Programming languages ?

[JonRead]

What sort of software do programmers for software such as DVD2One use ? I am amazed by how small the file size is. Does anyone know what programming software most shareware/freeware (DVD software related) programmers use ?

[jdobbs]

I think it's mostly "C" or "C++" and some VB for the simpler stuff.

[2COOL]

The author of DVD2One did it in Assembly language. That's why it's so small in size.

[jdobbs]

If I remember the comments correctly I thought there were "sections optimized in assembly"... could be though... You can actually get a lot of C code in a small space too.

[2COOL]

@jdobbs

Here's what I read in DVD2One's FAQ

Q: What's the secret beyond the speed of the encoder?
A: We use our own assembly based compression engine!

and here's what DVD2One's Moderator ReneB posted

We do not give a way the exact secret to the speed of our compression engine.

Why should we?

The only thing i can tell you it's completely based on the official ISO specs and the core stuff is done in hardcore assembly.