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DVDBuilder SDK

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Spec score 7.5 #13 of 26 in DVD Authoring Software

What it is

DVDBuilder SDK is a Windows development kit for building DVD authoring into software. Developers describe disc features in XML, including video titles, chapters, menus, subtitles and languages, and can use the API from C++ or.NET languages such as C#, F# and VB. It accepts MPEG-2 program streams, MPEG-2 elementary video streams and VOB files. Audio options include MPEG-2, AC3 and DTS elementary streams, alongside subpicture streams and Spruce STL subtitles. Menus can use still or moving MPEG backgrounds and hold up to 36 buttons each. The SDK outputs a VIDEO_TS directory containing VOB, IFO and BUP files, with NTSC or PAL formats and 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios. It supports up to 99 titles, with multiple chapters per title, and includes AVBlocks; documentation also lists PrimoBurner as included. DVDBuilder does not itself burn DVDs, and using PrimoBurner for that requires a separate license. A DVDBuilder license is needed to use the API; demo mode limits each title to five minutes. Paid access starts at $1,500/yr.

Spec sheet

Product
DVDBuilder SDK is a DVD authoring software development kit that uses XML to describe DVD features such as video titles, chapters, menus, subtitles and languages.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
API
The API is available for C++ and .NET languages including C#, F# and VB.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wiki.dvdbuilder.com
Support
The samples repository says to create an issue in the dvdbuilder-support GitHub repository for support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The documentation says a DVDBuilder license must be set to use the API; without one, it operates in demo mode.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wiki.dvdbuilder.com
Headquarters
Glendale, California, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
Maker
The product site credits Primo Software; its contact page lists Primo Software Corp. in Glendale, California, United States.Read 7 Oct 2026 · primosoftware.com
API languages
The DVDBuilder API is available for C++ and .NET languages including C#, F#, and VB.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wiki.dvdbuilder.com
Audio and subtitles
It supports MPEG-2, AC3, and DTS elementary audio, plus subpicture streams and Spruce STL subtitles, with language assignment for multiple streams.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
Bundled components
The SDK includes AVBlocks, described as an MPEG-2 encoder, and its documentation says AVBlocks and PrimoBurner are included in the SDK.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
Burning integration
The site says DVDBuilder integrates with PrimoBurner, described as a Burning SDK.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
Burning limit
DVDBuilder does not support DVD burning; using PrimoBurner to burn a VIDEO_TS directory requires a separate PrimoBurner license.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wiki.dvdbuilder.com
Demo limit
In demo mode, each video title is limited to 5 minutes; a DVD can contain up to 99 titles grouped in one or more title sets.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wiki.dvdbuilder.com
Demo limitation
In demo mode, each video title is limited to 5 minutes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wiki.dvdbuilder.com
Download
The download page lists demo .NET and C++ SDK archives in 64-bit and 32-bit Windows versions, version 3.4.0.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
DVD output
The SDK produces standard VIDEO_TS output that can be burned to DVD.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
DVD structure
It supports up to 99 titles, multiple chapters per title, and DVD Virtual Machine commands.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
Included component
DVDBuilder includes AVBlocks, described as a Video SDK.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
Maker and location
The product site identifies Primo Software as the maker, and the company site lists Primo Software Corp. at a P.O. Box in Glendale, California, United States.Read 7 Oct 2026 · primosoftware.com
Menus
It can create disc and title set menus with still or moving MPEG backgrounds and up to 36 buttons per menu.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
Menus and languages
Features include menus, languages, subpicture and subtitles.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
Output
It outputs a VIDEO_TS directory containing VOB, IFO, and BUP files, with NTSC and PAL formats and 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
Samples
The public samples repository organizes sample projects by platform and language, with C++ and .NET samples for Windows.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Supported operating systems
The features page lists Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, and 2012 R2.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
Use cases
Listed solutions include creating DVDs from MPEG-2 files, authoring menus with still images and moving backgrounds, making multiple titles and chapters, and recording live MPEG-2 streams to DVD in real time.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com
Video inputs
Supported video inputs include MPEG-2 program streams, MPEG-2 elementary video streams, and VOB files.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dvdbuilder.com

Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • C++ and .NET API options
  • Supports MPEG-2, AC3 and DTS audio
  • Menus support still or moving MPEG backgrounds
  • Outputs NTSC or PAL VIDEO_TS directories

Limits

  • Demo mode limits each title to five minutes
  • DVD burning requires a separate PrimoBurner license
  • API use requires a DVDBuilder license
  • Paid access starts at $1,500/yr

Who it suits

DVDBuilder SDK is for Windows developers adding DVD authoring to an application through C++ or .NET. Its XML-based structure and DVD output options suit projects that need to author titles, menus, chapters and subtitles.

Verdict

DVDBuilder provides a broad set of DVD authoring controls and standard VIDEO_TS output for Windows software. Account for the demo limit and separate burning license when assessing what the SDK covers.

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