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1. Option Description Content owner The owner or copyright holder of the media contained on the disc Content category Type up to eight letters to identify the contents of the disc Disc ID Type a unique identifier for the disc This ID is for use by the content owner and can use any format Title name The title of the disc Customer Information about the customer for whom the disc is being produced Authoring studio Information about the studio that created the contents of the disc Disc set number If the disc is from a multidisc collection use this setting to identify the disc For example if this disc is part two of a three part series type 2 in this box Maximum set number If the disc is from a multidisc collection use this setting to identify the number of discs in the series For example if this disc was part of a three part series type 3 in this box Memo Type any additional comments in this section Summary tab information The boxes on the Summary tab provide a place to enter information about the project if desired This information is stored with the DVD Architect project Field Name Description Title Enter the title of the project Artist Enter the name of the artist who performed in the project Engineer Enter the name of the person who mixed or edited the project Copyright Enter copyright information about the project Comments Enter any comments you want to associate with t
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3. Left operand Choose the GPRM you want to use for this condition 0 5 Right operand Choose the right operand item you want to use for this condition Editing a label SPRM Choose the SPRM variable to compare to your specified GPRM in the left operand GPRM Choose the GPRM to compare to your specified GPRM in the left operand Value Choose the numeric value to compare to your specified GPRM in the left operand A label statement type inserts a label in the script Labels can be used to mark sections of a script to which you want to link To create a label statement choose Label from the Statement type drop down list In the Label box type the text you want to display in the label Once you ve set a label statement you can create a GoToLabel command to link from one section of a script to another using your defined label and the script will begin executing the statements after the label Notes When you set a GotoLabel command this label will display as an option in the Label control drop down list Label statements can only be used to link within a script links from one script to a label in another script are not supported 132 CHAPTER 11 Editing a comment The Comment statement type inserts a comment in the script Comments are ignored by the script and not seen by the DVD viewer but you can use them during the script building and testing process to organize your script or add information To insert a co
4. Choose a font from the drop down list to set the typeface for your text CREATING A MUSIC VIDEO COMPILATION 77 78 CHAPTER 5 Choose a font size from the drop down list Choose Auto to have the text automatically adjust to fit the size of the text box Click the Bold _ 8 Italic 7 or Shadow buttons to toggle your font effects as desired Set your text justification options as desired For more information see Text toolbar Alt 2 on page 16 e Click the down arrow next to the color swatch button E to display the color picker where you can set the red green blue and alpha channels for your text Moving text 1 Select a song in the Compilation window 2 If necessary click the selection tool amp in the editing toolbar to make it the active tool 3 In the workspace drag the text box to the desired location or click Transformations in the Properties window to type a new location for the text box in the X position and Y position boxes Deleting text 1 2 3 4 Select a song in the Compilation window Tip You can also use transformation keyframes to animate text in your project For more information see Transformation keyframes on page 62 If necessary click the selection tool amp in the editing toolbar to make it the active tool In the workspace select the text box you want to delete From the Edit menu choose Delete Setting thumbnail display Tip You can add graphics t
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6. x o Je alae xal mE aspi_471aza DYDA Samy H 318 07KB ACDSee PNG L f D Dvo w EH Celist png 285 67KB ACDSee PNG I Select drive DYDA2 cello png 323 64KB ACDSee PNG I or folder CQ DYDA3 A celloslide pna 301 22KB ACDSee PNG I Highligt i quitarist png 283 22KB ACDSee PNG I Mask Mando png 242 17KB Music ar ae ACDSee PNG I y Pictures ee of Sony DVD Architect Project Select media to place in the project by dragging or double clicking Themes window Alt 4 The Themes window is used to apply a theme to your menu based project From the View menu choose Themes to show or hide the Themes window A theme is a style sheet for your DVD menu page Each theme can contain a background image button type layout style button behaviors text style and embedded navigation behaviors You can apply themes to specific menu pages as you work Each new page you add to that menu will default to using the same theme DVD Architect software includes some themes for you to use and you can also create your own themes and apply them to your projects For more information see Working with themes on page 123 oo Double click a theme to apply it to a menu wae ax Album Animated 1 Artistic 1 Birthday 1 Birthday 2 Explorer Themes Buttons Backgrounds Apply Theme Allows you to apply Delete Theme Allows you to delete your own theme
7. From the Buttons window double click a button to insert it into the workspace From the Buttons window click a button and drag it into the workspace From the Buttons window toolbar click Insert Button Pa 4 You can use the Button Properties controls in the Properties window to edit the button image used and the button action For more information see Button properties on page 67 5 When you add a button to a video a button region is created in the Timeline window This button region indicates how long the button will be visible in your project You can insert buttons on video markers in the Timeline window so you can easily adjust the length of your button regions For more information see Inserting buttons on video markers on page 98 Note Deleting all buttons in a button region will eliminate the entire button region 6 Toadd another button to a video repeat steps 2 5 as needed When you have multiple buttons in your video you can edit the button order Editing button order for a video From the Edit menu choose Button Order to display the Button Order dialog where you can set the order for buttons on the video title The 1 button is the default selected button when you navigate to a menu or video title unless you ve used the Destination Button control on the Action or End Action page of the Properties window to specify a different destination button For information about editing buttons for menus see Editing button
8. General Item Description Play mode Determines the order of play for items in your playlist Sequential Plays the items in the order you selected in your playlist Random Plays the items in your playlist in a random order Infinite If you selected random playback the Infinite control determines the number of items to play from your playlist Yes Playback includes all items in your playlist and continues until the DVD user makes another selection No Playback includes only the number of items you specify in the Count box which DVD Architect randomly selects from your playlist Once playback of the specified number of items is complete the DVD returns to the destination specified in the End Action properties End Action Item Command Description Determines what happens after the last item in the playlist is played Link you can link to any menu media file and chapter point Use the Destination Destination chapter Destination item or Destination button controls to set the target You can also use the Destination button control to choose the default selected button in the destination menu Stop your DVD will stop playing after the last item Destination When Link is selected in the Command drop down list choose the menu title or playlist that will be displayed Note If no menu has been displayed Most recent menu will display the first menu on the disc Destination chap
9. Minimum video bitrate Allows you to specify the minimum allowed bitrate that will be used when DVD Architect software compresses the selected video Default All Restores the Burning page to the default settings Mastering tab The Mastering tab allows you to specify options for project preparation and mastering Preference Description Mastering output folder Displays the path to the folder where DVD Architect software will master your project output Click the Browse button to choose a different folder Default All Restores the Mastering page to the default settings CUSTOMIZING DVD ARCHITECT SOFTWARE 155 156 CHAPTER 14 Appendix A Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts Project file Press Result Ctrl N Create a new project Ctrl O Open an existing project Ctrl S Save modified project back to the file Alt Enter Display the Project Properties dialog Alt F4 Exit the application Magnification and view Press Result Alt 0 Set input focus to the workspace Alt 1 Show hide editing toolbar Alt 2 Show hide text toolbar Alt 3 Show hide Explorer window Alt 4 Show hide Themes window Alt 5 Show hide Buttons window Alt 6 Show hide Backgrounds window Alt 7 Show hide Compilation window Alt 8 Show hide Properties window Alt 9 Show hide Timeline window Ctrl Alt 1 Show hide Project Overview window F11 Show hide bottom panel Shift F11 Show hi
10. Preview Home End Move cursor to set in out point Ctrl Home End Move cursor to beginning end of timeline Alt Home End Move cursor to beginning end of viewable area of timeline when zoomed in Left Arrow Right Arrow Move cursor left right Space Move one frame left right Shift Space Preview current title in workspace starting at the set in point M Insert chapter 1 0 Set in out points L Set loop point Ctrl Q Insert audio track Ctrl Shift Q Insert video track Ctrl Alt Q Insert subtitle track Ctrl Shift T Insert subtitle text on active track and make subtitle text editable T Insert subtitle text on all selected tracks without editing text Press Result Up Arrow Down Arrow or Prev Track Next Track Windows multimedia keyboard only Previous next chapter or page Ctrl Left Arrow Right Arrow Fast forward reverse Ctrl Left Arrow Right Arrow Super fast forward reverse F9 Preview current title in Preview window starting at the timeline cursor position Ctrl F9 Preview disc in Preview window Space Preview current title in Preview window starting at the timeline cursor position Shift Space Preview current title in workspace starting at the set in point Mouse shortcuts Press Result Ctrl drag object Copy object Shift drag object Override snapping Alt drag object Constrain motion horizontally or vertically Ctrl drag edge of object with
11. a Right click the Transformations keyframe bar below your video track and choose Insert from the shortcut menu A keyframe is added to the Transformation keyframe bar b Drag the keyframe to the beginning of the timeline c Using the keyframe tool amp in the workspace drag the button to the position where you want its motion to begin Tip You can also use the Transformations page in the Button Properties pane to edit the button position d Double click the Transformations keyframe bar to create the next keyframe e Use the keyframe tool to position the button for the next keyframe f Repeat steps d and e as needed to create your button motion Set the button s final position a Position the last keyframe so it matches the menu s loop point marker in the Timeline window b Use the keyframe tool A in the workspace to set the button s final position Preview your menu and edit keyframes as needed Fading a button in to make it appear gradually 1 2 104 CHAPTER 8 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit For more information see Project Overview window Ctrl Alt 1 on page 14 On the General page of the Menu Page Properties pane verify that the menu length is long enough to accommodate the animation and that the menu loop point is set to the point where you want menu animation to end For more information see Editing menu page properties o
12. d Select Highlight mask mapping click the button and choose a setting to indicate how transparency is determined from the mask Mapping Mode Description Pixel Information Transparency Maps the alpha channel of the menu The most opaque pixels those with alpha values g highlight mask to the four colors usedin of 192 to 255 are mapped to the color set s fill the color set selected in the Selected color color 1 and the most transparent pixels button colors or Activated button colors those with alpha values of 0 to 63 are mapped to drop down list on the General page of the the color set s transparent color color 4 Menu Page Properties pane Intensity Maps the average pixel intensity of the The lightest pixels those with an average menu highlight mask to the four colors intensity of 192 to 255 are mapped to the color used in the color set selected in the set s fill color color 1 and the darkest pixels Selected button colors Activated button those with an average intensity of 0 to 63 are colors or Inactive button colors drop mapped to the color set s transparent color color down list 4 Color Channel Maps color channels in the menu A pixel containing any red channel component highlight mask to the four colors usedin uses the color set s fill color color 1 a pixel the color set selected in the Selected containing any green channel component uses button colors or Activated button colors the color set s anti alias c
13. 2 Clear the Enable smart prepare check box 3 Click the OK button to continue Tip Smart prepare technology can drastically reduce project preparation times if you need to edit a portion of your project When you reprepare your project only the portions of the project that have changed will be prepared Previously prepared folder Select the Previously prepared folder radio button and type the path to the folder that contains a prepared project in the Prepared folder box or click Browse to choose a folder Click the Next button If you selected the Current project radio button in step 3 DVD Architect software displays a list of messages about your project and estimates the project s final size on the Review Message List page a Review the messages and make any necessary adjustments Message Type Description Informational Produces a valid DVD and does not require any action Warning Produces a valid DVD and does not require any action Error Produces an invalid DVD and must be resolved b Click the Optimize button to display the Optimize DVD dialog where you can make changes to individual media file and project settings often allowing you to resolve warnings or errors For more information see Optimizing your project on page 34 Click the Next button On the Update Mastering Properties page you can choose to update the settings from the Project Properties dialog a Click the Copy Protection button at
14. Fixing button navigation If your DVD player s Next button goes to the next title instead of the next chapter or if your DVD player s Previous button doesn t navigate to the previous title in a playlist then you will need to turn off Title play 1 Inthe Project Overview window double click the title that you want to edit 2 Inthe Properties window click the Remote Buttons button 3 Select Title play and choose Off from the drop down menu Tip You can use the Order DVD Titles dialog to make the title order match the playlist order For more information see Editing title order on page 46 Color Sets Choosing color sets for a menu s buttons You can choose color sets to choose which colors are used to indicate selected activated and inactive buttons You can have four project wide color sets that are available to every menu page in your project and each menu page in your project can also have up to four custom color sets with four colors each Each color set includes a fill color outline background color anti alias color and transparent color Use the Color Sets page to edit the color sets that will be available for the selected menu and then use the General page to choose which color sets are used for the selected activated and inactive buttons on your menu For more information see Using color sets on page 54 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 45 46 CHAPTER 4 Adding titles The buttons and graphics displayed on a me
15. Movie title adding toa menu 97 Moving keyframes 60 N O Moving markers 99 Moving objects 61 Moving text 49 78 in compilation 87 Music compilation 75 adding audio 76 adding text to track 77 adding to menu 46 adjust brightness and contrast or edit the image 77 deleting text 78 formatting text 77 moving text 78 replacing audio file 76 rotating images 77 setting image stretching or scaling 77 setting thumbnail display 78 Music compilation properties General 79 100 Music video compilation adding toa menu 75 inserting images or videos 76 properties 78 replacing images or videos 76 Music video compilation properties 78 Color Sets 81 End Action 79 Remote Buttons 79 Slide 80 Navigating between keyframes 59 Navigation buttons 73 tool 73 Navigation timer 134 Navigation timer destination 134 Navigation tool 73 Nop command type 131 NTSC MPEG video 23 Objects adjusting spacing 66 aligning 65 arranging 61 automatically aligning 65 centering 66 changing position 62 changing size 55 deleting 66 moving 61 order 73 resizing 55 setting order 73 snapping 66 67 OHCI 1394 IEEE cards 139 Online help accessing 11 icon 11 via the web 12 What s This help 12 Opening projects 25 Optimizing projects 34 adjusting audio recompression 36 adjusting project settings 37 adjusting video recompression 35 Order of objects 73 O
16. Removing a statement from a script 1 Double click a DVD script in the Project Overview window or choose a script from the drop down list at the top of the DVD Scripts window to open the script you want to edit 2 Select a statement in the DVD Scripts window 3 Press Delete or click Delete Statement X The selected tatement is removed from your script Rearranging statements in a script 1 Double click a DVD script in the Project Overview window or choose a script from the drop down list at the top of the DVD Scripts window to open the script you want to edit 2 Drag statements in the DVD Scripts window up or down to change their order Editing a script s statements in the Script Properties window You can use the Script Properties controls in the Properties window to adjust settings for each statement in your DVD script To edit a script s properties perform the following actions 1 If the window isn t already visible choose Properties from the View menu 2 Double click a DVD script in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to select the script you want to edit or choose a script from the drop down list at the top of the DVD Scripts window 3 Inthe DVD Scripts window click the statement you want to edit The Script Properties display in the Properties window Editing a command Commands statement types determine what happens at this step in the script You can use commands to assign values
17. When the check box is cleared the theme is applied to the current page only Automatically name markers Select this check box if you want DVD Architect software to automatically assign names to markers when you add them to videos When the check box is cleared an edit box is displayed after you add a marker For more information see Inserting a scene selection menu on page 50 Display filename labels on media events in timeline Select this check box if you want to display the names of source files for audio and video events in the Timeline window Enable Windows XP Theme support When this check box is selected the DVD Architect window will inherit the appearance of the current theme when using Windows XP When the check box is cleared user interface elements will maintain the classic Windows appearance Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV Select this check box if you want to remove pulldown when you open 24 fps progressive scan DV video files When the check box is cleared 24p video is read as 29 97 fps interlaced video 60i Automatically detect plug and play CD DVD drives Select this check box if you want to automatically detect the presence of plug and play CD DVD drives when you connect them to your computer When this check box is cleared you will need to close and reopen DVD Architect to detect newly connected drives Always estimate maximum size When this check box is s
18. adjusts the selected items so an equal amount of horizontal space exists between objects The Space Down button adjusts the selected items so an equal amount of vertical space exists between objects Deleting objects Select the selection tool amp sizing tool or navigation tool amp 2 Select the objects you want to delete You can select multiple files at once using the Shift key for consecutive files or the Ctrl key for nonconsecutive files 3 From the Edit menu choose Delete The objects are deleted from the menu and from your project Enabling snapping To use snapping choose Enable Snapping from the Options menu Once snapping is enabled there are several options to which objects can snap The grid in the workspace The borders of other objects Title and action safe areas Tip To temporarily override horizontal snapping hold the Shift key To temporarily override vertical snapping hold the Ctrl key Snapping to the grid Once snapping is enabled choose Snap to Grid from the Options menu to allow objects to snap to the workspace s grid To show or hide the grid choose Workspace Overlays from the View menu and then choose Show Grid from the submenu Note To change the color or spacing of the grid choose Grid Settings from the Options menu Snapping to other objects Once snapping is enabled choose Snap to Objects from the Options menu to allow objects to snap to other objects on the menu
19. Field Description Title Enter the title of the project Artist Enter the name of the artist who performed in the project Engineer Enter the name of the person who mixed or edited the project Copyright Enter copyright information about the project Comments Enter any comments you want to associate with the project We recommend saving your project at regular intervals to avoid loss of work due to system failure or power outages For more information please see Saving your project on page 38 Opening an existing project 1 From the File menu choose Open The Open dialog is displayed 2 Locate and select the project dar file you want to open 3 Click the Open button Tip f media files cannot be located when you open a project you can choose to leave the media offline and continue to edit your project If you restore the source media file at a later time the project will open normally Choosing your media files You can use the Explorer window to find and add media files to your project DVD Architect software supports a wide variety of media files You may add any of the following media file types to your project Format Extension Definition AC 3 ac3 Encoded Dolby Digital surround or stereo sound format ATRAC aa3 oma A Sony proprietary audio compression technology GIF gif 256 index color lossless image and animation format widely used on the Internet JPEG jpg True color lossy Inter
20. item list Insert Playlist Items Displays the Select Title dialog where you can add titles to the current playlist dp gat gir LEARNING THE DVD ARCHITECT WORKSPACE 21 DVD Scripts Ctrl Alt 3 From the View menu choose DVD Scripts to display the DVD Scripts window You can use the Script Properties controls in the Properties window to adjust settings for each statement in your DVD script Scripting in DVD Architect gives you even more options for creativity when designing your DVD Among other things you can customize the play order of your DVD create simple games and add navigation clues The scripting feature in DVD Architect is based on the DVD Video specification IE E cb ke K PRM chen Timer i 5 Command 1 GPRM GPRMD a 2 Sc Mode GPRMO mode tegsber 9 F GPRML lt 4U thenLnk page Less than 4L saconds but 07 Lefault FA GPRMI lt 55 thenlink page Retween 40 and SS sermrs hutten Date 9 10 Link pags Greater than 35 seconds but 07 Cefault J v Timeline Playlists Compilation DYD Scripts Item Description Insert DVD Script Click to add a new DVD script to your project For more information see Creating a script on page 130 E E Delete DVD Script Click to remove the current script from your project Insert Statement Click to add a statement to your script The Script Properties information is displayed in the Properties window allowing you to choose your stat
21. zoom level Pan or zoom Panning or zooming is applied to each picture Pan and zoom Panning and zooming are applied to each picture 5 Ifyou want to crop the image before applying animation select the Edge crop box click the button and drag the slider to set the percentage you want to offset the crop rectangle from the original image size 6 Ifyou selected Pan only Pan or zoom or Pan and zoom in step 4 use the Panning controls to fine tune the pan animation that will be applied to your images Control Description Direction Select the box click the button and choose a setting from the menu to set the direction for panning Speed Select the box click the button and drag the slider to set the panning speed 7 Ifyou selected Zoom only Pan or zoom or Pan and zoom in step 4 use the Zooming controls to fine tune the zoom animation that will be applied to your images Control Description Direction Select the box click the button and choose a setting from the menu to choose whether you want to zoom in out or alternate between images Maximum zoom Select the box click the button and drag the slider to set the maximum zoom level If you use the Edge crop control to crop the image the maximum zoom is based on the edge cropped image 8 Ifyou want the cropped images to match the aspect ratio of your DVD Architect project select the Match output aspect box click the button an
22. Importing subtitles from a file 0 00 erriyuan ait cece cece nen een eee nee n eee ence een eees 112 Exporting subtitles ccc c sccseavev crs cis ea dee ere Ce ee aden e SEAS eadeb ero EVERETTE eae Savas bebe 112 Creating subtitles from regions in a Vegas project 1 00 cece cece nent e tence tenes 112 Adjusting subtitle event timing cece cece eee ener e ener n ene e nee n tenet en eenene 113 Adjusting a subtitle event s length 1 1 0 0 cece cece cence nen cence tent en een ene eneenens 113 Copying formatting across subtitle events cee cece eee cece n een ene n eee en tenes 114 Editing a subtitle event s color Set 0 0 00 cece cece e eee e een eee teen een e teen een eenenes 114 Setting subtitle track for timeline playback cece eee cece nent e eee e eect eees 114 Changing subtitle track COIOrS 2 kee cee cee cece EETA tent eben ten een tees 115 Subtitle properties sai ccantdammedcainnsmdecrnoeendasuaiaaneantaenagmannnnacdann 115 Subtitle EVENT jasc igaecidusgeega eeioneaeaia ednpasgeagetaduegeedy Meadawees eed E 115 Transformations 22 2eackueeciseentaeneend casatiemeed RE AEE Ai 115 COlOPSELS siccssia E T aainn g ehh Ma aaah ents Ae ama e abe Re St TS Ryde A T T 115 Generating music with Cinescore 0 cece cece eee e eee e reece eect en eeeeetes 116 Generate a new soundtrack 0 eee eee eaaa ERE e tence een tent e eaten tenes 116 Edit an existing soundtrack 22 0 0 cece cece
23. m2p mp2 mpg mpeg If you re using the MainConcept MPEG 2 encoder in Vegas software use the DVD Architect NTSC video stream or DVD Architect 24p NTSC video stream template to render your video stream you ll need to render your audio stream separately according to the parameters listed in the AC 3 audio or PCM audio sections above Aspect ratio and frame resolution Aspect Ratio Frame Size 43 720x480 43 704x480 GETTING STARTED 23 24 CHAPTER 3 Aspect Ratio Frame Size 4 3 352x240 4 3 352x480 16 9 720x480 16 9 704x480 Frame rate 29 97 fps or 23 976 fps 2 3 pulldown Maximum GOP group of pictures 36 Maximum bit rate 9 8 Mbps No low delay PAL MPEG video m2p mp2 mpg mpeg If you re using the MainConcept MPEG 2 encoder in Vegas software use the DVD Architect PAL video stream or DVD Architect PAL Widescreen video stream template to render your video stream you ll need to render your audio stream separately according to the parameters listed in the AC 3 audio or PCM audio sections above Aspect ratio and frame resolution Aspect Ratio Frame Size 4 3 720x576 4 3 704x576 4 3 352x576 4 3 352x288 16 9 720x576 16 9 704x576 Frame rate 25 fps Maximum GOP group of pictures 30 Maximum bit rate 9 8 Mbps No low delay Starting a new project You can design a DVD as simple or as complex as you d like consisting of stills video and audio O
24. selected 42 71 Button properties 67 Action 68 Buttons adding 53 adding to videos 102 animating keyframes 104 choosing color sets 45 editing 67 editing order for a video 103 highlighting 70 navigation 73 Navigation tool 73 properties 67 buttons on video 97 Buttons on video markers 98 Buttons window 18 Centering objects 66 Changing menu background media 42 menu page order 41 object s size 55 picture compilation thumbnail size 88 position of object 62 Changing interpolation curves between keyframes 59 Chapter markers inserting 98 Chapter number 134 Choosing color sets for buttons 45 Choosing media files 25 Cinescore 116 Editing existing soundtracks 116 Generating soundtracks 116 Color sets 54 applying 54 editing 54 editing subtitle event 114 Command types GotoLabel 131 Link 131 INDEX i LinkGPRM 132 Nop 131 Resume 132 SetGPRM 131 SetModeGPRM 132 SetStreams 132 Compilation adding images 83 adding text 87 adding to menu 46 deleting text 87 formatting text 87 inserting audio 88 inserting empty slide 86 inserting graphic 87 moving text 87 replacing images 84 rotating images 85 thumbnail display 88 Compilation window 19 Conditions for scripts 132 Configuring external monitor 139 Copying and pasting settings from project to project 72 Copying subtitle event formatting 114 Country code for parental management 134
