RatVega
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Oct 6, 2005, 4:03 AM
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Re: [YoWoViPr] DVD Burning software
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As far as encoding goes, I've only used Compressor for the last few years. It's important to note that QT7 and Compressor2 use the same codecs, so it's really a matter of workflow and presets as to which you choose. The Apple codecs are well respected, even among those who also own Toast. About the only other encoder that gets any notice is Bitvice, which a number of users recommend.
I expect that using Toast to encode and burn DVDs works just fine, though quality is a potential issue. I'm not familiar with Toast 7, so no comment on their apparently limited menu design. This is an area where iDVD and DVD Studio Pro do very well. The best tool for authoring is without question DVD Studio Pro - but as mentioned above, it is spendy and although not difficult (for what it can do) it's certainly not a 'two button' (as in 'Load' and 'Burn') kind of system...
What Toast is very handy for (in addition to all its other utility) is burning multiple copies of a DVD, something that neither iDVD nor DVDSP support. Many users author in DVDSP and build a DVD image to hard disk, then turn the actual burning over to Toast.
I'm not aware of any serious problems with any of these products, so it really comes down to how high your standards (in terms of encoding, menu design, etc.) are and how much you're willing to spend to achieve them.
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