Dvdit Pro Tutorial

TUTORIAL

SONIC ™ DVDit® Pro 6

POWERFUL DVD AUTHORING FOR VIDEO PROFESSIONALS

FROM SONIC THE HOLLYWOOD STANDARD IN DVD CREATION

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Contents

1 Introduction ...... 5 About the tutorial project ...... 6 The tutorial workflow...... 7

2 Getting Started ...... 9 Copying the tutorial assets ...... 10 Starting the tutorial project...... 11

3 Authoring the Tutorial Content ...... 15 The Boeing movie...... 16 The Airplanes slideshow...... 20 The Main menu...... 24 The Scenes menu ...... 29

4 Adding Navigation ...... 35 The Main menu buttons ...... 36 The Scenes menu buttons...... 40 Setting First Play ...... 44 Setting DVD remote actions ...... 45

4 Contents

5 Simulation and Burning ...... 47

Simulating the project ...... 48 Burning the tutorial project to disc ...... 49 Conclusion ...... 51

1 Introduction

The DVDit Pro Tutorial is an introduction to creating DVD-Video discs with DVDit Pro. It takes you step-by-step through the authoring process of importing media ﬁles (assets), creating movies, slideshows, and menus, adding links between the content, setting playback order, simulation, and burning to disc. The tutorial takes approximately two hours and provides an opportunity to use many of the features in DVDit Pro.

During the tutorial, you may occasionally be referred to the DVDit Pro User Guide, which provides a complete description of the features in the program.

The rest of this chapter includes the following introductory sections: • “About the tutorial project” on page 6 • “The tutorial workﬂow” on page 7

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About the tutorial project

The completed tutorial project will consist of a movie, slideshow and two menus:

Main menu Contains an image background and three text objects that link to the Boeing movie, Scenes menu, and Airplanes slideshow. The Main menu will be set to First Play, which means it will automatically play when the disc is inserted into the DVD player.

Boeing movie Contains video, audio, and three chapter points. When the movie ﬁnishes playing, it will link back to the Main menu.

Scenes menu Contains an image background, three button frames that link to the chapters in the Boeing movie, and a navigation button that links back to the Main menu. The Scenes menu will be assigned to the TITLE button for the Boeing movie, so the viewer will be able to jump to it by pressing the TITLE button on the DVD remote control during playback of the movie.

Airplanes slideshow Contains four still images, each displayed for 10 seconds, and an audio track. When the slideshow ﬁnishes playing, it will link back to the Main menu.

Boeing movie Chap. 1 Chap. 2 Chap. 3

Main menu Scenes menu (First Play) (title menu)

Slideshow

Layout for the tutorial project

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Note: Although the assets included with the DVDit Pro Tutorial are NTSC, they can be used with PAL projects. And although this document uses an NTSC project as its example, the information and instructions included in this document apply equally when working with PAL projects.

Note: The DVDit Pro Tutorial assets have been provided by Victory Studios (www.victorystudios.com). Reuse or distribution of this copyrighted material, in any form, is strictly prohibited.

The tutorial workflow

The following procedure outlines the basic workﬂow for creating the tutorial project. These steps are documented in greater detail in the remaining chapters.

The DVDit Pro Tutorial includes the following basic steps: 1 Copy the tutorial assets to your hard drive. 2 Launch DVDit Pro, create a new project, and import the tutorial assets. 3 Create the Boeing movie by dragging the imported video clip from the Palette window into Titles list in the Project window. In the Timeline window, add an audio track and chapter points to the movie. 4 Create the Slideshow by dragging the slide images from the Palette window into the Titles list in the Project window. Set the duration for the slides and add an audio track to the slideshow. 5 Create the Main menu by dragging a menu background from the Palette window into the Menus list in the Project window. Display the menu in the Preview window and add a text heading and three text buttons. 6 Create the Scenes menu by dragging a menu background from the Palette window into the Menus list in the Project window. Display the menu in the Preview window and add a text heading, three button frames, and one navigation button.

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7 Link the buttons on the Main menu and Scenes menu to their desired destinations and set the highlight colors for each menu.

8 Set the Main menu to First Play, so it will play automatically when the disc is inserted into a DVD player. 9 Assign DVD remote actions to the Boeing movie and Slideshow, so that the appropriate menu appears when the viewer press the MENU or TITLE buttons during playback. 10 Use the Simulation window to test the project, interacting with it as if it were a completed disc. 11 Burn the project to a recordable DVD.

