Apple DVD Studio Pro 4.1 User Manual download pdf

Key Features

Full-featured DVD authoring

• Author DVD-Video discs that include

— Motion or still menus

— Interactive buttons and links

— Up to 99 tracks, each with up to 9 different angles,

chapter markers, and multiple stories

— Multilanguage support allowing up to 32 subtitle

streams per track

— Slide shows

— Up to 8 audio streams per track

— Dolby Digital AC-3 format audio

— Web links

— 16:9 format support

• Create both DVD-5 and DVD-9 projects

• Record finished projects to DVD-R, DVD-RAM, or

digital tape

Powerful tools

• Encode video using the included MPEG-2 Encoder,

or use any DVD-compliant MPEG encoder

• Import files from Adobe Photoshop, or video from

Final Cut Pro or other editing applications, to create

great-looking menus and overlays

• Instantly see how your DVD project looks and

operates with full, real-time previewing

• Design event- or result-driven applications using the

DVD scripting language

• Use Subtitle Editor to simplify the creation of multi-

lingual titles

• Easily add buttons and chapter markers using the

interactive marker editor

Clear, intelligent workflow

• Get started fast with the easy-to-use Apple interface

• Assign assets with drag-and-drop ease

• Get a detailed view of every parameter of a

selected item

• Use simple pop-up menus to make all applicable

settings for an item

• Edit buttons and their corresponding links

• Easily assign the layers in your graphics files to any

still menu

The world of video is going digital. You’re shooting with high-quality DV camcorders. You’re

editing digitally with professional software packages such as Final Cut Pro. So why dub your

finished projects onto low-quality analog videotape? With DVD Studio Pro you can author your

own DVD-Video discs—so your work is digital from start to finish. Best of all, because it’s from

Apple, it’s designed for creative professionals, not DVD technicians.

DVD Studio Pro includes every feature outlined in the DVD-Video standard. Though it’s easy

enough for nonspecialists to use, DVD Studio Pro puts you in control of every capability

required by professional DVD technicians. Taking over where video editing applications such

as Final Cut Pro leave off, DVD Studio Pro handles the MPEG encoding, menu creation, asset

organization, linking, and output formatting that are required to produce DVD-Video discs. It

uses QuickTime technology to ensure the highest quality and easy integration with the editing

and special effects software you already use.

Your DVD projects can include motion or still menus, up to 99 video tracks (each with chapter

markers, multiple stories, and up to 9 different angles, 8 audio streams, and 32 subtitle streams),

slide shows, and multiple language tracks. DVD Studio Pro reads native Adobe Photoshop files

directly to create great-looking menus and overlays. Or you can design menus using full-motion

clips imported from a video editor such as Final Cut Pro.

DVD Studio Pro handles all kinds of audio, from mono to 5.1 surround sound, and includes

industry-leading Dolby Digital AC-3 encoding. You can also add web links to your DVD, so with

just a click, your audience can reach detailed information, product updates, or even your web

store. Videotape doesn’t come close to that kind of interactivity.

You’ll feel right at home with the DVD Studio Pro interface. As you work, it’s easy to view your

project’s structure in a variety of ways. DVD Studio Pro has real-time previewing built in, so you

don’t need to wait for the project to be multiplexed to see just how it looks and operates. You

can even customize the onscreen layout to match your work style.

With DVD Studio Pro and a Power Mac G4 outfitted with a DVD-R drive, you no longer have to

hire expensive outside suppliers to burn your DVD. Using the comprehensive tutorial, you can

author DVDs yourself and retain more creative control. DVD Studio Pro lets you focus on the

content of your DVDs, not on the details of DVD technology.

DVD Studio Pro

Professional DVD authoring made simple.

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - DVD Studio Pro

Key FeaturesFull-featured DVD authoring• Author DVD-Video discs that include— Motion or still menus— Interactive buttons and links— Up to 99 tracks, e

Page 2 - Features Benefits

2Get a graphical view of the elements of your DVDproject and easily customize the windows to fit yourwork style.Use the interactive marker editor to a

Page 3 - DVD in Five Easy Steps

13Specification SheetDVD Studio ProWho Should Use DVD Studio Pro?Ideal for… Because…Video production companies • Your productions will benefit from ra

Page 4 - For More Information

4Specification SheetDVD Studio Pro Why Buy DVD Studio Pro?• Ease of use. DVD Studio Pro is designed forcreative professionals, not DVD engineers, so y