Late-Breaking News About DVD Studio Pro 4
This document provides updated information about DVD Studio Pro 4 and covers these topics: Late-Breaking News About DVD Studio Pro 4.0.3 (p. 1) Previous Release Information About DVD Studio Pro 4.0.1 and 4.0.2 (p. 7) Previous Release Information About DVD Studio Pro 4.0 (p. 7) Accessing the Late-Breaking News Document (p. 17) For the latest information about product updates, tips and techniques, and qualified third-party devices, visit the DVD Studio Pro website at http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/dvdstudiopro. For the latest support information from AppleCare, choose DVD Studio Pro Support from the DVD Studio Pro Help menu. To receive automatic notification about new support issues, use Safari to bookmark the AppleCare DVD Studio Pro RSS page at feed://docs.info.apple.com/rss/dvdstudiopro.rss. See Safari Help for more information about configuring RSS feeds.
Late-Breaking News About DVD Studio Pro 4.0.3
The following information is late-breaking news about DVD Studio Pro 4.0.3. DVD Studio Pro 4.0.3 Complies With the HD DVD-Video Specification HD DVD projects authored with DVD Studio Pro 4.0.3 fully comply with the 1.0 version of the HD DVD-Video specification, which defines the new HD DVD standard. DVD Studio Pro versions 4.0, 4.0.1, and 4.0.2 complied with the 0.9 version of the HD DVD-Video specification, which was the most current available at that time. The 1.0 version of the HD DVD-Video specification includes some changes that will affect how you create HD projects in DVD Studio Pro.
Important: HD discs created with DVD Studio Pro versions 4.0, 4.0.1, and 4.0.2 are not compatible with any DVD players that conform to version 1.0 of the HD DVD-Video specification. Note: You can open the older projects in DVD Studio Pro 4.0.3 and use its Build and Format features to create discs that are compatible with DVD players that conform to version 1.0 of the HD DVD-Video specification. Build files (in HVDVD_TS folders) created with DVD Studio Pro versions 4.0, 4.0.1, and 4.0.2 cannot be formatted directlyyou must create them again using the Build function. HD DVD Playback on Apple DVD Player You must update to Apple DVD Player version 4.6.5 or later, included with Mac OS X v10.4.4, to play HD DVD discs created with DVD Studio Pro 4.0.3. DVD Player 4.6.5 also plays HD DVD discs created with DVD Studio Pro versions 4.0, 4.0.1, and 4.0.2, which conform to the 0.9 version of the HD DVD-Video specification. Note: This change affects the text on page 570 of the DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual. HD DVD Filename Changes Version 1.0 of the HD DVD-Video specification has changed the filenames used in the HVDVD_TS folder that gets created when you build an HD project. (The file ID letter I, M, or T now separates the three-digit VTS block number from the two-digit file number, making sorting of the files on a computer more useful.) The files in the video manager group are renamed as follows:
New name format HV000I01.IFO HV000I01.BUP HV000M01.EVO Old name format HVI00001.IFO HVI00001.BUP HVM00001.EVO
The files in the track content group are renamed as follows:
New name format HV001I01.IFO HV001I01.BUP HV001M01.EVO HV001T01.EVO Old name format HVI00101.IFO HVI00101.BUP HVM00101.EVO HVT00101.EVO
See the DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual for more information about the groups and file contents. Note: These changes affect the text on pages 568, 569, and 580 of the DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual.
Dual DVD Standard Discs No Longer Supported You can no longer format dual DVD standard discs (red laser discs that contain both a VIDEO_TS folder from an SD project and an HVDVD_TS folder from an HD project). Creating dual DVD standard discs was allowed in pre-1.0 versions of the HD DVD-Video specification, but changes in the specification have made this impractical. If you build or format your project and DVD Studio Pro detects a situation where there will be both a VIDEO_TS and an HVDVD_TS folder in the same build folder, a dialog appears instructing you to remove one of the folders before continuing. Note: This change affects pages 20, 38, 563, 580, and 581 of the DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual. Red Laser and Blue Laser Buttons Changed When you author an HD project, the red laser and blue laser disc media buttons in the Disc Inspectors Disc/Volume tab affect the scale of the toolbars disc meter and the type of disc (red laser or blue laser) the replicator will create if you are using Disc Description Protocol (DDP) or Cutting Master Format (CMF) when formatting your project. The red laser and blue laser buttons do not affect what happens when burning a general media disc on your system. Previously, the red and blue laser buttons also defined whether the formatted files would conform to the UDF 1.02 volume standard (as required by SD projects) or the UDF 2.50 volume standard (as required by HD projects). The type of folder being written (VIDEO_TS folder for an SD project or HVDVD_TS folder for an HD project) now determines whether a UDF 1.02 or UDF 2.50 volume is created. Note: UDF 2.50 volumes cannot be mounted on computers using Mac OS X v10.3 Panther. A warning appears with no mountable file systems as the reason for the mounting failure. UDF 2.50 is compatible with Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger. See the DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual for more information about UDF volumes. Note: This change affects the text on pages 555 and 573 of the DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual.