2 Getting Started

This chapter documents copying the tutorial assets to your hard drive and importing them into a new DVDit Pro project. It includes the following topics: • “Copying the tutorial assets” on page 10 • “Starting the tutorial project” on page 11

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Copying the tutorial assets

Assets are the media ﬁles that are used in DVDit Pro to create movies, slideshows, and menus, which in turn are used to build the DVD-Video project. Assets include still images, video and audio clips, and button objects. Before launching DVDit Pro and starting the tutorial, you must ﬁrst copy the tutorial assets folder to a local hard drive.

To copy the tutorial assets, do one of the following: • If you have the DVDit Pro Installer disc, insert the disc and drag the “DVDit Pro Tutorial Assets” folder to a local hard drive. Make sure the hard drive has enough available space (at least 100 MB). –or– • If you purchased DVDit Pro as a download, download and extract the tutorial assets from the following location. Make sure your hard drive has enough available space (at least 100 MB). http://docs.sonic.com/tutorials/DVDit6Tutorial.zip

The sample media assets

In addition to the files in the “DVDit Pro Tutorial Assets” folder, the tutorial project will also use some of the sample media files installed with DVDit Pro. The sample media files are automatically loaded and available when creating new projects (if the Load Sample Media option is enabled in the Preferences dialog box).

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Starting the tutorial project

After copying the tutorial assets, you are ready to import them into a new DVDit Pro project. This section includes the following topics: • “Creating the tutorial project” on page 11 • “Importing the tutorial assets” on page 12

Creating the tutorial project

To launch DVDit Pro and create a new project: 1 From the Windows Start menu, choose All Programs > Sonic > DVDit Pro > DVDit Pro. 2 Choose File > New or press Ctrl+N. The New dialog box opens.

Note: Although the assets included with the DVDit Pro Tutorial are NTSC, they can be used with PAL projects.

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3 Enter “Tutorial” in the Project Name ﬁeld.

4 Set the TV Standard to NTSC. 5 Click Browse and select a location for the project in the Browse For Folder dialog box, then click OK. 6 Click OK. The project is saved and written to the speciﬁed location in a project folder named “Tutorial.” The project folder contains the project ﬁle (tutorial.dvd-dvi) and one data folder (Sources). The New dialog box closes and the project opens.

Importing the tutorial assets

To import the tutorial assets: 1 Click the Media tab in the Palette window. 2 Choose File > Import > Media or click the Import Media button in the Palette window.

3 In the Open dialog box, navigate to the DVDit Pro Tutorial Assets folder (previously copied to your hard drive) and select the following ﬁles, then click Open.

Boeing.mpv Boeing.ac3 Slideshow.ac3

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The ﬁles are imported and appear in the Palette window.

4 Click the Images tab in the Palette window. 5 Choose File > Import > Media or click the Import Media button in the Palette window. 6 In the Open dialog box, navigate to the DVDit Pro Tutorial Assets folder and select the following ﬁles, then click Open.

Slide_A.jpg Slide_B.jpg Slide_C.jpg Slide_D.jpg The ﬁles are imported and appear in the Palette window.

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7 Choose File > Save or press Ctrl+S to save the changes to the tutorial project.

Note: Assets can also be imported into a project by dragging them from Windows Explorer into the Palette window in DVDit Pro. Before doing so, make sure to have the appropriate tab selected in the Palette window.

Now that you’ve imported the tutorial assets, you’re ready to start authoring the content for the project.

3 Authoring the Tutorial Content

This chapter documents how to author the tutorial’s movie, slideshow, and menus. It includes the following topics: • “The Boeing movie” on page 16 • “The Airplanes slideshow” on page 20 • “The Main menu” on page 24 • “The Scenes menu” on page 29 16 Chapter 3, Authoring the Tutorial Content

The Boeing movie

In this section you will create the Boeing movie, which will include a video track, audio track, and three chapter points that will link to the Scenes menu. Movies can be created in DVDit Pro by dragging video clips from the Palette window into the Project window, after which they can be displayed in the Timeline window, where audio, subtitles, and chapter points can be added.

This section includes the following topics: • “Creating the Boeing movie” on page 16 • “Adding chapter points to the Boeing movie” on page 19

Creating the Boeing movie

To create the Boeing movie: 1 Click the Media tab in the Palette window. 2 Click the View Thumbnails button in the Palette window to display the assets as thumbnails.

