Introduction to stories – Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual
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• Seconds: Shows the marker’s last frame for the number of seconds you enter.
• Infinite: Shows the marker’s last frame indefinitely.
• Pause after each VOBU: Select if you want playback to pause until the viewer presses
the Play button, when it plays to the next VOBU (Video Object Unit) and pauses again.
This is a way to pause the track’s playback and wait for the viewer to start it again.
The length of a VOBU varies depending on whether it is a still image or full-motion
video. When you place a still image in the video stream, it lasts for one VOBU regardless
of its duration. With video, a VOBU can be from 0.4 to 1 second long. For this reason,
“Pause after each VOBU” is generally only used on markers at still boundaries. You
should avoid using it on markers with video because it will cause the playback to stop
about once a second.
• DVD@CCESS: Select to make the name and URL settings available for this marker, which
allows you to add functionality to your title when played on a computer. See
for more information.
• Remote Control: Choose the place in the project to jump to if the viewer presses the
remote control’s Menu button. See
for more information on
remote control settings.
• Macrovision: SD projects only. Choose the Macrovision setting to apply to this marker’s
video. See
About the Macrovision Settings
for more information on Macrovision
copy-protection.
Introduction to Stories
A story is simply a way to rearrange the playback of the track cells defined by the chapter
markers. You may want to create a version of a track that skips some objectionable
content, or you may want to use a short piece of the track as a preview. A story does not
increase the amount of disc space the track requires because it is simply playing the
track’s markers in a different order.
A story has access to the entire track, but it does not have to include it all. You can choose
which chapter markers to include and in what order—you can even play a marker’s video
more than once.
Additionally, you can exclude and subtitle audio streams from a story. By default, a story
has access to the same audio and subtitle streams that the track has access to, which can
be a problem if your intention is to present a less objectionable version of the track by
providing alternative audio and subtitle streams. By excluding selected audio streams,
you can force the DVD player to play the alternate audio and subtitle streams.
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Chapter 17
Creating and Editing Tracks