Macworld DVD Studio Pro Bible with Dvd

Macworld DVD Studio Pro Bible......Page 1
Foreword......Page 2
Calling All DVD Studio Pro Users!......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 20
Part I - Working with DVD Studio Pro......Page 22
Starting a DVD Project......Page 23
Importing Assets......Page 26
Setting up Menus and Tracks......Page 28
Setting up a menu......Page 29
Setting Up a Track......Page 30
Previewing Tiles......Page 31
Creating and Linking Buttons......Page 32
Burning a DVD......Page 34
DVD Studio Pro and DVD Technology......Page 37
DVD video......Page 38
Multiple languages......Page 39
Subtitles......Page 40
DVD Studio Pro Projects......Page 41
Tracks in DVD Studio Pro......Page 42
Menus in DVD Studio Pro......Page 43
Starting a project......Page 45
Saving a project......Page 46
File management......Page 47
Summary......Page 48
Inside the DVD Studio Pro Workspace......Page 49
Getting to know Tiles......Page 50
Exploring the drop-down menus......Page 52
Project element buttons......Page 53
The Assets Container......Page 58
Disc properties......Page 59
General properties......Page 60
Disc menu settings......Page 62
Remote-Control......Page 63
Track properties......Page 64
Slideshow properties......Page 65
Using the editors......Page 66
The Matrix views......Page 68
The Troubleshooting Windows......Page 71
Summary......Page 72
Understanding Compatible File Formats......Page 73
Considering graphics compatibility: Photoshop......Page 74
Understanding file extensions......Page 75
Importing through the File menu......Page 76
Importing with the drag-and-drop method......Page 78
Understanding the Assets Container......Page 79
Understanding the Asset Matrix......Page 83
Understanding the Asset Files window......Page 86
Summary......Page 90
Part II - Creating Interactivity......Page 93
Considering the Audience......Page 94
Considering enjoyability......Page 95
Asking the questions......Page 96
Storyboarding a DVD Project......Page 99
Prototyping DVD Interactivity......Page 101
Prototyping with Microsoft Word......Page 102
Prototyping with HTML in Dreamweaver......Page 105
Summary......Page 117
Working with Buttons......Page 118
Preparing layers for use in a still menu......Page 119
Matching colors in Photoshop......Page 124
Using Photoshop shapes and styles......Page 125
Using text in Photoshop......Page 129
Creating Buttons in ImageReady......Page 130
Understanding Square versus Non- Square Pixels......Page 132
Considering Workflow Possibilities......Page 133
Setting Button Properties......Page 137
Creating overlay images in Photoshop......Page 138
Working with Button Hilites......Page 139
Using buttons as interactive markers......Page 141
Summary......Page 142
Working with Menus......Page 144
Working with backgrounds......Page 145
Working with foregrounds......Page 149
Exploring Motion Menus......Page 150
Preparing video with Final Cut Pro......Page 151
Looping video......Page 153
Enabling Menus......Page 154
Using the Property Inspector with menus......Page 155
Linking assets to menu buttons......Page 159
Testing completed menus......Page 163
Summary......Page 166
Using Subtitles......Page 167
Selecting project settings......Page 168
Exploring the Subtitle Editor’s windows......Page 174
Creating subtitles with a Project Movie......Page 179
Importing subtitles......Page 185
Positioning subtitle text in a frame......Page 186
Considering fonts and the user experience......Page 187
Obtaining subtitles from a service bureau......Page 188
Summary......Page 189
Understanding the Principles of Interface Design......Page 190
Enjoyability......Page 191
Suggestions for Designing DVD Interfaces......Page 192
Evaluating DVD Interface Designs......Page 198
Technical Considerations When Designing for DVD......Page 200
Looking at Third-Party Applications for Compositing, Animation, and Special Effects......Page 203
After Effects......Page 204
Flash......Page 212
Freehand......Page 216
Director......Page 217
Summary......Page 219
