Datasheet

• Slideshows. You can add a transition between slides. The start frame is the current
slide and the end frame is the next slide in the slideshow.
• Tracks. You can add a transition to any still images in a track. The start frame is the
last frame of the video clip and the last frame is the still image.
Revolutionary Alpha Transitions. In addition to the range of standard transitions,
DVD Studio Pro 3 includes Alpha Transitions. These make it possible to create cus-
tomized transitions for your DVD Studio Pro menus, tracks, and slideshows. All DVD
Studio Pro transitions have a start and end frame, based on where the transition is
being used. Standard transitions are able to transform the start and end frame video,
providing the ability to have a variety of effects, such as rotating or blurring. An Alpha
Transition contains a movie with an alpha channel that controls when the last slide
or menu is shown and when the incoming slide or menu is shown. The movie can
also contain an asset that plays over the menus or slides. The resulting transition
incorporates the movie as it moves from start to end.
Menu templates. Apple-designed menu templates and styles make it easy to build
high-quality DVDs. You can quickly create menus using predefined templates for
corporate projects such as marketing, training, and sales. Additional templates offer
solutions for media projects such as music videos, independent films, TV, and ad
reels. And a client-specific set offers templates for weddings and other special events.
Customize these templates to suit an individual project and save them to use for
future projects—they’ll speed production and maintain a consistent look and feel.
Menu editor. The new Menu editor is a full-scale menu creation environment that
provides all the tools you need to create menus entirely within DVD Studio Pro 3.
The alignment guides and onscreen designation of title safe and action safe areas
help you align menu layouts and keep them inside safe areas. And you can type text
directly into the menu background and format it however you like. The powerful
compositing engine in DVD Studio Pro quickly renders complex graphics and effects,
providing instant feedback on your project.
Drop zones. DVD Studio Pro 3 includes drop zones that allow you to add graphic
elements to a menu background. You can add still or motion elements—rotated,
positioned, and sized—and use shapes to provide irregular edges and borders. With
drop zones, a simple background can be transformed into a customized and interesting
canvas by adding elements. Once you’ve created your drop zones, it is easy to add
content from your media tabs or even right from the Finder. The context-sensitive
drop palettes will guide you from there.
Buttons. The Shapes tab allows you to increase your creativity. You can use the included
shapes on your menus or create your own. Position and resize these shapes—which
include a full-motion thumbnail image—and use them as buttons or add them to the
menu background as a drop zone.
Add text to menus. You can type text directly on the background of most menus,
add text to buttons, and create text-only buttons.
Preset configurations. Three different modes allow you to get started right away.
The Basic configuration shows you only what you need to build a basic DVD—the
Menu editor, the Inspector, and the Palette. For more elaborate projects, the Extended
configuration adds the Track editor and the Asset manager. And for the most sophisti-
cated DVDs, the Advanced configuration opens up all four quadrants of the workspace,
exposing the full power of DVD Studio Pro.
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Specification Sheet
DVD Studio Pro 3
DVD Studio Pro 3 has a wide variety of
templates to help start your project.