Apple DVD Studio Pro 2 Manual

DVD Studio Pro 2......Page 1
Contents......Page 3
An Introduction to DVDStudioPro2......Page 17
Moving From iDVD to DVDStudioPro......Page 18
New Features in DVDStudioPro2......Page 19
Creating Source Material......Page 24
Quality In = Quality Out......Page 25
Using the DVDStudioPro Tools......Page 26
Step3: Add buttons to the menus......Page 27
Building the VIDEO_TS......Page 28
What Makes a DVD Authoring System?......Page 29
DVD Burners......Page 30
DLT Drives......Page 31
Resources for Learning About DVDStudioPro......Page 32
Apple’s Service and Support Website......Page 33
Other Apple Websites......Page 34
Investigate Existing DVDs......Page 35
Create a Storyboard......Page 36
What Do You Mean a 4.7 GB DVD Won’t Hold 4.7 Gigabytes?......Page 37
Disc Options......Page 38
Determining a Project’s Disc Space Requirements......Page 39
General DVD Limitations......Page 45
Preparing Assets......Page 47
Dual-Standard DVD Players......Page 48
Choosing an Aspect Ratio......Page 49
What Exactly Is a 16:9 Asset?......Page 50
Using 16:9 Assets in Tracks......Page 51
Using 16:9 Assets in Menus......Page 52
Encoding Video Materials for DVD......Page 53
Choosing a Bit Rate......Page 54
Choosing a Video Resolution......Page 55
Working With GOP Settings......Page 56
General Quality Issues......Page 57
Configuring the QuickTimeMPEGEncoder......Page 58
Using the QuickTimeMPEGEncoder From Within DVDStudioPro......Page 61
Using the QuickTime MPEG Encoder Outside of DVDStudioPro......Page 62
Requirements for MPEG Streams in Multi- and Mixed-Angle Video......Page 65
Maximum Bit Rates for Multi- and Mixed-Angle Tracks......Page 66
Placing Chapter Markers Exactly Where You Want Them......Page 67
About the Markers You Add in an External Editor......Page 68
Adding and Configuring Markers in FinalCutPro and FinalCutExpress......Page 69
Adding Markers in iMovie......Page 71
Audio Formats Supported by the DVD Specification andDVDStudioPro......Page 72
Compressed Audio Formats......Page 73
Preparing Menu Sources......Page 74
Creating a Menu......Page 75
Using Your Graphics Program......Page 76
Tips for Creating Menu Graphics......Page 77
Understanding Pixel Differences in Graphics and Video......Page 78
Creating Overlays......Page 79
About Overlay Files......Page 80
Creating Advanced Overlays......Page 81
Keeping Each Button’s Elements Together......Page 83
Using PSD Files to Create Layered Menus......Page 84
Creating Shapes......Page 85
Creating a Shape......Page 86
General Shape Information......Page 88
Creating Graphics for Drop Zones and Buttons......Page 89
Aspect Ratio......Page 90
MPEG Structure......Page 91
GOP Size (Typical)......Page 92
Audio Sample Rate......Page 93
Opening DVDStudioPro......Page 95
Setting DVDStudioPro Preferences......Page 98
General Preferences......Page 99
Menu Preferences......Page 100
Track Preferences......Page 101
Alignment Preferences......Page 103
Text Preferences......Page 105
Colors Preferences......Page 106
Simulator Preferences......Page 107
Destinations Preferences......Page 108
Creating a New Project......Page 110
Setting the Video Standard......Page 111
Naming the Project......Page 112
Setting the Disc Size......Page 113
Opening an Existing Project......Page 114
Video Standards of the World......Page 115
Changing a Project’s Video Standard......Page 116
The DVDStudioPro Interface......Page 117
Configuring the Interface......Page 119
DVDStudioPro Quadrants and Tabs......Page 121
Resizing the Quadrants......Page 122
Adding Quadrants to the Basic and Extended Configurations......Page 123
Moving a Tab to a Different Quadrant......Page 124
Restoring a Torn-Off Tab to a Quadrant......Page 126
Overview of the Quadrant Tabs......Page 127
Hiding and Showing the Inspector......Page 132
Hiding and Showing the Palette......Page 133
Templates and Styles Tabs......Page 134
Shapes Tab......Page 135
Media Tabs......Page 136