About HD Projects and Red Laser Discs You can put an HD project onto a red laser disc in two ways: using a replicator or burning the disc with your system. When using Disc Description Protocol (DDP) to format HD projects for replication to a DLT drive or your hard disk with red laser selected as the disc media, the resulting files are formatted for 3x-speed DVD-ROM media. 3x DVD-ROM media is red laser media specially designed for playback in HD DVD players, as an approved alternative to blue laser media. Physically, the disc is the same as other red laser media; however, it includes a setting instructing the HD DVD player to spin at three times the normal red laser rate. This is to ensure that the player reads the data at a high enough speed to maintain smooth video playback. Important: At this time, 3x DVD-ROM media is available only through a replicator that is licensed by Doug Carson and Associates (DCA). Make sure to verify that your replicator can master red laser media for use in HD DVD players. When you burn your HD project to a red laser disc with your system, the resulting disc does not conform to the 3x DVD-ROM specification and may not play on all HD DVD players. Important: A red laser disc containing an HD project burned on your system can be played by Apple DVD Player version 4.6.5 or later. Note: This change affects the text on pages 20, 38, and 555 of the DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual. 1440 x 1080 Resolution Supports the 16:9 Aspect Ratio Only The 1.0 version of the HD DVD-Video specification stipulates that the 1440 x 1080 resolution can only be used for anamorphic 16:9 aspect ratio video. Pre-1.0 versions of the HD DVD-Video specification included the ability to use the 1440 x 1080 resolution for both the 4:3 and anamorphic 16:9 aspect ratios. This change to the HD DVD-Video specification affects what happens when you import 1440 x 1080 resolution assets: MPEG-2 or HDV: These assets are identified as either 4:3 or anamorphic 16:9 by a flag contained in the MPEG stream. Any of these assets flagged as 4:3 cannot be imported into DVD Studio Pro. H.264 or QuickTime (other than HDV): These assets are not identified as either 4:3 or anamorphic 16:9. DVD Studio Pro imports these assets and treats them as anamorphic 16:9. Any of these assets that are actually 4:3 are distorted to fit the 16:9 aspect ratio. The MPEG encoder embedded in DVD Studio Pro encodes all 1440 x 1080 QuickTime assets (other than HDV or H.264) as anamorphic 16:9.
ThischangetotheHDDVD-Videospecificationalsoaffectswhathappenswhenyou openprojectscreatedwithDVDStudioPro4.0,4.0.1,and4.0.2thatuse1440x1080 resolutionassets: Ifanytracks,menus,orslideshowsaresetto1440x1080witha4:3displaymode,these assetsareallautomaticallychangedtoadisplaymodeof16:9letterbox. IftheassetsareMPEG-2orHDV,theprojectopensbutshowsanyoftheseassetssetas 4:3asmissing,reportsthemashavinganincorrectformat,andrequiresthemtobe replaced.Toworkaroundthis,youneedtonotethenamesoftheaffectedassets, closetheproject(withoutsavingit),replacetheassetswithanamorphic16:9versions usingexactlythesamenames,andthenreopentheproject.Theprojectsassets refresh,allowingthemtobeused. IftheassetsareH.264,theyaretreatedasiftheyareanamorphic16:9assets.Thiswill distortanyoftheseassetsthatareactually4:3. IftheassetsareQuickTime(otherthanHDVorH.264),theirencodingaspectratio settingismodifiedto16:9.Thiswilldistortanyoftheseassetsthatareactually4:3. Note:Thischangeaffectsthetextonpages21,22,58,63,86,and107ofthe DVDStudioPro4UserManual. UsingDVD-RDual-LayerMedia IfyoursystemcontainsaDVDdrivethatcanwritetothenewDVD-Rdual-layermedia,you canburnyourDVDprojecttoitwithDVDStudioPro.However,thereareseveralissues: SincethereisnocurrentwayforDVDStudioProtoidentifyDVD-Rdual-layermedia ashavingtwolayers,burningadual-layerprojecttoitresultsinawarningappearing tellingyouthattheDVDmediamayhaveinsufficientroomtoholdtheproject.This messageisbasedontheassumptionthatthediscissinglelayer.Bothlayersofthe discwillbewrittentoasneeded,however,whenyouclickContinue. Ifyouareburningadual-layerproject,thebreakpointyousetwillnotaffectwhere thelayerbreakactuallyoccurs.Instead,thefirstlayeriswrittentountilfilled,atwhich pointthedriveswitchestowritingtothesecondlayer. TheswitchbetweenlayersisaseamlesslayerchangenotsupportedbysomeDVD players,whichmaystopplayingthediscwhentheswitchpointisreached. Important:DonotuseDVD-Rdual-layermediaunlesstheseissuesdonotimpact yourproject. YoucanuseDVD+Rdouble-layermediaforburningyourdual-layerprojects.With DVD+Rdouble-layermedia,DVDStudioProplacesthelayerbreakpointandsetsthe switchpointtobenonseamlessasspecifiedinyourproject.

