Thursday, July 30, 2015

Top 5 DVD Authoring Software Apps

There are plenty of reasons you might want/need to put together a DVD. Sure, you might want to put together that family DVD to send to everyone at Christmas time - but there are also training videos, marketing materials, and even products. But without the right software, creating those DVDs would be an exercise in futility. For those on a tight-as-nails budget, I have found five free DVD authoring tools that are not only spot on for your spending limit, they are also fairly easy to use.

But will any of them meet your specific needs? Let's dive into the world of DVD authoring and find out. Remember, these aren't editors; you'll need your completed clips ready to use. With your video in hand, let's author some DVDs.

1. DVD Styler
DVD Styler is a cross-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac) authoring tool that allows you to convert your footage into a DVD-friendly format, but also create professional-quality DVD menus. The ability to create menus is especially important when creating marketing materials or products for your company. DVD Styler also features: Slideshow creation, add multiple titles and audio tracks, multiple supported video and audio formats (AVI, MOV, MP4, MPEG, OGG, WMV, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, Xvid, MP2, MP3, AC-3), use MPEG and VOB without having to re-encode, drag and drop interface, add buttons, text, and imported backgrounds to menus, and more. DVD Styler is open source and has a fairly shallow learning curve.

Monday, July 27, 2015

5 Free Blu-ray Player Software Apps

"Good free blu ray software? - I just got a new blu ray drive but it didn't come with software so I want to know if there is any good blu ray player program out there. I google and there is something call DAplayer... how is it?"

On the forum of blu-ray.com website, I came across this question. Playing Blu-ray movies on the go on a laptop or in the living room on an HTPC with a Blu-ray drive doesn't have to be difficult, but if you want true HD video quality and the experience of navigating disc extras and menus, you'll need a Blu-ray media player that's up to the task. With the fast improving of Blu-ray technology, finding a Blu-ray media player hardware is not hard at all, only if you are generous enough on high cost devices. However, there is another choice, making use of free Blu-ray player software. Here I would like to share 5 free Blu-ray player software apps.