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Thursday, January 3, 2008

DVD authoring Tools

Thursday, January 3, 2008

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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).

DVD Resources

Jim Taylor's DVD FAQ

Duplicating your DVDs

VLC DVD Tutorial

Understanding Recordable & Rewritable DVD by Hugh Bennett

Authoring Applications

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

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

Apple iDVD

Arcsoft Showbiz DVD

Cyberlink PowerProducer

GEAR Video

Magix Movies on CD-DVD

Mediachance DVD-lab

Muvee Technologies AutoProducer

Nero Vision

Pinnacle DVD Expression

Roxio Easy Media Creator

Sonic MyDVD

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.

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