DVD Authoring tools

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    I've seen the DVD author program...reads like stereo
instructions.
Has anyone here used it? Could I somehow get it to read an
existing DVD,
and fiddle with that setup to make one of my own?

    Maybe someone has example project they could legally
share for
learning this tool?
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Brian Fahrlander schrieb:
> 
>     I've seen the DVD author program...reads like
stereo instructions.
> Has anyone here used it? Could I somehow get it to read
an existing DVD,
> and fiddle with that setup to make one of my own?

Fiddling with an existing DVD I would say: not much of a
chance.

I've tried, it's extremely versatile but quite a pain to
use.

After trying various tools I'm using dvdstyler which is easy
to use and
offers enough things for me to create a new DVD quite
fast[1] YMMV.
Hint: Don't use the one packaged in dapper/egdy and compile
the version
from upstream yourself, since there are some issues and
missing features
I found quite handy.

HTH

Carsten


[1] Although I'm using this just to burn recorded TV shows
to DVD and
create a simple navigation menu for it.

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Carsten Aulbert wrote:
> Brian Fahrlander schrieb:
>>     I've seen the DVD author program...reads like
stereo instructions.
>> Has anyone here used it? Could I somehow get it to
read an existing DVD,
>> and fiddle with that setup to make one of my own?
> 
> Fiddling with an existing DVD I would say: not much of
a chance.
> 
> I've tried, it's extremely versatile but quite a pain
to use.
> 
> After trying various tools I'm using dvdstyler which is
easy to use and
> offers enough things for me to create a new DVD quite
fast[1] YMMV.
> Hint: Don't use the one packaged in dapper/egdy and
compile the version
> from upstream yourself, since there are some issues and
missing features
> I found quite handy.

    Well, I'll keep an eye out for it; thanks!
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On Tue, 2006-12-26 at 00:52 -0600, Brian Fahrlander wrote:
> > After trying various tools I'm using dvdstyler
which is easy to use and
> > offers enough things for me to create a new DVD
quite fast[1] YMMV.
> > Hint: Don't use the one packaged in dapper/egdy
and compile the version
> > from upstream yourself, since there are some
issues and missing features
> > I found quite handy.
For the record, and I hope some comment, I have just made a
first go at
an overhaul of the http:/
/help.ubuntu.com/community/DVDAuthoring.

I would be grateful if a few people subscribed to the page
so they can
help keep an eye on the accuracy and usefulness of the
content. This
issue of DVD Authoring is fraught with trouble as a look at
the page
shows - so the more eyes and comments - the better.

Please give me some comments about the page, I would like to
make it
useful, and comments are a great way to start helping.

Duncan
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Duncan Lithgow wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-12-26 at 00:52 -0600, Brian Fahrlander
wrote:
>>> After trying various tools I'm using dvdstyler
which is easy to use and
>>> offers enough things for me to create a new DVD
quite fast[1] YMMV.
>>> Hint: Don't use the one packaged in dapper/egdy
and compile the version
>>> from upstream yourself, since there are some
issues and missing features
>>> I found quite handy.
> For the record, and I hope some comment, I have just
made a first go at
> an overhaul of the http:/
/help.ubuntu.com/community/DVDAuthoring.
> 
> I would be grateful if a few people subscribed to the
page so they can
> help keep an eye on the accuracy and usefulness of the
content. This
> issue of DVD Authoring is fraught with trouble as a
look at the page
> shows - so the more eyes and comments - the better.
> 
> Please give me some comments about the page, I would
like to make it
> useful, and comments are a great way to start helping.

    Done and done.  Great idea, guy!

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Brian Fahrlander wrote:
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> Duncan Lithgow wrote:
>> On Tue, 2006-12-26 at 00:52 -0600, Brian Fahrlander
wrote:
>>>> After trying various tools I'm using
dvdstyler which is easy to use and
>>>> offers enough things for me to create a new
DVD quite fast[1] YMMV.
>>>> Hint: Don't use the one packaged in
dapper/egdy and compile the version
>>>> from upstream yourself, since there are
some issues and missing features
>>>> I found quite handy.
>> For the record, and I hope some comment, I have
just made a first go at
>> an overhaul of the http:/
/help.ubuntu.com/community/DVDAuthoring.
>>
>> I would be grateful if a few people subscribed to
the page so they can
>> help keep an eye on the accuracy and usefulness of
the content. This
>> issue of DVD Authoring is fraught with trouble as a
look at the page
>> shows - so the more eyes and comments - the better.
>>
>> Please give me some comments about the page, I
would like to make it
>> useful, and comments are a great way to start
helping.
> 
>     Done and done.  Great idea, guy!
> 


While we're all talking about DVD authoring, let me ask a
question a 
regarding a problem I had recently.

I authored a dvd using dvdstyler. I went all the way to
creating an iso 
of the dvd. I burned one, and it had no sound. When I used
the "file" 
command on the iso, it reported the image having mp2 sound.
I know I 
need to have sound set to ac3, and I had selected that
option 
everywhere, but it seems like the command being passed to
dvdauthor was 
somehow incorrect. The VOB files created by the process, in
fact DID 
have sound. But the iso didn't. I ended up using the tovid
graphic 
interface to create the image, but I miss some of the
options that 
dvdstyler has.

Any ideas? Has anyone seen this problem before?


