Feature Comparison
Professional Authoring Tools
DoStudio Authoring Edition is a professional BD-ROM specification compliant tool designed for ease of authoring and maximum playback performance. Due to DSA's high-end feature set, it competes with Sonic Scenarist BD and Sony Blu-print for high-end uses such as Hollywood studio titles. DoStudio, Scenarist and Blu-print are the only tools that are reliable for Blu-ray discs that go to replication. Other than the obvious cost difference, the power of DSA lies in its streamlined workflow and speed of authoring.
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NetBlender DoStudio
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Sony
Blu-print
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Sonic Scenarist BD 4.5
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Blu-ray Specification
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BD-50 (dual-layer) support
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Managed Copy support
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HDMV-only Support
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Native BD-J output
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with on-Q Create
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Planned BD-Live Support
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Picture-in-Picture
Support
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Slideshows
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Support for all three HD codecs (AVC/H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2)
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HD Audio support: DD+ (Dolby Digital),
DTS-HD (Digital Theatre Sound), Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital, MLP and LPCM.
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BD Authoring
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Manage
Elements using Abstractions
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Flexible Docking windows
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Drag & Drop authoring
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No Scripting!
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Menu Design & Graphics
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Pop-up Menus
(Out-of-mux Interactive Graphics Support)
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Animated menu effects
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Button
Sound Effects
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PSD
importing included
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Image-based Subtitles
Support
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Import Subtitle File
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32 bit Menu graphics
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with on-Q Create
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WYSIWYG
Menu design
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Mastering & Replication
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BDCMF
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1.01
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1.01
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1.01
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Sony CMF
Formatting
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AACS
Support
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Prosumer Authoring Tools
At the other end of the feature-set and cost spectrum are the following prosumer level Blu-ray authoring tools. These tools are inexpensive, easy to use and familiar to DVD authors, however they do not create full-featured Blu-ray discs. The primary difference between the prosumer level tools and DoStudio is their lack of support for pop-up menus, picture-in-picture, and BD-J. These tools create DVD-style menu structures with high-definition video content rather than "Hollywood-style" Blu-ray discs.
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Adobe
Encore
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Sonic
DVDit Pro HD
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Sony
Vegas
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Blu-ray Specification
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BD-50 (dual-layer) support
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Managed Copy support
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BD-J Support
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Planned BD-Live Support
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Picture-in-Picture
Support
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Slideshows
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Support for all three HD codecs (AVC/H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2)
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HD Audio support: DD+ (Dolby Digital),
DTS-HD (Digital Theatre Sound), Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital, MLP and LPCM.
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LPCM only
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Menu Design & Graphics
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Pop-up Menus
(Out-of-mux Interactive Graphics Support)
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Button
Sound Effects
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PSD
importing included
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Image & Text-based Subtitles
Support
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Import Subtitle File
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WYSIWYG
Menu design
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Mastering & Replication
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BDCMF
Support
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Sony CMF
Formatting
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AACS
Support
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