SendingHDProjectstoReplicators WhenmasteringHDprojectswithDVDStudioPro,youwillusetheDDP2.0orDDP2.1 formatstowritetheDLTorharddiskfiles.Toensureyourreplicatorwillbeableto successfullyprocessthefiles,makesuretheyarelicensedbyDougCarsonand Associates(DCA). WritingtoDLTNowMoreReliable DVDStudioPronowmorereliablyidentifieswhentheDLTdrivehasinsufficient spacefortheformattedproject.Previously,whenDVDStudioProwasusedwith certainsystemconfigurations,itwouldincorrectlydetectthattheDLTdrivehad insufficientspace. DistributingGraphicalTabTilesNowMoreConsistent TheByTypeandAutolayoutoptionsfordistributingtilesintheGraphicaltabnow functionmoreconsistently. Ifnotilesareselected,choosingArrange>ByTypeorArrange>Autolayoutaffects alltiles. Ifoneormoretilesareselected,choosingArrange>ByTypeorArrange>Autolayout affectsonlytheselectedtiles. SeetheDVDStudioPro4UserManualformoreinformationaboutarrangingtilesinthe Graphicaltab. ReferencingGraphicsinanSTLSubtitleFile Theexampleonpage460oftheDVDStudioPro4UserManualincorrectlyshowsspaces aroundthetokenname.Thecorrectexampleis:
$SetFilePathToken = <<Graphic>> 00:00:12:04 , 00:00:14:12 , <<Graphic>>RabidLemur.tif 00:00:16:14 , 00:00:19:08 , <<Graphic>>MooseLemur.tif
Itisimportantthatyoudonotincludeanyspaceseitherbeforeorafterthefilename (RabidLemur.tifandMooseLemur.tifinthisexample). SettingaGPRMsModetoCounter Thetextonpage508oftheDVDStudioPro4UserManualincorrectlydefineswhat happenswhenaGPRMissetasacounter.Thevaluecountsup,notdown.Additionally, switchingtheGPRMmodefromcountertoregistercausesthecountertopause,with theGPRMretainingthelastvaluecountedto.Ifyouswitchbacktothecountermode, thecounterstartswiththeexistingGPRMvalue.
PreviousReleaseInformation AboutDVDStudioPro4.0.1and4.0.2
ThefollowinginformationwasincludedwithDVDStudioPro4.0.1and4.0.2. ImportingiMovieHDProjects iMovieHDsavesitsprojectsasasinglepackagethatcontainsalloftheprojectsfiles. WhenyouusetheSaveProjectAscommand(intheFilemenu)iniMovieHD5.0.2or earlier,thenewprojectfilecannotbeimportedintoDVDStudioProbecauseofmissing filesinitspackage. IfyouareusingDVDStudioPro4.0or4.0.1,DVDStudioProstopsresponding,requiring youtoforcetheapplicationtoquit. IfyouareusingDVDStudioPro4.0.2,analertmessageappearsindicatingthatthe projectisinanunsupportedformat. Tocorrectthenewprojectfile,openitiniMovieHDandsavetheprojectbychoosing File>SaveProject.Thisaddsthemissingfilestotheprojectspackage,makingit possibletoimporttheprojectintoDVDStudioPro.
PreviousReleaseInformationAboutDVDStudioPro4.0
ThefollowinginformationwasincludedwithDVDStudioPro4.0.Itisdividedinto severalsectionstomakeiteasiertolocatespecificitems.

GeneralInformation

ThissectioncontainsinformationaboutgeneralDVDStudioProusage. AboutExportingMPEG-2WithQuickTime DVDStudioPronolongeraddsanMPEG-2exportcapabilitytoQuickTime.Youcan eitheruseCompressortoexportMPEG-2videoorimportyourQuickTimevideodirectly intoDVDStudioPro,whichwilluseitsinternalMPEG-2encodertoencodethevideo. VideoOutSupportedonComputersFactoryEquippedtoSupportTwoMonitors DVDStudioProsupportsvideooutputfordisplayonanexternalmonitoronlywhen usingthecomputersprimaryvideocard,andonlyifitcansupporttwomonitors. DVDStudioProwillnotrecognizeasecondvideocardinstalledinthecomputer.

