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. You can create DVDs which
take advantage of every feature outlined in
the DVD-Video standard.
Formerly the domain of DVD wizards,
creative control over your DVD projects is
now in your hands. 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.
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
completed just to see how it looks and
operates.
Whether you’re an independent filmmaker,
video producer, trainer, event photographer
or just someone who wants more control
than iDVD provides, you’ll find that DVD
Studio Pro has something for you. DVD
Studio Pro lets you focus on the content
of your DVDs, not on the details of DVD
technology.
DVD offers a convenient delivery vehicle for high quality audio and
video. You want to give your viewers an experience that submerges them
in your vision. DVD Studio Pro give you the tools you need to deliver that
vision.
Striking Cinema
DVD Studio Pro includes a
software MPEG encoder that
will work in any
QuickTime-savvy video
editor, such as Final Cut
Pro. The encoder supports
both PAL and NTSC formats
and 4:3 and 16:9 aspect
ratios. The program will also
accept MPEG streams from
other encoders.
The DVD spec and DVD
Studio Pro allow for up to 99
video tracks in a project and
you can set up to nine
angles per track. The program allows for chapter markers within tracks to
facilitate jumping directly to various points in a DVD. If you want to create
alternate versions, simply use the multistory feature.
The comprehensive DVD Studio Pro manual includes tips for spatial
mixing so you can create exactly the effect you want your listeners to
experience. Once you’ve mixed your audio into one of the supported
formats -- AIFF, SoundDesigner II, QuickTime or WAVE -- creating
Dolby Digital files is easy.
A command of excellence
DVD Studio Pro, with its high-quality MPEG-2 encoder and useful A.Pack
utility, gives you the quality and control you need to produce a sensory
showpiece.
Sound Off
DVD Studio includes a separate
application, A.Pack, for use in
encoding your audio into the
Dolby Digital format (also
known as AC-3). Dolby Digital is
the preferred audio format for
DVD-Video discs. A.Pack is
Dolby-certified so you can be
sure it will produce high-quality,
compatible output.
Select the sound files and
assign them to the correct
position in the sound field.
A.Pack does the rest, giving you
an AC-3 audio stream ready to
include on a DVD. If you desire,
you can listen to your audio
stream on your Macintosh.
But you don’t have to use Dolby
Digital -- DVD Studio Pro
accepts MPEG and PCM audio
as well. DVD Studio Pro lets
you use up to eight audio
streams per video track. Mark
your audio streams by language
for automatic selection by DVD
players.
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Workflow
With DVD Studio Pro, your DVD can use advanced features
such as motion menus, chapter markers, scripting, multiple
languages, subtitles, and Dolby Digital audio. To begin,
collect your material, choose your style and navigation,
then create your masterpiece.
Collect source material
Shoot and edit your video using a digital camcorder and your
favorite editing tool, such as Apple’s Final Cut Pro. You don’t
need to learn a new editing system. Use the audio from your
video, or create new tracks in a separate audio mixing
environment.
Encode your video and audio into the formats required for DVD.
For video, DVD Studio Pro includes a software MPEG encoder
that will work in any QuickTime-savvy video editor, such as Final
Cut Pro. Thanks to the Velocity Engine in the Power Mac G4, the
software encoder quickly translates your material. If you
frequently encode large amounts of video material, you may want
to consider a third-party hardware encoder that can translate in
real time.
For audio, the DVD standard can use PCM or Dolby Digital AC-3
format. DVD Studio Pro includes a utility to translate AIFF,
SoundDesigner II, QuickTime or WAVE files into AC-3 format.
Choose Style and Navigation
Create the look and feel of your menus and buttons. Design
menus in Adobe Photoshop or your favorite video editing tool.
Easily import them into DVD Studio Pro.
Author and test your DVD. In this step, DVD Studio Pro brings it
all together. Create and refine your project using intelligent pop-up
menus that offer relevant choices, helping you make the right
decisions the first time. The built-in preview function lets you see
how your links, menus and buttons appear in real time.
Create your Masterpiece
Record your DVD in any number of ways. You can use a DVD-R
drive (available in select Macintosh G4 models) to burn your DVD.
Or record your project to DVD-RAM to play on computers that
have a DVD-RAM drive. Send your project to a service bureau to
write it to disc. If you plan to duplicate your work in large
quantities, write your project to DLT tape or an external hard disk,
then hand it over to a replication facility.
Project overview
. Get a graphical view
of the elements of your DVD project and
easily customize the windows to fit your
work style.
Chapter setup
. Use the interactive marker
editor to add chapter markers and
onscreen buttons to your video.
Interactive structure
. With a clear view of
the links you’ve created, it’s easy to see
your project’s interactivity flow and spot
errors.
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Tech Specs
