Re: Creating DVDs with DVDAuthor

"GUI for DVDAuthor" is a freeware front-end to DVDAuthor (actually
different to the one you mention - there are about 3 front-ends for
Windows that I have found). See http://www.videohelp.com/~gfd/ for
more info. DVDAuthor is a freeware DVD authoring package. The front
end prog generates the xml files which DVDAuthor processes.

One of the reasons I am using this software rather than the commercial
software is that I want to use subtitles, which my current software
(admitedly, only the ULead software that came with my Pioneer DVD
burner) does not support. I am archiving my DV tapes to DVD. I am
extracting the date/time info using DV_Datecode (again, freeware) as a
..sub file and feeding it into DVDAuthor. This way, I have a record of
the date & time without an imprint always on the screen. I have pretty
much got this working except for the 2 issues which I listed in the
original mail.

My title screens are not very elaborate - blank background and a button
that says 'click here to play". Unfortunately I can't get them to be
as simple as I want - only one menu!

If anyone can point me in the direction of a user group for DVDAuthor
please do so.

Thanks.

Mark Burns wrote:
> Ken:
>
> I was confused as well by the OP, wondering the same thing at first.
> Upon re-reading a third time, you are probably right. DVDAuthor is the
> XML program.
>
> I have only downloaded and played with DvdGUIAuthor, but haven't yet
> finished a project. As I have never upgraded my DvdLab to the Pro
> version, I was looking at it as a a possible alternative for multiple
> audio tracks and subtitles. I have intended to finish a project when I
> wanted to do subtitles and was getting ready to do this with a home
> video project that I haven't yet completed. It is much more time
> consuming than TDA or DvdLab, which is why my remarks in the past about
> it have said *more time than money*.
>
> To work with it, one needs a good graphics program, like your Gimp or
> my Paint Shop Pro. Also, the new VideoRedo should be able to produce
> the chapters text file that it needs.
>
> The rest can be read here...
>
> http://www.videohelp.com/~liquid217/dvdauthorgui.pl?p=guide1
>
> So, I would need to go back and play with it some more to be able to
> give a better answer.
>
> Cheers...
>
> Mark

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