How to make your own DVD's... in a nutshell (Score 3)

OK so I didnt write a book on it, but the company I work for builds systems for DVD authoring, Non-linear editing and 3D... basicly here is how it works. You edit your video to a finished product and output it in either a .avi or Quicktime depending on your platform. From there you take the final file and encode it to a Mpeg2 using either a hardware encoder board "real time" or a software encoder "long render" hardware cost more, software less all... basicly how much you want to pay or wait. Now the product is a Mepg2 "note there are many flavors of Mpeg2, only a few will make a DVD" You also can encode to different bit rates "within the DVD spec" depending on what your doing witht he output. Kinda like TiVo, high bit rate for sports or action, lower for talking heads. Now the Mpeg2 can be authored with a application that puts in menu's, titles, chapters... etc. Now you create a master on the harddrive of the DVD, then burn the DVD to a DVD-R for mastering... its not yet an exact science. Need more info or interested? Email me