Apple Pro Training Series: DVD Studio Pro 4 [With DVD] (Apple Pro Training)

Updated for DVD Studio Pro 4.2.2, this best-selling, Apple certified guide uses striking real-world footage to build four complete DVDs and share a Blu-ray disc. It covers how to use  DVD Studio Pro on its own, as well as how to integrate it into  your workflow with Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, and Compressor 3.5. Each lesson takes you step-by-step through an aspect of DVD creation and finishing, with hands-on projects for you to complete as you go.

You'll learn to storyboard your DVD and plan its interactions, set chapter markers, build still and motion menus, and add overlays and subtitles. You’ll also work with multiple audio tracks and camera angles, create smart buttons and custom transitions, professionally encode audio and video files, and build useful scripts.

This book/DVD-ROM package for novice and professional DVD authors shows how to use DVD Studio Pro by itself and how to integrate it with Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, and Compressor 3.5. Step-by-step lessons, illustrated with color screenshots, walk through building four complete DVDs, from simple to more complex projects. The lessons are in sections on basic DVD authoring, advanced authoring and design, and working with high definition video. Chapter review questions help prepare readers for the Apple Pro certification exam. The DVD-ROM contains lesson files for projects. This third edition is updated for DVD Studio Pro version 4.2.2. Sitter is founder and CEO of a software education publisher and training web site. Ramseier is founder of a DVD authoring and production house. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Authors Martin Sitter is the founder and CEO of macProVideo.com, a leading software education publisher and training Web site. Adrian Ramseier is the founder and principal of All4DVD, an award-winning DVD authoring and production house that also specializes in training and curriculum development. Robbie Carman is a colorist, trainer, and co-owner of Amigo Media LLC postproduction and consulting firm in Washington, DC. His other books include Final Cut Pro Workflows: The Independent Studio Handbook. Richard Harrington is an author, educator, and CEO of RHED Pixel.Rich's other books include Video: Made on a Mac and Apple Training Series: iWork '09.