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How Does DVD Authoring Work?
Note the following:
 Links currently function in a horizontal Sequence only. This means that you cannot select indi-
vidual Tra c k s at a particular position on the Timeline. When clips are arranged one above the
other (according to the usual Timeline priority), the uppermost clip is always played. As the
example below demonstrates, there is no point in jumping from the menu to chapter 3 because
only the highest chapter (chapter 1) is burned to the DVD (although it will includes a mix of
three audio Tracks. Thus it is not currently possible, for example, to design a language selection
by arranging a video clip with two or three alternative audio clips.
Timeline priority continues to apply: Even if you jump to Link 3 (lowest Track), the highest Track is
played back
If you integrated effects based on multilayering (such as a key or frame within a frame), the layering of
clips naturally retains its significance.
 The Sequence remains fully editable; even the Edit Style remains activated. So when you insert
clips, make sure that nothing is overwritten or shifted by Film Style clips because then the DVD
Markers might no longer be correct.
 Note the DVD capacity. Especially in the case of larger Sequences, be sure to use the Export to
DVD... module at some point to check the volume of data currently pending. This module dis-
plays a “capacity indicator” that tells you how much space is available on the DVD.
If you want to play it safe, protect the Tr a c k s (right-click the name field for the Tr ac k and select Protected).
Yo u c a n s e t Links at any time but be careful that you don’t accidently modify the Sequence.
 How is the DVD Sequence transferred to the DVD?
The following basically applies: The DVD starts in the same way as the Timeline, meaning that if
you position material before
the first DVD menu (such as a trailer), the person viewing the DVD
will also have to watch this material until he or she reaches the first or main (also called top)