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This thread makes me reminisce of DVD Studio Pro. Faultless app. Like many I don’t do dvds any more, but there was a time every job was. Full motion menus and everything. I’ve yet to do a blu ray but from what I understand it’s not quite as easy to author as dvd was/is
Sent from my iPad I'm curious to know if anyone has switched to Scenarist or DVD Architect? We still create distribution DVD's here for our films that get sold in major retailers. So, I'm still in the thick of DVD creation unfortunately. Just always wishing it was a bit smoother than it is in Encore. Also, Perry’s point here is important: > The problem in my experience is to find an application that will format supplied Mpeg2 file(s) without re-encoding the actual video and audio. The DVD spec is exacting. And the Sonic authorcore (same as used in the top end Scenarist and also in Encore) was unforgiving. And this caused difficulty when importing assets that were not to spec. Some of the other authoring applications did not allow for keeping imported assets that were actually to spec. Or did not allow the un-multiplexed assets (eg. m2v, wav, a3c) to be brought in separately. Stan
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Subject: Re: [AE] DVD Burner
Yep, tracking entirely. That was the reason for my original question. Otherwise, it's just a data disk which doesn't need any special software. It is important to understand the difference between a Digital Video Disk and a Digital Versatile Disk! The latter is simply a data store that is supported by most computers, the former is the original DVD format supported by dedicated players (and most computers). You can store any data on the latter, including any digital video file, but whether it will play from the disk depends entirely on the device. The former uses an Mpeg2 file formatted in a very particular way (a VIDEO_TS file), such that the DVD will play on any dedicated player. The problem in my experience is to find an application that will format supplied Mpeg2 file(s) without re-encoding the actual video and audio. This ensures that you maintain the best quality. It also is going to be much quicker. I use an old free app called 'GUI for dvdauthoring' which still works fine for me on Win10. It will only accept raw video & audio mpeg files, not multiplexed. Once it has formatted the DVD it uses Imageburn to create the physical disk. Mr. Eric D. Kirk wrote Can anyone recommend a simple utility to burn a DVD? Looking for free, not a bunch of add on crap, etc.
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