DVD Studio Pro 4: Introduction (DVDSP 101)

Delivery method
Classroom based, maximum 5 delegates

Course description
[b]Introduction[/b]
• The Apple Pro Certification program

[b]Preparing your first DVD project[/b]
• The DVD creation process
• DVD specification basics
• The palette and the Inspector
• Using the basic menu editor
• Creating simple buttons
• Using text elements in menus
• Burning a DVD

[b]Using the interface[/b]
• Quadrants and tabs
• The Track editor
• Slideshow editor
• Story editor
• Script editor

[b]Setting up a new DVD project[/b]
• Storyboarding a DVD
• Importing audio and video
• Setting Chapter markers

[b]Creating menus[/b]
• The menu creation process
• Adding a background graphic
• Creating buttons on a still menu
• Connecting buttons to video
• Adding title and text to the menu
• Adding sound to the menu
• Creating an Intro menu
• Targeting navigation
• Using a Drop Zone to create a Motion menu

[b]Creating a Chapter Index menu[/b]
• Setting up the Chapter Index navigation buttons
• Automating the Chapter Index menu creation process

[b]Working with slideshows[/b]
• Creating slides
• Adding audio and transitions

[b]Adding Subtitles[/b]
• Modifying the font and colour of subtitles
• Importing subtitles

[b]Finishing your DVD[/b]
• Testing your Project
• Using the Burn command

Suitable for
An Apple authorised course providing the skills you need to create a professional DVD title from initial storyboarding to burning and replication.

Requirements
You need no previous experience to attend this course.