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With DVD Architect Studio software you can easily create and burn professional-looking DVD and Blu-ray Disc projects. You'll be creating picture slideshows, single-movie DVDs, music compilations, and menu-based DVDs on your computer in no time!
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Trialware ($40)  Win  Released: Size:168MB |
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Latest version: 5.0 build 157 (December 20, 2011) Download sites: Visit developer's site Supported operating systems: Windows
More information and other downloads: DVD Architect Pro is bundled with Vegas Pro ($600) Sections/Browse similar tools: Authoring (DVD) |
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User options: Email me when it has been updated Report this tool (dead link/new version) Version history:
Notable changes in version 5.0 (Build 157) Hide changelog Fixed a bug that could cause audio synchronization problems on Blu-ray Disc projects when using some MPEG-2 source media. Notable changes in version 5.0 (Build 156) Fixed a bug that prevented DVD Architect Studio from opening AC-3 Studio files rendered by Vegas Pro and Vegas Movie Studio software. Fixed a bug that could cause DVD Architect Studio to crash when opening some M2TS files. Fixed a bug that caused the Show Me How tutorial index to be displayed in English when running localized versions of DVD Architect Studio. Fixed a bug that could cause problems when setting the Destination value for an end in the Japanese version of DVD Architect Studio. Notable changes in Version 5.0 (Build 150) New Microsoft Image Mastering API (IMAPI) disc drivers Notable fixes/changes in version 5.0b * Fixed a bug that prevented markers from being saved to .m2ts files. * Fixed a bug that prevented subtitles from being turned off via end actions in Blu-ray Disc projects. Notable fixes/changes in version 5.0a * Added support for markers rendered in AVC by Vegas Pro 8.0c. * Improved stability when working with projects containing a large number of files. * Fixed a bug that caused In/Out points to be ignored within Blu-ray Disc projects. * Fixed a bug that prevented the Initial audio track, Initial subtitle track, and Initial video angle settings from working properly within Blu-ray Disc projects. What's New in Version 5.0 * Burning to Blu-ray Disc * Full-screen previewing to secondary Windows display * Support for opening MPEG-2 and AVCHD video files * Support for using AC3 and PCM audio with HD video * Support for creating .iso files and burning to DVD or Blu-ray Disc Notable Fixes/Changes in Version 4.5c * Fixed a bug that prevented the language selection button from being displayed on audio track headers. * Fixed a bug that caused long ToolTips to flicker. * Fixed a bug when registering the MPEG plug-in during the installation of certain older versions of Sony Creative Software Inc. software. * Fixed a focus problem when using the Show Me How tutorials. Notable Fixes/Changes in Version 4.5b DVD Architect Studio 4.5 Added Spanish language support. Fixed a crash that could occur when your Windows user account is a member of a large number of groups. Notable Fixes/Changes in Version 4.5a DVD Architect Studio 4.5 Added Japanese, French, and German language support. What's New in Version 4.5 DVD Architect Studio 4.5 Adjustable markers in picture compilations to control picture slide duration. Simulate preview on 4:3 and 16:9 monitors. Ability to burn 8-cm camcorder DVD discs to 12-cm standard DVD discs. Ability to specify random playback order for playlists. Improved DVD size estimation. What�s New in Version DVD Architect Studio Pro 4.5 Support for Microsoft� Windows� Vista�. New themes. Support for FLAC Notable Fixes/Changes in Version 4.0b * Performance has been improved when using music compilations that contain a large number of items. * A bug has been fixed that required English naming of .psd layers in the German version of the application. * A bug has been fixed that prevented buttons from being created when importing .psd menus in the French version of the application. * An issue has been fixed that prevented custom highlight masks from being applied correctly when importing a menu from a .psd file. * A bug has been fixed that could cause some software-based DVD players to display incorrect chapter numbers. * A bug has been fixed that could cause subtitle text to appear keyframed when previewing your project. Keyframing is not supported for subtitles. * An issue has been fixed that could cause playback of burned DVDs to fail on some DVD players due to a navigation error. Notable Fixes/Changes in Version 4.0a * DVD Architect can now detect MPEG-2 files with an .mpv extension. * Resolved an issue with the Button Overlap colors not resetting when the Default All button button was clicked. * Resolved an issue with scene selection menus improperly inheriting the keyframe transformation information from the parent menu. * Resolved an issue in the Crop and Adjust dialog where adding a keyframe at the end of the timeline would clear the Crop and Adjust Properties. * Resolved an issue with scene selection menus where the first chapter name was not displayed properly. * Resolved an issue where inserting a keyframe via the shortcut menu did not properly update the cursor position. * Resolved an issue with thumbnail images not displaying properly in scene selection menus when using certain themes. * Resolved an issue where altering the order of assets within the Project Overview would cause the Button Order functionality to behave unpredictably. * Resolved