UsingtheMacOSXFontPanel DVDStudioProsupportstheFamily,Typeface,Size,Underline,andStrikethrough settingsoftheMacOSXFontpanel.Clickingthetextorpagecolorsettingsopensthe Colorspanel;anychangesmadeinthepanelareappliedtothetext,underlines,and strikethroughs.(Youcannotsetindependentcolorsforunderlinesandstrikethroughs.) TheFontpanelshadowsettingswillfunction,butcannotbecontrolledby DVDStudioPro,andcanleadtounintendedresults.Itisstronglysuggestedthatyou donotusetheFontpanelsshadowsettings,andinsteadusetheshadowsettingsin theMenutaboftheDVDStudioProMenuInspector. ImportingMacOSXTextAttributes YoucantakeadvantageofMacOSXtextprocessingcapabilities,suchaskerning,color, andjustification,bytypingyourtextintoanAppletextapplication,suchasTextEditor Keynote,andthencopyingthetexttoyourDVDStudioPromenuorsubtitle. Note:Linespacingsettingsarenotmaintainedwhenthetextiscopiedto DVDStudioPro.
OpeningProjectsFromEarlierVersionsofDVDStudioProandiDVD
Thissectioncontainsinformationaboutopeningprojectsfromearlierversionsof DVDStudioProandiDVDinDVDStudioPro4. ImportingItemDescriptionsandScriptFiles Youcannotimportitemdescriptionsorscriptfilessavedwithanyearlierversionof DVDStudioPro(1,2,or3)intoDVDStudioPro4.Sinceanitemdescriptionisatextfile describinganelementsuchasamenuortrack,youcancreateanewitemdescription byimportingaprojectthatcontainstheelementintoDVDStudioPro4,andthen savinganitemdescriptionofit. MenuandSubtitleTextFromDVDStudioPro2orDVDStudioPro3Projects MayChange WhenyouopenaprojectcreatedinDVDStudioPro2orDVDStudioPro3that containstexttypedontoamenuorsubtitlewithinDVDStudioPro,thattextmay appeardifferent.DVDStudioPro4nowcorrectlyprocessesthetextforboth4:3and 16:9aspectratios,andforbothNTSCandPALresolutions. RotatedMenuTextItemsFromDVDStudioPro2orDVDStudioPro3Projects MayChange WhenyouopenaprojectcreatedinDVDStudioPro2orDVDStudioPro3that containsrotatedmenutextitems,therotateditemsmayappeardifferent. DVDStudioPro4nowcorrectlyrotatesmenutextitemswithoutdistortingthem.
DVDStudioPro3ProjectsUsingCustomTransitionsThatHaveBeenMoved MayNotWork ProjectscreatedwithDVDStudioPro3thatusecustomAlphaTransitionsmaynot buildcorrectlyifthetransitionshavebeenmoved.(WhenyouplaytheVIDEO_TSfiles, thetransitionisskipped.)Youcancorrectthisbychoosingadifferenttransition,then choosingthecorrecttransitionagaineverywherethetransitionisused. OpeningiDVDProjectsWithMissingAssets IfyoutrytoopenaniDVDprojectinDVDStudioProanditisunabletolocateoneor moreoftheprojectsassets,amessageappearslistingthemissingassetsandtheir path.Tocorrectthisproject,openitiniDVD,resolveanymissingassets,andsavethe project.ItwillnowopencorrectlyinDVDStudioPro.

