COURSE OUTLINE
Do you want
to learn how to create a professional-quality DVD? Whether you are
a video editor, producer, or film student, within this comprehensive
course you'll find everything you need to master the techniques
of DVD authoring using Apple's feature-rich DVD Studio Pro.
This two day
hands-on course delves into the world of DVD authoring, from initial
storyboarding to burning and replication, with DVD Studio Pro 2.
Using compelling media and a real-world production workflow, students
will learn how to create MPEG-2 video with Compressor, AC-3 audio
with A.Pack, as well as create eye-popping motion menus directly
in DVD Studio Pro 2. Students will also author a DVD by creating
buttons, interactive links, slideshows, story playlists, and even
adding alternate audio streams and video angles.
Lesson
1: Preparing Your First DVD Project
DVD
Creation Process
DVD Specifications
Choosing a Window Configuration
Creating a Basic Project
Setting Encoding Preferences
Importing Assets into the Palette
Creating a Menu
Connecting Assets to the Menu
Creating a Slideshow
Simulating a Disc
Burning a Disc
Lesson 2: Working with the Interface
Launching DVD Studio Pro
DVD Studio Pro Interface
Quadrants and Tabs
Lesson 3: Creating a Simple DVD
Storyboarding Your DVD
Testing a Build with Apple's DVD Player
Identifying Source Video Settings
Setting DVD Studio Pro Preferences
Creating a Simple DVD
Lesson 4: Working with Menus and
Buttons
The Menu Creation Process
Importing Assets
Naming the Main Menu
Adding a Background Graphic
Creating Buttons on a Still Menu
Making Connections from Buttons to Video
Naming the Menu
Using the Title Safe Feature
Adding a Drop Zone to the Main Menu
Creating a Chapter Index Menu
Setting the Menu Button on the Remote Control
Lesson 5: Creating a Slideshow
Working with Slideshows
Importing Slides
Adding a Slideshow
Modifying Your Slideshow
Lesson 6: Building and Formatting
a DVD
Simulating Your Project
Building a DVD
Using the Apple DVD Player
Burning a Disc
Choosing DVD Media
Lesson 7: Encoding Using Compressor
Bit Budgeting
Using Compressor to Encode a File
Creating a Droplet
Lesson 8: Encoding Using A.Pack
Working with the A.Pack Application
Encoding a Stereo File with A.Pack
Encoding a Surround Sound File with A.Pack
Batch Encoding using A.Pack
Lesson 9: Creating Menus
Creating Menus with a Simple Overlay
Creating Menus with Advanced Overlays
Lesson 10: Working with Markers
and Stories
Working with Chapter Markers
Creating Markers in Final Cut Pro
Working with Markers in DVD Studio Pro
Using Stories as Playlists
Lesson 11: Advanced Navigation
and Scripting
Adding Transition Tracks
Creating a Script
Selecting a Script from a Menu
Establishing Links and Setting a First Play
Lesson 12: Advanced Menu Design
Creating a New Menu Template
Saving a Template
Applying a Menu Template to a Submenu
Lesson 13: Using Multiple and Mixed
Angles
Working with Multi-Angle and Mixed-Angle Tracks
Adding an Alternate Angle
Switching Between Video Angles
Changing the Remote Control Settings
Lesson 14: DVD-ROM Content and
DVD@ccess
Adding DVD-ROM Content to a DVD
Creating a Web Links Menu with DVD@ccess
Lesson 15: Subtitles
Creating Subtitles in DVD Studio Pro
Importing Subtitles with Timecode
Linking Subtitle Streams to Buttons
Creating Buttons and Graphics on Video Tracks with Overlays
Lesson 16: Finishing the Project
Creating a Layered Menu
Turning on the Background Layers
Creating Buttons
Choosing Activated and Selected Button Layers
Merging Clips and Creating New Tracks
Making Connections
Simulating Your Project
Build and Format the DVD
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