Scenarist - is there a freeware/demo version?

[linuxking]

I just downloaded the latest DVD2SVCD and wow - you can convert DVDs to burn on DVDRs! I found and read the DVD2DVD guide [linked on the DVD2SVCD web page] and see you need a program called Scenarist. I'm not familiar with this program or what it does - but the little web searching I've down says this is a $5,000 program?!? Is this true, or have I just not found the right place yet?

... and if this is true (high cost), is there a cheaper alternative?

Thanks.

[syzygytec]

NO

[DDogg]

The readme (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24155) says dvdauthor,which is free, will be in the next version. I can testify it works very well in test versions.

"I have added support for mplex + DVDAuthor + Spumux + MkIsoFs. That means you can make DVD's without Scenarist. Besides it's all freeware :) and it's actually more flexible than using Scenarist because you can avoid making an image if you want to."