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DVD Flick is a great authoring program that delivers excellent results, with simple and effective steps (although it urgently requires an update), very much reminding convertx to dvd of its interface. His big problem though, is the lack of menu customization, he doesn't even let you customize it by putting the dvd title, or the background photo, which is pretty annoying. I hope he has updates again, and I hope this menu customization issue will be reviewed as it is the missing icing on the cake to make the program effective and complete.
Review by Diego Souza on
Oct 21, 2019 Version: 2 1.3.1.0
OS: Windows 10 Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Hangs up on the initial banner and program does not open. Lame!
Review by erixpc on
Apr 25, 2018 Version: 1.3.1.0 v2
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 1/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 1/10
I've used the software for years. The great issue is that, currently, it isn't actively being developed or updated. The V2 revision is faster, but retains persistent bugs from prior versions. Specifically, users can create volumes with menus only once per template, after which continued use of the template returns error 53—something that was supposedly addressed years ago in version 1.3.0.2.
Review by RowRowYourBoat on
Oct 16, 2014 Version: 1.3.0.9
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 5/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
I use AVStoDVD, but I needed to import several video clips (MP4) into the same DVD titleset. AVStoDVD only allows one video for each title. I know it has an options to convert all titles into chapters of a single title, but, somehow, it screws the audio. Even if the audio was OK you'd still be limited to several titles with ONE video for each title or ONE title with several videos, but you couldn't have several titles with several videos in each title. DVD Flick does it.
So I tried DVD Flick 1.3.0.7 and, like so many others, I was confronted with serious audio/video sync problems. It's beyond me, how a piece of software with so many version updates continues to have such a serious problem, specialy when it's so well known.
I decided to try the newer DVD Flick v2 1.3.0.9 and, although I haven't tested it enough, it doesn't seems to have the sync issues present in previous versions. So, for the time being, I'm gonna keep it in my tool box.
So I tried DVD Flick 1.3.0.7 and, like so many others, I was confronted with serious audio/video sync problems. It's beyond me, how a piece of software with so many version updates continues to have such a serious problem, specialy when it's so well known.
I decided to try the newer DVD Flick v2 1.3.0.9 and, although I haven't tested it enough, it doesn't seems to have the sync issues present in previous versions. So, for the time being, I'm gonna keep it in my tool box.
Review by Keyser on
Oct 6, 2014 Version: 1.3.0.9
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
I have tried AVStoDVD and DVD Flick. AVStoDVD is definitely the one you need. DVD Flick failed to sync the video and audio but no problem for AVStoDVD. DVD Flick just stopped playing video for 2 movies (audio continued to play just fine but video froze). No problem for AVStoDVD. DVD Flick is easier to use, that's true, but once you get the hang of it AVStoDVD is really the better program.
Review by Reg101 on
Mar 3, 2014 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 1/10
I too have these strange out of sync issues, strange because it only happens with some files and not others and regardless of settings in DVDFlick.
I have not tried the newer version, as i hate replacing a working (well, almost) program with another, that may be worse.
I still remember when the program S.U.P.E.R. worked, and a new version almost killed my PC, leaving me no possible way to reinstall the older version again.
I found XmediaRecode instead.
I have not tried the newer version, as i hate replacing a working (well, almost) program with another, that may be worse.
I still remember when the program S.U.P.E.R. worked, and a new version almost killed my PC, leaving me no possible way to reinstall the older version again.
I found XmediaRecode instead.
Review by jimmer on
Jan 6, 2014 Version: 0.7
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
Overall I am happy with this program. However, one flaw that I have noticed often is that the audio is slightly out of sync with the video, and when there is a close-up of someone speaking that spoils it. Tried the later 1309 Beta version, and for some reason the video plays ok on the computer but when burned to dvd it freezes up right from the beginning, so went back to the earlier version and the out-of-sync audio until I can find something better.
Review by cyflyer on
Jan 5, 2014 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: Windows 7 Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Not too bad for free, however had too many problems with the .avi files not completely converting or the audio coming out slow and garbled half way through the video. AVStoDVD much better.
Review by niknik on
Apr 8, 2011 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: Vista Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 6/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 7/10
Afa quality, you can improve on default settings via Project Settings => Video. Change Normal to Best. Also press Advanced Button and change DC precision from default 8 to 10. If the output bit rate is going to average under 5000 kbit then you may be better off using another tool or increasing the output size to allow more bits.
It's a good program to have in the toolbox. A good implementation that's still useful today. Unfortunately it looks like 1307 is the last version.
It's a good program to have in the toolbox. A good implementation that's still useful today. Unfortunately it looks like 1307 is the last version.
Review by MilesAhead on
Mar 10, 2011 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: Windows 7 Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Easy to use, but was disappointed with final video quality. Other tools yield better conversion quality.
