DVD Studio Pro 3: In the Studio is your definitive guide to the world of DVD authoring with Apple's DVD Studio Pro. Marc Loy draws on his many years of experience in the field of DVD authoring to give you quick, efficient information, as well as invaluable tips and tricks. Appropriate for both the intermediate DVD Studio Pro user the experienced video professional, this book helps you to understand the entire process of creating DVDs from start to finish, and then use DVD Studio Pro to create your own quality DVD productions.

This book helps solve your toughest DVD Studio Pro problems. What compression rates should I bit-budget for? How can I use A.Pack to add Dolby Digital AC-3 sound to my DVD? How should I organize my assets for an internationalized DVD? How can I dynamically add in deleted scenes or multi-angle video? How can I use scripting to create DVD games or even Easter eggs? How can I create additional DVD-ROM content for my DVDs? How can I use DVD Studio Pro to create dual-layer DVD-9 discs? O'Reilly's DVD Studio Pro 3: In the Studio goes beyond all other books, helping professionals create bleeding-edge DVD content on a deadline.

This book will show you how to:

• Master the DVD Studio Pro user interface
• Storyboard your DVDs
• Understand the myriad of DVD formats and features
• Understand how to prepare and import assets for DVD authoring
• Use the library of templates with DVD Studio Pro to simplify authoring
• Work effectively with timelines, transitions, and subtitles
• Create and mix Dolby Digital 5.1 audio
• Design and create effective menus, including motion menus and advanced, scripted behaviors
• Create an internationalized DVD
• Understand the DVD Studio Pro scripting language
• Build and burn a DVD-9 (dual-layer) disc
• Design great DVDs, with features like Easter eggs, alternate tracks, and alternate menus

System Requirements: DVD Studio Pro 3 requires a Macintosh computer with a 733MHz or faster PowerPC processor (G4 minimum) and AGP graphics card, 8MB of video memory (32MB recommended), Mac OS X v10.3.2, QuickTime 6.5, 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended), 20GB available disk space, DVD drive required for installation.

• Getting Started
• Media Formats
• Great Menus: Layers
• Great Menus: Motion
• Le DVD Entwurf Internacionale (An International DVD Project)
• The Director's Cut
• DVD Scripting
• Games and Easter Eggs
• DVDs and Computers
• Templates and Styles
• Transition
• A. Script Command Reference
• B. DVD Style Guide
• C. DVD-9 Projects