Best DVD Encoder for a DVDR

[mariognome]

I currently use Nero Express to make my DVDs but it has a lot of problems.

for one, it takes almost a day to make a simple DVD (due to encoding, I think), it requires MPEGS strickly, and it does not work all the time on some DVD players. (50/50 chance of working)

I want a good program that I can just quickly burn my MPEGS or AVIs to DVD with a simple menu creation feature. (menus were the only well made part of Nero's program )

Money is no worry. I just want something simple, for someone who is not terribly knowledgeable about making DVDs.

Thanks
-Joe

[lordsmurf]

No.

An encoder encodes video.
It does not make menus or burn.

You want an "all in one" tool, and those are never high quality.

Two choices:
1. Learn the better way, enjoy high quality
2. Take the easy way out, live with reduced quality.

People don't do things "the hard/long way" because it's fun ... we do it because it's what gives the best results.


Encode (TMPGEnc, CCE, Mainconcept, Procoder)
Author (TMPG DVD Author, Ulead DVD Workshop)
Burn (Nero, RecordNow)



Plenty of guides to read on this site, post SPECIFIC question when you have them, and good luck. With a little time, hopefully you'll be making DVDs in no time at all.

[hunghuynh]

You try DVD Movie Creator 3. I think that you are will not disappoint. Just drop MPEG file, simple menu and burn to disk Let everyone knows what are your result. Good luck

[monzie]

This is my suggestion:

CCE Basic
FFMPEG (for audio conversion)
Goldwave or similar (for audio 'additional' conversion)
Vdub/Vdubmod (for demuxing and avi clipping)
AVISynth (for frameserving)
FitCD (for the basic AVIsynth files)
TMPEG DVD Author for fast simple DVD authoring.

Thats a dead simple set up......note though..you need to understand each process...there is no SIMPLE answer.

[northcat_8]

I use TMPGenc Plus 2.5 to convert the AVIs to MPEG-2.

I then use TMPGenc DVD Author to author the DVD.

I have TMPGenc DVD Author output to an ISO, then I use DVD Decrypter to burn.

If it takes a whole day to do a DVD, I have to think that maybe your PC is not up to speed, it shouldn't take that long