Review by davidk21770 on
Mar 9, 2011 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 5/10
Value for money: 5/10
Overall: 3/10
I was looking to take episodes and make them into a dvd disk for storage. AVI2DVD would not recognize that my audio track was in the .avi so I kept looking. I used DVD flick to take 4 avi episodes, make a basic menu and turn into dvd compliant files that I then checked, then burned. They look very good on my 1080P projection screen with upconverting dvd player.
I felt compelled to get a user name, login, and write this review. I'm very grateful. I did not have any problems with popups or whatever.
This is basic but it does a good job of encoding. I used to use DVDFAB but can find the license. The output quality seems similar.
Two things would be nice 1) be able to clip the .avi tracks to cut off the intro/credits 2) able to make your own menu screen picture.
Both probably have workarounds that I'll figure out sometime. Sure I can edit the clips somehow before I import them. Probably can figure out how to make my own menu template.
I felt compelled to get a user name, login, and write this review. I'm very grateful. I did not have any problems with popups or whatever.
This is basic but it does a good job of encoding. I used to use DVDFAB but can find the license. The output quality seems similar.
Two things would be nice 1) be able to clip the .avi tracks to cut off the intro/credits 2) able to make your own menu screen picture.
Both probably have workarounds that I'll figure out sometime. Sure I can edit the clips somehow before I import them. Probably can figure out how to make my own menu template.
Review by bikingbruise on
Jan 4, 2011 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: Win2K Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
DVD Flick - simply a wonderful tool.
Easily converts any video file for burning to DVD.
However for some there is a problem with version 1.3.0.7 -
it will not recognize .FLV files
which unfortunately is the most common video file format on the web.
(note: for some - v 1.3.0.7 does seem to work with flv)
The immediate previous version 1.3.0.6 works just fine with flv files.
see this thread and recommendation on the DVD Flick forum:
http://www.dvdflick.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3787
Obviously depending on the source DVD Flick can produce stunningly good DVDs -
for example I believe DVD Flick understands and produces anamorphic DVD files.
note: regular DVD-Video (NTSC) full resolution is just 720x480 -
so for downloading higher resolution videos (like 1080p or 720p)
does not do any harm - but can be overkill -
for most 480P video is adequate.
Easily converts any video file for burning to DVD.
However for some there is a problem with version 1.3.0.7 -
it will not recognize .FLV files
which unfortunately is the most common video file format on the web.
(note: for some - v 1.3.0.7 does seem to work with flv)
The immediate previous version 1.3.0.6 works just fine with flv files.
see this thread and recommendation on the DVD Flick forum:
http://www.dvdflick.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3787
Obviously depending on the source DVD Flick can produce stunningly good DVDs -
for example I believe DVD Flick understands and produces anamorphic DVD files.
note: regular DVD-Video (NTSC) full resolution is just 720x480 -
so for downloading higher resolution videos (like 1080p or 720p)
does not do any harm - but can be overkill -
for most 480P video is adequate.
Review by UnknownVT on
Oct 19, 2010 Version: 1.3.0.6
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Straightforward and easy to use. Would be tremendously more useful if it supported merging video files during edit. As it is, there is a limit to the number of titles one can import into a project. If you tend to take 30-second videos, then you will fill up a project with only about 30 minutes of video, which is only half of a DVD. If it were possible to merge titles (video files), then one could make room for adding more titles to the same DVD.
Review by morgle on
Aug 10, 2010 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 6/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 7/10
when i first started to meddle in dvd conversions i downloaded every codec program i could get my grimy paws on from the beginning DVD Flick was there needless to say all other programs are gone from my computer and the only one standing is you geussed it DVD Flick this program has showed its strengths not only in ease of operating but the high quality of its output i get blu ray and hi res vids encode them with DVD FLick and have a very high quality collections of DVDs not even programs that i have paid top $ for can get close to the punch that DVD Flick delivers including all the NERO versions and yes i have them too they now just sit there. So thank you very much for a superb product i can assure you like the ole sayin if it aint broken dont mess with it a very very satisfied customer
Review by tonyms66 on
May 3, 2010 Version: dvd flik
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 10/10
This thing will replace all kind of system files in your windows folder with old unstable crap. I was luck enough to try it out in a virtual machine, I have never had a BSOD in the last couple of years, since installing this garbage I've had 3 in 2 weeks.
This tool is worse than chicken flu !
This tool is worse than chicken flu !
Review by cobalt on
Dec 27, 2009 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 4/10
Functionality: 2/10
Value for money: 2/10
Overall: 2/10
It's great as an alternative to paid "all in one convert anything" type programs. It's basically a free open source clone of Nero or any other easy conversion solution. It lacks any settings or tweaking but works fine for a simple easy one click solution. The encoder used FFMPEG is of ok quality though there are better free ones. When compared to Nero or ConvertXtoDVD it's just fine however don't expect the quality or control of tools like TheFilmMachine or AVI2DVD. I like the software because it's free compared to paying for tools.
