Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 23)

Stage 4: Adding Buttons to the Menus
Add one or more buttons to your menus. The display mode (4:3, 16:9 Letterbox, and so
on) and DVD standard (SD DVD or HD DVD) determine the maximum number of buttons
each menu can have. Each button can initiate a wide variety of actions, the most common
being to open a different menu, play a track, or run a script. This hierarchy of menus and
buttons gives you tremendous flexibility in constructing an “interactive” program in which
the viewer has numerous options to choose from.
Stage 5: Creating Tracks and Slideshows
Create one or more tracks, each consisting of one or more video streams, audio streams,
subtitle streams, chapter markers, and stories. Create one or more slideshows, each
consisting of still images and, optionally, audio. Tracks and slideshows can also be created
by dragging assets to the Menu Editor and choosing options from the Drop Palette.
Stage 6: Linking the Project Elements
Set up the various actions and links that will make your project work as it should when
viewed. For example, you can set what happens when a DVD player first starts playing
the disc, what happens when a track finishes playing, and what happens if the player sits
idle at a menu for a specific amount of time.
Stage 7: Simulating Your Project
View your elements and test your project as you go using the real-time DVD Simulator
built in to DVD Studio Pro. This process allows you to verify the links between the project
elements.
Stage 8: Building and Burning Your Project
Build the completed project and either send it to a replication facility or burn a DVD on
your own system.
Creating a Disc
Creating a disc involves two steps: building the DVD-formatted video zone (VIDEO_TS
for SD-based DVDs and HVDVD_TS for HD-based DVDs) and formatting it for how you
intend to deliver it.
Building the Video Zone
When you build your SD-based DVD project, a set of files is created and stored on your
hard disk in a folder named “VIDEO_TS” (video title set). The contents and structure of
this folder are strictly defined by the DVD specification. HD projects store their files in a
folder named “HVDVD_TS.”
When you build your project within DVD Studio Pro, it combines all the material you’ve
included (video, audio, and subtitles for the menus and tracks) into a single stream and
writes it to this special folder. Using DVD Player, which is included with your operating
system, you can open and play the contents of this folder, just as if it were on a DVD disc.
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