Workshop versus Factory

	Workshop versus Factory by Ronny Blevins on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:07:48 am I've been using DVDWS2 for years. It's so easy to use, that I've never felt like moving on to something else. I'm wondering though, is the scaled down version (MovieFactory) now as good as or even better than DVDWS2? Seems like it would be, considering they stopped updating Workshop 3+ years ago, but they keep updating the scaled down Factory version. Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: Workshop versus Factory by George W. on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:42:29 pm It's a tough call when comparing these two packages -- because they both have features that are missing in the other... DVDWS will give you full control over menu setup and navigation, and also some Title Playlist functionality (i.e. play this Title, then this Title, then go to this menu...). You also get multiple subs and audio streams in DVDWS. MovieFactory uses menu "Wizards" (or templates) that can be customized a little bit, but you don't have the full control for menus as you do in DVDWS. The benefits of MF are that it has: -builtin 16:9 menus -basic HD-DVD and BD authoring (although HD-DVD is questionable going forward) -a "basic" edit room (you can quickly enhance some raw footage by adding "themes" with intro/outro and titles) -the PLUS version has some other disc utilities -ability to change the project from NTSC to PAL, and have everything adjust accordingly (good for the "casual" use -- although the standards conversion might be better in dedicated standards-conversion software/hardware) There are other differences -- these are the "big" ones that come to mind at the moment... Regards, George Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: Workshop versus Factory by Ronny Blevins on Feb 27, 2008 at 9:04:47 pm Thanks George! Like I said, I'm totally happy with Workshop 2. I just wondered if Factory had surpassed it. Thanks for the info. Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: Workshop versus Factory by sky brady on Sep 30, 2008 at 12:33:14 pm i KNOW you are saying how great the program is but it keeps trying to 'convert' my files and it takes 14 hours every time it does it !what good is a program you cant use! help! Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: Workshop versus Factory by Ronny Blevins on Sep 30, 2008 at 5:07:35 pm Are you exaggerating? 14 hours? If I give DVDWS a 90 minute AVI file, it will be done in about 2 1/2 hours tops. Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index