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neilgowan
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December 8, 2020
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DVD Authoring Software to replace Encore (or even DVD Studio Pro?) ?

  • December 8, 2020
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I am dying to find some Mac-compatible software that remotely resembles the obsolete Adobe Encore or Apple DVD Studio.  

I've tried Toast 19 Pro and they seem to dumb it down so much that I cannot make an "autoplay" or "looping playback" and have any controls like that.

Does anyone have a suggestion for some great Mac disc authoring software? Or even a great tutorial on how to gain more customized control in Toast?!?  I'm getting desperate here.

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Jeff Bellune
Legend
December 8, 2020

 Boy, are you in luck!

 

I just finished many hours of testing Toast 19 Pro with Pr under macOS Catalina 10.15.7

 

Toast 19 is capable, under certain conditions, to be a useful but less user-friendly and less customizable Blu-ray and DVD authoring tool than Encore.

 

My workflow centers around Blu-ray, but DVD is almost identical. Let me gather up my data and snag a few screenshots, and I'll post back.

Jeff Bellune
Legend
December 8, 2020

First thing is to switch views in Toast

 

Jeff Bellune
Legend
December 8, 2020

Then add your media and set options

Inspiring
December 8, 2020

Windows only.

John T Smith
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 8, 2020

I have the serial number CS6 so I can't verify the possible solution at the end of the message below, but it is claimed there that it is still possible to install Encore and use it via the Cloud, by following the exact instructions in the message from Averdahl... as always with old links, copy the download to an external device
https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/how-is-everyone-making-dvd-s-in-premiere-pro-without-encore/td-p/11569623?page=1

 

I have seen this mentioned, but I have no idea if it Windows only

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/taw6.html

Averdahl
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 9, 2020

...but it is claimed there that it is still possible to install Encore and use it via the Cloud, by following the exact instructions in the message from Averdahl... 

 

Unfortunately, Adobe just changed this and many other things at the latest MAX Conference (?) so it is no longer possible to license Encore through Creative Cloud. I have tried on three new clean installed computers but they all failed to license and Encore do now require a serial number. I have the serial number and that worked. It´s a pity since it worked for eight years and it was more convinient than a serial number.

 

On the other hand, i use TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6 almost exclusively today since it is in many ways lightyears better than Encore. It outperforms Encore on many things. But it is Windows-only.