OT: best s/w for making dvds. - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

staffino · 02-17-2006, 12:11 AM

I want to try making my own dvds with menus, etc. from current short-lived series. any recommendations on software? thanx staffino

wheezer210 · 02-17-2006, 03:29 PM

For beginers TMPGEnc DVDAuthor (TDA) is good, very simple and easy to work with. You can create your own menus in say Photoshop and import them into TDA.

RedWhine56 · 02-17-2006, 07:05 PM

When I first started, I downloaded a few programs & my two favorites were Nero & DVD-Lab. Initially, I found I liked Nero better but I found I quickly outgrew it & now I almost never use it. The nice thing about it is it converts NTSC to PAL & vice versa. But unless I need to do that, I now stick with DVD-Lab. In MY experience, I'd say Nero is much more simple to use & has some nice canned themes. But DVD-Lab allows you much greater flexibility. JMO. YMMV.

02-17-2006, 12:11 AM	#1
staffino Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 02, 2006 Location: Northern Cali Posts: 153	OT: best s/w for making dvds. I want to try making my own dvds with menus, etc. from current short-lived series. any recommendations on software? thanx staffino

02-17-2006, 07:05 PM	#3
RedWhine56 Sleigh? What sleigh? Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 03, 2005 Location: In the "Secret Room" with the cronies! Posts: 756	When I first started, I downloaded a few programs & my two favorites were Nero & DVD-Lab. Initially, I found I liked Nero better but I found I quickly outgrew it & now I almost never use it. The nice thing about it is it converts NTSC to PAL & vice versa. But unless I need to do that, I now stick with DVD-Lab. In MY experience, I'd say Nero is much more simple to use & has some nice canned themes. But DVD-Lab allows you much greater flexibility. JMO. YMMV.
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02-17-2006, 03:29 PM	#2
wheezer210 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 03, 2004 Posts: 115	For beginers TMPGEnc DVDAuthor (TDA) is good, very simple and easy to work with. You can create your own menus in say Photoshop and import them into TDA.