Apple Pro Training Series DVD Studio Pro 4
by Sitter, Martin; Ramseier, Adrian; Carman, Robbie; Harrington, RichardEdition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-09-04
Publisher(s): Peachpit Pr
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Summary
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. Yours"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.
Author Biography
About the Authors Martin Sitter is the founder and CEO of macProVideo.com, a leading software education publisher and training Web site. Adrian Ramseier is the founder and principal of All4DVD, an award-winning DVD authoring and production house that also specializes in training and curriculum development. Robbie Carman is a colorist, trainer, and co-owner of Amigo Media LLC (www.amigomediallc.com), a postproduction and consulting firm in Washington, DC. His other books include Final Cut Pro Workflows: The Independent Studio Handbook. Richard Harrington is an author, educator, and CEO of RHED Pixel (www.rhedpixel.com), an award-winning visual communications company in Washington, DC. Rich's other books include Video: Made on a Mac and Apple Training Series: iWork '09.
Table of Contents
| Getting Started | p. xi |
| Basic DVD Authoring | |
| Preparing Your First DVD Project | p. 3 |
| DVD Creation Process | p. 4 |
| The DVD-Video Specification | p. 5 |
| Exploring the Interface | p. 9 |
| Creating a Simple DVD in Basic View | p. 12 |
| Creating a Menu | p. 16 |
| Connecting Assets to the Menu | p. 25 |
| Simulating a Disc | p. 28 |
| Building a Project and Burning a Disc | p. 30 |
| Lesson Review | p. 31 |
| Exploring the Full Interface | p. 33 |
| Opening the Project | p. 34 |
| Exploring Window Configurations | p. 34 |
| Adjusting the Project | p. 46 |
| Lesson Review | p. 54 |
| Setting Up a Simple DVD | p. 59 |
| Storyboarding Your DVD | p. 60 |
| Creating the Swiss Storyboard Using the Graphical Tab | p. 61 |
| Previewing the Finished Project with Apple's DVD Player | p. 65 |
| Identifying Source Video Settings | p. 68 |
| Setting DVD Studio Pro Preferences | p. 68 |
| Setting Up Disc Properties | p. 70 |
| Importing Video and Audio Files | p. 73 |
| Setting Chapter Markers | p. 76 |
| Lesson Review | p. 82 |
| Creating Menus Within DVD Studio Pro | p. 85 |
| The Menu Creation Process | p. 86 |
| Importing Assets | p. 86 |
| Adding a Background Graphic | p. 88 |
| Using the Title Safe and Action Safe Features | p. 90 |
| Creating Buttons on a Still Menu | p. 91 |
| Making Connections from Buttons to Video | p. 101 |
| Adding Title and Text to the Menu | p. 102 |
| Adding Sound to the Menu | p. 103 |
| Creating an Intro Menu | p. 104 |
| Targeting Up Navigation on Your DVD | p. 106 |
| Using a Drop Zone to Create a Motion Menu | p. 108 |
| Lesson Review | p. 112 |
| Creating a Chapter Index Menu | p. 115 |
| Customizing a Default Chapter Index Menu | p. 116 |
| Setting Up the Chapter Index Navigation Buttons | p. 121 |
| Adding a Drop Zone Shape | p. 123 |
| Automating the Chapter Index Menu Creation Process | p. 126 |
| Lesson Review | p. 129 |
| Creating a Slideshow | p. 131 |
| Using Slideshows | p. 132 |
| File Formats for Slideshows | p. 132 |
| Adding a Slideshow | p. 133 |
| Modifying Your Slideshow | p. 136 |
| Slideshow Transitions | p. 140 |
| Converting a Slideshow to a Track | p. 143 |
| Lesson Review | p. 147 |
| Adding Subtitles | p. 149 |
| Creating Subtitles in DVD Studio Pro | p. 150 |
