Desktop Dvd Authoring

With DVD recorders and media plummeting in price, thousands of people are authoring DVDs for the first time. Whether youre archiving old home-movie videotapes, creating multimedia business presentations, or simply backing up data, Desktop DVD Authoring teaches you how to do it right. With this book, you can easily create and share great-looking productions on DVD and even CD, with real, full-quality digital video and audio, complete with professional-style menus. Even better, the DVD discs that you burn at your desktop can be played almost anywhere - not only on computer DVD drives, but also on consumer set-top DVD players. This book will help you make sense of DVD - discs and formats, consumer and computer products, computer systems and peripherals, for playback and authoring, across both the Windows and Macintosh platforms. You'll see the range of possibilities for desktop DVD authoring, from transferring some videotapes to DVD as easily and simply as possible, to designing your own interactive presentations.

"Desktop DVD Authoring" opens up the world of DVD at the desktop--for playing movies, archiving data, and authoring video productions. With this book, users can easily create and share great-looking productions on DVD and even CD, with real, full-quality digital video and audio, complete with professional-style menus.

Expand your creative ability by mastering the software tools. "DVD Authoring with Adobe Encore DVD" covers the toolset in a manner that demonstrates real-world application. The downloadable resources with source material walks you through the process. You will learn how to avoid common pitfalls and learn about the entire DVD authoring workflow.

DVD Authoring and Production is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to publishing content in the DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, and WebDVD formats. Readers learn everything they need to create, produce, and master DVDs - including a firsthand look at professional production techniques employed in the author's StarGaze DVD. Professionals and aspiring DVD artists alike learn the latest tools and techniques as well as how to succeed in the business realm of the DVD world, including optimal methods of marketing, distributing, and selling.

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.

"This comprehensive guide reveals everything you need to publish content in DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, and Web DVD formats -- from project conception to relication and distribution." Includes a comprehensive glossary of acronyms and DVD terms

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.

PERFECT FOR FIRST-TIMERS WHO DEMAND PROFESSIONAL RESULTS This easy-to-use guide can help any savvy computer user master DVD creation, from zero to done. "Making DVDs" covers the process from planning to development to burning a disc. Through real-world case studies from some of the luminaries in the DVD field, this book guides you past the pitfalls and helps you reach an audience with your work. The video segments on disc illustrate high-caliber MPEG-2 material from sources such as DV camcorders, DigiBeta camcorders, and 35mm film. START CREATING DVDs NOW! "Making DVDs" helps you: * Put your band, independent film, documentary, training program, 'zine, or any audio/video project on a pro-quality DVD * Develop a working plan for your DVD project * Gain the best results from your digital video equipment * Learn techniques for converting different source materials to DVD formats * Optimize video compression for pro results * Find out how to fund and promote a DVD magazine on disc * Learn how the experts use nonlinear editing tools * Polish your DVD presentation with top-notch menus * Compare the benefits of duplication and replication * Discover money-making opportunities in DVD sales and distribution * Tap into the energy of the fastest-growing entertainment medium of all time: DVD * And much, much more!