New DVD-Audio Authoring tool

[DSP8000]

Steinberg WaveLab v5:

These are only some of the fantastic new features in WaveLab 5:

Multi-channel surround audio support from input to output with up to eight audio channels for recording, editing, processing and mastering
Complete DVD Audio authoring toolset, including Playlist editing, on-screen video menu design, picture slide shows, and DVD text
User definable surround-to-stereo down-mixing
DVD Audio burning, including video data
DVD Audio extraction, conversion, and archiving
New "Smart" Video Thumbnail Track for editing audio for video
Track effects in Audio Montage
Multi-channel metering and analysis with up to eight channels
ASIO instant remapping for instant audio compare at the touch of a button
New file formats: WMA Pro 5.1 and 7.1 export, AVI audio.

Other WaveLab product highlights include:

Intuitive and fast user interface
Complete, fast and accurate Audio Editor
Uncompromised audio quality with up to 32-bit and 192 kHz resolution and Apogee UV22HR dithering
Powerful Audio Montage window for multi-track editing of complex projects
Complete red-book CD mastering toolset, including signal processing, accurate PQ editing, CD text, track-sheet and CD cover layout tools and error detection and correction
Extended CD burning, including audio, ISO data, and mixed-mode formats
Clip based (and now also track based) realtime plug-in effects (VST plugin support)
Audio restoration with special DeNoiser and DeClicker Plug-Ins
Support of a multitude of different audio file formats (WAV, AIFF, AU, MP3, MP2 (M.U.S.I.C.A.M.), RAW, Windows Media 9, etc.) and resolutions (8/16/20/24 bits with up to 192 kHz)
AES-31 support: import and export, including interpretation of Steinberg Nuendo markers as WaveLab CD markers
Powerful batch processing and scripting features
Audio database support with drag and drop to Nuendo and other applications
Support for surround plug-ins like Steinberg Surround Edition (includes eight-channel surround plugins: OctoComp, OctoX, OctoMaxx, and OctoVerb, as well as LFE Splitter and LFE Conbiner for active bass management)

DSP8000

[kempfand]

Be careful with PAL menu's for DVD-A: WaveLab5 many many bugs in DVD-A authoring (http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/dvda/messages/13254.html)
Posted by niconico (A) on June 03, 2004 at 07:36:19

Hi to everybody I finally tested the WaveLab5 particularly the DVD-A section.
On the paper great things but in practical also many problems:
a) dvd-a ripping, does not work correctly infact rips only some
tracks and after give errors or the wave files are only digital noise;
b) dvd-a pal: the menu are not correctly displayed on tv (I have to
make test with NTSC;
c) as usual many problems with Pioneer 656A Player (but before saying
that is a Pioneer fault, remember that Pioneer 656A use the chipset
that is full respecting the DVD-A protocol standards, many others DVD-
A Players use a DSP that does not cover the full DVD-A protocol - do
You remember the problems with Steel in the gapeless version?
Minnetonka fixed the prob after that Pioneer indicate the errors in
the data stream of DVD-A created with Steel);

Any way WL5 is a new product and as all new software products the new
users are the tester that after have spended their money to buy the
new software start to spend time, money in testing to make the new
product more affordable for the software house and for the new
clients!!! Imagine if anybody of us could accept something like this
when he buy a new car? I think none of us accept things like this
except in software and computers.

Bye Bye
niconico I can confirm the menu-bug for PAL. Still have to try NTSC.

Regards,
Andreas

[kempfand]

Update: Just read in the Cubase Forum (http://forum.cubase.net/) that the problem seems to be linked to some players only. Also, there is a patch.

Andreas¨

[Wilbert]

a) dvd-a ripping, does not work correctly infact rips only some tracks and after give errors or the wave files are only digital noise;

That sounded very nice when I read it. But from kempfand's link:

"I haven't tried DVD ripping yet, but the manual states that copy-protected and/or encoded tracks (which include MLP) cannot be read."

:(

[Kurtnoise]

Is there any freeware applications for create DVD-Audio ?

[kempfand]

Is there any freeware applications for create DVD-Audio ? Unfortunately not. I believe that one of the highly respected experts (such as Derrow, but others too) could built something, and I hope that with the growing popularity of DVD-A, we might see something one day. After all, DVD-A's increased bandwith (24 vs. 16 bit) gives a real added benefit (whereas I personally think that the increased resolution above 44 or 48 kHz just is a marketing whistle).

Regards,
Andreas

[daphy]

Update: Just read in the Cubase Forum that the problem seems to be linked to some players only. Also, there is a patch.

Hi Andreas, do you have a link to this patch?

THX

[kempfand]

It is referenced here: Problems with WL5 DVD-A menu in PAL (http://forum.cubase.net/forum/Forum3/HTML/007342.html)

Regards,
Andreas

[daphy]

thx

but only per email :(

let´s wait for 5.0b ;)