Robert Wilson
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I second erics suggestion of DVD-Lab Pro. It has a huge feature set and is very straight-forward to use and you can’t beat the price. It does not have a built-in MPEG encoder so if you need that, I suggest getting the DVD-Lab Pro/TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator bundle that is offered on Mediachance’s site.
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If you are already using the Tsunami encoder, you have one of the best encoders around. You don’t mention what settings you are using so I suggest you look into some experimenting with some attributes such as “Motion Search Precision” where sometimes the standard setting does a good enough job. CBR will encode faster than VBR. If you are expecting miracles, it’s not going to happen. Long encoding times are pretty much a fact of life in the DVD authoring world. You may need to adjust your expectations.
If 6-10 hrs of encoding a 2 hr DVD is just not going to work for you. You may consider getting a standalone DVD recorder and output your VT[4] directly to it. I know several VT users who do this. Some even have found ways to strip the VOB files and re-author them in DVD-Lab Pro or Ulead to get better menus.
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[eric] “looking into using DVDLab but on thier website they state the it shouldn’t be used and has not been tested for professional use?!?”
I think they are referring to their beta versions. I’ve been using DVD-Lab and DVD-Lab Pro professionally for years and they are solid. Alex’s post above is right on.
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The reason separate files are preferred is that the authoring program has to take the m2v and wav/ac3 files, add in metadata and chapter info, and then multiplex them into vob files. If the files are already together in one mpg file, the authoring program has to de-multiplex it to the separate files anyways.
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This isn’t going to happen. CD players just simply cannot read DVDs. They may look similar but they are definitely not the same.
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[BinhLe] ” think this Samsung driver Model is bad (TS-H552U).”
From everything you said, I think you’re right.
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Yes, I looked at the thread incorrectly. You have my apologies.
I also agree that DVD-Lab Pro seems to be very good about reporting possible problems before compiling a DVD project. I remember it reporting to me once that I had a hanging menu and darned if it wasn’t right.
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I wasn’t aware of those issues. I guess I’ve had great success with DVD-Lab Pro (I didn’t use the non-pro version much) because I am fairly aware of what the DVD spec requires.
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It may be the media. Many players won’t accept RW media so it’s best to use +R or -R. The brand of media can also be important. It’s best to stick with better brands such as Verbatim or Maxell.