DVD Authoring Software

[flarimeki38]

Trying to take a series of video files and make it into a DVD player playable DVD. I've used Nero a looong time ago and tried CyberLink PowerDirector recently. I'm open to using these again but wanted to know what the best is out there.

Needs

Allow for soft-coded subtitles (can turn them on/off)

Episode selection

Ability to write to ISO and direct to disk

Support dual layer DVDs (bonus if supports Blu-Ray)

"Easter egg" or custom buttons.

[SF01]

AVS2DVD maybe?

[usually_quiet]

If you need something that can also edit and convert video and audio to be DVD compliant, try TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6. It includes the ability to author Blu-ray and can create custom menus and custom buttons.

[Paul2020]

My favorite is SONY DVD ARCHITECT

[vkmast]

VEGAS DVD Architect is no longer available for sale from MAGIX.

Note that MAGIX's acquisition of SCS products from Sony in mid-2016 included DVD Architects and the next version after that was VEGAS DVD Architect (a.k.a. DVD Architect 7).
Sony/SCS does not sell their former DVD Architect Pro or Studio either.

[usually_quiet]

Even so, it is still possible to find Vegas DVD Architect and Architect Studio being sold by third parties as boxed software or downloads.

[dannyboy48888]

Depends how far down the rabbit hole you want to go. Now and days I use avisynth + hcenc for the video and ffmpeg for the audio. I then use gui for dvdauthor to make my final product. Takes a bit but I like the overall control I have with said solution. For all in ones I used to use tmpeg software. For free avs2dvd is good as well.