Does editing software include authoring software?

[Elessar1]

Hi guys, new to the game and have a quick question. Does editing software usually include DVD authoring software or is that something that needs to be aquired seperately?

[andyp1]

Does editing software usually include DVD authoring software

No

is that something that needs to be aquired seperately?

Yes , There is a lot of good freeware for editing but not for authoring.
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[Elessar1]

Thanks for the help!

[Arky]

Two exceptions to this are Pinnacle Studio 9 and Pinnacle Liquid Edition 5.5. They do not offer complex navigation, but they're really not bad at all, and actually offer advantages over the conventional method of exporting .m2v files from your NLE and subsequently importing them into a seperate DVD-authoring app. For instance, you can create video menu transitions with extreme ease, and continually modify and test your DVD project prior to encoding it to MPEG 2.

If you want to go full-on professional, then you will require more complex navigation capabilities, which you will only find in standalone DVD-authoring programs such as DVDlab, Adobe Encore, DVDMaestro, Sonic Scenarist, Apple DVD Studio Pro etc., but if you want to get started quickly and flexibly, I would recommend at least checking out what the integrated Pinnacle programs have to offer. You may find they are adequate for your needs.


Arky ;o)

[Specialist]

1. Ulead VideoStudio includes authoring:

http://www.ulead.com/vs/runme.htm

2. Ulead MediaStudio Pro includes authoring:

http://www.ulead.com/msp/runme.htm

Jerry Jones
http://www.jonesgroup.net

Hi guys, new to the game and have a quick question. Does editing software usually include DVD authoring software or is that something that needs to be aquired seperately?

[Jayhawk]

There are a number of programs (some mentioned) that offer both although usually specialize in doing one really well. Mostly what you'll get in an authoring program is simple editing like trimming / joining.

Movie Factory 3 from Ulead authors and also allows joining and trimming which I guess could be called basic editing. Even NeroVision offers trimming but I wouldn't call it editing.

Most people go with two programs unless their editing needs are very basic. Mine are extremely basic and I still use two programs (Womble MPEG-VCR and MovieFactory-3).