Section |
Page |
DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual |
1 |
Contents |
3 |
Welcome to DVD Studio Pro |
11 |
About DVD Studio Pro |
11 |
About DVD Studio Pro Documentation |
11 |
Additional Resources |
11 |
Overview of Using DVD Studio Pro |
13 |
Moving from iDVD to DVD Studio Pro |
13 |
About Standard and High Definition DVDs |
14 |
About DVD Studio Pro and HD Resolution DVDs |
15 |
DVD Video Zone with HD Content |
15 |
Blue Laser Disc Media |
16 |
Supported Video Resolutions |
16 |
Using 24P Video Formats |
17 |
HD Video Assets |
17 |
Using HDV Assets |
18 |
Using H.264 Assets |
18 |
Using DVCPRO HD and Uncompressed HD Assets |
18 |
Brief Overview of the DVD Creation Process |
19 |
Creating Source Material |
20 |
Encoding Video and Audio |
21 |
What Is Needed for DVD? |
21 |
Using the DVD Studio Pro Tools |
21 |
Using Pre-Encoded Sources |
22 |
Authoring with DVD Studio Pro |
22 |
Creating a Disc |
23 |
Building the Video Zone |
23 |
Formatting and Burning |
24 |
What Makes a DVD Authoring System? |
25 |
Hard Disk Storage |
25 |
SCSI Devices |
25 |
DVD Burners |
26 |
Choosing a DVD Burner |
26 |
General Versus Authoring Media |
26 |
About the Different Types of General DVD Media |
27 |
Determining Which Media Types Your DVD Drive Supports |
28 |
DLT Drives |
29 |
External Video and Audio Monitoring |
29 |
Connecting an External Video Monitor |
30 |
Connecting an External Audio Monitor |
30 |
Audio and Video Assets |
31 |
Have the Assets Been Edited Yet? |
31 |
Capturing from an Audio or Video Player |
31 |
Planning Your Project |
33 |
Investigating Existing DVDs |
33 |
Determining Your Target Audience and Playback Device |
34 |
Deciding Which DVD Standard to Use |
34 |
Deciding Which Video Standard to Use |
35 |
Deciding What Content to Include |
35 |
Creating a Storyboard |
35 |
Designing the Menus and Buttons |
37 |
Making Sure Your Content Will Fit |
37 |
What Do You Mean a 4.7 GB DVD Won’t Hold 4.7 Gigabytes? |
37 |
Disc Options |
38 |
Estimating Whether Your Content Will Fit |
39 |
Fitting Your Project on a DVD-5 Disc |
39 |
Beware of Setting Your Bit Rate Too High |
40 |
Using PCM or AC-3 Audio |
40 |
Subtitle Allowances |
40 |
Multiple Video Angles |
41 |
Transitions |
41 |
Using the Video Bit Rate |
41 |
General DVD Limitations |
42 |
How Do You Do That? |
45 |
Creating a Simple DVD |
45 |
Adding Chapter Markers |
46 |
Adding a Menu |
46 |
If You’re Using Multiple Movies |
46 |
Creating a Play One or Play All Project |
47 |
Stories in a Nutshell |
47 |
Creating the Basic Project |
47 |
Creating the Track and Adding Chapter Markers to It |
48 |
Creating and Configuring the Stories |
49 |
Creating and Configuring the Menus |
50 |
Grabbing a Still Image from Your Movie |
50 |
Adding Easter Eggs to Your Menus |
51 |
Preparing Video Assets |
53 |
Introduction to Preparing Video Sources |
53 |
NTSC or PAL? |
54 |
Using 24 fps Video |
55 |
Importing 24 fps Assets |
55 |
Using 24 fps Video in Tracks |
56 |
Using 24 fps Video in Menus |
56 |
Choosing an Aspect Ratio |
56 |
What Exactly Is a 16:9 Asset? |
57 |
16:9 and SD Projects |
58 |
16:9 and HD Projects |
58 |
Using Pan-Scan to Display 16:9 Video |
58 |
MPEG Encoding and 16:9 Video |
59 |
Using 16:9 Assets in Tracks |
59 |
Mixing 16:9 and 4:3 Assets in a Track |
59 |
Some Players Cheat! |
59 |
Buttons over 16:9 Video Tracks |
59 |
Using 16:9 Assets in Menus |
60 |
Issues with Film Aspect Ratios |
60 |
About MPEG Video |
60 |
Encoding Video Materials for DVD |
61 |
Elementary and Multiplexed MPEG Files |
61 |
Choosing Between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 |
61 |
Choosing a Bit Rate for SD Projects |
62 |
Choosing a Bit Rate for HD Projects |
62 |
MPEG Encoding Methods |
62 |
Choosing a Video Resolution |
63 |
SD Projects |
63 |
HD Projects |
64 |
Picture Frame Rate |
65 |
Working with GOP Settings |
65 |
GOP Pattern |
66 |
GOP Length |
66 |
Open or Closed GOPs |
67 |
General Quality Issues |
67 |
Noisy Video |
67 |
Transcoding Artifacts |
67 |
Using the Integrated MPEG Encoder |
68 |
Configuring the Integrated MPEG Encoder |
68 |
Encoding Preferences |
69 |
Using the Integrated MPEG Encoder |
71 |
Verifying and Changing Encoding Settings |
72 |
Encoding Settings in HD Projects |
73 |
How the Encoded Files Are Named |
73 |
Encoding Video for Multi-Angle Tracks |
74 |
Considerations for Mixed-Angle Tracks |
74 |
Requirements for MPEG Streams in Multi- and Mixed-Angle Video |
75 |
Using Final Cut Pro and Compressor |
75 |
Maximum Bit Rates for Multi- and Mixed-Angle Tracks |
75 |
Adding Markers to Your Video |
76 |
Placing Chapter Markers Exactly Where You Want Them |
76 |
Using Compression Markers to Improve the MPEG Encode |
77 |
About the Markers You Add in an External Editor |
77 |
Adding and Configuring Markers in Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express |
78 |
About H.264 Video |
80 |
Natively Supported H.264 Formats |
80 |
H.264 Bit Rates |
80 |
H.264 Frame Sync Setting |
81 |
About HDV Video |
81 |
DVD Video Source Settings Summary |
82 |
DVD Video Settings for SD Projects |
82 |
MPEG Type |
82 |
MPEG Structure |
82 |
MPEG Bit Rates |
82 |
Video Resolution |
