nero for mac?

[mudflaps]

hi, i just made the switch and i couldnt be happier. the only thing i am missing is a program like nero vision that will allow me to make dvds of all my video files (wmv, mpeg, avi) i want to be able to create a menu and generate chapters. ive tried imovie, i dvd, toast 7, and dvd studio pro. none of these seem to support mpeg files (which most of my files are) ive tried ffmpegx and it seemed to work, but took quite a bit of time to convert the file and i feel that there has to be an easier and faster way to do this. any help would be appreciated
thanks

[Frobozz]

Toast 7 supports MPEG and AVI files. I don't think you can convert wmv, however.

[mudflaps]

toast works but wont let me create chapter menus with mpeg.

[galactica]

once you drop the video into the video tab, click edit.
Make sure you are in the video portion of the tab, and you can see you can then add chapters automatically with pull down menu to set auto time chapter marks

Picture example is provided



woah, its way to late... you said chapter menu's, not chapters

cut your mpeg up and you will get menu's for each mpeg. but there is the easy way to put chapters in just incase you needed it

[Frobozz]

Toast uses existing chapter markers that are in MPEGs extracted from DVDs. When none are present it generally adds markers every 5 minutes. There is an option for Toast to display a chapter menu.

However, what you seem to be looking for is the option to place chapter markers in an MPEG video. This can be done with CaptyDVD2 which is sold for $70 at pixela-1.com. There is a review of CaptyDVD2 at www.bobhudson.com.

[mudflaps]

this window never shows up on my mpegs, and it seems every bit of video i have is an mpeg. im kind of confused, it seems to me that mpeg is the file type that most people end up using yet its so hard to get this simple function to work.

[lordsmurf]

If you used DVD Studio Pro and it rejected your MPEG files, as it is professional grade DVD authoring software, then your MPEG files are bad or not to DVD specs. Convert your files to correct DVD-compliant video specs before attempting to author a DVD.

I suggest you avoid all-in-one junk, of which Nerovision certainly was. You have a Mac, you have DVD Studio Pro, you should be in authoring heaven right now.

This is the only reason I want to get a Mac right now, I hope to get a mini in the future.

[terryj]

smurfy...all this time...i thought you had a mac?
or at least access to one?

[mudflaps]

ok, im going to move forward with dvd studio pro, but ive got a different problem, i bought this computer from a friend and he was much more advanced than me in video editing. the settings on dvd studio are set for pro and i need to reset them for beginner. can anyone tell me how to do this?
thanks

[destreaga]

smurfy...all this time...i thought you had a mac?
or at least access to one?

Yeah, I thought so too.

[rumplestiltskin]

ok, im going to move forward with dvd studio pro, but ive got a different problem, i bought this computer from a friend and he was much more advanced than me in video editing. the settings on dvd studio are set for pro and i need to reset them for beginner. can anyone tell me how to do this?
thanks

Use the "Help" menu from within the app and you can search for the answer there. Virtually the entire manual is there.
-or-
Select Preferences from the app menu and change it there.
-or-
In ~/Library/Preferences/ toss the app's ".plist"
("~"=your Home folder)

[miksu]

And DVD Studio Pro requires ELEMENTARY STREAMS! Use MPEG Streamclip for demuxing.

Most PC MPEG-2 encoders are sub-standard, they don't do valid MPEG-2 streams.

[lordsmurf]

smurfy...all this time...i thought you had a mac?
or at least access to one?

I do have access to one, any time I need it.
Just not an owner of one, not yet.