Freeware dvd creating program?

[Metrock]

Can anyone suggest a good video editor that I can basically make a dvd like you would buy in the store? Something that I can make a dvd menu and previous at the begginning when you put the dvd in and also of course puttin them main movie in. A free program link would be nice

[blutach]

Try DVD Styler.

Regards

[katzdvd]

Try DVD Styler.

I checked that out blu, thanks for the recommendation for a free pgm. I see it will do basic functions like menu buttons, chapters, etc.; Do you know if it will do transitions, such as fade to black?

[blutach]

No, I don't think so, but DVDSubEdit can do that (however, I think the buttons done by DVD Styler are very basic).

Regards

[katzdvd]

No, I don't think so, but DVDSubEdit can do that (however, I think the buttons done by DVD Styler are very basic).

TY

[r0lZ]

No, I don't think so, but DVDSubEdit can do that (however, I think the buttons done by DVD Styler are very basic).

Regards

Hum, DVDSubEdit can do fade in the subpictures, not in the video itself.
Womble MPEG Video Wizard DVD can do transitions in the video itself, but it is not free, and somewhat limited (only one audio stream, no subtitles...)

[Laysan_A]

Have you checked out DvdAuthorGUI? I'm sorry, I don't have a link for you, but you should be able to find it easily enough.

I have to admit I haven't done more than make a very simple trial dvd with it, but I like the interface much better than Styler's, and it claims it will do simple motion menus.

It's worth a shot, anyway.

Laysan_A

[Art Vandelay]

I use DVDauthorGUI like Laysan_A, but I don't make menus just author with chapters so it just starts when put in player. If you want chapters I find that it only makes them for 75% of the movie then you can manually enter the time code to get them till the end of the DVD (i.e 5 minute chapters) I see it has the menu ability though. I really like the program, I use windos ProjectX to demux the .mpeg then convert the audio to AC3 and onto DVDauthorGUI.

[techreactor]

I use DVDauthorGUI like Laysan_A, but I don't make menus just author with chapters so it just starts when put in player. If you want chapters I find that it only makes them for 75% of the movie then you can manually enter the time code to get them till the end of the DVD (i.e 5 minute chapters) I see it has the menu ability though. I really like the program, I use windos ProjectX to demux the .mpeg then convert the audio to AC3 and onto DVDauthorGUI.

What all OS does it work on, Linux ???, Windows???

[Metrock]

thank you for all the suggestions i'll be trying them out later after i download them

[Art Vandelay]

ProjectX link to Zip file

@techreactor

I know it is a java program but I was directed to a compiled version (I use XP Media Center) that runs under windows. I really like it you can change the view so it looks more like a windows GUI program. I got the link from calimari, here is the post and the link to the compiled version is 1/2 way down the page, it is a zip file. Love the program, quite fast.

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=76131&highlight=dvd+authoring+program

EDIT: all programs are free windows OS pgms.

[techreactor]

I think I got you confused, I was talking about DVDauthorGUI !!!

[Laysan_A]

Hi techreactor,

No, his link was the right one. If you look about halfway down the page you'll see a link in one of sharc's posts with the word "liquid" in it. Liquid is the developer of DvdAuthorGUI.

Laysan_A

By the way, I just downloaded ProjectX to give it a try. I've been using The Film Machine to transcode to m2v, ac3. It's a GUI frontend for a bunch of different projects, and while it's not very configurable, it seems to make the right choices.

[Art Vandelay]

@techreactor

DVDAuthorGUI is a windows pgm. I got it from the videohelp site I think.

@Laysan_A

I use Sonic to make a .mpeg from a sat. capture the large file and demux with projectX, then convert audio to ac3 with another prgm (can't remember it sothing like fftt in the name, got it from vieohelp.com) since the audio files size is 1/2. Then I use DVDAuthour GUI to make the DVD files, then use DVD-Rebuilder with HCenc to encode or if in a rush use DVDShrink with DA and AEC settings, but DVDRB output is better.

[Laysan_A]

I have DVD Rebuilder, but I haven't used it yet...but The Film Machine also uses HCEncoder, and it does a great job. I'm curious, how can you (or- why do you) build the dvd before you encode?