Decent cheap dvd authoring program?

[Flying dutchman]

Hi all,

I'm getting a new DVD burner shortly but it comes with very little software (Pinnacle Studio and Nero).

Is there an affordable authoring program around that accepts tMpeg-encoded files as they are without re-encoding video or audio? Converting MP2 into LPCM sucks.

[paulw]

Maybe....

http://www.ulead.com/dmf/runme.htm

Ulead DVD Movie Factory. A good starting point..

[Flying dutchman]

Any experiences with this software? Like I said, I definitely want it to accept & burn tMpeg files without any re-encoding!

[Technoid]

Something really stripped down but accepts tMpeg files

http://www.ifoedit.com/

unfortunatley it seems that development has died.......

[JackHu]

Flying Dutchman,

I recommend DVDMF to you.

"Is there an affordable authoring program around that accepts tMpeg-encoded files as they are without re-encoding video or audio"

This is not a problem.

Jack

[Flying dutchman]

OK, I'll D/L the trial as soon as the burner arrives.

[Hulk]

I used MF before moving to DVDWK. It did accept my TMPGENc encoded files without re-encoding.

The layout options and other things were too restrictive for me. If you just want to get your media onto a DVD using the best compressor around then it'll do the job for you.

-Mark