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1 Index Symbols 2-3/3-2 pulldown, 439 A Adobe Premiere 6.5, 496 affordability of DVD media, 21 AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format), 439 alpha channels, 439 alternate tracks, 9, 61 playback controls, 64 analog, 440 audio formats, copy protection, 42 Analog Protection System (APS), 454 anamorphic, 440 Angle function, 65 animating, 440 antialiasing, 440 applications, 23 authoring software, 24 DVD MovieFactory, 26 idvd, 25 MyDVD, 25 Pinnacle Studio 7 video editor, 26 data-burning software, 24 DVD player software, Applications File Format layer, 429 APS (Analog Protection System), 454 Aqua interface (Mac OS X), 90 ArcSoft ShowBiz. See ShowBiz aspect ratios, 6, selecting in DVDit!, assets, 440 importing in DVD Studio Pro, 365 ReelDVD, 394 format settings, 395 Assets View window (DVD Studio Pro), audio adding in MyDVD, amplifying, 440 audio signals, audio streams, 440 background audio, adding to menus with DVDit!, capturing PowerDirector, WinProducer, 216 compression Media Player, 168 MP3, music files, 169 connecting audio signals, types, 52

2 500 Index Dolby Digital, 54 DTS (Digital Theater Systems), 54 DVD Studio Pro, editing (PowerDirector), filters (WinProducer), formats, 41 analog, digital, 55 surround-sound, importing DVDit!, DVD Studio Pro, MyDVD, 237, 243 ReelDVD, 396 monophonic, 454 MPEG, 455 mulitchannel, 456 multistream, 456 playing itunes, QuickTime Player, 105 SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound), 54 slide shows, adding audio to, 386 sound file details, viewing in QuickTime Player, 105 stereo, 461 WAV format, 466 Windows, 161 Audio function, 65 Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF), 439 Audio Video Interleave (AVI), 440 AUDIO_TS directory, 181, 440 exploring, 182 authoring, 448 DVD-R for authoring, 449 with idvd, 267 PowerDirector, 210 process, 195 software, 24, 475, 482, 486, 489 DVD MovieFactory, 26, 485 DVD Studio Pro 1.5, 489 DVDit! 2.5, 487 Express DV, 483 idvd 2, 25, 486 Impression DVD-Pro 2.2, 490 MyDVD 4, 25, 484 NeoDVDstandard/Plus 4, 482 Pinnacle Studio 7 video editor, 26 PowerDirector 2, 475 ReelDVD 3, 491 Scenarist 2.6, 492 Studio 8, 478 Ulead DVD Workshop, 488 Ulead VideoStudio 6, 481 Video Wave 5 Power Edition, 479 VideoWave Movie Creator, 480 WinProducer 3, 477 versus video editing, WinProducer, 224 authoring software, 24 AuthorScript, 286 AutoPlay settings, AutoPlay option (Windows), setting, AVI (Audio Video Interleave), 440 B backgrounds (WinProducer), 222 bandwidth, 441 baseband video, 441 bitstreams, 441 Blu-Ray Discs, 27 format specifications, 28 BMP file format, 441 BNC connectors, 47, 441 BUP files, 441 burning copying files to burn, data, 441 Macintosh, 92-94

3 Index 501 CDs Easy CD Creator, Windows, 171 Windows Desktop Recording, Windows XP, 115 DVDs Easy CD Creator, MyDVD, PowerDirector, 211, 215 quality settings, 257 ReelDVD, Windows Desktop Recording, Windows XP, 115 WinProducer, projects in DVDit!, 320 DVD discs, DVD masters, 324 DVD volumes, 324 settings, buttons, 441 adding to menus (DVDit)!, copying (idvd), creating (Scenarist), 409 customizing (idvd), deleting (idvd), DVD Studio Pro, 341 adding to menus, 341 highlights, 347 layers, 344 properties, 345 DVDit!, 304 button links, 316 customizing, editing, overlapping buttons, 306 editing text in idvd, idvd copying, customizing, deleting, moving, organizing, 276 images, customizing, 280 motion, customizing, 280 moving (idvd), MyDVD arranging, 241 deleting, 242 editing, ReelDVD, creating, selecting, 60 bytes, 441 C caddies, 441 camcorders, 12, 84 capturing digital video imovie, 108 MyDVD, PowerDirector, Panasonic VDR-M10, 84 inputs and outputs, 85 recording modes, 85 camera angles, changing, 65 cameras. See camcorders; digital cameras captions, 442 closed-captions, 443 capturing audio PowerDirector, 198, 200 WinProducer, 216 video, 442 from camcorders, with chapters, MyDVD, PowerDirector, WinProducer, 216 CAV (constant angular velocity), 432 CBR (Constant Bit Rate), 442 CDs (compact discs) AutoPlay, setting, displaying contents in Finder, 141

4 502 Index burning Easy CD Creator, Windows, 171 Windows Desktop Recording, Windows XP, 115 DVD on CD, 42, 448 formats, 39, alternate video, 41 audio, 41 CD-Audio, 422 CD-R, 423 CD-ROM, 422 CD-RW format, 423 prerecorded, recordable, 40 Super Video CD, 423 Video CD, 423 formatting, 117 importing music from, logos, movies on, 10 adding DVD content to CDs, 10 playing itunes, Media Player, recording choosing formats, 117 with Windows XP, 115 SACD (Super Audio Compact Discs), 460 SVCD (Super Video CD), 462 viewing track files, CD Database (CDDB), 140 CD-Audio format, 40, 442 CD-R format, 17, 40, CD-ROM format, 422 CD-RW format, 17, 40, 442 CDDB (CD Database), 140 cdvd, 42 cells, 407, 442 CGMS (Copy Generation Management System), 415, channels, 442 chapter indexes, 248 chapters, 63 chapter indexes, 248 chapter points, setting DVDit!, WinProducer, 225 markers DVD Studio Pro, interactive, MyDVD, ReelDVD, 383 creating, 384 Scenarist, 412 chrominance, 443 CinePlayer, 174, 474 clip indexes, 248 clips, 443 adding in idvd, in nested menus, 277 duration, 447 importing (DVDit!), , menus, adding to, (DVDit!), organizing in idvd menus, 276 closed-captions, 443 CLV (constant linear velocity), 432 codec, 443 colors editing (Scenarist), 411 palettes, 457 safe colors, 457 combination drives (CD-R/RW and DVD-ROM), 161 compact discs. See CDs compatibility among DVD formats, component video format, 49-50, 443 composite video, 443 composite/baseband video format, 48-49

