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Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products. 1 Contents Preface 15 15 18 19 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 29 29 30 31 31 33 34 34 34 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 40 45 An Introduction to DVD Studio Pro 4 What's New With DVD Studio Pro 4 Moving From iDVD to DVD Studio Pro About Standard and High Definition DVDs But I Thought DVDs Were Already High Definition? About DVD Studio Pro 4 and HD Resolution DVDs HD Video Assets Brief Overview of the DVD Creation Process Creating Source Material Encoding Video and Audio Authoring With DVD Studio Pro Creating a Disc What Makes a DVD Authoring System? Hard Disk Storage SCSI Devices DVD Burners DLT Drives External Video and Audio Monitoring Audio and Video Assets Resources for Learning About DVD Studio Pro DVD Studio Pro Onscreen User Manual Apple Websites Planning Your Project Investigating Existing DVDs Determining Your Target Audience and Playback Device Deciding Which DVD Standard to Use Deciding Which Video Standard to Use Deciding What Content to Include Creating a Storyboard Designing the Menus and Buttons Making Sure Your Content Will Fit General DVD Limitations Chapter 1 3 Chapter 2 47 48 48 49 50 54 54 62 68 70 76 76 76 77 77 77 80 81 81 81 82 82 86 91 91 93 96 97 97 97 98 98 98 100 100 102 102 103 103 104 104 106 Preparing Assets Preparing Video Sources NTSC or PAL? Using 24 fps Video Choosing an Aspect Ratio About MPEG Video Encoding Video Materials for DVD Using the Embedded MPEG Encoder Encoding Video for Multi-Angle Tracks Adding Markers to Your Video About H.264 Video H.264 Bit Rates H.264 Frame Sync Setting Preparing Audio Sources Audio Formats Not Supported by the DVD Specification Audio Formats Supported by the DVD Specification and DVD Studio Pro Using Multiple Audio Formats in Your Project Required Audio Formats for SD Projects Preparing Menu Sources What Is a Menu? Creating a Menu Creating Graphics to Use in Menus Creating Overlays Creating a Layered Menu Creating Video for Motion Menus Creating Shapes Creating Graphics for Drop Zones and Buttons Preparing Stills for Slideshows File Formats Aspect Ratio and Resolution Colors Audio Preparing Alpha Transitions Transition Asset Folder Asset Movie Asset Matte Movie Background Matte Movie About Alpha Transition Durations About NTSC and PAL Alpha Transitions DVD Source Settings Summary DVD Video and Audio Settings for SD Projects DVD Video and Audio Settings for HD Projects 4 Contents Chapter 3 109 109 112 125 131 133 134 135 137 139 141 142 144 147 154 154 155 155 156 156 157 160 160 162 164 164 164 165 167 177 181 181 187 192 199 199 200 202 202 203 204 Starting a Project Opening DVD Studio Pro Setting DVD Studio Pro Preferences Creating a New Project Opening an Existing Project Video Standards of the World Changing a Project's Video Standard Changing a Project's DVD Standard The DVD Studio Pro Interface Configuring the Interface DVD Studio Pro Quadrants and Tabs Working With the Quadrants Working With the Tabs Overview of the Quadrant Tabs Inspector Hiding and Showing the Inspector Palette Hiding and Showing the Palette Templates and Styles Tabs Shapes Tab Media Tabs Toolbar Customizing the Toolbar Toolbar Items Drop Palette Using the Outline and Graphical Project Views Comparing the Outline and Graphical Tabs Using the Outline Tab Using the Graphical Tab Managing Elements Using the Outline and Graphical Tabs Importing and Managing Assets How DVD Studio Pro Manages Assets Assets Tab Importing Assets Removing Selected Assets Renaming Assets Refreshing Still and QuickTime Assets Opening Assets in Their Editor Identifying an Asset Previewing Assets Asset Inspector Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Contents 5 Chapter 6 205 205 206 208 208 209 209 211 212 212 215 218 218 219 219 220 222 223 224 225 226 229 231 231 233 236 236 237 238 239 240 244 244 253 253 256 258 259 264 266 268 272 Introduction to Creating Menus About Menus DVD Studio Pro Menu Creation Methods Working With 16:9 Menus Creating Menus for HD Projects Adding Intro and Transition Clips to Menus Adding "Easter Eggs" to Your Menus About the Menu Editor Using the Menu Rulers Menu Object Alignment Features Using the Menu Editor Pop-Up Menus and Tools Starting and Working With a Menu Creating a New Menu Opening a Menu Naming Menus Adding Assets to a Menu Selecting Multiple Menu Items Copying Menu Items Moving and Resizing Menu Items Verifying Your Menus About Chapter Index Menus Creating Menus Using the Standard Method Setting a Menu's Background and Overlay Choosing the Background Choosing the Overlay Understanding Color Mapping Differences Between Simple and Advanced Overlays Color Mapping Palette Color Mapping Sets Using Simple Overlay Color Mapping Using Advanced Overlay Color Mapping Configuring the Menu Inspector for Standard Menus Setting Menu Properties Adding Buttons to Your Menu Adding Overlay-Based Buttons Adding Shapes to a Menu Setting a Button's Connection Setting Button Properties About Button Numbers Adding Text to a Button Configuring Button Navigation About Overlapping Buttons Chapter 7 6 Contents 272 273 276 276 279 280 280 282 285 285 294 299 Chapter 8 303 303 304 309 312 313 315 316 317 323 323 323 326 326 326 331 331 332 333 337 337 342 345 345 345 347 347 352 Adding Drop Zones, Text Objects, and Audio to a Menu Adding Drop Zones to Your Menu Working With Assets in Buttons and Drop Zones Adding Text Objects to a Menu Adding Audio to a Menu Configuring Drop Shadow and Motion Settings Configuring the Menu's Drop Shadow Configuring Motion Menu Settings