Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 193)

To save an item description
1 Select the element for which you want to save a description.
You can select the element in the Outline or Graphical tab or in any of the editors.
Note: You cannot export an item description of a story. Item descriptions of tracks include
their stories.
2 Choose File > Export > Item Description.
3 Enter a name for the file and select its destination in the dialog that appears, then click
Export.
DVD Studio Pro creates the file and saves it in the location you specified.
To load an item description
1 Choose File > Import > Item Description.
2 Locate the description file to load and click Import in the dialog that appears.
Important: Item descriptions from previous versions of DVD Studio Pro cannot be loaded
into DVD Studio Pro 4. An alternative is to open a project in DVD Studio Pro 4 that contains
the element you originally made the item description from, then save a new item
description from it.
With the exception of script item descriptions, you cannot import item descriptions
created in one DVD standard (SD DVD or HD DVD) into the other DVD standard.
Additionally, you cannot import item descriptions from one video standard (NTSC or PAL)
into another video standard.
The description file loads and a new element appears in the Outline and Graphical tabs.
The description file uses the same name it had when it was saved, unless that name is
already in use. If the name already exists, a number is added to the end of its name, or if
a number already exists, the number increments to form a unique name.
Note: When you load an item description into a project, all of the assets used when the
description was saved must still be available. An error message appears if any problems
are encountered.
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