

Automatically assign functionality to assets with one click using over 60 combinations of context-sensitive drop palettes.Create language-localized versions of the same menu.View menus with rectangular or square pixels.Built-in action-safe and title-safe areas.Add effects to menus and buttons with shapes and drop zones.Set the loop point on motion menus to avoid replaying intro transition.Allows motion menus to be made from video streams.Allows still menus and buttons to be made from layered Photoshop files.Supports up to 36 buttons per menu (18 for 16:9 aspect ratio).Includes several theme-based royalty-free Apple-designed templates that can be user-customized.Choose from a wide variety of automatic transitions.DLT drive (required for DVD-9 projects).DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, double-layer media.Author traditional DVDs using SD assets.Other QuickTime audio formats automatically transcoded to AIFF/PCM.DTS - mono to 5.1 surround at 48kHz DTS ES - 6.1 at 96kHz at 754 Kbps or 1509 Kbps.Dolby Digital AC-3 (mono to 5.1 surround using 64 to 448 Kbps).H.264 and HDV (supported natively in HD DVD projects).All QuickTime supported codecs - encoded to MPEG-2 (SD or HD DVD).Maximum GOP sizes: 18 frames (NTSC), 15 frames (PAL).Frame rates: 29.97 fps (NTSC) and 25 fps (PAL).Maintains named chapter markers from Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, and iMovie.Replication to blue laser media (for HD DVD).

DVD STUDIO PRO 4 BOOK SOFTWARE
DVD STUDIO PRO 4 BOOK SIMULATOR
Test functionality with built-in Simulator.Industry-standard analog and digital copyright management with Macrovision (Types 1, 2, and 3) and CSS for SD projects 1.Specify actions for First Play, Title button, Menu button, end jumps, pre-scripts, pre-script targets, Angle button, Chapter button, Audio button, Subtitle, and Return.Control actions for remote control buttons, including number offset.DVD-ROM functionality using (for computer playback only) DVD-ROM input includes the ability to add photos, PDFs, or direct links to websites.Multistory feature for creating alternative versions (up to 98 stories).Refresh assets that may have been updated with other applications.Reveal the location of the asset in the Finder.View information on imported assets such as type, timestamps, length, encoding progress, bit rate, and more.More advanced encoding options provided via Compressor (included).DVD-compliant MPEG-2 streams from other encoders accepted.One- and two-pass variable bit rate (VBR) encoding for MPEG-2.Encode video in the background while you work or while building the DVD.Creates all necessary files for jacket picture from any popular image formats.Shows picture of choice when user stops playback of DVD on supported DVD players.Choose from more than 30 prebuilt transitions such as Blur, Dissolve, Droplet, Fade through Color, Melt, Motion Dissolve, Rotate, Rotation Blur, and Zoom.Add transitions to menus, menu buttons, slideshows, and timeline-based stills.Organize tiles with Auto layout command.Fit all elements in window, zoom in/out.Use Macro view to navigate easily through large projects.

