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DVD Authoring:
Basically, to create a DVD from various video clips, you need some software that allows you to group, edit, create the menu system,
and ultimately create the output files in the right format. Then you can burn those files to a DVD. That DVD can be read in any DVD player. That DVD
is your "Master". Here at DVD-Fulfillment.com, we take the copy of your master and get it ready so we can take on demand orders and ship them directly to
your customer. This articles talks about what DVD authoring is. We help you pick some great software that can be used to do it. We will
give you a step by step example of a sample project.
What is DVD authoring?
DVD authoring describes the process of creating a DVD video that can be played on a DVD player.
DVD authoring software must conform to the specifications set by the DVD Forum group in 1995. The specifications are complicated due
to the number of companies that were involved in creating them.
Strictly speaking, DVD authoring is a separate process from MPEG encoding, but most modern DVD authoring software have a built-in
encoder (though separate encoders are still used when better quality or finer control over compression settings is required).
Most authoring applications are for video DVDs only; they do not support the creation of DVD-Audio discs.
Stand-alone DVD recorder units generally have basic authoring functions, though the creator of the DVD has little to no control over the layout of the DVD menus, which generally differ between models and brands.
Source - Wikipedia.org - 7/31/2007
History of DVD Authoring Software
Early on, there were/are many DVD authoring applications available to help create digital video discs. Many high-end authoring applications are written
in-house by companies such as Matsushita, Philips, Sony, and Toshiba. These are strictly not for sale outside each company and are used
internally by the company DVD laboratories or their movie studio partners to produce DVDs for customers. These were private and expensive
Then a trend began where some companies started to make the software available to the public. We could go into detail here, but it will suffice to know an evolution
occurred where things got easer and less expensive.
Now, the question is what's easy and inexpensive and where do i get it?
Although it depends on how sophisticated you want to get, if you're new to DVD authoring, it's probably safe to say you want something basic that
will produce a DVD that looks professional, but's easy to use and not too expensive.
What Software should I use and how do I get started?
We found a great resource for this information. At Videohelp.com,
they have an excellent guide to
basic dvd authoring. Please check it out along with all their other useful cd and dvd related content.
Some other DVD Authoring Software
Top-end
- Sonic DVD Creator
- Sonic Scenarist
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Blu-Print (for Blu-Ray Authoring)
- Matsushita MEI Authoring Tool
Studio Professional
- Apple DVD Studio Pro (Mac)
- Mediachance DVD-lab PRO
- DVD Maestro (no longer available)
- Sonic DVDit Pro (formerly DVD Producer)
- Adobe Encore 2.0 and up
Corporate Professional
- Adobe Encore
- Mediachance DVD-lab PRO
- Pinnacle DVD Impression
- Sonic DVDit
- Sonic ReelDVD
- Sony DVD Architect (Part of Sony Vegas)
- Ulead DVD Workshop 2
- Astarte DVDirector (now owned by APPLE and incorporated into DVD Studio Pro)
Home Use
- Apple iDVD
- Arcsoft Showbiz DVD
- Cyberlink PowerProducer
- Dazzle DVD Complete (no longer available)
- GEAR Video
- Magix Movies on CD-DVD
- Mediachance DVD-lab
- Muvee Technologies AutoProducer
- Nero Vision
- Pinnacle DVD Expression
- Roxio Easy Media Creator
- Sonic MyDVD
- SpruceUp (no longer available)
- TMPGEnc DVD Author
- Ulead DVD Movie Factory
- WinDVD Creator
- Sony DVD Architect
- MuxMan by MpuCoder
Free software - Free software implementations often lack features such as encryption and region coding, and depending on the philosophy of the DVD producer, may not be considered suitable for mass-market use.
- DVDStyler uses wxWidgets
- 'Q' DVD-Author uses Qt (toolkit)
- KDE DVD Authoring Wizard
- DVD Flick
- Avi2DVD
- GUI for DVD Author
Source - Wikipedia.org - 7/31/2007
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