If you’re creating complex projects containing numerous scripts and menus, you can use the VTS editor to finely control how the DVD’s data is organized on the disc, thus minimizing delays when a user navigates the disc.ĭVD Studio Pro 4 performed well in my tests, but it shares a bug with version 3: lengthy delays occur when you use the arrow keys to nudge the position of multiple buttons on a menu. If you use Motion to create motion menus and transitions, you can set markers in Motion 2 that tell DVD Studio Pro 4 where to loop a menu or switch a transition.ĭVD Studio Pro 4 also adds a VTS (Video Title Set) editor. And if you connect a Dolby decoder to your Mac, you can preview surround sound.ĭVD Studio Pro 4 is more tightly integrated with Apple’s Motion than it used to be. You can also connect an analog monitor for previewing if you have a PowerBook, adapter, or video card with an S-Video output. This provides a glorious full-screen preview of HD content.
DVD STUDIO PRO 4.0 3 SIMULATOR
If you connect a second Cinema Display to your Mac, you can have DVD Studio Pro route its simulator preview to that display. Viewed on an Apple Cinema HD Display, they provide an enticing look at the reach-out-and-touch-it clarity that tomorrow’s HD players will provide.ĭVD Studio Pro 4 adds a welcome addition to its simulator mode, which lets you test menus and preview your DVD. (Of course, HD video will take up a significant amount of space on a disc, making less available for SD content.)Ībout those HD discs that play only on certain Macs: they look spectacular. Current DVD players simply ignore the HD content.
DVD STUDIO PRO 4.0 3 INSTALL
If you’ve created large projects in earlier DVD Studio Pro versions and you anticipate needing to access them again, plan your upgrade strategy carefully: either install DVD Studio Pro 4 on a separate startup drive or partition, or allocate time to tweak your old projects for DVD Studio Pro 4.ĭVD Studio Pro 4 also makes it easy to create hybrid discs that contain the same content in both SD and HD formats. DVD Studio Pro 4’s product manager told me that the only Apple-recommended method of retaining an older version is to install the new version on a separate startup partition or hard drive-or on a different Mac.Īpple’s documentation should mention this. (This occurs with other members of the Final Cut Studio family, too.) It seems possible to retain the older version of DVD Studio Pro by renaming its application icon before installing version 4, though Apple discourages doing so. When you install DVD Studio Pro 4, the installer replaces any previous version. Unfortunately, Apple makes it difficult to retain this critical tie to your older projects. Here, a main menu contains buttons that, when pressed, play either the SD or the HD version of a movie. Indeed, if you have complex projects created in an earlier DVD Studio Pro version, it’s smart to keep the older version installed in case you need to burn additional copies of a project or modify your work.ĭVD Studio Pro 4 lets you mix and match HD and SD content in the same disc. Because of this annoyance, I don’t recommend switching to version 4 while you’re in the middle of a project you started with an earlier version.
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