3 If the Timeline window is not open, select Window > Timeline Window or press F8. The Boeing movie 17

4 Drag Boeing.mpv from the Palette window onto the “Drag media here to create title” icon in the Project window. A movie is created, titled Movie 1, and appears in the Titles list. The ﬁrst frame of the movie is displayed in the Preview window on the Title tab, and the movie’s video track is displayed in the Timeline window.

5 With the new movie still selected, press F2 so its name becomes editable in the Project window. Type “Boeing” and then press Enter to rename the movie. 18 Chapter 3, Authoring the Tutorial Content

6 Drag Boeing.ac3 from the Palette window onto the A1 audio track in the Timeline window, just below the video track.

7 Choose Timeline > Timeline Options or click the Timeline Options button in the upper right of the Timeline window.

8 In the Timeline Options dialog box, make sure that Display Timecode is set to Non-drop Frame. Click OK to close the Timeline Options dialog box.

Note: It’s important that the Display Timecode format matches the format of the video source material, so the frames align properly with the Timecode ruler in the Timeline window. 9 Choose File > Save or press Ctrl+S to save the changes to the tutorial project.

Note: You can import a movie to a project and automatically create a movie from it. This is done with the Add Movie command in the File menu. For more information, refer to the DVDit Pro User Guide. The Boeing movie 19

Adding chapter points to the Boeing movie

By default, movies have one chapter point at the beginning of the movie. Additional chapter points can be created that reference speciﬁc scenes within the movie. In this section you will add two chapter points to the Boeing movie. All three chapter points in the movie will be accessible by the viewer from the Scenes menu (created in “The Scenes menu” on page 29), and with the NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons on the remote control.

To add chapter points to the Boeing movie: 1 In the Project window, double-click the Boeing movie. The movie is displayed in the Timeline window and its first frame is displayed in the Preview window. 2 In the Timeline window, drag the Playhead to approximately 00:00:53:00. As you drag the Playhead, its location is displayed in the Playhead field and the current frame is displayed in the Preview window. If necessary, zoom the Timeline with the Zoom In button to provide finer resolution when inserting chapter points.

Playhead ﬁeld Playhead 20 Chapter 3, Authoring the Tutorial Content

3 Choose Timeline > Add Chapter or click the Add Chapter button in the Timeline window. A chapter point named Chapter 2 is inserted at the nearest GOP header (in this case, 00:00:53:09).

Note: Chapter points are placed at the nearest GOP header in the video track when they are inserted or when their position is edited. For information about chapter point locations, refer to the DVDit Pro User Guide. 4 Repeat the previous steps to insert an additional chapter point at 00:02:07:00. 5 Choose File > Save or press Ctrl+S to save the changes to the tutorial project.

Note: Chapter points can also be added by Right-clicking in the Timecode ruler and choosing Add Chapter from the shortcut menu. The chapter point is added at the location where you clicked in the Timecode ruler.

The Airplanes slideshow

This section documents how to create the Airplanes slideshow, which will consist of four still images (A, B, C, and D) that will each display for 10 seconds. The slideshow will also have an audio track that will play as the slides are displayed. The Airplanes slideshow 21

To create the Airplanes slideshow: 1 Click the Images tab in the Palette window. 2 Click the View Details button in the Palette window to display the assets as a list.

3 Locate and select the following slide images in the Palette window:

Slide_A.jpg Slide_B.jpg Slide_C.jpg Slide_D.jpg 4 With the slide images still selected, drag them onto the “Drag media here to create title” icon in the Project window. A new slideshow is created, named Slideshow 1, and appears in the Titles list. 22 Chapter 3, Authoring the Tutorial Content

5 With the new slideshow still selected, press F2 so its name becomes editable in the Project window. Type “Airplanes” and then press Enter to rename the slideshow.

6 Click the Media tab in the Palette window and drag Slideshow.ac3 from the Palette window onto the Airplanes slideshow in the Project window. The audio track is added to the slideshow.

Note: You can also add audio to slideshows in the Slideshow Options dialog box. 7 Right-click the Airplanes slideshow in the Project window and choose Edit from the shortcut menu. 8 In the Edit Slideshow dialog box, set additional slideshow properties: • If necessary, arrange the slides sequentially (A, B, C, D) by dragging them left or right as needed. The Airplanes slideshow 23

• Click Options. The Slideshow Options dialog box opens.

• Set the Slide Duration to 10 seconds by dragging the slider. • Select the Fade In and Fade Out options for the audio track. • Click OK to close the Slideshow Options dialog box. • Click OK to close the Edit Slideshow dialog box. 9 Choose File > Save or press Ctrl+S to save the changes to the tutorial project.

