What's really good for Video Encoding / DVD Authoring?

[mickey79]

Ave,

I know about DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut, Compressor - all very good but very expensive Video Encoding / DVD Authoring applications.

I was wondering if there are any cheaper options? Like in Windows - you can go high-end with Sony Vegas and alike, or go low-cost but hight-quality with applications like TMPGEnc Xpress, TMPGenc DVD Author.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[MisterMe]

iDVD ships free with every Mac.

 

[eric2006]

The previous version of iMovie isn't bad for the basics, but I've found that it becomes unstable with large projects. Final Cut Express is the next step up:
http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/