an issue with Pioneer BD-101 drives not appearing as a selectable drive within the drive list. * Resolved an issue with the sample rate of Cinescore-authored audio. * Resolved a crash that occurred if the DVD Architect detected certain Matsushita Blu-Ray drives. DVD Architect 4 New General Features: * Scripting support offers the ability to create simple games, custom kiosks automation, and locking passcodes * Random playlist playback * Parental Control * Support for Sony Cinescore� music-generation plug-in * DVD-R DL Support DVD Architect 4 New Editing and Layout Features * Keyframeable transformations * Keyframeable crop and effects * Additional marker types * Graphical subtitles * Title reordering * Snap to I-Frame � provides precise chapter layout * 4:3 and 16:9 preview settings * Greater than 100% zoom DVD Architect 4 New Audio and Video Features * Buttons on Video * Crop and adjust dialog * Slideshow animations * Picture slideshow duration * ATRAC support DVD Architect 4 New Testing and Burning Features * Burn mastered folder * 8cm to 12cm DVD copy * Button overlap indication Notable Fixes/Changes in Version 3.0c * A bug has been fixed that caused layers to be flattened when pasting attributes of buttons created from layered .psd files. * A bug has been fixed that caused theme exporting to fail when overwriting an existing theme. * A bug has been fixed that could cause a crash when deleting files from the Project Overview window with a track selected in the Timeline window. * A bug has been fixed that could prevent some DVD Architect projects from opening. * A bug has been fixed that could cause button images to be displayed incorrectly after replacing individual images with layers from a PSD file. * An Enable progressive render of DVD menus check box has been added to the General tab of the Preferences dialog: When the check box is selected, all noncompliant menus in your project will be rendered as progressive-scan video. When the check box is cleared, all noncompliant menus in your project will be rendered as interlaced video. If you use a background video in your menus, we recommend rendering the video in progressive-scan format before adding it to your project and leaving the Enable progressive render of DVD menus check box selected. Progressive-scan menus will provide the sharpest-looking text and highest level of DVD player compatibility. Note: Some DVD players will not display the last frame of a menu correctly when using interlaced background video. If you change the setting of this check box after preparing your project, the change will not take effect until you clear the Enable smart prepare check box. Notable Fixes/Changes in Version 3.0b * The Extras folder file size limit has been changed from 1GB to 2GB. * A bug has been fixed that could prevent chapter markers from working with multiangle video titles. * A bug has been fixed that could cause subtitles to be displayed for the duration of a video event. Notable Fixes/Changes in Version 3.0a * A bug has been fixed that could cause layer-break issues when creating a master with Opposite track path selected from the Direction of translation drop-down list in the Mastering page of the Properties dialog. * A bug has been fixed that caused the Initial subtitle track setting in the Project Properties to revert to 1 after choosing Off and closing the dialog. * A bug has been fixed that could cause audio and video to fall out of synchronization when recompressing the video stream. * A bug has been fixed that prevented you from replacing a graphic with another image via the Properties window. * A bug has been fixed that prevented you from preparing and burning projects with more than 99 menus. * A bug has been fixed that could cause a white outline to be displayed around imported PSD files. * A check box has been added to the Make DVD wizard to allow you to eject the disc after burning. What�s New 3.0 * Smart Prepare technology to reduce project preparation time * Playlists * Alternate video angles * Dual-layer mastering and burning support * Mastering tools for single- or dual-layer discs with DLT, DVD-5, and DVD-9 output * Support for region coding to restrict DVD playback to certain regions of the world Region information is not encoded on DVDs you burn with DVD Architect software; the software sets a region flag that is encoded by a replication facility. * Support for setting CSS (Content Scramble System) and Macrovision (Type I, II, and III) copy-protection flags when creating mastersDVD Architect software sets the flags for CSS and Macrovision copy protection; the encoding/encryption must be added by the mastering or replication facility. Ability to write multimedia content to your DVD * Ability to specify a jacket picture that is displayed when the DVD player is idle or when the screensaver is active (see the Disc Properties page in the Project Properties window) * Media effects: brightness and contrast, auto levels, colorize, and crop (on the Menu Page Properties, Music Compilation Properties, Picture Compilation Properties, Media Properties, Video Event Properties, and Graphics Properties windows and with a separate Crop and Adjust window) * Antiflicker filter (on the General page of the Menu Page Properties, Music Compilation Properties, Picture Compilation Properties, and Media Properties windows) * Menu entry and loop point * Import menus from layered .psd files that include menu backgrounds, button images, thumbnail masks, frame masks, and highlight masks * Automatic button actions * Theme export (support for grid and positional themes) * Menu button navigation