
On a fairly new 64-bit iMac running Mountain Lion, the app just plain crashes when I try to add a second video file to the menu.īeing built for multiple hardware platforms, the user interface tends to be pretty non-Mac-like, but one can eventually get used to it. In an old 32-bit iMac running Snow Leopard, the app goes through its paces, and fails when it tries to write its. I tried running this app on two very different Macs. It was released in the spring of 2012, and it DOES work.) (If you want to try this app out, look for version 2.2.
#DVDSTYLER REVIEWS MAC#
And guess what, the Mac version doesn't work. The Windows version of DVDStyler 2.3.5 came out about four weeks ago and it took until now for him to release a Mac version. The developer of this app has a very spotty record of building a version that works properly under OS X.

Version 2.6 is no worse than version 2.2, and has a few more features. Version 2.2 of this application, the last "stable" version that worked at all for me, was really showing its age when run on my 2011 iMac under Mavericks. If you don't "baby" this application, it may freeze up during processing.ĭon't move its windows around or you'll be sorry. Video clips added to a project cannot have any characters in their filename that are beyond the traditional ASCII set. Perhaps there are other "illegal" characters that cannot be in a path, but I have not tested that extensively. Application cannot be located in a folder or path that has any space characters in its name. You have to play by its rules or you won't be allowed to play. Can produce a decent picture quality single-layer DVD with 3-hours of content. I have yet to find a DVD Creator at the Mac App Store that is able to do this simple task. Can produce a 16x9 aspect ratio DVD whose menus display properly when played on a TV-connected DVD player.


Create and burn DVD video with interactive menus.
#DVDSTYLER REVIEWS SOFTWARE#
It is Open Source Software and is completely free. It allows not only burning of video files on DVD that can be played practically on any standalone DVD player, but also creation of individually designed DVD menus.
#DVDSTYLER REVIEWS FREE#
DVDStyler is a cross-platform free DVD-authoring application for the creation of professional-looking DVDs.
