Apple Pro Training Series DVD Studio Pro 4

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.

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.

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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