AssetInformation

ThissectioncontainsinformationaboutusingassetsinDVDStudioPro. EncodingH.264AssetsforUseinHDDVDProjects WhenyouexportamoviefromFinalCutProorMotionandwanttousethe H.264format,youmustusetheH.264forHDDVDpresetsincludedwithCompressorto ensurethevideoiscompatiblewithDVDStudioPro.DonotexportthroughQuickTime. IfyoumakeacustomH.264presetinCompressor,selecttheMulti-passsettingandset thebitrateto18MbpsorlesstoensureDVDcompatibility. Currently,onlyprogressiveH.264videoformatsaresupported,including480p (NTSConly),576p(PALonly),and720p(NTSCandPAL).Youcanadd1080iHDvideoto anHDDVDprojectbyusingtheHDMPEG-2encoder(eitherinCompressororin DVDStudioPro). ExportingH.264ClipsWithMarkersFromFinalCutPro CompressordoesnotexportchaptermarkerswhenusingitsH.264forHDDVDpresets. TheDVDStudioPro4UserManualincorrectlystatesthatFinalCutProchaptermarkers inH.264clipswillberecognizedbyDVDStudioPro.Youcaneithercreateachapter markertextfilethatyoucanimportormanuallyaddthechaptermarkersin DVDStudioProdirectly. UsingHDVVideoFromtheFinalCutProCaptureScratchFolder TheHDVvideoclipsthatFinalCutProcapturesfromHDVsourcescannotbeimported directlyintoDVDStudioPro.OnlyHDVvideoclipsexportedfromFinalCutProare formattedcorrectlyforuseinanHDDVDproject.Whentheclipsarecaptured,theydo nothavelegalopeningandclosingGOPstructures.WhenHDVclipsareexportedfrom FinalCutPro,theopeningandclosingGOPstructuresaremadelegal.
UsingtheAnimationQuickTimeCodec UsingtheAnimationcodecwithHDresolutionvideocansignificantlyreduceyour computersperformance,andshouldbeavoidedifpossible.Analternativeistousethe AppleIntermediateCodec. UpdatingRenderedFinalCutProReferenceMovies YoucanimportFinalCutProreferencemovies(thosethatarenotself-contained)into yourDVDStudioProprojects.IfanypartoftheFinalCutProsequencerequires rendering,youmustrenderitbeforeimportingthemovie.Ifyouneedtomakea changetoarenderedportionofthemovieinFinalCutPro,youmustrerenderit,then reexportthemovie,usingthesamename,andoverwritethepreviousreferencefile. WhenyougobacktoDVDStudioPro,adialogappearsnotingthatthemoviehas changedandthattheDVDStudioProprojecthasbeenupdatedtousethenewmovie. UpdatingFinalCutProHDVMovies DVDStudioProcannotrelinktoanHDVmovieifyoumakeanychangestoitafterit hasbeenimportedintoaproject.IfyouupdateanHDVmovieafterithasbeen imported,youmustremovetheoriginalversionofthemoviefromtheDVDStudioPro project,andthenimporttheupdatedversionofthemovie. ImportingMotionProjects DVDStudioProallowsyoutoimportMotionprojectswithouthavingtoexportor rendertheminMotionfirst.DVDStudioProisunable,however,toplayaMotion projectsaudiountiltheaudiohasbeenencodedbyDVDStudioPro.Thedefault settingintheEncodingpaneofDVDStudioProPreferencesistonotencodeassets thatneedtobeencodeduntilyoubuildyourproject.Youcanchangethissettingto encodeassetsinthebackgroundwhileauthoringyourproject. Note:IfyouexporttheMotionprojectfromMotionusingQuickTimeorCompressor andimporttheresultingmovieintoDVDStudioProinsteadoftheMotionproject,the audioplaysasexpected. AppleTemplatesandShapesCanBeInstalledtoaCustomLocation WhenyouinstallDVDStudioPro4,youcanchooseacustomlocationtoinstallthe Apple-suppliedtemplatesandshapes.TheDVDStudioPro4UserManualincorrectly statestheycanonlybeinstalledintheapplicationbundle. ProjectShapesAreNotSavedtotheProjectBundle WhenyouimportashapeandselecttheForThisProjectOnlyoption,itissupposed tobesavedtotheprojectbundle.Instead,alinkisaddedintheprojectbundletothe shapescurrentlocation.Youmustmanuallycopyandrelinktheshapeifyoumovethe projecttoanothercomputer.

ShapesDoNotAppearinthePaletteImmediatelyAfterChangingTheirLocation inPreferences YouareabletodefinethelocationoftheAppleandcustomtemplates,styles,and shapesinDVDStudioProPreferences.Ifyouchangethelocation,theshapeswillnot appearinthePaletteuntilyourestartDVDStudioPro. GettingGoodResultsWhenUsingAssetsThatIncludeanAlphaChannel Videoassets,eitherstillorwithmotion,thatincludeanalphachannelcanbevery effectivewhenassignedasadropzonesasset.DVDStudioProcompositestheasset overthemenubackgroundusingthealphachanneltocontrolthecompositing. Forbestresults,besurethevideoispremultiplied(alsoknownasshaped).Premultiplied videowillhavecorrectsoftandanti-aliasededgeswhenusedintheMenuEditor.A videochannelthatisstraight(alsoknownasunshaped)willhaveincorrectedgeswhen compositedintheMenuEditor. Iftheapplicationyouareusingtocreateyourassetsprovidesachoice,itisbestto choosepremultipliedvideo. DTSAudioMustUse48kHzSampleRate AnyDTSaudiofilesyouimportintoaDVDStudioProprojectmustusea48kHzsample rate.DTSfileswitha44.1kHzsamplerateproduceunusableresults. 720x486NTSCStillAssetsAreScaled Ifyouimport720x486stillassets,commonlyreferredtoasCCIRNTSCorD-1, DVDStudioProscalesthemverticallytoaheightof430lines.Youcanworkaroundthis issuebyeitherscalingorcroppingtheassetsto720x480withagraphicsprogram. MaskEdgesMayBeVisibleinShapesYouCreate Ifyoumaketheimagemasklayer(thefirstlayer)ofashapethesamesizeasthe shapesgraphicslayer(thesecondlayer),youmayseesomeofthemasklayeraround theedgesofthegraphicslayer.Thisisbecausetheshapesgraphicslayerisprocessed differentlythanthemasklayer.Youcanworkaroundthisissuebymakingthemask layerslightlysmallerthanthegraphicslayer. Note:Theimagemasklayerisonlyrequiredifyouintendtoshowanassetinthe shape.Ifyoudonotintendtoshowanassetintheshape,youcanleavethislayer empty(butthelayermuststillbethere).

