while a complicated one may involve hundreds of video files. On the second level is a list of video clips, and each clip can be a single video file, a DVD movie, or a list of video clips (another Movie). EasyDVD manages the Movie list of a DVD project with the Movie list; and it manages the video clip list of a Movie with the Video Clip List.

	5. Where can I find software update?

	Periodically, we will release new update version to the editor with bug fixes and new feature additions. When a new update version becomes available, we will announce it on our home page at http://www.womble.com/products/easydvd.html In the following, we briefly describe several ways to update the editor. Automatic update by connecting to the Womble web server. By the default selection for the option "Check the Web for software updates automatically" the Womble EasyDVD editor will try to connect the Womble web server to check for software update, every time when the editor is started. Since the connection to the Womble web server is processed as a background job, it should not introduce any noticeable delay for starting the editor. However, if this automatic connection is undesirable, you can turn it OFF by clearing the checkbox for the option.　 Manual update via a complete installation. Go to Womble's download page at http://www.womble.com/download/easydvd.html to download a full installation file, and proceed with a new installation. Note: If the update fails, please check all of the following: your computer is connected to the internet, and your connection settings are correct; you are a Windows user with an account type as Computer Administrator, so that you will be allowed to change the computer system settings such as software (updates) installation; you have the write-access to the disk partition on which the DVD editor is installed; and your firewall program is not blocking the access to Womble web sites by Womble EasyDVD.

	6. What is a DVD project?

	A DVD project is a saved work process or series of sessions used to organize the works that must be completed to output a file with software. A project file's format differs according to the software. In Womble EasyDVD, a project file is identified by a ".wbd" file name extension. It stores your video organization with titles and chapters, and it stores your menu design with menu page names, menu page layouts, page background color settings, chapter text attributes, chapter thumbnail image selections, and more.

	7. What does DVD folder mean?

	A valid DVD folder would probably contain a folder called VIDEO_TS, in which there are files of thee types - IFO, BUP, and VOB, and the contents of the index file that describes correctly the contents of the other files, mainly the VOB files, as well as an AUDIO_TS file folder, this is where DVD-Audio would be stored, but usually the folder is empty.

	8. What is an ISO file?

	The following text is the beginning part of the Wikipedia page titled: "ISO Image": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image An ISO image is an archive file (also known as a disc image) of an optical disc in a format defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This format is supported by many software vendors. ISO image files typically have a file extension of .iso. The name ISO is taken from the ISO 9660 file system used with CD-ROM media, but an ISO image can also contain a UDF file system since UDF is backward-compatible with ISO 9660. ...... Read the full article...

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