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DVDBuilder SDK
Glendale, California, United States
What it is
DVDBuilder SDK is a Windows development kit for adding DVD authoring to software. Developers describe disc structures in XML, including titles, chapters, menus, subtitles, and language settings, then use its C++ or .NET API to create a VIDEO_TS directory with VOB, IFO, and BUP files. It accepts MPEG-2 program and elementary video streams as well as VOB files, and supports MPEG-2, AC3, and DTS audio, subpicture streams, and Spruce STL subtitles. Menus can use still images or moving MPEG backgrounds, with up to 36 buttons apiece. The SDK supports NTSC and PAL, 4:3 and 16:9 output, and up to 99 titles with multiple chapters per title. It includes AVBlocks, described as an MPEG-2 encoder; burning requires a separate PrimoBurner license. A license is needed to use the API, while demo mode limits each title to five minutes. A free plan is listed, with paid access from $1,500/yr.
For and against
For
- C++ and .NET API support
- Supports NTSC and PAL output
- Menus allow up to 36 buttons
- Handles multiple audio and subtitle formats
Against
- Demo titles are limited to five minutes
- DVD burning requires a separate PrimoBurner license
- API use requires a DVDBuilder license
- Windows platform support only
The verdict
DVDBuilder SDK covers DVD structure, menus, and output generation for developer workflows. Account for its demo title cap and separate burning license when planning a project.
Who it suits
It suits developers building Windows software that creates DVDs from MPEG-2 or VOB sources. C++ and .NET samples are available for Windows.
On the record
- API
- The API is available for C++ and .NET languages including C#, F# and VB.wiki.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- API languages
- The DVDBuilder API is available for C++ and .NET languages including C#, F#, and VB.wiki.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- 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.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Bundled components
- The SDK includes AVBlocks, described as an MPEG-2 encoder, and its documentation says AVBlocks and PrimoBurner are included in the SDK.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Burning integration
- The site says DVDBuilder integrates with PrimoBurner, described as a Burning SDK.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Burning limit
- DVDBuilder does not support DVD burning; using PrimoBurner to burn a VIDEO_TS directory requires a separate PrimoBurner license.wiki.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- 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.wiki.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Demo limitation
- In demo mode, each video title is limited to 5 minutes.wiki.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Download
- The download page lists demo .NET and C++ SDK archives in 64-bit and 32-bit Windows versions, version 3.4.0.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- DVD output
- The SDK produces standard VIDEO_TS output that can be burned to DVD.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- DVD structure
- It supports up to 99 titles, multiple chapters per title, and DVD Virtual Machine commands.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Included component
- DVDBuilder includes AVBlocks, described as a Video SDK.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The documentation says a DVDBuilder license must be set to use the API; without one, it operates in demo mode.wiki.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The product site credits Primo Software; its contact page lists Primo Software Corp. in Glendale, California, United States.primosoftware.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- 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.primosoftware.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Menus
- It can create disc and title set menus with still or moving MPEG backgrounds and up to 36 buttons per menu.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Menus and languages
- Features include menus, languages, subpicture and subtitles.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- 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.dvdbuilder.com · read 7 Oct 2026
