I am learning to use DVD-Lab Pro. Until now, the films I authored with it were in one large avi file that I converted onto MPEG2, then I just drag-dropped the file on the menu area. But now I have a four-part movie that I need to do the same and I can't find a way to do it, as the program does not seem to accept lining up the four files, that is adding them up. How do you do that? The program I had been using until recently was TMPGEnc Author, where you just added up the different parts, and the program then made the whole disc from them. I am pretty sure DVD-Lab Pro also does that, and it's probably quite simple. But the Tutorial does not provide such info or I didn't find it yet.
You know, I tried this software and found it to be a bit tedious. Too involved. I have found I can create, and/or manipulate movies I choose to author personally in Pinnacle Studio just as well, if not better. Have you ever the opportunity to try this software?
Add the files to seperate movies. Then in the connection screen link the movies together using the link tool. If you have any problems there is a great guide on the Dvd lab pro website. http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/Helppro/index.htm
Then I will have to split the subtitles for each part instead of letting the program do it, as I was intending to. Why doesn't DVDLab Pro handle the different parts as if they were chapters? If that is the way to do it, then DVDLab Pro is not as amazing as I thought it was, which had let me be patient with the looonnng time it takes to author a film. Almost two or three times the time TMPGEnc Author takes. Isn't there any other program that can do what DVDLab Pro does, like handling separate audio tracks and subtitles, also being fast and easy to handle?
[bold]Add the files to seperate movies. Then in the connection screen link the movies together using the link tool.[/bold] OK. I did that on DVDLab Pro. The trick works, but it's far from unnoticed. It looks as when a two-layer disc switches layers or even worst. You notice it on the audio and on the video. Now I wonder if there should be another way to join these parts invisibly. When I joined parts in TMPGEnc DVD Author you hardly noticed it. Unfortunately that program, or even the more complete Tsunami, does not provide subtitle options which I need.
This can all be done within Studio, and far more user friendly. As I stated, not at all as tedius or time consuming as every option is point and click and GUI. Doesn't leave you guessing as to what you have to do, or where and how you have to do it. Everything is right there in front of you in one simple format.
[bold]This can all be done within Studio, and far more user friendly. As I stated, not at all as tedius or time consuming as every option is point and click and GUI. Doesn't leave you guessing as to what you have to do, or where and how you have to do it. Everything is right there in front of you in one simple format.[/bold] Seems the one for me! Which Pinnacle Studio version is the one you mean? Does it do transcoding too?
Yes, Pinnacle version 9 Plus. Version 8 doesn't have all the bells and whistles, and version 10 is still working out the kinks, [too many beta issues yet to be resolved]. Definitely worth it, if you are beginner/novice/semi expert. For expert level I would suggest pinnacle liquid edition.
