All I have is Nero. It does burn DVD's but I'm not exactly sure how to burn a DVD-A. The last time I tried just burning all the Files to a DVD and nothing happened. My DVD player wouldn't recognize it as anything!
I just burned a disc using IMGBURN and the method that GEORGESHANNON described above and it worked like a charm. Thanks!
I still need to know how to burn .wav files to dvd. The files are supposedly 5.1 hi rez files. They are all 300+ Mb files. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Depending on the channel count & resolution, things will differ.
If they are 5.1 @ 24/96, then use of MLP is mandatory because of the total allowable bitrate for DVD-A being 9,600kbps (or 9.6Mb/s) and 24/96 PCM at 5.1 will be around 13,500 kbps. There are players that will have no trouble at all playing these but a lot that won't either.
If they are 24/48 in 5.1 or 24/96 Quad, you don't need MLP.
What you will need to create the discs also depends on just what you are looking to do with them. For a basic title, using generated screens & no custom menus, DiscWelder Bronze will work just fine.
I personally think Cirlinca's DVD-Audio Solo Pro is a superb piece of software for the money as well.
For MLP support, you are effectively limited to either DiscWelder Chrome or Sonic's DVD-Audio Creator. Plus of course you'll also need the MLP encoder. Either of these apps will do commercial grade discs.
Steinberg's WaveLab does a good job and allows custom screens, but it's approach is odd & requires practise to get to grips with the way it handles things (you need to create an Audio Montage for each group of tracks on a DVDA) where Chrome is simple drag & drop operation.
Sonic is the most complex, as it requires specifically named files in a pre determined (and utterly inflexible) project structure to work because it operates using XML files only as pointers to previously imported content. Sounds hassle but is by far the best approach as it allows multiple re-usage of the same audio files which can be a great advantage in certain circumstances.
DVDA authoring can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be, and is well worth learning to do (and this is the place to get help with all applications, as there are folks here who know each application so will be able to help you through the initial maze).
So - if you can say what you're wanting to do, we can certainly point you in the right direction.
Despite Neil's excellent description, I'm still confused on the capabilities of the softwares described above -
Here's what I want to do-
1. Convert SACD discs to DVD-A (5.1 @ 24/96)
2. Copy DVD-A's that I have as well as make mixes from existing DVD-A tracks (5.1@ 24/96).
Will the Wavelab 6 or Cirlinca's DVD-Audio Solo Pro do this for me?
Which ones come with MLP? My budget is $500 - can it be done?
Thanks in advance.
I don't want to hi-jack this thread, but I myself was wondering if there is a source (or manual) that describes that complex, inflexible workflow of Sonic DVD-A Architect?DVDA authoring can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be, and is well worth learning to do (and this is the place to get help with all applications, as there are folks here who know each application so will be able to help you through the initial maze).
If they are 5.1 @ 24/96, then use of MLP is mandatory because of the total allowable bitrate for DVD-A being 9,600kbps (or 9.6Mb/s) and 24/96 PCM at 5.1 will be around 13,500 kbps. There are players that will have no trouble at all playing these but a lot that won't either. If they are 24/48 in 5.1 or 24/96 Quad, you don't need MLP.
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