Note: You can import a group of images to a project and automatically create a slideshow from them. This is done with the Add Slideshow command in the File menu. For more information, refer to the DVDit Pro User Guide. 24 Chapter 3, Authoring the Tutorial Content

The Main menu

The Main menu will serve as a top-level menu for the tutorial project, providing access to the Boeing movie, Scenes menu, and Airplanes slideshow. The Main menu will be created from one of the sample media background images and include a text object for the menu’s heading, and three additional text objects that will be used as buttons to link to the Boeing movie, Scenes menu, and Airplanes slideshow.

The text buttons on the Main menu will be linked to their destinations in Chapter 4, “Adding Navigation.”

Note: Menus can also be created from templates, Photoshop ﬁles, and single- color backgrounds (see “Other ways to create menus” on page 29).

To create the Main menu: 1 Click the Images tab in the Palette window. 2 Click the View Thumbnails button in the Palette window to display the assets as thumbnails. The Main menu 25

3 Drag a sample media background, such as Contemporary Blue (Background).jpg, from the Palette window onto the “Drag media here to create menu” icon in the Project window. A menu is created, titled Menu 1, and is displayed in the Menus list.

4 With the new menu still selected, press F2 so its name becomes editable in the Project window. Type “Main” and then press Enter to rename the menu. 26 Chapter 3, Authoring the Tutorial Content

5 If the Preview window is not open, select Window > Preview or press F6, or double-click the Main menu in the Project window. 6 If the Attributes window is not open, select Window > Attributes or press F4. 7 Add a text heading to the Main menu: • Select the Text tool in the upper left of the Preview window or press T. Click at the top of the menu, near the center. A blinking cursor appears.

• Type “Main Menu” and then click anywhere outside the text area or press Ctrl+Enter. The text object is created and appears in the menu. • With the text object still selected, on the Text tab of the Attributes window, set the Text Face to Arial, 32, and White. Select the options for Bold and Center Align.

• With the text object still selected, on the Effects tab of the Attributes window, deselect the Global option and then select the Drop Shadow On option. The text heading is displayed with a drop-shadow effect. The Main menu 27

8 Add a text object for the “Play Movie” button: • Select the Text tool in the upper left of the Preview window or press T. Click in the center of the menu, just below the text heading just created. A blinking cursor appears. • Type “Play Movie” and then click anywhere outside the text area or press Ctrl+Enter. The text object is created and appears in the menu. • With the text object still selected, on the Text tab of the Attributes window, set the Text Face to Arial, 22, and White. Select the options for Bold, Underline, and Center Align. • With the text object still selected, on the Effects tab of the Attributes window, deselect the Global option and then select the Drop Shadow On option. The text object is displayed with a drop-shadow effect. 9 Add a text object for the “Scenes Menu” button: • Select the “Play Movie” text object and choose Edit > Duplicate or press Ctrl+D. A copy of the text object is pasted to the menu. • Drag the copy of the text object just below the original, then double-click it. The text object becomes editable. • Type “Scenes Menu” and then click anywhere outside the text area or press Ctrl+Enter. The text object is updated with the new text. 10 Repeat the previous steps to add a “Slideshow” text object, just below the “Scenes Menu” text object. 11 Use the align commands to neatly arrange the text objects: • If the Safe Area is not displayed in the Preview window, select View > Safe Area or click the View Safe Area button in the upper right of the Preview window. 28 Chapter 3, Authoring the Tutorial Content

• Choose DVD Menus > Align > Center Horizontally. The text objects are centered horizontally on the menu. • Deselect DVD Menus > Align > Relative to Menu. • With the text objects still selected, choose DVD Menus > Align > Distribute Vertically. The text objects are evenly spaced (vertically) on the menu.

12 Choose File > Save or press Ctrl+S to save the changes to the tutorial project. The Scenes menu 29

Other ways to create menus

In addition to creating menus from background images, you can use the following methods to create them. Refer to the DVDit Pro User Guide for more information. • Drag a template from the Palette window onto the “Drag media here to create menu” icon in the Project window. A template is a complete menu design, including background, buttons, text objects, and optional audio track. • Create a menu in Photoshop that contains background and subpicture layers. Import the Photoshop ﬁle to the Images tab in the Palette window and then drag it onto the “Drag media here to create menu” icon in the Project window. • Instead of a background image, use a background color for the menu. Right-click in the Project window and choose New Menu from the shortcut menu. Click the Background Color button at the top of the Preview window and select the menu’s background color.