25. 38 CHAPTER 3 Saving your project When you save your work it is saved in a project file dar Project files are not rendered media files 1 From the File menu choose Save Note The first time you save a project the Save As dialog appears In subsequent saves the dialog is bypassed your existing file name is retained and your project is updated to include any implemented changes 2 Select the drive and folder where you want to store the project 3 Type the project name in the File Name box 4 Click the Save button Saving a copy of your project Save As After you have been working with your project you can use the Save As command on the File menu to create a copy of the project file with a different name Saving a number of different versions of a project is a low risk way to try new techniques 1 From the File menu choose Save As The Save As dialog is displayed 2 Select the drive and folder where you want to store the project 3 Type a new name in the File name box 4 Choose a setting from the Copy media drop down list if you want to copy your project s assets to the same folder as your project file Normal saves a standard DVD Architect project without copying media Copy user media with project creates copies of your media files in the project folder Copy user and theme media with project creates copies of your media files and any required theme files in the project folder 5 Click the Save but
26. Allows the user to press the Pause button on the remote to temporarily suspend playback Audio track change Allows the user to press the Audio button on the remote to choose which audio track is played Note Choose No Change to use the last set track Subtitle track change Allows the user to press the Subtitle button on the remote to choose which subtitle track is displayed Note Choose No Change to use the last set track Video angle change Allows the user to press the Angle button on the remote to choose which video track is played Video mode Allows the user to press the Video Mode button on the remote to switch widescreen letterboxed and pan and scan presentation in a 16 9 video Slide Slide Media The Image control displays the path to the image that will be displayed for the selected slide Select Image and then click the button to replace a file view media properties crop and adjust media settings or remove the current file For more information see Displaying the Crop and Adjust window on page 55 Stretch type Choose an option from the drop down list to determine how the image will be scaled Item Description Letterbox The image is displayed without scaling and black letterboxing bars are added above and below or on the sides as needed Zoom to fit The image is magnified to fill the screen Stretch to fit The image is stretched to fill the screen This may cause distortion
27. Click if you want the selection box to 4 brightness of the image retain its aspect ratio during resizing When this button is not selected the height and width can be resized independently Press Alt at any time to override these settings Increase Contrast Increases the Size About Center Click if you want the selection box at contrast of the image PEK to retain its center point when you resize the box by dragging its edges When this button is not selected the opposite side of the selection box will remain anchored when you drag the edges to resize it Press Alt at any time to override these settings Decrease Contrast Decreases the Q Zoom Settings Allows you to choose the magnification contrast of the image of the image When Auto is selected the image will zoom to fit the current window size Crop and adjust properties Use the Crop and Adjust Properties controls to specify the settings for adjusting an image s appearance or cropping Select the specific control and click the button to display the individual controls Item Description Media Brightness Displays the location and file name of the currently selected media file Use the Brightness controls to adjust the brightness of the image Select the Brightness box click the button and drag the slider or type a value in the box to adjust the overall brightness of the image Clickthe button next to the Brightness box to display i
28. Click the specific property click the button and choose a setting from the drop down list General Start Script Choose a setting from Reduce interlace flicker the drop down list to turn flicker lt tipt te be executed prior to an asset being played reduction on or off Turn flicker reduction on when using still images that contain thin horizontal lines If you have already created at least one DVD script in your project select the Start Script box click the button and choose the script that will be played when the music video compilation is accessed Note None is the default setting Track Media The Audio control displays the path to the background audio file that will be used Note f a picture compilation has multiple audio tracks there will be a separate Audio control for each track Select a command from the menu to replace a file view media properties or remove the current file Tip You can also change the audio by dragging a new audio file from the Explorer window to the Audio box or to a slide in the Compilation window End Action Item Description Command Determines what happens after the last slide is displayed Link you can link to any menu media file and chapter point Use the Destination Destination chapter Destination item or Destination button controls to set the target You can also use the Destination button control to choose the default selected button in the destination menu Stop yo
29. Cropping and adjusting video and graphics Use the Crop and Adjust window to crop a video or graphic or adjust its appearance You can set these changes to occur over time through the use of keyframes The window includes a preview pane so that you can monitor your progress and compare the processed and unprocessed image Displaying the Crop and Adjust window From the View menu choose Crop and Adjust to display or hide the Crop and Adjust window You can also right click a graphic in the workspace and choose Crop and Adjust from the shortcut menu or select the Video box in the Properties window click the button and then choose Crop and Adjust from the menu CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 55 56 CHAPTER 4 Crop and Adjust Toolbar gt GRA AHWR CF Selection Box Preview Pane 00 00 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 29 Keyframe Video Effects Keyframe ia Controller Using the toolbar Properties E E Q00 Crop and Adjust Properties Media Brightness amp Contrast Contrast center Colorize Alpha Crop Media Graphic to crop and adjust j00 00 03 29 100 00 05 23 j00 00 07 29 Ja Bie Use the toolbar to make quick adjustments to a video or image You can use the display in the Crop and Adjust window to preview your adjustments Note Expand the Brightness Contrast and Contrast center controls on the right side of the dialog to see the r
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31. Enable Snapping Enables snapping to grid lines Cut Cuts selected events or time range K Preview Shows or hides the Preview window Copy Copies selected events or time range eP amp Make DVD Opens the Make DVD wizard Project Overview window Ctrl Alt 1 The Project Overview window provides a high level view of the menus and titles in your project You can use this window to arrange the menus and titles in your project and add or delete titles To toggle the display of the window choose Project Overview from the View menu en T X S 6 The Wayfaring Stranger dar E istplay3 24p B Main Menu B Main Menu Page 1 FS 1 Song ideo B 2 Options Chapters Options Chapters Page 1 5 1 Chapter Select Chapter Select Page 1 G9 1 Link SongVideo G 3 Link Options Chapters Page 1 G9 2 Link Main Menu Page 1 3 Alternate Audio B Alternate Audio Page 1 G9 1 Link Alternate Audio Page 1 G9 2 Link Options Chapters Page 1 G9 3 Link Alternate Audio Page 1 G9 4 Link Songvideo A gt G9 2 Link SongVideo 2 Scene Chapter Toggle Display of End Actions Displays or hides end actions dhay Insert Object Show or hides the Insert Object drop down list Set DVD Start Sets the selected menu or title as the DVD Start item X Delete Object Deletes the selected title or menu Workspace A
32. Media Effects Replaces media effects of the selected object with the attributes from the object you P copied Text Properties Replaces text properties of the selected object with the attributes from the text you y copied Note The actual text is not replaced Size Changes the size of the selected object with the size of the object you copied Size and Position Changes the size and position of the selected object with the size and position of the i object you copied All Replaces all attributes of the selected object with the attributes of the copied object When you are copying and pasting attribute and have multiple objects selected the software will assign attributes according to the following rules 72 CHAPTER 4 If you copy a single object and paste size and position or all attributes to multiple selected objects attributes will be pasted to the first object only to avoid creating overlapping objects Properties are pasted from objects of the same type text attributes are pasted to text objects graphic properties are pasted to graphic objects and button properties are pasted to buttons However you can paste size position and media effects between buttons and graphic objects Button properties are pasted based on the order in the Project Overview window for example if you copy buttons 1 through 3 in one menu and then paste attributes to buttons 1 through 3 in another menu attributes will be
33. Snapping to safe areas Once snapping is enabled choose Snap to Safe Areas from the Options menu to allow objects to snap to the title safe or action safe areas The title safe area indicates the region within which titles will always be visible on a television monitor To show or hide this area choose Workspace Overlays from the View menu and then choose Show Title Safe Area from the submenu The action safe area indicates the region within which motion will always be visible on a television monitor To show or hide this area choose Workspace Overlays from the View menu and then choose Show Action Safe Area from the submenu Using automatic button actions Usually a user must press the Enter button on the DVD remote control to perform an action However with the automatic button feature the button s action is performed when the button is selected See Action on page 68 for more information on the auto activate feature Note Automatic button actions are useful for navigation buttons such as previous next page buttons in multipage menus This will allow the DVD to automatically advance to the next page as soon as the Next Page button is selected Button properties The Button Properties pane in the Properties windowisavailablewhenyou aa ay have a button selected in the workspace Use these controls to change the appearance behavior and navigation settings for the selected button 7 gt 7 ransformations Action To edit the
34. Stream item Description Media attributes Displays the size resolution and length of the selected media file Media format Displays the format of the selected media file Frame rate Displays the frame rate of the selected media file Field order Allows you to choose the field order of the selected media file It is recommended to review the documentation for your capture video output card to ensure proper field order None progressive scan Use for viewing on a computer interlacing is ignored Upper field first Use for video that will be viewed on a television Lower field first Use if the Upper field first displays shaky output or if your hardware manual specifies lower field first Pixel aspect ratio Allows you to choose the pixel aspect ratio of the selected media file It is recommended to review the documentation for your capture video output card to ensure proper settings Alpha channel Allows you to choose how the alpha channel will be handled for the selected media file Undefined Video provides no alpha channel information and ignores any alpha channel information and in the file e None Video has no alpha channel or there is an alpha channel but it s completely opaque solid e Straight unmatted Transparency information is maintained in only the alpha channel Alpha information must be applied to the RGB channels before compositing Premultiplied The standard method of handling alpha info
35. Subtitles Subtitles display on screen text during videos picture compilations and music compilations Subtitles are intended to be used as various text translations of audio dialogue By adding multiple subtitle tracks you can support multiple languages When your DVD is played the DVD player will attempt to determine the appropriate default subtitle track If the player cannot determine the correct language the first track is used If multiple tracks match the player s language setting if you have an English dialogue track and an English commentary track for example the first track that matches the player s language is used The viewer can choose which subtitle track is displayed during playback Each set of subtitles is added as a separate track in the timeline You can add up to 32 subtitle tracks for each title 16 tracks for widescreen assets If you have the full version of DVD Architect software you can use it to design and create your subtitle text or import subtitles from a text file or third party subtitling application ADDING AUDIO VIDEO AND SUBTITLES 109 110 CHAPTER 9 Adding a subtitle track 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the video 2 From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window 3 Click the Insert Track button P and select the Insert Subtitle Track button 2 in the Timeline window An empty subtitle track is added to
36. a a 14 Project Overview window Ctrl Alt 1 0 cece e cece e eee e eee e eee e ee eeeneees 14 Workspace Alt 0 is 5 0 ss sccbasanbsdadddsaatdsades ahh side Sheds bad dewod von dae eodaeed 15 Editing toolbar AFI cciascciesarsnedes Pevensie eraran reee cea e r AT EEE 16 Text toolbar Alt 2 oo ccc ccc ccc cece cece cece cece eee eeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeess 16 Window Docking Area F11 0 ccc cece cence cee e cece een eee ene ee seen eeeneaees 17 Explorer window AIt 3 0 0 cc ccc cece cece nee n eee tenn nent e eee EEEE EER EEES 17 Themes window AIt 4 ccc c cc cece cece cece cece eee cece ene eeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeveneeeeeees 17 Buttons window AIt 5 0 ccc ccc ccc cece cece eee eee e eee e eee e eee eeeeeunseeueeeneees 18 Backgrounds window AIt 6 0 cece cece cece cece n nee e een ene n eee nee ee teen eenees 18 Compilation Window AEZ s s0s ccveecncseieeeea wilson seen ttit Een VAn ea bas eawed ee tee ees 19 Properties window AIt 8 2 0 cece cece cence ence cence eee nen ene eee nee teeeneneneens 20 Timeline window Alt 9 0 0 0 ccc ccc cece cece eee e eee brusa Eo e scene eeeeeuneeeneeeueees 20 Playlists window CtrltAlt 2 0 0 0 cece cece ccc cece nnn eee n teen ene e en en ee eneneenens 21 DVD Scripts Ctrl AEI sacs ccsicisascaccncscbas caves dev ceeess ceed betes ecd saeeenheeueanes 22 Getting Started eiernes naer nnee aE EE AEE E AE 23 HOW It WOFKS wissiccdaciedesintecddamasasatonsena
37. and choose Rename Marker from the shortcut menu 2 Type a new name in the edit box 3 Press Enter Moving markers To change the position of a scene chapter marker chapter marker or buttons on video marker drag the marker on the timeline to the new location Deleting markers To delete a marker on the timeline right click the marker and choose Delete Marker from the shortcut menu You can also right click timeline s marker bar and choose Delete All Markers from the shortcut menu to clear all markers 1 Scen 2 CP Butto But P3 Chap Buttons on Vi 4 Timeline marker bar Insert Scene Chapter Marker M P Insert Chapter Marker Insert Buttons on Video Marker lt lt Timeline Note DVD Architect automatically inserts an initial scene chapter marker in all video files You cannot delete this marker Loading markers Click the Load Markers button amp to clear existing markers and reload any marker changes you made in the file with a video editor such as Sony Vegas software CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE 99 100 CHAPTER 8 Saving markers Use the Save Markers button to save all markers to your media file If you do not save your markers the marker information is saved only in the project file Note DVD Architect saves the marker location but not the marker type Media properties The Media Properties pane in the Properties window adjusts the end actions and remote contro
38. are added to the menu and existing object positions are preserved CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 65 66 CHAPTER 4 From the Edit menu choose Reapply Theme Layout to realign objects at any time For more information on themes see Working with themes on page 123 Note f you created menus using layered psd files choose Reapply Layout from File from the Edit menu to restore the menu to match the appearance of the saved psd file Reapplying a file s layout to menu objects on page 40 Centering objects 1 Select the selection tool amp sizing tool or navigation tool amp 2 Select the objects you want to align You can select multiple files at once using the Shift key for consecutive files or the Ctrl key for nonconsecutive files 3 Click a button on the left edge of the workspace The Horizontal Centering button AH moves the selected objects to the horizontal center of the screen The Vertical Centering button moves the selected objects to the vertical center of the screen Adjusting object spacing 1 Select the selection tool amp sizing tool or navigation tool amp 2 Select the objects you want to adjust You can select multiple files at once using the Shift key for consecutive files or the Ctrl key for nonconsecutive files You must have at least three objects selected to adjust the objects vertical or horizontal spacing 3 Click a button on the left edge of the workspace The Space Across button
39. bitrate it 8 Mbps if the title has 7 to 9 angles the maximum is 7 5 Mbps Warning Any title that contains multiple video tracks will be recompressed when you prepare your DVD so the main video and the alternate angles can be combined into a new MPEG 2 file To avoid recompression artifacts and unnecessary processing time use AVI files for your multiangle video titles Adding video tracks You can add up to eight video tracks for each title 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or double click a button on a menu in the workspace to open it From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window if it isn t already visible Click the Insert Track button P and select the Insert Video Track button 3 in the Timeline window A blank video track is added to the timeline Note You can add a video file by dragging it to the track or using the Media Properties pane in the Properties window Adding video to tracks Unlike a standard video track additional video tracks can contain multiple events from different media files and you can trim the ends of the events 1 Drag a video from the Explorer window to a track in the Timeline window A video event is created where you drop the file a Click the Insert Video Event button ial in the Timeline window and browse to the file that you want to add 2 Drag either end of an event to trim its length as needed 3 Drag the event to position it on the timel
40. button s properties perform the following steps Media Highlight P 5 Navigation Color Sets 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the ee T 2 position workspace to open the menu you want to edit Y position 410 1 5 Sg X size 163 5 2 Select a button with the selection tool x sizing tool or navigation tool Y size 60 4 oh Maintain aspect ratio Yes Show Before Loop Point Yes 3 Click the property button that you would like to edit 4 Click the specific property click the button and choose a setting from the drop down list Show Before Loop Point Is object visible before the menu loop point CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 67 Transformations Item Description X position Y position Allows you to edit the X and Y position values to change the center of the selected button s position Perform any of the following to change the setting Select the number and type a new value e Use the spin controls to adjust the value Select the value and click the Y button to display a slider that you can use to adjust the value Note These coordinates are based on the frame size of your project For example if you re creating an NTSC project with a frame size of 720x480 0 0 is the top left corner of the frame and 720 480 is the lower right corner X size Y size Maintain aspect ratio Allows you to edit the X and Y size values to change the size
41. button and choose a setting to indicate how transparency is determined from the mask 10 Choose the color sets that you want to use to highlight buttons on the menu when they are selected activated or inactive a Inthe Menu Page Properties pane click the General button b Select Selected button colors click the button and choose the color set that will be used to highlight buttons on the menu when they are selected using the arrow buttons on the DVD remote control c Select Activated button colors click the button and choose the color set that will be used to highlight the selected buttons on the menu when the user presses the Enter button on the DVD remote control d Select Inactive button colors click the button and choose the color set that will be used to highlight buttons on the menu when they are not selected Working with themes A theme is a style sheet for your DVD menu page Each theme will include all pertinent information about the menu including layout parameters e g button sizes positioning and spacing font and text parameters and graphics and audio information USING MASKS MENUS AND THEMES 123 124 CHAPTER 10 Applying themes You can apply a theme to an entire project when you start the project or you can apply themes to specific menu pages as you work You use the Themes window at the bottom of the workspace to select and apply the themes Once you apply a theme to a menu the properties
42. can add text to each slide of your compilation Note f you want the image file name automatically inserted on each slide choose Auto Insert Slide Text from the Options menu 1 Inthe Compilation window select the slide to which you want to add text 2 From the Insert menu choose Text A text box is added in the workspace 3 Type your text in the text box Formatting text 1 Select the image containing the text you want to format 2 If necessary click the Selection tool amp or sizing tool in the editing toolbar to make it the active tool 3 Inthe workspace click the text box and use the text bar to edit your text properties Choose a font from the drop down list to set the typeface for your text Choose a font size from the drop down list Choose Auto to have the text automatically adjust to fit the size of the text box Click the Bold 8 Italic _7 or Shadow buttons to toggle your font effects as desired Set your text justification options as desired For more information see Text toolbar Alt 2 on page 16 Click the down arrow next to the color swatch button E to display the color picker where you can set the red green blue and alpha channels for your text Moving text 1 Select the image containing the text you want to move 2 If necessary click the selection tool amp in the editing toolbar to make it the active tool 3 Inthe workspace drag the text box to the desired location o
43. choose a folder Note You can only prepare to a folder that is empty or a folder that you have previously prepared to 4 If you ve previously prepared the project the Smart prepare section will display the estimated percentage of the project that has not been changed which can be reused If you want to turn off smart prepare and prepare the entire project perform the following steps a Click the Advanced button The Smart Prepare Options dialog is displayed b Clear the Enable smart prepare check box c Click the OK button to continue Tip Smart prepare technology can drastically reduce project preparation times if you need to edit a portion of your project When you reprepare your project only the portions of the project that have changed will be prepared 5 Click Next 6 The files in your project are analyzed to ensure that they are ready for burning and a message list is displayed with the results You can also view the final size of your project a Review the messages and make any necessary adjustments Message Type Description O Informational Produces a valid DVD and does not require any action amp Warning Produces a valid DVD and does not require any action Error Produces an invalid DVD and must be resolved PREPARING AND BURNING YOUR DVD 141 b Click the Optimize button to display the Optimize DVD dialog where you can make changes to individual media file and project settings often allowing you to
44. correctly when using interlaced background video Building menus When a user places the DVD in a DVD player or drive a main menu is displayed The main menu contains links to submenus or titles music compilations picture compilations or media files when the user selects them When you start the software and create a menu based project a default main menu page is displayed for you You can begin assembling your main menu using the existing appearance and layout or you can edit the appearance of the main menu using themes or by adding your own background image video text and audio You can begin adding submenus and media whenever you re ready Adding a submenu You can add submenus to a DVD project to organize your content 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 From the Insert menu choose Submenu A new menu is created below the current menu and a button is added to the current menu as a link to the submenu aN Click the Insert Object button and choose Menu 8 in the Project Overview window Note You can edit the button by selecting it and making changes to the controls in the Button Properties pane in the Properties window For more information see Button properties on page 67 3 Double click the submenu in the Project Overview window or double click the submenu s button in the workspace to edit the layout and add titles such as movi
45. d for each audio track in your project 3 Adda button for each subtitle track in your project a From the Insert menu choose Empty Button b Press F2 and edit the button s text to describe the subtitle track it will select c Inthe Button Properties controls use the Destination chapter drop down list to determine what happens when the button is clicked If Then You want the button to select a subtitle track Choose your setup menu from the Destination without navigating away from the setup menu chapter drop down list You want to navigate away from the setup Choose a media file or menu from the Destination menu after choosing a subtitle track chapter drop down list For example choosing a media file would allow you to automatically start playback of a title using the selected subtitles Choosing a menu could navigate to a scene selection menu or a separate setup menu for choosing the audio track d Inthe Button Properties controls choose a track from the Set subtitle track drop down list to determine which subtitle track will be played in a destination title Note f you use the Set subtitle track control to change the audio track the new track will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track e Repeat steps a through d for each subtitle track in your project 52 CHAPTER 4 4 Ifyou want the current tracks to be us
46. drop down list Default All Restores the Video Device page to the default settings Editing tab The Editing tab allows you to specify options for editing your project Preference Description Action safe area Allows you to specify a percentage for the border size in the video s safe area Video within this safe area will always be visible on a television monitor The Safe Action borders are displayed when you choose Show Action Safe Area from the Options menu Paste offset Type values in the X and Y boxes if you want to offset items when you paste them If you enter 0 in both boxes objects will be pasted directly over the source object when you copy and paste in the same menu Limit number of undo buffers to Select this check box and type a number in the box if you want to 0 to 9999 limit the number of undo buffers that will be created Reducing the number of undo buffers can conserve memory CUSTOMIZING DVD ARCHITECT SOFTWARE 153 154 CHAPTER 14 Display tab The Display tab allows you to specify options for the appearance of the DVD Architect workspace Preference Description Icon color saturation Drag the slider to adjust the color intensity of icons in the DVD Architect window Drag to the left to decrease the color saturation or drag to the right to increase it Selected item color Click to display a color picker where you can set the color for selected items in the work
