5.2 What DVD-ROM formatting tools are available?
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This article is from the DVD Formats FAQ, by jtfrog@usa.net (Jim Taylor) with numerous contributions by others.
5.2 What DVD-ROM formatting tools are available?
* Adaptec
Toast DVD. DVD formatting software for Mac OS. Writes to DVD-R and
tape. Can create DVD-Video discs from VOB and IFO files. $200
* GEAR
GEAR Pro DVD. DVD formatting software for Windows 95/98/NT4. Writes to
DVD-R, DVD-RAM, jukeboxes, and tape, along with general UDF formatting
and CD-R/RW burning features. $700.
* JVC Professional Computer Products
DVD RomMaker. DVD formatting systems with RAID hardware. $60,000 to
$100,000.
* MTC (Multimedia Technology Center)
ForDVD. DVD formatting software for Windows. Writes to DVD-R and tape.
Can create DVD-Video discs from VOB and IFO files.
* Philips
DVD-ROM Disc Builder. DVD formatting software for Windows NT. Writes
to tape.
* Prassi
DVD Rep. DVD formatting software for Windows. Writes to DVD-R,
DVD-RAM, and tape.
* Smart Storage
SmartDVD Maker. DVD formatting software for Windows NT. Writes to
DVD-R and tape. Can create DVD-Video discs from VOB and IFO files.
$2500.
* Software Architects
WriteDVD and WriteUDF. DVD formatting software for Mac OS and Windows.
Writes to DVD-R and DVD-RAM.
Features to look for in DVD formatters:
* Support for UDF file system, including MicroUDF for DVD-Video and
DVD-Audio zones.
* Support for UDF bridge format, which stores both UDF and ISO-9660 file
systems on the disc.
* Ability to recognize VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS directories (containing
IFO, VOB, and AOB files) and place them contiguously at the physical
beginning of the disc for compatibility with DVD-Video players.
Placement of directory entries in first UDF file descriptor is also
needed for compatibility with certain deficient consumer players.
* Support for long filenames in Windows (Joliet format recommended).
* Full equivalence between UDF and Joliet (ISO-9660) filenames. (Windows
NT 4.0 and Windows 98 read Joliet filenames; Mac OS 8.1+, Windows 98,
and Windows 2000 read UDF filenames. MS-DOS and Windows 95 and earlier
read ISO-9660 filenames. Mac OS 8.0 and earlier read HFS or ISO-9660
filenames.)
* Proper truncation and translation of ISO-9660 filenames to 8.3 format
for discs intended for use with MS-DOS and certain other OSes.
* Support for Mac OS file information within the UDF file system (for
use with Mac OS 8.1 and later).
* Support for Mac OS HFS file system if icons and other file information
is needed for Mac OS versions earlier than 8.1.
* Ability to create a bootable disc using the El Torito specification in
the ISO-9660 sectors.
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