Apple Pro Training Series: DVD Studio Pro 4

✍ Scribed by Sitter, Martin;Ramseier, Adrian;Carman, Robbie;Harrington, Richard

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 457
• Series: Apple Pro Training Series
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Updated for DVD Studio Pro 4.2.2, this best-selling, Apple certified guide uses striking real-world footage to build four complete DVDs and share a Blu-ray disc. It covers how to use DVD Studio Pro on its own, as well as how to integrate it into your workflow with Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, and Compressor 3.5. Each lesson takes you step-by-step through an aspect of DVD creation and finishing, with hands-on projects for you to complete as you go.You'll learn to storyboard your DVD and plan its interactions, set chapter markers, build still and motion menus, and add overlays and subtitles. You’ll also work with multiple audio tracks and camera angles, create smart buttons and custom transitions, professionally encode audio and video files, and build useful scripts.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 6
Getting Started......Page 12
Basic DVD Authoring......Page 18
Lesson 1 Preparing Your First DVD Project......Page 20
DVD Creation Process......Page 21
The DVD-Video Specification......Page 22
Exploring the Interface......Page 26
Creating a Simple DVD in Basic View......Page 29
Creating a Menu......Page 33
Connecting Assets to the Menu......Page 42
Simulating a Disc......Page 45
Building a Project and Burning a Disc......Page 47
Lesson Review......Page 48
Lesson 2 Exploring the Full Interface......Page 50
Exploring Window Configurations......Page 51
Adjusting the Project......Page 63
Lesson Review......Page 71
Lesson 3 Setting Up a Simple DVD......Page 76
Storyboarding Your DVD......Page 77
Creating the Swiss Storyboard Using the Graphical Tab......Page 78
Previewing the Finished Project with Apple’s DVD Player......Page 82
Setting DVD Studio Pro Preferences......Page 85
Setting Up Disc Properties......Page 87
Importing Video and Audio Files......Page 90
Setting Chapter Markers......Page 93
Lesson Review......Page 99
Lesson 4 Creating Menus Within DVD Studio Pro......Page 102
Importing Assets......Page 103
Adding a Background Graphic......Page 105
Using the Title Safe and Action Safe Features......Page 107
Creating Buttons on a Still Menu......Page 108
Making Connections from Buttons to Video......Page 118
Adding Title and Text to the Menu......Page 119
Adding Sound to the Menu......Page 120
Creating an Intro Menu......Page 121
Targeting Up Navigation on Your DVD......Page 123
Using a Drop Zone to Create a Motion Menu......Page 125
Lesson Review......Page 129
Lesson 5 Creating a Chapter Index Menu......Page 132
Customizing a Default Chapter Index Menu......Page 133
Setting Up the Chapter Index Navigation Buttons......Page 138
Adding a Drop Zone Shape......Page 140
Automating the Chapter Index Menu Creation Process......Page 143
Lesson Review......Page 146
Lesson 6 Creating a Slideshow......Page 148
File Formats for Slideshows......Page 149
Adding a Slideshow......Page 150
Modifying Your Slideshow......Page 153
Slideshow Transitions......Page 157
Converting a Slideshow to a Track......Page 160
Lesson Review......Page 164
Lesson 7 Adding Subtitles......Page 166
Creating Subtitles in DVD Studio Pro......Page 167
Modifying the Font and Color of Subtitles......Page 171
Importing Subtitles from a Text File......Page 174
Previewing Subtitles......Page 178
Creating Buttons over Video......Page 179
Lesson Review......Page 183
Lesson 8 Finishing Your DVD......Page 186
Adding DVD-ROM Content to a DVD-Video Disc......Page 187
Testing Your Project......Page 189
Building and Formatting a DVD......Page 192
Using the Apple DVD Player......Page 199
Burning a Disc Using the Burn Command......Page 200
Choosing Recordable DVD Media......Page 201
Distribution of Your Completed DVD......Page 202
Lesson Review......Page 208
Advanced Authoring and Design......Page 210
Lesson 9 Encoding with Compressor......Page 212
Understanding Compression......Page 213
Importing a File into Compressor from Final Cut Pro......Page 216
Applying Preset Settings......Page 219
Creating Custom Settings......Page 222
Setting Compression Markers in Compressor......Page 237
Creating Chapter Markers......Page 240
Submitting Files for Encoding......Page 241
Creating a Compressor Droplet......Page 243
Lesson Review......Page 245
Lesson 10 Designing Advanced Menus......Page 248
Maintaining the Look of Menu Graphics......Page 249
Creating Standard Menus......Page 250
Adding a Simple Overlay......Page 254
Creating Buttons for the Overlay......Page 255
Choosing Highlights for Button States......Page 257
Using Advanced Overlays with Grayscale Color Mapping......Page 259
Customizing Button Colors......Page 262
Saving New Default Colors......Page 265
Adding a Motion Background......Page 266
Setting a Loop Point......Page 268
Working with Motion Menus......Page 271
Adding a Layered Menu......Page 277
Creating Layered Menu Buttons......Page 280
Linking Your Assets......Page 283
Lesson Review......Page 285
Lesson 11 Markers, Stories, and Connections......Page 288
Creating Markers in Final Cut Pro......Page 289
Setting Encoding Preferences......Page 297
Using Stories as Playlists......Page 299
Creating and Working with Stories......Page 300
Establishing Connections......Page 307
Finding the Unconnected Elements......Page 310
Lesson Review......Page 314
Lesson 12 Scripting......Page 316
Building Menu Loop Scripts......Page 317
Creating Return to Menu Scripts......Page 326
Lesson Review......Page 338
Lesson 13 Creating Transitions......Page 340
Applying a Transition......Page 341
Using a Video Transition......Page 346
Using Alpha Transitions......Page 350
Exploring the Asset Movie......Page 353
Exploring the Background Matte Movie......Page 357
Lesson Review......Page 360
Lesson 14 Using Alternate Angles......Page 362
Setting Up the Project......Page 363
About Alternate Angles......Page 366
Creating Multi-Angle Tracks......Page 367
Creating Mixed-Angle Tracks......Page 371
Targeting Alternate Angle Streams......Page 376
Simulating Alternate Angle Streams......Page 380
About Alternate Angle Errors......Page 381
Exploring Final Cut Pro Cut Markers......Page 383
Lesson Review......Page 388
Working with HD......Page 390
Lesson 15 Working with High-Definition Video......Page 392
HD to SD Downconversions......Page 393
Creating Blu-ray Discs......Page 396
Lesson Review......Page 410
Appendix A: Advanced Encoding......Page 412
Bit Budgeting......Page 413
Choosing MPEG-2 Encoder Settings......Page 415
Understanding Audio Encoding Formats......Page 419
Encoding AC-3 Files......Page 420
Appendix B: Bit Budget Calculator......Page 430
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