Part III - Using Assets in a Project......Page 220
Understanding DVD Audio......Page 221
Linear PCM......Page 222
AC-3/Dolby Digital......Page 226
DTS......Page 230
DVD-Audio......Page 231
Mixing for AC-3/Dolby Digital......Page 232
Monitoring 5.1 Channels of Audio......Page 234
Summary......Page 236
Working with DVD Audio......Page 238
Preparing Audio in Third-Party Applications......Page 239
Considering multitrack recording......Page 240
Experimenting with Dolby Digital......Page 242
The Instant Encoder window......Page 243
The Batch Encoder window......Page 250
Preparing audio for import......Page 252
Using the Instant Encoder to produce AC- 3/ Dolby Digital streams......Page 253
Encoding AC-3/Dolby Digital tracks in batches......Page 255
Using Audio in DVD Studio Pro......Page 257
Importing audio......Page 258
Managing files......Page 259
Adding multiple audio streams to a project......Page 260
Summary......Page 262
Reviewing Digital Video Basics......Page 263
Comparing film with video......Page 264
Understanding progressive versus interlaced scanning......Page 267
Evaluating screen size......Page 268
Exploring the DVD Video Standard......Page 274
Evaluating sound quality......Page 275
Investigating the File Structure of a DVD......Page 278
Examining the MPEG-2 Format......Page 279
Intra frames......Page 280
Variable Bit-rate Encoding......Page 281
Summary......Page 282
Working with DVD Video......Page 283
Preparing Video in Third-Party Applications......Page 284
Cleaner......Page 285
Toast Titanium......Page 290
Encoding MPEG-2 with QuickTime Pro......Page 291
Encoding MPEG-2 with Cleaner......Page 293
Hardware-based MPEG-2 encoding......Page 296
Importing video......Page 297
Managing video files......Page 300
Placing markers in a video track......Page 302
Creating stories with markers......Page 304
Summary......Page 307
Working with Slideshows......Page 309
Scanning still images for use in a DVD project......Page 310
Detecting and eliminating moire patterns......Page 311
Resizing Images in Photoshop......Page 314
Exploring the Slideshow Editor......Page 317
Understanding the Slide Area of the Slideshow Editor......Page 318
Creating a Slideshow......Page 321
Using Languages......Page 325
Summary......Page 327
Part IV - Bringing It All Together......Page 329
Preparing the DVD Project File......Page 330
Creating the tiles......Page 331
Associating the assets......Page 332
Creating the buttons for the Main Menu......Page 335
Creating buttons for the Detholz Menu......Page 337
Understanding the beauty of the Duplicate function......Page 340
Linking and Thinking......Page 341
Linking the Main Menu......Page 342
Linking the Detholz Menu......Page 344
Linking the Rick Menu......Page 345
Cloning the Rick Menu and altering its genes......Page 346
Completing the Detholz Menu......Page 347
Setting the Track properties......Page 348
Setting the Disc properties......Page 349
Summary......Page 351
Testing Interactivity......Page 352
Reviewing interactivity using the Preview button......Page 353
Checking Interactive settings in the Property Inspector......Page 354
Developing a checklist......Page 357
Multiplexing......Page 358
Multiplexing with Build Disc......Page 359
Disc Previewing......Page 361
Summary......Page 362
Outputting a Project......Page 364
Using the Build Disc and Format command......Page 365
Burning a DVD-R in DVD Studio Pro......Page 367
Burning a DVD-R in Toast Titanium......Page 369
Manufacturing a DVD......Page 374
Outputting to DLT in DVD Studio Pro......Page 375
DVD-R Media......Page 376
Trusting no one......Page 379
Outputting a Project to CD-ROM......Page 380
Summary......Page 383
Part V - Advanced Interactivity......Page 384
Understanding the Concept of Scripting......Page 385
Comprehending variables......Page 386
Playing with menus......Page 387
Understanding IF- THEN statements......Page 390
Understanding the general drop-down menus......Page 391
Understanding the Helpers drop-down menu......Page 393
Befriending the Log window......Page 403
