Authoring
Authoring means, in video world, a process where already-encoded video files are transferred into a specific format that describes how the data should be kept on storage media, such as CD or DVD.
Most common use of the term is when speaking of DVD authoring, using a separate DVD authoring software that allows users to create menus, chapter selections, etc to the disc's layout in addition to the actual video file(s) and transfer this structure to filesystem that can then be burned to a DVD.
Other authoring processes include VCD authoring and SVCD authoring. In both processes, authors can create menus and chapter selections and various other tasks before the structure is ready for CD burning, pretty much like in DVD authoring (just in more limited scale).
Here are our related guides for authoring DVDs:
Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 1 - Introduction
Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 2 - Analysis
Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 3 - Prepare Audio Assets
Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 4a - Prepare NTSC Video
Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 4b - Prepare PAL Video
Basic DVD Authoring Project 5 - Calculate Video Bitrates
Basic DVD Project Part 6 - Encode Video Assets With CCE Basic
Basic TMPGEnc DVD Author Guide
Advanced TMPGEnc DVD Author Guide
TSUNAMI MPEG DVD Author Pro Guide
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Related software tools
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Cinema Craft Encoder Basic (Trial) (Commercial demo)
Cinema Craft Encoder Basic is an affordable, high quality MPEG encoder |
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Cinema Craft Encoder SP (CCE) (Shareware)
Cinema Craft Encoder SP allows you to directly encode AVI, QuickTime and DV files into DVD or SVCD compliant MPEG-2 streams, or VCD MPEG-1 streams. |
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Cinema Craft Encoder SP (CCE) (Commercial demo)
Cinema Craft Encoder SP allows you to directly encode AVI, QuickTime and DV files into DVD or SVCD compliant MPEG-2 streams, or VCD MPEG-1 streams. |
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DVD Shrink (Freeware)
DVD Shrink is a versatile freeware tool for fitting a DVD-Video disc on a single DVD-R |
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DVD-lab (Shareware)
DVD-lab is a new DVD authoring tool which combines a modern professional interface with easy to use approach and it gives the user freedom to create what they want. |
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NeroVision Express (Commercial demo)
With NeroVision Express you can capture video and create impressive presentations in different video formats such as VideoCD, DVD, etc. |
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TMPGEnc (Shareware)
TMPGEnc is an excellent shareware MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoder that can be used also for de/muxing, cutting, merging, etc. Superb tool! |
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TMPGEnc DVD Author (Commercial demo)
TMPGEnc DVD Author is a wizard driven, easy to use software for creating DVD-Video discs |
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TMPGEnc MPEG Editor (Trial) (Commercial demo)
TMPGENC MPEG Editor allows you to edit MPEG video files at single frame accuracy. |
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TMPGEnc XPress (Commercial demo)
TMPGEnc XPress is a completely redesigned version of the famous TMPGEnc MPEG encoder |
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