DVD-lab PRO is based on the idea of original DVD-lab. Instead of insulting the users with an overdone flashy interface, DVD-lab and DVD-lab PRO put strong emphasis on the usability of it. The Modern Windows GUI can be tweaked and reorganized to everybody taste even across multiple monitors. DVD-lab PRO is also one of the very few applications on the market that grows with your requirements and knowledge. Users of other applications usually either outgrow them very soon or they need to study a long time before they are able to create even simple project. DVD-lab PRO is a pure DVD legacy application and as such it doesn't have BD (BluRay) nor any other HD authoring capabilities. BD is protected by different patent portfolio, it has different structure and the only common feature with DVD is that its disc is the same size. Everything else is different. Flexible DVD structure DVD-lab PRO is a full Multiple-VTS application, that means you can put different aspect ratios or movies with different audio channels on one DVD. But unlike other Multi-VTS applications in this category, DVD-lab PRO does not force you to use any predefined DVD structure. Each Video Title Set can be as complex or as simple as you want. The full flexibility of creating the DVD structure is one of the strongest point of DVD-lab PRO. Multiple Audio and Subtitle Channels Each title in DVD-lab PRO can have up to 8 audio channels: AC3, MPA, LPCM or DTS and also number of subtitle streams. You have the ability to add 8 subtitle channels, import from popular formats. Multiple Angles/BOV The 2.0 adds many high-end features such as multi-angle, Buttons over Video, Multi-PGC title and more. Compile faster than ever We reduced the amount of large hard-drive data shuffling during compilation and by using in-place compiling we eliminated the need for having large temporary space. In addition we added Smart compile options that will recompile only changes in menus and keep the pre-build vobs. More Menu Effects DVD-lab PRO can use even more effects on menu objects. You can use various Texture Fills and new Effects such as Metal Shine for cool effects such as metal, gold chrome, marble etc.. With the perspective transformation you can design a fresh, new non-planar menus and use powerful Package object that will simplify complex menus. Dynamic effects DVD-lab and DVD-lab PRO has strong integrated menu designer with multiple Undo/Redo. DVD-lab PRO adds also new DynamicFX textures that can be animated for Motion menus. Cells and Delayed menu buttons We added delayed menu buttons for motion menus so you can create motion menu with a loop point for seamless transition from intro. This also works together with Render Motion where you can now specify an intro effect. Each menu can now have up to 30 additional still/audio cells with audio that can span across the cell boundaries. Play Lists, Counter Lists, Random Lists, Chapter List etc. DVD-lab Pro has also ability to add number of different play lists. If you like to play your movies or chapters in alternative order you don t have to add the files to DVD multiple times. All you need to do is to make one or more play list. Special Navigation Objects There are other special navigation object such as Condition Splitter, Case List or Return to last menu that you can incorporate into your layout. Audio-Only Track A Movie can now have also audio track(s) only. This is a good option for distributing large amount of music on a DVD. As addition you can also edit the still screen that will be displayed during the audio playback. (For example a song title) The new version adds second channel and the ability to insert new still image on any audio mark. Rich virtual Editing tools Chapter List object adds a new chapter sequence into Movie without taking additional space. Chapters can then play in any order, can be skipped or repeat in any fashion Skip Selection allows you to simply skip over any unwanted part of a movie (commercials) without re-compilling, cutting or transcoding the movie. Splice Point can virtually divide one movie into separate, fully addressable blocks, each with own chapter points. Movie Segment adds many small movies as one chapter into one large Movie object. You can now pause playback on any chapter or let the movie pause at the and and wait for user to press play button. This is a great way to create presentations or assited guides. Multiaspect Widescreen menus DVD-lab PRO can create widescreen menus that will play correctly on both widescreen and 4:3 TV. Connection The connection window is the heart of your DVD structure even more now with the PRO version. You have additional ways to organize your objects where Connections window allows for easier work with table view. split-view or snap-to-grid features. Besides the Title Button, you can now program also Menu button on remote. The Connection window is even more powerful in the new version with multiple selections, Subviews that can separate project into smaller blocks or with Visible VM commands. Smart Components and Scripts DVD-lab PRO integrated scripting language will enable you to make your own wizards, smart components or effects that can help you with repetitive tasks. Virtual Machine Commands If you still feel you don t have enough features, DVD-lab PRO will give you full access to the PRE and POST commands of any object where you can add your own virtual machine code with a self-checking VM Command Scripting language and an unique VM Command Debugger. Lean Abstraction Layer We know that you want to tweak your DVD so we took a special care designing the default abstraction layer to be lean yet powerful. We reserve only few necessary registers (and their meaning is described in the help) for all the work done inside DVD-lab s abstraction layer and the rest is yours. Ability to Compile without Abstraction Layer For special needs DVD-lab PRO can compile DVD without its Abstraction layer. This will work like the expensive high-end systems where you can (and have to) define all the links and structure by yourself. High Educational Value DVD-lab Pro is an excellent tool to learn and understand all fine aspects of advanced DVD authoring while still being fun to use. It will put you to the front seat with the whole structure clearly in front of you. Grows with your requirements As you get more experienced with DVD authoring you will be happy to learn that DVD-lab PRO is always ahead with its features. It is not easy to outgrow our software because we designed it for creative users like us. Clean install, no