Review by loster on
Dec 27, 2009 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
In order to get subtitles into a MKV-to-DVD conversion it takes one small extra step. Open the MKV file in MKVExtractGui and extract the subtitle you need. All that needs to be done is add that subtitle file to your project. Although not all subtitle formats are supported, it's not a show stopper.
Review by mail2tom on
Nov 11, 2009 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: WinXP 64-bit Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Seems great but it doesn't recognize subtitles in MKV files. Unfortunately that makes it useless for me.
Review by anarchyx34 on
Nov 11, 2009 Version: 1.037
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 5/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 6/10
I had been using DVDauthorGUI in the past to author home videos. DVDauthorGUI is more complicated to use than DVD Flick. DVDAutorGUI requires mpeg elementary streams as input files to author a DVD. DVD flick does great job with the support of multiple file types (mpeg, avi, etc) within the same dvd, subtitle support, automated menu support, and also very easy to use. It is as simple as Nero, but does better job than Nero. It had all the freeware built in to encode, subtitle, menu build, chapter build, author, and burn. I would rate this product better than any other freeware available online.
Even though this product does far better than any other freeware, I would like to see following features in the future releases of DVD Flick:
1) Better flexibility with chapter building rather than build chapters based on fixed time.
2) Better flexibility with menu building related to length of title, linking the chapters with menu items, ability to add custom background picture, ability to add custom background songs, etc.
3) If possible, I would like to see a feature to automatically extract datecode/timecode from avi files of MiniDV tapes, and add them as subtitles using a background freeware tool like "DV Datecode".
Even though this product does far better than any other freeware, I would like to see following features in the future releases of DVD Flick:
1) Better flexibility with chapter building rather than build chapters based on fixed time.
2) Better flexibility with menu building related to length of title, linking the chapters with menu items, ability to add custom background picture, ability to add custom background songs, etc.
3) If possible, I would like to see a feature to automatically extract datecode/timecode from avi files of MiniDV tapes, and add them as subtitles using a background freeware tool like "DV Datecode".
Review by homevideoman on
Sep 25, 2009 Version: v1.3.0.7
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
"It's a great user-friendly functional piece of software and the "authoring" side of it is just an added bonus"
OTOH the DVD Flick site says that it's "a simple but at the same time powerful DVD Authoring tool".
My own opinion is that the program is very good value for the price - but it does have some problems with audio sync and some of the functionality is obscure e.g. the option to copy compliant MPEG-2 files and the constant problem in forcing the AR I want (it requires two settings).
I wish it was possible to import a chapter list - but it's still beats Nero by a mile in elegance and size.
OTOH the DVD Flick site says that it's "a simple but at the same time powerful DVD Authoring tool".
My own opinion is that the program is very good value for the price - but it does have some problems with audio sync and some of the functionality is obscure e.g. the option to copy compliant MPEG-2 files and the constant problem in forcing the AR I want (it requires two settings).
I wish it was possible to import a chapter list - but it's still beats Nero by a mile in elegance and size.
Review by sambat on
Sep 25, 2009 Version: 1.3.07
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 8/10
To previous comment:
This tool is a video converter, it converts nearly most video formats into DVD format. It's a great user-friendly functional piece of software and the "authoring" side of it is just an added bonus, for quick-and-dirty menus. It is NOT a "DVD Authoring" program. The authoring is just a barebones added functionality. It's unfair to criticize it for its limited menu-making abilities, IMO. For more manual control over your menus, I suggest DVD Styler.
"Authoring" just means that the output is ready to be burnt to DVD, and that DVD can be played in your DVD player. Don't confuse it with "menu-making" applications.
This tool is a video converter, it converts nearly most video formats into DVD format. It's a great user-friendly functional piece of software and the "authoring" side of it is just an added bonus, for quick-and-dirty menus. It is NOT a "DVD Authoring" program. The authoring is just a barebones added functionality. It's unfair to criticize it for its limited menu-making abilities, IMO. For more manual control over your menus, I suggest DVD Styler.
"Authoring" just means that the output is ready to be burnt to DVD, and that DVD can be played in your DVD player. Don't confuse it with "menu-making" applications.
Review by ZQX on
Sep 25, 2009 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Maybe this is the worst DVD authoring tool I've seen so far.
You have just a few template you cannot customize at all: these templates
manage subtitles and audio tracks you supply, but the way it does it is
hard-coded.
Also the strings displayed on the menu are hard-coded.
The support for chapters is nearly absent.
The only pro is that you don't have to pay for it, but
the value you have with this tool is equal to the sum
you paid for.
You have just a few template you cannot customize at all: these templates
manage subtitles and audio tracks you supply, but the way it does it is
hard-coded.