The Scenes menu

The Scenes menu will be created from one of the sample media background images and include a text object for the menu’s heading, three button frames that will be linked to the chapters in the Boeing movie, and one navigation button that will link back to the Main menu.

The buttons on the Scenes menu will be linked to their destinations in Chapter 4, “Adding Navigation.” 30 Chapter 3, Authoring the Tutorial Content

To create the Scenes menu: 1 Click the Images tab in the Palette window. 2 Drag a sample media background, such as Contemporary Green (Background).jpg, from the Palette window onto the “Drag media here to create menu” icon in the Project window. A menu is created, titled Menu 2, and is displayed in the Menus list.

3 With the new menu still selected, press F2 so its name becomes editable in the Project window. Type “Scenes” and then press Enter to rename the menu.

4 If the Preview window is not open, select Window > Preview or press F6, or double-click the Scenes menu in the Project window. The Scenes menu 31

5 Add a text heading to the Scenes menu: • Select the Main menu in the Project window to display it in the Preview window, then select the “Main Menu” text object at the top of the menu and choose Edit > Copy. • Select the Scenes menu in the Project window to display it in the Preview window, then choose Edit > Paste. A copy of the text object is pasted to the menu. • Double-click the pasted text object so it becomes editable. • Type “Scenes Menu” and then click anywhere outside the text area or press Ctrl+Enter. The text object is updated with the new text. 6 Add button frames for the three movie scenes: • Click the Frames tab in the Palette window. • Drag Corporation Blue (Frame).psd from the Palette window into the Preview window, below the text heading. Do this two more times so there are three frames on the menu. • Arrange the three button frames in a row, below the text heading. 32 Chapter 3, Authoring the Tutorial Content

7 Add a navigation button that will link back to the Main menu: • Click the Buttons tab in the Palette window and set the Show menu to Show Navigation Buttons. • Drag a navigation button, such as Cinemontage (Main Menu).psd, from the Palette window into the Preview window, near the bottom of the Scenes menu.

8 Use the align commands to neatly arrange the objects on the Scenes menu: • If the Safe Area is not displayed in the Preview window, select View > Safe Area or click the View Safe Area button in the upper right of the Preview window.

• Make sure the text objects have been placed within the Title Safe rectangle. This ensures they will be visible when the project is viewed on a television. • Select DVD Menus > Align > Relative to Menu. • Select the text object at the top of the Scenes menu and choose DVD Menus > Align > Center Horizontally. The text object is centered horizontally on the menu. • Select the three button frames by drawing a marquee around them and choose DVD Menus > Align > Center Vertically. The button frames are centered vertically on the menu. The Scenes menu 33

• With the button frames still selected, choose DVD Menus > Align > Distribute Horizontally. The frames are evenly spaced (horizontally) on the menu. • Select the navigation button at the bottom of the Scenes menu and choose DVD Menus > Align > Center Horizontally. The button is centered horizontally on the menu.

9 Choose File > Save or press Ctrl+S to save the changes to the tutorial project.

The only thing that’s left before testing the project is to link up the buttons and add some navigation capabilities to the project. 34 Chapter 3, Authoring the Tutorial Content 4 Adding Navigation

This chapter documents how to add navigation to the tutorial project with menu buttons, First Play, and DVD remote actions. It includes the following topics: • “The Main menu buttons” on page 36 • “The Scenes menu buttons” on page 40 • “Setting First Play” on page 44 • “Setting DVD remote actions” on page 45 36 Chapter 4, Adding Navigation

The Main menu buttons

The Main menu has three text objects that will be linked to the Boeing movie, Scenes menu, and Airplanes slideshow. The following sections document how to set the link destinations for the buttons, deﬁne their Subpicture Style, and set the Subpicture Colors for the menu: • “Linking the Main menu buttons” on page 36 • “Setting the Subpicture Style for the Main menu buttons” on page 38 • “Setting the Subpicture Colors for the Main menu” on page 39

Linking the Main menu buttons

This section documents how to link the Main menu buttons by dragging link destinations from the Project window onto the text objects in the Preview window. You can also set link destinations in the Attributes window (see “Other ways to link buttons” on page 37).