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48. format s pixel aspect ratio Output Format Aspect Ratio Menu Size 4 3 NTSC 720 x 480 9091 655 x 480 Widescreen NTSC 720 x 480 1 2121 873 x 480 4 3 PAL 720 x 576 1 0926 787 x 576 Widescreen PAL 720 x 576 1 4568 1049 x 576 b Include the background buttons and text that you want to display in a single layer Create a highlight mask image to display where highlighting will be applied when a button is selected or activated For more information see Highlight masks on page 119 Add a menu to your project For more information see Adding a submenu on page 39 Remove the default text from the menu Add your background image a Click the Background Media button on the Menu Page Properties page b Select Video click the button and choose Replace from the menu to browse to your custom background image If the menu background is contained in a layer within the image click the button to the left of Video select Layer click the button and choose the layer you want to use c Select Stretch type click the button and choose Stretch to Fit 6 Add buttons to the menu a From the Insert menu choose Empty button b With the sizing tool y Selected click the new button s default text label and press Delete c Using the sizing tool drag the empty button rectangle and drop it over a button image in your menu background d Drag the edges of the empty button with the sizing tool or use the controls
49. from the menu to open the Windows Explorer For more information see Explorer window Alt 3 on page 17 x 4 D My Documents vig B My Documents O AAF B DYD Arch 4 0 Projects Pr ee My eB Add Folder to My Favorites hg ja Q Mi Delete My Pic My Vid Rename Pace Rider Files Prepared DvD Snaalt Catalog B Sony Explorer Themes Buttons Backgrounds LEARNING THE DVD ARCHITECT WORKSPACE 15 Editing toolbar Alt 1 The editing toolbar allows you to edit objects that you select in the workspace To toggle display of this toolbar in the workspace choose Editing Toolbar from the View menu x Selection Tool Selects and moves objects Align Right Aligns all selected objects to the right edge of the object that has focus H Sizing Tool Selects and resizes objects Align Bottom Aligns all selected objects to the bottom edge of the object that has focus Navigation Tool Verifies and edits which buttons will be activated when you press Up Down Left or Right buttons on the DVD player remote control Make Same Width Makes all selected objects the same width as the object that has focus Keyframe Tool Inserts a keyframe Keyframes are used to animate objects by cropping them or changing their size or position Make Same Height Makes all selected objects the same height as the object that has focus Align Left Aligns all selected objects to left
50. in the image Length Change the duration of the selected slide by clicking the button and dragging the slider or typing a value in the edit box Orientation Choose an option from the drop down list to rotate the slide image a Click the Rotate Clockwise button m and Rotate Counterclockwise 0 buttons in the Compilation window Color Sets You can choose color sets to choose which colors are used to adjust which color set is used to draw subtitle text during the picture compilation You can have four project wide color sets that are available to every title in your project and each title in your project can also have up to four custom color sets with four colors each Each color set includes a fill color outline background color anti alias color and transparent color For more information see Using color sets on page 54 CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION 91 92 CHAPTER 6 Chapter 7 Creating Playlists A playlist contains a user defined sequence of movies chapter markers music video compilations or picture compilations A playlist can contain only titles that are part of the DVD project which are played from start to finish and an end action determines what happens at the end of the playlist Playlists do not increase the size of your DVD Note DVD Architect software only allows up to 255 playlists each containing no more than 255 items Tip Ifyou want to create a series of videos that play sequentially you ca
51. in the workspace to open the picture compilation that you want to edit Select an image or multiple images in the Compilation window On the Picture Compilation Properties pane click the Slide button Click Length and type the length of time you want each slide to display or click the button and drag the slider Note f you ve added background audio and you want the length of your slideshow to match the length of your background audio click the Fit compilation to audio button Based on the length of your audio the length of time each slide is displayed is automatically adjusted Setting display duration from the timeline Another way to set the duration of slides is through the adjustment of markers on the timeline This is especially helpful if you want to precisely match your pictures to audio 1 Double click a picture compilation in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the picture compilation you want to edit 2 Inthe Timeline window drag the marker tab P toanew position Note A marker is automatically inserted at the beginning of each slide Inserting an empty slide You can insert an empty slide anywhere in your project by choosing the Empty Slide option from the Insert menu The empty slide is inserted above the currently selected slide in the Compilation window Once you have inserted an empty slide you can add text and or graphics to it Adding and editing text Adding text You
52. is cleared all noncompliant menus will be rendered as interlaced video Video The Video control displays the path to the background video file that will be used in the menu Select the control and click the x button to display a menu where you can choose a file view media properties crop and adjust media settings remove the current file open the file in your selected graphics editor or explore the file s containing folder on your drive Tips To change a file quickly drag a file from the Explorer window to the Video box e Ifyou use a background video in your menu we recommend rendering the video in progressive scan format before adding it to your project On the Video tab of the Optimize DVD dialog click the Progressive box and choose Auto to render the noncompliant menu as progressive scan video Progressive scan menus will provide the sharpest looking text and highest level of DVD player compatibility For more information see Optimizing your project on page 34 Ifyou need to use interlaced video as a menu background click the Progressive box and choose No When you choose No the noncompliant menu will be rendered as interlaced video If you re using a psd file as a menu background click the button to the left of the Video heading and choose a setting from the Layer menu to choose the layer you want to use Note Some DVD players will not display the last frame of a menu correctly when using interlaced background vid
53. is described in the following table Component Description Project Overview window Where you assemble your project and can see the big pictures Workspace Where you edit menus and pages Properties window Where you edit properties for media and objects in your project Window Docking area Where you find media themes buttons and backgrounds and perform timeline editing on playlists compilations scripts and titles in your project You can resize these sections by dragging the dividers between them or by pressing F11 Press Description F11 Minimizes and restores the docking area at the bottom of the window Shift F11 Maximizes and restores the left and right docking areas Project Overview and Properties windows Ctrl F11 Minimizes and restores the window docking area Project Overview and Properties windows LEARNING THE DVD ARCHITECT WORKSPACE 13 14 CHAPTER 2 Toolbar The main toolbar allows you to quickly access the most commonly used functions and features To specify which buttons are displayed choose Customize Toolbar from the Options menu To toggle display of the main toolbar choose Toolbar from the View menu New Project Creates new project E 5 Paste Pastes items from clipboard into project Open Project Opens existing project Undo Reverses the last command E E performed Save Project Saves the current Redo Reverses and Undo project Cia Properties Opens project properties a
54. is limited to 59 characters Copy protection You can use the following controls to secure DVD content Note DVD Architect software only set the CSS and Macrovision flags the encryption must be added by the mastering or replication facility Disc copyrighted Indicates whether the project contains copyrighted material Option Description Yes Choose if your DVD project contains copyrighted material You can then set the number of allowed copy generations and whether you want to use CSS and Macrovision No Choose if your DVD project does not contain copyrighted material When No is selected you cannot set the number of allowed copy generations or use CSS or Macrovision Copy generations CGMS If you indicated that your DVD project contains copyrighted material then you can use the Copy generations drop down list to set a flag that indicates whether you want to allow your DVD to be copied by DVD recorders and some personal video recorders PVRs Option Description Unlimited There is no limit on the number of copies that can be made the DVD can be copied and those copies can be copied One Single generation copies can be made the DVD can be copied but those copies cannot be copied Option Description None No copies can be made Note You can optionally use CSS and Macrovision protection Note The CGMS content generation management system protection flag may not be recognized b
55. menu in the workspace to open it From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window if it isn t already visible Drag an event in the timeline to change its position If the Auto Ripple button if is selected subtitle events to the right of the event you drag will move with the event you drag If the Auto Ripple button is not selected only the event you drag will move the positions of all existing events are preserved Note Events will snap to the cursor and to other event edges If you want to trim an event to a specific time position the cursor at that point on the timeline and drag your event edge to the cursor If you want two subtitle events to be adjacent on the timeline turn off Auto Ripple and drag an event edge until it snaps to the other event s edge You can turn snapping on or off by choosing Enable Snapping from the Options menu Note Events are forced to frame boundaries when the Quantize to Frames button is selected in the Timeline window Editing a series of events 1 2 3 4 Select the first subtitle event you want to edit Position the cursor and click the Play button to start playback in the timeline During playback use the following shortcut keys to adjust your subtitle events Shortcut Key Description Sets the start of the subtitle event at the cursor position Sets the end of the subtitle event at the cursor position and selects the next subtitle event Hold Shif
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57. on the Transformations page of the Button Properties pane to resize the empty button so the entire button image is contained within the empty button s rectangle If the button image extends beyond the empty button rectangle button highlighting will be applied only to the portion of the button within the rectangle e Inthe Button Properties pane click the Action button and choose a menu or title from the Destination drop down to set the button s target If the title you want to use as a destination isn t part of your project yet you can drag a media file from the Explorer window to the root of the Project Overview window to add it to your project without creating a button in the current menu 7 Repeat step 6 for each menu button Remove the default button highlighting a Select all the buttons in the workspace b In the Button Properties pane click the Highlight button c Select Style click the button and choose Custom d Select Mask click the button and choose None 9 Apply your menu highlight mask a Inthe Menu Page Properties pane click the Background Media button b Select Highlight mask click the button and choose Replace from the submenu to browse to the file that you want to use If the mask is contained in a layer within the mask file click the button to the left of Highlight mask select Layer click the button and choose the layer you want to use c Select Highlight mask mapping click the
58. or music compilation that will resume playback when the button is activated Destination chapter Destination item When your button links to a title or playlist use the Destination Chapter drop down list to choose the specific chapter in the destination file that will be displayed When your button links to a menu choose Start or Loop Point to indicate the point from which the menu will be played Destination button When your button links to a menu use the Destination button drop down list to choose the button you want to use as the default selected button in the destination menu If you choose Default the first button listed under the menu in the Project Overview window is used as the default Set audio track Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which audio track will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set audio track control to change the audio track the new track will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track Set subtitle track Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which subtitle track will be played in a destination title Choose Off to turn subtitles off or choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set subtitle track control to change the subtitle track the new track will be used when you navig
59. order for a menu on page 65 When you use buttons on video the button order determines which button is selected by default and when playback moves across button regions For example imagine you have three buttons each in three button regions Button Region 1 Button 1 Director s Interview The making of this scene Button 2 Cast Interview The making of this scene Button 3 Main Menu Button Region 2 Button 1 Cast Interview The making of this scene Button 2 Director s Interview The making of this scene Button 3 Main Menu When the audience plays your DVD the same button number will be selected when playback passes from one button region to the next Notice that button 1 and button 2 are reversed in the two button regions If button 2 is selected the button highlight will switch from Cast Interview The making of this scene to Director s Interview The making of this scene when playback switches from button region 1 to button region 2 Use the Button Order dialog to make sure your button order is consistent throughout your video 1 Choose the video you want to edit Double click a video in the Project Overview window Click the down arrow in the address bar to select a video 2 Inthe Timeline window click to position the cursor in the button region you want to edit 3 From the Edit menu choose Button Order The Button Order dialog is displayed By default the button order
60. pasted from button 1 to button 1 button 2 to button 2 and button 3 to button 3 If you copy buttons 1 through 3 in one menu and then paste attributes to buttons 5 through 7 in another menu attributes will be pasted from button 1 to button 5 button 2 to button 6 and button 3 to button 7 Properties are pasted based on object position for example if you copy two text objects in one menu and then paste attributes to two text objects in another menu the attributes from each text object in the source menu will be pasted to the closest text object in the destination menu The Navigation tool Navigation controls determine which button is selected when you use the Up Down Left and Right buttons on your DVD remote control 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 From the Edit menu choose Editing Tool and then choose Navigation Tool as Click the Navigation Tool button in the Editing Toolbar area 3 Select a button in the workspace Arrows are displayed to indicate the current navigation Note White arrows represent autolinked navigation while blue arrows represent links that have been manually set Sticky Fingers presents IWE Sirciijoe 4 Drag the navigation anchors s to edit a button s navigation Refer to the following tips for additional information on button navigation If Then You want the application to automatically Right click a
61. played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set video angle control to change the video angle the new angle will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the angle Remote Buttons For each media file you can allow or suspend operation of individual buttons on the DVD player s remote control Turning buttons on or off helps to ensure the viewer will see your DVD as you intended it If you have an animated menu for example turning off buttons will prevent the user from navigating away from the menu before it s finished playing To turn each button on or off choose On or Off from the menu Note When Off is selected from the menu the button is not available CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE 101 102 CHAPTER 8 Item Description Title play Allows the user to press the Title button on the remote to skip to a specific video or music video compilation Stop Allows the user to press the Stop button on the remote to stop the DVD Time chapter search Allows the user to press the Time button on the remote to skip to a specific play time or chapter Previous up Allows the user to press the Previous Up button on the remote to navigate to the previous chapter or menu page Next Allows the user to press the Next button on the remote to navigate to the next chapter o
62. preferences Changing grid settings The workspace s grid allows you to arrange and align objects on your menus more precisely You can also customize the grid s properties such as color size or position To view or change grid settings choose Grid Settings from the Options menu The Grid Settings dialog is displayed The items on this dialog are explained below Tip f you will use the same grid settings on most projects select the Start all new projects with these settings check box at the bottom of the Grid Settings dialog Setting Description Width Sets the width of grid squares Height Sets the height of grid squares X offset Sets the horizontal center offset for the placement of the grid Y offset Sets the vertical center offset for the placement of the grid Lock sizes Locks the grid size so the height and width are equal Color Sets the red green blue and alpha channels for your grid Start all new projects Use the grid settings you have specified whenever a new project with these settings is created Show grid Displays the grid in the workspace Using the toolbar The main toolbar is automatically displayed below the menu bar However you may hide and customize the toolbar to suit your preferences The settings that you apply to the toolbar remain set until you change them again Hiding and displaying the toolbar If you prefer to use shortcut keys when working with your project you may
63. project s final size on the Review Message List page a Review the messages and make any necessary adjustments Message Type Description 0 Informational Produces a valid DVD and does not require any action Warning Produces a valid DVD and does not require any action 142 CHAPTER 13 Message Type Description t Error Produces an invalid DVD and must be resolved b Click the Optimize button to display the Optimize DVD dialog where you can make changes to individual media files and project settings often allowing you to resolve warnings or errors For more information see Optimizing your project on page 34 6 Click the Next button 7 Select the burn parameters a b a In the Volume name box type the name of your disc From the Device drop down list choose your DVD burner or ISO Image Writer Perform one of the following actions If Then You chose your DVD burner In the Speed drop down list choose your burning speed You chose ISO Image Writer In the File name field click the EJ button to browse to the location where you would like to save the file Select the Advanced button for the Drive Info Media Info and Labels tabs Drive Info lists information about the drive to which the DVD will be burned Media Info lists information about the type of media currently in your DVD burner The Labels tab has information about the volume name volume set name and application ID which yo
64. rate can allow you to fit more video on the disc but quality will be decreased 2 To change the video format of your project choose a setting from the Project video format drop down list For more information about this setting see Video format on page 27 3 To change the audio format of your project choose a setting from the Project audio format drop down list For more information about this setting see Audio format on page 28 4 Ifyou want to automatically adjust the project video bit rate click the Fit to Disc button to fit a project that is greater than 4 7 GB on your disc Note Only video that requires recompression will be adjusted When your project cannot be made to fit on a disc you can change the video settings so all titles and menus will be recompressed or you can remove video from your project Editing a media file s source project When your DVD Architect project uses source media files that are rendered with an embedded project path reference you can easily open the source project from the Explorer window in the associated application if you need to edit the media By saving your project path reference when you render files in ACID 5 0 Sound Forge 8 0 or Vegas 6 0 you can quickly access the media from DVD Architect via the Edit Source Project shortcut menu Note The project information in the rendered file is only a reference to a project file If you modify the source project file after rendering the project d
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66. script in your project select the Start Script box click the button and choose the script that will be played when the music video compilation is accessed Note None is the default setting Menu length A menu s length determines how much time is available for animated menu objects For example if your menu length is 30 seconds an animated button could display up to 30 seconds of video Choose a setting from the Menu length drop down list When Auto calculate is selected the software will determine the menu length based on the background audio video and button animations e When Specify is selected you can type a number in the Length box or click the button to display a slider you can use to match the length of the background video if one exists Note If you type a value in the Length box that is longer than the background video the background video will end and any animated thumbnails will continue to play until the end of the menu If you want the menu to loop smoothly when your menu duration is longer than the video create a new background video that matches the desired menu length CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 41 42 CHAPTER 4 Loop point Choose a setting from the drop down list or drag the slider to set the point at which buttons will be displayed and when looped playback will begin You may also apply keyframe animation to buttons before the loop point The loop point is shown with a green marker in the Timeli
67. scripts the only available option will be None For more information see DVD Scripts CtrI Alt 3 on page 22 Note The start script will execute prior to any item designated as the DVD start item in your project GETTING STARTED 29 30 CHAPTER 3 Parental control You can restrict the DVD s playback by selecting the parental controls ratings set by the Motion Picture Association of America MPAA Option Description Off There are no parental controls 1 G General audiences All ages may watch the content 2 3 PG Parental guidance suggested Some content may not be suitable for children 4 PG 13 Parents strongly cautioned Some content may be inappropriate for children under age 13 5 6 R Restricted No children under age 17 should watch this content without a parent or adult guardian present 7 NC 17 No one aged 17 and under should watch the content 8 Disc Labels This is optional information that could be included in the disc file system Option Application ID Description Identifies the application Sony DVD Architect is the default entry Volume Name Enter the DVD volume name Note The volume name is limited to 32 characters and can only contain capital letters A Z digits 0 9 and underscore _ DVD Architect will automatically correct text that does not comply with these rules Volume Set Name Enter the name of a set of volumes Note The volume set name
68. sets Each menu page or title in your DVD Architect project can have up to four color sets with four colors each Each color set includes a fill color outline background color anti alias color and transparent color By choosing different color sets you can display button highlighting using one color set to indicate that the button is selected and a different color set to indicate that it has been activated or you can assign distinct colors to subtitle events For more information see Style on page 70 Creating a graphic subtitle on page 111 or Editing a subtitle event s color set on page 114 If the window isn t already visible choose Properties from the View menu and click the button next to the Color Sets heading to expand the controls Editing a color set 1 On the Graphics Properties Menu Page Properties Button Properties Subtitle Properties Media and Event Properties Music Compilation Properties Picture Compilation Properties or Playlist Properties pane click the Color Sets button 2 Clickthe button next to the color set you want to edit 3 Choose a setting from the Color Set X drop down list to indicate whether you want the color set to be available to your entire project Project wide or only the currently selected menu or title Custom 4 Select the Mode box click the button and choose a setting from the drop down list to specify the colors in your color set Item Description Blend colors You only ne
69. the timeline above the video track 4 Click the drop down arrow next to the Track Language button and choose a language to identify the track 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary to create the subtitle tracks for your project When setting up your project it s a good practice to use the same track sequence for all videos picture compilations and music compilations If you transition playback between titles the DVD will continue to play the same track number For example assume the first title on your disc has the Now assume the second title on your disc has the following track order following track order Track Language Track Language 1 English 1 French 2 French 2 English 3 Spanish 3 Spanish If you re playing English dialogue in the first title audio track 1 continues playing when you skip to the second title so you d hear French dialogue in the second title Using the same track sequence for all titles will ensure consistency across your project If necessary insert blank subtitle tracks to maintain the track sequence so that the DVD will continue to play the same track number when you transition between titles However a user could manually choose a blank subtitle track without realizing that it was intentionally left blank Note Various brands and models of DVD players behave differently with blank subtitle tracks Adding subtitle text 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window o
70. the top of the dialog and choose your copy protection settings For more information see Copy protection on page 30 b Click the Regions button at the top of the dialog and choose the region settings for your disc For more information see Regions on page 31 Note Region information is not encoded on DVDs you burn with DVD Architect software the software sets a region flag that is encoded by a replication facility c Click the Mastering button at the top of the dialog and choose your mastering settings For more information see Mastering on page 32 Click the Next button On the Select Mastering Output Parameters page choose your mastering settings a Inthe Volume name box type the name of your disc b From the Device drop down list choose your hard drive or your DLT digital linear tape drive c If you re saving your master to a file on disk type the path to the folder you want to use or click the Browse button to choose a folder d If you selected your DLT drive from the Device drop down list and need to erase the tape select the Erase first then write to tape check box A dialog box confirming that you want to erase the tape is displayed click the Yes or No button to continue Note Erasing the tape may take a long time and oftentimes cannot be canceled e Click the Next button 10 If you are preparing and mastering a dual layer disc the Choose Layer Break Behavior page is displayed to allow you to choose if you
71. want to choose a layer break or if you would like the software to choose a break for you a Select one of the following options Option Description Choose a layer break point automatically The software will choose a layer break for you Prompt me to choose a layer break point After the project is prepared the software will interrupt the mastering process to only if the break must be placed withina prompt you to choose a layer break point if a break point cannot be placed at the title beginning of a title Prompt me to choose the layer break After the project is prepared the software will interrupt the mastering process to point prompt you to choose a layer break point b Click the Finish button DVD Architect software prepares the project 11 If you are mastering a dual layer disc from a prepared project the Select Layer Break page is displayed to assist you with where to place the layer break Notes All media after the selected layer break will be placed on the second layer Ifyou re preparing and mastering the Select Layer Break page will be displayed only if you did not choose the Choose a layer break point automatically radio button in step 10 or if the software is unable to find a preferred layer break point a At the top of the page select a setting from the drop down list to indicate whether you want the preferred layer break points or all available layer break points to be displayed Break points are determ