Also the strings displayed on the menu are hard-coded.
The support for chapters is nearly absent.
The only pro is that you don't have to pay for it, but
the value you have with this tool is equal to the sum
you paid for.
Review by gnpaolo on
Sep 25, 2009 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 5/10
Overall: 1/10
Update comments by Spudboy is appreciated.
Yes, it appears that the latest version 1.3.0.7 does work fine for many on .flv files.
However it just will not on my PC
- I tried re-installing DVDF, and even tried UNinstalling my K-Lite Codec pack on the advice over at the DVD Flick Forums -
but v 1.3.0.7 still will not recognize .flv files on my PC
(yet version 1.3.0.6 works just fine).
One other person reported on the same difficulty -
http://www.dvdflick.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2702
Yes, it appears that the latest version 1.3.0.7 does work fine for many on .flv files.
However it just will not on my PC
- I tried re-installing DVDF, and even tried UNinstalling my K-Lite Codec pack on the advice over at the DVD Flick Forums -
but v 1.3.0.7 still will not recognize .flv files on my PC
(yet version 1.3.0.6 works just fine).
One other person reported on the same difficulty -
http://www.dvdflick.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2702
Review by UnknownVT on
Jul 21, 2009 Version: 1.3.0.6
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
The previous comment by UnknownVT stated that version 1.3.0.7 "does not seem to recognize the Flash Video file (.flv) format", however I tried some .flv videos and it worked fine.
I just wanted to let everyone know.
Thanks.
I just wanted to let everyone know.
Thanks.
Review by Spudboy on
Jul 15, 2009 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
DVD Flick is a really good and easy to use tool for converting those video clips to DVD format, to use on a home DVD player.
BUT one warning - the lastest version 1.3.07 (as of June/2009) - does not seem to recognize the Flash Video file (.flv) format - which is one of the most prevalent formats out there on the Web.
I do realize one can always convert the .flv files to something that DVD Flick 1.3.0.7 will recognize -
BUT the immediate previous version - 1.3.0.6 -
did recognize and converted .flv files just fine to DVD format.
Either this is a bug, or it's a major backwards step.
I suggest using the slightly older 1.3.0.6 in the meantime.
BUT one warning - the lastest version 1.3.07 (as of June/2009) - does not seem to recognize the Flash Video file (.flv) format - which is one of the most prevalent formats out there on the Web.
I do realize one can always convert the .flv files to something that DVD Flick 1.3.0.7 will recognize -
BUT the immediate previous version - 1.3.0.6 -
did recognize and converted .flv files just fine to DVD format.
Either this is a bug, or it's a major backwards step.
I suggest using the slightly older 1.3.0.6 in the meantime.
Review by UnknownVT on
Jul 14, 2009 Version: 1.3.0.6
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
THE BESTI
Combined with this tutorial to make custom chapters:
http://forum.videohelp.com/topic291744.html
its GREAT for making a bare-bones DVD with only chapter inserts
Combined with this tutorial to make custom chapters:
http://forum.videohelp.com/topic291744.html
its GREAT for making a bare-bones DVD with only chapter inserts
Review by bok4600 on
Jul 11, 2009 Version: 1.3.0.6
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Until two years ago I had been using the crap Roxio Creator/MyDVD Combo that came with my Dell Dimension 9150. (I concluded that Sony and Dell gave it away because no sane person would want to buy it...) Then I purchased WinAVI VideoConverter Version 1.7 and, despite it getting some bad press, I never had any big problems and was quite pleased with it/thought it value for money. It was fast and authored video was satisfactory.
About three months ago I discovered and downloaded DVD Flick Version 1.306.0.734. Wow! It's hard to believe it's free. Unless you are a professional - which I'm not, you couldn't want anything better. Although it's about 40% slower than the WinAVI I was using, the speed is still good, the authored video is much better, and it has many additional features. I compared end results with DVD burns done by a relative with Nero and couldn't see a differnce. If the following problems could be fixed it would be perfect:
1. At startup and when running it randomly accesses the floppy drive. (Yes, I paid extra to have a floppy drive in my PC!) And DVD flick still randomly accesses the FDD after it is closed until I reboot the PC.
2. Drains the PC even though it has a 2.8GHZ CPU, FSB of 800 Mhz and 2GB RAM.(Other applications will hardly start when it's running.)
Still, a very big thanks to the people who made it.
About three months ago I discovered and downloaded DVD Flick Version 1.306.0.734. Wow! It's hard to believe it's free. Unless you are a professional - which I'm not, you couldn't want anything better. Although it's about 40% slower than the WinAVI I was using, the speed is still good, the authored video is much better, and it has many additional features. I compared end results with DVD burns done by a relative with Nero and couldn't see a differnce. If the following problems could be fixed it would be perfect:
1. At startup and when running it randomly accesses the floppy drive. (Yes, I paid extra to have a floppy drive in my PC!) And DVD flick still randomly accesses the FDD after it is closed until I reboot the PC.
