Windows DVD Maker是一个免费的DVD创作工具，包含在Windows Vista 和 Windows(Windows Vista and Windows) 7 的某些版本中。不幸的是，尽管它被许多人使用，微软(Microsoft)还是决定停止将它包含在他们的操作系统中，从Windows 8开始。如果您使用运行Windows 10或Windows 8.1的计算机，您将找不到它。我们认为寻找Windows DVD Maker的免费替代品并与您分享对我们来说是个好主意。这些是我们可以找到的Windows DVD Maker的最佳免费替代品：(Windows DVD Maker)
1. DVD 造型器
DVD Styler是一个跨平台的免费DVD 创作(DVD authoring)应用程序，这意味着您可以在Windows 和 Linux(Windows and Linux)中使用它。此应用程序可让您创建和刻录自己的DVD(DVDs)。它包括任何视频爱好者(video enthusiast)想要的大多数DVD 创作(DVD authoring)工具，例如设计您自己的交互式DVD 菜单(DVD menu)或使用给定模板列表中的菜单。此外，它还可以让您创建照片幻灯片，为您的视频添加多个字幕和音轨。
DVD Styler易于安装，我们喜欢这样一个事实，即使它是一款免费应用程序，它也不会试图让您安装各种第三方软件或您不想要的“特别优惠”。我们发现它的用户界面易于(interface easy)使用且直观。我们从来没有觉得需要搜索其文档以了解如何执行特定任务。如果您想要一个漂亮、简单且直接的DVD制作工具，DVD Styler能够提供您制作视频DVD(DVDs)所需的一切。
下载(Download)：DVD Styler。
2. WinX DVD 作者
我们列表中Windows DVD Maker的最佳替代品之一是WinX DVD Author。这个应用程序过去曾经是共享软件，但现在已经不是这样了。现在，您可以从其开发者网站(developer's website)免费获得它。WinX DVD Author允许您使用各种视频文件创建自己的DVD ，如(DVDs)MKV、MP4、FLV、MPEG、MOV、RM、H.264 或 AVI 文件(H.264 or AVI files)。如果您愿意，您甚至可以为视频添加字幕。
每个人都会欣赏的另一件事是，它提供了一种创建自己的DVD 章节(DVD chapter)菜单的简单方法。您可以使用应用程序包含的默认图像之一自定义它们，也可以使用自己的图片作为背景。更重要的是，您还可以在DVD 菜单(DVD menu)打开时添加要播放的音乐。
WinX DVD Author应用程序具有我们在此类应用程序中看到的最简单的创作/刻录过程之一。添加视频文件和字幕（如果有）；创作DVD 菜单(DVD menu)；刻录DVD。这很简单。
下载：(Download:) WinX DVD 作者(WinX DVD Author)。
3. 德维德
DeVeDe是完全免费使用的应用程序之一。这个应用程序最初是由一家名为Rastersoft的公司为Ubuntu和其他Debian Linux操作系统创建的。然后它被另一家公司 - MajorSilence - 移植到 Windows。DeVeDe不是一个完整的DVD制作应用程序，但我们相信它应该出现在我们的Windows DVD Maker替代品列表中，因为它可以做到这一点：它可以创建DVD(DVDs)，尽管它不会刻录它们。您从DeVeDe获得的最终结果(end result)是一个ISO 文件(ISO file)，然后您可以使用任何您想要的刻录工具在光盘上刻录，例如Windows内置的Windows Disc Image Burner(Windows Disc Image Burner)。
使用DeVeDe，您可以处理使用几乎任何视频编解码器(video codec)编码的视频文件。文件格式列表很长，包括所有常见的文件类型：AVI、MP4、MPG 和 MKV(MPG and MKV)。它还允许您为DVD(DVDs)创建菜单、为视频添加字幕，甚至添加多个音轨。DeVeDe是您可以找到的用于制作DVD 光盘(DVD discs)的最佳免费工具之一。
下载：(Download:) 德维德(DeVeDe)。
4. DVD电影
DVD Flick是另一个免费的DVD创作工具。这个应用程序的方法是尽可能简单，同时提供用户需要的所有基础知识。DVD Flick支持广泛的视频和音频编解码器，因此您可以从几乎任何类型的视频文件开始设计(video file)DVD(DVDs)。另一个不错的功能是DVD Flick还允许您在DVD 视频(DVD videos)中嵌入字幕。但是，在测试和使用它时，我们也注意到了一些缺点。最重要的是缺乏对图像文件的支持：您无法创建图片幻灯片，如DVD Flick只能处理视频和音频文件。第二个主要缺点是DVD 菜单(DVD menu)模板数量少，并且缺乏设计和创建自己的DVD 菜单(DVD menu)的选项。你被六个默认的DVD 菜单(DVD menu)模板中的一个困住了，它们都很简单，老实说，不是很吸引人。
但好的一面是，DVD Flick易于安装，它不会试图让您安装额外的不需要的软件，而且它的用户界面非常简单，您可以称之为简陋。如果您正在寻找可以完成其工作的DVD创作工具，并且您不需要使用图像幻灯片或创建像设计自己的交互式DVD 菜单(DVD menus)这样的花哨的东西，那么DVD Flick是一个不错的选择。
下载：(Download:) DVD电影(DVD Flick)。
5. Freemake 视频转换器
Freemake Video Converter听起来可能不像一个可以用来创作DVD(DVDs)的应用程序，但它完全有能力做到这一点。虽然此应用程序主要旨在提供视频转换功能，但它还允许您创建自己的视频DVD(DVDs)。它支持多种输入视频和音频格式(input video and audio formats)，因此添加各种视频、音轨或图像都不是问题。Freemake Video Converter包含一些菜单模板，可以使用您自己的背景图像(background image)进行自定义，它还支持字幕嵌入。
