dvd editing software!!

[vidhya_80in]

hey,
i would like to know which is the best dvd editing software and which is the best dvd rom?? i also want to know..how reliable dvds are...'coz certain group of people confused me saying dvd are not very reliable....
i got ulead dvd movie factory and ulead dvd workshop along with my pioneer writer......what is the difference between the two softwares? further, is movie factory a good editing software or is there anything that's much better?please help....any suggestions and experiences will be of great help to me...am just learning all these things....

vidya

[BJ_M]

you want to edit a dvd or you want to edit video and make a dvd?

[thecoalman]

i got ulead dvd movie factory and ulead dvd workshop along with my pioneer writer......

Of the two by FAR Workshop is the better one. Matter of fact that is one of the best Authoring tools available. I'm suprised it came with writer considering it's price. You sure that's not a older or trial version? It's $400 retail which is why I'm a little skeptical.

Anyhow the difference between the two is options, they are practically limitless in workshop for disc authoring. One thing to note is neither is really an editor, they are authoring software which means there main function is for taking your files and creating a usable DVD. They have limited editing functions such as being able to trim clips etc. So if that's all you need.... then they will work fine.

As far as reliability od discs I won't speculate on that but there are better discs that others. See the DVD media section to the left or the media forum.

[vidhya_80in]

hey,
u were right...dvd workshop is a trial version although dvd movie factory is a full version....i wanted to know so that i can decide on buying it...thanks for the help

[vidhya_80in]

BJ_M,
i wanna edit a couple of vob files...and make it a single dvd movie..wat do u suggest??

[thecoalman]

BJ_M,
i wanna edit a couple of vob files...and make it a single dvd movie..wat do u suggest??

I'm pretty sure either will do that (depends on what version of MF you have), if you go to reauthor you'll have less options with MF. Your stuck with the templates.

If you don't want to shell out the cash for Workshop and MF won't accept VOB's you can use DVD Decrypter to rip the VOB's to MPEG format which it will accept.

[vidhya_80in]

hey coalman,
thanku for your time...i think i'll buy workshop...mayb that'll be the best option for me...

[thecoalman]

hey coalman,
thanku for your time...i think i'll buy workshop...mayb that'll be the best option for me...

If you really want to get creative with your menus etc that would be the way to go. Like I said it has limited abilities for editing video but if you only need to trim them..... If given the choice of a single piece of software that would be the one I would choose.