tool * Optimize dialog enhancements * Ability to view and edit media-level properties * Copy and paste attributes (button frame, media effects, text properties, size, and position) * Ability to edit a media file's source project. * Erase DVD (accessible from the File menu) Fixes in Version 2.0b * A bug has been fixed that could prevent burning to -R/-RW media when using the Matsushita UJ-810 drive. * A bug has been fixed that could prevent burning to -RW media when using the LG/Iomega GSA-4081B drive. * A bug has been fixed that would prevent saving of chapter markers to MPEG files from the Timeline window. * A bug has been fixed that prevented preview on an external 4:3 NTSC monitor until you reapplied the NTSC DV setting in the Format drop-down list on the Video Device tab of the Preferences dialog. Notable Changes/Fixes in Version 2.0a A bug has been fixed that caused the Explorer window to lose its Favorites settings if the list was too long. Favorites are now saved in the following file: C:Documents and Settings<username>Application DataSonyDVD Architect2.0ExplorerFavorites.txt. The file is saved whenever you close the Explorer window or exit the application. You can copy the file to different computers or user accounts to migrate Favorites settings. To see this file, you must have the Show hidden files and folders radio button selected on the View tab of the Folder Options Control Panel. A bug has been fixed that could prevent text-only buttons from being displayed on a burned DVD when a video was used as the menu background. A bug has been fixed that caused projects with 24p menus to fail during disc preparation. A bug has been fixed that could cause audio to drop out when previewing files from the Media Explorer window. Video performance has been improved during project preview. DVD Architect software now checks your project for overly complex subtitles and menu highlight masks before preparing the disc. A bug has been fixed that prevented still menus with audio from looping. A bug has been fixed that incorrectly considered some menus with text and graphics as compliant. This could result in missing text, buttons, and graphics on menus. A bug has been fixed that could cause audio to play back at an accelerated rate on some DVD players when using 24-bit PCM audio. A bug that could cause broken or incorrect chapter links when opening a DVD Architect 1.0 project has been fixed. A bug has been fixed that caused external monitor preferences to be discarded when using a 16:9 external monitor. A bug has been fixed that prevented markers from being loaded from elementary video streams (.m2v) rendered in Vegas software. A bug has been fixed that caused DVD Architect to crash when previewing or preparing a disc while the application was building peaks for an AC-3 file. A bug that caused DVD Architect to recompress some compliant media when loading a DVD Architect 1.0 project has been fixed. What's New in Version 2.0 End actions for menus and media files Multiple audio tracks Subtitle support User-defined navigation for each button Enable/suspend of DVD player remote control buttons during menus, media files, picture slideshows, and music compilations. Improved masking for buttons and frames (available in the Graphics controls in the Button Properties settings). Elementary stream import External monitor preview Streamlined menu and object properties editing Copy media with project during project save No encoding of compliant menu pages Support for 24p MPEG files and preparation of 24p DVD projects Menu transitions via end actions All news: http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/products/DVDArchitect2NewFeatures.pdf
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DVD Architect always recodes mpeg and loses sync on audio. Pal MPEG to Pal DVD..No compression but audio out of sync 25 min into DVD. Would be perfect if they could fix this Looking for Advanced Author Package..Have Linux & Win NT Looked at Sony DVD Architect 5... 3/10 (Windows only) Can build use (custom) menus * Wow Very good editing of Menus... can not import menus/templates Always recodes MPegs and looses sync between audio and video if it did not have this problem woud have given it at least 7/10. Power Director 5... 4/10 (Windows only) Can not build use (custom) menus Only 11 Precanned Menus Linear *1* Menu Templates Very weak editing of templates... Can not change or Add buttons to templates. Templates very restrictive can not import menus/templates Power Producer 4... 3/10 (Windows only) Can not build use (custom) menus Only 11 Precanned Menus Linear *1* Menu Templates Bugs 1.Can not scroll menu templates. 2.can not change Frame 3.Can not change button layout 4.can not change button style Corel/Ulead Movie Factory 5..6..7 (6/10) (Windows only) Can not build use (custom) menus Has 40 Precanned Menus Linear *1* Menu Templates Can change button Styles/Frames/Layout Can not add custom buttons to Menu. can not import menus/Templates PGCEdit( Linux and Win NT Versions) Fantastic IFO editor ....But does not edit vobs Can add buttons but these do not show on DVD visually . Since program can not edit Sub pictures in vobs Still looking for a good (Advanced) DVD Author Program
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I love this tool! Actually I love Vegas Video too, I've been able to do all I wanted so far using these two amazing tools! DVDA works really well if you know what you're doing! It really lets you into the 'pro' field, but again, you need to 'play' a little bit with it to be able to know what you can do! Thank you to the developers!