83 |
Frame Rate |
83 |
Aspect Ratio |
83 |
Chroma Format |
83 |
GOP Size (Maximum) |
83 |
GOP Size (Typical) |
83 |
DVD Video Settings for HD Projects |
83 |
MPEG Type |
83 |
MPEG Structure |
83 |
MPEG Bit Rates |
83 |
H.264 Bit Rates |
84 |
Video Resolution |
84 |
Frame Rate |
84 |
Aspect Ratio |
84 |
Chroma Format |
84 |
GOP Size (Maximum) |
85 |
GOP Size (Typical) |
85 |
Preparing Audio Assets |
87 |
Introduction to Preparing Audio Sources |
87 |
Audio Formats Not Supported by the DVD Specification |
88 |
Audio Formats Supported by the DVD Specification and DVD Studio Pro |
88 |
Uncompressed PCM Audio |
88 |
Compressed Audio Formats |
89 |
MPEG-1 Layer 2 Audio |
89 |
Dolby Digital AC-3 Audio |
89 |
DTS Audio |
90 |
Previewing AC-3 and DTS Audio |
90 |
Using Multiple Audio Formats in Your Project |
91 |
Required Audio Formats for SD Projects |
91 |
DVD Audio Source Settings Summary |
92 |
DVD Audio Settings for SD Projects |
92 |
Bit Rates |
92 |
Audio Sample Rate |
92 |
DVD Audio Settings for HD Projects |
92 |
Bit Rates |
92 |
Audio Sample Rate |
93 |
Preparing Menu Assets |
95 |
Introduction to Preparing Menu Sources |
95 |
What Is a Menu? |
96 |
Creating a Menu |
96 |
Creating Graphics to Use in Menus |
97 |
Using Your Graphics Program |
97 |
Tips for Creating Menu Graphics |
98 |
Flattening a Photoshop Layer |
98 |
Understanding Pixel Differences in Graphics and Video |
99 |
Video Pixels |
99 |
Square Pixels in Graphics |
99 |
HD Video Pixels |
100 |
Creating Overlays |
101 |
About Simple and Advanced Overlays |
101 |
About the Overlay Colors |
102 |
About Overlay Files |
102 |
Creating Simple Overlays |
102 |
Creating Advanced Overlays |
103 |
The Four Colors in an Advanced Overlay |
103 |
Pseudo-Soft Overlay Edges |
105 |
Keeping Each Button’s Elements Together |
105 |
Creating a Layered Menu |
106 |
Using the Photoshop Layers |
106 |
Using PSD Files to Create Layered Menus |
106 |
Creating Video for Motion Menus |
106 |
Defining the Menu Loop Point |
107 |
Creating Shapes |
108 |
Creating a Shape |
108 |
Setting a Shape’s Opacity |
110 |
General Shape Information |
111 |
Shape Aspect Ratios |
111 |
Creating Graphics for Drop Zones and Buttons |
112 |
Preparing Slideshow Assets |
113 |
Slideshow File Formats |
113 |
Aspect Ratio and Resolution |
114 |
Colors |
114 |
Audio |
114 |
Preparing Alpha Transitions |
115 |
Introduction to Preparing Alpha Transitions |
115 |
Transition Asset Folder |
116 |
Asset Movie |
117 |
Alpha Channels |
117 |
Switch Points |
118 |
Asset Matte Movie |
118 |
Background Matte Movie |
119 |
About Alpha Transition Durations |
119 |
About NTSC and PAL Alpha Transitions |
120 |
Starting a Project |
121 |
Opening DVD Studio Pro |
121 |
Setting DVD Studio Pro Preferences |
124 |
Project Preferences |
125 |
General Preferences |
126 |
Menu Preferences |
127 |
Track Preferences |
129 |
Alignment Preferences |
131 |
Text Preferences |
132 |
Colors Preferences |
134 |
Simulator Preferences |
135 |
Destinations Preferences |
136 |
Encoding Preferences |
137 |
Creating a New Project |
138 |
Setting the Video Standard |
139 |
Setting the DVD Standard |
140 |
Setting the DVD Standard in DVD Studio Pro Preferences |
140 |
Setting the DVD Standard in the Disc Inspector |
140 |
Naming the Project |
141 |
Setting the Disc Size |
142 |
Setting the Project’s First Play |
143 |
Opening an Existing Project |
143 |
Video Standards of the World |
145 |
Changing a Project’s Video Standard |
145 |
Changing a Project’s DVD Standard |
146 |
The DVD Studio Pro Interface |
149 |
Introduction to the DVD Studio Pro Interface |
150 |
Configuring the Interface |
152 |
Working with the Quadrants |
154 |
Resizing the Quadrants |
155 |
Adding Quadrants to the Basic and Extended Configurations |
157 |
Working with the Tabs |
157 |
Viewing a Tab’s Contents |
157 |
Rearranging Tabs Within a Quadrant |
157 |
Moving a Tab to a Different Quadrant |
158 |
Tearing Off a Tab into Its Own Window |
159 |
Restoring a Torn-Off Tab to a Quadrant |
159 |
What Happens If You Close a Torn-Off Tab’s Window? |
160 |
Overview of the Quadrant Tabs |
161 |
Assets Tab |
161 |
Connections Tab |
161 |
Graphical Tab |
162 |
Log Tab |
162 |
Menu Tab |
163 |
Outline Tab |
163 |
Script Tab |
164 |
Slideshow Tab |
165 |
Story Tab |
165 |
Track Tab |
166 |
Viewer Tab |
166 |
Inspector |
167 |
Palette |
168 |
Hiding and Showing the Palette |
168 |
Templates and Styles Tabs |
169 |
Shapes Tab |
169 |
Media Tabs |
171 |
Adding Folders to the Folder List |
171 |
Managing the Folder List |
172 |
Viewing and Using Assets |
173 |
Toolbar |
174 |
Hiding and Showing the Toolbar |
174 |
Managing the Toolbar |
174 |
Toolbar Items |
175 |
Drop Palette |
177 |
Comparing the Outline and Graphical Project Views |
177 |
Using the Outline Tab |
178 |
Selecting Elements |
179 |
Moving Elements in the By Type Display |
179 |
Using the Graphical Tab |
180 |
Graphical Tab Introduction |
181 |
Graphical Tab Viewing Options |
181 |
Using the Macro View |
182 |
Displaying the Macro View |
182 |
Working with the Macro View |
183 |
Selecting and Managing Tiles |
184 |
Selecting Tiles |
184 |
Moving Tiles by Dragging |
184 |
