DVD Studio Pro 3 for Mac OS X : Visual QuickPro Guide,9780321267894

DVD Studio Pro 3 for Mac OS X : Visual QuickPro Guide

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780321267894
ISBN10: 0321267893
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-11-05
Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
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Summary

If you thought you were producing fairly sophisticated DVDs before, wait 'till you see what you can do with Apple's just-released DVD Studio Pro 3! With its stunning QuickTime-based movie transitions (Alpha Transitions) and a brand-new Graphic View that lets you interact with your project in a storyboard environment, DVD Studio Pro 3 promises to bring a whole new level of sophistication to your DVD projects. This task-based guide ensures that you start taking advantage of it immediately! In these pages, you¿ll discover how to build on your existing DVD authoring skills to master version 3's many powerful new features--including more than 30 additional transition styles, superb HD-to-MPEG-2 encoding, and more. Veteran authorMartin Sitterbreaks down each DVD Studio Pro task--from setting chapter markers to adding subtitles and creating scripts--into concise step-by-step instructions accompanied by informative screen shots. By the end of the volume, you'll be juggling multiple audio tracks, creating custom transitions, creating smart buttons, and more in the quest of DVD perfection!

Author Biography

Martin Sitter is a veteran audio producer, multimedia artist, and author specializing in track-based video and audio applications. Martin is the author of LiveStage Professional 3 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, DVD Studio Pro 2 for Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide, and Apple Pro Training Series: Logic 6. When not writing or producing DVD-Video, Martin teaches DVD Studio Pro and Logic Platinum as an Apple Certified Trainer.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi
Part I: Getting Ready
1(136)
Before You Begin
3(16)
Choosing a Platform
4(3)
Expanding Your System
7(5)
Optimizing Your Hard Disk
12(2)
Installing DVD Studio Pro
14(1)
Exploring Software Extras
15(4)
DVD 101
19(14)
DVD versus CD
20(4)
About DVD Formats
24(3)
Editing in DVD Studio Pro
27(3)
About DVD Studio Pro Workflow
30(1)
About the DVD-Video Data Structure
31(2)
Preparing Graphics
33(20)
Preparing Source Video
34(6)
Preparing Still Graphics
40(13)
The QuickTime MPEG-2 Exporter
53(28)
About MPEG Video
54(1)
About MPEG-2 Compression
55(5)
About the QuickTime MPEG-2 Exporter
60(2)
Opening the QuickTime MPEG-2 Exporter
62(3)
Choosing a Video System
65(1)
About Timecode
66(3)
Choosing an Aspect Ratio
69(1)
Setting the Field Order
70(1)
Saving the Audio Track
71(1)
Creating a Log File
72(1)
Creating Parse Files
73(1)
Setting Encoding Quality
74(3)
Setting Motion Estimation
77(1)
About the Progress Window
78(1)
Exporting MPEG-2 Streams from Final Cut Pro
79(2)
Using Compressor
81(20)
Encoding a File
82(10)
Creating Presets
92(4)
Previewing Compression
96(2)
Creating a Droplet
98(3)
Using A.Pack
101(36)
About Source Audio Streams
102(2)
Converting Audio Formats
104(3)
About AC-3 Audio
107(1)
About A.Pack
108(2)
Launching A.Pack
110(1)
Encoding AC-3 Audio
111(3)
Using Audio Coding Modes
114(3)
Assigning Input Channels
117(2)
Choosing a Bit Rate
119(1)
Using Dialog Normalization
120(1)
Determining an Audio Stream's DNV
121(2)
About Dynamic Range Control
123(1)
Using Compression Profiles
124(1)
About Downmixing
125(2)
About Other AC-3 Settings
127(4)
Auditioning AC-3 Files
131(2)
Using a Third-Party Audio Interface
133(1)
About Batch Lists
134(3)
Part II: DVD Studio Pro
137(392)
Touring the Workspace
141(26)
Launching DVD Studio Pro
142(3)
Exploring the DVD Studio Pro Workspace
145(3)
Using Window Configurations
148(8)
Using the Toolbar
156(3)
Using the Inspector
159(1)
Using the Palette
160(7)
Viewing Your Project
167(12)
About the Outline and Graphical Views
168(1)
Exploring the Outline View
169(2)
Exploring the Graphical View
171(1)
Zooming the Graphical View
172(2)
Flagging an Item
174(1)
Using the Macro View
175(2)
Laying Out Tiles
177(1)
Setting a First Play Item
178(1)
Exploring the Assets Tab
179(14)
About the Assets Tab
180(1)
About Assets
181(2)
Managing Assets
183(3)
Working with Columns
186(3)
Relinking Assets
189(1)
Previewing Assets
190(3)
Importing Assets
193(16)
Importing Assets
194(4)
Importing QuickTime Movies
198(11)
Using Tracks
209(42)
About the Track Editor
210(2)
Creating Tracks
212(7)
Changing Track Order in the Outline View
219(2)
Setting Jump Actions