5 Index 503 compression, 443 compressors, 444 decoding, 445 decompression, 445 editing compressed video, 238, 251 lossless, 453 lossy, 453 Media Player, 168 MP3, 144 setting options, music files, 169 perceptual, 458 transcoding, 234 connectors, 45 audio, 53 BNC connectors, 47 DVD recorders, F connectors, 47 Firewire, 47, 75, 95, 106, 451 phono, 458 power cables, 45 RCA, 47, 459 S-Video, 47, 49, 462 USB interface, 95 video cable, 47 constant angular velocity (CAV), 432 Constant Bit Rate (CBR), 442 constant linear velocity (CLV), 432 content protection, 6, 9, 444 Content Scrambling System (CSS), 415, 444 control functions, Copy Generation Management System (CGMS), 415, copy management, 444 copy protection, 444 analog, 42 CGMS (Copy Generation Management System), 415 CSS (Content Scrambling System), 415 digital, Macrovision APS (Analog Protection System), 415 Scenarist, 415 copying files to burn to recordable discs, cropping, 444 cross-fading, 444 CSS (Content Scrambling System), 415, 444 cuts, 444 CyberLink, 196 Cyberlink PowerDirector. See PowerDirector CyberLink PowerDVD. See PowerDVD D DAT, 444 data rate, 444 data-burning software, 24 decoding, 445 decompression, 445 deinterlacing, 445 digital audio formats, 55 digital cameras accessing through USB interface (Macintosh), 94 browsing camera contents, 96 connecting to iphoto, disconnecting, 98 importing photos from, 97 digital copy protection, Digital Linear Tape (DLT), 445 digital media, 445 Macintosh applications, Windows XP, 113 burning CDs and DVDs, 115 suggested hardware, 114 Digital Theater System (DTS), 54,

6 504 Index Digital Video (DV), capturing, 50, 447 imovie, Windows Movie Maker, digital video recorders, 12 digitizing film frames, 10 DirectCD, 116 disabling Windows desktop CD recording, 116 ejecting discs, formatting discs, 122 writing files with, disc images, 445 disc size and capacity, double-sided discs, 15 dual-layer discs, 16 mini DVD, 16 terms and abbreviations, 15 discs, 445 copy protection analog, 42 digital, double-sided, 446 dual-layer, 447 ejecting in DirectCD, formats, alternate video, 41 audio, 41 prerecorded, recordable, 40 formatting with DirectCD, 122 recordable burning, 94 copying files to burn, formatting, 92-93, 117 region codes, changing, 43 rewritable, erasing, single-sided, 461 disks, 445 magnetic, 454 dissolves, 445 DLT (Digital Linear Tape), 445 Dolby Digital, 54, 446 Dolby Headphone, 446 Dolby Surround, 446 Dolby Surround Pro Logic, 446 double-sided discs, 15, 446 downmixing, 55, 446 drives CD-R/RW, 161 combination, 161 DVD-ROM, 161 DTS (Digital Theater System), 54, dual-layer discs, 16, 447 duplicating, 447 duration, 447 DV (Digital Video), capturing, 447 imovie, Windows Movie Maker, DVD, 5, 447 DVD Forum, 6, 448 web site, 434 DVD MovieFactory, 26, 485 DVD Player (Macintosh), accessing DVD features, controlling playback, DVD navigation, exploring DVD data, enhanced data, playing DVDs, scene indexes, 150 DVD Player 3 for Macintosh OS X, 469 DVD player software, DVD Studio Pro, alternate languages, 354 assets, viewing, Assets View window,

7 Index 505 audio streams, buttons, 341 adding to menus, 341 highlights, 347 layers, 344 properties, 345 chapter markers, interactive, Marker Editor, story sequences, components, viewing, features, 330 Graphical View window, 333 importing assets, 365 audio, images, 365 video, 367 interface, 331 launching, 331 Log window, 362 Matrix views, Menu Editor window, 341 menus, 341 motion, creating, still, creating, multiangle video streams, navigational links, Offbeat Action menu, Project View window, projects building, editing, 362 exporting, properties, viewing, Property Inspector, random play, 359 scripts, slide shows, Stories folder, 352 subtitles, text descriptions, Tutorial project, 331 opening, previewing, video tracks, web links, DVD Studio Pro 1.5, 489 DVD+R format, 19, 40, 78, 427, 449 recorders, 80 compatibility issues, 81 finalizing discs, 81 recording with, 81 DVD+RW, 40, 449 DVD+RW Alliance, 19, 449 DVD+RW format, 19, 76-77, 427 recorders, 80 compatibility issues, 81 finalizing discs, 81 recording with, 80 DVD-Audio format, 12-13, 41, 425, 447 exploring, 182 DVD-Multi, 40, 448 DVD-Multi Player format, 426 DVD-Multi Recorder format, 426 DVD-R format, 11, 17-18, 40, 78, 83, 425, 449 for authoring, 449 compatibility issues, 83 recorders, Video mode, 79 Video Recording mode, 79 DVD-RAM format, 17-18, 40, 76-77, 82, 426, 449 in digital camcorders, 84 recording with, 82 DVD-ROM format, 14, 424, 449 drives, 161 DVD-RW format, 11, 17-18, 40, 76-77, 426, 449 recorders, Video mode, 79 Video Recording mode, 79