Using Distribute Objects |
185 |
Locking the Tile Positions |
186 |
About the Tiles |
186 |
Tile Sizes |
187 |
Flagging Tiles |
187 |
Viewing Specific Tile Types |
188 |
Viewing Connections |
188 |
Printing the Graphical Tab’s Tile Area |
189 |
Managing Elements Using the Outline and Graphical Tabs |
190 |
Renaming Project Elements |
190 |
Deleting Elements |
190 |
Duplicating Elements |
191 |
Assigning the First Play Element |
191 |
Simulating Elements |
192 |
Using Item Descriptions |
192 |
Importing and Managing Assets |
195 |
How DVD Studio Pro Manages Assets |
195 |
Missing or Renamed Assets |
196 |
Using Video and Audio Assets That Are Not DVD-Compliant |
197 |
How the Encoded Files Are Named |
198 |
Should You Remove the Original QuickTime Files? |
198 |
Verifying and Changing Encoding Settings |
199 |
Using Still Assets That Are Not DVD-Compliant |
200 |
Using DVD-Compliant Assets |
200 |
About the Parse Files |
200 |
About Segmented MPEG Files |
200 |
Using Motion, LiveType, and Soundtrack Pro Projects |
201 |
About the Assets Tab |
201 |
Default Columns in the Assets Tab |
202 |
Additional Columns You Can Add |
203 |
Managing Columns in the Assets Tab |
204 |
Managing the Contents of the Assets Tab |
205 |
Creating Asset Folders |
205 |
Sorting Assets |
206 |
Scrolling Through the Assets List |
207 |
Importing Assets |
207 |
Importing Assets That Are Not DVD-Compliant |
207 |
Using the Import Asset Feature |
208 |
Dragging Assets to the Assets Tab |
208 |
About Dragging Assets Directly to a Project Element |
209 |
Dragging Assets to the Menu Editor |
209 |
Dragging Assets to the Track Editor |
210 |
Dragging Assets to the Slideshow Editor |
210 |
Dragging Assets to the Outline and Graphical Tabs |
210 |
Removing Selected Assets |
213 |
Renaming Assets |
213 |
Refreshing Still and QuickTime Assets |
214 |
Issues with Refreshing Still Assets |
214 |
Issues with Refreshing QuickTime Assets |
215 |
Re-encoding |
215 |
Video Asset Length Changes |
215 |
Video Asset Content Changes |
215 |
Audio Asset Length Changes |
215 |
Opening Assets in Their Editor |
216 |
Identifying an Asset |
216 |
Previewing Assets |
216 |
Asset Inspector |
218 |
Introduction to Creating Menus |
219 |
About Menus |
219 |
Standard Menu Creation Method |
220 |
Layered Menu Creation Method |
221 |
Working with 16:9 Menus |
222 |
How the Menu Will Be Displayed on a 4:3 Monitor |
222 |
Fewer Buttons Can Be Used |
222 |
16:9 Graphics Must Be Anamorphic in SD Projects |
222 |
Creating Menus for HD Projects |
222 |
Adding Intro and Transition Clips to Menus |
223 |
About the Menu Editor |
224 |
Using the Menu Rulers |
224 |
Using Menu Guides |
225 |
Using Dynamic Guides |
226 |
Using the Align Objects Feature |
226 |
Using the Distribute Objects Feature |
227 |
Menu Editor Pop-Up Menus and Tools |
227 |
Starting and Working with a Menu |
231 |
Creating a New Menu |
231 |
Opening a Menu |
232 |
Naming a Menu |
232 |
Adding Assets to a Menu |
232 |
Dragging Assets to the Menu Editor |
233 |
Viewing the Drop Palette |
233 |
About Dragging Video and Audio Assets Together |
234 |
Having Audio Automatically Follow the Video |
234 |
Selecting Multiple Menu Items |
235 |
Copying Menu Items |
235 |
Copying Items by Dragging |
235 |
Using Copy, Cut, and Paste |
236 |
Moving and Resizing Menu Items |
236 |
Verifying Your Menus |
237 |
Verifying Button Connections |
238 |
Verifying Button Navigation |
238 |
Verifying Menu Aspect Ratios and Languages |
238 |
About Chapter Index Menus |
238 |
About the First Marker Button in a Chapter Index Menu |
240 |
Creating Menus Using the Standard Method |
241 |
About Standard Menus |
242 |
Choosing the Menu’s Background |
243 |
Still Images for Backgrounds |
243 |
Video Clips for Backgrounds |
244 |
Assigning a Background to a Menu |
244 |
Assigning a Menu Background Using the Inspector |
244 |
Assigning a Menu Background by Dragging |
245 |
Choosing a Menu’s Background from a Layered Photoshop File |
245 |
Choosing the Menu’s Overlay |
246 |
Assigning a Menu Overlay Using the Inspector |
247 |
Assigning a Menu Overlay by Dragging |
247 |
Choosing a Menu Overlay from a Layered Photoshop File |
248 |
Understanding Color Mapping |
248 |
Differences Between Simple and Advanced Overlays |
248 |
Color Mapping Palette |
249 |
Setting the Colors in the Color Palette |
249 |
Methods for Choosing Colors |
250 |
Color Mapping Sets |
250 |
Using Simple Overlay Color Mapping |
251 |
Using Advanced Overlay Color Mapping |
252 |
Normal State |
253 |
Selected State |
253 |
Activated State |
253 |
Setting Up a Menu’s Color Mapping Using an Advanced Overlay |
254 |
Using an Advanced Overlay to Support Anti-Aliasing |
255 |
Configuring the Menu Inspector for Standard Menus |
256 |
Settings at the Top of the Menu Inspector for Standard Menus |
256 |
General Tab in the Menu Inspector for Standard Menus |
257 |
Menu Tab in the Menu Inspector for Standard Menus |
259 |
Transition Tab in the Menu Inspector for Standard Menus |
261 |
Colors Tab in the Menu Inspector with Simple Selected |
261 |
Colors Tab in the Menu Inspector with Advanced Selected |
263 |
Advanced Tab in the Menu Inspector for Standard Menus |