72. window select the pictures you want to animate or press Ctrl A to generate animation for all pictures For more information see Compilation window Alt 7 on page 19 Tip Select a single image when you want to be able to control the specific type of animation that is used for that image For example what if you wanted to use pan or zoom animation throughout a picture compilation but wanted to be sure to use panning on a wide landscape image Press Ctrl A to select all images in the compilation You can then use the Generate Slideshow Animation dialog to set up pan or zoom animation throughout the compilation Next click the landscape image to select it and remove the other images from the selection You can now use the Generate Slideshow Animation dialog to set up panning animation for that image 3 Click the Generate Slideshow Animation button T in the Compilation window The Generate Slideshow Animation dialog is displayed 4 Select the Animation box click the button and choose the type of animation you want to create Setting Description Pan only Crops the image and moves the crop rectangle across the picture to create the appearance of your still images moving across the screen You can choose the direction and speed of the motion Zoom only Crops the image and changes the size of the crop rectangle over time to zoom in or out You can choose whether you want to zoom in out or both and set the maximum
73. you want to use If you choose a video file you can use a single frame from the video to display in the button or you can animate the button by playing the video The Thumbnail Media and Frame Media boxes display the path to the current thumbnail and frame image file Tip You can quickly replace a button by selecting the button in the workspace and double clicking a button in the Buttons window For more information see Buttons window Alt 5 on page 18 Mask A mask file determines which part of the thumbnail or mask file is visible For more information see Creating custom masks on page 117 Select a command from the menu where you can choose a mask file view media properties crop and adjust media settings remove the current file or open in a graphics editor For additional mask controls click the button to the left of the Mask heading Item Description Layer If the current mask file uses layers then this control allows you to choose a single layer or the combined layers as a mask for your thumbnail image or button frame Start time If you re using an animated file as a thumbnail or button frame the Start time setting determines the point at which playback will start in the animated button or frame If you want to display a single frame from an animated file as a static image or button frame the Start time setting determines which frame is displayed To change the start time select the box and type a new setting o
74. 1 end Button region Video Ei Transformations 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the video 2 Inthe Timeline window click to position the cursor where you want to place the marker 3 Click the down arrow next to the Insert Buttons on Video Marker button op and choose Insert Buttons on Video Marker You can drag the edge of the button region to align with buttons on video markers Snapping markers to I frames For DVD compliant video files markers must occur at I frames If a marker does not occur at an I frame the P tag will appear To snap the marker to the I frame drag the marker along the timeline to one of the I frame reference points w When the marker has snapped to the I frame the tag will clear from the marker For more information see Moving markers on page 99 Note f a marker is not an I frame you can recompress the video title to add an l frame at that location on the timeline However if you don t manually recompress the title DVD Architect will automatically move the marker to an I frame For more information see Optimizing your project on page 34 Marker not snapped to I frame gt p3 Chapter ues 00 00 01 29 00 00 01 2 lt 4 Drag marker to nearest l frame reference point l frame reference points Renaming markers 1 Right click the scene chapter marker chapter marker or buttons on video marker on the timeline
75. 2 Edit the selected color by performing any of the following actions Drag the R G and B sliders to choose a color and drag the vertical alpha slider to set transparency Type values in the R G B and A boxes Select the eyedropper tool to sample a color from your screen e Clickthe button to switch between RGB and HSL color modes When you re using the color picker a warning A is displayed when you choose an out of gamut color Click the color swatch below the warning to correct the color Alpha Select the box click the button and drag the slider or type a value in the box to adjust the transparency of the image drag left to increase transparency or drag right to make the image more opaque CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 57 58 CHAPTER 4 Item Description Crop Use the Crop controls to add a crop to the edges of the graphic to frame the image Select the Left box clickthe button and drag the slider or type a value in the box to trim the left edge of the image Drag the Top slider or type a value in the box to trim the top edge of the image Drag the Right slider or type a value in the box to trim the right edge of the image Drag the Bottom slider or type a value in the box to trim the bottom edge of the image Cropping graphics Perform either of the following procedures to crop a video or image Drag the handles on the selection box to adjust its size or drag from the center of the box to change
76. 2 From the Edit menu choose Edit Text or press F2 The text becomes editable 3 Edit the text as necessary 4 Press one of the following keys to commit your text changes F2 Ctrl Enter Tab Moving text 1 Select a text box with the sizing tool 2 Move the selected text using one of the following options Option Description Drag the text box Il 1 Click the Transformations button in the Properties window 2 Drag an object in the workspace or type values in the X position and Y position boxes to set the object s center point Note The X and Y coordinates are based on the frame size of your project For example if you re creating an NTSC project with a frame size of 720x480 0 0 is the top left corner of the frame and 720 480 is the lower right corner CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 49 50 CHAPTER 4 Setting loop points When a menu s action is set to loop you can specify a loop point to indicate the point where looped playback will begin Notes Menu buttons will not appear until playback reaches loop point if Show Before Loop Point is set to No in the Buttons Properties window For more information see Button properties on page 67 If Show Before Loop Point is selected Yes in the Button Properties window buttons will display before the loop point Keyframe animation may be applied to the buttons For more information see Crop and video effects keyframes on page 58 1 Double click a menu in th
77. 4 DV The output is directed to the camcorder through the IEEE 1394 card You can preview this output on the camcorder s LCD screen or connect the camera to a television monitor to preview the output there Once you have verified that the external monitor settings are working correctly you can use it to preview your project PREVIEWING PROJECTS 139 140 CHAPTER 12 Chapter 13 Preparing and Burning Your DVD Once you ve finished building your project using DVD Architect software and are satisfied with the results you see after previewing then you re ready to begin the final stage preparing and burning your DVD project Preparing your project During the prepare process DVD Architect software develops the files and structure necessary to burn your DVD without actually starting the burning process 1 Click the Make DVD button The Make DVD wizard is displayed DE Select Operation to Perform p Prepare Prepare the current project to a specified folder Burn Prepare the current project and burn it to a DYD or burn a previously prepared project Write Master Prepare the current project and create mastering files to be sent to an authoring Facility or create mastering files from a previously prepared project Cancel Click the Prepare button The Select Prepare Folder page is displayed In the Prepare Burn folder box type the path to the folder where you want to prepare your project or click Browse to
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79. Catalan ca 25441 Latvian lv 27766 Swedish sv 29558 Chinese zh 31336 Lingala In 27758 Tagalog tl 29804 Corsican co 25455 Lithuanian It 27764 Tajik tg 29799 Croatian hr 26738 Macedonian mk 28011 Tamil ta 29793 Czech cs 25459 Malagasy mg _ 28007 Tatar tt 29812 Danish da 25697 Malay ms 28019 Telugu te 29797 Dutch nl 28268 Malayalam ml 28012 Thai th 29800 English en 25966 Maltese mt 28020 Tigrinya ti 29801 Esperanto eo 25967 Maori mi 28009 Tonga to 29807 Estonian et 25972 Marathi mr 28018 Tsonga ts 29811 Faroese fo 26223 Moldavian mo 28015 Turkish tr 29810 Fiji fj 26218 Mongolian mn 28014 Turkmen tk 29803 Finnish fi 26217 Nauru na 282357 Iwi tw 29815 French fr 26226 Nepali ne 28261 Ukrainian uk 30059 Frisian fy 26233 Norwegian no 28271 Urdu ur 30066 Galician gl 26476 Occitan oc 28515 Uzbek uz 30074 Georgian ka 27489 Oriya or 28530 Vietnamese vi 30313 German de 25701 Oromo om 28525 Volapuk vo 30319 Greek el 25964 Pashto ps 28787 Welsh cy 25465 Greenlandic kl 27500 Persian fa 26209 Wolof wo 30575 Guarani gn 26478 Polish pl 28780 Xhosa xh 30824 Gujarati gu 26485 Portuguese pt 28788 Yiddish ji 27241 Hausa ha 26721 Punjabi pa 28769 Yoruba yo 31087 Hebrew iw 26999 Quechua qu 29045 Zulu zu 31349 USING SCRIPTING 135 136 CHAPTER 11 Chapter 12 Previewing Projects You can preview your project before you begin the DVD preparation process The most common method for previewing is from withi
80. Creating a graphic subtitle 111 Creating a scene selection menu 50 Creating a script 130 Creating subtitles from regions 112 Crop and video effects keyframes 58 Custom masks 117 creating 117 frame 118 highlight 119 thumbnail 117 Custom menus 117 creating layered psd menu 121 reapplying layout 40 using layered graphics 120 using single layered graphics 122 Custom themes 117 creating 124 Customizing DVD Architect 149 grid settings 149 Preferences 153 154 155 preferences 151 toolbar 149 Debugging scripts 133 Deleting markers 99 objects 66 pages from menu 40 Deleting a script 134 Deleting keyframes 59 Deleting text 78 from compilation 87 Downloading media files from Web 26 DVD burning 141 menu based 39 music compilation 75 picture compilation 83 preparing 141 setting introduction media 27 setting start item 27 single movie 97 DVD Scripts 22 129 DVD start script 134 Edit source project 37 Editing button properties 67 color sets 54 formatting text 49 menus 41 preferences 153 154 subtitle event color set 114 text 48 Editing a command 131 Editing a script s statements in the Script Properties window 131 Editing button order ro a video 103 Editing comments 133 Editing crop settings 60 Editing existing soundtracks with Cinescore 116 Editing labels in scripts 132 Editing text 49 Editing toolbar 16 Empty slide insert
81. DVD Architect 4 Professional DVD Authoring After DVD Architect software is installed and you start it for the first time the registration wizard appears This wizard offers easy steps that allow you to register the software online with Sony Media Software Alternatively you may register online at www sony com mediasoftware at any time Registering your product will provide you with exclusive access to a variety of technical support options notification of product updates and special promotions exclusive to registered DVD Architect users Registration assistance If you do not have access to the Internet registration assistance is available during normal weekday business hours Please contact our Customer Service Department by dialing one of the following numbers Telephone Fax Country 1 800 577 6642 toll free US Canada and Virgin Islands 608 204 7703 for all other countries 1 608 250 1745 Fax All countries Customer service sales For a detailed list of Customer Service options we encourage you to visit http mediasoftware sonypictures com support custserv asp Use the following numbers for telephone support during normal weekday business hours Telephone Fax E mail Country 1 800 577 6642 toll free US Canada and Virgin Islands 608 204 7703 for all other countries 1 608 250 1745 Fax All countries Technical support For a detailed list of Technical Support options we encourage you to visit http mediasoftwa
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83. Order dialog where you can set the order for buttons on the selected menu The 1 button is the default selected button when you navigate to a menu unless you ve used the Destination Button control on the Action or End Action page of the Properties window to specify a different destination button For information editing buttons on video see Editing button order for a video on page 103 1 Choose the menu you want to edit Select a menu in the Project Overview window Click the down arrow in the address bar to select a menu e Click the Back to Parent Previous Page O and Next Page buttons in the workspace to navigate your menus 2 From the Edit menu choose Button Order The Button Order dialog is displayed By default the button order matches the order in which you added buttons to the menu If you started with a blank menu and added a picture compilation and then a music video compilation the picture compilation would be the default first button 3 Select a button and click the Move Up or Move Down buttons to change the selected button s order 4 Repeat step 3 as needed For a menu the 1 button is the default selected button The order of subsequent buttons has no effect on your menu 5 Click OK to close the Button Order dialog and save your changes Aligning objects ina menu 1 Select the selection x sizing or navigation tool 2 Select the objects you want to align You can select mu
84. Set Image dialog is displayed Select a new image and click the Open button The image is replaced with your new selection Right click a slide in the list and choose Set Image from the shortcut menu The Set Image dialog is displayed Select a new image and click the Open button The image is replaced with your new selection Drag a file from the Explorer window onto an existing slide in the compilation The image is replaced with the dragged file On the Picture Compilation Properties pane click the Slide button Click Image click the d button and choose Replace from the menu The Open Media dialog is displayed Select a new image and click the Open button The image is replaced with your new selection Generating slideshow animation If you want to spice up a picture compilation you can add animation to your static images For example you could pan ac 1 ross an image or zoom in to simulate camera motion Important Generated animation is created by creating a crop keyframe at the beginning and end of each picture Any cropping applied via the Crop and Adjust dialog will be overwritten when you generate slideshow animation For more information see Crop and video effects keyframes on page 58 Double click a picture compilation in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the picture compilation you want to edit For more information see Project Overview window Ctrl Alt 1 on page 14 In the Compilation
85. Set In Point Sets the in point for the title to the cursor position Insert Chapter Marker Adds a chapter marker Insert Buttons on Video Marker Inserts a button on video marker DIL T Set Out Point Sets the out point for the title to the cursor position Set Loop Point Sets the loop point to indicate the point where looped playback begins Generate Music Allows you to generate music for your project using Cinescore aj C Playlists window Ctrl Alt 2 You can use playlists to play a sequence of movies chapter markers music compilations or picture compilations A playlist can contain only titles that are part of the DVD project which are played from start to finish and an end action determines what happens at the end of the playlist From the View menu choose Playlists to show or hide the Playlists window For more information see Playlist properties on page 94 p a it op Playlist 1 Title Start Chapter Length 1 4 3 Song ideo Band Photos Music Compilation 1 1 Chapter 1 guitarist png 1 Songdudio wav 00 00 49 116 00 00 28 328 00 01 38 231 Timeline Playlists Compilation DYD Scripts Insert Playlist Adds a new playlist to your project Current Allows you to choose the playlist that you want playlist to display Delete Playlist Removes the current playlist from your project Playlist Lists the titles in the playlist
86. VD Menu Allows the user to press the Menu button on the remote during playback Click the button to expand the Menu controls so you can define the behavior of the Menu button for media files picture compilations and music video compilations For more information see End Action on page 79 Resume Allows the user to press the Resume Menu button on the remote to resume playback of a title after exiting it by pressing the Menu button Button navigation Allows the user to press the Up Down Left Right buttons on the remote to navigate between menu buttons Pause Allows the user to press the Pause button on the remote to temporarily suspend playback Audio track change Allows the user to press the Audio button on the remote to choose which audio track is played Note Choose No Change to use the last set track Subtitle track Allows the user to press the Subtitle button on the remote to choose which subtitle track is change displayed Note Choose No Change to use the last set track Video angle change Allows the user to press the Angle button on the remote to choose which video track is played Video mode Allows the user to press the Video Mode button on the remote to switch widescreen letterboxed and pan and scan presentation in a 16 9 video Slide The Slide page of the Properties window displays the settings for the slide selected in the Compilation window Video The Video control displays the path to the ima
87. a from the Insert menu For more information on adding movies see Creating a Single Movie DVD or Title on page 97 a Click the Insert Object button and choose Media 4 in the Project Overview window Note Once you have inserted a single movie title and added chapter markers you can automatically create a scene selection menu based on your markers For more information see Inserting a scene selection menu on page 50 Editing title order From the File menu choose Order DVD Titles to display the Order DVD Titles dialog where you can change the order in which titles are arranged on the disc Reordering titles can be useful when fine tuning the layer break on dual layer discs or to ensure that the titles in a playlist will play back sequentially when a user interrupts playback by pressing the Next button on the remote control For more information see Adding a playlist to a menu on page 93 1 From the File menu choose Order DVD Titles The Order DVD Titles dialog is displayed By default the title order matches the order in which you added titles to the project 2 Selecta title and click the Move Up or Move Down buttons to change the selected title s order 3 Repeat step 2 as needed 4 Click OK to close the Order DVD Titles dialog and save your changes Adding graphics You can add an image or video to serve as a design element for a menu or page If you add a video to a menu it will automatically begin playback when t
88. ameters page where you can begin the process again e Click the No button if you do not want to burn another copy of your project Writing a disc master DVD Architect software allows you to create a disc master for replication Warning Ifyou have a display device that is susceptible to burn in such as a rear projection television do not use static text or bright static graphics in any scene that will be displayed on screen for an extended period of time Click the Make DVD button The Make DVD wizard is displayed Click the Write Master button On the Select Prepare Folder page choose the location where you want to prepare your project or the location of an already prepared project that you want to burn Note You can only prepare to a folder that is empty or a folder that you have previously prepared to PREPARING AND BURNING YOUR DVD 145 8 9 146 CHAPTER 13 Option Description Current project Select the Current project radio button and type the path to the folder where you want to prepare your project in the Prepare Burn folder box or click Browse to choose a folder If you ve previously prepared the project the Smart prepare section will display the estimated percentage of the project that has not been changed which can be reused If you want to turn off smart prepare and prepare the entire project perform the following steps 1 Click the Advanced button The Smart Prepare Options dialog is displayed
89. and an indication of whether the item will be recompressed Optimize DVD Name Estimated Size E Main Menu 0 5 MB E Options Chapters 0 5 MB E Chapter Select 0 5 MB E Altemate Audio 0 5 MB Extras 0 5 MB E 1stplay3 24p 2 3 MB E SongVideo 47 1 MB GB Band Photos 34 4 MB Gf Picture Compilati 20 5 MB J Music Compilatio 19 5 MB General Audio 1 E B Recompress Settings Use default bitrate Frame rate Progressive RSQRQKQOSOSSS SE Estimated size 126 1 MB 3 0 of 4 700 GB media Project video format NTSC 720x480 Default video bitrate Mbps lt _ 8 000 Project audio format PCM Stereo Adjusting video recompression settings 1 Selecta menu or video title from the list 2 Click the Video 1 button video1 to display the controls Information about the video format of the selected item is displayed If your title has multiple video tracks a separate Video button is displayed for each track Note f the video is already compliant you need to select the Recompress control click the button and choose Yes from the menu to edit its recompression settings 3 Clickthe next to the Recompress Settings heading to expand the controls if they are not already expanded 4 Select the Use default bitrate box and click the button to display a menu Option Description Yes Choose if you want the selected video to use the bitrate from the Default video bitrate slider at the bottom
90. and choose Generate Music Use the controls in the Cinescore plug in to choose the settings for your generated music For detailed information on using the Cinescore plug in please go to www sonymediasoftware com Click OK to close the Cinescore plug in and add the generated music to your DVD project Edit an existing soundtrack 1 To edit an existing Cinescore soundtrack use one of the following methods e Right click the audio event and choose Recreate Generated Music e In the Properties window select the Audio box click the button and choose Recreate Generated Music Use the controls in the Cinescore plug in to edit the settings for your generated music For detailed information on using the Cinescore plug in please go to www sonymediasoftware com Click OK to close the Cinescore plug in and update the generated music in your DVD project Chapter 10 Using Masks Menus and Themes DVD Architect software allows you to create custom masks menus and themes This gives you ultimate control while creating your projects A mask determines which portion of an image will be visible You can apply masks to button thumbnails button frames and image highlights Custom menus allow you to modify the appearance of your menus You can create custom menus using your favorite graphics application and import the psd file as a menu Themes take the guesswork out of creating your DVD project By choosing a theme you can quick
91. and close the dialog Removing buttons from the toolbar You may remove buttons and separators from the main toolbar If you have added buttons to the toolbar removing unused or unwanted buttons allows you to maximize the toolbar s space You can remove toolbar buttons via the Customize Toolbar dialog You may return the toolbar to its default settings by clicking the Reset button on this dialog 1 From the Options menu choose Customize Toolbar The Customize Toolbar dialog is displayed 2 Onthe Current toolbar buttons pane select the button that you want to remove 3 Click Remove The button is removed from the Current toolbar buttons pane and will not appear on the toolbar Tip You may also double click a button to remove it 4 Click Close to save the toolbar settings and exit the dialog Setting DVD Architect software preferences The preferences options are different from project properties Project properties are unique to each project while preferences affect how the software functions Any changes that you make to the preferences remain set until you change them again or reset to use the default presets You can access the Preferences dialog by choosing Preferences from the Options menu This dialog contains six tabbed pages General Video Video Device Editing Display Preview Burning and Mastering The following sections explain the settings on each tab General tab The General tab includes a variety of setting
92. and to other event edges If you want to trim an event to a specific time position the cursor at that point on the timeline and drag your event edge to the cursor If you want two subtitle events to be adjacent on the timeline turn off Auto Ripple and drag an event edge until it snaps to the other event s edge You can turn snapping on or off by choosing Enable Snapping from the Options menu Events are forced to frame boundaries when the Quantize to Frames button E is selected in the Timeline window Copying formatting across subtitle events 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or double click a button on a menu in the workspace to open it From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window if it isn t already visible Select a subtitle event and edit it If you want to select multiple events hold Ctrl or Shift while clicking events The event you want to edit should be the last event you click Use the Transformations page in the Properties pane or drag a text object in the workspace to change its position For more information see Transformations on page 115 Use the text bar to change the subtitle s font size or justification For more information see Text toolbar Alt 2 on page 16 Use the Subtitle Event page in the Properties window to change the color set used to display subtitle text For more information see Colors on page 115 Right click the event you edited and choose a comma
93. ardware OHCl compliant iLink also known as FireWire or IEEE 1394 DV card DV camcorder or DV to analog converter box While configuring your computer for DV external monitor previewing is not difficult the setup may require some troubleshooting The Sony Media Software user forum is a good resource for peer to peer system troubleshooting http mediasoftware sonypictures com forums Note External monitor output is for verifying colors menu layout and safe areas only and is not an indication of playback synchronization of the final burned disc Setting up an external monitor The diagram below shows the preferred setup for sending video to an external television monitor Computer Video to Analog to camcorder television Television monitor Audio to speakers gt Speakers The video conforms to DV format and feeds through the 1394 card to the DV device camcorder or DV to analog media converter The DV device sends analog output to the television monitor Note The DV device must support pass through in order to use an external monitor Some PAL camcorders do not support this feature 138 CHAPTER 12 Configuring an external monitor Connect your camera to the IEEE 1394 card and turn it on in VTR mode Run DVD Architect software From the Options menu choose Preferences Click the Video Device tab ot NS Se Select your device from the Device list e g OHCI Compliant IEEE 139
94. ata will no longer match the rendered file To edit a project using a path reference the project file and all media must be available on your computer Right click a media file in the Explorer window 2 From the shortcut menu choose Edit Source Project An ACID Vegas or Sound Forge window will open with the source project If you are editing a source project using a computer other than the computer where the project was created then the editing computer must meet the following requirements The software that was used to create the project must be installed and the project file extension acd acd zip veg or frg must be registered on the editing computer The editing computer must have the same version or later of the software as the computer where the project was created The project file must exist on the editing computer using the same file path as on the computer where the project was created The project s source media must exist on the editing computer If the media files do not use the same file path as on the computer where the project was created you will be prompted to choose a new folder or replacement files 3 Edit the project as necessary 4 Render the edited project using the same name as the original media file and close the editing application Note f you are editing an existing title your project will automatically be updated with the latest rendered media file GETTING STARTED 37