8 506 Index DVD-Video format, 8-9, 39, 424, 450 DVD-R and DVD-RW recordable formats, 11 exploring, features, 8 mastering, 9 DVD-VR format, 424, 450 DVD@ACCESS, 448 DVDit!, audio clips, previewing, 302 burning discs DVD discs, DVD masters, 324 DVD volumes, 324 settings, buttons, 304 button links, 316 customizing, editing, overlapping, 306 customizing design, 304 features, 286 First Play, importing clips, audio clips, still images, supported file formats, Menu/Movie List, menus, 309 background audio, adding, background images, previewing, 304 buttons, adding, creating, customizing, editing, 310 linked, linking movies to, 311 movie clips, adding, reviewing settings, 310 setting properties, titles, adding, movies, chapter points, setting, clips, viewing, linking to menus, 311 properties, setting, 319 viewing in timeline, navigation links, 304, 314 creating, setting properties, testing, 317 Palette window, Project Planner, 287 projects, 299 building to DVD volumes, burning to disc, 320 creating, importing clips into, output format, selecting, previewing, screen aspect ratio, selecting, Remote Control, 296 self-running productions, 318 text customizing, editing, themes, opening files, 301 versions, 287 widescreen support, 299 DVDit! 2.5, 487 DVDs, 5, 447 adding DVD content to CDs, 10 affordability, 21 applications for, 4 authoring, 448 DVD-R for authoring, 449 AutoPlay, setting, benefits, 5 versus Blu-Ray discs, 27 on CD, 448 compared to VHS, 7 quality degradation over time, 7 converting movies to, 10

9 Index 507 copy protection analog, 42 digital, digital video recorders, 12 disc size and capacity, double-sided discs, 15 dual-layer discs, 16 mini DVD, 16 terms and abbreviations, 15 DVD on CD, 42 DVD-10, 447 DVD-5, 447 DVD-9, 447 formats, 16, 38-39, , 432 alternate video, 41 audio, 41 compatibility, DVD+R, 19, 427 DVD+RW, 19, 427 DVD-Audio, 425 DVD-Multi Player, 426 DVD-Multi Recorder, 426 DVD-R, 17-18, 425 DVD-RAM, 17-18, 426 DVD-ROM, 424 DVD-RW, 17-18, 426 DVD-Video, 424 DVD-VR, 424 physical disc format, 16 prerecorded, recordable, 17-19, 40 Super Audio CD (SACD), 425 hybrid, 452 images, 10 logos, multi-story, 456 multilanguage, 456 multiple streams of content, 353 origins of, 6 Hollywood requirements versus computer industry requirements, 6-7 players, 448 alternate tracks, 61, 64 applications, 448 basic functions, 58 buying guide, 32 changing camera angles, 65 chapter controls, 63 connecting, control and status functions, display controls, 64 enhanced video and audio features, 67 first play elements, 58 inputs, 44 menus, multilanguage support, 66 navigation, Open/Close buttons, 58 output formats, 65 outputs, 44 parental locks, 66 playback controls, 62 portable, Power buttons, 58 remote controls, 56 set-top, 32-38, 460 setting up, setup menus, 65 versus VCRs, 63 widescreen display, playing Media Player, Windows, 160 Windows XP, 159 recorders, 449. See also recorders references, 433 hardware products, 435 industry organizations, 434 integrated computer systems, 436 online resources, 434 publications, 433 software, 436 region codes, changing, 43 software applications, 23 authoring software, data-burning software, 24 DVD player software, 23-24

10 508 Index success as a consumer product, 7 DVD-Audio, DVD-ROM, 14 movies, 8-9 recordable formats, 11 use in camcorders, 12 versatility of, 4 volumes, 450 dynamic range, 450 E Easy CD Creator, 116 burning data discs, editing audio (PowerDirector), buttons (DVDit!), in DVD recorders, 76 existing DVDs (MyDVD), movies imovie, Windows Movie Maker, MyDVD, trimming clips, OpenDVD (MyDVD), 259 software, 493 Adobe Premiere 6.5, 496 Edition, 497 Final Cut Pro 3, 494 imovie 2, 493 Ulead MediaStudio Pro 6.5, 498 Windows Movie Maker for Windows XP, 495 tracks in Scenarist, 408 video, versus DVD authoring, 194 PowerDirector, 192, 196, process, 194 software, 194 Windows XP, 130 WinProducer, , Edition, 497 effects, 450 in PowerDirector, encoding, 450 Enhanced DVD, 162, 183, 450 accessing content, 184 InterActual Player, viewing installation files, 185 WebDVD, 184 Explorer window (ReelDVD), 375 exporting, 450 movies DVD Studio Pro, imovie, 111 PowerDirector, Windows Movie Maker, WinProducer, photos from iphoto, Express DV, 483 F F connectors, 47, 450 Facepainting Tutorial project, 373 fades, 450 fading (cross-fading), 444 fields, 51, 451 file system architecture, 428 File System layer, 429 file systems, 429 filters, 451 video and audio (WinProducer), Final Cut Pro 3, 494 finalizing discs, Finder (Mac OS X), 90 Audio CD contents, displaying, 141 browsing digital camera contents, 96 copying files to burn, 92-94

