Focal Easy Guide to DVD Studio Pro 3: For new users and professionals,9780240519340

Focal Easy Guide to DVD Studio Pro 3: For new users and professionals

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ISBN13: 9780240519340
ISBN10: 0240519345
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Pub. Date: 2004-12-21
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

This highly illustrated, full color book tells you all you need to know to get up and running quickly using DVD Studio Pro to achieve professional results. All the essential areas are covered: preparing your assets, the DVD SP interface, setting up your DVD, adding tracks, building menus, adding markers, building slideshows, making subtitles and multiplexing. An invaluable first read for users of all levels who want to author DVDs professionally! * Save time, learn all you need to know to author DVD's professionally with DVD Studio Pro, fast! * Clear and concise coverage, written for DVD SP 3 but relevant to all versions * Ideal for professionals, new users, and those migrating to DVD SP from other authoring systems: benefit from a professional's experience and start authoring immediately

Table of Contents

Preface xiii
Chapter 1: Basics 1(10)
Overview of DVD Production
2(2)
System Setup
4(1)
Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro
5(1)
Anatomy of a DVD
6(3)
Definition of a Professional DVD
9(2)
Chapter 2: Setting Up 11(10)
Initial Setup
12(1)
Setting Preferences
13(1)
Destinations
14(1)
Encoding
15(5)
Simulator
20(1)
Chapter 3: Preparation 21(6)
Exploring the Interface
22(3)
Important Details About the Interface
25(2)
Chapter 4: Assets 27(8)
Sorting Out Your Assets
28(1)
Creating Reference Movies in Final Cut
28(2)
Organizing Assets
30(2)
Importing Assets into DVD Studio Pro
32(3)
Chapter 5: Templates 35(4)
Chapter 6: Action 39(10)
Making Your First DVD
40(8)
Burning the Disk
48(1)
Chapter 7: Success 49(14)
Creating Chapter Markers in Final Cut Pro
54(4)
Creating a Menu with a Scene Index
58(2)
Targeting a Button to a Specific Track
60(1)
Simulating
61(2)
Chapter 8: Magic 63(8)
DVD with a Slideshow and Scene Index
64(7)
Chapter 9: Back to Basics 71(20)
Adding a Scene Index
73(2)
Adding Stills or Video to Drop Zones
75(1)
Manually Targeting the Main Movie Button
76(1)
Adding a Submenu
77(2)
Slideshows
79(1)
Preparing Slideshow Assets
80(2)
Exporting Stills from Final Cut into DVD Studio Pro
82(4)
Creating a Slideshow
86(5)
Chapter 10: Manual Operation 91(20)
The Inspector
95(2)
Customizing the Toolbar
97(1)
Fine Tuning the DVD
98(2)
Manually Targeting Assets
100(2)
Final Touches
102(1)
Creating Button Styles
103(1)
Adding Buttons
104(3)
Creating Slideshows
107(1)
Targeting Slideshows
108(1)
Setting Audio Assets for Menus
109(1)
Finally
110(1)
Chapter 11: Buttons 111(24)
Buttons which Accept Assets
117(8)
Buttons which do not work with Assets
125(2)
Working with Shapes and Drop Zones
127(6)
Converting Drop Zones into Buttons
133(2)
Chapter 12: Flying Solo 135(12)
Working without Templates
136(2)
Creating Menus, Slideshows, and Tracks
138(1)
Setting the Background Image
139(1)
Adding a Title Bar
140(1)
Using Shapes as Drop Zones
141(1)
Creating and Positioning Buttons
142(1)
Adding Assets to Buttons
143(1)
Creating Tracks
144(1)
Creating a Slideshow
145(1)
Test and Simulate
145(1)
Burn
146(1)
Chapter 13: The Greatest Trick of All 147(8)
Chapter 14: Advanced 155(48)
Working in Advanced Mode
160(3)
Outline View
163(2)
Assets Window
165(2)
The Track Editor
167(2)
Working with the Track Editor
169(4)
Adding Markers Using the Track Editor
173(1)
Stories
174(6)
Converting a Slideshow into a Track
180(1)
Subtitles
181(2)
Finishing Touches
183(1)
Adding DVD-ROM Content
184(2)
Adding DVD Access
186(1)
The Graphical View
187(5)
Transitions
192(1)
Standard and Alpha Transitions
192(2)
Working with Transitions
194(1)
Transitions with Slideshows
195(8)
Chapter 15: Time Machine 203(2)
The Future
204(1)
Chapter 16: Words from the Masters 205(16)
Jonathan Smiles
206(4)
John Pin
210(5)
Jeff Warmouth
215(6)
Index 221

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