264 |
Adding Buttons to Your Menu |
265 |
Adding Overlay-Based Buttons |
265 |
Creating and Modifying Button Active Areas |
266 |
Viewing the Selected and Activated States |
267 |
Adding Shapes to a Menu |
267 |
Dragging a Shape from the Palette |
268 |
Assigning a Shape in the Button Inspector |
269 |
Copying a Button |
269 |
Setting a Button’s Connection |
270 |
About Button Properties |
271 |
Settings at the Top of the Button Inspector |
272 |
Style Tab in the Button Inspector |
273 |
Advanced Tab in the Button Inspector |
275 |
Colors Tab in the Button Inspector |
276 |
Transition Tab in the Button Inspector |
277 |
About Button Numbers |
277 |
Adding Text to a Button |
279 |
Setting the Button Text’s Font and Color |
280 |
Creating Text-Only Buttons |
280 |
About Overlapping Buttons |
281 |
Configuring Button Navigation |
281 |
Setting Button Navigation Manually by Dragging in the Menu Editor |
282 |
Setting Button Navigation Manually with the Button Inspector |
283 |
Setting Button Navigation with the Auto Assign Feature |
283 |
How Auto Assign Works |
283 |
Setting Button Navigation with Continuous Auto Assign |
284 |
Right-to-Left Reading Mode |
284 |
Adding Drop Zones to Your Menu |
285 |
Setting Drop Zone Properties |
286 |
About Using Drop Zones |
287 |
Overlapping Drop Zones |
287 |
Shapes in Drop Zones |
287 |
Working with Assets in Buttons and Drop Zones |
288 |
Positioning Images in a Button or Drop Zone |
288 |
Matching the Active Area Aspect Ratio to the Asset |
288 |
Adding Text Objects to a Menu |
288 |
Setting Text Object Properties |
290 |
About Text Objects |
290 |
Adding Audio to a Menu |
291 |
Configuring the Menu’s Drop Shadow Settings |
292 |
Enabling Drop Shadows |
292 |
Setting the Drop Shadow Properties |
293 |
Configuring Motion Menu Settings |
293 |
About Motion Menu Playback |
293 |
About the Motion Settings |
294 |
Start Setting |
294 |
Loop Point |
294 |
End Setting |
295 |
Duration Setting |
296 |
Options in the Drop Palette for Standard Menus |
296 |
Drop Palette for Standard Menus—Dragging Assets |
296 |
Dragging a Motion Video Asset to an Empty Area |
296 |
Dragging a Motion Video Asset to a Button |
297 |
Dragging a Motion Video Asset to a Drop Zone |
298 |
Dragging Multiple Motion Video Assets to an Empty Area |
299 |
Dragging One or More Audio Assets to an Empty Area |
299 |
Dragging a Video/Audio Pair to an Empty Area |
299 |
Dragging a Video/Audio Pair to a Button |
300 |
Dragging a Still Picture to an Empty Area |
301 |
Dragging a Still Picture to a Button |
302 |
Dragging a Still Picture to a Drop Zone |
302 |
Dragging Multiple Still Pictures (or a Folder) to an Empty Area |
302 |
Dragging Multiple Still Pictures (or a Folder) to a Button |
303 |
Dragging a Multiple-Layer Still Picture to an Empty Area |
303 |
Drop Palette for Standard Menus—Dragging Project Elements |
304 |
Dragging an Existing Track to an Empty Area |
304 |
Dragging an Existing Track to a Button |
305 |
Dragging Multiple Existing Tracks to an Empty Area |
306 |
Dragging an Existing Story to an Empty Area |
306 |
Dragging an Existing Story to a Button |
306 |
Dragging Multiple Existing Stories to an Empty Area |
307 |
Dragging a Slideshow to an Empty Area |
307 |
Dragging a Slideshow to a Button |
308 |
Dragging Multiple Slideshows to an Empty Area |
308 |
Dragging a Menu to an Empty Area |
308 |
Dragging a Menu to a Button |
308 |
Dragging a Script to an Empty Area |
309 |
Dragging a Script to a Button |
309 |
Drop Palette for Standard Menus—Dragging Templates and Styles |
309 |
Dragging a Shape to an Empty Area |
309 |
Dragging a Shape to a Button or Drop Zone |
309 |
Dragging a Template to an Empty Area |
310 |
Dragging a Template to a Button |
310 |
Dragging a Button Style to an Empty Area |
310 |
Dragging a Button Style to a Button |
310 |
Dragging a Text Style to an Empty Area |
311 |
Dragging a Text Style to a Text Object |
311 |
Dragging a Drop Zone Style to an Empty Area |
311 |
Dragging a Drop Zone Style to a Drop Zone |
311 |
Dragging a Layout Style to the Menu Editor |
311 |
Using Templates, Styles, and Shapes to Create Your Menus |
313 |
Introduction to Templates, Styles, and Shapes |
313 |
What Are Templates and Styles? |
314 |
About the Apple Templates |
314 |
About the Template Intro Movies |
315 |
Templates and Styles in the Palette |
316 |
Template and Style Groups |
316 |
Style Types |
317 |
Linking Styles to Templates |
317 |
About Template and Style Properties |
318 |
Button Style Properties |
318 |
Text Style Properties |
319 |
Drop Zone Style Properties |
319 |
Layout Style Properties |
320 |
Other Template Properties |
320 |
Applying a Template or Style |
321 |
Using the Palette’s Apply Button |
322 |
Dragging Templates and Styles to a Menu |
322 |
Applying Templates or Layout Styles to a Menu with Buttons |
323 |
Setting Default Styles |
323 |
Creating a Template or Style |
324 |
About Self-Contained Templates and Styles |
325 |
Locations of Template and Style Files |
326 |
Naming Buttons in Your Templates and Styles |
326 |
Importing Templates and Styles |
326 |
Deleting Templates and Styles |
327 |
Deleting Really Deletes |
