Avidemux vs DVDBuilder SDK
Avidemux
avidemux.sourceforge.netDVDBuilder SDK
dvdbuilder.comSide by side
| Figure | Avidemux | DVDBuilder SDK |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 0 |
| Spec score · DVD Authoring Software | 8.3 (#3) | 7.5 (#13) |
| License | The program is available under the GNU GPL license. | The documentation says a DVDBuilder license must be set to use the API; without one, it operates in demo mode. |
| Support | The homepage welcomes patches, translations and bug reports. | The samples repository says to create an issue in the dvdbuilder-support GitHub repository for support. |
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In their own words
Avidemux
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DVDBuilder SDK
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.