New version of DVDA.

clearvu wrote on 3/24/2003, 10:25 PM

I realise that DVDA has not been out that long. However, since it is a version "1", and considering the strength of Vegas, is there any possibility that a fairly significant update will be released in the near future with many of the features that are being complained about in the numerous threads? It seems that certain obvious features have been overlooked with DVDA and with the feedback being given by users, if I were SOFO, I would quickly come out with the fixes to satisfy my customer base. But that's me.

While I personally feel that DVDA has potential, it deffinately lacks many of the features that should be included. For example, being able to control which buttons to go to after clips are played, as well as others that I've seen posted.

Because of DVDA's integration with Vegas, (ie chapter points) I want to use it, but at the same time, because of its lack of other needed features, I tend to lean toward other DVD programs. It's quite frustrating. I'd be willing to wait a short bit before burning DVD's if I knew something was coming out soon.

Certainly I'm not the only one who feels this way.

Brian

Comments

[r]Evolution wrote on 4/1/2003, 11:19 PM

Rest assured...Now that ADOBE is entering the ring...Things will change! They will have to. Most of us already have and arsenal of ADOBE products that we could not be without. ADOBE DVD...SonicFoundry had surely better do something. They are already being called 'Amatuer' & 'Entry-Level'. If they want to step up to 'Professional' they had better start fixin bugs and putting in the features that are mentioned in the forums.

Lamont

bcbarnes wrote on 4/2/2003, 9:36 AM

SF would also be justified in increasing the price.

V4+DVDA currently lists for $210 over the price of V4 alone, and that includes the AC-3 encoder, which list for $279.97. You could argue, therefore, that DVDA costs -$69.97. If I remember correctly, DVD Encore is targeted at $600 and does NOT include an AC-3 encoder. This means that DVD Encore is priced $669.97 more than DVDA.

nolonemo wrote on 4/2/2003, 10:56 AM

Specs say it transcodes audio to AC3. Plus support for multiple audio tracks and subtitles! Too bad I don't use Premiere. . . .

DavidMurray wrote on 4/3/2003, 2:03 PM

I would agree that DVDA has lots of room for improvement, but I find Premiere to be rather clunky compared to Vegas. I see no reason why work couldn't flow well using Vegas with another company's DVD authoring program.

Also, it's apples to oranges to equate Vegas+DVD with a program that only does authoring. I consider DVDA to be a $150-$200 add on to Vegas, not a $500 program in and of itself. I'd certainly expect a program like Adobe's Encore, costing three times as much, to have more features.