11 Index 509 DVD data, displaying, 154 formatting recordable discs, video file details, displaying, 104 FireWire connectors, 22, 47, 75, 451 FireWire interface, 73, 95, 106 First Play (DVDit!), first play elements, 58, 451 formats, 16, , 432 audio analog, digital, 55 surround-sound, CD, CD-Audio, 422 CD-R, 423 CD-ROM, 422 CD-RW format, 423 Super Video CD, 423 Video CD, 423 choosing recordable disc formats, 117 compatibility, DVD, alternate video, 41 audio, 41 output, 65 prerecorded, recordable, 40 DVD+R, 19, 427 DVD+RW, 19, 427 DVD-Audio, 425 DVD-Multi Player, 426 DVD-Multi Recorder, 426 DVD-R, 17-18, 425 DVD-RAM, 17-18, 426 DVD-ROM, 424 DVD-RW, 17-18, 426 DVD-Video, 424 DVD-VR, 424 physical disc format, 16 recordable, Super Audio CD (SACD), 425 formatting, 451 CDs, 117 DirectCD, 122 recordable discs, 117 Macintosh, fps (frames per second), 451 frames, 51, 451 frames per second (fps), 451 frame rate, 451 G gain, 451 gamma, 451 GB (gigabytes), 452 General Parameter (GPRM) registers, 452 GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) format, 452 gigabytes (GB), 452 GOP (Group of Pictures), 452 GPRM (General Parameter) registers, 452 Graphical View window (DVD Studio Pro), 333 Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) format, 452 Group of Picture (GOP), 452 Hertz (Hz), 452 hybrid DVDs, 452 H-I idvd, 25, 268 adding clips, authoring with, 267 buttons copying, customizing, deleting,

12 510 Index editing text, images, customizing, 280 motion, customizing, 280 moving, organizing, 276 idvd 2, 268 launching, 269 menus backgrounds, customizing, 281 buttons, customizing, customizing, 279 editing text, nested, 277 organizing clips, 276 styles, selecting, themes, applying, 283 titles, customizing, playback, 275 preferences, previewing productions, projects checking status, creating, recording, saving, 273 setting up, slide shows, creating, themes, selecting, 271 idvd 2, 486 IEEE 1394 interface, 22 IFO files, 452 ilink interface, 22, 452 images, 10 cropping, 444 importing DVD Studio Pro, 365 Windows XP, 124 menu background, previewing, 304 PICT format, 458 slide shows, 461 still frames, 461 importing (DVDit!), still shows, 461 TIFF format, 463 imovie, 107 capturing from digital video, editing movies, exporting movies, 111 imovie 2, 493 imovie video editor, 102 importing, 452 assets (DVD Studio Pro), 365 audio DVD Studio Pro, MyDVD, 237, 243 ReelDVD, 396 clips into PowerDirector, into WinProducer, 217 into DVDit!, files (PowerDirector), images DVD Studio Pro, 365 ReelDVD, music from CD, , photos digital cameras, 97 local storage devices, 98 in Windows XP, 124 video DVD Studio Pro, 367 imovie, 108 MyDVD, ReelDVD, 396 Impression DVD-Pro 2.2, 490 In points, 452 Information (.IFO) files, 156, 182 inputs, 44 interactive chapter markers, interactive navigation, 8

13 Index 511 InterActual Player, 162, playing movies, viewing enhanced content, InterActual Player 2, 473 interlaced displays, 51 interlacing, 452 deinterlacing, 445 fields, 451 InterVideo, 196 InterVideo WinDVD. See WinDVD InterVideo WinProducer. See WinProducer inverse telecine, 452 iphoto, 95 browsing camera contents, 96 connecting to cameras, disconnecting cameras, 98 editing photos, exporting photos, features, 95 importing photos from digital cameras, 97 from local storage devices, 98 organizing photos, 99 photo books, creating, 101 Photo Library, 97 ISO-9660, 453 itunes, Equalizer, 146 importing music from CDs, Library, 139 organizing music, playing CDs, retrieving album information from CDDB, 141 setting compression options, sharing music, Visual Effects, 145 JPEG format, 453 J-L key frames in WinProducer, 222 languages, setting (ReelDVD), layout, 453 Layout Editor, 414 creating layouts, layouts, creating in Scenarist, letterboxing, 453 LFE (Low-Frequency Effects), 453 Library (itunes), 139 Line level, 453 linear PCM, 453 linked menus, adding clips to, links, 453 creating (ReelDVD), 392 global, defining, 393 menu command, defining, 394 track, defining, live broadcasts, recording, 73 logos, CD, lossless compression, 453 lossy compression, 453 Low-Frequency Effects (LFE), 453 luminance, 454 M Mac OS X, 89 Aqua interface, 90 burning files to DVD, 94 copying files, formatting discs, digital cameras, accessing, 94

14 512 Index Finder, 90 UNIX-based features, 90 Macintosh burning data to CD or DVD, digital cameras, accessing, 94 digital media applications, DVD Player, accessing DVD features, controlling playback, DVD navigation, exploring DVD data, playing DVDs, scene indexes, 150 erasing rewritable discs, imovie, 107 capturing from digital video, editing movies, exporting movies, 111 importing music from CDs, photos from digital cameras, 97 photos from local storage devices, 98 iphoto, 95 connecting to cameras, itunes, Library, 139 playing CDs, Mac OS X, 89 graphics capabilities, 90 player applications, 138 QuickTime Player, 102 movie files, playing, 103 movie files, viewing file details, QuickTime Pro upgrade, 106 sound files, playing, 105 sound files, viewing file details, 105 SuperDrive, 91 Macrovision APS (Analog Protection System), 415 magnetic disks, 454 Main Menus, 61 Marker Editor (DVD Studio Pro), markers, 454 Master Audio (PowerDirector), Master Watermark (Power Director), 207 mastering content, 9 masters, 454 creating (DVDit!), 324 Matrix views (DVD Studio Pro), MB (megabytes), 454 Media Player, 160 audio compression, 168 CDs, playing, downloading CD info, 166 viewing track files, compression audio, 169 encoding into MP3, 170 selecting formats, 170 DVDs, playing, full-screen mode, 173 features, 162, 164 new for Windows XP, 164 importing music from CDs, interface, 164 organizing music files, 168, 170 skins, 166 switching between displays, 166 Taskbar tabs, 165 third-party add-ins, 162 megabytes (MB), 454 menu Menu keys, 454 menus, 454 adding movie clips (DVDit!), backgrounds customizing, 281 images, previewing, 304 MyDVD, 255

