Description

This three-day hands-on course delves into the world of DVD authoring using DVD Studio Pro 4. In this comprehensive course students will learn everything they need to create a professional DVD title. This course guides students through every aspect of DVD authoring, from initial storyboarding to burning and replication.

Using compelling media and a real-world production workflow, students will learn how to create amazing MPEG 2 video with Compressor as well as create eye-popping motion menus directly in DVD Studio Pro 4. Students will also “author” a DVD by creating buttons, interactive links, slideshows, playlists and even adding alternate audio stream and camera angles.

Who Should Attend
This course is designed for those that want to learn the basics of authoring professional quality DVDs using DVD Studio Pro 4. The course is designed for those who prefer hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore the full functionality of DVD Studio Pro.

What You Will Learn

• Creating Menus in DVD Studio Pro
• Simulating Discs
• Working with Storyboards
• Supported DVD Specification file types
• Creating buttons on menus
• Creating Slideshows
• Using Subtitles
• Encoding Assets and Bit budgeting
• Working with Menu Overlays
• Connecting your assets
• Creating HD DVDs

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of the Macintosh OS

Course Outline

Day 1

Lesson 1: Preparing Your First DVD Project

• DVD Creation Process
• DVD Specification Basics
• About Configurations
• Media for DVD Authoring
• The palette
• The Inspector
• Using the Basic Menu Editor
• Menus and Templates
• Creating Simple Buttons
• Using Drop Zone
• Using Text Elements in Menus
• Simulating
• Burning a DVD
• Recordable Media

Lesson 2: Using the DVD Studio Pro Interface

• Outline Tab
• Connections Tab
• Quadrants and Tabs
• Track Editor
• Slideshow Editor
• Story Editor
• Script Editor
• Asset Tab
• Creating a Simple One-track DVD

Lesson 3: Setting Up a New DVD Project

• Storyboarding a DVD
• Creating a New Project
• Importing Assets
• Asset Information
• Simple Encoding
• Using Compressor to Encode a File

Lesson 4: Working with Tracks and Markers

• Creating Tracks
• Creating Chapter Markers
• Track End Jumps
• Setting Audio Stream Language Tags
• Adding an Alternate Audio Stream

Lesson 5: Creating Standard Menus

• Adding a Background, Creating Buttons
• Linking Buttons to Tracks
• Creating a Menu Template
• Creating Button Shapes
• Adding Button Styles
• Adding Text Objects
• Adding Text to a Menu Background
• Creating Drop Zones
• Adding Graphics and Still Images
• Creating an Overlay
• Button Highlights

Lesson 6: Creating Motion Menus and Chapter Index Menus

• Converting a Still Menu to a Motion Menu
• Authoring a Motion Menu
• Motion Menu Loop Points
• Chapter Index Menus
• Creating a Scene Index Menu
• Connecting from Menu Buttons
• Adding Audio to Menus
• Using Transitions from Menu Buttons

Day 2

Lesson 7: Working with Slideshows

• Slideshow Basics
• Slideshow Still Images
• Creating Slides
• Adding Audio
• Adding Individual Audio to One Slide
• Slideshow Navigation
• Using Transitions
• Converting a Slideshow to a Video Track

Lesson 8: Working with Stories

• Defining Stories
• Story Marker Entry Points
• Story End Jumps
• Applying the 99-item Limit to Stories
• Using Transitions from Story Ends

Lesson 9: Subtitles and Closed Captions

• Creating Subtitles in DVD Studio Pro
• Modifying the Font and Color of Subtitles
• Importing Subtitles from a Text File
• Previewing Subtitles
• Creating Buttons over Video
• About Closed Captioning

Lesson 10: Building and Formatting

• Burn
• Build
• Format
• Building the DVD Volume
• The Log Tab
• Emulating the DVD Volume from Hard Drive
• Output Options
• Adding Copy Protection
• Burning a Single DVD
• Writing a DLT Tape
• Formatting CMF Volume

Lesson 11: Advanced Menu Design

• Types of Menus
• Creating a Menu in Photoshop
• Refreshing Assets
• Advanced Menu Audio
• Using Advanced Overlays
• Creating Layered Menus

Lesson 12: Finishing Your DVD

• Testing Your Project
• Building and Formatting a DVD
• Using the Apple DVD Player
• Burning a Disc Using the Burn Command
• Choosing a Recordable DVD Media
• Distribution of Your Completed DVD
• Designing Disc Labels and DVD Case Inserts

Day 3

Lesson 13: Creating Transitions

• Applying a Transition
• Using a Video Transition
• Using Alpha Transitions
• Exploring the Asset Movie
• Exploring the Background Matte Movie

Lesson 14: Working with Markers and Stories

• Alternate Angles
• Creating Multi-Angle Tracks
• Creating Mixed-Angle Tracks
• Targeting Alternate Angle Streams
• About Alternate Angle Errors
• Exploring Final Cut Pro Markers

Lesson 15: Encoding Video

• Bit Budgeting
• Encoding with DVD Studio Pro
• Encoding with Compressor
• Exporting MPEG-2
• ACS via Compressor
• Dialog Normalization
• Compression Profiles
• Surround Sound and Downmixing
• Exporting Intermediate Files

Lesson 16: Encoding Audio

• Audio Formats for DVD VIdeo
• Using Digital Audio Files
• AC-3 Files
• Encoding AC-3 with Compressor
• Dialog Normalization
• Compression Profiles
• Surround Sound and Downmixing
• Exporting Intermediate Files

Lesson 17: Scripting

• Scripting Basics
• Scripting Simple Functions
• Building a Play-all Script
• Building a Return-to-Menu Script
• Building a Menu Loop Script
• Programming the Title Button
• Scripting Audio Streams
• Checking Aspect Ratio
• Using Jump Indirect

Lesson 18: HD DVD Authoring

• About HD DVD
• Upconverting and SD Project to HD DVD
• Encoding for HD DVD
• Building an HD DVD Project
• Building an HD DVD Project
• Formatting and HD DVD Project
• Playing an HD DVD Project

Register

Register by selecting a class date below. You will be transferred directly to the registration page of the training center.

August 13-15, 2008
November 12-14, 2008
February 11-13, 2009

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