DVD Authoring Question

[John Douglass]

Sat, 27 Jul 2002 00:42:41 -0000: "wjbode" <wjbode@h...>:

> Just a quick question for those of you with DVD writers: What 
>disc authoring program do you use? The software I got with my DVD-
>A04 drive is CyberLink PowerDirector Pro (PD), but I can't figure out 
>how to use it properly.

You can't. Switch to Ulead DVD Movie Factory. Use TMPGEnc to pluck
adverts and mux the m2a and m2v files out of tytool. Use Ulead DMF to
put in chapter points and write the DVD or, at least, the DVD
directory structure.

Comparison of Cyberlink PD and Ulead MF is here:
http://tivo.30below.com/jdouglass/

When setting chapter points, UNCHECK "Locate scene frames".
You may slide the... slide forward, but DO NOT slide it back.
Instead, put the cursor next to the slide and click. FREQUENTLY click
the "save" icon. And, lastly, note that there may be a multi-second
delay in movie play when you hit the "play" triangle.

Such has been my experience under WinME (yes, I know I should have
gotten Win2K NOW) on an Athlon 850. 

John,
Who finally finished putting the Olympics on DVD.
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Mechanical Engineers build weapons, Civil Engineers build targets.