Mastering a DVD using QDVDAuthor

“There are not a lot of free software options for mastering
DVDs. One of the more complete solutions is QDVDAuthor, although it
still has a number of rough spots. It’s a front-end to a collection
of command-line free software tools that do each of the individual
steps involved in going from a collection of digital video files,
audio files, and images to a DVD with menus. As such, it’s quite
complicated, and not as stable as some software. Still, it is a
rewarding experience if you stick with it. Here I’m going to walk
through creating a DVD for a collection of animated videos by my
new favorite free-culture artist, Nina Paley (partly because the CC
By-SA 3.0 license eliminates any questions about copying the
material here, and partly because they’re pretty cool in
themselves).

“First a caveat: if all you want to do is burn video to a disk
so you can watch it, and you don’t care about the menu structure,
QDVDAuthor does have a couple of “wizards” which you can use. This
tutorial is for those who want to craft a professional-looking DVD
with custom-designed menus.”

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