# DeVeDe, a video DVD creator

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## Creating a disk: fast instructions

Before explaining all the options in DeVeDe, I'll give you the common sequence to create a disk.

First, you choose the disk type you want to create (DVD, VCD, sVCD, CVD or DivX). Then, you drag&drop the files you want in the main window, creating (if is a DVD) the titles you want, or add them one-each-time with the Add file button.

If you want to add subtitles or fine-tune the properties of a file, you should use the Properties button.

Then you should click the Adjust disk usage button. This will automatically set the video bitrate for each file (which depends on the final size of the file, if it has one or more subtitles, if it's already a converted file...).

After that, use the Menu preview button to ensure that you like the menu that DeVeDe will create. If not, you can use the Menu options button to change them. Remember that the menu will use the names of the titles.

Finally, just click the Forward button, choose a destination directory and a name, and enjoy a good coffee while DeVeDe works.

When the ISO or BIN/CUE file has been created, you can use K3b, GnomeBaker or Brasero to burn it. Under Gnome (is possible that under KDE there's a simmilar option) you can right-click on the file and choose Burn to disk too. Or you can use the safest option: command line:

growisofs -dvd-compat -speed=4 -Z /dev/dvd=FILE.ISO

for ISO images, or:

cdrdao write --device ATA:0,0,0 --driver generic-mmc --speed 16 NameOfCUEOrTOCFile

for BIN/CUE files.

### Storing and restoring the disc structure

The options Load, Save and Save as in the File menu allow you to save the current disk structure, in the case that you want continue your work later, or reuse it for another, slightly different, disk. DeVeDe stores the disk format adding the extension .devede.

When you load a disk structure, DeVeDe checks that every file is still in its place. If there is a missing, it will show an error message listing all the missing files (the complete path) and will refuse to load the structure, to avoid incorrect results. There's a trick to still load it: just copy another movie to the right directory and rename it with the right name, and after loading the structure, remove it from DeVeDe.

If the missing file is the menu background or the menu soundtrack, DeVeDe will load the structure anyway, but showing a warning message and using the default background and/or soundtrack instead.

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