Mastering quality difference between Encore CS3 and DVD Studio Pro ?

[joybreaker]

I'm asking if there are differences in the authoring quality of the DVD master in terms if the DVD eventually works or doesn't, between Encore CS3 and DVD Studio Pro.

Is there a significant quality difference in the output in the way how safe and working the end result will be in terms of quality? This in terms of using these authoring software for authoring DVDs for mass production. Is there a difference in the accountability for example? Is it likely that the end result of the other of these programs will fail to work in a regular (cheap?) dvd player for example? It would be nice to know, please share if you know FACTS based on real experience. Or are these programs about equal to what comes to the quality of their final output if you don't take in to account things like which encodes video better or smoother menus?

There are quite a lot of commercial DVDs done with DVD Studio Pro at least, but I don't know how many commercial mass production DVDs are authored with Encore? So, please share if you know cases? And is the reason simply that in DVD Studio Pro it is possible, let's say, maybe to create just a bit smoother menus than in Encore or what? Or that the production houses just happen to often use Macs...? Any input based on facts and real life experiences are appreciated... Thank you.

[Adub]

Either one should work fine, as DVD specs have been out for a while, and both Encore and DVD Studio Pro have been in production for just as long, meaning that they have probably worked out all of the mastering bugs.

Now, I don't know for sure which one "better", but either one seems like a safe choice.

[jamos]

Are either HD or Bluray compiant? reason asked is this is a bluray hd forum.

[Adub]

And DVD. It is the (HD) DVD and Blu-Ray forum.

[jamos]

And DVD. It is the (HD) DVD and Blu-Ray forum.

you are correct sir. I just wondered if those programs work with mastering bluray and hd also.

[Southstorm]

DVD Studio Pro HD does Bluray, as well as Encore CS3.
But neither do HDDVD. At the moment I don't know of any software that does.

[bigotti5]

DVD Studio Pro HD does Bluray, as well as Encore CS3.

DVD Studio Pro (Apple) supports HD DVD but only SD Projects, no ACA.
DVD Studio Pro does not support Blu Ray at all.
I think you mix it up with DVDit Pro HD (Roxio).

[Adub]

I think Scenarist is supposed to have a version out that handles HD-DVD in full HD, but I haven't found nor heard of any others that do handle both formats successfully.

[joybreaker]

Yes. There are different features in different softwares, that's for sure. This topic is about standard DVD format, and the quality differences in the authoring result. Please share if you know something about this, like Merlin7777 did in the first reply...and especially if you know facts and have experiences.