2. Drains the PC even though it has a 2.8GHZ CPU, FSB of 800 Mhz and 2GB RAM.(Other applications will hardly start when it's running.)
Still, a very big thanks to the people who made it.
Review by innocent12 on
Jul 6, 2009 Version: 1.306.0.734
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 5/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
Excellent Freeware that it works even in Vista 64-Bit ... does exactly what it says and More. It is Fast and Dummy-Proof. Folks, I fail to see how anyone can give DVD Flick anything but a 10 in Functionality or Overall Score when it clearly does everything right ... each & every time ... AND for FREE! MANY THANKS to the Author ... Keep UP the Great Work!
G!:)
G!:)
Review by gonwk on
Jun 28, 2009 Version: 1.3.0.7
OS: Vista 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
There are two things I'd like changed about this program:
Move the checkbox for using a DVD-compliant mpeg2 (to avoid reencoding) to the front of the interface instead of hiding it three layers deep behind an "Advanced" button (where it can be overlooked).
Add a preview window and allow the user to set brightness, contrast, gamma, hue and saturation levels before authoring. That way I wouldn't have to create my DVD-compliant mpeg2 file in another program.
Otherwise, this app is terrific.
Move the checkbox for using a DVD-compliant mpeg2 (to avoid reencoding) to the front of the interface instead of hiding it three layers deep behind an "Advanced" button (where it can be overlooked).
Add a preview window and allow the user to set brightness, contrast, gamma, hue and saturation levels before authoring. That way I wouldn't have to create my DVD-compliant mpeg2 file in another program.
Otherwise, this app is terrific.
Review by mel2000 on
Apr 4, 2009 Version: 1.3.0.6.734
OS: Vista Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
best avi to video dvd format converter ever.
Review by abmaheco on
Jan 28, 2009 Version: 1.3.0.4.726
OS: Vista 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Almost on par with (shareware) ConvertXtoDVD, but to my huge disappointment, DVD Flick couldn't handle any high-quality, x264+AC3 encodes in the necessary Matroska container. FAVC (freeware) handles MKV properly and of course the HCenc-based encodes were of higher quality at the sacrifice of speed.
Review by OAKside on
Sep 27, 2008 Version: 1.3.0.2
OS: Vista Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 6/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 7/10
nothing to say, the best Dvd Maker Software.
Once it can do basic menus, there is no need for
a commercial software.
brilliant, and very easy to use!
Once it can do basic menus, there is no need for
a commercial software.
brilliant, and very easy to use!
Review by danielk68 on
Sep 9, 2008 Version: 1.3.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
I needed a tool that could burn a WMV file to DVD. This tool made it easy, and the encoding quality was excellent (not what I was expecting at all!). The DVD I created was barebones (title only, no menu), I've yet to investigate what else this tool can do. Very pleased so far.
Review by mpack on
Aug 3, 2008 Version: 1.3.0.0 beta
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Excellent software this!
Review by mcv2008 on
Jun 17, 2008 Version: 1.3.0.0 beta
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
DVD Flick is great! It is easy to use, it is all in one, and it's open-source. It generates reasonable menus with thumbnails. As a DVD beginner, I didn't expect that it is so easy to produce a DVD.
Review by zuiop on
Mar 16, 2008 Version: 1.3.0.0 beta
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
The best All-in-One DVD converter there is. I have used at list 12 of them if not all. It is very fast and the quality is excellent. The Menu is easy to setup and I can not tell you how much I appreciate you guys & girls. Keep up the good work. I only wish the menu can be animated. Great app.
Review by ZonaG on
Jan 29, 2008 Version: 1.3.0.0beta
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
easy and fun to use, takes any file I throw at it, wmv,avi,mpeg, so far sweet. fairly quick too in encoding.
Review by alhaskell on
Jan 26, 2008 Version: 1.3.0.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
The only reason I use DVDFlick is to convert FLV and DivX files to VOB.
It doesn't have menus but maybe future versions may have them,I can't complain because it's free.
It doesn't have menus but maybe future versions may have them,I can't complain because it's free.
Review by MOVIEGEEK on
Nov 14, 2007 Version: 1.3 beta
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
This program works great considering its for free! No frills or anything just basic and functional. Could be better if it included an option for designing a DVD menu but other than that works great. And NO it doesn't take 12 hours to make a movie I made an hour and a half movie and it took an hour and 45 minutes to encode and burn and everything.
Review by b_man_30 on
Nov 13, 2007 Version: 1
OS: Vista Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Not ready for prime time ...
I gave it an MPEG file (a single file) already set up for DVD bit rates. It insisted on re-encoding it (it didn't need to and shouldn't have), and then burned a disc that was completely unplayable.
