Re: Wondereful World of DVD burning


Richard Harison wrote:
Hi T shadow,
again please excuse my newbie ignorance, but what does the authoring stage do?
Can't you just capture, edit, and then burn?

Authoring refers to the step of actually designing the DVD look and
feel. Editing the source material is only part of the process. Once
your video tracks are finalized then you are ready to import them into
the DVD authoring application to begin the DVD design process. DVDs
have many capabilities. They can have elaborate cascading menu systems,
motion menus, chapters, sub-titles, multi-formats, DVD-ROM content,
etc. Authoring is designing the "look" or your DVD and deciding what
features you will build-in. When you are all finished with the
authoring stage the only remaining step is to actually burn your
finished project to a DVD-recordable disc.

It is true that many simple video editing suites also have the ability
to burn a DVD. Most provide a basic ability to edit, create a simple
menu, and burn the disc. For most users this is probably enough.
However, if you want total control of the final DVD you will probably
want a program designed for DVD authoring... like Adobe Encore DVD
(there are others).

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