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Originally Posted by Synetech  But getting it set up seems to be quite hard. Plus there seem to be a lot of options, and it looks like you have to not only buy the app itself, but an encoder too. |
The HC Encoder is free and included with the DVD Rebuilder installer package. There is a number of other free ones but HC Encoder is generally regarded as the best.
Alternatively, if you prefer, download it from
here.
From what I recall the free version doesn't really have all that many functions anyway so there shouldn't be too much you need to set up manually. Just remember to go into the settings and make sure the program knows where HC Encoder is located.
Check out the help file included with DVD Rebuilder and it should tell you all you need to know.
The free version doesn't do movie only mode but you can prepare what you want in other software (without compression) and use DVD Rebuilder to re-encode.
It'll give you an idea as to the quality achieveable then you can make your own mind up as to whether you think the additional functionality of the professional version is worth it or not.
If you're happy enough with the free version just continue using that.
To be honest I've had the professional version for years now and wouldn't be without it.
Wombler