If it can't do a simple, basic task, it's definitely not going to be usable for anything more complex.
I gave it an MPEG file (a single file) already set up for DVD bit rates. It insisted on re-encoding it (it didn't need to and shouldn't have), and then burned a disc that was completely unplayable.
If it can't do a simple, basic task, it's definitely not going to be usable for anything more complex.
Review by rtkeen on
Nov 13, 2007 Version: 1.3.0.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 3/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 6/10
Great job, pparker! Love this tool. Tried your suggestion regarding Fast Render/Two Pass and the results were excellent. (Really speeds things up with a program that's a tad slow.)
I hope you publish a full guide for DVDFlick.
I hope you publish a full guide for DVDFlick.
Review by Mitchum22 on
Nov 10, 2007 Version: 1.30 (beta:
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
DVDFlick is the simplest and best "DVD Maker". It's free and quality is equal to any of the 10 other apps (both free- and costware) that I've tried.
DVDFlick is actually a front end to ffmpeg, dvdauthor and other geek tools, ffmpeg being the best open source video/audio converter (primarily because it doesn't rely on external codecs, and quality and flexibility is top tier).
You can be encoding/burning within 1 minute, after you've chosen your settings the first time. I have burned over 100 anime DVDs with this app.
The way I use it is, I encode an entire anime series at once, then author in another app. Instead of using the standard media size settings, I calculate average episode size for the number of episodes per disc (5 eps X 660Mb per ep), then set a Custom total size (24 eps = 15840 Mb). DVDFlick sets all the parameters from there. I do verify the aspect ratio in each title, because the parameter may not be set in the video file. As for one time (save as default) settings, Encoder Priority is always set to Idle, then choose Fast render with Second Pass (or Best with one pass, but is slower). Verify NTSC or PAL.
Click Create DVD and keep right on working on my PC. A few hours later (about 25 minutes per episode), I rename the VOBs to MPG and load into DVD Architect for custom authoring and burning.
The only problem container I've encountered is MKV with soft subtitles. Often these do not render, but it's an MKV problem (as usual) not with DVDFlick.
For MKVs with subtitles that fail, I extract the subs files, convert the video/audio into AVI (AlltoAVI), then add the subs file manually in DVDFlick. If necessary, I use Subtitle Workshop to convert the subs file format and correct overlap errors in it, because DVDFlick will not handle overlap errors (head its warning).
For any other file format, this application is absolutely the most intuitive yet most powerful of the end user DVD makers.
DVDFlick is actually a front end to ffmpeg, dvdauthor and other geek tools, ffmpeg being the best open source video/audio converter (primarily because it doesn't rely on external codecs, and quality and flexibility is top tier).
You can be encoding/burning within 1 minute, after you've chosen your settings the first time. I have burned over 100 anime DVDs with this app.
The way I use it is, I encode an entire anime series at once, then author in another app. Instead of using the standard media size settings, I calculate average episode size for the number of episodes per disc (5 eps X 660Mb per ep), then set a Custom total size (24 eps = 15840 Mb). DVDFlick sets all the parameters from there. I do verify the aspect ratio in each title, because the parameter may not be set in the video file. As for one time (save as default) settings, Encoder Priority is always set to Idle, then choose Fast render with Second Pass (or Best with one pass, but is slower). Verify NTSC or PAL.
Click Create DVD and keep right on working on my PC. A few hours later (about 25 minutes per episode), I rename the VOBs to MPG and load into DVD Architect for custom authoring and burning.
The only problem container I've encountered is MKV with soft subtitles. Often these do not render, but it's an MKV problem (as usual) not with DVDFlick.
For MKVs with subtitles that fail, I extract the subs files, convert the video/audio into AVI (AlltoAVI), then add the subs file manually in DVDFlick. If necessary, I use Subtitle Workshop to convert the subs file format and correct overlap errors in it, because DVDFlick will not handle overlap errors (head its warning).
For any other file format, this application is absolutely the most intuitive yet most powerful of the end user DVD makers.
Review by pparker on
Nov 10, 2007 Version: 1.3.0.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
yes, yes, this thing does all it says it will and its reliable and all that but it is Gruelling SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.
A 3 hour dvd with four episodes (homemovies of 43 minuts) took TWELVE hours to make!!!
Hey, if you can't afford ConvertXtoDVD or if you can't get that by other means because you're paranoid or something, by all means, use this!
Otherwise, ConvertXtoDVD does everything this does, in a better and easier GUI and SIX times faster, i sjit u not
A 3 hour dvd with four episodes (homemovies of 43 minuts) took TWELVE hours to make!!!
Hey, if you can't afford ConvertXtoDVD or if you can't get that by other means because you're paranoid or something, by all means, use this!