15 Index 513 buttons adding (DVDit!), customizing, chapter indexes, 248 clip indexes, 248 creating DVDit!, Scenarist, customizing (idvd), 279 designing PowerDirector, 213 WinProducer, 225 DVD alternate tracks, 61, 64 moving between menus, 61 DVD players, selecting buttons, 60 in DVD recorders, 76 DVD Studio Pro, 341 motion, creating, still, creating, DVDit!, 309 adding background audio, customizing, editing, 310 linking movies to, 311 reviewing settings, 310 setting properties, idvd editing text, organizing clips, 276 linked adding clips to, DVDit!, Main Menus, 61 typical entries, 61 motion menus, 455 MyDVD, 239 adding movies, editing, nested, organizing movies, nested, adding clips, 277 Offbeat Action menu (DVD Studio Pro), in ReelDVD, creating, 390 setup, 65, 461 styles custom, 256 MyDVD, styles, selecting in idvd, themes, applying, 283 Title menus, 61, 463 titles adding (DVDit!), customizing, Top Menus, 61 mini-dvd, 16, 454 Modes Wheel (PowerDirector), 197 Audio mode, Effects mode, Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode, Speed mode, 204 Titles mode, 205 Transitions mode, Trim mode, 203 monophonic audio, 454 motion menus, 455 MOV format (QuickTime), 455 movies on CD, 10 adding DVD content to CDs, 10 converting to DVD, 10 digitizing film frames, 10 display rates, 51 DVD versus VHS, 7 quality degradation over time, 7 DVD-Video format, 8-9 DVD-R and DVD-RW recordable formats, 11 mastering, 9 DVDit!, chapter points, setting, linking to menus, 311

16 514 Index properties, setting, 319 viewing in timeline, editing imovie, QuickTime Pro, 106 Windows Movie Maker, 131 exporting imovie, 111 Windows Movie Maker, organizing in MyDVD, playing DVD Player (Macintosh), DVDit!, QuickTime Player, 103 previewing, 104 viewing file details in QuickTime Player, widescreen, 15 MP3 compression format, 41, 144, 455 setting options, use in Media Player, 170 MPEG format, 455 MPEG audio, 455 MPEG-1, 455 MPEG-2, 455 MPEG-4, 455 MPEGAV directory, 183 exploring, 183 multi-story DVD, 456 MultiAngle video, 456 DVD Studio Pro, multichannel audio, 456 multilanguage support, 66, 456 multiplexing, 10, 234, 456 multistream audio, 456 music, DVD-Audio format, My Music folder, 168 organizing music files, viewing albums by cover art, My Pictures folder (Windows), 126 My Playlists folder, 171 My Video folder (Windows), 129 MyDVD, 25, 227 adding audio, 242 replacing audio, burning discs, 257 DVDs, quality settings, 257 buttons arranging, 241 deleting, 242 editing, capturing video, from DV camcorders, with chapters, editing, compressed video, 251 existing DVDs, OpenDVD, 259 trimming clips, features, 227 importing audio, 243 importing video, 230, 237 adding to menus, launching, main application window, 230 menus, 239 adding movies, backgrounds, 255 editing, linked menus, nested, organizing movies, styles, Preview mode, 233 projects, 229 creating, playback, previewing, recording, saving, 233

17 Index 515 recording direct to DVD, ShowBiz, 250 slide shows, 251 creating, display options, text, styles, 255 N navigation, 456 navigation commands, , 456 navigational links DVD Studio Pro, DVDit!, 304, NeoDVDstandard/Plus 4, 482 nested menus, adding clips, 277 non-seamless playback, 457 NTSC format, 457 NUON, 457 O Offbeat Action menu (DVD Studio Pro), Open/Close buttons, 58 OpenDVD, editing, MyDVD, 259 Operating System layer, 429 optical disc, 457 OS X. See Macintosh Out points, 457 outputs, 44 DVD, formats, 65 overscancs, 457 P PAL (Phase Alternation Line), 457 Palette window (DVDit!), palettes, 457 pan and scan format, 50, 457 Panasonic DMR-E20 recorder, 83 Panasonic DMR-E30 recorder, 82 time-slip function, 83 Panasonic DMR-HS2 recorder, 82 Panasonic VDR-M10 DVD-RAM camcorder, 84. See also camcorders inputs and outputs, 85 recording modes, 85 parental controls, 66, 458 Partition layer, 428 Parts-of-Titles (PTTs) in Scenarist, 412 paths, 458 PCM (Pulse Code Modulation), 458 linear PCM, 453 perceptual compression, 458 PGCs (program chains), 407, 458 in Scenarist, 412 Phase Alternation Line (PAL), 457 Philips DVDR985 recorder, 80 modification modes, 81 recording rates, 81 phono connectors, 458 Photo Library (iphoto), 97 photos editing in iphoto, exporting from iphoto, organizing in iphoto, 99 in Windows XP, photo books, creating in iphoto, 101 physical disc format, 16 physical media, 430 physical parameters, 431 read-only, 430 reading a disk, 430 rewritable, 430 write-once, 430