To link the Main menu buttons: 1 Double-click the Main menu in the Project window to display it in the Preview window. 2 Drag the Boeing movie from the Project window onto the “Play Movie” text object in the Preview window. The text object is linked to the movie and becomes a button. The Main menu buttons 37

3 Drag the Scenes menu from the Project window onto the “Movie Scenes” text object in the Preview window. The text object is linked to the menu and becomes a button. 4 Drag the Airplanes slideshow from the Project window onto the “Slideshow” text object in the Preview window. The text object is linked to the slideshow and becomes a button.

Note: When linking a button to a title (movie or slideshow), the Return to Menu option in the Attributes window on the General tab is automatically enabled. This will cause playback to return to the menu when the title ﬁnishes playing. If you deselect this option, the title’s end action will determine what happens when it ﬁnishes playing.

Other ways to link buttons

In addition to creating links by dragging link destinations from the Project window onto buttons and text objects in the Preview window, you can create links with the following methods. Refer to the DVDit Pro User Guide for more information. • Select the button or text object in the Preview window and choose the link destination from the Link To list in the Attributes window on the General tab. • Select the button or text object in the Preview window and choose the link destination from the DVD Menus > Link submenu. • Right-click the button or text object in the Preview window and choose the link destination from the Link submenu in the shortcut menu. 38 Chapter 4, Adding Navigation

Setting the Subpicture Style for the Main menu buttons

A button’s Subpicture Style determines the shape of the button highlight, which changes color depending on the state of the button (normal, selected, or activated). Button objects and button frames contain subpicture layers that are used by default. Subpictures for text buttons can be set to use a rectangle highlight (ﬁlled or outlined) or text shape highlight (also ﬁlled or outlined).

To set the Subpicture Style for the Main menu buttons: 1 If the Attributes window is not open, select Window > Attributes or press F4. 2 Double-click the Main menu in the Project window to display it in the Preview window. 3 In the Preview window, use the Selection tool to select the three text buttons by drawing a marquee around them. 4 On the General tab in the Attributes window, set the Subpicture Style to Fill Highlight Rectangle. This will cause the buttons to be highlighted with a rectangle when they are selected or activated. The Main menu buttons 39

Setting the Subpicture Colors for the Main menu

A menu’s Subpicture Color Set determines how button subpictures are displayed in their three states: normal, selected, and activated. The text button rectangles on the Main menu will change color to indicate their button state. When displayed normally, the rectangles will be invisible; when selected, they will turn yellow; when activated, they will turn red. For the Main menu, you will edit and use the Set 1 color set.

To set the Subpicture Colors for the Main menu: 1 Double-click the Main menu in the Project window to display it in the Preview window and Attributes window. 2 On the General tab in the Attributes window, set the Color Set to Set 1. 3 Click the Edit button. The Edit Subpicture Colors dialog box opens, displaying the subpicture colors for Set 1.

4 Leave the Normal color set to Black with an Opacity of 0%. This will cause the text buttons to be displayed without a rectangle when displayed normally. 5 Set the Selected color to Yellow and the Opacity to 60%. This will cause the text button rectangles to turn yellow when selected. 6 Set the Activated color to Red and the Opacity to 60%. This will cause the text button rectangles to turn red when activated. 40 Chapter 4, Adding Navigation

7 Click OK to close the Edit Subpicture Colors dialog box. 8 Use the following options to see how the buttons look in the three button states: • Select DVD Menus > View Normal Subpictures or press N to view buttons in their normal state. • Select DVD Menus > View Selected Subpictures or press C to view buttons in their selected state. • Select DVD Menus > View Activated Subpictures or press A to view buttons in their activated state. 9 Choose File > Save or press Ctrl+S to save the changes to the tutorial project.

The Scenes menu buttons

The Scenes menu has three button frames that will link to the chapters in the Boeing movie, and one navigation button that will link back to the Main menu. The following sections document how to set the link destinations for the buttons, set the movie buttons to animate, and set the Subpicture Colors for the menu: • “Linking the Scenes menu buttons” on page 41 • “Animating the Scenes menu movie buttons” on page 42 • “Setting the Subpicture Colors for the Scenes menu” on page 43

Note: It will not be necessary to conﬁgure the Subpicture Style for the Scenes menu buttons, since each of the buttons contains a subpicture layer that is used by default. The Scenes menu buttons 41

Linking the Scenes menu buttons

To link the Scenes menu buttons: 1 Double-click the Scenes menu in the Project window to display it in the Preview window. 2 In the Titles list, expand the Boeing movie by clicking the Plus/Minus next to its icon, so its three chapters are displayed. 3 Drag Chapter 1 from the Project window onto the left frame in the Preview window. The frame is linked to the chapter and displays a thumbnail of the chapter’s ﬁrst frame.