Otherwise, ConvertXtoDVD does everything this does, in a better and easier GUI and SIX times faster, i sjit u not
Review by KneeGrow on
Sep 17, 2007 Version: 2007
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 6/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 6/10
Really great tools - very easy to use... and very nice quality of generated film
one suggestion and one bug found
Bug:
to combine 2 titles into one, one has to add video sources 'in' the first video. If this method is used, subtitle support does not work properly (when each added title has separate subtile file)
Suggestion:
When more titles in one project please add a simple menu which autostarts 1 title, but allows title selection when menu is pressed. (maybe borrow some code from GUI for DVDauthor?)
BYTW - tool-site seems to be down...
Frank
one suggestion and one bug found
Bug:
to combine 2 titles into one, one has to add video sources 'in' the first video. If this method is used, subtitle support does not work properly (when each added title has separate subtile file)
Suggestion:
When more titles in one project please add a simple menu which autostarts 1 title, but allows title selection when menu is pressed. (maybe borrow some code from GUI for DVDauthor?)
BYTW - tool-site seems to be down...
Frank
Review by FJA on
Jul 26, 2007 Version: 1.2.1.4
OS: Win2K Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
beautiful program, A+++. turned my divx (which I got from youtube video) into VOB with IFO, BUP and TS files too. Burned it to dvd from the hard drive and played it on the standalone dvd player on the tv.
awesome freeware !
10.0
awesome freeware !
10.0
Review by texas1 on
Jun 27, 2007 Version: 1.2.1.3 bld348
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Excellent tool for free. Forget TMPGEnc license issue. Use this. However, I've seen in one case DV-to-MPEG2 conversion didn't go all the way. I had to do DV->WMV->MPEG2 to get the full tape.
Review by sirip on
May 18, 2007 Version: 1.2.XXX
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Unable to encode WMA pro v9 audio. (yahoo HD game trailers @ 720p)
Unable to custom and lock aspect ratio......
eg. 2:1 aspect for Spiderman 3 QT mov trailers.
16:9 causes the picture to be strech vertically, (long & thin)
2.35 causes the picture to be compress. (short & fat)
Unable to adjust audio volume of indivisual files for compilation.
Unable to custom and lock aspect ratio......
eg. 2:1 aspect for Spiderman 3 QT mov trailers.
16:9 causes the picture to be strech vertically, (long & thin)
2.35 causes the picture to be compress. (short & fat)
Unable to adjust audio volume of indivisual files for compilation.
Review by movie flick on
May 17, 2007 Version: 1.2.1.3
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
A GREAT tool, but the acc 5.1 encoding of quick time movie file is faulty. The center channel appear on the left speaker during playback. This need to be fixed. Picture quality is very good !!!!
Review by movie flick on
May 16, 2007 Version: 1.2.1.3
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
I downloaded an FLV movie from YouTube and used DVD Flick to write it to a DVD-RW that played perfectly on my Sony Player and my TV. The whole process was quick and easy. What a dream after trying lots of other tools.
Review by russdet on
May 4, 2007 Version: 1.2.1.3
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
great tool but still has too much hesitation between chapters.
other than that, it's a 10!!!!!!!!!!!!
other than that, it's a 10!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review by btelliks1000 on
Apr 28, 2007 Version: 1.213
OS: Win98 Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 7/10
This tool is great ... and it's free! Of course there are some features missing (it's not a Swiss knife to do everything with it), but usage is really SIMPLE ... and everything works fine. Almost a 1-click solution.
Review by AnyOne on
Jan 31, 2007 Version: 1.2.1.1
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Greats, but no change color for subtitles. Subtitles white. Yellow is best...... sorry my english
Review by skuhin on
Jan 21, 2007 Version: 1.2.1.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
If you have come this far and have not made a decision as to what converter to use, look no further. Having shopped around, read enough technical info material to feel comfortable with at least 75 percent of the content, and even paying for one that boosted to be "faster than most competitors", I conclude that the results with this converter are by far the best on the market. There are absolutely no video jerks nor does the audio have any issues when the DVD is played back. The Guide (help) is to the point, and very easy to follow and understand.
I do, however, have two bits of info that I would like to share.
1. You must chose the size of the DVD disk that you will be writing to with some degree of accuracy. Use a 4.7 GB DVD for movies 2 hour or less (you might stretch to 2.5 hours without any great concerns). Use an 8.5 GB DVD-DL (Double Layer) for movies over 2 hours. DVD Flick will force a large file (3 hour movie) into the space of a smaller file (2 hour movie). Even though it can compress the larger files there will be some trade-offs in the process. Both 16:9 and 2:35 ratios will be converted to 4:3 ratio, by cropping the outer edges of the film. Movies such as "Rocky Balboa", "The DaVinci Code", and classics like "The Sound of Music", "Ben Hurr" and "My Fair Lady" loose the director and producers intent.
