DvdComposer 1.0.2
Enhancements:
Relaxed DVD Mpeg requirements
Some out of spec Mpeg files can now be imported.
DvdComposer, however, will warn you when you import
such files.
Dynamic guides
The dynamic guide on the menu editor is now turned
on by default. This is a very cool way to align
your menu objects, so do try it out.
Bug Fixes:
Memory Leak
A serious leak is found in one of the used
libraries, which will result in the application
consuming more and more memory as it is used. We've
fixed this up, and DvdComposer should be running
smoothly now.
Missing Time Map
DVD built from the previous version doesn't have a
time map. Some DVD players (eg. WinDVD) seems to
have problems with this. We've added the time map
in this version.
Wrong chapter time display
The cell times were computed incorrectly in the
last version. This will result in some DVD player
showing wrong timing information when advancing
chapters. This is now fixed.
Button navigation swapped.
The menu button manual navigation LEFT/DOWN were
swapped in version 1.0.0. This has been corrected.
DVD authoring applications for the PC's today are
either too simplistic, or they require you to have
an intimate knowledge of DVD structures.
DvdComposer attempts to bridge the two, by giving
you an easy intelligent interface stuffed with
powerful features (think Rocket-Science for layman
:).
DvdComposer is an advanced DVD authoring
application. It allows you to create DVD's with
flexible navigation, create stunning motion menus,
and add multiple audio & subtitle tracks to your
DVD. The list of features goes on.
If you're a novice just starting out to create
DVD's, you will find comfort that DvdComposer
allows you to do all the cool stuff with great
ease. Unlike other DVD applications, you focus
mainly on your creative ideas, and do not spend
time learning about internal DVD structures.
If you're an experienced DVD authoring guru,
DvdComposer will save you time with its intuitive
interface. Its abstraction of low-level DVD
structures will allow you to focus on the task,
rather than the low-level nitty-gritty DVD
requirements.
After you have created your video masterpiece for
your daughter's wedding or a prospective client,
you want to package your video on a DVD that has
professional motion menus and flexible navigation.
DvdComposer makes it easy to create such complex
DVDs. With its built-in motion menu templates, you
can achieve Hollywood-style DVD in almost no time.
Easily Import from existing VCD & DVD
Do you have many VCDs or DVDs lying around, each
with a short video? Or do you need to combine video
from different discs for friends and relatives?
DvdComposer can accept both VCD/DVD compliant
video. In most cases, all you need to do is to
simply drag in your DVD VOB files into the
timeline. For VCD, you can use the built-in tool to
convert your VCD DAT file to MPEG, and then drag in
your MPEG file. It's that simple.
What is more, you can combine both VCD & DVD tracks
onto a single DVD. DvdComposer automatically
creates multiple video title sets for you, without
you needing to do anything.
Menu in motion
With DvdComposer, it is easy to create captivating
motion menus. You can drag in your video files into
menu buttons or drop zones, and the button will
automatically animate when the menu is played. You
can drag your video into the menu background as
well.
If you're lazy, you can just use the pre-built
motion menu templates, and your DVD will be
Hollywood-like in no time. The built-in encoder
will compose and encode the menu for you.
Video Chapter
As in professionally created DVD's, you can add
frame-accurate (I-frames) chapter points to your
video track. You can use chapter points to allow
playback from the middle from your menu button, or
to allow your audience to skip over sections of the
track.
Multi-Audio & Subtitle
DvdComposer allows you to add multiple audio tracks
(up to 8) to your video. This allows you to have
video that have different languages, or have video
that will play in different song moods.
You can also add up to 8 subtitle tracks. This will
give you the ability to add text captions that can
be turned on or off, during playback.
Intelligent Interface: One action to rule them all
Take the following common scenario: You want to
create a menu button on your DVD that links to a
video track you wish to import. At the end of the
track, you want to return back to the menu and
highlight the button that triggers it.
How many mouse clicks do you need to do this?
In DvdComposer, you simply drag in your video file
to the desired menu button, and then select "Create
Track. Link to Button." That's one drag & drop to
accomplish everything! Many other actions can be
achieved in a similar way.
Integration with MemoriesOnTV
If you use our MemoriesOnTV (version 2.2 and above)
slideshow software, you can now easily export your
slideshow project to DvdComposer.
You can either use MemoriesOnTV to add beautiful
Ken-Burns style slideshow to your DVD, or to add
additional DVD features (subtitles/chapters/motion
menu) into an existing MemoriesOnTV slideshow DVD.
Photoshop friendly
If you are a professional designer, you will like
DvdComposer's friendliness to PSD files. Many
designers save their DVD menus in a 2-layer PSD
file (menu overlay & background). You can easily
use such files in DvdComposer by dragging them into
the menu background.
DvdComposer also uses multi-layer PSD files for
designing button and drop zone shapes. This allows
maximum flexilibity in composing buttons or drop
zones with maskable alpha.
Amazingly affordable
Yes, we think this is a feature too! :)
Our goal with DvdComposer is to make advanced DVD
features accessible to most folks, both in
usability & price. If you survey the market for
advanced DVD authoring tools, you will find that
most cost about US$500. We aim to provide 80% of
what those tools are commonly used for, at 20% the
price.
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