Chapter 1

• Sonic Solutions (www.sonic.com)
• Scenarist SGI. DVD-Video authoring for SGI. The original professional
system. $25,000.
• Scenarist NT. Professional DVD-Video authoring on Windows NT.
Comes in two versions: Advanced, $15,000; Professional, $22,000.
• DVD Creator. Professional DVD-Video authoring/encoding systems
for corporate and industrial applications. Mac OS. Various configurations:
DVD Creator All-in-One Workstation, $80,000; DVD Creator
Encoding, $24,500, DVD Creator Authoring, $15,000.
• DVD-Audio Creator. DVD-Audio authoring system (co-developed
with Panasonic). Windows. DVD-Audio Complete Workgroup,
$53,000; DVD-Audio Creator, $13,000; DVD-Audio Creator LE,
$6,000.
• OneClick DVD. Simple DVD-Audio authoring. Mac OS. $15,000.
• DVD Fusion. Mid-level DVD-Video authoring system. Mac OS.
• DVD Producer (formerly DVD Fusion for Windows). Mid-level DVD-
Video authoring system. Windows. $3,000.
• ReelDVD. Low-end authoring for NT and Windows 2000. $1,500.
• DVDit LE (limited), SE (standard), and PE (professional). Simple,
drag-and-drop DVD-Video authoring for Windows. $300 (SE), $400
(PE). LE version is designed to be bundled with other hardware and
software products.
• MyDVD. Simple personal DVD-Video authoring for Windows. $79.
Generally bundled with DVD recorders.
• Sony (www.sony.com/professional)
• DVA-1100. High-end authoring/encoding system with one to eight
stations. Price range starts at $175,000.
• Spruce Technologies (www.spruce-tech.com)
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Spruce was acquired in July 2001 by Apple. DVDMaestro may still be
available from some dealers.
• DVDMaestro. High-end authoring/encoding systems for Windows
NT. $25,000.
• DVDConductor, DVDVirtuoso, DVDPerformer. Mid-level authoring/encoding
systems for Windows NT. Also allow DVD content to
be recorded and played from CD-R. $10,000, $1500, $?.
• SpruceUp. Simple personal DVD-Video authoring for Windows
(NT4/98/ME/NT/2000). $129.
• DVDStationCX. Turnkey system using DVDConductor. $25,000.