DVD Commentary

[Kid Ryan]

I want to put a commentary on a movie that I have and I want to have both of them on a dvd disc. The problem is how do I put a commentary on there without putting the movie on twice? Like is there a way I can seperate audio tracks so someone could pick which one they want to watch?

[Vejita-sama]

Yes, just make one video file (m2v) and two audio files (either ac3 or PCM). Then mux them when you author, I use DVD Maestro for this.

DVDs support multiple audio streams. You can either make a menu to have the user select the audio stream they want, or just tell them to hit the audio button on the remote (automatically/default is to cycle through streams).

[Kid Ryan]

I don't know if it makes a difference, but this is a movie I'm editing together myself. Do I need to use my editing program, which is Adobe Premiere, or can I do it with a DVD authoring program such as DVD Workshop?

[Kid Ryan]

And also, as a side note, how much memory do you think a one and a half hour movie would take up?

[Nolonemo]

You will need a higher-end authoring program such as Maestro to create a disc with selectable audio tracks. If you use something like DVD Workshop, you will have to create two versions of the entire movie on the disk.