Options in the Drop Palette for Standard Menus Drop Palette for Standard Menus--Dragging Assets Drop Palette for Standard Menus--Dragging Project Elements Drop Palette for Standard Menus--Dragging Templates and Styles Using Templates, Styles, and Shapes to Create Your Menus What Are Templates and Styles? Templates and Styles in the Palette Applying a Template or Style Setting Default Styles Creating a Template or Style Importing Templates and Styles Deleting Templates and Styles Managing Shapes Creating Menus Using the Layered Method Setting a Menu's Background and Overlay Choosing the Background Choosing the Overlay Configuring the Menu Inspector for Layered Menus Setting Layered Menu Properties Adding Buttons to Your Layered Menu Mixing Overlay Buttons With Layered Buttons Configuring a Layered Button Setting Layered Menu Button Properties Options in the Drop Palette for Layered Menus Drop Palette for Layered Menus--Dragging Assets Drop Palette for Layered Menus--Dragging Project Elements Using Advanced Menu Features Adding Intro and Transition Clips to Menus Using Menu Intro Clips Button Transition Clips Using the Menu Transition Feature Manually Creating Button Transition Clips Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Contents 7 352 353 355 Chapter 11 357 357 358 358 358 359 359 359 360 364 364 366 370 370 372 376 378 379 380 380 381 384 385 386 387 390 390 391 392 393 394 395 395 396 396 397 398 398 399 Using Languages With Menus Creating and Configuring Menu Languages Setting Up Menus for the Languages Creating and Editing Tracks Working With a Track's Assets How Many Tracks Should You Have? About Subtitle Streams DVD Studio Pro Tools for Working With Tracks Getting Started With Tracks Creating Tracks Opening Tracks Setting Track Properties About the Track Editor Configuring the Track Editor Understanding Time Information in the Track Editor Working With the Track Editor's Streams Supported Asset Types Adding Video and Audio Assets Editing Video and Audio Clips Setting Stream Properties Exporting an MPEG Clip Working With Markers About Marker Placement Creating and Editing Markers Importing Markers From an Editor Importing Markers From a Text List About the Marker Types Setting Marker Properties Working With Stories Creating a Story for a Track Using the Story Editor Setting Story Properties Setting Story Entry Properties Simulating a Story Adding Alternate Video Streams Multi-Angle and Mixed-Angle Tracks About Alternate Stream Video Assets Creating a Multi-Angle Track Creating a Mixed-Angle Track Using Still Clip Transitions Adding Transitions to Still Clips Transition Tab in the Track and Clip Inspectors 8 Contents 400 400 401 402 403 Chapter 12 405 405 406 407 407 408 409 411 415 415 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 424 425 428 429 430 431 432 432 433 434 434 434 435 436 436 442 443 445 445 Transition Parameters Viewing a Track About the Viewer Tab Previewing Angles Simulating a Track Creating Slideshows But I Want My Slideshow To Do More File Formats for Slideshows Creating Slideshows Adding a Slideshow to Your Project Creating a Slideshow Using the Menu Editor Working With Slides in a Slideshow Adding Audio to Your Slideshow Working With Slideshows Setting the Slideshow Editor's Thumbnail Size Slideshow Editor Settings Slideshow Editor Controls Slide List Manually Changing a Slide's Duration Setting Up a Slideshow to Let the Viewer Advance the Slides Setting a Pause on the Last Slide Using Slideshow Transitions Converting a Slideshow to a Track Setting Slideshow Properties Setting Slide Properties Previewing a Slideshow Simulating a Slideshow Creating Subtitles Importing Older DVD Studio Pro Subtitles Subtitles and Overlays About Subtitles and Closed Captions Subtitle Stream Basics Working With Subtitles in DVD Studio Pro How Subtitles Switch Streams Subtitle Preferences Applying Subtitle Settings to the Stream Subtitle Inspector What Happens With Different Aspect Ratios? Viewing Subtitles Creating Subtitles With DVD Studio Pro Creating and Positioning a New Subtitle in a Stream Chapter 13 Contents 9 447 452 452 453 453 454 454 454 456 460 460 461 461 462 462 Chapter 14 467 467 469 469 470 470 471 474 476 476 477 477 478 479 480 481 483 484 485 488 488 489 489 490 490 490 491 Entering, Formatting, and Positioning Text Importing Graphics Files for Subtitles Importing a Graphics File Using Graphics Files to Create an Animation Creating and Importing Subtitle Files Using a Single Subtitle File Using a Group of Graphics Files Importing a Subtitle File Creating an STL Format Subtitle File Creating Buttons Over Video How Do Buttons Over Video Work? Adding Button Highlight Markers How a Button Highlight Marker Affects the Subtitle Stream Adding a Button Over Video Subtitle Clip Configuring a Button Over Video Subtitle Clip Creating Scripts Pre-Scripts Scripting Overview About DVD Player Registers About Scripting Commands The Scripting User Interface Script Tab Script Inspectors Creating Scripts Creating a Script Duplicating and Saving Scripts Loading Scripts Testing Scripts General Scripting Information Script Command Details Compare Function Nop Command Jump Command Set GPRM Command Goto Command Set System Stream Command Resume Command GPRM Mode Command Exit Command Exit Pre-Script Command Jump Indirect Command System Parameter Register Memories 10 Contents 491 503 504 504 509 509 510 512 517 519 Chapter 15 525 525 526 527 531 531 532 534 534 541 543 544 545 546 552 552 553 555 557 558 560 560 560 562 562 563 564 565 568 570 570 SPRMs' Values and Their Meaning Using Bit-Wise Operations General Purpose Register Memories GPRM Specif ...