Comparison with other authoring tools

Most of the time people get into one authoring tool like Encore, DVD Studio Pro, Sonic Solutions Authoring packages, ...
I have the feeling with Encore 2.0 that it is not a professional package (but of course I could be wrong);
a lot of possibilities, but not reliable and the result is not very professional.
Subtitles don't look too great,
a lot of bugs, really a lot,
seamless transitions between animited menus,
I'm curious to hear comparisons with other solutions which are professional, to orient and know more about the differences and similarities.
DaLuna

DVDit is ghastly.
Encore is based on Sonic's DVD Producer, but has had a lot more of the options "Switched on" in the Authorcore. Plus of course it has a far better GUI compared to the Sonic one.
Scenarist is seriously good, but seriously expensive, and as it is not an abstraction layer tool, it has it's own unique issues as well.
If you want to try your hand with the scripting side of things, then you should have a look at DVD-Lab Pro.
It's about to go to version 2, which will include goodies like Multi angle, Button Over Video, that sort of thing.
It's only drawbacks compared to Encore are:
1 - No DLT output.
2 - No built-in Transcoding. You MUST feed it with DVD compliant assets.
3 - Poor PSD support
4 - No integration with other Adobe products
BUT, it is well worth a look at $200

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