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This software was ultimately a disappointment. First impressions were good: it has a clean user interface quite reminiscent of DVD Maestro, very easy menu creation, it didn't take long at all to get to a working DVD. The details led to frustration however: in most good Windows software you can right click on an object to access its properties. In most cases DVD Architect doesn't follow that convention - so it takes longer to find out how to do things. Then I tried importing elementary video streams: as others have discovered .m2v files are not supported, you have to create a program stream. For some reasons the test DVD's I burned didn't handle the "First Play" feature right. Although the disk seemed to mount ok, the DVD menu didn't appear until I hit the play button, then the menu button to cancel the (seemingly randomly selected) title that started playing. Then I tried to find out how to add descriptive captions (using subtitles) to my videos... nothing in the "how to", nothing in the help, search online and horror: I have the "Studio" version of the tool, and apparantly that doesn't support subtitles or multiple audio tracks. None of this was made clear to me when I bought the tool. It seems that if I want subtitles then I need to buy the "Pro" version at ten times the price (and the Pro version seems to be hard to get in the UK). In other words, the Studio version is crippleware, and I got suckered. So, I'm still looking for a decent, affordable, semi-pro DVD authoring package.
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Don't be fooled by DVD Architect's fantastic user interface - this is not a "burn your home movies to DVD" program (unless you want it to be). Compared to certain other authoring solutions which could politely be referred to as a usability joke, Sony DVD Architect is simply a joy to use. The price is an absolute bargain (you get Sony Vegas, DVD Architect, and the AC3 Audio encoder) and I don't think the interface could be any cleaner. DVDA lets you import AVI files which it will then convert to MPEG-2 using its internal MainConcept-based encoder, but for higher quality, you'll likely want to encode using an outside application like Cinema Craft or TMPGEnc (I'm currently using the latter). One down-side which won't be a problem for most: if you want to author multi-angle DVD, it would appear that you're limited to importing AVIs and relying on this internal encoder. Creating layered menus with appropriate highlights is very easy too, although the manual could make this process a little clearer. The newer Pro versions also allow accessing SPRM and GPRM variables, which really opens up the possibilities. For example, you can access the SPRM variables to detect what audio track the user has selected, and display a different menu page with appropriate visual feedback. Subtitling is really easy, too. Pressing CTRL+SHIFT+T adds a new subtitle event and places the cursor in the editing box. The [ and ] keys define start and end frames for the event (dragging the mouse on the timeline works, too). You can import Mac DVD Studio Pro subtitle scripts, or Sony Vegas region scripts (which I believe share the same layout). Currently, there is a bug where importing the said scripts will cause all line breaks to be double-spaced: this is solved by importing the script, saving, exiting, and reloading. Voila: your line breaks will now only last one line. Granted, the possibilities aren't as limitless as they'd be with a program like Scenarist, but I think it's safe to say that DVDA gives you the functionality you're likely to need for almost every project, with almost none of the headaches. From my point of view, I can spend more time perfecting the video encode and menus and less time learning an unappealing, poorly designed piece of software. Don't be fooled by the wide audience this program seems to aim for - it's capable of seriously powerful stuff (incidentally, version 5 which was just announced a few days ago, is reportedly adding Blu-ray Disc authoring to the mix, which I can't wait for). Any usability quirks I've experienced are incredibly minor and are justified by this program's interface and bargain price.
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For some reason 4.5 no longer supports the import of m2v files which makes this program useless to me. Very disappointing. I'm sure it is great otherwise as I think the program itself is the best out there but to remove support for m2v's has me miffed. I am going back to 3.0 which is almost exactly the same with m2v support.