Managing the Folder List......Page 137
Viewing and Using Assets......Page 138
Hiding and Showing the Toolbar......Page 139
Managing the Toolbar......Page 140
Toolbar Items......Page 141
Drop Palette......Page 143
Selecting Items......Page 144
Moving Elements......Page 145
Simulating Elements......Page 146
Using Item Descriptions......Page 147
Missing or Renamed Assets......Page 149
Using Motion Assets That Are Not DVD-Compliant......Page 150
How the Encoded Files Are Named......Page 151
Verifying and Changing Encoding Settings......Page 152
Using Still Assets That Are Not DVD-Compliant......Page 153
Assets Tab......Page 154
Default Columns in the Assets Tab......Page 155
Additional Columns You Can Add......Page 156
Managing Columns in the Assets Tab......Page 157
Managing the Contents of the Assets Tab......Page 158
Importing Assets......Page 159
Using the Import Asset Feature......Page 160
Dragging Assets Directly to a Project Element......Page 161
Renaming Assets......Page 167
Previewing Assets......Page 168
Asset Inspector......Page 169
DVDStudioPro Menu Creation Methods......Page 171
Standard Method......Page 172
Layered Method......Page 173
Adding Intro and Transition Clips to Menus......Page 174
Using the Menu Rulers......Page 175
Using Menu Guides......Page 176
Using the Align Objects Feature......Page 177
Using the Menu Editor Pop-Up Menus and Tools......Page 178
Menu Editor Pop-Up Menus......Page 179
Menu Editor Tools......Page 180
Creating a New Menu......Page 182
Adding Assets to a Menu......Page 183
Viewing the Drop Palette......Page 184
Having Audio Automatically Follow the Video......Page 185
Verifying Button Connections......Page 186
About Chapter Index Menus......Page 187
About the First Marker Button in a Chapter Index Menu......Page 188
Still Images......Page 189
Assigning a Background to a Menu......Page 190
Choosing the Overlay......Page 192
Assigning an Overlay to a Menu......Page 193
Differences Between Simple and Advanced Overlays......Page 194
Color Mapping Palette......Page 195
Color Mapping Sets......Page 196
Using Simple Overlay Color Mapping......Page 197
Using Advanced Overlay Color Mapping......Page 199
General Tab of the Menu Inspector for Standard Menus......Page 203
Menu Tab in the Menu Inspector for Standard Menus......Page 205
Color Settings Tab in the Menu Inspector With Simple Selected......Page 207
Color Settings Tab in the Menu Inspector With Advanced Selected......Page 208
Adding Overlay-Based Buttons......Page 209
Why Don’t I See the Highlight Colors Without an Overlay?......Page 211
Adding Shapes to a Menu......Page 212
Setting a Button’s Connection......Page 214
Setting Button Properties......Page 215
About Button Numbers......Page 219
Adding Text to a Button......Page 221
Configuring Button Navigation......Page 223
Adding Drop Zones to Your Menu......Page 227
Setting Drop Zone Properties......Page 228
About Using Drop Zones......Page 229
Positioning Images in a Button or Drop Zone......Page 230
Adding Text Objects to a Menu......Page 231
About Text Objects......Page 233
Enabling Drop Shadows......Page 234
Configuring Motion Menu Settings......Page 235
About the Motion Settings......Page 236
Adding Audio to a Menu......Page 238
What Are Templates and Styles?......Page 239
Templates and Styles in the Palette......Page 240
Style Types......Page 241
Linking Styles to Templates......Page 242
About Template and Style Properties......Page 243
Applying a Template or Style......Page 245
Dragging Templates and Styles to a Menu......Page 246
Applying Templates or Layout Styles to a Menu With Buttons......Page 247
Setting Default Styles......Page 248
Creating a Template or Style......Page 249
Locations of Template and Style Files......Page 250
Importing Templates and Styles......Page 251
Deleting Apple Templates and Styles......Page 252
What’s a Patch?......Page 253
Applying a Shape......Page 254
Importing a Shape......Page 255
