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Application for DVD authoring.

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October 1, 2017
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Hi,

I am new to adobe video applications. I was long time with Final Cut Studio. Let me ask you: Adobe Encore is not available anymore in Creative Suite CC 2017? I am cloud subscriber, so I have the last updated Adobe Premiere. Is there any DVD creator (equivalent to the Encore) for CC2017? Thanks a lot.

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Correct answer excited_Genie16B8

There is no Authoring software in the 2017 suite of programs. You can still get and use Encore, though these days, chances are very high that you're shooting in HD and everyone you deliver to will be watching on an HDTV, so DVD is not a good idea here. You want Blu-ray, and I actually prefer the following to Encore for Blu-ray authoring.

Blu-Disc Studio - Blu-ray authoring software

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Media Editor

Inspiring

Authoring Works 6 has a free trial for creating DVD and Blu-ray discs.

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Andy 1968

Inspiring

Adobe could have created a DVD/Blu-ray creation program like Encore but instead they decided to change the GUI.

Jeff Bellune

Legend

@Andy 1968 wrote:

Adobe could have created a DVD/Blu-ray creation program like Encore but instead they decided to change the GUI.

And so could Avid, and Apple, and Blackmagic and several others. There's a reason they haven't done that. I don't necessarily agree with them, but we as a community will remain in search of a proper DVD/BD authoring app, that doesn't cost our date night budget, a month's rent or the price of a new Tesla to buy, as long as they keep that mindset.

Stan Jones

Community Expert

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Avid and Resolve never had DVD authoring but Premiere Pro came bundled with Encore. It was part of the Creative Cloud until about one year ago. FCPX and iMovie can burn DVDs but they are not as good as Encore.

> Encore... was part of the Creative Cloud until about one year ago....

I was curious... It does not change your point, but it was 3 years ago. Here's the long thread where we discovered that access to Encore had been removed from the cloud subscription:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/installing-encore-with-cc-is-no-longer-available/td-p/10529569

Stan

chrisw44157881

Inspiring

i use free dvd styler. it's pc/mac. has easy to make advanced menus/scripting drag 'n drop auto code creation, and supports mpeg stream without re-compressing your video for maximum quality. it also has built in burning. its the best software program i've ever used, and i'm not sure how they give it away for free tbh.

Jeff Bellune

Legend

First time I added an m2v file into a new dvdstyler project, the app crashed. And the second time. And the third. It seems pretty unstable. Sorry.

MacBook Pro, Monterey 12.3.1

chrisw44157881

Inspiring

sorry to hear that. i haven't had a single crash since i've installed it. i wonder if its the file or the macbook? i can take files rendered from media encoder and natively import them with no issues.

wilfrecha

Participant

Let me tell you my experience on a MacBook Pro, using OS 10.11.6 El Capitan! DVD Studio Pro is absolutely the BEST dvd authoring program. It is full featured, very stable, 1000% customizable in every way. Once you spend the necessary hour, days or weeks to master the 'DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual', you will never want for anything else. I will confess that I do not author Blue-Rays, & have not researched how or if DVDSP handels them.

iMovie on the afore mentioned OS, is much more than a 'step child'. As well, FCP X is nothing to write home about, but it is solid for authoring too.

May I say that ALL Mac owners should put an older OS on a SSD drive (1-2 TB recommended) to run the programs that we may need.

Also, all 3 programs can handle movie files up to 1920x1080. My advice, be patient, learn DVDSP, & you should be good, short of Blue-Ray!

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dkardell

Participating Frequently

Any solution yet in 2022 for Mac DVD Authoring?

limakid2015Author

Inspiring

Yeah, your my thread of 5 years ago. Since no more Encore, ( I coudln‘t find it). Even when I am CC subscriber, I know that I have access to older version and older application, but not sooo old, either. I am using Wondershare UniConverter, a quick video converter from any file to any file, and it has a tool for DVD recording. At first sight you don‘t see but when you drag a file named VTS_01_1.VOB, the options for DVD will be shown. Long time that I dond‘t do DVDs, so I don‘t remember well the procedures, the kind of files, and so on.

What I don‘t know if this version can do DVD ripp. Anyway, you can go for the FREE TRIAL, this is a good thing. They have a good customer support. They are very helpful, they reply you. Technical problems.... always will be sometimes, the important thing is what they do to help you. CHeck my screenshots here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qWd9DLso0YYdGSIISnzQkoDlYA8S_3Vu/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rr1eWDrdO060mJeZ-G-h0GRtrTFRhb4c/view?usp=sharing

That is what I may use in case needed. But in my country, you can find old classical movies on DVDs, so that is the main function of the DVD, now. And some weddings, the fiancés ask for a DVD just to have a physical cover with a picture of the couple, but they want also a solution, a tool. to make the easy to share with friends online through the social networks. Now, we have lots of streaming options and that is the tendence.

Check their referenced site too, for the software. Good luck!

petera61912081

Participating Frequently

Blu Disc Studio is a pretty expensive solution - 500 euros! I suppose if you're a pro, it might be worth the investment,

Editing videos is one thing. Authoring, is still a requirement for some enthusiasts. There's got to be some middle ground between this and DVD Styler. No? By the way, the last time I tried Encore, I gave up and ended up with a $49 piece of software that made the job easy. That company has disappeared from the face of the earth. Any feedback on Cyberlink Power Director?

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Media Editor

Inspiring

I use Cyberlink Power 2Go12.

petera61912081

Participating Frequently

I went to their website and took a look at their introductory video. 2Go12 does not seem to have the features I'm looking for. I want my DVD's to have menus and scene (chapter) select options with key frames from the video. Also a rich selection of templates as a starting point would be a plus. Power Director seems to offer those options, as well was what appears to be a fairly robust video editing suite.

I haven't done it in a while, but intend to revisit video editing. When I did this in the past, I used Premier Pro (last upgrade was CS5) and was able to do some pretty cool stuff. It would be nice if, whatever solution I found today, I'd have the ability to open and edit those Premier files. I liked Premier but can't justify the annual cost now that it's a rental.

And, for the record, I just paid for a year's rental of Lightroom CC and took a hard look at Photoshop. For my money, there's not enough new there, compared to CS5, to convince me to stick with CC. Lightroom itself seems to have some labor saving features, so I'll see how I feel in a year. I'm keeping all of my installation CDs from CS5 - just in case. I don't plan to keep catalogs in Lightroom, just in case I do revert...

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excited_Genie16B8Correct answer

Legend

There is no Authoring software in the 2017 suite of programs. You can still get and use Encore, though these days, chances are very high that you're shooting in HD and everyone you deliver to will be watching on an HDTV, so DVD is not a good idea here. You want Blu-ray, and I actually prefer the following to Encore for Blu-ray authoring.

Blu-Disc Studio - Blu-ray authoring software

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eieiolsen

Participant

Most of my work that requires DVDs is making backups of people's home videos, so the chances are very high that my source material is NTSC, and that my clients want DVD. I do not want Blu-ray, kthx.

I'll give the Encore link above a try!