Apple DVD Studio Pro 4
Tap into the advanced authoring toolset of Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 to create everything from DVD dailies, to highly interactive commercial titles in both SD and HD. VTC author, Nathan Haggard, shows how to get the most of the application's sophisticated design tools, templates, and transitions, offering unparalleled creative freedom. High end features and integration with graphic programs allow for unlimited customization. Pre-built templates and artwork allows one to easily create a professional DVD in minutes. To begin learning Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 today, simply click on one of the lessons below.
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Training
Provided by The Virtual Training Company
Apple DVD Studio Pro 4
Introduction
- DVD Technology
- New in Version 4
- Post Production Workflow
- Authoring in DVD Studio Pro
- Creating a QuickTime Movie
- Starting a New Project
- Working from a Template
- Adding Video
- Testing & Burning a DVD
- Window Configurations
- Windows / Palettes / Quadrants / Tabs
- Customizing the Toolbar
- Streams
- Buttons
- Frame Resolution & File Formats
- Video Bit Rates
- Sides / Layers / Capacity
- Plus & Minus Write / Rewrite
- Duplication vs. Replication
- Storyboarding
- Bit Budgeting
- Setting Preferences
- Importing
- Organizing
- DVD Elements
- Disc Level Settings
- Adding Video & Audio
- Adding Chapter Markers
- Importing a Marker List
- Basic Editing
- Simulating the Track
- Adding & Modifying Text
- Creating Buttons
- Text Button Highlights
- Adding a Background
- Creating a Chapter Index Menu
- Linking Buttons to Markers
- Auto Create Index Menu
- Video Title Set Editor
- Understanding Pre-Made Elements
- Creating a Button Style
- Creating a Template
- Drop Zones vs. Buttons
- Shapes
- Function of Stories
- Creating Stories
- Using Stories with an Index Menu
- Story Navigation
- Creating a Menu
- Designing Buttons
- Creating a Basic Overlay
- Creating an Advanced Overlay
- Applying Photoshop Menu in DVDSP
- Applying Basic Overlay
- Applying Advanced Overlay
- Layered Files in Basic Menus
- Menu Audio
- Creating Motion Menus
- Creating Overlays for Motion Menus
- Applying Motion Menus
- Understanding Layered Menus
- Building Layered Menus
- Using Layered Menus in DVDSP
- Building a Slideshow
- Working with Slideshow Audio
- Using Slideshow Transitions
- QuickTime or MPEG-2
- MPEG-2 Encoding Basics pt. 1
- MPEG-2 Encoding Basics pt. 2
- HDV / MPEG-2 / H.264
- Chapter Markers & Compression Markers
- Exporting from Final Cut Pro
- Customizing Presets pt. 1
- Customizing Presets pt. 2
- Compressing Audio for DVD
- Distributed Encoding
- Purpose of Scripts
- Creating a Random Play Script
- Loop Point Jump Back Script
- Menu Timeout
- Basic Transitions
- Video Transitions
- Alpha Transitions
- Creating Subtitles
- Adjusting Text Parameters
- Importing Subtitle Files
- Anamorphic & 24fps
- Anamorphic in DVDSP
- Encoding for Multiple Streams
- Creating a Multi-Angle Track
- Mixed Angles
- Multiple Audio & Subtitle Streams
- Linking Setup Menus to Multiple Streams
- DVDs & the Internet
- Linking to the Web
- Testing the Weblink
- Linking to a File
- Linking to E-mail
- The Connections Tab
- Establishing Connections
- Final Testing
- Building a DVD
- Testing in DVD Player
- Formating in DVD Studio Pro
- Burning In Toast
- Purchasing DVD Media and Labels
- High Definition Editing Formats
- Authoring a High Def Project
- Viewing a High Def DVD
- HD DVD vs. Blue Ray
- Buttons Over Video
- Easter Eggs
- Final Thoughts
- About the Author
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