328 |
Deleting Apple Templates and Styles |
328 |
Managing Shapes |
329 |
Two Types of Shapes |
329 |
What’s a Patch? |
329 |
Applying a Shape |
330 |
Importing a Shape |
331 |
Updating a Shape |
332 |
Deleting a Shape |
333 |
Creating Menus Using the Layered Method |
335 |
About Layered Menus |
335 |
Choosing the Menu’s Background |
336 |
Assigning a Menu Background Using the Inspector |
336 |
Assigning a Menu Background by Dragging |
336 |
Choosing a Menu’s Background from a Layered Photoshop File |
337 |
Choosing the Menu’s Overlay |
338 |
About the Menu Inspector for Layered Menus |
338 |
Settings at the Top of the Layered Menu Inspector |
338 |
General Tab in the Layered Menu Inspector |
339 |
Menu Tab in the Layered Menu Inspector |
340 |
Transition Tab in the Layered Menu Inspector |
341 |
Colors Tab in the Layered Menu Inspector |
342 |
Advanced Tab in the Layered Menu Inspector |
342 |
Adding Buttons to Your Layered Menu |
343 |
Mixing Overlay Buttons with Layered Buttons |
343 |
Configuring a Layered Button |
343 |
About Layered Menu Button Properties |
344 |
Settings at the Top of the Layered Button Inspector |
345 |
Button Tab in the Layered Button Inspector |
345 |
Layers Tab in the Layered Button Inspector |
347 |
Colors Tab in the Layered Button Inspector |
347 |
Transition Tab in the Layered Button Inspector |
348 |
Options in the Drop Palette for Layered Menus |
348 |
Drop Palette for Layered Menus—Dragging Assets |
349 |
Dragging a Motion Video Asset to an Empty Area |
349 |
Dragging a Motion Video Asset to a Button |
349 |
Dragging a Video/Audio Pair to an Empty Area |
350 |
Dragging a Video/Audio Pair to a Button |
351 |
Dragging a Single-Layer Still Picture to an Empty Area |
352 |
Dragging a Single-Layer Still Picture to a Button |
352 |
Dragging a Multiple-Layer Still Picture to an Empty Area |
352 |
Dragging a Multiple-Layer Still Picture to a Button |
352 |
Dragging Multiple Still Pictures (or a Folder) to an Empty Area |
353 |
Dragging Multiple Still Pictures (or a Folder) to a Button |
353 |
Drop Palette for Layered Menus—Dragging Project Elements |
353 |
Dragging an Existing Track to an Empty Area |
353 |
Dragging an Existing Track to a Button |
354 |
Dragging a Story to an Empty Area |
354 |
Dragging a Story to a Button |
355 |
Dragging a Slideshow to an Empty Area |
355 |
Dragging a Slideshow to a Button |
355 |
Dragging a Menu to an Empty Area |
356 |
Dragging a Menu to a Button |
356 |
Dragging a Script to an Empty Area |
356 |
Dragging a Script to a Button |
356 |
Using Advanced Menu Features |
357 |
Adding Intro and Transition Clips to Menus |
357 |
Using Menu Intro Clips |
357 |
About Button Transition Clips |
358 |
Using the Menu Transition Feature |
359 |
About the Transition Types |
360 |
Adding Button Transitions to a Menu |
361 |
Transition Tab in the Menu and Button Inspectors |
362 |
Transition Parameters |
363 |
Manually Creating Button Transition Clips |
363 |
Using Languages with Menus |
364 |
Creating and Configuring Menu Languages |
365 |
Adding Menu Languages |
365 |
Configuring Menu Languages in the Outline Tab |
366 |
Setting Up Menus for the Languages |
366 |
Creating and Editing Tracks |
369 |
About Track Limits in a DVD |
370 |
Working with a Track’s Assets |
370 |
How Many Tracks Should You Have? |
371 |
About Subtitle Streams |
371 |
DVD Studio Pro Tools for Working with Tracks |
371 |
Creating Tracks |
372 |
Opening Tracks |
373 |
Setting Track Properties |
373 |
Settings at the Top of the Track Inspector |
373 |
General Tab in the Track Inspector |
374 |
Other Tab in the Track Inspector |
375 |
User Operations Tab in the Track Inspector |
376 |
Transition Tab in the Track Inspector |
376 |
About the Track Editor |
377 |
Configuring the Track Editor |
377 |
Viewing the Streams |
378 |
Using the Stream Configuration Buttons |
378 |
Setting the Timeline Zoom |
379 |
Understanding Time Information in the Track Editor |
380 |
Timecode in the Timeline |
380 |
Clip Start and End Timecode |
382 |
Playhead |
382 |
Positioning the Playhead by Dragging |
383 |
Positioning the Playhead by Using Keyboard Shortcuts |
383 |
Positioning the Playhead by Entering a Timecode Value |
384 |
Supported Asset Types |
384 |
Video Assets for SD-Based DVD Video Streams |
384 |
Video Assets for HD-Based DVD Video Streams |
385 |
Still Assets for Video Streams |
385 |
Assets for Audio Streams |
385 |
Adding Video and Audio Assets |
386 |
Adding Audio Assets Automatically |
386 |
Adding AC-3 Audio Assets |
387 |
Using Multiple Copies of a Clip |
387 |
Viewing a Clip’s Properties |
388 |
Removing a Clip from a Stream |
389 |
Editing Video and Audio Clips |
390 |
About the V1 Stream |
390 |
Trimming and Positioning Clips |
390 |
Clip Conflicts |
391 |
Video Clips |
391 |
Audio Clips |
392 |
Setting Stream Properties |
392 |
Exporting an MPEG Clip |
393 |
Working with Markers |
393 |
About Marker Placement |
394 |
Creating and Editing Markers |
395 |
Adding Markers to a Track Without a Video Clip Assigned |
397 |
Importing Markers from an Editor |
397 |
Importing Markers from a Text List |
399 |
About the Marker Types |
399 |
Chapter Markers |