2. Check the save video and audio file boxes. This will allow you to view the conversion before you write it to your DVD or DVD-DL. If it's not what you want you will save a DVD disk for what you do want.
P.S. VidioHelp.com is the BEST!!
I do, however, have two bits of info that I would like to share.
1. You must chose the size of the DVD disk that you will be writing to with some degree of accuracy. Use a 4.7 GB DVD for movies 2 hour or less (you might stretch to 2.5 hours without any great concerns). Use an 8.5 GB DVD-DL (Double Layer) for movies over 2 hours. DVD Flick will force a large file (3 hour movie) into the space of a smaller file (2 hour movie). Even though it can compress the larger files there will be some trade-offs in the process. Both 16:9 and 2:35 ratios will be converted to 4:3 ratio, by cropping the outer edges of the film. Movies such as "Rocky Balboa", "The DaVinci Code", and classics like "The Sound of Music", "Ben Hurr" and "My Fair Lady" loose the director and producers intent.
2. Check the save video and audio file boxes. This will allow you to view the conversion before you write it to your DVD or DVD-DL. If it's not what you want you will save a DVD disk for what you do want.
P.S. VidioHelp.com is the BEST!!
Review by Monarae Allen on
Jan 12, 2007 Version: 1.2.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Very easy to use. Produces an excellent quality dvd in a few hours. The one problem I have had with a few AVI to DVD's is that the audio is sometimes out of sync. Sometimes this could be fixed with the AVI prior to converting which would then produce an in sync dvd, othertimes it would still be out of sync.
Have recently switched to AVI2DVD and have had no problems what so ever (even with the AVI's that would be out of sync with DVDFLICK).
Have recently switched to AVI2DVD and have had no problems what so ever (even with the AVI's that would be out of sync with DVDFLICK).
Review by markcarr on
Jan 9, 2007 Version: 1.2.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
After trying dvdSanta and producing DVD files that were unusable (certain chapters just didn't play), I tried DVD Flick. DVD Flick's interface is simple. It doesn't try to do everything in the book. You create a "project", set your preferences, add your AVI, ASF, FLV, MPG, QT (MOV), RM, VOB, or WMV files, set some preferences per file added (optional), then click "Create DVD".
Seems to run quite well. I like the fact that the software indicates how much of your DVD you are filling. dvdSanta fails to do this... this could be the source of some of the problems I've experienced.
There is a short and easy-to-follow guide included. Nice touch. I'd have to say this software is better than any of the commercial variants I've tried.
Here are some possible improvements:
1 - Would be nice to let user decide if an ISO should be produced or whether to only produce the DVD folders.
2 - Would be nice to allow user to decide where to place the log and debug files.
3 - Would be nice to have a "replace title" button to swap out titles instead of having to "remove title" then "add title".
4 - Would be nice if the project file were a simple XML doc which could be created externally and read by DVD Flick. It would be quicker for me to create several DVDs by copying a template project file, edit the names of the titles (AVI files), then save the XML file and run the projects sequencially through DVD Flick. Set it and forget it.
5 - This may just be my thing, but I hate the browse for folder dialog in any application. I like the browse for file dialog.
Seems to run quite well. I like the fact that the software indicates how much of your DVD you are filling. dvdSanta fails to do this... this could be the source of some of the problems I've experienced.
There is a short and easy-to-follow guide included. Nice touch. I'd have to say this software is better than any of the commercial variants I've tried.
Here are some possible improvements:
1 - Would be nice to let user decide if an ISO should be produced or whether to only produce the DVD folders.
2 - Would be nice to allow user to decide where to place the log and debug files.
3 - Would be nice to have a "replace title" button to swap out titles instead of having to "remove title" then "add title".
4 - Would be nice if the project file were a simple XML doc which could be created externally and read by DVD Flick. It would be quicker for me to create several DVDs by copying a template project file, edit the names of the titles (AVI files), then save the XML file and run the projects sequencially through DVD Flick. Set it and forget it.
5 - This may just be my thing, but I hate the browse for folder dialog in any application. I like the browse for file dialog.
Review by wilmoore on
Dec 29, 2006 Version: 1.2.0 b256 RC4
OS: Other Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
having problems with dvd,s after using this program. altough its easy to use and the output is great dvd,s im making with this will not forward or rewind in my stand alone player.
Review by thor_of_minoc on
Nov 4, 2006 Version: 1.1.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 5/10
Just done a 10 minute test avi to dvd with this appliance.Perfect output quality,very easy to use.Two thumbs up to the author.Just one problem on instalation,Dll register server failed?I did retry but then ignored.Appliance still did its job pefectly.I am sure in future the author will improve the appliance in some way.Keep up the great work.How about a guide though just to finish off:-)
Regards
Moi
Regards
Moi
Review by soixante on
Aug 12, 2006 Version: DVD Flick
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
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