95. ate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track 68 CHAPTER 4 Item Description Set video angle Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which video angle will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set video angle control to change the video angle the new angle will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the angle Auto activate Allows you to choose whether you want the button action to be performed automatically when the button is selected e When Yes is selected the user doesn t need to press the Enter button on the DVD remote control e When No is selected the user will select a button with the arrow buttons on the DVD remote control and then press the Enter button to activate it Media The media controls determine the image displayed for buttons that navigate to picture compilations music video compilations or video titles Button style The button style determines how the selected button is displayed on your menu Choose Text only to display a text only link Choose Image only to display a graphical button only Choose Text and image to display a graphical button with a text label Thumbnail and frame media A button s thumbnail can be any simple image file or video file
96. ate to the next chapter or menu page Fast scan Allows the user to press the Fwd button on the remote to seek forward through a video music compilation or picture compilation Backward scan Allows the user to press the Rev button on the remote to seek backward through a video music compilation or picture compilation Top menu Allows the user to press the Menu button on the remote to navigate to the top menu of the DVD Menu This control is not available for menu pages Resume Allows the user to press the Resume Menu button on the remote to resume playback of a title after exiting it by pressing the Menu button Button navigation Allows the user to press the Up Down Left Right buttons on the remote to navigate between menu buttons Pause Allows the user to press the Pause button on the remote to temporarily suspend playback Audio track change Allows the user to press the Audio button on the remote to choose which audio track is played Note Choose No Change to use the last set track Subtitle track Allows the user to press the Subtitle button on the remote to choose which subtitle track is change displayed Note Choose No Change to use the last set track Video angle change Allows the user to press the Angle button on the remote to choose which video track is played Video mode Allows the user to press the Video Mode button on the remote to switch widescreen letterboxed and pan and scan presentation in a 16 9 video
97. be deleted 2 Click the Delete Theme button x A warning dialog is displayed asking you to confirm your theme deletion 3 Click the Yes button to continue Creating custom themes To create your own theme you ll need an understanding of XML Themes are installed into a folder at C Documents and Settings Your Username Application Data Sony DVD Architect 4 0 Themes Each theme is saved as a thm file which is essentially a zip file that contains the theme s XML file and media Note n previous versions of DVD Architect themes were installed in a subfolder below the program folder However not all users could access the Program Files folder and the theme information With the current folder location if two or more people are using DVD Architect from the same computer the theme information will be duplicated The easiest way to create your own themes is to work on a copy of an existing theme 1 Create a copy of the theme you want to modify and rename the file 2 Open the thm file in a program such as WinZip and extract the files to a working folder 3 Edit the theme s files as necessary You must change the lt NAME gt tag in the lt THEME INFORMATION gt section to a unique name for the theme Otherwise your theme will not be detected Change the lt AUTHOR gt lt COPYRIGHT gt and lt ABOUT gt tags as well with your own information The default xml file contains all information about the layout including button
98. ber 134 Start item 27 Start script 41 Statement types Commands 131 Comments 133 Label 132 Stop command typel Command types Stop 132 Stretch type 85 Submenus adding from file 39 adding to project 39 subtitle event position 113 Subtitle properties 115 Color sets 115 Subtitle Event 115 Transformations 115 Subtitle track number 134 Subtitles 109 adding text 110 adding tracks 110 adjusting event length 113 adjusting event timing 113 changing track colors 115 copying event formatting 114 creating a graphic subtitle 111 creating from Vegas regions 112 editing event color set 114 exporting 112 importing 112 inserting a graphic subtitle 111 setting track for timeline playback 114 Summary information 33 System Parameter Register Memories SPRMs 134 System requirements 11 Testing a script 133 INDEX vii viii INDEX Text adding to compilation 87 adding to music compilation 77 deleting 78 87 editing 48 49 formatting 48 49 77 87 inserting 48 moving 49 78 87 subtitle 110 Text toolbar Alt 2 16 Themes 123 alignment to menu objects 124 applying 124 automatically aligning objects 65 creating custom 124 deleting 124 exporting menu as 125 Themes window 17 Thumbnail masks 117 size 78 88 Timeline 113 Timeline playback setting audio track 108 Timeline window 20 Timing subtitle event 113 Title number 134 Title program c
99. box to display the controls 3 Edit the crop settings For more information see Cropping graphics on page 58 Viewing and editing media properties The Media Properties pane allows you to display information about the selected media file The application will try to detect the properties of your media files automatically In most cases you will not need to edit file properties Note Editing media properties will affect all instances of the media throughout your project Displaying the Media Properties window Double click a media file in the Project Overview window or the workspace area On the Media Properties pane click Track Media Select the path to the file in the Audio or Video box POON A Click the 7I button and choose Media Properties from the menu The Media Properties dialog is displayed General File name Md emc docteam AlleniDYDA Sample ideo Stream Media attributes Media format Frame rate 29 9700 Field order Lower Field First Pixel aspect ratio 0 9091 NTSC DY Alpha channel None Background color Tannen n n Restore Defaults Cancel Video Media Properties General File name Allen DYDA Sample Audio Stream Media attributes Media Format Bit Stereo 00 00 49 11 Restore Defaults Cancel Audio Media Properties Editing media properties General The File name displays the name of the selected media file Video
100. button Search Allows you to enter a keyword and display all of the topics in the online help that contain the keyword you have entered Type a keyword in the Type in the word s to search for box and click the List Topics button Select the topic from the list and click the Display button Favorites Allows you to keep topics that you revisit often in a separate folder To add a topic to your favorites click the Add button on the Favorites tab Context sensitive help To use context sensitive help in a dialog box click the question mark button E in the upper right corner of the dialog box and then click an item in the dialog box Help on the Web Additional DVD Architect software help and information is available on the Sony Media Software Web site From the Help menu choose Sony on the Web to view a listing of Web pages pertaining to DVD Architect software and Sony Media Software The software starts your system s Web browser and attempts to connect to the appropriate page on the Sony Media Software site Chapter 2 Learning the DVD Architect Workspace DVD Architect software is designed to make it easy to create a professional looking DVD Many of the editing operations commands and shortcut keys are common to other popular software applications as well as other Sony Media Software applications Main window When you start the application the main window appears Editing toolbar Workspace The Wayfaring St
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102. ch to fit The image is stretched to fill the screen This may cause distortion in the image Orientation To rotate the video for the selected song select the box click the button and choose a setting from the menu a8 Click the Rotate Clockwise O and Rotate Counterclockwise fu buttons in the Compilation window Color Sets You can choose color sets to choose which colors are used to adjust which color set is used to draw subtitle text You can have four project wide color sets that are available to every title in your project and each title in your project can also have up to four custom color sets with four colors each Each color set includes a fill color outline background color anti alias color and transparent color For more information see Using color sets on page 54 CREATING A MUSIC VIDEO COMPILATION 81 82 CHAPTER 5 Chapter 6 Creating a Picture Compilation You can use DVD Architect software to create a picture compilation DVD or add a picture compilation to a menu ina menu based project Note Your compilation is limited to 99 chapter markers Chapter markers allow users to navigate through your pictures and are automatically inserted for the first 99 pictures These markers always occur at the beginning of the picture and cannot be deleted or renamed Users can allow the compilation to play normally or they can navigate forward and backward through the first 99 pictures in your compilation If you have
103. ch type Choose an option from the drop down list to determine how the image will be scaled Item Description Letterbox The image is displayed without scaling and black letterboxing bars are displayed above and below or to the right and left sides as needed Zoom to fit The image is magnified to fill the screen Stretch to fit The image is stretched to fill the screen This may cause distortion in the image End Actions Command A menu s end action determines what happens at the end of the menu if a user doesn t select a button Choose a command from the drop down list to determine what happens at the end of the menu Item Description Loop The menu will play continuously repeating playback from the loop point until the user activates another button Menu buttons are not displayed until playback reaches the loop point If you want the menu to loop smoothly ensure the background video length matches the menu length Hold The menu will play once and then display a static menu until the user activates another button Activate Button A button will be activated after a specified duration if the user doesn t activate another button You can use this setting to automatically stop or resume playback or display another page if the user doesn t choose another action within a set time Timeout When Activate button is selected in the Command drop down list use the Timeout control to set the amount of time you want to pass before pe
104. change the contents of a layer The corresponding object s image will be updated when you restore focus to the DVD Architect window You add a layer with an invalid name The layer is ignored You add a layer The layer is not detected until you choose Reapply Layout from File from the Edit menu You remove a layer The corresponding object s image will be removed You rename a layer to an invalid name The corresponding object s image will be removed You rename a layer to a valid name The object corresponding to the previous layer name will be taken offline The object associated with the new layer name is added when you choose Reapply Layout from File from the Edit menu 1 In your image editing application start a new image Your image should match the height of the output format frame size and the width should include compensation for the output format s pixel aspect ratio Output Format Aspect Ratio Menu Size 4 3 NTSC 720 x 480 9091 655 x 480 Widescreen NTSC 720 x 480 1 2121 873 x 480 4 3 PAL 720 x 576 1 0926 787 x 576 Widescreen PAL 720 x 576 1 4568 1049 x 576 2 Create layers for your menu background images a If you would like to group background layers create a layer set named background 01 group b For the menu background create a layer named background 01 Static titles images and other background elements should be merged into this layer c For the menu s highlight mask which is optional c
105. check box to use a multimedia keyboard to control playback of a project Disable pop up animations Select this check box to turn off the animation applied to text boxes when you edit text This animation helps you locate which text box you re editing Automatically link similar audio Select this check box if you want the software to look for and link and video files audio files with the same base name when you add a video only file to your project For example if you had a video only MPEG file MyProject mpg and an audio file MyProject wav in the same folder MyProject wav will automatically be used as the audio track when you add MyProject mpg to a menu Clear the check box if you want to add your audio files manually Skip drive database autodetect When the check box is cleared an internal configuration file will drive capabilities be used to determine your drive s capabilities If you encounter problems burning DVDs select this check box and your drive will be tested to determine its capabilities CUSTOMIZING DVD ARCHITECT SOFTWARE 151 152 CHAPTER 14 Preference Description Disable screen saver during preview Select this check box if you want to suspend your screen saver when you re previewing your project Double clicking themes applies them to all pages of a menu Select this check box if you want to apply a theme to all pages ina menu when you double click a theme in the Themes tab
106. ck list and the audio waveform in the timeline Note Track color settings are saved with your project Subtitle properties Subtitle properties allow you to adjust the text positions and color sets used to draw subtitle text To edit the subtitle s properties perform the following steps 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 Selecta subtitle event in the Timeline window or a text box in the workspace The Properties window will display different controls depending on your current selection 3 Click the specific control click the button and choose a setting from the drop down list Subtitle Event Colors Allows you to assign a color set to the selected subtitle events Note Subtitle events are drawn over the entire screen If the color set s transparent color is not fully transparent the screen will be tinted Transformations Allows you to adjust the subtitle text position when you select a subtitle text box in the workspace Item Description X position Allows you to change the center of the selected text box s position Y position X size Allows you to change the size of the selected text box Y size Maintain aspect Allows you to choose if you want the text to be stretched when you change the height or width of the ratio text box Note The graphic or text event in the workspace must be selected to see these contro
107. click the Y button and choose a command from the menu if you want to change the frame rate of the recompressed video 8 Select the Progressive control click the button and choose a setting from the menu to indicate whether you want to render the title or menu as progressive scan video Choose Yes to recompress a menu or title as progressive scan video Choose No to recompress a menu or title as interlaced video Choose Auto to allow the software to determine the appropriate format if the source media is progressive scan video the video or title will be recompressed as progressive if the source media is interlaced the video or title will be recompressed as interlaced When you choose Auto for a music video compilation each compilation item is recompressed as a separate title and will match the format of the source media If the audio is longer than the video the compilation item will be recompressed as progressive scan video to prevent artifacts when the last frame is held Tip f you use a background video in your menu we recommend rendering the video in progressive scan format before adding it to your project Leave the Progressive setting at Auto and the noncompliant menu will be rendered as progressive scan video Progressive scan menus will provide the sharpest looking text and highest level of DVD player compatibility Ifyou need to use interlaced video as a menu background choose No from the menu When you choose No th
108. coded by a replication facility Option Description All regions Choose Yes from the drop down list if you want to be able to play your DVD in any DVD player regardless of geographical location Choose No if you want to be able to allow or prevent playback for specific regions Region 1 Allows or prevents playback of your DVD in North America Region 2 Allows or prevents playback of your DVD in Japan Europe Middle East Egypt South Africa and Greenland Region 3 Allows or prevents playback of your DVD in Southeast Asia including Hong Kong Region 4 Allows or prevents playback of your DVD in Australia New Zealand Central South America Pacific Islands and Caribbean Region 5 Allows or prevents playback of your DVD in Northwest Asia including Korea and North Africa Region 6 Allows or prevents playback of your DVD in China Region 7 Reserved Region 8 Allows or prevents playback of your DVD in Airplanes In Flight Entertainment GETTING STARTED 31 32 CHAPTER 3 Mastering Output format Allows you to specify the file format used when writing mastering files Option Description DDP 2 00 DDP Disc Description Protocol 2 00 is widely supported by replication facilities This format supports CSS copy protection and region coding DDP 2 10 Similar to DDP 2 00 but slightly more advanced This format supports CSS copy protection and region coding CMF 1 0 CMF Cutting Mast
109. compilation s video will not be recompressed if it meets the following requirements Any background video or images must match the Project video format setting No graphics can be added to the compilation The audio will not be compressed if it matches the Project audio format setting If a music compilation requires recompression it will be recompressed using the Project video format and Project audio format settings You can select a music compilation in the Optimize DVD dialog and use the controls in the Recompress settings section to override the default project formats Picture compilations The video portion of a picture compilation is always recompressed using the Project video format setting but you can select a music compilation in the Optimize DVD dialog and use the controls in the Recompress settings section to override the default video format The audio will not be recompressed if it is rendered in any compliant audio format If the audio requires recompression it will be recompressed using the Project audio format setting You can select a picture compilation in the Optimize DVD dialog and use the controls in the Recompress settings section to override the default audio format Using the Optimize DVD dialog to fine tune your project To display the Optimize DVD dialog choose Optimize DVD from the File menu Each menu and title in your project is displayed on the left side of the dialog with the estimated size of each item
110. coordinates are based on the frame size of your project For example if you re creating an NTSC project with a frame size of 720x480 0 0 is the top left corner of the frame and 720 480 is the lower right corner X size Allows you to edit the X and Y size values to change the size of the selected graphic Y size Perform any of the following to change the setting Select the number and type a new value e Use the spin controls to adjust the value e Select the value and click the button to display a slider that you can use to adjust the value Maintain aspect ratio Allows you to choose if you want the image to be stretched when you change the height or width Media Media settings determine the image displayed for a graphical element and adjusts its appearance You can use still images or video files as graphics CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 47 48 CHAPTER 4 Object Media Object Media displays the path to the current media file Select the button for options to replace a file view media properties crop and adjust media settings remove the current file open the file in a graphics editor or explore the containing folder Tip To change a file quickly drag a file from the Explorer window to the Object Media box For more information see Cropping and adjusting video and graphics on page 55 For more information see Editing media properties on page 61 Start time Allows you to adjust which frame is displayed fo
111. ctronics used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connector All products with an IEEE 1394 connector may not communicate to each other Installing DVD Architect software 1 Place the DVD Architect application disc in the drive The setup screen displays if AutoPlay is enabled for your CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Note If you have disabled the AutoPlay feature click the Start button and choose Run Type D setup exe where D is the drive letter of your CD ROM or DVD ROM drive and follow the on screen prompts to complete the installation 2 Click Install and then follow the on screen prompts to install the appropriate version of DVD Architect for your computer Note Windows Installer is used for all versions of Windows Windows Installer is installed and then you are asked to restart your system Getting help You can access two types of help within DVD Architect software e Online help e Context sensitive help Online help To access online help choose Contents and Index from the Help menu or press F1 Note To view online help Internet Explorer 4 0 or later must be installed on your system Internet Explorer 5 1 is included on the DVD Architect application disc for your convenience INTRODUCTION 11 12 CHAPTER 1 E DVD Architect Online Help Toolbar Tabs Contents Index Search Favorites _ The DVD Architect Window Using DVD Architect Software Creating Custo
112. current file or open in a graphics editor For additional mask controls click the button to the left of the Mask heading Item Description Layer If the current mask file uses layers then this control allows you to choose a single layer or the combined layers as a highlight mask Note If you want to use the combined layers as a mask choose Composited layer Mask mapping If you selected Custom from the Style menu select the Mask mapping box click the 7l button and choose a setting to indicate how transparency is determined from the mask image Mapping Mode Description Pixel Information Transparency Maps the alpha channel of the menu The most opaque pixels those with alpha values g highlight mask to the four colors usedin of 192 to 255 are mapped to the color set s fill the color set selected in the Selected color color 1 and the most transparent pixels button colors or Activated button colors those with alpha values of 0 to 63 are mapped to drop down list on the General page of the the color set s transparent color color 4 Menu Page Properties pane Intensity Maps the average pixel intensity of the The lightest pixels those with an average menu highlight mask to the four colors intensity of 192 to 255 are mapped to the color used in the color set selected in the set s fill color color 1 and the darkest pixels Selected button colors or Activated those with an average intensity of 0 to 63 are button col
113. d position changes can be edited in the Properties window and in the workspace You can use this feature for menus picture compilations and music video compilations Using the timeline you can drag keyframes to adjust their position add and delete keyframes and change the interpolation curve between keyframes Notes Crop and video effect keyframes are set in the Crop and Adjust window and are not visible in the timeline For more information see Crop and video effects keyframes on page 58 To insert transformation keyframes for a button Show Before Loop Point must be set to Yes for the object in the Transformations page in the item s Properties window and the loop point must be set to a point later than 00 00 00 000 on the timeline Transformation keyframes are not available for buttons on video or for graphics inserted on video titles For more information see Adding buttons to videos on page 102 Adding transformation keyframes 1 Inthe workspace select the item to which you want to add a keyframe 2 Inthe Timeline window right click in the Transformations keyframe bar below your video track and choose Insert from the shortcut menu A keyframe is added to the Transformation keyframe bar 3 Subsequent keyframe s attributes are copied from the previous keyframe Tips To quickly add a keyframe perform any of the following steps Double click on the Transformation keyframe bar Position the cursor on the Transforma
114. d buttons using your favorite graphics application and import the psd file as a menu For more information see Adding a submenu on page 39 Naming requirements for layers The layer name of your psd file will determine which layers will be used for each part of a menu Layer names must use the following format Type ID Subtype Name Refer to the following list for a detailed description of the format Type Type indicates the contents of the layer Item Description background Used for menu background images and menu highlight masks button Used for button images and masks ID The button ID is a numeric identifier that is used to represent related items Refer to the following examples for layers used to create buttons in your menu e button 01 thumbnail e button 01 thumbnailmask e button 01 frame The ID also determines a menu s button order button 01 will be the first button and button 02 will be the second button Subtype The subtype indicates the type of image contained in the layer Item Description thumbnail A layer containing a thumbnail image for a menu or button Note It can be abbreviated as tmb thumbnailmask A layer containing a button s thumbnail mask Note It can be abbreviated as tmbmsk Item Description highlight A layer containing a highlight mask for a menu background or button Note It can be abbreviated as hlt By default a highlight layer uses color channel mapping
115. d choose Yes from the menu Forcing the crop rectangle to match the project aspect ratio prevents the likelihood of seeing black borders around your pictures 9 Click OK to close the dialog and generate the animation A Crop and Adjust keyframe is created at the beginning and end of each slide to create animation 10 Click the Preview button Ol to preview your settings 11 If you need to change your settings you can use either of the following procedures e Click the Generate Slideshow Animation button Es in the Compilation window and use the Generate Slideshow Animation dialog For even more control use the keyframe controller in the Crop and Adjust dialog to adjust individual keyframes for each picture With this method you can control the exact position of the crop rectangle for precise control over the pan or zoom animation For more information see Crop and video effects keyframes on page 58 Setting image stretching or scaling You can use the tools at the top of the Compilation window to rotate an image or set the stretch type that will be used to scale the image 1 Select an image in the Compilation window 2 On the Picture Compilation Properties pane click the Slide button 3 Click Stretch type click the button and choose one of the following stretch types Letterbox the image is displayed without scaling and black letterboxing bars are added above and below or on the sides as needed Zoom to fit the i
116. d in a graphic subtitle you can set the color of the unselected buttons Select the Y button and choose No if you don t want to use color sets for unselected buttons Select When available if a color set has been designated for the subtitle CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 71 Copying and pasting attributes Would you like to be able to quickly apply settings from one item in your project to another Well now you can with the paste attributes feature You can paste any one or all of the following attributes 1 Button Frame Media Effects Text Properties Size Size and Position Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu that has the object that you want to copy Select the object or objects with the selection tool sizing tool Hf or navigation tool amp From the Edit menu choose Copy Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu that has the object that you would like to edit 5 Select a button text box or graphic with the selection tool amp sizing tool or navigation tool amp aR Press Ctrl or Shift while clicking to select multiple items 6 From the Edit menu choose Paste Attributes and then choose one of the following items from the submenu Item Description Button Frame Replaces the button frame and associated mask of the selected object with the oO attributes from the button you copied
