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From: Bob Adkins on 21 Jul 2010 11:12

DVDStyler 1.8.2 Beta 1 / 1.8.1


Very good potential, but the GUI is a little clumsy and cheesy.

***Offers to install a tool bar by default, so be alert!***


http://www.softpedia.com/get/Authoring-tools/Authoring-Related/DVDStyler.shtml


My search for a decent Freeware transcoder continues.

Been using DVDFlick, but it's old, no updates in a year. Nothing is
even close to a decent Shareware program such as VSO ConvertXToDVD
that does its job with 1 drag and 1 click.

This is a very weak segment in Freeware. What do you use for
converting movies to DVD and burning?
From: M.L. on 21 Jul 2010 12:46


>Very good potential, but the GUI is a little clumsy and cheesy.
>
>***Offers to install a tool bar by default, so be alert!***
>
>
>http://www.softpedia.com/get/Authoring-tools/Authoring-Related/DVDStyler.shtml
>
>
>My search for a decent Freeware transcoder continues.
>
>Been using DVDFlick, but it's old, no updates in a year. Nothing is
>even close to a decent Shareware program such as VSO ConvertXToDVD
>that does its job with 1 drag and 1 click.

But ConvertXToDVD can't upmix stereo audio to 5.1 surround sound
audio, like DVD Flick.

And ConvertXToDVD can't author an already DVD compliant mpeg2 file
without reencoding, like DVD Flick.

Those are my main reasons for not using ConvertXToDVD.

>This is a very weak segment in Freeware. What do you use for
>converting movies to DVD and burning?

I convert my AVI etc., video file to a DVD compliant mpeg2 file with
XMedia Recode since it allows me to make color, cropping and noise
reduction adjustments that ConvertXToDVD cannot do natively (in
general I find the DVDs created by ConvertXToDVD to be too dark for my
tastes). I use a bitrate calculator to ensure that my Xmedia Recode
mpeg2 file fits on a DVD5 disc.

Then I author that DVD compliant mpeg2 file in DVD Flick, which
doesn't reencode the compliant mpeg2 file so it takes only about 10
minutes to convert to an ISO, which is my preferred DVD output before
burning, although DVD Flick is just as capable of inline burning to
DVD as ConvertXToDVD.

Nothing wrong with ConvertXToDVD if you're satisfied with paying for
unadjusted dark stereo DVD conversions.
From: Maurice Helwig on 22 Jul 2010 04:49
M.L. wrote:
>
>> Very good potential, but the GUI is a little clumsy and cheesy.
>>
>> ***Offers to install a tool bar by default, so be alert!***
>>
>>
>> http://www.softpedia.com/get/Authoring-tools/Authoring-Related/DVDStyler.shtml
>>
>>
>> My search for a decent Freeware transcoder continues.
>>
>> Been using DVDFlick, but it's old, no updates in a year. Nothing is
>> even close to a decent Shareware program such as VSO ConvertXToDVD
>> that does its job with 1 drag and 1 click.
>
> But ConvertXToDVD can't upmix stereo audio to 5.1 surround sound
> audio, like DVD Flick.
>
> And ConvertXToDVD can't author an already DVD compliant mpeg2 file
> without reencoding, like DVD Flick.
>
> Those are my main reasons for not using ConvertXToDVD.
>
>> This is a very weak segment in Freeware. What do you use for
>> converting movies to DVD and burning?
>
> I convert my AVI etc., video file to a DVD compliant mpeg2 file with
> XMedia Recode since it allows me to make color, cropping and noise
> reduction adjustments that ConvertXToDVD cannot do natively (in
> general I find the DVDs created by ConvertXToDVD to be too dark for my
> tastes). I use a bitrate calculator to ensure that my Xmedia Recode
> mpeg2 file fits on a DVD5 disc.
>
> Then I author that DVD compliant mpeg2 file in DVD Flick, which
> doesn't reencode the compliant mpeg2 file so it takes only about 10
> minutes to convert to an ISO, which is my preferred DVD output before
> burning, although DVD Flick is just as capable of inline burning to
> DVD as ConvertXToDVD.
>
> Nothing wrong with ConvertXToDVD if you're satisfied with paying for
> unadjusted dark stereo DVD conversions.

What I use a bitrate calculator do you use ensure that your Xmedia
Recode mpeg2 file fits on a DVD5 disc.

I have a few DVD's to do and this method looks simple and effective

Maurice Helwig




From: Maurice Helwig on 22 Jul 2010 04:56
M.L. wrote:
>
>> Very good potential, but the GUI is a little clumsy and cheesy.
>>
>> ***Offers to install a tool bar by default, so be alert!***
>>
>>
>> http://www.softpedia.com/get/Authoring-tools/Authoring-Related/DVDStyler.shtml
>>
>>
>> My search for a decent Freeware transcoder continues.
>>
>> Been using DVDFlick, but it's old, no updates in a year. Nothing is
>> even close to a decent Shareware program such as VSO ConvertXToDVD
>> that does its job with 1 drag and 1 click.
>
> But ConvertXToDVD can't upmix stereo audio to 5.1 surround sound
> audio, like DVD Flick.
>
> And ConvertXToDVD can't author an already DVD compliant mpeg2 file
> without reencoding, like DVD Flick.
>
> Those are my main reasons for not using ConvertXToDVD.
>
>> This is a very weak segment in Freeware. What do you use for
>> converting movies to DVD and burning?
>
> I convert my AVI etc., video file to a DVD compliant mpeg2 file with
> XMedia Recode since it allows me to make color, cropping and noise
> reduction adjustments that ConvertXToDVD cannot do natively (in
> general I find the DVDs created by ConvertXToDVD to be too dark for my
> tastes). I use a bitrate calculator to ensure that my Xmedia Recode
> mpeg2 file fits on a DVD5 disc.
>
> Then I author that DVD compliant mpeg2 file in DVD Flick, which
> doesn't reencode the compliant mpeg2 file so it takes only about 10
> minutes to convert to an ISO, which is my preferred DVD output before
> burning, although DVD Flick is just as capable of inline burning to
> DVD as ConvertXToDVD.
>
> Nothing wrong with ConvertXToDVD if you're satisfied with paying for
> unadjusted dark stereo DVD conversions.

Sorry I messed Up the question ---

What bitrate calculator do you use ensure that your Xmedia Recode mpeg2
file fits on a DVD5 disc.

I have a few DVD's to do and this method looks simple and effective

Maurice Helwig
From: M.L. on 22 Jul 2010 05:18


>What bitrate calculator do you use ensure that your Xmedia Recode mpeg2
>file fits on a DVD5 disc.
>
>I have a few DVD's to do and this method looks simple and effective

I use Video Bitrate Calculator
http://www.aswsoftware.com/products/bitratecalc/bitratecalc.shtml

By default Video Bitrate Calculator allows enough overhead for menus
and subtitles.
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