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DVDA version 4.5 seems to be version 4 updated to offer official Vista support. No new features listed on Sony Creative Media site or noticed using program.
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Decent authoring program but complains about elementary streams. Subtitle support is only their format or mac dvd studio pro. Also lacks support for MP2 audio even when authoring a PAL project. Seriously the program is $500 is should support more subtitle features, MP2 audio, and support more then two subtitle formats.
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about MPEG's that DVDA wants to re-encode - try renaming the video files by changing the extention fom MPG to VOB - that worked for me. Other problems I had with DVDA was sound, but after some time I realised it wasnt DVDA causing problems, but the original sound within the video file. A freeware like Gui For DVD Author will accept even MPEG's with problems and still will make out a result that will play on the average DVD player, but DVDA will want to re-encode as soon as it finds something that is not quite right about the MPG. Like I said, rename it to VOB, or sometimes re-muxing the MPG will work as well. Tsunami DVD Author may work faster but faster doesnt always mean better.. after quite a few years of video editing I came to the conclusion that in many cases, slower meant better quality.. that's just my opinion. At the end of the day, there are other DVD authoring packages out there who will, eventualy, deliver what the user wants, I guess DVDA will provide more 'shortcuts' to the target. I hope this helps...
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Good tool. Many features that I like. However, when using TMPGEnc DVD Pro it was able to make my dvd fast and did NOT bitch about the format of my mpg videos. DVD Architect however decided that it MUST re-encode all my videos and their audio when I know for a fact that they worked fine on my dvd player as I had done a test dvd using TMPGEnc. VERY disappointing.
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Reading prior comments on subs... To import text-based subs use (freeware) Subtitle Workshop or similar and save to "MAC DVD Studio Pro" format. Works great, with no problems. DVDA creates a new sub track from text that looks better then those on many retail DVDs. Prog like Recode may have more prob with them when converting to Nero Digital. With DVDA subs are inserted into their own tracks, you drag right or left to sync, & they can be previewed with video & audio tracks (including ac3) but it's memory intensive. Importing chapter text lists would be nice, but it is only sold with Vegas, & the idea is you set your chapters there, importing them with the Vegas encoded mpg2. Otherwise it takes very little time to copy/paste chapter time into window, hit enter to go to that point on timeline, click icon to insert chapter, hit enter to accept chapter after optional naming. Only oddity I've found is need to mux video-only .m2v *Without* using/supplying audio track for DVDA to accept. MPEG Tools does this well. Otherwise most prob. I think using DVDA are caused by poor documentation. There are very many options & many can't be found easily if at all in help files.
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I was having major problems with subtitles, so I search in Google and what do I find? Numerous posts and info agreeing with my 8 hour long discovery that subtitle support is mostly crap in this program. It won't accept my converted .sub file (using srt to sub v1.1) , it won't accept .sup or .srt files, it ignores the frame markers set in the converted sub file and thus, the timing is all off. I should not have to go through and completely re-time over 700 lines of dialog because some programmer is too lazy to include support for .sup or .srt files! I suppose if you are creating your own subtitled program from scratch, it would be an ok program for you. I love the rest of the program, though.
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Great program, easy of use BUT...too buggy on the menus. I still don't get it why they don't fix these bugs, specially when you transform the main menu in loop. Always crashes. When that and some other stuff gets fixed, will become a very good program
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DVDA 3.0a rocks! Sometime ago, people would dream of DVD Maestro. I'll tell you all something: I don't need it. DVDA 3.0a is definitey a Pro and it is here to stay! It supports multiple audio and subtitle tracks, menus keep the same highlighted button after they loop; the option reduce interlace flicker is available for menus and clips and many more features...It's never been so easy to create subtitles and motion menus with DVD Architect (and Vegas). What a great application! My congratulations to Sony!
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One word: SHEET. It's only sheet. This program doesn't work. In particular the new multi-angle function. Another thing that doesn't work is setting the start and the end point into a movie, because in the preview show it correctly, but once the dvd is made, the positions are completely wrong. I repeat, this program is SHEET.