ViewerInformation

ThissectioncontainsinformationaboutusingtheDVDStudioProViewertab. SomeAssetsShowField-BasedArtifacts Someassets,mostcommonly16:9PALassets,showfield-basedartifactswhenplaying intheViewertab.YoucanimprovetheirplaybackbychoosingShowSingleFieldfrom theViewertabsSettingspop-upmenu.

MenuInformation

ThissectioncontainsinformationaboutcreatingmenusinDVDStudioPro. TextMayLookDifferentWhenEditingItintheMenuEditor WhenrunningDVDStudioProonMacOSXv10.3Panther,thetextmaytemporarily appeartochangesizewhileyouareeditingitintheMenuEditor.Onceyouclick elsewhereinthemenutoexittextediting,thetextreturnstoitspropersize.Youcan editthetextintheMenuInspectortoavoidthisissue. SomeDVDPlayersMayClipHighlightEdges SomeDVDplayersmaycliptheedgeofhighlightgraphicsincludedwithshapes.In mostcases,theclippingisnotnoticeable.Insomecases,suchasacircle,however,the clippingcanbenoticeable.Youcanworkaroundthisissuebyaddingaverysmall transparentoutlinetothehighlightgraphic. TextJustificationCanBeOverriddenIfSetWithKeyboardShortcuts Ifyouusekeyboardshortcutstosetthejustificationoftextintextobjectsorbuttons, thetextjustificationwillbeoverriddenifyouchangethetextlater.Forexample,ifyou createatextobjectonamenu,typetwolinesoftext,pressShift-Command-],and deselectthetextobject,thetwolinesoftextwillright-justify.Ifyouthenselectaword inoneofthelinesandchangeitscolor,font,orspelling,thetextjumpsbacktoits originaljustification(ascontrolledbytheTextObjectInspector).Youcanworkaround thisissuebyusingthejustificationcontrolsintheTextObjectorButtonInspectortoset thetextjustification. ItemDescriptionsforMenusDoNotRetainTheirLanguages Ifyoucreateamenuthatsupportsmultiplelanguagesandexportanitemdescription forit,theitemdescriptionwillnotcontainanylanguageattributes.Forexample,ifyou configureamenutosupportthreelanguages,witheachlanguagehavingdifferent backgroundsandtextobjects,andexportthemenuasanitemdescription,theitem descriptionwillonlyretainthebackgroundforthefirstlanguageandanybuttonsthat havebeenconfigured.Alltextwillbedeleted(althoughthetextobjectswillremain). LastLetterinMenuTextMightBePartiallyClipped WhenyouaddtexttoatextobjectorbuttonintheMenuEditor,especiallyifitis italicized,itispossiblethatthelastcharactermightbepartiallyclipped.Whetherornot thishappensdependsonwhatthelastletterisandthefontyouareusing.Youcan workaroundthisissuebyaddingoneormorespacestotheendofthetext. OverlyLargeFontSizeCanMakeaTextObjectDisappear Ifyousetthefontsizesolargethatthetextdoesnotfitverticallyonthescreen,thetext objectdisappears.Aslongasyoustillhavethetextinthetextobjectselected,youcan enterasmallerfontsizeandthetextwillreappear.Ifitisnotselected,youcanchoose Edit>SelectAlltoselectit(andallotheritemsonthemenu)andenterasmallerfont size.(Ifthereareothertextobjects,thischangewillalsoaffecttheirfontsize.)

ButtonAssetsDoNotAutomaticallyUpdate IfabuttonsassetisautomaticallysetafteraDropPaletteaction,suchasdragginga tracktoabuttonintheMenuEditor,thebuttonsassetdoesnotautomaticallyupdateif youlaterchangetheassetusedbythattrack.Youmustmanuallychoosethebuttons assetifyouwantittomatchthenewoneusedinthetrack. ChangingtheSimpleHighlightColorinAppleTemplatesCanCreateBadEdges TheAppletemplatesusethesamehighlightcolorforallfourofthecolormapping settingsforthetemplatesbuttons.Sincethetemplatereducestheopacityforthedark grayandlightgraycolormappingsettings,thebuttonshavepseudoanti-aliased edges.TheAppletemplatesarealsosettothesimpleoverlaymode. Whenyouchangeahighlightcolorinthesimpleoverlaymode,youonlychangeone ofthefourcolormappingsettings(theblackone),whichcanleadtoasituationwhere theprimaryhighlightcolorhasbeenchangedwhiletheotherhighlightcolors, generallyonlyseenonthebuttonsedges,retaintheoriginalcolor.Forexample,ifthe templateusesaredhighlightcolorandyouusethesimpleoverlaymodetochange thecolortoblue,thebuttonsnewbluehighlightcolorwillhaverededges. Toavoidhavingdifferenthighlightcolorsappearonthebuttonedgeswhenmodifying theAppletemplates,selecttheAdvancedoverlaymodeintheColorSettingstabinthe MenuInspector,andsetallfourofthecolormappingcolorstothesamecolor.