Deleting a Shape......Page 256
Choosing the Background......Page 257
Assigning a Background to a Menu......Page 258
Setting Layered Menu Properties......Page 259
General Tab in the Menu Inspector for Layered Menus......Page 260
Menu Tab in the Menu Inspector for Layered Menus......Page 261
Configuring a Layered Button......Page 263
Settings at the Top of the Button Inspector for Layered Menus......Page 265
Button Tab in the Button Inspector for Layered Menus......Page 266
Layers Tab in the Button Inspector for Layered Menus......Page 267
Creating and Configuring Menu Languages......Page 268
Configuring Menu Languages in the Outline Tab......Page 269
Options in the Drop Palette......Page 270
Dragging a Motion Video Asset to an Empty Area......Page 271
Dragging a Motion Video Asset to a Button......Page 273
Dragging a Motion Video Asset to a Drop Zone......Page 274
Dragging a Video/Audio Pair to an Empty Area......Page 275
Dragging a Video/Audio Pair to a Button......Page 276
Dragging a Still Picture to a Button......Page 278
Dragging Multiple Still Pictures (or a Folder) to an Empty Area......Page 279
Dragging a Multiple-Layer Still Picture to an Empty Area......Page 280
Dragging an Existing Track to an Empty Area......Page 281
Dragging an Existing Track to a Button......Page 282
Dragging an Existing Story to a Button......Page 283
Dragging a Slideshow to an Empty Area......Page 284
Dragging Multiple Slideshows to an Empty Area......Page 285
Dragging a Script to a Button......Page 286
Dragging a Shape to a Button or Drop Zone......Page 287
Dragging a Button Style to an Empty Area......Page 288
Dragging a Text Style to an Empty Area......Page 289
Dragging a Layout Style to the Menu Editor......Page 290
Dragging a Motion Video Asset to an Empty Area......Page 291
Dragging a Video/Audio Pair to an Empty Area......Page 292
Dragging a Video/Audio Pair to a Button......Page 293
Dragging a Multiple-Layer Still Picture to an Empty Area......Page 294
Dragging Multiple Still Pictures (or a Folder) to an Empty Area......Page 295
Dragging an Existing Track to an Empty Area......Page 296
Dragging a Story to a Button......Page 297
Dragging a Slideshow to a Button......Page 298
Dragging a Script to a Button......Page 299
Working With a Track’s Assets......Page 301
DVDStudioPro Tools for Working With Tracks......Page 302
Opening Tracks......Page 303
General Tab in the Track Inspector......Page 304
Other Tab in the Track Inspector......Page 305
About the Track Editor......Page 306
Using the Stream Configuration Buttons......Page 307
Setting the Timeline Zoom......Page 308
Timecode in the Timeline......Page 309
Clip Start and End Timecode......Page 310
Playhead......Page 311
Assets for Audio Streams......Page 313
Adding Audio Assets Automatically......Page 314
Using Multiple Copies of a Clip......Page 315
Viewing a Clip’s Properties......Page 316
Editing Video and Audio Clips......Page 317
Trimming and Positioning Clips......Page 318
Clip Conflicts......Page 319
Assigning Languages......Page 320
Exporting an MPEG Clip......Page 321
About Marker Placement......Page 322
Creating and Editing Markers......Page 323
What Happens to the Markers If You Move the Video?......Page 325
Importing Markers From an iMovie or FinalCutPro Asset......Page 326
Importing Markers From a Text List......Page 327
Button Highlight Markers......Page 328
Settings at the Top of the Marker Inspector......Page 329
General Tab in the Marker Inspector......Page 330
Working With Stories......Page 331
Using the Story Editor......Page 332
Settings at the Top of the Story Inspector......Page 333
General Tab in the Story Inspector......Page 334
Setting Story Entry Properties......Page 335
Multi-Angle and Mixed-Angle Tracks......Page 336
Creating a Multi-Angle Track......Page 337
Using Still Images in a Mixed-Angle Track......Page 338
Pausing or Stopping Playback?......Page 339
Modifying the Skip Buttons......Page 340