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I was looking a DVD Maestro replacement. This software get very close. It's much simpler to use. But some limitation: * Do not accept graphic subtitles (SON,SUP,BMP). * Only import text subtitle format : MAC DVD Studio Pro & Vegas (you can convert any formart to Studio Pro with Subtitle Workshop) * Do not import text chapter list. Another good enhancement should be to import more subtitles text formats (SRT,SUB, etc.), graphic subtitles (SON,SUP,BMP) and common text CHAPTER LIST !!!! A bug, that makes the first subtitle to stay permanently on a screen, does not change as a video goes on. This issue has something to do with subtitles and chapter transitions. Last shown subtitle line freezes at a begining of every new chapter until a new subtitle appears. GREAT TOOL... Need to work on it and lower the price!
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Thought I had to say something about Sony's DVDArchitect version 3. I have made a couple projects with it and it performed as advertised. I haven't done anything with subtitles so I can't comment on that. I have used the new feature of playlist's though and it worked extremely well. I use MainConcept mpeg encoder with a VBR of 6500 with closed GOPS and have not experienced any compatability problems with my streams. There are other DVD Authoring Applications that have problems sometimes with streams created by TMpgenc. Perhaps DVDA 3 is not the problem there. Anyway...I was somewhat disappointed in the new feature that allows import of PSD files. Seems they only allow for two types of layers, Button layers and frame layers. What happened with just a plain text layer?? It is not there. There is also no layer for just graphics, although when creating a menu in DVDA 3, there is an option to import a graphic. Seems the PSD import is not implemented fully. I was able to create a nice version of switched menus with the new button feature, "Auto Activate", It works as advertised. Also you can now copy all of the text, buttons, frames, etc. from one menu and paste onto another menu with the same attributes. This helps tremendously when creating switched menus. When I went to compile my DVD i got an error message that I had more than 99 movies in my DVD that some DVD players may not play the DVD. I didn't have that many movies in the DVD. Maybe it counts menus as well as movies. So I feel that I got an erroneous error message. I compiled anyway and the DVD played in every player I tried it in. I burned using Nero as the DVDA 3 burner engine is somewhat suspect. Overall...it is a step up from version 2 but not a complete enough package for me.
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new 3.0 is no big improvement, and subtitles go wrong here.. anyone else have this problem?
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I find this tool is the most customizable that I've found. However, it does have problems. The ones I found are: - Extremely fussy about standards, but doesn't tell you what standard you've breached (doesn't like them all in its documentation either), though trawling the net helps - You can't have subtitles at the very start of a picture compilation. Workaround is to leave a black picture as your first picture, creating a gap (need only be a second or so) - MPEG encoder is quite poor quality. I always encode with TMPGEnc (hence why I'm always battling with the video standards)
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This new version,kick a$$,give it a shot,u will forget the rest..
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All I can say is, the new version 3.0 is a hell of a lot better than the previous versions....also with dual-layer support!
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I tried DVD Architect 2.0 and it seemed like a great program except when it began rendering the video (which took 3 hours) and then froze when it was 90% finished.I can't really say that it is good because I have yet to get it working properly.
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This is the best all purpose DVD Authoring tool I have found. Forget Encore - too buggy - forget DVD Lab - too confusing - forget TMPGEnc - too limited. With this new version you can perform almost any task you can think of. If you have Photoshop 7 and really know how to use it, you can create very complex roll overs and button effects. Unfortunately, this will not create menu transitions like DVD Lab. That is a terrific feature that really adds that "Hollywood" feel to a DVD. Perhaps the next version will support it. DVD Architect offers complete drag and drop functionality as well which makes it very easy to throw together a quick DVD. I couldn't live without it.
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Could not resist to try this proggie... It took me 3 days to make my first dvd the way I wanted. Still get stuck from time to time. But... It`s final product is great. MP2 sound is transcoded to 2 channels AC3, slide show works great with the music background, don`t need to transcode files if you don`t want, adjust bitrate separately for each part of your DVD... So, if you have some previous knowledge in authoring, try this one, if you don`t... try ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP. Those are my two favorites. Subtitle support SUCKS, so if you want PERFECT subtitles, go with DVD WORKSHOP.
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Great upgrade,but some minor bugs... Main Menu does not loop,try different settings does not help,a workaround is to loop to movie,after playin once very picky on AC3 audio encoded with other software.. Chapters settings seems buggy after burning,play well in Preview. Tests were done,with a movie Rec with a DVD Recorder..
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I thought I was stuck on Maestro, until DVDA2 came along. This is the best Authoring tool around, in my opinion. It still has problems with AC3 files(takes a long time to load them) But overall has all the functionality of Maestro and More.
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