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DVD Studio Pro 2 Solutions (Includes Dvd-rom)

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.

Biography

Erica Sadun holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech s Graphics, Visualization, & Usability center. She is the author of Digital Video Essentials: Shoot, Transfer, Edit, Share and Digital Photography Essentials: Point, Shoot, Enhance, Share. Her book iMovie 2 Solutions: Tips, Tricks, and Special Effects won an Excellence in Education and Instruction award at the 32nd Annual Bookbuilders West Book Show.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Introducing DVD Studio Pro 2.

Chapter 2: Building Basic Menus.

Chapter 3: Creating Overlay and Layered Menus.

Chapter 4: Preparing Video Assets.

Chapter 5: Compressing Video and Audio.

Chapter 6: Building Tracks.

Chapter 7: Markers and Stories.

Chapter 8: Subtitles.

Chapter 9: Building and Using Slideshows.

Chapter 10: Scripting DVDs.

Chapter 11: Advanced Interaction Menus and Methods.

Chapter 12: Building and Burning.

Index.

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