4 Drag Chapter 2 from the Project window onto the center frame in the Preview window. The frame is linked to the chapter and displays a thumbnail of the chapter’s ﬁrst frame. 5 Drag Chapter 3 from the Project window onto the right frame in the Preview window. The frame is linked to the chapter and displays a thumbnail of the chapter’s ﬁrst frame. 6 Buttons can also be linked by Right-clicking them. Right-click the Main Menu button at the bottom of the Scenes menu and choose Link > Main Menu from the shortcut menu. 42 Chapter 4, Adding Navigation

Animating the Scenes menu movie buttons

Buttons that are linked to movies or chapters can be animated, to display a scaled copy of the source video.

To animate the Scenes menu movie buttons: 1 Double-click the Scenes menu in the Project window to display it in the Preview window and Attributes window. 2 In the Preview window, use the Selection tool to select the three buttons frames by drawing a marquee around them. 3 On the General tab in the Attributes window, select the Animate Button option. The Scenes menu buttons 43

Setting the Subpicture Colors for the Scenes menu

The button subpictures on the Scenes menu will change color to indicate their button state. When displayed normally, the subpictures will be invisible; when selected, they will turn yellow; when activated, they will turn red. For the Scenes menu, you will edit and use the Set 2 color set.

To set the Subpicture Colors for the Scenes menu: 1 Double-click the Scenes menu in the Project window to display it in the Preview window and Attributes window. 2 On the General tab in the Attributes window, set the Color Set to Set 2. 3 Click the Edit button. The Edit Subpicture Colors dialog box opens, displaying the subpicture colors for Set 2. 4 Leave the Normal color set to Black with an Opacity of 0%. This will cause the button subpictures to be invisible when displayed normally. 5 Set the Selected color to Yellow and the Opacity to 90%. This will cause the button subpictures to turn yellow when selected. 6 Set the Activated color to Red and the Opacity to 90%. This will cause the button subpictures to turn red when activated. 7 Click OK to close the Edit Subpicture Colors dialog box. 8 Use the following options to see how the buttons look in the three button states: • Select DVD Menus > View Normal Subpictures or press N to view buttons in their normal state. • Select DVD Menus > View Selected Subpictures or press C to view buttons in their selected state. • Select DVD Menus > View Activated Subpictures or press A to view buttons in their activated state. 9 Choose File > Save or press Ctrl+S to save the changes to the tutorial project. 44 Chapter 4, Adding Navigation

Setting First Play

The menu or movie deﬁned as First Play will play automatically when the disc is inserted into a DVD player. By default, DVDit Pro sets the ﬁrst menu or movie created to First Play. For the tutorial project, the Main menu will be set to First Play, since it provides convenient links to the Boeing movie, Scenes menu, and Airplanes slideshow.

To set the First Play: 1 In the Project window, Right-click the Main menu. 2 Choose Set as First Play from the shortcut menu. The First Play indicator appears on the Main menu icon in the Project window. Setting DVD remote actions 45

Setting DVD remote actions

During playback of movies and slideshows, you can specify which menu or title appears when the viewer presses the MENU button or TITLE button on the remote control. For the tutorial project, the Main menu will be assigned to the TITLE button for the Boeing movie and Airplanes slideshow. In addition, the Scenes menu will be assigned to the MENU button for the Boeing movie.

The following sections document how to assign DVD remote actions for the Boeing movie and Airplanes slideshow: • “Setting DVD remote actions for the Boeing movie” on page 45 • “Setting DVD remote actions for the Airplanes slideshow” on page 46

Setting DVD remote actions for the Boeing movie

To set the DVD remote actions for the Boeing movie: 1 Select the Boeing movie in the Project window. 2 Click the General tab in the Attributes window. 3 In the DVD Remote Actions section of the Attributes window, do the following: • Set the Menu Button option to the Scenes menu. When the movie plays back, pressing the MENU button on the remote control will cause the Scenes menu to appear. 46 Chapter 4, Adding Navigation

• Set the Title Button option to the Main menu. When the movie plays back, pressing the TITLE button on the remote control will cause the Main menu to appear.

Setting DVD remote actions for the Airplanes slideshow

To set the DVD remote actions for the Airplanes slideshow: 1 Select the Airplanes slideshow in the Project window. 2 Click the General tab in the Attributes window. 3 In the DVD Remote Actions section of the Attributes window, do the following: • Set the Menu Button option to the Main menu. When the slideshow plays back, pressing the MENU button on the remote control will cause the Main menu to appear. • Set the Title Button option to the Main menu. When the slideshow plays back, pressing the TITLE button on the remote control will cause the Main menu to appear. 4 Choose File > Save or press Ctrl+S to save the changes to the tutorial project.

