Whats the EASIEST Dvd burning utility?

[Bman]

wuts the easiest software that lets you author AND burn?

[steptoe]

The vast majority of DVd authoring software can author and burn in one, its all down to personal preference and just how easy you want to get

Some prefer the 'kiddie' interfaces where all you basically have to do it point and click and the software does it all for you, other like getting stuck in and having control over everything that a DVD uses


My personall favourite, until my needs decide otherwise, is TMPGenc DVD Author

If you want to get more advanced, then go for DVDLab



I've tried DVD Factory, Movie Factory, DVDIt, plus quite a few others, in fact I started with Move Factory until I was fed up with the very picky nature of it, and the bugs

I have been using TMPGenc DVD Author for quite a while now as it lets me have some control over the menus without getting too involved, but not soo simple that I have virtually no control over what I can do

Suits my simple needs of creating a menu and removing rubbish from the start/end of movies/episodes, (but I use Nero or DiscJuggler to burn, as thats my choice and it works for me)

[lenti_75]

ulead movie factory or ulead video studio.....easy steps from capturing to burning....

[Muppet Meat]

Adobe Encore DVD is another choice

[Bman]

I have tmpegnc Author. but it only lets me author, i dont know how to burn it or what ever. Im going to try uleadvideo studio 8. Is there a demo for it? if I like it i will DEFINIETLY buy it.

[Muppet Meat]

Ulead DVD MovieFactory is a $100 cheap no brainer from what heard. And it can be concidered a consumer grade DVD authoring application. However Ulead DVD Workshop and Adobe Encore DVD are prosumer authoring applications in the $500 range.


Consumer
Consumer authoring software ranges from $50 up to around $250. They have a very limited set of features, with the basic requisite being the ability to put video on a DVD with some rudimentary chapter points and a menu. Priority is given to making the interface very easy to learn at the sacrifice of control. Most use a template-driven system where you choose a pre-designed interface and then customize it (within limits) to your tastes. The proofing capabilities are poor, and not to be trusted. Most do not have a very good formatting engine, so you should not expect to make discs that are going to have a high level of compatibility. However, this limitation of the formatting is offset quite a lot by the very limited features in most of these tools, which prevent you from implementing the trickier functions of the DVD spec that might otherwise cause problems. Examples: PC: Sonic Solutions MyDVD & DVDit!; Ulead Dazzle; Mac: Apple iDVD.

Prosumer
Prosumer applications range from $250 to $1000 and in general are beefed-up consumer apps. They add some of the most-desirable and popular DVD features that are missing from their consumer brethren, such as support for 16:9 (widescreen) video, surround sound audio streams (Dolby AC-3 5.1), DLT drives, motion menus, etc. At the lower end, the learning curve isn’t much different from consumer apps. The costlier ones blur the line with professional apps and require a bit more time to become proficient, but it is worth it if you will use their features. Their proofing capabilities are still mediocre at best, relying on a software emulation that is still leaves you guessing at what your final title will really work like. Some of these tools have improved formatting engines, but many are using the same ones as their consumer equivalents. Given that they support more features, this may mean they make less-compatible discs because there is increased risk as you add more complexity. Examples: PC Sonic DVDit PE; Ulead DVD Workshop; Adobe Encore DVD; Mac: Apple DVD Studio Pro.

Professional
Professional applications start at about $1,000 and range to upwards of $22,000. They support most all of the DVD specification’s features, including important ones such as copy-protection, region-coding, DTS surround sound, multiple title sets, GPRMs, cell/pre/post commands, sub-titling, etc. Because the objective is to satisfy the most-demanding, 40-hour/week author, they can be very deep tools to learn. The interfaces are much more literal, with more micro-management than consumer/prosumer tools. The proofing capabilities are often greatly improved, using hardware decoders that are very close to the experience of an actual check disk. This has obvious importance to a production-driven environment. The formatting engines do vary from product to product, but most offer the best compatibility to be had, even on complex titles. Examples: PC: Sonic Scenarist; Mac: Sonic DVD Fusion ; DVD Studio Pro


Corporate
You may notice a hole in the categories above: The prosumer applications are easy to use, but leave you handicapped by poor proofing, limited features, and inadequate formatting engines. The professional tools address these short-comings, but may be more of a learning-curve than a video editor or multimedia producer wants in a product that won’t be his most primary tool, not to mention the cost. Enter the "Corporate" authoring tools, which are a relatively new breed. The objective here is to offer as much of the power and quality of a professional tools as possible without overloading the interface and losing the ease of use found in consumer/prosumer tools. This isn’t to say that corporate tools have the strengths of both with none of their weaknesses, but rather that a different, more neutral balance is struck. Corporate tools are best for user who want some key professional features, including the all-important formatting engine, but prefer not to deal with the steep learning curve of professional tools (despite the benefits). These tools may be too expensive still for consumer / prosumer use, and they don’t go far enough for the true professional power user / control-freak. Hence their unique niche among authoring tools. Examples: PC: Sonic ReelDVD
& Sonic DVD Producer.

[jimmalenko]

I have tmpegnc Author. but it only lets me author, i dont know how to burn it or what ever.

When your DVD has finished authoring, a message box comes up with a button that says "Open DVD Writing Tool". Click this.