| Modifying the Font and Color of Subtitles | p. 154 |
| Importing Subtitles from a Text File | p. 157 |
| Previewing Subtitles | p. 161 |
| Creating Buttons over Video | p. 162 |
| About Closed Captioning | p. 166 |
| Lesson Review | p. 166 |
| Finishing Your DVD | p. 169 |
| Adding DVD-ROM Content to a DVD-Video Disc | p. 170 |
| Testing Your Project | p. 172 |
| Building and Formatting a DVD | p. 175 |
| Using the Apple DVD Player | p. 182 |
| Burning a Disc Using the Burn Command | p. 183 |
| Choosing Recordable DVD Media | p. 184 |
| Distribution of Your Completed DVD | p. 185 |
| Lesson Review | p. 191 |
| Advanced Authoring and Design | |
| Encoding with Compressor | p. 195 |
| Understanding Compression | p. 196 |
| Importing a File into Compressor from Final Cut Pro | p. 199 |
| Applying Preset Settings | p. 202 |
| Creating Custom Settings | p. 205 |
| Setting Compression Markers in Compressor | p. 220 |
| Creating Chapter Markers | p. 223 |
| Submitting Files for Encoding | p. 224 |
| Creating a Compressor Droplet | p. 226 |
| Lesson Review | p. 228 |
| Designing Advanced Menus | p. 231 |
| Maintaining the Look of Menu Graphics | p. 232 |
| Creating Standard Menus | p. 233 |
| Adding a Simple Overlay | p. 237 |
| Creating Buttons for the Overlay | p. 238 |
| Choosing Highlights for Button States | p. 240 |
| Using Advanced Overlays with Grayscale Color Mapping | p. 242 |
| Customizing Button Colors | p. 245 |
| Saving New Default Colors | p. 248 |
| Adding a Motion Background | p. 249 |
| Setting a Loop Point | p. 251 |
| Working with Motion Menus | p. 254 |
| Advantages of Layered Menus | p. 260 |
| Adding a Layered Menu | p. 260 |
| Creating Layered Menu Buttons | p. 263 |
| Linking Your Assets | p. 266 |
| Lesson Review | p. 268 |
| Markers, Stories, and Connections | p. 271 |
| Working with Chapter Markers | p. 272 |
| Creating Markers in Final Cut Pro | p. 272 |
| Setting Encoding Preferences | p. 280 |
| Using Stories as Playlists | p. 282 |
| Creating and Working with Stories | p. 283 |
| Establishing Connections | p. 290 |
| Finding the Unconnected Elements | p. 293 |
| Lesson Review | p. 297 |
| Scripting | p. 299 |
| Building Menu Loop Scripts | p. 300 |
| Creating Return to Menu Scripts | p. 309 |
| Lesson Review | p. 321 |
| Creating Transitions | p. 323 |
| Applying a Transition | p. 324 |
| Using a Video Transition | p. 329 |
| Using Alpha Transitions | p. 333 |
| Exploring the Asset Movie | p. 336 |
| Exploring the Background Matte Movie | p. 340 |
| Lesson Review | p. 343 |
| Using Alternate Angles | p. 345 |
| Setting Up the Project | p. 346 |
| About Alternate Angles | p. 349 |
| Creating Multi-Angle Tracks | p. 350 |
| Creating Mixed-Angle Tracks | p. 354 |
| Targeting Alternate Angle Streams | p. 359 |
| Simulating Alternate Angle Streams | p. 363 |
| About Alternate Angle Errors | p. 364 |
| Exploring Final Cut Pro Cut Markers | p. 366 |
| Lesson Review | p. 371 |
| Working with HD | |
| Working with High-Definition Video | p. 375 |
| HD to SD Downconversions | p. 376 |
| Creating Blu-ray Discs | p. 379 |
| Lesson Review | p. 393 |
| Appendixes | |
| Advanced Encoding | p. 395 |
| Bit Budgeting | p. 396 |
| Choosing MPEG-2 Encoder Settings | p. 398 |
| Understanding Audio Encoding Formats | p. 402 |
| Encoding AC-3 Files | p. 403 |
| Bit Budget Calculator | p. 413 |
| Glossary | p. 415 |
| Index | p. 423 |
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