Apple Pro Training Series: DVD Studio Pro 4 (Apple Pro Training)

Now the best-selling book on DVD Studio Pro is even better. Fully updated for DVD Studio Pro 4 and with complete coverage of the new version of Compressor, the industrial-strength encoder that dramatically speeds up encoding of MPEG-2 and H.264 HD DVD video, this self-paced guide is the fastest way to learn to author professional, interactive DVDs. Master trainers Martin Sitter and Adrian Ramseier begin with the basics of DVD authoring and take you all the way through DVD Studio Pro?s powerful advanced features. Each chapter presents a complete lesson on an aspect of DVD creation, with hands-on projects for you to complete as you go. All the files are included on the accompanying DVD.

After learning how to storyboard a DVD and plan its interactions, you?ll set chapter markers, build still, layered, and motion menus, and add subtitles and Web links. You?ll also learn sophisticated techniques for juggling multiple audio tracks and camera angles, creating custom transitions, building advanced overlays, and scripting. By the end of the book, you?ll have created four full DVDs.

The Apple Pro Training Series is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Pro Training and Certification Program. Upon completing the course material in this book, you can become a certified Apple Pro b taking the certification exam at an Apple Authorized Training Center. To find an Authorized Training Center near you, go to www.apple.com/software/pro/training.



User review
Great Book!
I love this Apple training series, you get straight into the lessons and hands on immediately. I have 3 books in this series.

User review
Great Help Book
The first time I opened DVD Studio I was lost and I knew I was in over my head. Then I purchased this book and I just want to tell you that I have hit the ground running designing my own menus and buttons in less than two hours and four chapters of this book. Buy this book to unlock the secrets of DVD Studio that are unknown on the surface you will be happy that you did,,,,.

User review
Learn DVD Studio Pro
I used this book to teach my DVD Studio Pro class at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University. This book presents a concise and comprehensive view into the world of DVD authoring. It is great for beginners, and provides valuable information for intermediate users as well.

The exercises in this book consist of practical use of DVD Studio Pro and applying the concepts learned to increasingly more complex situations. If you want to learn DVD Studio Pro, get this book.

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As a teacher
Teaching Final Cut Pro Studio 2 in college presents itself with problems that requires research and study beyond the norm. DVD Studio Pro 4, the book with DVD, has given me an edge and the ability to understand this program to a point to present it in a knowledgeable and professional way. If you want to learn more and are willing to give it the time, DVD Studio Pro 4 will give you the knowledge. Highly recommended.

User review
DVD Studio Pro 4 Book
This was a great book. I'm glad I bought it. It explains the many facets of DVD Studio Pro in a clear, step by step way. Before, I didn't know much about how to make DVD menus before; now that I've read DVD Studio Pro 4 manual, it's all clear to me.