I am creating a DVD showcasing a demo of a video game I am starting. I
intend to put in multiple angles so that you can see the detail I am
putting into this world. What consumer-priced software can do this for
me? I only have access to Windows and Linux, so please limit choices to
those.

Thanks,
Micah

micahgeek@gmail.com wrote:

Are you looking for an editing program that can display multiple views
simultaneously?
If that's the case, it's called PIP (Picture In Picture) and most modern
NLEs will do that.
I use Sony Vegas and it definitely has this capability without any extra
software needed.
If you're talking about that capability on a finished DVD, you'd have to
check various apps.
I know that Sony's DVD Architect has that capability but can't speak about
anything else.

Mike

On 1/24/2007, Mike Kujbida posted this:
I made the assumption he was talking about multiple angles, since that
is the term he used.

I have seen a button on a number of DVD player remotes to select other
angles of view, but I have never seen a DVD which actually *had*
multiple angles on it...

For instance, here's a copy & paste from page 22 of the manual for the
Pioneer DVR633HS:

<COPY>
10 DVD playback functions

AUDIO
(page 29, 64, 65)
Changes the audio language or channel. (When the
recorder is stopped, press to change the tuner
audio.)

SUBTITLE
(page 64)
Displays/changes the subtitles included in
multilingual DVD-Video discs.

ANGLE
(page 65)
Switches camera angles on discs with multi-angle
scenes.
</COPY>

See the last heading, ANGLE, in the above quote.

This is just the very first manual I opened when I wanted to point to
something concrete to refer to in this reply. The above text
accompanies a picture of the remote control for the device. It is only
the first of numerous relevant references that I found in a search for
'angle' in the PDF manual.

I'm sorry about how it looks, I just selected and copied from the PDF,
and this is what I got. I have no idea how to keep the formatting and
pictures...

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AFAIK DVDlab Pro version 2.x can author multiple angles. See
http://mediachance.com/dvdlab/helppr...ple_angles.htm

However threy have a note that you must provide a fixed GOP
structure:

<begin cite>
GOP structure - it is important that all angles have the same
GOP structure (same sequence of IPB frames, same number
of frames per GOP). Few encoders will create a "flexible" GOP
structure - that is they will sometimes add or remove frames
within GOP as they see it fit and therefore no two angles will
have the same GOP structure. (TMPGENC and standalone
encoders are known for creating flexible GOP)

This may result in a player lockup or even a crash.

Mainconcept Encoder and Video editing Tools based
on Mainconcept Encoder usually work well for this purpose.
</end cite>

HTH

"Gene E. Bloch" wrote ...
(snip)

Multiple angle viewing is common on XXX-rated videos. It also may appear on
music (concert) DVD's. You will never see it on a commercial, "hollywood"
movie unless it is in the "extras" part. A Hollywood moviemaker takes great
pains to frame and light his shot properly. He does not take the time (and
money) to shoot additional angles .. why would he?

--
Richard Amirault N1JDU Boston,
MA, USA
n1jdu.org "Go Fly A Kite"

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:25:07 GMT, in 'rec.video.desktop',
in article <Re: What software can burn DVD with multiple angles>,
"Richard Amirault" <ramirault@verizon.net> wrote:


Not to start an argument here, but I have several DVDs which offer
multiple angles - one or two James Bond movies, the claymation feature
Chicken Run (a truly superb production, BTW), plus at least one or two
others.

The way it works is that while the movie is playing and an additional
angle becomes available, a special icon appears on screen and you hit
the Angle button on the remote control to switch to the alternate
angle. If you fail to hit the button on the remote, the movie
continues playing normally.

Sometimes the additional angle is the same live action scene shot from
a different point of view. In other cases, it's commentary of some
sort, or perhaps some storyboard shots of the main scene. It varies by
disc.

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On 1/27/2007, Frank posted this:
Of all the categories mentioned by you and Richard Amirault, the only
one I have is Chicken Run, but I never noticed the icon :-(

Unfortunately, the secret of what my taste is - is now out :-)

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On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:07:20 -0800, in 'rec.video.desktop',
in article <Re: What software can burn DVD with multiple angles>,
Gene E. Bloch <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote:

I can tell you, Gene, that after seeing Chicken Run, I swore off
eating chicken for the rest of my life!

--
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On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:07:20 -0800, Gene E. Bloch <spamfree@nobody.invalid>
wrote:

Don't worry. Chicken Run is one of the great works of Aardman Animations,
and it is no shame to like them :-) Have you seen Wallace & Gromit yet? :-D

cheers

-martin-
--

I use DVD Architect. It is the only DVD authoring software that I'm
familiar with and it does have the option for multiple angles.
Honestly, I've never used the feature, but it's been available for
several versions, so it should be pretty stable by now :-)

Philip

On 1/28/2007, Martin Heffels posted this:
Yes. One of my friends turned me on to W&G a couple of years ago, and
we went on to buy the feature movies when they became available.

No, I feel *no* shame for liking Aardman. I do (pretend to) feel shame
for not liking X-rated stuff and for not watching James Bond flix.

To Frank, well, I still eat chicken (in fact *just now* had a
coq-au-vin sandwich made from a leftover bit).

Apropos of nothing, we watched "Ed Wood" the other night. It was more
interesting than I expected. It inspired me to track down my VHS of
several EW movies, recorded when a local PBS station had an orgy of
them. Haven't dusted off and plugged in the VCR yet, though. I might
even just try to buy or D/L some Ed Wood stuff..

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