Manhattan Edit Workshop DVD Studio Pro 101

DVD Studio Pro 101 Course, 3 Day <b>DVD Studio Pro 101 Course Outline (3 Day)</b>

<b>Lesson 1: Preparing Your First DVD Project</b>
- DVD Creation Process.
- DVD Specification Basics.
- About Configurations.
- Media for DVD Authoring.
- The palette.
- The Inspector.
- Using the Basic Menu Editor.
- Menus and Templates.
- Creating Simple Buttons.
- Using Drop Zone.
- Using Text Elements in Menus.
- Simulating.
- Burning a DVD and Recordable Media.

<b>Lesson 2: Using the DVD Studio Pro Interface</b>
- Outline Tab.
- Connections Tab.
- Quadrants and tabs.
- Track Editor.
- Slideshow Editor.
- Story Editor.
- Script Editor.
- Asset Tab.
- Creating a Simple One-track DVD.

<b>Lesson 3: Setting Up a New DVD Project</b>
- Storyboarding a DVD.
- Creating a New Project.
- Importing Assets.
- Asset Information.
- Simple Encoding.
- Using Compressor to Encode a File.

<b>Lesson 4: Working with Tracks and Markers</b>
- Creating Tracks.
- Creating Chapter Markers.
- Track End Jumps.
- Setting Audio Stream Language Tags.
- Adding an Alternate Audio Stream.

<b>Lesson 5: Creating Standard Menus</b>
- Adding a Background.
- Creating Buttons.
- Linking Buttons to Tracks.
- Creating a Menu Template.
- Creating Button Shapes.
- Adding Button Styles.
- Adding Text Objects.
- Adding Text to a Menu Background.
- Creating Drop Zones.
- Adding Graphics and Still Images.
- Creating an Overlay and Button Highlights.

<b>Lesson 6: Creating Motion Menus and Chapter Index Menus</b>
- Converting a Still Menu to a Motion Menu.
- Authoring a Motion Menu.
- Motion Menu Loop Points.
- Chapter Index Menus.
- Creating a Scene Index Menu.
- Connecting from Menu Buttons.
- Adding Audio to Menus.
- Using Transitions from Menu Buttons.

<b>Lesson 7: Working with Slideshows</b>
- Slideshow Basics.
- Slideshow Still Images.
- Creating Slides.
- Adding Audio.
- Adding Individual Audio to One Slide.
- Slideshow Navigation.
- Using Transitions.
- Converting a Slideshow to a Video Track.

<b>Lesson 8: Working with Stories</b>
- Defining Stories.
- Story Marker Entry Points.
- Story End Jumps.
- Applying the 99-item Limit to Stories.
- Using Transitions from Story Ends.

<b>Lesson 9: Subtitles and Closed Captions</b>
- Burn, Build, Format.
- Building the DVD Volume.
- Emulating the DVD Volume from Hard Drive.
- Output Options.
- Adding Copy Protection.
- Burning a Single DVD.
- Writing a DLT Tape.
- Formatting CMF Volume.

<b>Lesson 10: Building and Formatting</b>
- Burn, Build, Format.
- Building the DVD Volume.
- Emulating the DVD Volume from Hard Drive.
- Output Options.
- Adding Copy Protection.
- Burning a Single DVD.
- Writing a DLT Tape.
- Formatting CMF Volume.

<b>Lesson 11: Advanced Menu Design</b>
- Types of Menus.
- Creating a Menu in Photoshop.
- Refreshing Assets.
- Advanced Menu Audio.
- Using Advanced Overlays.
- Creating Layered Menus.

<b>Lesson 12: Finishing Your DVD</b>
- Testing Your Project.
- Building and Formatting a DVD.
- Using the Apple DVD Player.
- Burning a Disc Using the Burn Command.
- Choosing a Recordable DVD Media.
- Distribution of Your Completed DVD.
- Designing Disc Labels and DVD Case Inserts.

<b>Lesson 13: Creating Transitions</b>
- Applying a Transition.
- Using a Video Transition.
- Using Alpha Transitions.
- Exploring the Asset Movie.
- Exploring the Background Matte Movie.

<b>Lesson 14: Working with Markers and Stories</b>
- Alternate Angles.
- Creating Multi-Angle Tracks.
- Creating Mixed-Angle Tracks.
- Targeting Alternate Angle Streams.
- About Alternate Angle Errors.
- Exploring Final Cut Pro Markers.

<b>Lesson 15: Encoding Video</b>
- Bit Budgeting.
- Encoding with DVD Studio Pro.
- Encoding with Compressor.
- Exporting MPEG-2.
- ACS via Compressor.
- Dialog Normalization.
- Compression Profiles.
- Surround Sound and Downmixing.
- Exporting Intermediate Files.

<b>Lesson 16: Encoding Audio</b>
- Audio Formats for DVD Video.
- Using Digital Audio Files.
- AC-3 Files.
- Encoding AC-3 with Compressor.
- Dialog Normalization.
- Compression Profiles.
- Surround Sound and Downmixing.
- Exporting Intermediate Files.

<b>Lesson 17: Scripting</b>
- Scripting Basics.
- Scripting Simple Functions.
- Building a Play-all Script.
- Building a Return-to-Menu Script.
- Building a Menu Loop Script.
- Programming the Title Button.
- Scripting Audio Streams.
- Checking Aspect Ratio.
- Using Jump Indirect.

<b>Lesson 18: HD DVD Authoring</b>
- About HD DVD.
- Upconverting.
- SD Project to HD DVD.
- Encoding for HD DVD.
- Building an HD DVD Project.
- Building an HD DVD Project.
- Formatting and HD DVD Project.
- Playing an HD DVD Project.