Simulating a Track......Page 341
But I Want My Slideshow to Do More......Page 343
Audio Files......Page 344
Creating a Slideshow Using the Menu Editor......Page 345
Setting the Default Slide Duration......Page 346
Selecting Slides in a Slideshow......Page 347
Rearranging Slides in a Slideshow......Page 348
Assigning an Audio File to Each Slide......Page 349
Assigning an Overall Audio File to the Slideshow......Page 350
Slideshow Editor Settings......Page 351
Slide List......Page 352
Manually Changing a Slide’s Duration......Page 353
Setting Up a Slideshow to Let the Viewer Advance the Slides......Page 354
Setting the Slideshow’s Next Jump Connection......Page 355
Converting a Slideshow to a Track......Page 356
Creating a 16:9 Slideshow......Page 357
Setting Slideshow Properties......Page 358
Previewing a Slideshow......Page 359
Simulating a Slideshow......Page 360
Creating Subtitles......Page 361
Subtitles and Overlays......Page 362
Closed Caption Capabilities......Page 363
How Subtitles Switch Streams......Page 364
Subtitle Preferences......Page 365
Text Entry Area in the Subtitle Inspector......Page 366
General Tab in the Subtitle Inspector......Page 367
Button Tab in the Subtitle Inspector......Page 369
Color Settings Tab in the Subtitle Inspector......Page 371
Normal Overlay Graphic Subtitles and 16:9......Page 372
Buttons Over Video Using Overlay Graphic Buttons and 16:9......Page 373
Previewing Subtitles......Page 374
Creating a Subtitle Clip......Page 375
Positioning and Trimming a Subtitle Within a Stream......Page 376
Entering Subtitle Text......Page 377
Formatting Subtitle Text......Page 378
Positioning Subtitle Text Over the Video......Page 380
Importing a Graphics File......Page 381
Using Graphics Files to Create an Animation......Page 382
Using a Single Subtitle File......Page 383
If the Subtitle Import Does Not Work......Page 384
Editing Imported Subtitles......Page 385
Basic STL Format......Page 386
STL Commands......Page 387
Referencing Graphics Files in STL Subtitle Files......Page 389
Adding Button Highlight Markers......Page 390
Adding a Button Over Video Subtitle Clip......Page 391
Creating the Buttons......Page 392
Configuring the Buttons......Page 393
Pre-Scripts......Page 395
About DVD Player Registers......Page 397
Script Tab......Page 398
Command Line Add and Delete Buttons......Page 399
Script Inspectors......Page 400
Script Command Inspector......Page 401
Creating a Script......Page 402
Saving Scripts......Page 403
Testing a Script in the Simulator......Page 404
General Scripting Information......Page 405
Compare Function......Page 406
Element Types to Compare......Page 407
Compare Operations......Page 408
GPRM Based Button Checkbox......Page 409
Set GPRM Command......Page 410
Operation Types......Page 411
Source Element Types......Page 412
Goto Command......Page 413
Resume Command......Page 414
Exit Pre-Script Command......Page 415
System Parameter Register Memories......Page 416
SPRM 0: Menu Language Description Code......Page 417
SPRM 2: Current Subtitle Stream Number......Page 418
SPRM 4: Current Playing Title Number......Page 420
SPRM 8: Current Highlighted Button Number......Page 421
SPRM 11: Player Audio Mixing Mode for Karaoke......Page 423
SPRM 13: Parental Management Level......Page 424
SPRM 14: Player Video Configuration......Page 425
SPRM 15: Player Audio Configuration......Page 426
SPRM 16: Initial Language Code for Audio......Page 427
SPRM 18: Initial Language Code for Subtitle......Page 428
SPRM 19: Initial Language Code Extension for Subpicture......Page 429
SPRM 20: Player Region Code......Page 430
Example: Using a “Bit-Wise And” Operation......Page 431
Naming the GPRMs......Page 432
Scripting Examples......Page 433
Randomly Playing Tracks......Page 434
The Play All Script......Page 436
The Track End Scripts......Page 437
Creating the Script......Page 441
Language Code Table......Page 444
About Connections......Page 451