18 516 Index Physical Medium layer, 428 PICT format, 458 Picture-in-Picture (PIP) (PowerDirector), Pinnacle Studio 7 video editor, 26 Pioneer Elite DVR-7000 recorder, 78 Video mode, 79 Pioneer PRV-9000 recorder, 78 pixels, 458 playback in idvd, 275 non-seamless, 457 paths, 458 seamless, 460 Windows, 160 players, 448 applications, 448 audio itunes, QuickTime Player, 105 automated DVD authoring, 482 DVD MovieFactory, 485 Express DV, 483 MyDVD 4, 484 NeoDVDstandard/Plus 4, 482 consumer video editing with automated DVD authoring, 475 PowerDirector 2, 475 Studio 8, 478 Ulead VideoStudio 6, 481 Video Wave 5 Power Edition, 479 VideoWave Movie Creator, 480 WinProducer 3, 477 DVD alternate tracks, 61, 64 basic functions, 58 buying guide, 32 changing camera angles, 65 chapter controls, 63 connecting, control and status functions, disc formats, display controls, 64 enhanced video and audio features, 67 first play elements, 58 inputs, 44 menus, multilanguage support, 66 navigation, Open/Close buttons, 58 output formats, 65 outputs, 44 parental locks, 66 playback controls, 62 portable, Power buttons, 58 PowerDVD, 175 remote controls, 56 set-top, setting up, setup menus, 65 versus VCRs, 63 widescreen display, WinDVD, 178 DVD software players, 469 CinePlayer 4, 474 DVD Player 3 for Macintosh OS X, 469 InterActual Player 2, 473 PowerDVD XP 4, 471 Windows Media Player for Windows XP, 470 WinDVD 4, 472 Macintosh, 138 personal DVD authoring, 486 DVDit! 2.5, 487 idvd 2, 486 Ulead DVD Workshop, 488 professional DVD authoring, 489 DVD Studio Pro 1.5, 489 Impression DVD-Pro 2.2, 490 ReelDVD 3, 491 Scenarist 2.6, 492 reading discs, 430 region codes, 42 changing, 43 set-top, 460

19 Index 517 playing. See also playback CDs AutoPlay, Media Player, clips (PowerDirector), 209 DVDs AutoPlay, InterActual Player, Media Player, playlists, 458 in DVD recorders, 76 portable DVD players, 35 buying considerations, Power buttons, 58 power cables, 45 PowerDirector, 192 authoring, 195, 210 burning discs, 211, 215 capturing clips, 198, 200 from digital camcorders, clips adjusting speed, 204 exporting, importing, overlaying, playing, 209 previewing, 201, 208 producing, splitting, transition effects, creating productions, 202 editing, 194, effects, features, 196 importing files, interface, 197 Master Audio, Master Watermark, 207 menus, designing, 213 Modes Wheel, 197 Audio mode, Effects mode, Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode, Speed mode, 204 Titles mode, 205 Transitions mode, Trim mode, 203 previewing completed projects, slide shows, 211 starting projects, 211 titles, 205 PowerDirector 2, 475 PowerDVD, 162, 174 features, 175 screen capture function, 180 viewing DVD information, 174, 176 chapter point thumbnails, exploring navigational structure, 177 tree view, 177 PowerDVD XP 4, 471 premastering, 458 prerecorded disc formats, previewing clips PowerDirector, , 208 WinProducer, 217, projects DVDit!, idvd, MyDVD, PowerDirector, ReelDVD, producing clips (PowerDirector), program chains (PGCs), 407, 458 in Scenarist, 412 programs, 407, 458 progressive displays, 51 progressive scans, 459 progressive video, 459 Project View window (DVD Studio Pro),

20 518 Index Property Inspector (DVD Studio Pro), PTTs (Parts-of-Titles) in Scenarist, 412 Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), 458 Q-R QuickTime, 459 MOV format, 455 QuickTime Player, 102 movie files playing, 103 viewing file details, QuickTime Pro upgrade, 106 editing movies, 106 sound files playing, 105 viewing file details, 105 Radio Frequency (RF) video, 459 ratings, 66 RCA connectors, 47, 459 re-recordable CDs, 17 read-only media, 430 reading discs, 430 recordable discs burning (Macintosh), 94 recordable CDs, 17 formats, 11, 17-18, 40 formatting, 117 recorders, 70, 449 benefits, 70 buying, 71 considerations, connecting, 74 connectors, DVD compatibility, 76 DVD+R/RW format, compatibility issues, 81 finalizing discs, 81 Philips DVDR985, DVD-R format, 83 compatibility issues, 83 DVD-R/RW format, Recording Video mode, 79 Video mode, 79 DVD-RAM format, 82 Panasonic DMR-E30 recorder, recording with, 82 editing in, 76 finalizing discs, 80 menus, 76 Pioneer Elite DVR-7000, 78 Video mode, 79 Pioneer PRV-9000, 78 playback, 74 playlists, 76 recording, 73 external video, 73 live broadcasts, 73 rewritable formats, recording, 73, 459 direct to DVD, setting up, external video, 73 live broadcasts, 73 projects in idvd, with Windows XP, 115 choosing formats, 117 ReelDVD, 371 assets, 394 format settings, 395 audio clips, importing, 396 burning to disc, buttons, creating, Chapter Selection menu, 380 chapters, 383 creating, 384 defining links between tracks, 376 Explorer window, Facepainting Tutorial project, 373 features, images and subpictures, importing,

21 Index 519 Information window, 374 interface, 374 languages, setting, launching, 373 links, creating, 392 global links, 393 menu command links, 394 track links, menus, creating, 390 navigation, Play Video menu, 379 Preview window, 374, , 397 projects building, 396 previewing, simulating, 397 viewing navigational design, 376 slide shows, 379, 385 adding audio, 386 creating, 385 Still Shows, 385 source files, browsing, 375 Storyboard, 373, streams assigning to tracks, 381 viewing and editing, 382 subtitles, 386 creating, toolbar, 374 Track window, 374, zooming out, 383 video tracks, 383 creating, 383 importing, 396 ReelDVD 3, 491 references, 433 hardware products, 435 industry organizations, 434 integrated computer systems, 436 online resources, 434 publications, 433 software, 436 region codes, changing, 43 regional management, 459 Remote Control (DVDit!), 296 remote controls, 56 Menu keys, 454 Return keys, 459 Title keys, 463 rendering, 459 replication, 459 resolution, 459 Return key, 459 rewritable CDs, 17 rewritable discs CDs, 17 erasing (Macintosh), rewritable formats, rewritable media, 430 RF (Radio Frequency) video format, 48, 459 RGB format, 459 ripping data, 459 S S-Video, 462 connectors, video format, 49 SACD (Super Audio Compact Disc) format, 13, 41, 425, 460 safe areas, 460 safe colors, 457 sampling rates, 7, 460 saving projects in idvd, 273 scaling, 460 Scan function, 63 Scenario Editor (Scenarist), disc organization, 405