117. de side panel Ctrl G Show hide grid Ctrl B Show hide button masks Home End Show first last page Page Up Page Down Show previous next page General editing Press Result Ctrl Z Undo last action Ctrl Shift Z Redo last action Ctrl X Cut Ctrl C Copy Ctrl V Paste Delete Delete Ctrl A Select All F2 Edit selected text Ctrlt Home End Move object to top bottom Ctrl Page Up Page Down Move object forward back Up Arrow Down Arrow Select object above below Left Arrow Right Arrow Select object left right Alt Up Arrow Down Arrow Move selected objects up down by grid spacing Alt Right Arrow Left Arrow Move selected objects right left by grid spacing APPENDIX A 157 158 APPENDIX A Press Result Alt Page Up Page Down Move selected objects to top bottom of menu Alt Home End Move selected objects to right left of menu D Toggle Selection Sizing tool Ctrl D Selection tool Ctrl Shift G Edit grid settings F8 Enable snapping Ctrl F8 Snap to grid Shift F8 Snap to objects Ctrl Shift F8 Snap to safe areas Inserting objects and titles Press Result Ctrl T Insert text Ctrl M Insert submenu Ctrl L Insert picture compilation Ctrl K Insert music compilation Ctrl F Insert media Timeline window Press Result Arrow Up Arrow Down Zoom in out
118. device that is susceptible to burn in such as a rear projection television do not use static text or bright static graphics in any scene that will be displayed on screen for an extended period of time Setting the DVD start item The DVD start item is the item that plays by default when your disc is played in a DVD player In a menu based DVD for example the main menu is typically your start item 1 Select an object in the Project Overview window 2 Click the Set DVD Start Item button E The start item is displayed as a ak if it is an object and as a S ifitisa menu Setting the DVD introduction first play media Use the Insert Introduction Media 3 to choose a media file that you want to use as your DVD start item You could use introduction media to add copyright information or a corporate logo that is displayed before your DVD content begins 1 Select an object in the Project Overview window 2 Click the Insert Introduction Media button 3 The Introduction Media is displayed as a in the Project Overview window Setting your project properties When you start a new project you select various properties for the project However if you need to view those properties or make changes to them while you re working on the project you can do so at any time by choosing Properties from the File menu The Project Properties dialog is displayed containing two tabs Properties and Summary If your projects typically use the same setting
119. dow Allows you to select position color and blurring of a shadow behind text Font Foreground Color Allows you to set foreground color for text Justify Left Aligns text to left edge of text box Edit Text Edit Text Makes selected text box editable W je Justify Center Aligns text in center of text box 16 CHAPTER 2 Window Docking Area F11 You can dock anchor windows around the edges of the DVD Architect window to keep frequently used windows available but out of the way while you are working with a project You can dock several windows in the same area of the screen and the windows will be layered Click a window s tab to bring it to the top Explorer window Alt 3 The Explorer window is similar to the Windows Explorer Use the Explorer tab to select media files to drag to the workspace or Project Overview window From the View menu choose Explorer to show or hide the Explorer window You can also use the Explorer to perform common file management tasks such as creating folders renaming files and folders and deleting files and folders Use the Start Preview and Auto Preview buttons to preview files before adding them to the project If you have the Auto Preview button selected any video or graphic file you click in the Explorer will automatically display in the workspace Preview selected media files 4 a before placing them in the project
120. e noncompliant menu will be rendered as interlaced video Adjusting audio recompression settings 1 Select a menu or audio file from the list 2 Clickthe Audio 1 button Audio 1 to display the controls Information about the audio format of the selected item is displayed If your title has multiple audio tracks a separate Audio button is displayed for each track Note f the audio is already compliant you need to select the Recompress control click the button and choose Yes from the menu to edit its recompression settings 3 Clickthe next to the Recompress settings heading to expand the controls if they are not already expanded 36 CHAPTER 3 4 Select the Type box and click the button to display a menu Choose a setting from the menu to determine the file type that will be used to recompress the selected file Adjusting project wide settings The area at the bottom of the Optimize DVD dialog shows information about your project The Project video format and Project audio format settings from the Project Properties dialog are displayed and your project size is estimated based on these formats and the Default video bitrate setting 1 Drag the Default video bitrate slider or type a value in the edit box to adjust the size of your DVD project The maximum setting of 9 800 represents the maximum bitrate for DVD players Increasing the bit rate can improve quality but you can fit less media on the disc e Decreasing the bit
121. e Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 Setthe menu s end action a On the Menu Page Properties window click the End Action button b Click Command click the button and select Loop Note f the menu s end action is not set to Loop the menu loop point will set the point at which buttons are displayed but the menu will not loop 3 Set your menu s length a On the Menu Page Properties pane click the General button b Click Menu length click the Y button and select one of the following options Item Description Auto calculate The software will determine the menu length based on the background audio video and button animations Specify When selected it allows you to type a number in the Length box or click the button to display a slider to set the length of the background video if one exists Tip If you type a value in the Length box that is longer than the background video the background video will end and any animated thumbnails will continue to play until the end of the menu If you want the menu to loop smoothly when your menu duration is longer than the video create a new background video that matches the desired menu length 4 Click Loop point click the Y button and drag the slider or type a value in the box to set the point at which buttons will be displayed and when looped playback will begin The loop point is shown with a green marker in th
122. e Timeline window a8 Click the Set Loop Point button in the Timeline window Inserting a scene selection menu You can quickly and easily create a scene selection menu from an existing video title Continuing playback after playing the selected scene 1 Insert your video title and add your scene chapter markers These markers are used to create your scene selection menu For more information about inserting video titles see Adding a movie title to a menu on page 97 For more information about adding scene chapter markers see Inserting scene chapter markers on page 98 2 Return to the menu to which you added the video title and select its button in the workspace or select the title in the Project Overview window 3 Right click the video title and click the Insert Scene Selection Menu button inthe Project Overview window The Insert Scene Selection Menu dialog is displayed 4 Inthe Page title box type a title to use for the scene selection menu 7 In the Links per page box type the number of links you want to display per page If you have many scenes and you don t want them all to appear on one page as many scene selection pages as necessary will be created to accommodate all of your scenes chapters Click OK Your scene selection menu and pages are automatically created using the current theme and a button is added to the current menu To edit a scene selection menu double click the button You can edit the layout or
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124. e event length and the region text is used as subtitle text 1 SN AM Save the regions in your Vegas project to a text file a Open your project in Vegas software b Create regions in the project where the name of the region is the subtitle text you want to display c Verify that no regions are overlapping d From the Tools menu choose Scripting and then choose Run Script from the submenu The Run Script dialog is displayed e Run the Export Regions As Subtitles js script to save your regions list as a text file Switch to the DVD Architect window Double click a title in the Project Overview window or double click a button on a menu in the workspace to open it From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window if it isn t already visible From the Insert menu choose Subtitle Track A new subtitle track is added to the timeline Click the Import Subtitles button in the Timeline window The Import Subtitles dialog is displayed In the Import Subtitles dialog browse to the file you saved in step 1 When you click Open the contents of the selected subtitle file are added to the track Adjusting subtitle event timing A subtitle event s position on the timeline determines when it is displayed in your project and its duration determines how long it is displayed on screen Editing a single event s position 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or double click a button on a
125. e tool Lines and arrows are displayed to indicate the currently assigned path Control points mark the location of keyframes along the path For more information see Workspace Alt 0 on page 15 E Options Chapters a A Aid vw iew Bliss FS EBS Midith Ce Eten 3 Drag the keyframe control points to edit an object s position or path Using the control points you can also create B zier curves that the object will follow during the animation If you have multiple keyframes intermediate control points are inserted as pairs so you can set your tangent Edit the intermediate control points by right clicking and choosing an option from the shortcut menu Item Description Smooth As you drag a control point the tangent follows a straight line and the paired control points remain equidistant from the main path Straight As you drag a control point the tangent follows a straight line but the other control point retains its original distance from the main path Corner As you drag a control point the location of the other control point remains fixed allowing you to create an angled tangent from the main path Tip These settings cannot be applied to end control points which mark the first and last keyframes in a series Note You can also use the Transformations page in the Properties window to view and edit object size and position Editing button order for a menu From the Edit menu choose Button Order to display the Button
126. e which subtitle track will be played in a destination title Choose Off to turn subtitles off or choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set subtitle track control to change the subtitle track the new track will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track Set video angle Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which video angle will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set video angle control to change the video angle the new angle will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the angle CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION 89 90 CHAPTER 6 Remote Buttons For each picture compilation you can allow or suspend operation of individual buttons on the DVD player s remote control Turning buttons on or off helps to ensure the viewer will see your DVD as you intended it If you have an animated menu for example turning off buttons will prevent the user from navigating away from the menu before it s finished playing To turn each button on or off choose On or Off from the menu Note When Off is selected from the menu the button is not available Item Description Title play Allows the user to press the Title button on the remote to skip t
127. ed as gt and an unselected keyframe is displayed as a gt Editing size and position settings After you ve inserted a keyframe you can set the size and or position settings for the object in the Transformation page of the Properties window Note You can use the keyframe tool in the workspace for a visual representation of an item s keyframe size and position settings 1 Inthe workspace select the object to which you have added keyframes For more information see Workspace Alt 0 on page 15 2 Inthe Properties window click the Transformations button 3 Edit the size and position settings on the Transformations page CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 63 64 CHAPTER 4 The Keyframe tool From the Edit menu choose Editing Tool and then choose Keyframe Tool amp to view and edit information about the size and position changes defined by an object s transformation keyframes For more information see Transformation keyframes on page 62 Tip f you want to view size and position changes even when the keyframe tool is not selected choose Workspace Overlays from the View menu and then choose Show Keyframe Overlay from the submenu Select objects with the keyframe overlay displayed to see a graphical display of size and position changes for the object 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 Select an object in the workspace with the keyfram
128. ed as a positional theme If you click the Advanced button you can choose to export a grid based theme which gives you more control over the elements in the theme Refer to the following table for details about the data that each theme stores Theme Type Theme Elements Positional Grid X X menu title including text color position size and text properties X X menu length X X menu loop point X X color set information for selected activated and inactive buttons X X information about effects cropping brightness contrast and colorization for each saved graphical element X text and graphics with the menu X X information about buttons size position image media text text properties image and text layout X grid layout information X X reduce interlace flicker setting X background video audio media and highlight mask images and settings USING MASKS MENUS AND THEMES 125 126 CHAPTER 10 Working with positional themes Applying a positional theme When applying a positional theme items on the menu display exactly as defined in the current theme Applying a positional theme type will operate differently depending on whether or not buttons currently exist on the menu to which the theme is being applied e If no buttons exist then all buttons from the theme are added sized and positioned as defined in the theme If one or more buttons exist then the buttons are updated bas
129. ed on their matches in the theme However if there are more buttons on the menu than the number defined in the theme then the extra buttons on the menu will not change Text and graphical elements will be updated based on the theme If more text or graphical elements exist on the menu than are defined in the theme then extra elements will not be updated e If fewer text or graphical elements exist on the menu than are defined in the theme then extra elements will be added Exporting as a positional theme 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu that you want to use to create your theme 2 From the File menu choose Export Menu as Theme The Export Menu as Theme dialog is displayed aR In the workspace right click the menu and choose Export Menu as Theme 3 Inthe Name box type a name for the theme Note Your theme name can have no more than 16 characters including spaces 4 Click the Save button The Themes window is refreshed and your theme is added Working with grid themes Applying a grid theme When applying a grid them existing buttons are repositioned and resized on the menu to display in a row and column format Note No buttons are added or deleted Saving a grid theme 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu that you want to use to create your theme 2 From the File menu choo
130. ed throughout the DVD change the button properties for all links to your media so No change is selected for the Set audio track and Set subtitle track controls Adding navigation buttons Navigation buttons help users move through your DVD menus and pages As you create menus and pages navigation buttons are automatically created for you For example if the main menu is selected when you add a submenu a button link to the new menu is added to the main menu and a button link to the main menu is added to the new menu If you delete the default navigation buttons you can create new buttons by choosing a command from the Insert menu Button Command Description D Back Button Allows navigation to the main menu Us S Next Button Allows navigation to the next page Us o Previous Button Allows navigation to the previous page Us Empty Button Allows you to add an empty button as a placeholder You Gad can edit the button s properties later Note The Back Button Next Button and Previous Button commands are available only if the target menu or page exists You can use the Button Properties controls in the Properties window to edit the button image used and its link properties For more information see Button properties on page 67 Creating menu transitions You can combine button actions and media end actions to play a media file as a transition between menus and between menus or titles 1 Drag the tra
131. ed to choose the color set s fill color the other colors will be determined automatically by the software Specify colors You need to choose the fill color anti alias color outline background color and transparent color 5 Select the color you want to edit Item Description Fill color Use to display subtitle text and highlighting on menu buttons Anti alias color Used to smooth the edges of menu button highlighting and subtitle text The color should be a blend of the fill color and the outline background color Outline Used to display the outline or background color for menu buttons or subtitle text Background color Transparency Used to determine the transparent portions of subtitle text and menu button highlighting color 6 Click the drop down arrow next to the selected color swatch to display a color picker where you can edit the selected color Click the i button to switch between RGB and HSL color modes Note f you choose an out of gamut color while using the color picker then a warning amp is displayed Click the color swatch below the warning to correct the color Applying color sets You can apply color sets to buttons using the Selected button colors Active button colors and Inactive button colors drop down lists in the Menu Page Properties pane For more information see Choosing color sets fora menu s buttons on page 45 To apply color sets to subtitles select the events you want to change c
132. edge of object that has focus Space Across Adjusts the selected objects so an equal amount of horizontal space exists between objects Align Top Aligns all selected objects to the top edge of the object that has focus Space Down Adjusts the selected objects so an equal amount of vertical space exists between objects Align Horizontal Center Aligns all selected objects to the horizontal center of the object that has focus Horizontal Centering Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of the screen t Align Vertical Center Aligns all selected objects to the vertical center of the object that has focus Vertical Centering Aligns selected objects to the vertical center of the screen Text toolbar Alt 2 The text bar allows you to edit various properties for text objects you select in the workspace To toggle the display of the text bar choose Text bar from the View menu Arial that will be used for text used for text Font Allows you to choose the typeface Font Size Allows you to choose the size in points of the typeface that will be Justify Right Aligns text to right edge of text box Justify Top Aligns text to top edge of text box Bold Sets text in bold typeface Justify Vertical Center Aligns text to vertical center of text box ae gi Italic Sets text in italic typeface Justify Bottom Aligns text to bottom edge of lih text box Sha
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134. elected DVD Architect will estimate the maximum possible size when calculating available disc space for your project When the check box is cleared DVD Architect will use the standard estimation method which provides more accurate results Recently used project list Select the check box and enter a number in the edit box if you want to list your most recently used projects at the bottom of the File menu Default All Restores the General page to the default settings Video tab The Video tab allows you to choose the graphics editor that you want to use when you choose to edit a graphic in your DVD Architect project The Preferred graphics editor box displays the path to the application that will be used Click the Browse button to choose a different application or click the Clear button to remove the associated application Note When the Preferred graphics editor box is empty DVD Architect software will use the application associated with the file type when you right click a graphic and choose Open in graphics editor from the shortcut menu Video Device tab This Video Device tab allows you to configure an external monitor Your video will be sent to this device when you choose Preview on External Monitor from the Options menu or click the Preview on External Monitor button in the Video Preview window Preference Description Details Displays information regarding the capture card specified in the Device
135. ement type and construct your statement Append Statement Click to add a statement to the end of your script The Script Properties information is displayed allowing you to choose your statement type and construct your statement Delete Statement Click to remove the selected statement s from your script Mie F Toggle Breakpoint Click to insert a breakpoint to the currently selected command s or label s in the script DVD scripts list Choose an existing script from the drop down list to specify the script you want to display Script statement list Lists the statements in the script You can drag statements within this area to rearrange them You can use the Script Properties controls to set the statement type commands and conditions Note Breakpoints are useful for debugging scripts In the preview mode breakpoints suspend playback and display the debugger area in the lower left corner of the preview window allowing you to step through the script in a certain area and then resume playback 22 CHAPTER 2 Chapter 3 Getting Started This chapter details what you need to know to start authoring your DVD using DVD Architect software How it works The basic process for creating a DVD is essentially the same regardless of the type of project you choose to create The steps listed below are discussed in more detail in the following sections 1 Start a new project and specify the type of project you want t
136. ent project radio button and type the path to the folder where you want to prepare your project in the Prepare Burn folder box or click Browse to choose a folder If you ve previously prepared the project the Smart prepare section will display the estimated percentage of the project that has not been changed which can be reused If you want to turn off smart prepare and prepare the entire project perform the following steps 1 Click the Advanced button The Smart Prepare Options dialog is displayed 2 Clear the Enable smart prepare check box 3 Click the OK button to continue Tip Smart prepare technology can drastically reduce project preparation times if you need to edit a portion of your project When you reprepare your project only the portions of the project that have changed will be prepared Previously Select the Previously prepared folder radio button and type the path to the folder that contains a prepared prepared folder project in the Prepared folder box or click Browse to choose a folder Previously Select the Previously mastered folder radio button to burn a previously mastered project Type the path to mastered folder the folder that contains a previously mastered project in the Mastered folder box or click Browse to choose a folder 4 Click the Next button 5 If you selected the Current project radio button in step 3 DVD Architect software displays a list of messages about your project and estimates the
137. ent selection For example if you have a menu open in the workspace you can edit page properties and button properties If you have a title open in the Timeline window you can edit information about the media file Property Description Graphics Edits the position size and appearance of graphical elements on a menu or compilation Button Edits the action and appearance of the selected menu button Menu Page Adjusts the length background media end actions and remote control button behavior for the selected page Subtitle Adjusts subtitle text positions and adjusts which color set is used to draw subtitle text Media Adjusts the end actions and remote control button behavior for the selected media file Picture Compilation Adjusts the end actions and remote control button behavior for the selected picture compilation Music Video Adjusts the end actions and remote control button behavior for the selected music video Compilation compilation Playlist Adjusts the settings for each item in a playlist or to set the end action for the selected playlist Video Event Chooses the media file that will be used for events on the additional video tracks and adjusts color settings and cropping Script Properties Adjusts settings for each statement in your DVD script Timeline window Alt 9 The Timeline window is a chronological representation of a video picture compilation music video compilation or the backgro
138. eo Audio The Audio control displays the path to the background audio file that will be used in the menu Select a command from the menu where you can choose a file view media properties remove the current file or generate music if Cinescore is installed on your computer For more information see Generating music with Cinescore on page 116 Highlight mask You can apply a mask to your menu to prevent button highlighting from obscuring parts of the menu Select a command from the menu where you can choose a file view media properties crop and adjust media settings or remove the current file For additional mask controls click the button to the left of the Mask heading Item Description Layer If the current mask file uses layers then this control allows you to choose a single layer or the combined layers as a highlight mask Note If you want to use the combined layers as a mask choose Composited layer The menu highlight mask and button highlight mask are combined and the Selected button colors Activated button colors or Inactive button colors color set is applied to the masked area for each button depending on its current state For more information see Creating custom masks on page 117 Highlight mask mapping To specify how transparency is determined from the mask choose a command from the drop down list Item Description Transparency Maps the alpha channel in the menu highlight mask to the four colors used in
139. er Format supports CSS and region coding DVD ROM type Choose the type of DVD ROM you are mastering Option Description DVD 1 1 4 G 8 cm single sided single layer DVD with a capacity of approximately 1 4 GB DVD 2 2 7 G 8 cm single sided single layer DVD with a capacity of approximately 2 7 GB DVD 3 2 9 G 8 cm double sided single layer DVD with a capacity of approximately 2 9 GB DVD 4 5 3 G 8 cm double sided double layer DVD with a capacity of approximately 5 3 GB DVD 5 4 7 G 12 cm single sided single layer DVD with a capacity of approximately 4 7 GB DVD 9 8 5 G 12 cm single sided double layer DVD with a capacity of approximately 8 5 GB DVD 10 9 4 G 12 cm double sided single layer DVD with a capacity of approximately 9 4 GB DVD 18 17 G 12 cm double sided double layer DVD with a capacity of approximately 17 GB Number of sides Allows you to specify the number of sides one sided or two sided that the mastered DVD will contain Current side Allows you to specify for which side you re currently creating master files Note Available only when the Number of sides is 2 Number of layers Allows you to specify the number of layers that the mastered DVD will contain Option Description 1 Choose if your project will be burned to a single layer DVD 2 Choose if your project will be burned to a dual layer DVD Direction of translation Allows you to specify
140. es music or compilations or playlists Adding a submenu from a file You can add submenus from a file to create a new menu using a psd file that contains menu background buttons and related mask images in a single layered file For more information see Creating custom menus and buttons using layered graphics on page 120 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 39 40 CHAPTER 4 2 From the Insert menu choose Submenu from File and browse to the file A new menu is created below the current menu and a button is added to the current menu as a link to the submenu 3 Double click the submenu in the Project Overview window or double click the submenu s button in the workspace to open the new menu in the workspace 4 Add links for each button a On the Button Properties pane click the Action button b Click Command click the Z button and choose Link c Click Destination click the 2 button and choose the button s destination from the menu Tip f you re linking to a title the title must be in your project before you can choose it as a destination Drag the media file from the Explorer window to the Project Overview window to add it to your project 5 Edit the menu as needed Reapplying a file s layout to menu objects You can automatically update menu objects at any time after importing a menu from a laye
