DVD Editing And Authoring Software

[garystan]

I'm searching for software that will allow me to edit and author DVDs. I'm currently using AVS Video Editor.....it works well, but I can't edit the Main Menu Page. Unfortunately, AVS doesn't have any plans on updating the Video Editor. Much as I like it.
I tried using the Womble products, but they're not working well.
What I'm looking for in a software package is : Multiple tracks for video, text and audio, ability to create chapters, effects and transitions and the ability to "edit" the menu page.
I know it sounds like a lot........but, it seems that most of the software that I've been looking at only has a few of these features. And some of them only do EDITING, while others only do AUTHORING. And, a few that I've checked out don't even have any tracks for video, text and audio ! The REALLY good ones are in the Prosumer and Professional category.
garystan

[Moontrash]

if you want somthin thats easy to use then thats a simple answer... TMPGEnc Authoring Works...if u want a lot of functionality and do it all then prolly...Sony Vegas Pro

[dragonkeeper]

For consumer level projects DVDlab works well. last i checked it doesn't do encoding but it is a great authoring tool. For encoding I recommend use Hcenc or cce basic.

[guns1inger]

If you want to do it properly then you want to use an editor to do your editing, and an authoring tool to do your authoring. All-in-one tools are always a series of compromises, and always have lesser tools than dedicated tools.

I use DVDLab pro, however you could look at DVD Styler for your authoring. It can also encode. Editing should always be done in an editor.