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On 30/12/06, Jaime Davila <jdavilahampshire.edu> wrote:
> While we're all talking about DVD authoring, let me ask
a question a
> regarding a problem I had recently.
>
> I authored a dvd using dvdstyler. I went all the way to
creating an iso
> of the dvd. I burned one, and it had no sound. When I
used the "file"
> command on the iso, it reported the image having mp2
sound. I know I
> need to have sound set to ac3, and I had selected that
option
> everywhere, but it seems like the command being passed
to dvdauthor was
> somehow incorrect. The VOB files created by the
process, in fact DID
> have sound. But the iso didn't. I ended up using the
tovid graphic
> interface to create the image, but I miss some of the
options that
> dvdstyler has.
>
> Any ideas? Has anyone seen this problem before?

I haven't seen this before personally.

I'm sorry to do this, but I'm going to give you my standard
answer:

You're trying to find a solution to something, unfortunately
you
haven't said much about the problem or your attempts to
solve it.
Before I use my time to see if I can find a solution for
you, maybe
you could try and find one yourself. Good places to start
are help
guides, documentation and searching the web for the error
message or
exact problem you're having. It's unlikely you're the first.
If you
still need help I'm sure someone (maybe me) on this list ill
help you,
but for now I'm going to use my time on problems people are
actively
working on themselves.

I hope there's no hard feelings, and hopefully this'll help
you find
your own solution.

Duncan

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Duncan Lithgow wrote:
> On 30/12/06, Jaime Davila <jdavilahampshire.edu> wrote:
>> While we're all talking about DVD authoring, let me
ask a question a
>> regarding a problem I had recently.
>>
>> I authored a dvd using dvdstyler. I went all the
way to creating an iso
>> of the dvd. I burned one, and it had no sound. When
I used the "file"
>> command on the iso, it reported the image having
mp2 sound. I know I
>> need to have sound set to ac3, and I had selected
that option
>> everywhere, but it seems like the command being
passed to dvdauthor was
>> somehow incorrect. The VOB files created by the
process, in fact DID
>> have sound. But the iso didn't. I ended up using
the tovid graphic
>> interface to create the image, but I miss some of
the options that
>> dvdstyler has.
>>
>> Any ideas? Has anyone seen this problem before?
> 
> I haven't seen this before personally.
> 
> I'm sorry to do this, but I'm going to give you my
standard answer:
> 
> You're trying to find a solution to something,
unfortunately you
> haven't said much about the problem or your attempts to
solve it.
> Before I use my time to see if I can find a solution
for you, maybe
> you could try and find one yourself. Good places to
start are help
> guides, documentation and searching the web for the
error message or
> exact problem you're having. It's unlikely you're the
first. If you
> still need help I'm sure someone (maybe me) on this
list ill help you,
> but for now I'm going to use my time on problems people
are actively
> working on themselves.
> 
> I hope there's no hard feelings, and hopefully this'll
help you find
> your own solution.
> 
> Duncan
> 


I have no hard feelings, but your message doesn't do much in
terms of 
helping me find a solution. Your message also assumes some
things that 
are not correct. Before posting my question, I spent (like I
always do) 
quite a while searching on the ubuntu forums, and the web in
general, 
for possible solutions, or at least causes for the problem.
I posted my 
question only when all of that was unfruitful. I have not
even found 
anyone else mentioning the problem. This is the process I've
followed 
for the last 8 years that I've been working (exclusively) on
the linux 
platform, and before that when working on several flavors of
unix.

I have also spent enough time trying to solve the problem on
my own to 
have discovered things like: the dvd needs to use the ac3
format to 
encode sound if it's to play on stand-alone dvd players; the
VOB files 
created by dvdstyler as an intermediate step do have sound;
the "file" 
command reports the generated iso as using the mp2 sound
format, as 
opposed to the needed ac3; tovidgui generates a
fully-working (as in 
"with sound") iso out of the same mpeg files, even
though both tovidgui 
and dvdstyler work as front ends to the same dvdauthor.

I'll be happy to provide any additional information anyone
might find 
useful in troubleshooting the behavior I'm noticing.

Best,

Jaime

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On Sat, 2006-12-30 at 21:07 -0500, Jaime Davila wrote:

> I have no hard feelings, but your message doesn't do
much in terms of 
> helping me find a solution.
I have no solution for you. I decided to send that reply
instead of
spending time searching for a solution.

> Your message also assumes some things that 
> are not correct. Before posting my question, I spent
(like I always do) 
> quite a while searching on the ubuntu forums, and the
web in general, 
> for possible solutions, or at least causes for the
problem. I posted my 
> question only when all of that was unfruitful. I have
not even found 
> anyone else mentioning the problem. 
That's fine, (almost) exactly what I do each time. But since
you didn't
mention that in your original message I had to assume it
hadn't
happened. I'm sure you noticed that quite a few people use
this list as
a first resort instead of trying to learn how to find
solutions
themselves. So, great that you've done it, but please
mention it in the
request - it informs me (in this case) that there's no point
me
searching for a solution. Clearly you've gone beyond mt
basic knowledge
and know how and where to look.

> I have also spent enough time trying to solve the
problem on my own to 
> have discovered things like: the dvd needs to use the
ac3 format to 
> encode sound if it's to play on stand-alone dvd
players; the VOB files 
> created by dvdstyler as an intermediate step do have
sound; the "file" 
> command reports the generated iso as using the mp2
sound format, as 
> opposed to the needed ac3; tovidgui generates a
fully-working (as in 
> "with sound") iso out of the same mpeg files,
even though both tovidgui 
> and dvdstyler work as front ends to the same dvdauthor.
Odd, have you filed a bug against that behaviour?

Duncan

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