What do Hollywood use to encode films to DVD?

[basss]

1. What tools do Hollywood professionals use to encode their HD video masters to DVD compilant mpeg2? I guess its not TMPGenc or CCE..

2. What software do they use for authoring?

[johneboy]

2. What software do they use for authoring?

http://www.doom9.org/mpg/scenarist.htm

"Scenarist NT is a tool commonly used by Hollywood studios to create their DVDs and it's THE program for DVD authoring."

"Scenarist NT is a professional level DVD authoring program and it's price is professional as well: Roughly $39,000. Clearly, you don't get a demo version of such a program. "

*cough,cough* *cough*

[basss]

Thanks
What about converting their films to broadcast quality mpeg2?
Do they use hardware or software encoders? and what brands?
Is there any webpage that deals with professional DVD production?

[johneboy]

Thanks
What about converting their films to broadcast quality mpeg2?
Do they use hardware or software encoders? and what brands?
Is there any webpage that deals with professional DVD production?

I really dont know what they use for that, i'm sure someone on here might tho... I would assume they use a hardware based encoder tho as they are much better then software IMHO. And i would also assume that since they dump almost 40 grand into he DVD authoring software, that the hardware encoders arent cheap..

[kitty]

Some of what you are looking for is in the DVD FAQ http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html

Basically the typical workstation would be a dual processor job with a DVD for authoring recorder (not the same as a DVD-R). A high end program like Scenarist would produce the image and it would be burned to the special DVD for authoring blank. That disc would be taken to a production house which creates a stampable die to make production DVDs (the ones in the stores are not burned).

[basss]

Did a search and found this webpage:

http://www.dvdpro.net/

[basss]

http://www.sonic.com/products/sdseries/default.htm

Have anyone tried the SD-series encoders from sonic? Are there any cheaper encoders with broadcast quality output? (Seems like the SD-1000 cost $10 0000