dependencies Don t you hate programs that install files all over your computer and depend on certain filters and codecs? DVD-lab is nothing like that. It installs entirely to the directory you specify and it doesn t depends on any other external files (except optional AC3 plugin). In fact you can rename or move the whole installed DVD-lab directory to different hard drive, it will still run. . and More We didn t even mentioned other new things like Film Strip menus or 360 Panorama menus. But there are still more things to discover. DVD-lab Standard and Studio are basic versions of DVD-lab PRO 2. DVD-lab PRO 2.52 The latest version. (2.52) from Mediachance (Installation Includes demux hotfix and UTF-8 subtitle hotfix. PSC version 2.31 Vanilla (production standard compiler) The DVD-lab PRO 2 version 2.31 (with compiler 4.00.42) had the longest period of testing with industry professionals (including many Hollywood studios) spanning over multiple years and therefore it earned status of "production standard". If you need the most independently approved version of DVD-lab PRO 2, this is it. This version includes the demux hotfix. PSC version 2.31 Merge This merges many of the new changes and fixes up to version 2.5 while still running the older production standard DVD compiler 4.00.42. This version includes the demux hotfix. Which version? Normally you should start with the 2.52 version and go to PSC versions if you start having issues such as memory errors when making multiple VTSs. The PSC 4.00.42 compiler is much smaller and so it will not that easily run out of the memory when producing multiple VTS. The PSC Merge version is a hybrid that was created later by incorporating most of the later introduced changes back into the 2.31 code. It should be as stable as the 2.31 but it wasn't tested as thoughtfully as the vanilla 2.31. Note . You can run multiple versions if you install them to different folders. They all use the same registration code. Hotfix (for versions 2.51 and older, excluding the PSC versions. (Jan/11/2011) Update for DEMUX module for some Vista/W7 when after demuxing the Windows will report: demuxnew MFC Application has stopped working. Download (0.1MB) Unzip it and put the to the DLP2 folder replacing the there. Advanced Tutorials, Apply to DVD-lab, DVD-lab Studio and DVD-lab PRO2. Switched Menus Create very interesting type of menus which looks that you have spent on it some time, yet it isn t that difficult to make. Film Strip A very cool looking animated menu based on the Switched Menu idea. Simple motion menus There is many ways how to create Motion menus, from simple ones to a complex thumbnail menus. Cool Background in few clicks How to create that artistic background? Here is the answer. Put a SVCD on a DVD without recompression Put your SVCD movies on a DVD-R with DVD-lab. How to use Embedded object See how Real-DRAW or DVD Menu Studio can cooperate with DVD-lab. How to add chapters with the best possible accuracy the DVD allows (DVD-lab 1.2.1. Motion Thumbnails Part 1 How to create a real motion menu with moving thumbnails and other tricks. (DVD-lab 1.3. Motion Thumbnails Part 2 We continue with the real motion menu. Motion Thumbnails Part 3 Now you can create a scene selection motion menu even with a seamless looping. Keypad Lock to secret menus (Part 1) Create this cool keypad lock which works like a real thing. Inverse Selection Trick A cool trick masking part of background with selection to create Switched-like menu. Advanced PRO2 tutorials apply only to DVD-lab PRO2. Keypad Lock (Part 2) Keypad lock, now with little script. Keypad Lock (Part 3) Keypad lock, now with a lot of script. Introduction to plug-in API Use lab-TALK to create the script, then compile it to stand-alone plugin using your programming language. Creating large project with Importing pre-compiled VTS This is an advanced tutorial describing the Multi-VTS feature of a beta version. Creating cool Panoramatic menus This is an advanced tutorial describing the Multi-VTS feature of a beta version. Creating complex Audio/Subtitle Manager This is an advanced tutorial describing how to use menu cloning and VM Command to build complex managers. DVD Quiz game with displaying of the score (PART 1) This is an advanced tutorial describing idea how to create quiz DVD completely with displaying the score at the end. DVD Quiz game with displaying of the score (PART 2) Creating pseudo-random sequence for the quiz. Using External Subpicture Here we will show you how to use external subpicture for a motion menu. Alpha Masks and Chapter menu with thumbnails This talks about chapter menus, thumbnails and some tips and tricks. Return to Last Menu and keep last button highlighted A simple trick to return to last menu while highlighting the last button. Simple Random Sequence tutorial by faking a random generator. Timecode calculator. Get the description file here and the free app here. Other Articles that may come useful. How to determine the best Bitrate for MPEG encoding Article about MPEG bitrate and what to expect. Experimenting with 3D Video Interesting article about home 3D stereoscopic video. Use 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator in other non-supported applications . A simple guide how to reuse the 3D controller for other apps. Home Theater in Basement Step-by step story building of a home theater from old mediachance site. DOF machine A tool for guerrilla movie makers to make their video more film-like by reducing the depth of filed. this was written years ago before Standard or HD video become available in DSLR. Quite large number of people experimented with this design as seen on youtube. Better remote control for DVR, DVD video recorders This was written years ago when first DVR recorders become available. A DIY remote control with a joystick to make editing on DVR just a bit more enjoyable. Santiago created a whole page with dedicated DVD algorithms for Random number, Seed ability and Skewing the Random generator so it doesn t repeat the numbers. The algorithms are freely available to be used in your projects, but they are not GPL. His page is here: Randu, Seed and Skew by Santiago. Vapymid worked on various generators before. A script for 1 to 128 generator can be viewed anddiscussed here. The backup of the script is here. Creating a multiple audio selection menu by Antonsvideo. Fixing broken routes in DVD-Lab Pro by Antonsvideo. Extract a DVD Recorder VOB for use in DVD-Lab authoring software by Antonsvideo.
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