Re: DVD Authoring Software for Mac

On Thursday, April 26, 2012 3:11:18 PM UTC-4, gtr wrote:
Looks like this will be my next media hurtle.

I have iDVD and have always found it damned confusing, but am setting
about the process of learning it since I already own it. At the end of
the line, when it's all finished, I'll find out if it was any damned
good.

I have authored a few in Toast Platinum v11.04. But I found its
incessant need to re-encode anything/everything thrown at it so that it
drops a full generation of resolution to be problematic. Maybe I'm not
using it correctly.

So I assume that sooner or later I'll be looking for another
program--something cheap!-- that will allow me to author these dvd's.

At present the goal is a disc that will play a movie in VIDEO_TS / Vob
format, that can also store pdf files for reference. I guess that's
considered multi-media or something.

Any thoughts?
--
I do not feel obligated to believe that the same God who has endowed us
with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use.
-- Galileo

Similar issue for me with new Final Cut Pro X (FCPX). iDVD will not recognize the Quicktime files created with FCPX. Is it the settings i'm using to creat the QT files? or just Apple's distain for the DVD? Any work arounds?
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  • DVD Authoring Software for Mac
    ... Looks like this will be my next media hurtle. ... I have iDVD and have always found it damned confusing, but am setting about the process of learning it since I already own it. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.apps)
  • Re: DVD Authoring Software for Mac
    ... I have iDVD and have always found it damned confusing, ... about the process of learning it since I already own it. ... On the other hand the images dropped into various display areas, "Drop Boxes", have to be fussed with endlessly outside the program to sit right in the frame. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.apps)
  • Re: DVD Authoring Software for Mac
    ... I have iDVD and have always found it damned confusing, ... The good news is, you've got iDVD to play with, even though it's pretty ... The menus are pretty ugly (although, ... Adding a data folder might not be an option directly with iDVD. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.apps)
  • Re: DVD Authoring Software for Mac
    ... recognize the Quicktime files created with FCPX. ... iDVD 7.1.2, which is the newest incrantion, I believe. ... Compressor and create the mpeg2 file with the settings that you want ...
    (comp.sys.mac.apps)
  • Re: DVD Authoring Software for Mac
    ... I don't have FCPX and so can't answer. ... iDVD 7.1.2, which is the newest incrantion, I believe. ... Compressor and create the mpeg2 file with the settings that you want ...
    (comp.sys.mac.apps)