PremasteringInformation

Thissectioncontainsinformationaboutissueswithbuildingandformattingyour DVDStudioProprojects. AddingEmptyVTSBlocksAffectstheNumberofTracksYouCanHave EachVTSblockyouaddtoyourprojectcancontainonetrackorslideshow,inaddition tomenusandscripts.TheremaybetimeswhenyouwilladdadditionalVTSblocks, withnotrackorslideshow,tosupportmenususingdifferentassetformats.Inthese cases,theVTSblockswillcountagainstthe99track,story,andslideshowperproject limit,eventhoughtheydonotcontaintracks,stories,orslideshows. SupportforAdditionalDVDDrives InadditiontoDVD-Rdrives,DVDStudioProsupportswritingtoDVD-RW,DVD+R, DVD+RW,anddouble-layerdrives. WhenusingDVD-RWandDVD+RWmedia,DVDStudioProfirstcheckstoseeifthedisc containsanyfiles.Ifitisempty,theformatproceeds.Iftherearefilesonthedisc,an alertappearswarningyouthatthediscwillbeerasediftheformatcontinuesyoucan thencontinueorcanceltheformatprocess.
UsingaFireWiretoSCSIAdapter Duetoavarietyofissues,itisrecommendedthatyoudonotuseFireWiretoSCSI adapterstoconnectDLTorDVDdrivesforpremasteringyourDVDStudioProprojects. CMFFormatDVDsCannotBeBurnedonSystemsWithanAdaptecSCSICard DVDStudioProisunabletoburnCMFformatDVDsonanauthoringDVD-Rdrive connectedtoyoursystemusinganAdaptecSCSIcard.SystemswithanAdaptecSCSI cardareabletoburnnon-CMFandDDPdiscsaswellaswriteanyofthesupported formatstoaDLTdrive.SystemswithApple-approvedATTOSCSIcardsareabletoburn CMFformatDVDsonanauthoringdrive.

SimulatorInformation

ThissectioncontainsinformationaboutusingtheDVDStudioProSimulator. SimulatorChangesSubtitleStreamsIncorrectly IntheSimulator,ifyouchangesubtitlestreamswhileplayingatrack,thecurrent subtitlefromthenewsubtitlestreamappearsimmediately,evenifitisinthemiddleof thesubtitletext.Theproperbehavior,ashappenswithDVDplayers,isfortheDVDnot tochangesubtitlestreamsuntilthecurrentsubtitleclipends,andnottoshowa subtitlefromthenewstreamuntilanewsubtitleclipstartsonthatstream.

SlideshowInformation

ThissectioncontainsinformationaboutusingtheDVDStudioProSlideshowfeature. TransitionsBetweenSlidesCanCauseAudioPausesonSomeDVDPlayers SomeDVDplayersmaybrieflypausetheaudiowhenplayingaslideshowthatuses transitions.ThismostoftenoccurswhenusingtheDVDplayersopticalaudiooutput.

SubtitleInformation

ThissectioncontainsinformationaboutcreatingandusingsubtitlesinDVDStudioPro. TextMayLookDifferentWhenEditingItintheViewer WhenrunningDVDStudioProonMacOSXv10.3Panther,thetextmaytemporarily appeartochangesizewhileyouareeditingitintheViewer.Onceyouclickelsewhere intheViewertoexittextediting,thetextreturnstoitspropersize.Youcaneditthe textintheSubtitleInspectortoavoidthisissue.
YouCanImportSubtitleFilesIntoTracksWithoutVideo Youcanimportsubtitlefilesintoatrackthatdoesnotyethaveanyvideo.The DVDStudioPro4UserManualincorrectlystatesthatyoumusthavethevideoinplace beforeimportingthesubtitles. CharactersonaRight-JustifiedSubtitleCanBeCroppedontheRightEdge Ifyoucreateasubtitleandsetthetexttoberight-justified,thecharacterontheright edgecangetpartiallycropped.Thisissuedoesnotexistwiththeleft-andcenterjustifiedsettings.Ifyourequireright-justifiedsubtitles,youcanusetheleftorcenter settingsandmanuallypositionthesubtitlealongtherightedge.

