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glockman101 · 06-16-2006, 10:03 PM

what is a good program to make dvd menus?

RedWhine56 · 06-16-2006, 10:29 PM

This was discussed not too long ago, but I can't find the thread off hand. IME, it seems many programs are intimidating when you're a newbie. I initially downloaded trial versions of Nero Ultra & DVD Lab. As a newbie, Nero was VERY easy to use & DVD Lab was very intimidating. So I bought Nero. But very quickly, I outgrew it & ended up buying DVD Lab (the pro version), too.

But Nero was not a total waste of money as it does automatically convert the occasional PAL shows I get to NTSC.

OH, and there's a difference between making the actual menus vs the graphics you may want to use for menus. So I'm not sure which one you meant.

Corona Extra · 06-17-2006, 01:10 AM

DVD Lab for sure.

wheezer210 · 06-17-2006, 01:47 AM

Photoshop, and TMPGEnc 1.6 or Photoshop and (insert re-authoring program here)

I use Photoshops exclusivley for menu creation.

If you are new to DVD authoring Ulead Workshop2 has some nice options, but there is a learning curve.

06-16-2006, 10:03 PM	#1
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06-16-2006, 10:29 PM	#2
RedWhine56 Sleigh? What sleigh? Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 03, 2005 Location: In the "Secret Room" with the cronies! Posts: 756	This was discussed not too long ago, but I can't find the thread off hand. IME, it seems many programs are intimidating when you're a newbie. I initially downloaded trial versions of Nero Ultra & DVD Lab. As a newbie, Nero was VERY easy to use & DVD Lab was very intimidating. So I bought Nero. But very quickly, I outgrew it & ended up buying DVD Lab (the pro version), too. But Nero was not a total waste of money as it does automatically convert the occasional PAL shows I get to NTSC. OH, and there's a difference between making the actual menus vs the graphics you may want to use for menus. So I'm not sure which one you meant.
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06-17-2006, 01:47 AM	#4
wheezer210 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 03, 2004 Posts: 115	Photoshop, and TMPGEnc 1.6 or Photoshop and (insert re-authoring program here) I use Photoshops exclusivley for menu creation. If you are new to DVD authoring Ulead Workshop2 has some nice options, but there is a learning curve.