400 |
Button Highlight Markers |
401 |
Dual-Layer Break Markers |
401 |
Cell Markers |
401 |
Setting Marker Properties |
401 |
Settings at the Top of the Marker Inspector |
401 |
General Tab in the Marker Inspector |
402 |
Introduction to Stories |
403 |
Creating a Story for a Track |
404 |
Using the Story Editor |
404 |
Setting Story Properties |
405 |
Settings at the Top of the Story Inspector |
405 |
General Tab in the Story Inspector |
406 |
Setting Story Entry Properties |
407 |
Simulating a Story |
407 |
Adding Alternate Video Streams |
408 |
Multi-Angle and Mixed-Angle Tracks |
408 |
About Alternate Stream Video Assets |
409 |
Creating a Multi-Angle Track |
409 |
Creating a Mixed-Angle Track |
410 |
Using Still Clip Transitions |
410 |
Adding Transitions to Still Clips |
411 |
Setting a Track’s Default Transition |
411 |
Setting an Individual Still Clip’s Transition |
411 |
Transition Tab in the Track and Clip Inspectors |
412 |
Transition Parameters |
412 |
Viewing a Track |
413 |
About the Viewer Tab |
413 |
Pausing or Stopping Playback? |
414 |
Modifying the Step Buttons |
414 |
Previewing Angles |
415 |
Simulating a Track |
415 |
Creating Slideshows |
417 |
Introduction to Slideshows |
417 |
Want Your Slideshows to Do More? |
418 |
File Formats for Slideshows |
418 |
Still Images in SD Projects |
418 |
Still Images in HD Projects |
419 |
Audio Files |
419 |
Adding a Slideshow to Your Project |
419 |
Creating a Slideshow Using the Menu Editor |
420 |
Working with Slides in a Slideshow |
421 |
Setting the Default Slide Duration |
421 |
Adding Slides to a Slideshow |
422 |
Selecting Slides in a Slideshow |
422 |
Rearranging Slides in a Slideshow |
423 |
Removing Slides from a Slideshow |
423 |
Adding Audio to Your Slideshow |
424 |
Assigning an Audio File to Each Slide |
424 |
Assigning Overall Audio Files to the Slideshow |
425 |
Working with Slideshows |
427 |
Setting the Slideshow Editor’s Thumbnail Size |
427 |
Slideshow Editor Settings |
427 |
Slideshow Editor Controls |
428 |
Slide List |
429 |
Manually Changing a Slide’s Duration |
430 |
Setting Up a Slideshow to Let the Viewer Advance the Slides |
431 |
Setting a Pause on the Last Slide |
432 |
Setting the Slideshow’s Next Jump Connection |
432 |
Duplicating the Last Slide |
433 |
Using Slideshow Transitions |
433 |
About Transitions |
433 |
Start and End Frames |
433 |
Setting a Slideshow’s Default Transition |
434 |
Setting an Individual Slide’s Transition |
435 |
Setting the Transition Parameters |
435 |
Transition Parameters |
436 |
Converting a Slideshow to a Track |
436 |
Setting Slideshow Properties |
437 |
Settings at the Top of the Slideshow Inspector |
437 |
General Tab in the Slideshow Inspector |
438 |
Advanced Tab in the Slideshow Inspector |
439 |
Transition Tab in the Slideshow Inspector |
440 |
Setting Slide Properties |
440 |
Settings at the Top of the Slide Inspector |
440 |
General Tab in the Slide Inspector |
441 |
Previewing a Slideshow |
441 |
Simulating a Slideshow |
442 |
Creating Subtitles |
443 |
Introduction to Subtitles |
443 |
Importing Older DVD Studio Pro Subtitles |
445 |
Subtitles and Overlays |
445 |
About Subtitles and Closed Captions |
445 |
Subtitle Capabilities |
445 |
Closed Caption Capabilities |
446 |
Subtitle Stream Basics |
446 |
Working with Subtitles in DVD Studio Pro |
446 |
How Subtitles Switch Streams |
447 |
Subtitle Preferences |
447 |
Applying Subtitle Settings to the Stream |
448 |
Subtitle Inspector |
448 |
Text Entry Area in the Subtitle Inspector |
448 |
General Tab in the Subtitle Inspector |
449 |
Button Tab in the Subtitle Inspector |
450 |
Colors Tab in the Subtitle Inspector |
453 |
What Happens with Different Aspect Ratios? |
454 |
Normal Text Subtitles and 16:9 |
454 |
Normal Overlay Graphic Subtitles and 16:9 |
454 |
Buttons over Video Using Text Buttons and 16:9 |
454 |
Buttons over Video Using Overlay Graphic Buttons and 16:9 |
455 |
Viewing Subtitles |
455 |
Previewing Subtitles |
455 |
Simulating Subtitles |
456 |
Creating Subtitles with DVD Studio Pro |
457 |
Creating a Subtitle Clip |
457 |
Positioning and Trimming a Subtitle Within a Stream |
458 |
Selecting Subtitle Clips |
458 |
Entering Subtitle Text |
458 |
Copying Text Between Subtitles |
459 |
Entering Subtitles in Multiple Languages |
460 |
Formatting Subtitle Text |
460 |
Setting the Subtitle Font |
460 |
Setting the Subtitle Color |
461 |
Positioning Subtitle Text over the Video |
462 |
Importing Graphics Files for Subtitles |
463 |
Importing a Graphics File |
463 |
Using Graphics Files to Create an Animation |
463 |
Creating and Importing Subtitle Files |
464 |
Using a Single Subtitle File |
464 |
Using a Group of Graphics Files |
465 |
Importing a Subtitle File |
465 |
If a Subtitle Import Does Not Work |
465 |
How Subtitles Are Positioned |
466 |
Editing Imported Subtitles |
466 |
Creating an STL Format Subtitle File |
467 |
Basic STL Format |
467 |
STL Commands |
468 |
Font Commands |
468 |
Color Commands |
468 |
Contrast Commands |
468 |
Position Commands |
469 |
Display Commands |
469 |
Graphics File Command |
469 |
Timeline Command |
470 |
Controls Embedded in the Subtitle Text |
