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Five Apps

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1. DVD Styler

rnrnDVD Styler is arncross-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac) authoring tool that allows you to convertrnyour footage into a DVD-friendly format, but also create professional-qualityrnDVD menus. The ability to create menus is especially important when creatingrnmarketing materials or products for your company. DVD Styler also features:rnSlideshow creation, add multiple titles and audio tracks, multiple supportedrnvideo and audio formats (AVI, MOV, MP4, MPEG, OGG, WMV, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX,rnXvid, MP2, MP3, AC-3), use MPEG and VOB without having to re-encode, drag andrndrop interface, add buttons, text, and imported backgrounds to menus, and more.rnDVD Styler is open source and has a fairly shallow learning curve.

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2. DVD Flick

rnrnDVD Flick aims to bernas simple as it is powerful. This particular take on DVD authoring supportsrnover 45 video formats, over 60 video codecs, and over 60 audio codecs (for arnfull list of supported audio/video formats, check out the features page). DVD Flick alsornallows you to create menus as well as subtitles for your DVDs. With DVD Flickrnyou can create chapters and alter the aspect ratio of the final product.rnAnother nice feature is that DVD Flick will automatically calculate the bitraternof your project to make sure you can easily keep an eye on quality loss.

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3. Bombono DVD

rnrnBombono DVD mayrnhave an odd name, but it’s ability to easily author DVDs makes up for it.rnAvailable for Windows and Linux, Bombono DVD offers plenty of features thatrnshould have you authoring professional-quality products or materials for yourrnbusiness in no time. Bombono DVDs feature list includes: Video viewer (withrntime line and monitor), WYSIWYG menu editor, drag and drop support, built-inrntranscoding, motion menus, subtitles, and more. With Bombano DVD you can authorrnto folder, create an ISO, or burn directly to disk. You can also re-author byrnimporting from DVD disks. NOTE: The Linux version of Bombono DVD is free. ThernWindows version will cost you $24.95 USD.

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4. DeVeDe

rnrnDeVeDernis a Linux-only DVD authoring solution that requires a minimal amount ofrndependencies to do its job. Outside of the GUI dependencies, DeVeDe requires:rnMplayer, Mencoder, FFMpeg, DVDAuthor, VCDImager, and Mkisofs. DeVeDe featuresrninclude: Create DVD, VCD, SVCD, China Video Disks, MPEG-4 ASP; output to imagesrnor video formats, subtitles, audio shift, basic video editing (rotation,rndeinterlacing, etc), and more. DeVeDe supports a large range of formats andrnautomatically converts source material to DVD-compatible formats.

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5. Video to DVD Converter

rnrnVideo tornDVD Converter, by Koyotesoft, offers the smallest feature-set of the group,rnbut is still a solid entry. This app does exactly what the title implies – itrnconverts your video files into a format compatible with DVD players. The featurernset includes: Wide range of supported formats (such as AVI, DivX, XviD, MPEG,rnMP4, VOB, WMV and more), convert output (MPEG) to aspect ratio, bitrate, NTSC,rnor PAL, burn ISO-compliant DVDs (4.5GB+ DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW). The userrninterface makes Video to DVD Converter incredibly easy to use.

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Bottom line

rnrnIf you’re looking for a tool to help you create DVD’s forrnyour company, look no further than one of these. Although some are a bit morernbare-bones than others, they all do an outstanding job – especially, given therncost. Add in a solid video editor and you’re sure to creaternprofessional-quality marketing material, training videos, and products for yourrnbusiness.

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