但是，这不是一个完全诚实的应用程序。虽然它可以完成我们提到的所有事情，但它的某些功能并不是免费的。在安装过程中(installation process)，Freemake Video Converter会尝试安装其他不需要的软件。它被称为Pluto TV，它是一个隐匿垃圾程序 - 不是病毒，而是(virus but adware)渗透到您的操作系统(operating system)和 Web 浏览器的广告软件。我们强烈建议您为Freemake的软件选择(Freemake)自定义安装(custom install)，并阻止安装这些额外的不需要的软件。
另一个不利的方面是，尽管Freemake将他们的产品宣传为免费软件，但他们要求钱来解锁某些功能，例如添加字幕或访问更多DVD 菜单(DVD menu)模板的能力。这不是免费的意思，多一点诚实将不胜感激。
我们必须承认，我们很想将此软件排除在Windows DVD Maker的免费替代品之外。但是话又说回来，如果你能克服 Freemake 做出的所有这些不幸的货币化选择，(Freemake)他们的Video Converter在帮助你制作自己的(Video Converter)DVD(DVDs)方面做得很好。在计算机上安装它时要格外小心。
下载：(Download:) Freemake 视频转换器(Freemake Video Converter)。
结论
这些是我们为Microsoft的Windows DVD Maker找到的最佳免费替代品。虽然这五个中的任何一个都可以完成这项工作，但我们认为最好的是DVD Styler、WinX DVD Author和DeVeDe。这些是拥有最多DVD自定义功能的应用程序，它们支持多种视频和音频输入格式(video and audio input formats)，可以嵌入字幕并让您设计自己的自定义菜单(custom menus)。此外，它们也是诚实的软件：它们不会尝试在您的计算机上安装不需要的程序，也不会要求您付费以充分利用它们。
The 5 best free alternatives to Windows DVD Maker
Windows DVD Maker was a free DVD authoring tool that was included in some editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Unfortunately, even though it was used by many people, Microsoft decided to stop including it in their operating systems, starting with Windows 8. If you use a computer running Windows 10 or Windows 8.1, you won't find it included. We thought it would be a good idea for us to look for free alternatives to Windows DVD Maker and share them with you. These are the best free alternatives to Windows DVD Maker that we could find:
1. DVD Styler
DVD Styler is a cross-platform free DVD authoring application, meaning you can use it both in Windows and Linux. This application lets you create and burn your own DVDs. It includes most of the DVD authoring tools any video enthusiast wants, like designing your own interactive DVD menu or using a menu from a given list of templates. Also, it lets you create photo slideshows, add multiple subtitles and audio tracks for your videos.
DVD Styler is easy to install and we liked the fact that, even though it's a free app, it doesn't try to make you install various third-party software or "special offers" that you don't want. We found its user interface easy to use and intuitive. We never felt the need to search through its documentation in order to learn how to perform a specific task. If you want a nice, simple and straightforward DVD authoring tool, DVD Styler is more than capable of offering everything you need to create video DVDs.
Download: DVD Styler.