470 |
Line Breaks |
470 |
Bold, Italic, and Underlined Characters |
470 |
Referencing Graphics Files in STL Subtitle Files |
471 |
Creating Buttons over Video |
471 |
How Do Buttons over Video Work? |
471 |
Adding Button Highlight Markers |
472 |
How a Button Highlight Marker Affects the Subtitle Stream |
472 |
Adding a Button over Video Subtitle Clip |
472 |
Configuring a Button over Video Subtitle Clip |
473 |
Using an Overlay Graphic |
473 |
Using Text Buttons |
473 |
Creating the Buttons for Button over Video Subtitles |
473 |
Configuring the Buttons for Button over Video Subtitles |
474 |
Button Navigation |
474 |
Button Targets |
474 |
Color Mapping |
474 |
Copying Buttons in a Subtitle Clip |
475 |
Copying Buttons by Dragging |
475 |
Using Copy, Cut, and Paste |
475 |
Creating Scripts |
477 |
Introduction to Scripts |
477 |
Pre-Scripts |
478 |
Scripting Overview |
479 |
About DVD Player Registers |
479 |
About Scripting Commands |
480 |
The Scripting User Interface |
480 |
About the Script Tab |
481 |
Command Line Add and Delete Buttons |
482 |
Command Line Reorder Tools |
482 |
Copying Command Lines |
483 |
About the Script Inspector |
484 |
About the Script Command Inspector |
485 |
Creating and Testing Scripts |
486 |
Creating a Script |
486 |
Duplicating and Saving Scripts |
486 |
Duplicating Scripts |
486 |
Saving Scripts |
487 |
Loading Scripts |
487 |
Testing Scripts |
487 |
Testing a Script in the Simulator |
488 |
Testing a Script with DVD Player |
488 |
Testing a Script on Set-Top DVD Players |
488 |
General Scripting Information |
489 |
Script Command Details |
489 |
Compare Function |
490 |
Element Types to Compare |
491 |
GPRMs To Be Compared To |
491 |
Compare Operations |
492 |
Nop Command |
492 |
Jump Command |
492 |
GPRM-Based Checkbox |
493 |
Start At Loop Point Checkbox |
494 |
Set GPRM Command |
494 |
Operation Types |
495 |
Source Element Types |
496 |
Goto Command |
497 |
Set System Stream Command |
497 |
Resume Command |
498 |
GPRM Mode Command |
498 |
Exit Command |
498 |
Exit Pre-Script Command |
499 |
Jump Indirect Command |
499 |
System Parameter Register Memories List |
499 |
System Parameter Register Memories Details |
500 |
SPRM 0: Menu Language Description Code |
500 |
SPRM 1: Current Audio Stream Number |
501 |
SPRM 2: Current Subtitle Stream Number |
501 |
SPRM 3: Current Angle Number |
503 |
SPRM 4: Current Playing Title Number |
503 |
SPRM 5: Current Title Number in Video Title Set (VTS) |
504 |
SPRM 6: Current Title PGC Number |
504 |
SPRM 7: Current Part of Title Number |
504 |
SPRM 8: Current Highlighted Button Number |
504 |
SPRM 9: Navigation Timer |
505 |
SPRM 10: Timer Target |
505 |
SPRM 11: Player Audio Mixing Mode for Karaoke |
506 |
SPRM 12: Country Code for Parental Management |
506 |
SPRM 13: Parental Management Level |
506 |
SPRM 14: Player Video Configuration |
507 |
SPRM 15: Player Audio Configuration |
508 |
SPRM 16: Initial Language Code for Audio |
509 |
SPRM 17: Initial Language Code Extension for Audio |
509 |
SPRM 18: Initial Language Code for Subtitle |
509 |
SPRM 19: Initial Language Code Extension for Subpicture |
510 |
SPRM 20: Player Region Code |
510 |
Using Bit-Wise Operations |
511 |
General Purpose Register Memories |
512 |
Configuring GPRM Partitions |
513 |
Naming the GPRM Partitions |
515 |
Importing and Exporting GPRM Configurations |
516 |
Setting a GPRM’s Mode |
517 |
Scripting Examples |
517 |
Jumping to a Menu’s Loop Point |
518 |
Randomly Playing Tracks |
518 |
Playing All Tracks |
520 |
The Play All Script |
520 |
The Track End Scripts for the First Three Tracks |
522 |
Track End Script for the Last Track |
524 |
But What If... |
525 |
Canceling the Play All Script |
525 |
Language Code Table |
525 |
Establishing Connections |
531 |
About Connections |
531 |
Connections Tab |
532 |
Connection Items |
533 |
Project Elements |
533 |
Sources |
534 |
Targets |
536 |
Default Connections |
536 |
Chapter-to-Chapter Connections |
536 |
Menu Button Connections |
537 |
Making Connections |
537 |
Changing the Displayed Sources |
538 |
Establishing Connections in the Connections Tab |
538 |
Connection Details |
540 |
Source Details |
540 |
Basic |
540 |
Disc Sources |
540 |
Menu Sources |
541 |
Track Sources |
541 |
Story Sources |
541 |
Slideshow Sources |
542 |
Standard |
542 |
Menu Sources |
542 |
Track Sources |
542 |
Story Sources |
543 |
Advanced |
543 |
Disc Sources |
543 |
Menu Sources |
544 |
Track Sources |
544 |
Slideshow Sources |
546 |
Target Details |
547 |
Finishing a Project |
549 |
About the Final Steps of DVD Creation |
549 |
Should You Burn, Build, Format, or Build and Format? |
550 |
Burning a Project |
550 |
Building a Project |
551 |
Formatting a Project |
551 |
Building and Formatting a Project |
551 |
Options for Testing Your Project |
552 |
Simulating Your Project |
552 |
Simulating with an External Video and Audio Monitor |
553 |
Starting and Stopping the Simulator |
554 |
Simulator Window |
555 |
Playback Controls |
556 |
Menu Controls |
557 |
Stream Selections |
557 |
Information Drawer |
558 |
Simulation Log |
558 |
Setting Disc Properties |
559 |