141. esults of your adjustments Reset Effect Properties Removes all fe effects from the media ut Auto Levels Automatically adjusts the eb brightness and contrast based on the it contents of the selection box The most abundant colors either light or dark are enhanced Increase Contrast Center Adjusts the anchor point around which green contrast is adjusted Decrease Contrast Center Adjusts the anchor point around which green contrast is adjusted Auto Levels Dark Automatically pees I adjusts the brightness and contrast GD based on the contents of the selection box The least abundant colors either light or dark are enhanced Copy Crop Rectangle to Clipboard Copies the current selection to the clipboard Automatically adjust brightness poo me contrast per channel Automatically 6 adjusts brightness and contrast per channel based on the contents of the selection box Adjustment is performed independently on each color channel Paste Crop Rectangle from Clipboard Pastes the current selection from the clipboard Increase Brightness Increases the brightness of the image g Bypass Effects on Regions Creates a split screen preview that bypasses all video effects without removing them from your media By clicking the drop down arrow to the right of the button you can choose which portion of the preview will display bypassed effects Decrease Brightness Decreases the Lock Aspect Ratio
142. et in your project Since only six GPRMs 0 5 are available for storage you should attempt to plan your script ahead of time and use the GPRMs wisely System Parameter Register Memories SPRMs DVD players use variables called System Parameter Register Memories SPRMs to specify the current settings for the player such as the audio stream camera angle or parental level You can use the power of scripting in DVD Architect to access these variables during the navigation and playback of your DVD allowing you to customize the viewing experience based on certain conditions The SPRMs are defined below SPRM Description 0 Menu language code For more information see Language codes on page 135 1 Audio track number 2 Subtitle track number 3 Video angle number 4 Title number 5 Video title set VTS number 6 Title program chain number 7 Chapter number 8 Highlighted button number 9 Navigation timer 10 Navigation timer destination which track to play when navigation timer in SPRM 9 expires 11 Player audio mixing mode for karaoke 12 Country code for parental management 13 Parental management level 14 Player configuration for video 15 Player configuration for audio 16 Initial audio language code 17 Initial audio language code extension 18 Initial language 19 Initial subtitle language extension 20 Player region code 21 Reserved 22 Reserved SPRM Description 23 Reser
143. ewers may notice a pause when the DVD player changes layers Ifno layer break points are available you can close the wizard and add a chapter marker manually The wizard will suggest a title and approximate location e If layer break points are not available in suitable locations try rearranging the titles in the Project Overview window By changing the title order you may be able to achieve that layer break at a more desirable location b Select the layer break point that you want to use 12 The application displays a dialog box prompting you to burn another disc For more information see Burning multiple copies on page 145 Burning 8 cm discs to 12 cm discs You can burn a camcorder prepared DVD 8 cm disc onto a standard DVD 12 cm disc using DVD Architect Connect the camcorder via the USB port to the computer and insert a writable DVD into your DVD drive Note To locate the camcorder s USB connection please review the camcorder s user instructions 1 Click the Make DVD button The Make DVD wizard is displayed 2 Click the Burn button The Select Prepare Folder page is displayed 3 Select the Previously prepared folder radio button and click Browse to choose the USB drive Note The DVD must be finalized in the camcorder before the disc can be copied 4 Click the Next button 5 Select the burn parameters a b c e f In the Volume name box type the name of your disc From the Device drop do
144. f files or subfolder to the Extras folder but this content will only be available when browsing the disc on a computer Click the Change Media button a to browse to a folder Click the Clear Media button x to remove a folder Jacket picture The jacket picture feature allows you to specify a still image that will display when the Stop button has been pressed on the DVD player s remote control Commercially produced discs often use an image of the DVD cover hence the name but you can use any image Click the Change Media button C J to browse to a folder Click the Clear Media button x to remove the location of the still image Note Not all DVD players support the jacket picture feature Initial audio track You can adjust the audio stream in the Initial audio track drop down list on the Disc Properties page This determines which audio stream will be played when the DVD is inserted into the DVD player Notes Ifyou choose Default the DVD player will attempt to determine the appropriate default audio track If the player cannot determine the correct language the first track is used If multiple tracks match the player s language setting if you have an English dialogue track and an English commentary track for example the first track that matches the player s language is used The viewer can choose which track is played during playback Ifyou choose a track that does not exist in your project the initial track will defaul
145. g commands 131 Editing statements 131 General Purpose Register Memories 134 Inserting statements 130 Removing statements 131 Renaming 133 Setting conditions 132 Start Script 134 Testing 133 Using 129 Sequential videos linking 93 Set GPRM command type 131 SetMode GPRM command type 132 SetStreams command type 132 Setting DVD Architect software preferences 151 first play media 27 image stretching or scaling 77 in and out points 97 menu length 41 object order 73 start item 27 thumbnail size 88 Setting a DVD start script 134 Setting loop points 50 Setting up external monitor 138 Setup menu 52 Shortcuts 157 Keyboard 157 Mouse 159 Single movie DVD 97 Single movie object adding to menu 46 Slide inserting empty 86 Snapping 66 grid 67 objects 67 safe areas 67 to action safe area 67 to title safe area 67 Spacing adjusting 66 SPRMS Highlighted button number 134 SPRMs Audio track number 134 Chapter number 134 Country code for parental management 134 Initial audio language code 134 Initial audio language code extension 134 Initial language 134 Navigation timer 134 Navigation timer destination 134 Parental management level 134 Player audio mixing mode for karaoke 134 Player configuration for audio 134 Player configuration for video 134 Subtitle track number 134 Title program chain number 134 Video angle number 134 Video title set VTS num
146. g display duration from the Picture Compilation Properties window 64 86 Setting display duration from the timeline 0 cece cece ee eee eee eee eees 86 Inserting an empty slide 1 14icesecassnacdeniansnadenkand nade dacasidad canadenaeaiaaws 86 Adding and editing text hs chins IeAdadedeidonguas tase rasdeeelpeantasiaMaraeecaa 87 Adding text cccc ctcaeteercnaeanterewena ATINI RENTENE TENTERA RERO TA EIENEN TAERE AA 87 Formatting text socre nnee ere Erra EE ETE TERTE EET EEE EE EENAA 87 Moving text diss soon ice eGR cas alg Se eid t E di EEEE EE EE E OE ERKO 87 Deleting text 3 045 t2sikccsaniead oced hase g a A a a ea a E aa a aa Ea 87 Inserting a graphics esscsmrcnrniserninrens ennn nnan A EE a 87 Inserting di s n2sciiesparasesdea anaes eseeaadidsades re ine r ina a a nia i 88 Setting thumbnail ais Plays cdisa cehaahesindevands yaadeidatea oadeudabeyaedndessabedsan 88 Picture compilation properties ccc ence e eee nee eee ee eneneees 88 General 5 siietaiied irtis tikit tint einen ENEN teed decades Weeds dab MESH Cube aee bee bee 88 Track M dia iceccctet iatsaaanananeide henddate needed aeetniehdadaedaie han E EE EERE 89 EN ACtiON 2 seawavieas ontcheawe ois TENERE DE TEER EEE K EEEE EDE ERN A EE tenes 89 Remote BULIONS csnuerciesctunnetinon ataamubadis EERE EE ewes EEEE 90 Slid gt 24 sadiaicn cts coadatdainss te E bank Mapddenaialedueteee A 90 Color Sets rsiiviacixawivesesats aves aaaks cia EE TEE EE
147. ge Decrease Contrast Decreases the contrast of the 0 oO counterclockwise image ik Rotate Clockwise Rotates the image Increase Contrast Center Adjusts the anchor clockwise point around which green contrast is adjusted Decrease Contrast Center Adjusts the anchor point around which green contrast is adjusted Reset Effect Properties Resets all effect properties i P Ree Thumbnail Size Displays small medium or large thumbnail images Auto Levels Automatically adjusts the brightness and contrast The most abundant colors either light or dark are enhanced Eo Auto Levels Dark Automatically adjusts the brightness and contrast The least abundant colors either light or dark are enhanced Fe LEARNING THE DVD ARCHITECT WORKSPACE 19 20 CHAPTER 2 Properties window Alt 8 The Properties window includes controls that you can use to edit nearly every detail of your project From the View menu choose Properties to show or hide the Properties window Menu Page Properties End Action Remote Buttons Color Sets Reduce interlace flicker v Start Script None Menu length Auto calculate Selected button colors Color set 2 Activated button colors Color set 2 Inactive button colors None all transpar Reduce interlace flicker When enabled reduces flicker caused by interlacing video Frames The contents of the Properties window change depending on the curr
148. ge or video file that will be used Select the control and click the button to display a menu where you can choose a file view media properties crop and adjust media settings remove the current file open the file in your specified graphics editor or explore the file s containing folder on your drive For more information see Cropping and adjusting video and graphics on page 55 Tip You can also change the slide image by dragging a new image from the Explorer window to the Video box or to asong in the Compilation window Audio The Audio control displays the path to the background audio file that will be used Select the control and click the button to display a menu where you can choose a file view media properties remove the current file open the file in your specified graphics editor or generate music using the Cinescore plug in For more information see Generating music with Cinescore on page 116 Tip You can also change the audio by dragging a new audio file from the Explorer window to the Audio box or to a slide in the Compilation window Stretch type Select the box click the button and choose a setting from the drop down list to indicate how the image will be scaled to fit the screen Item Description Letterbox The image is displayed without scaling and black letterboxing bars are added above and below or on the sides as needed Zoom to fit The image is magnified to fill the screen Stret
149. hain number 134 Title safe area 67 Titles transitions 53 Toolbar adding buttons 150 customizing 149 editing 16 hiding showing 149 main 14 removing buttons 150 reordering buttons 149 text 16 Tracks adding audio 107 adding subtitle 110 replacing 76 replacing audio 107 setting for timeline playback 108 setting subtitle for timeline playback 114 Transform bar 62 Transformation keyframes 62 Transitions between menus or titles 53 Trivia Quiz via Scripting 129 U Using Scripting 129 V Video adjusting recompression 35 linking a series 93 Video angle number 134 Video Event properties 109 Video recompression adjusting settings 35 Video title set VTS number 134 Video tracks 108 adding 108 adding video to 108 changing colors 109 setting timeline playback for 109 Viewing and editing media properties 60 W Web downloading media 26 Web site accessing help 12 What s This help using 12 Window Docking Area F11 17 Backgrounds 18 Buttons 18 Compilation 19 DVD Scripts 22 Explorer 17 Playlists 21 Properties 20 Themes 17 Timeline 20 Working with markers 97 Workspace 15 editing toolbar 16 text toolbar 16
150. have already created at least one DVD script in your project select the Start Script box click the button and choose the script that will be played when the music video compilation is accessed End Action A music or video compilation s end action determines what happens after the last song is played Item Description Command Determines what happens after the last track plays Link you can link to any menu media file and chapter point Use the Destination Destination chapter Destination item or Destination button controls to set the target You can also use the Destination button control to choose the default selected button in the destination menu Stop your DVD will stop playing after the last song Destination When Link is selected in the Command drop down list choose the menu or media file that will be displayed Note If no menu has been displayed Most recent menu will display the first menu on the disc Destination chapter When your end action links to a video music video compilation or picture compilation choose the specific chapter in the destination file that will be displayed or When your end action links to a menu choose Start or Loop Point to indicate the point from which the menu will be played Destination button When your end action links to a menu you can choose the button you want to use as the default selected button in the destination menu Destination item If you choose Defaul
151. he project Start all new projects Select this check box to use the current dialog settings as the with these settings default Click the OK button to save any changes GETTING STARTED 33 34 CHAPTER 3 Optimizing your project To display the Optimize DVD dialog choose Optimize DVD from the File menu You can use this dialog to optimize your project before burning or mastering to identify and correct potential problems or to force recompression to specific formats Using the Optimize DVD dialog you can perform the following actions e View the estimated project and individual media file sizes View and change project and file format settings e Verify which media files will require recompression during the DVD preparation process J indicates a file is compliant requires no recompression indicates a file requires recompression yellow lt gt indicates some files are compliant and some files require recompression green lt gt indicates you have specified to force recompression red see below for information Note If a media file s format does not match the project format the media file will be re encoded during the preparation process For example if your media file is 4 3 MPEG 2 and your DVD Architect project is 16 9 the file will be re encoded To determine the best file format settings for your use see Preparing files for DVD Architect software on page 23 Determining whether menus and titles are com
152. he timeline The settings for intermediate frames are interpolated Additional keyframes can be added to create more complex effects Crop and video effects keyframes are created using the Crop and Adjust window while transformation size and position keyframes are created using the Timeline window For more information see Transformation keyframes on page 62 Keyframes 00 00 00 00 o0 0 004p a rns 00 00 01 29 a Crop Video Effects v lt i gt ke PM Adding keyframes 1 Inthe Keyframe Controller click to position the cursor where you want to add a keyframe 2 Click the Insert Keyframe button A keyframe is added to the Keyframe Controller timeline The new keyframe s attributes are copied from the previous keyframe Tip To quickly add a keyframe double click on the Keyframe Controller timeline or position the cursor on the Keyframe Controller timeline and modify your cropping properties Deleting keyframes 1 Select a keyframe by clicking it 2 Click the Delete Keyframe button Navigating between keyframes To jump to the next or previous keyframe click the Previous Keyframe and Next Keyframe buttons or press Ctrl Left Arrow or Ctrl Right Arrow To jump to the first or last keyframe click the First Keyframe or Last Keyframe button Changing interpolation curves between keyframes The interpolation curve determines the rate of animation between two keyframe settings To change the i
153. he title object will also be used as the menu s title in the Project Overview window if the menu has not been renamed After renaming a menu in the Project Overview window changing the title object will set the object that will be used for themes but it will not rename the menu Right click a text object and choose Title Object from the shortcut menu to use the selected text as the menu s title object Formatting text 1 Select a text box with the selection tool sizing tool or navigation tool amp The text bar below the menu displays the text settings Tip From the View menu choose Text Bar to display or hide the text bar 2 Choose a font from the drop down list to set the typeface for your text 3 Choose a font size from the drop down list Choose Auto to have the text automatically adjust to fit the size of the text box 4 Clickthe Bold 8 Italic ea or Shadow S buttons to toggle your font effects as desired 5 To apply a shadow click the down arrow next to the Shadow _S button A pop up window is displayed to allow you to set the position color and blurring of the shadow text 6 Set your text justification options as desired For more information see Text toolbar Alt 2 on page 16 7 Click the down arrow next to the color swatch button E to display the color picker where you can set the red green blue and alpha channels for your text Editing text 1 Select a text box in the current menu
154. he user accesses the menu Note Graphics are for design purposes only and cannot be used for navigation 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 From the Insert menu choose Graphic The Insert Graphic dialog is displayed 3 Locate and select the file you want to use 4 Click the OK button The image or video is added to your menu Editing graphics properties Graphics Properties The Graphics Properties pane in the Properties window allows you to adjust the Transformations Media position size and appearance of graphical elements on a menu or compilation Color Sets 283 s y gt 2 x position 360 0 To edit the graphic s properties perform the following actions postion aan 1 Select a graphic with the selection tool sizing tool EF or navigation tool 9 Maintain aspect ratio Yes 2 Click the property button that you would like to edit 3 Select the specific property click the or 7 button and choose a setting Transformations Item Description X position Allows you to edit the X and Y position values to change the center of the selected graphic s position Y position Perform any of the following to change the setting Select the number and type a new value e Use the spin controls to adjust the value e Select the value and click the Y button to display a slider that you can use to adjust the value Note These
155. hide the toolbar to create more workspace Choose Toolbar from the View menu to hide it The check mark next to the command is removed and the toolbar disappears The toolbar remains hidden until you choose Toolbar from the View menu to display it again Reordering toolbar buttons The main toolbar s button order may be changed to suit your preferences You can reorder the buttons via the Customize Toolbar dialog The Customize Toolbar dialog allows you to control the order and functionality available on the main toolbar You may return the toolbar to its default settings by clicking the Reset button 1 From the Options menu choose Customize Toolbar The Customize Toolbar dialog is displayed CUSTOMIZING DVD ARCHITECT SOFTWARE 149 150 CHAPTER 14 2 3 Customize Toolbar Available toolbar buttons Current toolbar buttons Separator Separator a Get Media from the Web A Enable Snapping F8 Save Project As Separator X Delete Delete amp Preview F9 Help F1 Separator Insert Media Ctrl F Make DYD e Back to Parent Backspace Ea Insert Picture Compilation Ctr Y g A g In the Current toolbar buttons list select the button that you want to move and click the Move Up or Move Down button Click Close to save the toolbar changes and close the dialog Adding buttons to the toolbar A series of buttons are available that you may add to the mai
156. hings against United States and international copyright laws and contrary to the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement Such activity may be punishable by law and may also subject you to the breach remedies set forth in the End User License Agreement Legal notices Vegas Vegas DVD DVD Architect Vegas Movie Studio Vegas Movie Studio DVD DVD Architect Studio ACID Music Studio Sony Sound Series Groove Mapping Groove Cloning CD Architect Sound Forge Audio Studio and Cinescore are trademarks or registered trademarks of Madison Media Software Inc or its affiliates in the United States and other countries All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners in the United States and other countries Thomson Fraunhofer MP3 MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson Supply of this product does not convey a license nor imply any right to distribute content created with this product in revenue generating broadcast systems terrestrial satellite cable and or other distribution channels streaming applications via internet intranets and or other networks other content distribution systems pay audio or audio on demand applications and the like or on physical media compact discs digital versatile discs semiconductor chips hard drives memory cards and the like An independent license for such use is required For details please visit http www
157. hoose Set Video Image from the shortcut menu The Set Video Image dialog is displayed Select an image and click the Open button The image or video is added to the song On the Music Compilation Properties pane click the Slide button Click Video click the button and choose Replace from the menu The Open Media dialog is displayed Select a new video or image file and click the Open button The video or image is replaced with your new selection Replacing an image or video 1 2 Right click the image you want to replace and choose Set Video Image from the shortcut menu The Set Video Image dialog is displayed Select a replacement file and click the Open button Setting image stretching or scaling You can use the tools at the top of the Compilation window to rotate a song s image or set the stretch type that will be used to scale the image 1 Select an item in the Compilation window 2 On the Music Video Compilation Properties pane click the Slide button 3 Click Stretch type click the 7I button and choose one of the following stretch types Letterbox the image is displayed without scaling and black letterboxing bars are added above and below or on the sides as needed Zoom to fit the image is magnified to fill the screen Stretch to fit the image is stretched to fill the screen This may cause distortion in the image Rotating an image 1 Select a song in the Compilation window 2 Click the R
158. ia files 26 menu snapshot on external monitor 138 preferences 154 projects in DVD Architect 137 Project adding files 27 adjusting audio recompression 36 adjusting settings 37 adjusting video recompression 35 burning 142 choosing files 25 opening existing 25 optimizing 34 preparing 141 preparing and mastering 145 previewing 137 previewing menu snapshot on external monitor 138 properties 27 saving 38 saving a copy 38 starting anew 24 workspace 15 Project Overview window 14 Project properties changing 27 Copy protection 30 Disc properties 27 Mastering 32 Regions 31 summary information 33 viewing 27 Properties button 67 changing 27 Video Event 109 viewing 27 Properties window 20 Regions using to create subtitles 112 Remote control buttons turning off 44 Removing a statement from a script 131 Renaming a script 133 Renaming markers 99 Replacing audio files 76 in track 107 Replacing images in compilation 84 Resizing objects 55 Resume command type 132 Rotating images in picture compilation 85 S Safe areas snapping to 67 Saving a project 38 copy of project 38 Saving markers 100 Scene selection menu creating 50 Scene chapter markers inserting 98 Script Debugger Pane 133 Script Properties window 131 Scripting 129 Labels 132 Scripts Adding 130 Appending statements 130 Comments 133 Creating 130 Deleting 134 Editin
159. icture compilations contain no menus but users can skip forward and backward through pictures using their DVD remote control For more information see Creating a Picture Compilation on page 83 Type of project Description r Single Movie Produces a DVD containing a single movie Single movies contain no menus or other media aside R from introductory video audio if desired For more information see Creating a Single Movie DVD or Title on page 97 3 Choose the appropriate video setting from the Project video format drop down list This format is used for video that must be recompressed and for all menus in your project For more information see Adjusting video recompression settings on page 35 4 Choose the appropriate audio setting from the Project audio format drop down list This format will be used for audio files that require recompression For more information see Adjusting audio recompression settings on page 36 5 If your projects typically use these settings select the Start all new projects with these settings check box Note The project settings you chose in the New Project dialog can be changed at any time while you are working on a project with the exception of the type of project you chose to create To change any of these settings choose Properties from the File menu 6 Click the Summary tab and complete the information in the fields as desired This information is saved with the project
160. ifferently with blank audio tracks Replacing audio in a track You can replace the audio in a track by dragging a new file from the Explorer window or Windows Explorer or you can edit the controls on the Track Media page on the Media Properties pane of the Properties window For more information see Media properties on page 100 ADDING AUDIO VIDEO AND SUBTITLES 107 108 CHAPTER 9 Setting the audio track for timeline playback Select the Activate Track button 4 in an audio track header in the Timeline window to determine which track is played when you click the Play from In Point i gt or Play gt button in the Timeline window Changing audio track colors 1 Right click the header and choose Track Display Color from the shortcut menu 2 Choose a color from the submenu to set the selected track s color in the track list and the audio waveform in the timeline Note Track color settings are saved with your project Video tracks You can add multiple video tracks to videos to add support for multiple viewing angles During playback the user can press the Angle button on the remote control to change angles Video track number 1 will play the title s main video Any additional video tracks that you add will play when the Angle button on the remote control is pressed Note The maximum bitrate for titles with multiple video angles is lower than the maximum for single angle titles If the title has 2 to 6 angles the maximum
161. igate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track 1 Add a menu to your project 2 Adda button for each audio track in your project a From the Insert menu choose Empty Button b Press F2 and edit the button s text to describe the audio track it will select c Inthe Button Properties pane click the Action button and use the Destination chapter drop down list to determine what happens when the button is clicked If Then You want the button to select an audio track Choose your setup menu from the Destination without navigating away from the setup menu drop down list You want to navigate away from the setup Choose a media file or menu from the Destination menu after choosing an audio track chapter drop down list For example choosing a media file would allow you to automatically start playback of a title using the selected audio Choosing a menu could navigate to a scene selection menu or a separate setup menu for choosing the subtitle track d Inthe Button Properties controls choose a track from the Set audio track drop down list to determine which audio track will be played in a destination title Note fyou use the Set audio track control to change the audio track the new track will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track e Repeat steps a through
162. ile quickly drag a file from the Explorer window to the Video box Audio The Audio control displays the path to the background audio file that will be used Note f a picture compilation has multiple audio tracks there will be a separate Audio control for each track Select Audio and then click the button to replace a file view media properties remove the current file generate music or explore the containing folder For more information see Generating music with Cinescore on page 116 Tip You can also change the audio by dragging a new audio file from the Explorer window to the Audio box or to a slide in the Compilation window End Action A media file s end action determines what happens after the media file ends Item Description Command Determines what happens after the last track plays Link you can link to any menu media file and chapter point Use the Destination Destination chapter Destination item or Destination button controls to set the target You can also use the Destination button control to choose the default selected button in the destination menu Stop your DVD will stop playing after the last song Destination When Link is selected in the Command drop down list choose the menu or media file that will be displayed Note If no menu has been displayed Most recent menu will display the first menu on the disc Destination chapter When your end action links to a video music video compilation