TrackEditorInformation

ThissectioncontainsinformationaboutcreatingtracksinDVDStudioPro. UsingHDVVideoinMulti-AngleProjects Whenyouauthoramulti-angleormixed-angleHDDVDproject,thevideostreamsin thetrackarelimitedtoacombinedmaximumbitrateof24Mbps(theselectedvideo streamplusallaudioandsubtitlestreams).1080iHDVvideousesabitrateof25Mbps, whichishigherthanthemaximumallowablemulti-anglebitrate.720pHDVvideouses abitrateof19Mbps,which,dependingonthenumberandtypeofaudioandsubtitle streams,canbeusedinamulti-angleproject. SomeDVDPlayersWillPlayaStorysDisabledStreams DVDStudioProallowsyoutodisableaudioandsubtitlestreamsineachstoryinyour project.SomeDVDplayers,however,willstillplaythestreamseventhoughtheyare disabled. SomeDVDPlayersDoNotCorrectlyDisplay16:9Video SomeDVDplayerswilldisplay16:9videoas4:3video.

DVD@CCESSInformation

ThissectioncontainsinformationaboutusingDVD@CCESSinyourDVDStudioPro projects. DVD@CCESSDoesNotWorkAutomaticallyWithPlug-inDrivesonSome WindowsComputers WeblinksonDVDslocatedinplug-indrives,suchasFireWireandUSBdrives,work onWindows2000andWindowsXPcomputers,butdonotworkonWindows98, WindowsSE,orWindowsMEcomputers,untilyourelaunchordeactivate/reactivate DVD@CCESS.
WebLinksMightOpenintheSameorNewWindows IfyoureusingNetscapeNavigator6.xasyourdefaultwebbrowserinWindowsorthe MacOS,orSafariintheMacOS,eachtimeyouactivateaDVD@CCESSweblink,it opensinanewbrowserwindow.WithInternetExplorerandolderversionsof NetscapeNavigator,DVD@CCESSlinksopeninthesamebrowserwindow. DVD@CCESSDoesNotWorkWithWinDVD2.xDVDPlayersonSome WindowsComputers WinDVD2.xversions(2.1and2.2)dontworkwithDVD@CCESSlinksonWindows2000, WindowsXP,orWindowsNTcomputers. UsingCoolDVDWithDVD@CCESSLinks AspecificweblinkcanonlybeactivatedonceusingCoolDVD1.1onWindows2000and WindowsXPcomputers.Currentlythisproblemdoesnotexistinthelatestversionof CoolDVD. DVD@CCESSActionsAssignedtoStillMenusPlayErraticallyonSome WindowsPlayers DVD@CCESSactionsassignedtostillmenuscanplayerraticallyonsomeWindowsXP computersusingtheMediaPlayerandonmostWindowscomputersusingPowerDVD. Insomecases,aDVD@CCESSactionassignedtoadifferentmenumaybeactivated,or theactionmaybeactivatedonlythefirsttimeamenuisaccessed.Toworkaroundthis issue,youcancreateallmenuswithDVD@CCESSactionsasmotionmenus. FilenamesNotConformingtothe8.3FilenamingConventionMightNotWorkWith SomeWindowsComputers LinksthataccessfilesontheDVDdiscitself(forexample,file:///NameofDVD/xxx.xxx) andthatcontainnamesexceedingthe8.3filenamingconvention,mightnotbe accessibleonWindowsNT4computers. Copyinga.VOBFileCausesDVD@CCESSLinkstoActivate Copyinga.VOBfilefromaDVD(toaharddisk,forexample)causesyourdefaultweb browsertoopenandconnecttoalltheURLsembeddedintheDVDtitle.Thishappens becauseDVD@CCESSrunsandreadsalldatafromtheDVD. DVD@CCESSLinksCanAffectPlaybackWhenActivating WhenDVD@CCESSopensaURLinawebbrowser,thelevelofperformanceand smoothnessofvideoplaybackdependonyourcomputer.Theplaybackofvideoona slowercomputercanbeslightlyinterruptedwhenDVD@CCESSopensaURL.

Accessing the Late-Breaking News Document
This document may be updated as versions of DVD Studio Pro 4 are released or new information becomes available. You can access and display the Late-Breaking News document several ways. To check for recent updates, do one of the following: m In DVD Studio Pro, choose Help > Late-Breaking News. m In DVD Studio Pro, choose Help > DVD Studio Pro User Manual, then click Late-Breaking News on the user manual access page. The Late-Breaking News PDF file is downloaded and possibly displayed using your computers default web browser (depending on which version of the Mac OS X operating system you have installed). Mac OS X v10.3 Panther: Your web browser saves a copy of the Late-Breaking News PDF file to the default download location on your computers hard disk. (For Safari, the default download location is the desktop. You can change this location in the General pane of Safari Preferences.) Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger: If Safari is the default web browser for your system, the Late-Breaking News PDF file is displayed directly in Safari. Other web browsers may not have the ability to display PDF files directly, in which case the PDF file is downloaded to the default download location (this is identical to the Mac OS X v10.3 behavior described above).
2006 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, FireWire, iDVD, Mac, Mac OS, Panther, and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. DVD@CCESS, Keynote, Safari, and Tiger are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. AppleCare is a service mark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Netscape Navigator is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation. March 23, 2006 019-0707