Settings at the Top of the Disc Inspector |
559 |
General Tab in the Disc Inspector |
560 |
Disc/Volume Tab in the Disc Inspector |
562 |
Region/Copyright Tab in the Disc Inspector |
563 |
Advanced Tab in the Disc Inspector |
565 |
Building Your Project |
566 |
Prebuild Disc Properties |
566 |
About the Macrovision Settings |
566 |
About Jacket Pictures |
567 |
Building the Project |
568 |
Incremental Builds |
569 |
General Build Information |
569 |
Using Multiple Hard Disks |
570 |
About the Build/Format Command |
570 |
The Build Files for SD Projects |
571 |
Standard SD DVD Video Zone Files |
571 |
Non-Standard SD DVD Video Zone Files |
572 |
The Build Files for HD Projects |
573 |
Standard HD DVD Video Zone Files |
573 |
Non-Standard HD DVD Video Zone Files |
574 |
Emulating Your Project Using DVD Player |
575 |
Emulating DVD@CCESS Links |
576 |
Emulating Dual-Layer Projects |
576 |
Setting Disc Format Properties |
577 |
About DVD-ROM Discs |
577 |
Filenaming Issues with Red Laser Media |
578 |
UDF 1.02 Volume |
578 |
ISO 9660 Volume |
579 |
Joliet Volume |
579 |
Filenaming Issues with Blue Laser Media |
579 |
Creating ROM-Only DVD Discs |
579 |
About Dual-Layer Discs |
580 |
Choosing Seamless or Non-Seamless Layer Changes |
581 |
Setting the Dual-Layer Direction |
581 |
About Choosing a Dual-Layer Break Point |
582 |
Setting the Break Point with Large DVD-ROM Contents |
583 |
Setting the Dual-Layer Break Point |
583 |
Manually Determining the Break Point Position |
584 |
About Two-Sided Discs |
584 |
Formatting Your Project |
584 |
Starting a Format Process |
585 |
Output Type Settings |
587 |
Output Devices |
588 |
DVD-R Drives |
588 |
DLT Drives |
588 |
Hard Disk |
588 |
The Cutting Master Format |
589 |
Reading a DLT Drive |
590 |
Using Advanced Features |
591 |
VTS Editor |
591 |
About VTS Blocks |
592 |
Menus and VTS Blocks |
592 |
DVD Playback and VTS Blocks |
592 |
Showing the VTS Editor |
593 |
Comparing the By VTS and By Type Displays |
594 |
Moving Elements from One VTS to Another |
595 |
About Pinning Elements in the By VTS Display |
596 |
Adding Additional VTS Blocks |
596 |
VTS Inspector |
597 |
DVD@CCESS |
598 |
Creating DVD@CCESS Links in Your Project |
598 |
Rules for Entering DVD@CCESS Links |
599 |
Testing DVD@CCESS Links |
600 |
Using the Simulator |
600 |
Using the Apple DVD Player |
600 |
Testing DVD@CCESS Links to Files with the Apple DVD Player |
600 |
Configuring Computers for DVD@CCESS Playback |
601 |
Macintosh Computers |
601 |
Windows Computers |
601 |
Including the DVD@CCESS Installer with a DVD |
601 |
User Operations |
602 |
Setting User Operations |
602 |
User Operations Properties |
603 |
Getting Consistent Previous and Next Button Behavior |
606 |
Display Condition |
607 |
Comparing Display Conditions and Pre-Scripts |
607 |
Display Condition Parameters |
608 |
Setting Up a Display Condition |
608 |
Example: Setting a Video Configuration Display Condition |
609 |
Conditional Elements and States |
610 |
Conditional Relationships |
611 |
Issues with Display Conditions |
612 |
Remote Control Settings |
612 |
Remote Control Buttons |
613 |
Configuring the Remote Control Buttons |
613 |
Line 21 Settings for Closed Captions |
614 |
About Subtitles and Closed Captions |
615 |
Adding Closed Captions to a DVD |
615 |
Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts |
617 |
General Interface and Application Controls |
618 |
General Project Controls |
619 |
Adding Project Elements |
620 |
Scrolling Through Lists |
621 |
Assets Tab |
622 |
Connections Tab |
622 |
Graphical Tab |
623 |
Log Tab |
624 |
Menu Tab (Menu Editor) |
624 |
Outline Tab |
626 |
Palette |
627 |
Script Tab (Script Editor) |
627 |
Simulator |
627 |
Slideshow Tab (Slideshow Editor) |
628 |
Story Tab (Story Editor) |
628 |
Subtitle Editor |
628 |
Track Tab (Track Editor) |
629 |
Viewer Tab |
631 |
Appendix B: Importing Other Projects |
633 |
Importing DVD Studio Pro 2 and DVD Studio Pro 3 Projects into DVD Studio Pro 4 |
633 |
Opening Old Projects |
633 |
Importing Item Descriptions |
634 |
Menu and Subtitle Text May Change |
634 |
DVD Studio Pro 3 Projects Using Custom Transitions That Have Been Moved May Not Work |
634 |
Appendix C: Calculating Disc Space Requirements |
635 |
Calculating a Project’s Disc Space Requirements |
635 |
Stage 1: Calculating the Total Video Play Time |
636 |
Stage 2: Calculating Disc Capacities |
636 |
Stage 3: Calculating the Bit Rates for Each Disc Size |
637 |
Stage 4: Calculating the Audio Allowances |
638 |
Stage 5: Calculating the Effect of Audio on the Video Bit Rate |
638 |
Stage 6: Calculating DVD-ROM Allowances |
639 |
Stage 7: Calculating Other Allowances |
639 |
Using the Calculated Bit Rate |
640 |
Appendix D: Transition Parameters |
641 |
Transition Duration |
641 |
Video Transition |
641 |
Alpha Transitions |
642 |
Standard Transitions |
642 |
Blur |
642 |
Cube |
642 |
Dissolve |
642 |
Drop |
643 |
Droplet |
643 |
Fade Through Color |
643 |
Flip |
643 |
Melt |
643 |
Mosaic |
644 |
Motion Dissolve |
644 |
Move In |
644 |
Page Flip |
644 |
Push |
645 |
Radial Blur |
645 |
Reveal |
645 |
Rotate |
645 |
Rotation Blur |
646 |
Wipe |
646 |
Zoom |
646 |