How to make a DVD

[creazer]

Hi. I have edited a 3 minute video in Premiere Pro, and have exported an MP4 video for social media. Can I just burn that to a DVD somehow?

I used to use Encore but thats not available anymore.

I need to create a DVD because the people I'm doing the video for are nuns and they dont use any new technology. They only have a DVD player.

I have a DVD burner and blank DVDs which I stored from years ago!

Thank you

[Ann Bens]

You cannot make a dvd with Premiere (Encore) anymore.

You will need 3rd party software such as

TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6 - The Ultimate DVD / Blu-ray / AVCHD Authoring Tool - Pegasys Inc.

If you export the file as a mpeg2-dvd file from Premiere, TMPGenc wont re-encode.

[Averdahl]

FYI, version 6 cannot be bought anymore and has been replaced with version 7. 🙂

Link: TMPGEnc Authoring Works 7 - The Ultimate DVD / Blu-ray / AVCHD Authoring Tool - Pegasys Inc.

TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6 - The Ultimate DVD / Blu-ray / AVCHD Authoring Tool - Pegasys Inc.

By @Ann Bens

[creazer]

From my mac, if I right click the file and choose burn to DVD, that would work the same right? I just don't have a DVD player to test it.

[Averdahl]

If you do that the files will be burned to the DVD but you won´t get any menues. Some DVD players will have trouble playback the material unless you render out MPEG2-DVD from Premiere Pro. So you wont get a disk that one just can insert and then play as one expect from a authored DVD.

If you want a DVD disk everybody can watch you must use a DVD authoring app. Use google to find DVD authoring apps for Mac.

From my mac, if I right click the file and choose burn to DVD, that would work the same right? I just don't have a DVD player to test it.

By @creazer

[creazer]

That's great help. Thanks Anne

[annh58288632]

according to pegasys authoring works 7, (which is what is available now) will not burn a project created and authored by premiere pro.

[Averdahl]

It has always been like that.

You need to render out your media from Premiere Pro and import it into TAW 7. If you are making a DVD, export to MPEG2-DVD from Premiere Pro.

according to pegasys authoring works 7, (which is what is available now) will not burn a project created and authored by premiere pro.

By @annh58288632

[Ann Bens]

You do not use the project file. Premiere cannot author a dvd or blyray

 you use the exported video file as in m4v and wave.