Think of it as the printing press for your videos. You design the menu, set the chapter points, choose the bitrate, and it encodes the video strictly to the official DVD/Blu-ray spec.

Unlike video editors (like Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve), TAW6 is an authoring tool. Its job isn't to cut your footage; it's to turn your finished MP4, AVI, or MKV files into a playable, menu-driven DVD, Blu-ray, or BDAV disc.

The jump to 64-bit and HEVC support ensures that TAW6 will remain the king of the hill for the next 5+ years. It is the "tax software" of video—boring, technical, expensive, and absolutely essential if you need the job done right.

Buy it. Your physical media shelf will thank you. Have you used TMPGEnc Authoring Works 6? Are you still burning discs in 2024? Let us know in the comments below!

Let’s burn a disc and find out.