Late-Breaking News About DVD Studio Pro 4.1 This document provides updated information about DVD Studio Pro 4.1 and covers these topics: Â Late-Breaking News About DVD Studio Pro 4.1.2 (p. 2) Â Previous Release Information About DVD Studio Pro 4.1.1 (p. 6) Â Previous Release Information About DVD Studio Pro 4.1 (p. 6) Note: DVD Studio Pro 4.1 is designed to run natively on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macintosh computers.
Late-Breaking News About DVD Studio Pro 4.1.2 The following information is late-breaking news about DVD Studio Pro 4.1.2. General Information The following issues apply to both standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) projects. Still Images Are Now Processed Correctly Still images used in menus, tracks, and slideshows are now processed correctly. Previously, in some cases, still images used in menus, tracks, and slideshows would appear with artifacts when played on a DVD player.
Special Character Entry Now Works Correctly Characters entered from the Character Palette window (accessed by choosing Edit > Special Characters) now work correctly when added to menus and subtitles. Previously, the characters would not consistently use the menu’s default color and could cause a project to no longer open. Note: Projects that would not open because of this issue will now open with DVD Studio Pro 4.1.2.
DLT Drives Now Work Correctly on Intel-Based Macintosh Computers You can now format your SD projects to DLT drives connected to Intel-based Macintosh computers. Note: DLT is no longer an option when formatting HD projects. See “HD DVD Projects for Replication Now Use DDP 3.0 or CMF 2.0” on page 5 for more information. HD Project Issues The following issues apply only to HD projects.
AC-3 Audio in HD Projects The following issues have been addressed regarding using Dolby Digital AC-3 audio files in HD projects: Â AC-3 audio outputs from HD DVD players will now work correctly with external decoders. Â AC-3 audio files encoded on an Intel-based Macintosh computer using Compressor will now play correctly in HD DVD players. Important: You must use Apple DVD Player version 4.6.5 or later to play HD projects created with DVD Studio Pro 4.1.2 that contain AC-3 audio.
Previous Release Information About DVD Studio Pro 4.1.1 The following information was included with DVD Studio Pro 4.1.1. Project Formatting With Intel-Based Macintosh Computers Now Correct Formatting DVD Studio Pro projects for replication using the Disc Description Protocol (DDP) and Cutting Master Format (CMF) options now works correctly on Intel-based Macintosh computers. Previous Release Information About DVD Studio Pro 4.1 The following information was included with DVD Studio Pro 4.1.
Distributing Graphical Tab Tiles Now More Consistent The By Type and Autolayout options for distributing tiles in the Graphical tab now function more consistently. Â If no tiles are selected, choosing Arrange > By Type or Arrange > Autolayout affects all tiles. Â If one or more tiles are selected, choosing Arrange > By Type or Arrange > Autolayout affects only the selected tiles. See the DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual for more information about arranging tiles in the Graphical tab.
Opening Projects From Earlier Versions of DVD Studio Pro and iDVD This section contains information about opening projects from earlier versions of DVD Studio Pro and iDVD in DVD Studio Pro 4. Importing Item Descriptions and Script Files You cannot import item descriptions or script files saved with any earlier version of DVD Studio Pro (1, 2, or 3) into DVD Studio Pro 4.
Asset Information This section contains information about using assets in DVD Studio Pro. 1440 x 1080 Resolution Supports the 16:9 Aspect Ratio Only The 1.0 version of the HD DVD-Video specification stipulates that the 1440 x 1080 resolution can only be used for anamorphic 16:9 aspect ratio video. Pre-1.0 versions of the HD DVD-Video specification included the ability to use the 1440 x 1080 resolution for both the 4:3 and anamorphic 16:9 aspect ratios.
Encoding H.264 Assets for Use in HD DVD Projects When you export a movie from Final Cut Pro or Motion and want to use the H.264 format, you must use the H.264 for HD DVD presets included with Compressor to ensure the video is compatible with DVD Studio Pro. Do not export through QuickTime. If you make a custom H.264 preset in Compressor, select the Multi-pass setting and set the bit rate to18 Mbps or less to ensure DVD compatibility. Currently, only progressive H.
Importing Motion Projects DVD Studio Pro allows you to import Motion projects without having to export or render them in Motion first. DVD Studio Pro is unable, however, to play a Motion project’s audio until the audio has been encoded by DVD Studio Pro. The default setting in the Encoding pane of DVD Studio Pro Preferences is to not encode assets that need to be encoded until you build your project. You can change this setting to encode assets in the background while authoring your project.
Getting Good Results When Using Assets That Include an Alpha Channel Video assets, either still or with motion, that include an alpha channel can be very effective when assigned as a drop zone’s asset. DVD Studio Pro composites the asset over the menu background using the alpha channel to control the compositing. For best results, be sure the video is premultiplied (also known as shaped). Premultiplied video will have correct soft and anti-aliased edges when used in the Menu Editor.
Menu Information This section contains information about creating menus in DVD Studio Pro. Some DVD Players May Clip Highlight Edges Some DVD players may clip the edge of highlight graphics included with shapes. In most cases, the clipping is not noticeable. In some cases, such as a circle, however, the clipping can be noticeable. You can work around this issue by adding a very small transparent outline to the highlight graphic.
Button Assets Do Not Automatically Update If a button’s asset is automatically set after a Drop Palette action, such as dragging a track to a button in the Menu Editor, the button’s asset does not automatically update if you later change the asset used by that track. You must manually choose the button’s asset if you want it to match the new one used in the track.
About HD Projects and Red Laser Discs You can put an HD project onto a red laser disc in two ways: using a replicator or burning the disc with your system. Â When you use Disc Description Protocol (DDP) to format HD projects for replication to a DLT drive or your hard disk with red laser selected as the disc media, the resulting files are formatted for 3x-speed DVD-ROM media.
Writing to DLT Now More Reliable DVD Studio Pro now more reliably identifies when the DLT drive has insufficient space for the formatted project. Previously, when DVD Studio Pro was used with certain system configurations, it would incorrectly detect that the DLT drive had insufficient space. Adding Empty VTS Blocks Affects the Number of Tracks You Can Have Each VTS block you add to your project can contain one track or slideshow, in addition to menus and scripts.
Slideshow Information This section contains information about using the DVD Studio Pro Slideshow feature. Transitions Between Slides Can Cause Audio Pauses on Some DVD Players Some DVD players may briefly pause the audio when playing a slideshow that uses transitions. This most often occurs when using the DVD player’s optical audio output. Subtitle Information This section contains information about creating and using subtitles in DVD Studio Pro.
Web Links Might Open in the Same or New Windows If you’re using Netscape Navigator 6.x as your default web browser in Windows or the Mac OS, or Safari in the Mac OS, each time you activate a DVD@CCESS web link, it opens in a new browser window. With Internet Explorer and older versions of Netscape Navigator, DVD@CCESS links open in the same browser window. DVD@CCESS Does Not Work With WinDVD 2.x DVD Players on Some Windows Computers WinDVD 2.x versions (2.1 and 2.
