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DVD Studio Pro 101: An Introduction to DVD Studio Pro 4
Authoring Professional DVDs in Final Cut Studio

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.

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Courses Available: DVD Studio Pro 101
Course Outline – Day 1


Preparing Your First DVD Project

  1. DVD Creation Process
  2. DVD Specification Basics
  3. Exploring the Interface
  4. Creating a Simple DVD in Basic View
  5. Creating a Menu
  6. Connecting Assets to the Menu
  7. Simulating a Disc
  8. Building a Project
  9. Burning a Disc

Exploring the Full Interface

  1. Opening the Project
  2. Exploring Window Configurations
  3. Adjusting the Project

Setting Up a Simple DVD

  1. Storyboarding a DVD
  2. Creating a Storyboard Using the Graphical Tab
  3. Previewing the Finished Project with Apple’s DVD Player
  4. Identifying Source Video Settings
  5. Setting DVD Studio Pro Preferences
  6. Setting Up Disc Properties
  7. Importing Audio and Video
  8. Setting Chapter Markers
 Creating Menus within DVD Studio Pro
  1. The Menu Creation Process
  2. Importing Assets
  3. Adding a Background Graphic
  4. Using the Safe Title and Action Safe Features
  5. Creating Buttons on a Still Menu
  6. Making Connections from Buttons to Video
  7. Adding Title and Text to the Menu
  8. Adding Sound to the Menu
  9. Creating an Intro Menu
  10. Targeting Navigation on your DVD
  11. Using a Drop Zone to Create a Motion Menu

Creating a Chapter Index Menu

  1. Customizing Default Chapter Index Menu
  2. Setting Up the Chapter Index Navigation Buttons
  3. Adding a Drop Zone Shape
  4. Automating the Chapter Index Menu Creation Process

Course Outline – Day 2


Creating a Slideshow
  1. Using Slideshows
  2. File Formats for Slideshows
  3. Adding a Slideshow
  4. Modifying Your Slideshow
  5. Slideshow Transitions
  6. Converting a Slideshow to a Track

Adding Subtitles

  1. Creating Subtitles in DVD Studio Pro
  2. Modifying the Font and Color of Subtitles
  3. Importing Subtitles from a Text File
  4. Previewing Subtitles
  5. Creating Buttons over Video
  6. Understanding Closed Captioning

Finishing Your DVD (part 1)

  1. Adding DVD-ROM Content to a DVD-Video Disc
  2. Testing Your Project
  3. Building and Formatting a DVD
  4. Using the Apple DVD Player
  5. Burning a Disc Using the Burn Command
  6. Choosing Recordable DVD Media
  7. Distributing your Completed DVD

Finishing Your DVD (part 2)

  1. Understanding Compression
  2. Importing a File into Compressor from Final Cut Pro
  3. Applying Preset Settings
  4. Creating Custom Settings
  5. Setting Compression Markers in Compressor
  6. Creating Chapter Markers
  7. Submitting Files for Encoding
  8. Creating a Compressor Droplet

Designing Advanced Menus

  1. Maintaining the Look of Menu Graphics
  2. Creating Standard Menus
  3. Adding a Simple Overlay
  4. Creating Buttons for the Overlay
  5. Choosing Highlights for Button States
  6. Using Advanced Overlays with Grayscale Color Mapping
  7. Customizing Button Colors
  8. Saving Default Colors
  9. Adding a Motion Background
  10. Setting a Loop Point
  11. Working with Motion Menus
  12. Adding a Layered Menu
  13. Creating Layered Menu Buttons
  14. Linking Assets

Course Outline – Day 3


Markers, Stories, and Connections
  1. Working with Chapter Markers
  2. Creating Markers in Final Cut Pro
  3. Setting Encoding Preferences
  4. Using Stories as Playlists
  5. Creating and Working with Stories
  6. Establishing Connections
  7. Finding the Unconnected Elements

Scripting

  1. Building Menu Loop Scripts
  2. Creating Return to Menu Scripts

Transitions

  1. Applying a Transition
  2. Using a Video Transition
  3. Using Alpha Transitions
  4. Exploring the Asset Movie
  5. Exploring the Background Matte Movie

Using Alternate Angles

  1. Setting Up the Project
  2. About Alternate Angles
  3. Creating Multi-Angle Tracks
  4. Creating Mixed-Angle Tracks
  5. Targeting Alternate Angle Streams
  6. Simulating Alternate Angle Errors
  7. Exploring Final Cut Pro Markers

Converting SD to HD
  1. HD to SD Downconversions
  2. Encoding HD Assets
  3. Converting SD Projects to HD Projects

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all4DVD is an Authorized Apple Training Center and Adobe Certified Training Center servicing the local communities and counties of Southern California including Orange County, Los Angeles County, and San Diego County. all4DVD specializes in Bluray/DVD Duplication/Repliacation Authoring Services as well as training and certificaiton programs for Apple Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Server, Motion, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Logic Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Aperture, Shake and Adobe Flash, Photoshop, After Effects, and Premiere suite of applicaitons.