Connections Tab......Page 452
Project Elements......Page 453
Sources......Page 454
Making Connections......Page 456
Changing the Displayed Sources......Page 457
Establishing Connections in the Connections Tab......Page 458
Source Details......Page 459
Basic......Page 460
Standard......Page 462
Advanced......Page 463
Target Details......Page 467
Finishing a Project......Page 469
Formatting a Project......Page 470
Testing Your Project With the Simulator......Page 471
Starting and Stopping the Simulator......Page 472
Simulator Window......Page 473
Playback Controls......Page 474
Stream Selections......Page 475
Simulation Log......Page 476
Settings at the Top of the Disc Inspector......Page 477
General Tab in the Disc Inspector......Page 478
Disc/Volume Tab in the Disc Inspector......Page 479
Region/Copyright Tab in the Disc Inspector......Page 480
Advanced Tab in the Disc Inspector......Page 482
Prebuild Disc Properties......Page 483
Macrovision Licensing......Page 484
Building the Project......Page 485
Incremental Builds......Page 486
About the Build/Format Command......Page 487
The Build Files......Page 488
Standard VIDEO_TS Files......Page 489
Emulating Your Project......Page 490
Emulating DVD@CCESS Links......Page 491
Preformat Disc Properties......Page 492
DVD-Video and DVD-ROM Filenaming Issues......Page 493
Setting the Dual-Layer Direction......Page 495
Choosing a Dual-Layer Break Point......Page 496
About Two-Sided Discs......Page 497
Starting a Format Process......Page 498
Configuring the Output Type......Page 499
Output Devices......Page 500
Reading a DLT Drive......Page 502
DVD@CCESS......Page 503
Creating DVD@CCESS Links in Your Project......Page 504
Using the Simulator......Page 505
Windows Computers......Page 506
Setting User Operations......Page 507
User Operations Properties......Page 508
Getting Consistent Previous and Next Button Behavior......Page 510
Comparing Display Conditions and Pre-Scripts......Page 511
Setting Up a Display Condition......Page 512
Example: Setting a Parental Management Display Condition......Page 513
Conditional Elements and States......Page 514
Conditional Relationships......Page 515
Remote Control Buttons......Page 516
Configuring the Remote Control Buttons......Page 517
About Subtitles and Closed Captions......Page 518
About the Field 1 and Field 2 Settings......Page 519
Using Menu Intro Clips......Page 520
Using Button Transition Clips......Page 521
General Interface and Application Controls......Page 523
General Project Controls......Page 525
Adding Project Elements......Page 526
Scrolling Through Lists......Page 527
Connections Tab......Page 528
Menu Tab (Menu Editor)......Page 529
Outline Tab......Page 532
Script Tab (Script Editor)......Page 533
Story Tab (Story Editor)......Page 534
Subtitle Editor......Page 535
Track Tab (Track Editor)......Page 536
Viewer Tab......Page 538
Creating AC-3 Files: An Overview......Page 539
Step3: Digitize the sound......Page 540
Step4: Encode the sound files......Page 541
Opening A.Pack......Page 542
Converting Audio Files to AC-3 Format UsingtheInstantEncoder......Page 543
Converting Audio Files to AC-3 Format in Batches......Page 545
Options for Working With Jobs......Page 546
Audio Tab Settings......Page 547
Bitstream Tab Settings......Page 548
Preprocessing Tab Settings......Page 549
Setting Up Multichannel Playback......Page 551
Using A.Pack to Decode an AC-3 Stream......Page 552
Getting Information in A.Pack......Page 553
Limitations of the LFE Channel......Page 554
Accommodating Stereo Playback......Page 555
Importing iDVD Projects......Page 557
Importing Existing DVD Studio Pro Projects Into DVDStudioPro2......Page 558
Glossary......Page 561
A......Page 571
B......Page 574
C......Page 575
D......Page 577
E......Page 580
F......Page 581
G......Page 582
I......Page 583
L......Page 584
M......Page 585
P......Page 588
Q......Page 590
S......Page 591
T......Page 595
V......Page 597
Z......Page 598