2. WinX DVD Author
One of the best alternatives to Windows DVD Maker from our list is WinX DVD Author. This app used to be shareware in the past, but that's no longer the case. Now, you can get it for free from its developer's website. WinX DVD Author is allows you to create your own DVDs using all kinds of video files, like MKV, MP4, FLV, MPEG, MOV, RM, H.264 or AVI files. You can even add subtitles to videos, if you want to.
Another thing that everyone will appreciate is that it offers an easy way to create your own DVD chapter menus. You can customize them using one of the default images included by the app, or you can use your own pictures as a background. Even more, you can also add music to be played while the DVD menu is on.
The WinX DVD Author app has one of the easiest authoring/burning processes we've seen in such apps. Add the video files and subtitles, if any; author the DVD menu; burn the DVD. It's as simple as it gets.
Download: WinX DVD Author.
3. DeVeDe
DeVeDe is one of those apps that are totally free to use, in the full sense of the word. This app was originally created by a company called Rastersoft for Ubuntu and other Debian Linux operating systems. It was then ported by another company - MajorSilence - to Windows. DeVeDe is not a complete DVD authoring app, but we believe it deserves to be in our list of alternatives to Windows DVD Maker, because it can do just that: it creates DVDs, although it doesn't burn them. The end result you get from DeVeDe is an ISO file, which you can then write on a disc using any burning tool you want, like Windows Disc Image Burner, which is built into Windows.
With DeVeDe you can work with video files encoded with almost any video codec. The list of file formats is very long and includes all the common file types: AVI, MP4, MPG and MKV. It also lets you create menus for your DVDs, add subtitles to the videos, and even add multiple audio tracks. DeVeDe is one of the best free tools you'll find for authoring DVD discs.
Download: DeVeDe.
4. DVD Flick
DVD Flick is another free DVD authoring tool. This app's approach is to be as simple as it can be while, at the same time, offering all the basics the user needs. DVD Flick supports a wide range of video and audio codecs, so you'll be able to design DVDs starting from almost any kind of video file. Another good feature is the fact that DVD Flick also lets you embed subtitles on your DVD videos. However, while testing and using it, we've also noticed a few shortcomings. The most important is the lack of support for image files: you can't create picture slideshows, as DVD Flick can only work with video and audio files. The second major shortcoming is the small number of DVD menu templates, and the lack of an option to design and create your own DVD menu. You're stuck with one of the six default DVD menu templates, all of them being simple and, honestly, not very attractive.
On the good side though, DVD Flick is easy to install, it doesn't try to make you install additional unwanted software, and its user interface is so simple that you could call it spartan. If you're searching for a DVD authoring tool that does its job and you don't need to use image slideshows or create fancy stuff like designing your own interactive DVD menus, then DVD Flick is a good option.
Download: DVD Flick.
5. Freemake Video Converter
Freemake Video Converter might not sound like an app that you can use to author DVDs, but it's quite capable of doing that. While this app is mostly aimed at offering video converting features, it also allows you to create your own video DVDs. It supports a wide array of input video and audio formats, so adding all kinds of videos, audio tracks or images won't be a problem. Freemake Video Converter includes a few menu templates that can be customized with your own background image and it also supports subtitles embedding.
However, this is not an entirely honest app. While it can do everything we've mentioned, some of its features are not free. During its installation process, Freemake Video Converter tries to install additional unwanted software. It's called Pluto TV and it is a potentially unwanted program - not a virus but adware that infiltrates your operating system and web browser. We strongly recommend that you select a custom install for Freemake's software and block the installation of this additional unwanted software.
Another negative aspect is the fact that, while Freemake advertises their product as free software, they are asking for money in order to unlock some features, like the ability to add subtitles or access more DVD menu templates. That's not what free means and a bit more honesty would be appreciated.
We must admit we were very tempted to leave this software out of our free alternatives to Windows DVD Maker. But then again, if you can overcome all these unfortunate monetizing choices made by Freemake, their Video Converter does a pretty good job at helping you author your own DVDs. Just be extra careful when you install it on your computer.
Download: Freemake Video Converter.
Conclusion
These are the best free alternatives we've found for Microsoft's Windows DVD Maker. While any of these five can do the job, our opinion is that the best are DVD Styler, WinX DVD Author and DeVeDe. These are the apps with the largest number of DVD customizing features, they support a wide range of video and audio input formats, can embed subtitles and let you design your own custom menus. Furthermore, they're also honest software: they don't try to install unwanted programs on your computer, nor do they ask you to pay money in order to utilize them fully.