221(2)
Adding Clips to Streams
223(4)
Using Timecode in the Track Editor
227(4)
Positioning the Playhead
231(2)
Zooming in the Timeline
233(4)
Working with Streams in the Track Editor
237(4)
Editing Video and Audio Clips
241(6)
Viewing Tracks
247(4)
Enhancing Tracks
251(44)
About Markers
252(1)
Using Markers and I-frames
253(3)
Using Marker Snapping
256(1)
Fixing Invalid Markers
257(1)
Viewing Markers
258(1)
Naming Markers
259(3)
Moving Markers
262(3)
Specifying the Marker Type
265(4)
Setting a Marker's End Jump
269(1)
Using Marker Playback Settings
270(2)
Adding Markers with Final Cut Pro
272(4)
Importing Markers into DVD Studio Pro
276(4)
About Stories
280(7)
About Alternate Angles
287(3)
Multi-Angle versus Mixed-Angle Tracks
290(5)
The Menu Editor
295(36)
Creating Menus
296(5)
Exploring the Menu Editor
301(1)
Adding Backgrounds
302(5)
Adding Menu Buttons
307(6)
Setting Button Targets
313(3)
Setting a Menu Timeout Action
316(2)
About Menus and the Remote Control
318(4)
Using Rulers and Guides
322(5)
Using Dynamic Guides
327(1)
Using Alignment Modes
328(1)
Using Distribution Modes
329(2)
Layered Menus
331(14)
Designing Layered Menus
332(1)
Working with Layers in Photoshop
333(4)
Using Layered Menus in DVD Studio Pro
337(6)
Previewing Button States
343(2)
Overlay Menus
345(42)
Creating Overlay Menus
346(8)
Creating a Simple Overlay Menu
354(5)
Creating an Advanced Overlay Menu
359(6)
Choosing Highlight Sets
365(2)
Adding Audio to Menus
367(2)
Using the At End Setting
369(4)
Using Button Highlight Markers
373(4)
Working with Text
377(4)
Styling Text
381(4)
Creating Drop Shadows
385(2)
Using Transitions
387(12)
Using Transitions
388(2)
Adding Track Transitions
390(2)
Adding Slideshow Transitions
392(3)
Adding Menu Transitions
395(2)
Using a Video Clip as a Transition
397(2)
Templates, Styles, and Shapes
399(46)
About Templates
400(3)
Using Templates
403(5)
Creating Custom Templates
408(5)
Importing iDVD Themes
413(2)
About Styles
415(1)
Using Styles
416(4)
Creating Custom Styles
420(3)
Linking Styles to Templates
423(3)
About Shapes
426(1)
Using Shapes
427(2)
Creating Custom Shapes
429(11)
Importing Custom Shapes
440(3)
Updating Custom Shapes
443(2)
Slideshows
445(16)
About Slideshows
446(3)
Setting Slideshow Preferences
449(2)
Using the Slideshow Editor
451(4)
Adding Audio Streams
455(3)
Converting Slideshows to Tracks
458(1)
Setting Slideshow End Jumps
459(1)
Previewing Slideshows
460(1)
Finishing the DVD
461(34)
Setting the First Play Action
462(2)
Assigning Remote-Control Buttons
464(5)
Using the Connections Tab
469(10)
Creating Hybrid DVDs
479(2)
Protecting Your Content
481(5)
Simulating the Project
486(5)
About Item Description Files
491(2)
Embedding Text
493(1)
Using Jacket Pictures
494(1)
Outputting the Project
495(34)
Exporting the Project
496(1)
Building the Project
497(5)
Using Apple's DVD Player
502(1)
Building and Formatting
503(9)
Making Multiple Copies
512(3)
Using Toast 6 Titanium
515(6)
Outputting to DLT
521(3)
Creating DVD-9 Projects
524(3)
Reading a DLT Tape
527(2)
Part III: Advanced DVD Authoring
529(120)
DVD@ccess
531(20)
About DVD@ccess
532(2)
Installing DVD@ccess on Windows PCs
534(2)
Enabling DVD@ccess on the Macintosh
536(1)
Using DVD@ccess
537(4)
Linking to Buttons
541(7)
Linking to the Disc
548(1)
Simulating DVD@ccess
549(2)
Widescreen: 16:9
551(18)
About Widescreen Video
552(1)
Using DVD Studio Pro's Embedded Encoder
553(2)
Using the QuickTime MPEG-2 Exporter
555(3)
About Anamorphic Video
558(2)
Playing Widescreen Tracks on 4:3 TVs
560(5)
Creating 16:9 Menus
565(3)
Simulating 16:9 Projects
568(1)
Working with Languages
569(18)
About Multilingual DVDs
570(2)
Working with Multiple-Language Menus
572(6)
Working with Multilingual Tracks
578(5)
Previewing Multiple-Language Projects
583(4)
Subtitles
587(40)
About the Subtitle Editor
588(1)
Setting Subtitle Text Preferences
589(3)
Creating Subtitles
592(2)
Editing Subtitles
594(2)
Formatting Subtitle Text
596(1)
Positioning Subtitles
597(3)
Changing Subtitle Duration
600(3)
Using Fades
603(2)
Using Color
605(6)
Forcing Subtitle Display
611(1)
Simulating Subtitles
612(3)
Creating Text Subtitles
615(3)
Importing Text Subtitles
618(2)
Using Subtitle Graphics
620(3)
Adding Closed Captions
623(4)
Scripting
627(22)
Creating a Script
628(2)
Using the Script Editor
630(3)
Using Prescripts
633(2)
Programming Commands
635(4)
Using Parameter Registers
639(7)
Using a Compare Command
646(1)
Troubleshooting Scripts
647(2)
Appendix A: Surviving on a Bit Budget
649(8)
Making a Bit Budget
650(7)
Appendix B: Online Resources
657(2)
Index 659

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