5.4 What DVD-Video authoring systems 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.
5.4 What DVD-Video authoring systems are available?
* Astarte
o DVDirector and DVDirector Pro. Low-end and high-end DVD-Video
authoring tools for Mac OS. Pro version includes MediaPress
hardware MPEG-2 encoder from Wired. Millennium Bundle turnkey
workstation includes DVDirector Pro, Mac G4, and more. $5,400,
$10,00, $15,000.
o DVDelight. Simple, drag-and-drop DVD-Video authoring for Mac OS.
$1,000.
o DVDExport. Software to convert Macromedia Director presentations
to DVD-Video format. Mac OS. $900.
* Authoringware
o DVD Quickbuilder.
* Avid
o Xpress DV. Turnkey workstation based on IBM Intellistation
hardware running Avid Xpress software and Sonic Solutions DVDit.
$9,000.
* Blossom Technologies
o DaViD 2000, 4000, 6000, and 10000. Turnkey Windows NT 4.0 systems
using Daikin Scenarist authoring software and Optibase encoding
hardware or Sonic Foundry audio encoding software. $20,000 to
$100,000.
* Canopus
o Amber for DVD. Amber MPEG-2 encoding hardware with Spruce
DVDVirtuoso authoring software. $3,300.
* Compact Data
o SimpleDVD. AVI-to-DVD converter for Windows. $1,500.
* Daikin (Daikin US Comtec Laboratories)
o Scenarist SGI. DVD-Video authoring for SGI. The original.
$35,000.
o Scenarist NT. DVD-Video authoring on Windows NT. Comes in three
versions: Basic, $9,000; Advanced, $19,000; Professional,
$29,000.
o DVDwiz. Low-end authoring for NT.
* DreamCom (formerly Gunzameory)
o DVDRich. DVD-Video authoring/encoding on Windows NT. Uses
MPEGRich encoder and Daikin Scenarist or Intec DVDAuthorQuick.
$30,000.
* DV Studio
o Apollo Expert Author. DVD-Video authoring software for Windows
NT, using Intec DVDAuthorQuick authoring software and DV Studio
Apollo Expert MPEG-2 encoding hardware. $4,000.
o Apollo Expert Archiver. MPEG-2 encoding system for archiving
video to DVD-RAM. $2,500 (DVD-RAM drive included).
* Futuretel
o Crescendo.
* Innovacom
o DVDImpact. DVD-Video authoring aimed at multimedia studios and
corporations. Uses Daikin Scenarist NT or Intec DVDAuthorQuick
software. $29,000.
* Intec America
o DVDAuthorQuick Pro. DVD-Video authoring software for Windows NT.
$8,000.
o DVDAuthorQuick Desktop. Entry-level DVD-Video authoring software
for Windows NT. Appropriate for simple corporate DVD and personal
DVD projects. $2,5000.
* Matrox
o Matrox RT2000 and DigiSuite DTV. Video capture and editing in DV
and MPEG-2 formats. Includes Sonic Solution's DVDit LE for simple
DVD authoring. Windows 98. $1,300.
* Microboards
o DVD AuthorSuite. DVD-Video authoring/encoding for Windows NT.
Uses Intec DVDAuthorQuick software, Zapex encoders, and Sigma
Designs decoder. $25,000.
* Minerva
o DVD-Professional SL and DVD-Professional XL. DVD-Video
authoring/encoding systems for Windows NT. Includes Publisher 300
and Minerva Studio. $100,000.
o Impression. DVD-Video authoring/encoding system for Windows.
$10,000.
* MTC (Multimedia Technology Center)
o StreamWeaver Express and StreamWeaver Pro. DVD-Video authoring,
and $900 premastering on Windows. $900 and $3,000.
o DVMotion Express and DVMotion Pro. Authoring systems for Windows,
oriented toward multimedia DVD-ROM production. $1,500 and $5,000.
* NEC
o DV Editor. IEEE-1394 card and and software, plus Sonic's DVDit
LE. Windows 98. Available in Japan only.
* Optibase
o DVD-Fab XPress and DVD-Fab. Turnkey DVD-Video authoring/encoding
systems for Windows NT. Includes Optibase MPEG Fusion MPEG-2
encoder and Daikin Scenarist authoring software. $35,000.
* Panasonic
o LQ-VD2000S. Turnkey DVD-Video authoring system, including Windows
NT 4.0 workstation. Uses Panasonic MPEG-2 encoder and LQ-VD3000
emulator. $120,000.
o LQ-VDS120. Additional workstation software for networking with
LQ-VD2000S. $22,550
o LQ-VD3000. DVD Emulator. $15,000
* Pinnacle
o DVD1000. MPEG-2 video editing and DVD-Video authoring system for
Windows. Pinnacle DVD1000 hardware with Adobe Premiere and
Minerva Impression. $8,000.
* Philips
o DVD-Video Disc Designer and DVD-Video Authoring Toolset. Windows
NT.
* Pioneer
o DVDDesigner. An off-line design tool for DVD-Video planning and
layout. Can feed an "authoring decision list" into other
authoring systems. Available free to qualified developers.
Windows and Mac OS.
* Q-Comm
o EasyDVD.
* Sonic Solutions
o DVD Creator. DVD-Video authoring/encoding systems for corporate
and industrial applications. Can also author DVD-Audio discs. Mac
OS. Four configurations: Authoring Workstation, $20,000; Creator
Workstation, $40,000; Creator All-in-One Workstation, $80,000;
Creator AV Workstation, $100,000.
o DVD Creator 2. Mac OS. $12,000.
o DVDit LE (limited), SE (standard), and PE (professional). Simple,
drag-and-drop DVD-Video authoring for Windows. $500 (SE), $3,000
(PE). LE version is designed to be bundled with other hardware
and software products.
o DVDit for Premiere. Adobe Premiere plug-in for DVD-Video output.
Windows. $400.
* Sony
o DVA-1100. High-end authoring/encoding system with one to eight
stations. Price range starts at $175,000.
* Spruce Technologies
o DVDConductor and DVDMaestro. Authoring/encoding systems for
Windows NT. Also allow DVD content to be recorded and played from
CD-R. $10,000 and $25,000.
o DVDVirtuoso. Low-end authoring/encoding system for Windows NT.
Only available bundled with other products.
o DVDStationCX. Turnkey system using DVDConductor. $25,000.
o DVDStationNLE. Turnkey system using DVDConductor and Heuris MPEG
Power Professional encoding software. $10,000.
* Visible Light
o Macarena and Macarena Pro. DVD-Video authoring for Power Mac G4.
Software encoding or hardware encoding (Pro version). Uses
Astarte DVDirector software. $10,000 and $15,000.
* Vitech
o DVD Toolbox. AVI to DVD-Video. Write to CD-R, DVD-R, DVD-RAM,
etc. Windows 95/98/NT. $400.
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