Now that you’ve completed the tutorial project, you are ready to test it in the Simulation window. Simulating lets you check for any mistakes before you burn the project to disc. 5 Simulation and Burning

This chapter documents how to simulate the tutorial project and burn it to disc. It includes the following topics: • “Simulating the project” on page 48 • “Burning the tutorial project to disc” on page 49 • “Conclusion” on page 51 48 Chapter 5, Simulation and Burning

Simulating the project

You can use the Simulation window to test the project before burning it to disc. The Simulation window is designed to behave just like a real DVD player, so you can interact with the project as if it were a ﬁnished disc.

To simulate the tutorial project: 1 Do one of the following: • To begin proofing from the beginning of the project, choose Simulate > From First Play. or press Shift+Ctrl+P. The Simulation window opens and playback begins from the Main menu, since it was set to First Play. • To begin proofing from a specific menu or title, select a menu or title in the Project window and choose Simulate > From Current Position or press Alt+Ctrl+P. The Simulation window opens and playback begins from the current menu or title. 2 Use the Remote Control buttons to interact with the project as if you were the viewer.

Audio Mute/ Numeric Navigation Title Volume Keypad Arrows

Play/ Pause Menu Next Render Video Enter Motion Size Menus

• Use the NAVIGATION ARROWS to select the buttons on the Main menu. Click the ENTER button to activate a selected button. Test the three Main menu buttons to verify that they link to the Boeing movie, Scenes menu, and Airplanes slideshow. Click the TITLE button to return to the Main menu. Burning the tutorial project to disc 49

• When playing the Boeing movie, click the PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons to move between the three chapter points. Click the MENU button to jump to the Scenes menu. • When viewing the Scenes menu, click the Render Motion Menus button so you can view the menu with animated movie buttons. Test that the three movie buttons link correctly to the three chapter points in the Boeing movie, and that their subpicture colors are suitable. Make sure the Main Menu button links back to the Main menu. • View the Airplanes slideshow and make sure the slides are displayed in the correct order, the audio track plays, and the Main menu appears when the slideshow ﬁnishes playing. 3 To stop simulating, click the Close button in the upper right of the Simulation window or press F9. The Simulation window closes.

Make any necessary changes to the project and then proof it again. Once you are happy with the results, you are ready to burn the project to disc.

Refer to the DVDit Pro User Guide for more information about using the Simulation window.

Burning the tutorial project to disc

DVDit Pro can output projects to the following: • DVD Volumes • Disc images • Recordable DVD discs • Digital linear tapes (DLTs)

The following procedure documents writing the tutorial project to a DVD disc, for which you will need a recordable DVD drive. Suitable media includes DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM. 50 Chapter 5, Simulation and Burning

To burn the tutorial project to disc: 1 Do one of the following: • If the tutorial project is not open, choose File > Open or press Ctrl+O. In the Open dialog box, locate and select the tutorial project and click Open. • If the tutorial project is already open, choose File > Save or press Ctrl+S to save the project. 2 Insert a blank disc into your DVD recorder and choose Burn > Burn DVD or press Ctrl+B. The Burn to DVD dialog box opens.

3 Leave the Burn From menu set to Current Project. 4 If necessary, set the Device menu to your DVD recorder. 5 Set the Write Speed for the device. 6 To write multiple copies of the disc, enter a value in the Copies ﬁeld. 7 Click OK to burn the DVD disc. If creating multiple copies of the disc, you are prompted to insert a new disc as each is completed. Conclusion 51

Conclusion

Once you have burned the tutorial project to disc, you can review the final disc on a set-top DVD player. If you want to go back and experiment further with the project, the following are just a few of the things you can try: • Change the project flow so that the Main menu jumps to the Boeing movie after it times out. This is done by setting the Menu Type to Timed with a specified Duration (perhaps 30 seconds). You’ll also need to set the Main menu’s End Action to the Boeing movie. • Experiment with different Subpicture Colors for the Scenes menu, or with a different button frame. • Add additional slide images to the Airplanes slideshow and experiment with the order. You can capture images from the Boeing movie with the Grab Frame button in the Preview window. • Prepare and import subtitles for the Boeing movie. 52 Chapter 5, Simulation and Burning