NAB Post|Production World Conference Sonic DVD Producer

Douglas Dixon

Manifest Technology LLC www.manifest-tech.com
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Sonic Product Line

Consumer
Sonic MyDVD - World's Leading DVD Creation Software
10M copies MyDVD & DVDit! shipped
Corporate and Small Business
Sonic DVDit! - Publish on DVD Sonic ReelDVD - Professional DVD made easy

Professional

4/2004
Sonic DVD Producer - For multimedia professionals on Windows Sonic DVD Fusion - For multimedia professionals on Macintosh Sonic Scenarist - Feature film DVD production on Windows Sonic DVD Creator - Feature film DVD production on Macintosh
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Sonic NAB 2004

DVD Producer 4.5 June, from $1999
Dual-layer (DVD-9) titles; DVD+R double-layer recordable drives Workstation configurations for dual-monitor output SD-series MPEG encoders
DVD Producer WMV HD Edition beta/Sept., $12,999
Author HD titles on DVD using WMV high-definition technology Playable on Windows Media 9 Series player on Windows XP
Avid DVD by Sonic Q2, $1,995
DVD Producer Avid Xpress Studio Suite, Avid Studio Tools
Sonic eDVD 3 May, $899, stand-alone
InterActual web-DVD, web & DVD-ROM links, Win & Mac OS X

SD-series Encoder 3.0

MPEG encoders, Mac to Windows; SD-1000 $11K, SD-2000 $25K
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Sonic DVD Producer Product Line
DVD Producer 1000 - $12,999
SD-1000 Encoding DVD Producer Authoring DVD Producer Publishing Pack Dual monitor and video output hardware
DVD Producer 500 - $4,999
SD-500 Encoding DVD Producer Authoring DVD Producer Publishing Pack Dual monitor and video output hardware
DVD Producer Authoring - $1,999
DVD Producer Authoring Dual monitor and video output hardware
DVD Producer Publishing Pack - $1,999
Add Region Coding, Analog (APS) & Digital (CSS) Copy Protection (for DVD Producer Authoring)
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DVD Producer SD Series Encoders

SD-1000 Encoder

- Superior encoding for multimedia professionals - Real-time encoding and decoding using SDI input and output - Exceptional video quality at low bit-rates - One- or two-pass CBR and two-pass VBR encode styles - Preview during encode - Stereo PCM, MPEG-1 layer II, and Dolby Digital audio encoding via balanced analog or AES/EBU digital audio input
SD-1000 Encoder: MPEG video, Dolby Digital audio Pre-filtering, frame-accurate chapter point placement auto scene detection

SD-500 Encoder

- Best value in high performance encoding - Real-time encoding from DV, component, and composite video sources - One-pass CBR and one- or two-pass VBR encode styles - Stereo PCM, MPEG-1 layer II, and Dolby Digital audio encoding via balanced stereo analog audio input
SD-500 Encoder: MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video From DV, component or composite video, Dolby Digital and MPEG-1 Layer 2 audio
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Sonic DVD Producer Author
Menu Editor Palette window: Import assets
Video Preview window Timeline: Tracks: Video + Audio & Subtitle Chapter points
List window: Menus & Movies columns Properties window

Bit Budget meter 4/2004

OpenDVD option
TV Standard / Saved Page 6
Sonic DVD Producer Simulate
Monitor window Palette window: Import assets
Simulation Remote Control
List window: Menus & Movies columns
Timeline: Video + Audio & Subtitle tracks, Chapter points

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DVD Producer Import Assets

Import to Palette Window

Video and audio clips Menus
Photoshop layers for subpicture highlights

Image Assets

Backgrounds

View assets

Sort, resize, small icons Preview Play

Audio, Video Assets

Set disc properties
Set Jacket Picture Set First Play (List)

Menu Layers

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DVD Producer Create Timelines
Add to List Window Movies column
Open in Movie Timeline window 99 Video Title Sets, 8 audio, 32 subtitle

First Play Menus Movies

Create Timeline
Add Audio track(s) Set language Add Subtitle track(s) Set language Set Root menu for Menu button Add Chapter points
Scrubber - Timecode Object Timecodes
Zoom Controls Chapters Tracks

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DVD Producer Import Subtitles

Import Subtitle track(s)

Subtitle script

Subtitle Import Preview

Text font, style, position Color Group

Text Body and Outline

Color Groups: Text Body and Outline, Opacity 4/2004

Subtitle Attributes

Subtitle Position

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DVD Producer Create Menus

Composite in Menu Editor

4/2004 Safe Area Overlay: Text / Graphics Menu Button Highlight areas
Add to List Window Menus column Drag to create buttons Or Photoshop overlay layer Select tool: Move and resize Text tool: Titles, button labels Align, Layer; Drop shadow Highlight tool: Button areas Properties window Background audio Animated buttons Timed, loop, time out End actions

Motion menus

Tools: Highlight / Select / Text

Targets: Bg, Overlay

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DVD Producer Create Buttons
Use highlights from multi-layer Photoshop Edit Button Highlights
Display Background, Overlay, Highlight layer Draw rectangular highlight area Highlight tool Set highlight colors Properties window
Normal, Selection, Activation; Color & Opacity

Define Button Routing

Manual or Auto Route w/ wrap

Menu Button Routing

Menu Highlight Colors

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DVD Producer Create Links
Create Navigational Links
Drag objects & create link Ctrl-Drag chapter points from Timeline Right-click Add Link Properties window

Define End Actions

JumpAnywhere navigation Jump to Menu

Select button

Navigation: Menus Movies Buttons

Jump to Timeline

Chapter Audio & Subtitle

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DVD Producer Playlists

Playlists

List of Movies Menu button Chapter point Audio stream Subtitle stream End Action

Movie Sources

Playlist

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DVD Producer Simulate
Video Preview Window Remote Control
Chapter Time Tracks Title / Menu

Selection Arrows / Enter

Previous / Next Chapter Playback Controls: - Play / Pause / Stop / Skip to End Action - Subtitles / Subtitle Track / Audio Track

Numeric Keypad

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DVD Producer Output

Encoding
Software transcode Hardware SD-1000 Encoder card Dolby Digital AC-3 stereo

Simulate

Software or hardware BitBudget Calculator

Project Settings

Build
DVD Volume, Disc Image, DVD Disc, DLT Tape

Output

Dual-layer, DVD-5 & DVD-10 Region coding, Copy protection: CGMS, CSS, APS Hybrid DVD-Video with DVD-ROM WriteDirect, to DVD-R and DLT devices (no temp files) OpenDVD read and write: Re-edit DVDs
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DVD Producer Hardware

Hardware A/V Setup Transport Window: External Video Deck Control

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DVD Producer Video Encoding
Encoding Setup Encoding Video Set

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DVD Producer Audio Encoding
Encoding Audio Set Dolby Digital Setup

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For More Information
Manifest Technology www.manifest-tech.com
The Manifest Technology site contains over a hundred articles and technical references by Douglas Dixon on multimedia technology, especially digital video editing and DVD authoring.
DVD Authoring Software Gallery: www.manifest-tech.com/links/dvd_sw_gallery.htm
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