got a nice geeky question for you
I need to edit a short film and then make it into a professional looking DVD.

In the past I have only ever done this on a Mac, using Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro.

This time round I intend to use a PC and Adobe Premiere.

Is there an equivalent program for PC that will do what DVD studio Pro does? (allow you to build chapters, menus etc and burn a finished film to DVD)
( WormuIus, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:11, archived)

Why bother changing?
The two programmes (FCP and Premiere) are exactly the same. Apart from the shitty way Premiere handles titles.
(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:13, archived)

I don't own a Mac or have one in the office

( WormuIus, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:13, archived)

Right.

(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:14, archived)

and FCP is significantly more hardcore than Premiere.
This is not a switch I particulalry relish.
( WormuIus, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:15, archived)

and .avi files

( Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:13, archived)

Adobe Encore
but I';m sure there's free shit floating the net that will do it to.

Most PCs come with some rudimentary DVD creator software these days
( Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:13, archived)

I dare say there is some rinky-dinky program that can bang out a crappy DVD
I was wondering if anyone knew a half-way decent one.
( WormuIus, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:14, archived)

Only half-way decent?
Have a look at Power2Go.

It came free with my computer, so I'm not sure how much it costs or anything.
( Thinker, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:15, archived)

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Sorry, I'm not making myself very clear.

Does anyone know a DVD making program that isn't the kind of thing that comes free with your computer when you buy it from Comet?

If so, have you used it?
( WormuIus, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:17, archived)

Adobe Encore

( Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:29, archived)

a whole fucking bunch of them
uLeads DVD factory comes to mind
muVee Producer 5
etc
( cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:13, archived)

Have you used any of them?

( WormuIus, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:15, archived)

no, Ive never used a computer
im typing this into a wind-up mechanical fish
( cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:17, archived)

Which would you recommend?
DVD making programs that is, not mechanical fish.
( WormuIus, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:17, archived)

this is just about the best reply I've ever read.
and has caused an office lol of such absurd proportions that I've had to explain myself to coworkers.
( Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:22, archived)

i like to use Sony Vegas 7.0
for editing the film
and Sony DVD architect 4.0 for creating it into a DVD, with menus, etc
www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/trials
( turb0t, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:14, archived)

I hope this turns out as interesting as the pens thread did
*crosses arms and waits*
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:14, archived)

I use intervideo WINdvd creator
but I guess you could do it in something like sony_vegas
(Dangermouse., Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:14, archived)

the basic Nero pack which you can get free with a DvD writer
is very good for anything basic-to-medium. To be honest your phrases such as "Does anyone know a DVD making program that isn't the kind of thing that comes free with your computer when you buy it from Comet?" aren't terribly helpful as you're not telling people what features you required that the basic ones don't have.

What exactly do you need to be able to do with this thing?
( Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:25, archived)