Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 29)

To verify the media types supported by your DVD drive
1 Choose Apple menu > About This Mac.
2 Click the More Info button in the About This Mac window.
3 Click the disclosure triangle next to Hardware to show the list of hardware devices.
4 Select the Disc Burning item in the hardware list.
The DVD-Write line that appears in the information pane lists the supported media types.
DLT Drives
Digital Linear Tape (DLT) drives are the most reliable way to deliver SD DVD content to
a replicator. They are also a good way to back up completed projects so that you can
remove them from your hard disks and make room for your next project.
SD DVD data written to DLT drives with DVD Studio Pro can use Data Description Protocol
(DDP) version 2.0 or version 2.1. You can also write using CMF version 1.0.
Important: You cannot write HD DVD projects to a DLT drive.
External Video and Audio Monitoring
You can configure your system to support external video and audio monitors. This makes
it possible to more closely simulate a viewer’s environment before you build the project
and burn a test DVD.
When using external monitors, keep the following in mind:
• External video monitors are only used during simulation.
• External audio monitors are active during simulation and while playing from the Assets
tab or any of the editors (Track, Story, Slideshow, and Menu Editors).
• When you are using an external video monitor, the Simulator window on your computer
is inactive.
• You cannot use the pointer to click buttons on the external video monitor. You must
control the simulation by using the Simulator window’s controls.
• Depending on your system and the video being simulated, frames may be skipped
during playback to maintain synchronized playback with the audio.
The Simulator pane in DVD Studio Pro Preferences contains settings that control whether
the external video and audio monitors are used. Additionally, the Simulator contains
settings that allow you to change the display mode (4:3 Pan-Scan, 4:3 Letterbox, or 16:9)
and resolution (SD, HD 720, or HD 1080). See
Simulator Preferences and Simulating with
an External Video and Audio Monitor for more information.
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