Scripting Capability......Page 404
Summary......Page 405
The Importance of Multiple Angles......Page 407
Managing multiple video files in DVD Studio Pro......Page 408
Preparing angles in Final Cut Pro......Page 411
Creating Multiple Angles in DVD Studio Pro......Page 418
Previewing a Multi-Angle Project......Page 423
Summary......Page 424
Working with Multiple Languages......Page 426
Understanding DVD Multiple Language Capability......Page 427
Choosing a default language......Page 428
Considering various multilingual approaches......Page 429
Managing Multiple Languages in DVD Studio Pro......Page 432
Adding a new language......Page 433
Assigning assets for the new language......Page 437
Making an Alternate Reality Multiple Language DVD Project......Page 442
Redirecting buttons in duplicated tiles......Page 444
Summary......Page 451
Part VI - Exploring DVD Content Delivery......Page 454
Investigating Copy Protection......Page 455
Debating the use of copy protection......Page 456
Contents Scrambling System......Page 457
Understanding Region Coding......Page 458
Justification for Region Coding......Page 460
Modifying Player Preferences......Page 461
Using the controller......Page 464
Summary......Page 465
How CD-ROM influenced DVD-ROM......Page 467
Standalone content......Page 468
Considering platform compatibility......Page 470
Cross-Platforming Standalone Content......Page 472
Comparing Flash and Director......Page 473
Fireworks......Page 476
Preparing DVD-ROM Content......Page 477
Manufacturing a DVD with DVD-ROM content......Page 478
Previewing cross-platform content with Virtual PC......Page 479
Evaluating PCFriendly/InterActual Player......Page 481
Experimenting with Multiple DVD......Page 482
Summary......Page 483
Investigating Delivery Options......Page 485
Paying passenger and stowaway content......Page 486
Perception and delivery......Page 487
DVD-ROM......Page 489
CD-ROM......Page 490
Video CD......Page 491
Considering Internet Delivery......Page 492
DVD and Internet parallels......Page 493
Streaming media......Page 495
Streaming animation......Page 496
HTML delivery......Page 497
Managing Workflow Between Applications......Page 498
Real World Examples - Simulating DVD......Page 499
Simulating DVD in Flash......Page 500
Using QuickTime with Flash to simulate DVD......Page 505
Simulating DVD with Adobe Acrobat (PDF)......Page 507
Summary......Page 512
Part VII - Case Studies......Page 513
Background......Page 514
Project Planning......Page 515
Motion Menu Loop Points with QuickTime Pro......Page 517
Summary......Page 520
Conversation with Atomic Paintbrush Studios......Page 521
The SuperDrive A03 Mechanism......Page 530
External FireWire DVD-R burners......Page 532
Conversation with Pioneer Electronics......Page 533
Prepping the clips......Page 539
Creating the After Effects composition......Page 540
Adjusting layers in the Timeline......Page 541
Exporting as QuickTime......Page 542
Encoding into MPEG-2......Page 543
Creating the motion menu in DVD Studio Pro......Page 544
Jubilation......Page 545
Summary......Page 546
Background......Page 548
Premastering......Page 549
Mastering......Page 551
Replication......Page 552
Printing......Page 553
Packaging......Page 554
Step 1: Ordering online - Getting a quote......Page 555
Step 3: Choosing disc capacity......Page 556
Step 5: Choosing packaging......Page 557
Step 7: Preparing the art......Page 559
Step 8: Submitting the project and waiting......Page 561
Summary......Page 563
Case Study: Real World Promotional DVD......Page 564
Visual Tour of the Real World DVD Project......Page 565
Graphical View window......Page 569
General settings......Page 570
Design guides in Photoshop......Page 571
Buttons in the Menu Editor......Page 572
Adjusting button display settings......Page 573
Summary......Page 575
Part VIII - Appendixes......Page 576
Hardware requirements......Page 577
Installing and Configuring DVD Studio Pro......Page 578
Resources......Page 581
Glossary and Terms......Page 584