22 520 Index scenarios, creating in Scenarist, 402, 414 Scenarist, 402 Branch Wizard, 407 buttons, creating, 409 colors, editing, 411 copy protection, 415 editing tracks, 408 interface, Data Editor, 403 Layout Editor, 404 Scenario Editor, 404 Track Editor, 403 Layout Editor, 414 creating layouts, link navigation, 407 Loop Wizard, 407 menus, creating, navigational commands, navigational flow, 411 chapter links, 412 program chains, 412 Project Wizard, 403 Scenario Editor, disc organization, 405 scenarios, creating new, 402 defining scenario settings, 402 subpicture effects, 411 Subtitle Editor, 409 Template Wizard, 407 Timeline view, Track Editor, 408 Scenarist 2.6, 492 Scene Index menu, 460 scenes, 460 screen-capture functions, 180 scripts, 460 DVD Studio Pro, subtitles, 462 SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound), 54, 460 seamless playback, 460 Search Forward function, 63 Search Reverse function, 63 set-top DVD players, 32-33, 460 buying considerations, setting up, 36 connecting directly to televisions, 37 connecting to stereo systems, Setup menu, 461 ShowBiz, 250 signals audio, video, 46 component video format, composite/baseband video format, digital video format, 50 RF video format, 48 S-Video video format, 49 simulation, 461 single-sided discs, 461 skins, Media Player, 166 Skip Forward function, 63 Skip Reverse function, 63 slide shows, 461 adding audio, 386 DVD Studio Pro, idvd, MyDVD, 251 creating, display options, PowerDirector, 211 ReelDVD, 379, 385 adding audio, 386 creating, 385 Still Shows, 385 Slow Motion Forward function, 63 Slow Motion Reverse function, 63 Smart Video Rendering Technology (SVRT), 198

23 Index 521 software, 23 automated DVD authoring, 482 DVD MovieFactory, 485 Express DV, 483 MyDVD 4, 484 NeoDVDstandard/Plus 4, 482 consumer video editing with automated DVD authoring, 475 PowerDirector 2, 475 Studio 8, 478 Ulead VideoStudio 6, 481 VideoWave 5 Power Edition, 479 VideoWave Movie Creator, 480 WinProducer 3, 477 data-burning software, 24 DVD software players, 23-24, 469 CinePlayer 4, 474 DVD Player 3 for Macintosh OS X, 469 InterActual Player 2, 473 PowerDVD XP 4, 471 Windows Media Player for Windows XP, 470 WinDVD 4, 472 personal DVD authoring, 24, 486 DVD MovieFactory, 26 DVDit! 2.5, 487 idvd, 25 idvd 2, 486 MyDVD, 25 Pinnacle Studio 7 video editor, 26 Ulead DVD Workshop, 488 playing DVDs (Windows), 162 professional DVD authoring, 489 DVD Studio Pro 1.5, 489 Impression DVD-Pro 2.2, 490 ReelDVD 3, 491 Scenarist 2.6, 492 video editing, 493 Adobe Premiere 6.5, 496 Edition, 497 Final Cut Pro 3, 494 imovie 2, 493 Ulead MediaStudio Pro 6.3, 498 Windows Movie Maker for Windows XP, 495 video-editing, PowerDirector, 192, 196 WinProducer, , 215 Sonic DVDit!. See DVDit! Sonic MyDVD. See MyDVD Sonic ReelDVD. See ReelDVD Sonic Scenarist. See Scenarist SONICblue ReplayTV, 69 Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (SDDS), 54, 460 splitting clips in PowerDirector, 202 in WinProducer, SPRM (System Parameter) registers, 463 status functions, Step Forward function, 63 Step Reverse function, 63 stereo audio systems, 461 connecting set-top DVD players, still images, 461 importing (DVDit!), Still Shows, 461 Still Shows, 461 ReelDVD, 385 storage capacity of DVD, double-sided discs, 15 dual-layer discs, 16 mini DVD, 16 terms and abbreviations, 15 Stories Folder (DVD Studio Pro), 352 story sequences (DVD Studio Pro), storyboards, 461 Studio 8, 478 subpicture streams, 461

24 522 Index Subtitle Editor (Scenarist), 409 Subtitle function, 64 subtitles, 461 creating in Scenarist, 409 DVD Studio Pro, ReelDVD, 386 creating, subtitle scripts, 462 subtitle streams, 462 subwoofers, 462 Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) format, 13, 41, 425, 460 Super Video CD (SVCD) format,10, 41, 423, 462 SuperDrive, 91 superimposing, 462 surround sound, 462 audio formats, 54 downmixing, 55 virtual surround-sound, 55 Dolby Surround, 446 Dolby Surround Pro Logic, 446 virtual surround sound, 465 SVCD (Super Video CD) format, 10, 41, 423, 462 SVRT (Smart Video Rendering Technology), 198 synchronization, 463 System Parameter (SPRM) registers, 463 T televisions connecting set-top DVD players, 37 display rates, 51 text, styles (MyDVD), 255 themes applying (idvd), 283 DVDit!, opening files, 301 selecting (idvd), 271 TIFF format, 463 timecodes, 463 Timeline (Scenarist), timeline, 463 viewing movies (DVDit!), Title key, 463 Title menus, 61, 463 titles, 407, 463 adding to menus (DVDit!), PowerDirector, 205 WinProducer, 222 TiVo, 69 Top Menus, 61 Track Editor (Scenarist), 408 track tiles (DVD Studio Pro), chapter markers, interactive, Marker Editor, story sequences, Track window (ReelDVD), zooming out, 383 tracks, 463 transcoding, 234, 464 transition effects, 464 PowerDirector, WinProducer, trimming clips, 464 MyDVD, U UDF (Universal Disc Format), 429, 464 UDF Bridge file system, 464 Ulead DVD Workshop, 488 Ulead MediaStudio Pro 6.5, 498 Ulead VideoStudio 6, 481 Universal Disc Format (UDF), 429, 464

