Designing Menus with DVD Studio Pro

Designing Menus with DVD Studio Pro

Author: John Skidgel

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1136065342

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Compared to other technologies like the television, VCR, and even personal computer, the rapid pace of DVD adoption is unprecedented. This information-packed book offers thorough instruction on how to build appealing DVD menus using the DVD Studio Pro toolset, a sophisticated, professional-level DVD authoring tool from Apple. The book features real-world tutorial projects that demonstrate how to get fast, professional results, add Hollywood features to a DVD, and streamline production while maintaining a creative edge. It also shows how to create a wide variety of menu styles, automate image production, customize menus, construct seamless motion menus, and much more. Written by two graphic designers with years of experience designing interfaces, Designing Menus with DVD Studio Pro is an informative companion to a high-powered piece of software.


DVD Studio Pro® 2 Solutions

DVD Studio Pro® 2 Solutions

Author: Erica Sadun

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2006-02-20

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 0782150845

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Create Hollywood-Quality DVDs on a Small-Business Budget With DVD Studio Pro 2, Apple introduced a completely rewritten DVD authoring program at a fraction of its original price. Powerful and full-featured, DVD Studio Pro 2 offers a wealth of sophisticated tools that let you build your own professional-quality DVDs. DVD Studio Pro 2 Solutions offers expert instruction in putting this complex tool to good use. In each no-nonsense chapter, acclaimed Mac and DV author Erica Sadun introduces you to important concepts and nitty-gritty product details, revealing hidden features, flaws, and workarounds. After learning the fundamentals, you'll work through interactive projects that reinforce the material. The extensive support files on the companion DVD provide hands-on experience while you create serious real-world DVDs. Inside, you'll discover the ins and outs of DVD Studio Pro 2, including how to: Build and burn autoplay looping movies and slideshows Create animated subtitles and captions Provide multi-language support Produce motion menu buttons using your movie assets Develop widescreen menus and tracks Create multi-screen scene selection menus Generate multi-angle tracks with alternate audio Build scripts using the Script Editor and Inspectors Add "Easter Egg" material Prepare your projects for professional replication And more! DVD Description With over 3GB of material, this DVD features all the supporting files you'll need as you try out the book's projects, along with sample video, audio, and slide shows. You also get tryout versions of valuable software including Photoshop, LemkeSoft Graphic Converter, and OmniGraffle Professional. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.


DVD Studio Pro 3

DVD Studio Pro 3

Author: Marc Loy

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 0596005881

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Apple's highly sophisticated yet easy-to-use DVD Studio Pro 3 allows independent filmmakers, video producers, trainers, event videographers, and enthusiasts to create high-impact, professional-grade DVDs on the Mac.


DVD Authoring with DVD Studio Pro 2.0

DVD Authoring with DVD Studio Pro 2.0

Author: Jeff Warmouth

Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780240805160

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The book is an introduction to Apple DVD Studio Pro and the workflow involved in the creation of DVDs. If you are new to DVD authoring, the basic section will lead you through easy-to-follow tutorials. For more experienced users, the advanced section will cover sophisticated DVD features such as complex menu design, tracks, languages and subtitles, multiple audio and video streams, scripting, working with DVD-9 and more.


DVD Studio Pro 4

DVD Studio Pro 4

Author: Martin Sitter

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 754

ISBN-13:

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Self-paced training from the best-selling guide used by Apple for its own certification program, completely updated for DVD Studio Pro 4!


Designing Menus with DVD Studio Pro

Designing Menus with DVD Studio Pro

Author: John Skidgel

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1136065334

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Compared to other technologies like the television, VCR, and even personal computer, the rapid pace of DVD adoption is unprecedented. This information-packed book offers thorough instruction on how to build appealing DVD menus using the DVD Studio Pro toolset, a sophisticated, professional-level DVD authoring tool from Apple. The book features real-world tutorial projects that demonstrate how to get fast, professional results, add Hollywood features to a DVD, and streamline production while maintaining a creative edge. It also shows how to create a wide variety of menu styles, automate image production, customize menus, construct seamless motion menus, and much more. Written by two graphic designers with years of experience designing interfaces, Designing Menus with DVD Studio Pro is an informative companion to a high-powered piece of software.


DVD Studio Pro 3

DVD Studio Pro 3

Author: Adrian Ramseier

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 746

ISBN-13:

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There's no better way to learn to author professional, interactive DVDs than this self-paced, Apple-certified guide to DVD Studio Pro 3. This revision of the best-selling first edition is fully updated to take advantage of the software's new transition styles, superb HD-to-MPEG-2 encoding, and brand-new graphical view. Master trainers Adrian Ramseier and Martin Sitter begin with the basics of DVD authoring and--in a new advanced section--take you all the way through DVD Studio Pro's most powerful features. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in an aspect of DVD creation and finishing, with hands-on projects for you to complete as you go. After learning how to storyboard your DVD and plan its interactions, you'll set chapter markers, build still and motion menus, and add subtitles and Web links. You'll also learn sophisticated techniques for juggling multiple audio tracks and camera angles, creating smart buttons and custom transitions, and scripting. Finally, you'll encode professional-quality audio and video and build, format, and burn the DVD. By the end of the book, you'll have created four full DVDs, each geared to a different audience and using different navigation schemes and effects.


DVD Studio Pro 2

DVD Studio Pro 2

Author: Bruce Nazarian

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 9780071417181

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With the release of Apple's DVD Studio Pro just about anyone can author high performance DVDs easily and inexpensively. This complete tutorial, written by a recognized international authority provides the step-by-step guidance necessary to unleash Studio Pro's full power and understand every feature of this popular program. Includes DVD with sample footage, graphics and project graphical layout.


DVD Studio Pro 3 for Mac OS X

DVD Studio Pro 3 for Mac OS X

Author: Martin Sitter

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 700

ISBN-13:

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If you thought you were producing fairly sophisticated DVDs before, wait 'till you see what you can do with Apple's just-released DVD Studio Pro 3! With its stunning QuickTime-based movie transitions (Alpha Transitions) and a brand-new Graphic View that lets you interact with your project in a storyboard environment, DVD Studio Pro 3 promises to bring a whole new level of sophistication to your DVD projects. This task-based guide ensures that you start taking advantage of it immediately! In these pages, youAll discover how to build on your existing DVD authoring skills to master version 3's many powerful new features--including more than 30 additional transition styles, superb HD-to-MPEG-2 encoding, and more. Veteran author Martin Sitter breaks down each DVD Studio Pro task--from setting chapter markers to adding subtitles and creating scripts--into concise step-by-step instructions accompanied by informative screen shots. By the end of the volume, you'll be juggling multiple audio tracks, creating custom transitions, creating smart buttons, and more in the quest of DVD perfection!