DVD Authoring Program 275

I am using the 1.6 version, I have not upgraded to the new "Pro" version as it is still using a "phone home" verification process, that I object to on principle.

VideoReDo is a good general purpose tool, for work with MPEG. In addition to frame accurate cuts & joins, it can do a number of useful adjustments to MPEG files.

A good graphic editor is useful to create-modify various still images for use in TDA's menus (Backgrounds, Buttons, Thumbnail Frames, ect...) I use the free Gimp2 but any layer capable graphic editor would work.

In the same vain, a good video editor can be very useful in creating-modifying MPEG video clips for motion menus, and-or your own intro. comments. The video editor I use for this purpose is not one I recommend to others, as it is somewhat buggy (just not so much for the features I use) and tricky to get working right. It's Magix "Movie Edit Pro 10" I hear that the new Ulead editor is quite good.

In addition to those there are a number of the usual tools; like DVDShrink, IfoEdit, BeSweet, the VLC media player, VirtualDubMod & AviSynth, GSpot, ect... I have on hand a number of other audio & video related programs that I very seldom use or that I use for other video processing.

Luck; Ken