DVD Studio Pro menu building & DVD Authoring

DVD Studio Pro was a blast to use, but time was getting thin and I hadn't much time to waste. I chose to use an Apple template, which I later modified for use as my DVD menu.

As with FCP, project settings should be set before using the application for your media. In DVDSP, most of these could be set beneath preferences.

Above: My project settings. SD DVD, PAL.



Above: My SD encoding settings. Best motion quality, 2-pass VBR @ 16:9.

After having set these, it was important to use the Advanced layout, by pressing F3 or selecting it via the menu, like so:

Above: Layout selection.

This ensures that you have access to every window DVDSP offers, such as being able to access the templates, as shown below:

Above: The DVDSP palette.

Last, but not least, here is a shot of my final project with all assets imported and about to be authored to DVD.

Above: Final project complete in DVDSP. (Click to enlarge)

To author the DVD, place a blank 4.7GB DVD in your DVD burner and click burn! DVDSP takes over and does the necessary conversions before authoring and burning the DVD.

It passed the external DVD player test on the television in the lounge, wohoo!

Final post to come.