25 Index 523 USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface, 95, 464 accessing digital cameras (Macintosh), 94 USB cameras accessing in Windows XP, organizing photos, support in Windows XP, V Variable Bit Rate (VBR), 464 VBR (Variable Bit Rate), 464 VCD (Video CD) format, 10, 423, 464 exploring, 183 VCRs playback controls, 63 versus DVD, 7, 63 VHS compared to DVD, 7 video capturing imovie, MyDVD, PowerDirector, WinProducer, 216 clips, importing (ReelDVD), 396 compression, editing compressed video, 238, 251 connecting video signals, 46 types of signals, 46 copy protection analog, 42 digital, displaying, 180 QuickTime Player, 102 editing, versus DVD authoring, 194 PowerDirector, 192, 196, process, 194 software, 194 Windows XP, 130 WinProducer, , external, recording, 73 filters (WinProducer), formats, 41 importing DVD Studio Pro, 367 MyDVD, , 237 MultiAngle, 456 MyDVD, adding and organizing, 237 progressive, 459 video cable connectors, 47 viewing video files in Windows XP, 128 Windows, 161 video cards (Windows), 161 Video CD (VCD) format, 10, 40, 423, 464 exploring, 183 video editing tools, 26 Video for Windows, 465 Video Manager (VMG), , 465 Video Manager, 405 Video mode (DVD-R/RW recorders), 79 Video Object (VOB), 465 Video Recording (VR) mode (DVD-R/RW recorders), 79 video signals, 46 component video format, composite/baseband video format, digital video format, 50 RF video format, 48 S-Video video format, 49 video streams, 465 Video Title Sets (VTS), , 465 Titles, 407 video tracks (DVD Studio Pro), VideoStudio 6, 194 VideoWave 5, 194 VideoWave Movie Creator, 480

26 524 Index VIDEO_TS, 155, 181, 465 exploring, 181 files included, 181 virtual surround sound, 55, 465 VMG (Video Manager), 406, 465 VOB (Video Object) files, 465 volumes, 450 creating (DVDit!), 324 VR (Video Recording) mode (DVD-R/RW recorders), 79 VTS (Video Title Set) files, , Titles, 407 W-Z watermarks, 466 Master Watermark (PowerDirector), 207 WAV format, 466 Web DVD, 466 web links (DVD Studio Pro), web sites Apple Computer, 436 Camcorder & Computer Video Magazine, 433 Canopus Corp., 437 Compaq, 436 Discreet, 437 DV Magazine, 433 DVD FAQ, 434 DVD Forum, 6, 434 DVD+RW Group, 434 DVD+RW Resources, 434 DVDA DVD Association, 434 EMedia Magazine, 433 Hewlett-Packard, 436 LaCie DVD Drives, 435 Manifest Technology, 433 Maxell, 435 Microsoft DirectX, 436 Microsoft Windows Media, 436 Panasonic DVD-RAM, 435 Philips Consumer Electronics DVD+RW, 435 Prassi/VERITAS, 437 QPS Inc, 435 Recipe 4 DVD, 434 Recordable DVD Council, 434 Roxio Easy CD Creator and Direct CD, 437 Sony VAIO, 436 Verbatim, 435 Video CD, 434 Vivastar, 435 VOB Information Systems, 437 WebDVD, 184 widescreen, 466 anamorphic, 440 movies, 15 display formats, support in DVDit!, 299 Windows burning CDs, 171 exploring discs DVD-Audio, 182 DVD-Video, Video CD, 183 Media Player CDs, playing, features, 164 interface, 164 Taskbar tabs, 165 My Music folder, 168 My Playlists folder, 171 playing DVDs, audio playback, 161 software, 162 system requirements, 160 video cards, 161 Windows Desktop Recording, burning discs, Windows Media (WMF) video format, 42 Windows Media Audio (WMA), 466

27 Index 525 Windows Media Player. See Media Player Windows Media Video (WMV), 466 Windows Movie Maker, 130 capturing from digital video, editing movies, exporting movies, Windows Movie Maker for Windows XP, 495 Windows XP digital media, 113 burning CDs and DVDs, 115 suggested hardware, 114 Disc AutoPlay option, setting, importing pictures, 124 My Pictures folder, 126 My Video folder, 129 recording CDs and DVDs, 115 choosing formats, 117 USB camera support, USB cameras accessing, organizing photos, video files, 128 WinDVD, 162, 174 controls, features, 178 screen capture function, 180 viewing DVD information, 174, 178 chapter point thumbnails, WinDVD 4, 472 WinProducer, authoring, 224 authoring process, 195 backgrounds, 222 burning discs, capturing clips, 216 chapter points, defining, 225 clips assembling, 218 exporting, importing, 217 overlaying, previewing, 217, splitting, transition effects, trimming, 219 video and audio filters, creating productions, editing, 194, features, 215 interface, 215 key frames, 222 Lock/Unlock button, 219 menus, designing, 225 titles, 222 WinProducer 3, 477 wipes, 466 WMA (Windows Media Audio) files, 41, 466 WMF (Windows Media) video format, 42 WMV (Windows Media Video), 466 write-once media, 17, 430 YUV format, 466

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