163. images to your compilation Use the Explorer window to locate and select image files and drag them to the Compilation window You can select multiple files at once using the Shift key for consecutive files or the Ctrl key for nonconsecutive files Files are added to the compilation list wherever you drag them Use the Explorer window to locate image files Double click on a file to add it to the bottom of the list in the Slideshow Properties area From the Insert menu choose Slide The Insert Slide dialog is displayed Select a file and click the Open ELEELE Image Length 1 mn 00 00 05 000 S Be A AA of Of Ft Be Esma Image Filename Blue hills jpg Water lilies jpq Winter jpg Sunset jpg Timeline Playlists Compilation DVD Scripts button The image is inserted above the currently selected slide in the list From the Insert menu choose Empty Slide An empty slide is inserted above the currently selected slide in the list Note If you want the image file name automatically inserted on each slide choose Auto Insert Slide Text from the Options menu Otherwise you can manually add the text to each slide For more information see Adding and editing text on page 87 CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION 83 gt 84 CHAPTER 6 Replacing an image There are several ways to replace a slide image Select a slide in the Compilation window From the Edit menu choose Slide Image and then choose Set The
164. in DVD Architect For example if the frame resolution is 4 3 NTSC 720 pixels x 480 pixels in DVD Architect the subtitle graphic should be 720 pixels x 480 pixels Note f you use a graphic that does not match the frame size adjust its position after importing it For more information see Editing graphics properties on page 47 Now you can choose the type of highlight mapping for your project Highlight mapping Background color Text color Transparency Transparent Black Graphics can have one layer transparency with text or two layers a transparent background layer and text layer Intensity Black White This option gives the text a more polished smooth look Note Anti alias colors are mapped to the four colors in the color set Color channel Black Red blue or green This option allows you to use different colors simultaneously To change the text color see the text immediately following this table To change the text color when using the color channel option Inthe Graphics Properties pane select Color Sets e Click the button next to any of the listed color sets Choose the color you want to edit For more information see Editing a color set on page 54 Color Set Mode Corresponding Color 1 fill color Red 2 anti alias color Green 3 outline background color Blue 4 transparent color Transparent Inserting a graphic subtitle 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview w
165. indow or double click a button on a menu in the workspace to open it From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window if it isn t already visible Click the Insert Track button oP v inthe Timeline window and choose Insert Subtitle Track gien An empty subtitle track is added to the timeline above the video track Click to position the cursor in the timeline where you want to add a subtitle text event From the Insert menu choose Graphic to open the Insert Graphic dialog In the Insert Graphic dialog browse to the psd file or other graphic file and select Open to insert the subtitle graphic into the workspace Right click the graphic in the workspace and choose Make Graphic Actual Size from the shortcut menu Click the Media button in the Graphics Properties pane and choose a setting from the Highlight mapping menu to indicate how to use the colors in the graphic For more information see Creating a graphic subtitle on page 111 Select the subtitle event in the Timeline window and use the Subtitle Event page in the Media and Subtitle Properties pane to choose the color set for the event ADDING AUDIO VIDEO AND SUBTITLES 111 112 CHAPTER 9 Importing subtitles from a file 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or double click a button on a menu in the workspace to open it From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window if it isn t already visible From the Inse
166. ine Note fthe Auto Ripple button i is selected video events that occur later in the same track move automatically When the Auto Ripple button is not selected only the video event you drag will move the positions of all existing video events are preserved Setting the video track for timeline playback Select the Activate Track button in the track header in the Timeline window to determine which track is played when you click the Play from In Point i or Play gt button in the Timeline window Changing video track colors 1 Right click the header and choose Track Display Color from the shortcut menu 2 Choose a color from the submenu to set the selected track s color in the track list and the video waveform in the timeline Note Track color settings are saved with your project Video event properties The Media and Event Properties pane in the Properties window allows you to adjust the color settings and cropping for the events on the additional video tracks To edit the video event s properties perform the following steps 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit Select an alternate video event in the Timeline window 3 Click the Event Media property button Video The Video control displays the path to the video file that will be used Select a command from the menu to view media properties or crop and adjust media settings
167. ined by chapters in your titles A preferred layer break point occurs at the beginning of a title These chapter markers are preferred because they will not result in a visible pause when the DVD player changes layers If no preferred layer break points are available you can choose to display all possible layer break points If you choose a nonpreferred break point viewers may notice a pause when the DVD player changes layers Ifno layer break points are available you can close the wizard and add a chapter marker manually The wizard will suggest a title and approximate location If layer break points are not available in suitable locations try rearranging the titles in the Project Overview window By changing the title order you may be able to achieve that layer break at a more desirable location b Select the layer break point that you want to use 12 Click the Finish button to start preparing if necessary and writing your mastering files 13 The application displays a dialog box indicating that the mastering completed successfully click the OK button to continue PREPARING AND BURNING YOUR DVD 147 148 CHAPTER 13 Chapter 14 Customizing DVD Architect Software You can customize the DVD Architect software to suit your project needs and working preferences In this chapter you will find information about functions that allow you to customize the appearance of DVD Architect software and set the application s
168. ing 86 End actions 44 Event subtitle 113 Explorer views 26 Explorer window 17 Exporting menu as theme 125 applying grid theme 126 applying positional theme 126 grid layout properties 127 learning about positional and grid 125 saving grid theme 126 saving positional theme 126 Exporting subtitles 112 External monitor 138 configuring 139 previewing menu snapshot 138 Files adding to project 27 choosing 25 downloading from Web 26 preparing for DVD Architect 23 previewing 26 recompression 34 First play media 27 flicker reduction 41 79 88 100 Formatting subtitle event 114 text 48 49 77 text in compilation 87 Frame masks 118 G General preferences 151 General Purpose Register Memories GPRM 134 Generating music with Cinescore 116 Generating slideshow animation 84 Generating soundtracks 116 GotoLabel command type 131 Graphic inserting 47 87 88 Graphics Properties 47 Grid snapping to 67 Grid layout properties 127 Hiding showing Toolbar 149 Highlight applying to menu 43 Highlight masks 119 Highlighted button number 134 Highlighting buttons 70 IEEE 1394 DV capture cards 138 Images adding to picture compilation 83 adjusting brightness and contrast or editing 77 86 inserting in music video compilation 76 replacing 84 rotating 77 85 setting stretching or scaling 77 stretch type 85 Images or videos replacing 76 Im
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170. ion is a trademark of Apple Inc in the United States and other countries Apple Macintosh Audio Interchange File Format AIFF file format Apple Macintosh Audio Interchange File Format AIFF is a trademark of Apple Inc in the United States and other countries Targa file format The Targa file format is a trademark of Pinnacle Systems Inc Tagged Image File Format TIFF Adobe Tagged Image File Format is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and other countries All rights reserved Macromedia Flash Macromedia and Flash are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia Inc in the United States and or other countries Madison Media Software Inc Asubsidiary of Sony Corporation of America 1617 Sherman Avenue Madison WI 53704 USA The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a guarantee or commitment on behalf of Madison Media Software Inc in any way All updates or additional information relating to the contents of this manual will be posted on the Sony Media Software web site located at http www sony com mediasoftware The software is provided to you under the terms of the End User License Agreement and Software Privacy Policy and must be used and or copied in accordance therewith Copying or distributing the software except as expressly described in the End User License Agreement is strictly prohibited No part of this
171. ith the current page Preview Disc Starts the preview at the beginning of your disc including any introductory media The preview window is displayed PREVIEWING PROJECTS 137 2 Use the Preview Quality button to set your playback quality Note Decreasing the preview quality can allow you to preview your project when your computer cannot render the project in real time 3 Ifyou want to verify whether any of your objects are outside the title and action safe areas click the View Safe Areas button lt The grids for the Title Safe and Action Safe areas display while your project is previewing If you see clipping during the preview you can make corrections in your project Use the buttons on the remote control to navigate and play your project 5 Click the Preview on External Monitor button if you want to send your project to the external monitor device specified on the Video Device tab of the Preferences dialog For more information see Previewing on an external video monitor on page 138 6 To end the preview and return to the main window click the Close button close Previewing on an external video monitor You can feed video directly from the DVD Architect window to a television monitor With this feature you can make your final editing decisions on a broadcast monitor which differs significantly from a computer monitor before preparing or burning your DVD To use an external monitor you must have the following h
172. its position The selection box represents the portion of the image that will be visible Notes e Click the Lock Aspect Ratio button if you want the selection box to retain its aspect ratio during resizing e Right click the selection box and choose Match Output Aspect to force the height width ratio of the selection box to match the Video format setting in your Project Properties 1 Clickthe button next to the Crop box to expand the controls 2 Use the Crop controls to add a crop to the edges of the graphic to frame the image a Select the Left box click the button and drag the slider or type a value in the box to trim the left edge of the image b Drag the Top slider or type a value in the box to trim the top edge of the image c Drag the Right slider or type a value in the box to trim the right edge of the image d Drag the Bottom slider or type a value in the box to trim the bottom edge of the image Crop and video effects keyframes Keyframes can be used in DVD Architect to animate objects by cropping them or changing their size or position over time Your keyframes define an object s settings at a given point in time The Keyframe Controller displayed at the bottom of the Crop and Adjust dialog allows you to add and remove keyframes and control the parameters for individual keyframes For more information see Crop and adjust properties on page 57 Each keyframe contains a set of parameters for a specified point on t
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174. l button behavior for the selected media file General End Action Remote Buttons To edit media properties perform the following steps anes 1 If the window isn t already visible choose Properties from the View Video uMcElway_basketba Menu Audio 1 sa McElway_basketba 2 Double click a media file in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the media you want to edit 3 Click a button at the top of the Properties window General video Video file used by the video track Select the Reduce interlace flicker box click the button and choose a setting from the drop down list to turn flicker reduction on or off Turn flicker reduction on when using still images that contain thin horizontal lines If you have already created at least one DVD script in your project select the Start Script box click the button and choose the script that will be played when the media file is accessed Track Media You can easily change the video or audio files used for a movie or movie object by using the Track Media controls in the Media Properties pane of the Properties window Video The Video control displays the path to the video file that will be used for the title Select Video and then click the button to replace a file view media properties crop and adjust media settings or remove the current file For more information see Displaying the Crop and Adjust window on page 55 Tip To change a f
175. l color outline background color anti alias color and transparent color Use the Color Sets page to edit the color sets that will be available for the selected menu and then use the General page in the Menu Page Properties pane to choose which color sets are used for the selected activated and inactive buttons on your menu For more information see Using color sets on page 54 Button Region The button region control allows you to set the highlight colors for buttons within button regions on the timeline For more information see Inserting buttons on video markers on page 98 Selected button colors Select the Y button and choose a color set that will be used to display the selected button on a page Choose None if you do not want to use color sets to display button highlighting Activated button colors Select the Y button and choose a color set that will be used to display the selected button when you press Enter on the remote control to activate it Choose None if you do not want to use color sets to display button highlighting Inactive button subtitle colors For additional button controls select the button to the left of the Inactive Button Subtitle Colors heading Item Description Default colors Select the Y button and choose a color set that will used to display unselected buttons on the menu Choose None if you do not want to use color sets to display button highlighting Use subtitle colors If there are buttons place
176. layer break point if a break point cannot be placed at the title beginning of a title Prompt me to choose the layer break After the project is prepared the software will interrupt the mastering process to point prompt you to choose a layer break point b Click the Finish button DVD Architect software prepares the project PREPARING AND BURNING YOUR DVD 143 144 CHAPTER 13 11 If you are burning a dual layer disc from a prepared project the Select Layer Break page is displayed to assist you with where to place the layer break Notes All media after the selected layer break will be placed on the second layer If you re preparing and mastering the Select Layer Break page will be displayed only if you did not choose the Choose a layer break point automatically radio button in step 10 or if the software is unable to find a preferred layer break point a At the top of the page select a setting from the drop down list to indicate whether you want the preferred layer break points or all available layer break points to be displayed Break points are determined by chapters in your titles A preferred layer break point occurs at the beginning of a title These chapter markers are preferred because they will not result in a visible pause when the DVD player changes layers Ifno preferred layer break points are available you can choose to display all possible layer break points If you choose a nonpreferred break point vi
177. laylists window select the titles that you want to delete 2 From the Edit menu choose Delete The items are deleted from the playlist Rearranging titles in a playlist You can quickly rearrange the titles in the Playlists window by selecting the title that you would like to move dragging it and then dropping it to another position in the Playlists window Renaming a playlist 1 Right click a playlist in the Project Overview window and choose Rename from the shortcut menu 2 Type a new name in the edit box 3 Press Enter Playlist properties The Playlist Properties pane in the Properties window allows you to adjust y x 7 Playlist Properties settings for each item in a playlist specify the playback order or to set the end 7 action for the selected playlist Playlist Item To edit the playlist s properties perform the following steps Command Link N PSPS 3 P T Destination Most recent menu 1 Double click a playlist in the Project Overview window or navigate in the Destination item Start workspace to open the playlist you want to edit or choose a playlist from the i i Set audio track No change drop down list at the top of the Playlists window Set subtitle track No change Set video angle No change Select the playlist item that you would like to edit 3 Click the General End Action or Playlist Item button Select the specific control click the j button and choose a setting from the drop down list
178. lection only DVD This procedure assumes your title includes scene chapter markers You can add scene chapter markers in the Timeline window 1 From the File menu choose New Select the Single Movie icon Q and then click OK The Open Media dialog is displayed Select the video file you want to use and then click OK In the Project Overview window right click the video and choose Insert Scene Selection Menu from the shortcut menu The Insert Scene Selection Menu dialog is displayed In the Page title box type the title you d like to be displayed on the new menu In the Links per page box specify the number of links you d like to have displayed on each page For example if your video includes fifteen scene chapter markers typing 5 in this box will create a scene selection menu with three pages Click the OK button to create the menu and pages You can then edit the menu as necessary In the Project Overview window select the menu page i e Scene Selection Page 1 and click the Set DVD Start button E CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 51 Inserting a setup menu You can use button actions to create a setup menu that allows the user to choose which audio and subtitle tracks will be used when your DVD is played For more information see Button properties on page 67 Note f a button action or end action changes the audio or subtitle track after it is selected on your setup menu the new track will be used by default when you nav
179. lick the Subtitle Event button in the Media and Subtitle pane and choose a color set from the Colors drop down list Changing an object s size Resizing an object 1 Select a button graphic or text box with the sizing tool 2 Click the Transformations button on the Properties window and drag the object s handles or type values in the X size and Y size boxes to achieve the desired size 3 Ifyou do not want an image to be stretched when you change the height or width select the Maintain aspect ratio box click the button and choose Yes Tip f you are resizing a text box and you want the text to automatically adjust to fit the box choose Auto from the Font Size drop down list Making all selected objects the same height or width 1 Select the objects you want to adjust Hold Ctrl or Shift to select multiple objects 2 While holding the Ctrl or Shift key select the object whose size you want to copy 3 Click the Make Same Width or Make Same Height i button All selected objects are adjusted so they match the object that has focus the last object you selected Note f you resize an object in one direction only the object will not resize if Maintain aspect ratio is set to Yes on the Transformations page of the Properties window because the image cannot be resized in one direction and still maintain its aspect ratio You can turn off the Maintain aspect ratio setting or resize the object in both directions
180. loading 99 moving 99 renaming 99 saving 100 scene chapter 97 Mask applying to menu 43 Mastering preferences 155 Mastering files 145 Media adding 46 first play 27 introduction 27 Media files adding to project 27 choosing 25 downloading from Web 26 previewing 26 recompression 34 Media Properties viewing and editing 60 Media properties 100 Audio 101 color sets 102 end action 101 general 100 remote buttons 101 track media 100 Video 100 Menu Page properties 41 Background Media 42 Color Sets 45 End Actions 44 General 41 Remote Buttons 44 Menu based DVD adding movie title 97 adding music video compilation 75 adding picture compilation 83 adding playlists 93 Menus adding buttons 53 adding media 46 adding music compilation 46 adding pages 40 adding single movie object 46 adding submenu from file 39 adding submenus 39 aligning objects 65 applying highlight mask 43 applying themes 123 arranging objects 61 automatically updating objects 40 building 39 changing background media 42 changing page order 41 choosing color sets for buttons 45 custom 120 121 122 editing properties 41 end actions 44 inserting graphic 47 inserting picture slideshow 46 inserting text 48 looping 42 moving objects 61 scene selection 50 setting length 41 setup 52 transitions 53 turning remote control buttons off 44 Monitor external 139 Mouse shortcuts 159
181. ls Color Sets Color sets determine which colors are used to display subtitles You can have four project wide color sets that are available to every menu page in your project and each title in your project can also have up to four custom color sets with four colors each Each color set includes a fill color outline background color anti alias color and transparent color Use the Color Sets page to edit the color sets that will be available for the selected title and then use the Subtitle Event page to choose which color sets are used for the current subtitle For more information see Using color sets on page 54 ADDING AUDIO VIDEO AND SUBTITLES 115 116 CHAPTER 9 Generating music with Cinescore If you purchased the Cinescore plug in from Sony Media Software you can automatically generate a soundtrack for use in your DVD project Note For more information on purchasing or using Cinescore please go to www sonymediasoftware com Generate a new soundtrack 1 To generate a new soundtrack use one of the following methods From the Insert menu choose Generated Music Inthe Timeline window right click an empty audio track and choose Insert Generated Music from the submenu Inthe Timeline window right click an audio event and choose Generate Music from the submenu Inthe Timeline window click the Generate Music button Jd Inthe Properties window select the Audio box click the x button
182. lt 0 The workspace is the portion of the DVD Architect window where you design your project The workspace represents the currently selected menu or object To set input focus to the workspace choose Focus to Workspace from the View menu Across the top of the workspace there is a toolbar that helps you navigate through your project and zoom in out of the DVD Architect workspace Next Page Address bar Back to i l B Pace Riders i Q auto Zoom Settings Previous Page Address bar With a drop down menu this allows you to navigate through the menus and titles of the parent folder a Back to Parent Allows you to navigate back to the parent folder of your project j Tip You can also use the Backspace key Previous Page Allows you to navigate back to the previous page in your project a Tip You can also use the Page Up key Next Page Allows you to navigate to the next page in your project Tip You can also use the Page Down key Q Zoom Settings Click the down arrow next to the button to choose the magnification of the page in the workspace When Auto Zoom is selected the image will zoom to fit the current workspace size Tip To browse a file s current location on your drive or network right click the file in the Explorer window or in the DVD Architect workspace and choose Explore Current Folder or select the Video or Audio box in the Properties window click the button and then choose Explore Current Folder
183. ltiple objects at once using the Shift key for consecutive files or the Ctrl key for nonconsecutive files 3 While holding the Ctrl or Shift key select the object to which you want to align the selected objects 4 Click a button on the left edge of the workspace Tool Name Description is Align Left Aligns all selected objects to the left edge of the last selected object eo amp Align Horizontal Center Aligns all selected objects to the horizontal center of the last selected object EE Align Right Aligns all selected objects to the right edge of the last selected object T Align Top Aligns all selected objects to the top edge of the last selected object ge Align Vertical Center Aligns all selected objects to the vertical center of the last selected object la Align Bottom Aligns all selected objects to the bottom edge of the last selected object Automatically aligning objects based on current theme If you ve applied a theme to a menu menu objects can automatically align when you add media to the menu Select the Double clicking files in Explorer reapplies theme layout check box on the General tab of the Preferences dialog if you want to automatically realign objects according to the current theme when you double click media files in the Explorer window When you double click a file the new file is added and the objects are realigned on the menu When the check box is cleared the media files
184. ly create a snazzy new DVD menu using predefined images and background music Creating custom masks Masks determine which portion of an image will be visible You can apply masks to button thumbnails button frames and image highlights Note DVD Architect software uses the color value of the red channel to determine which portions of an image are visible white R G B 255 represents the portions of the thumbnail or frame that will be visible black R G B 0 represents the portions that will be masked out allowing the menu background to show through and gray areas are partially visible Thumbnail masks A thumbnail mask limits the portion of a thumbnail image that will be visible under a button Themes can apply thumbnail masks automatically or you can create your own Creating thumbnail masks You can create your own masks using the image editing application of your choice Create the mask as an image the same size as your thumbnail image or as a layer in the thumbnail image The masked area can be any shape and you can use any supported media file format as a mask Tip You can use gradients to feather the edges of a masked image Sample Description When an image that does not support transparency such as BMP or JPG is used as a mask any pixel with a red value of 255 is transparent in the mask In this example the white area represents the portion of the thumbnail that will be visible When an image that support
185. m Menus and Masks Themes Previewing Your Project Customizing DVD Architect Software 2 Keyboard Shortcuts Using a Multimedia Controller Troubleshooting Glossary Options Glossary Shortcut Keys DVD Architect 4 Professional DVD Authoring Copyright 2006 Madison Media Software Inc a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Media Software proudly introduces DVD Architect software your one stop shop for authoring and burning DVDs DVD Architect software lets you create menu based DVDs music compilations picture compilations or a single movie DVD that will play back automatically in your DVD player This help file contains information about DYD Architect software What s new in version 4 0 m Generate slideshow animation for picture compilations m Button Order dialog to help you easily edit button order for menus m Order DVD Titles dialog to help you fine tune layer breaks and playlists The following table describes the four tabs of the Online Help window Tab Description Information pane Contents Provides a list of available help topics Click a closed book to open the pages and then click ona topic page a Index Provides a complete listing of the help topics available Scroll through the list of available topics or type a word in the Type in the keyword to find box to quickly locate topics related to that word Select the topic and click the Display
186. mage is magnified to fill the screen Stretch to fit the image is stretched to fill the screen This may cause distortion in the image Rotating an image 1 Double click a picture compilation in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the picture compilation that you want to edit 2 Select an image in the Compilation window 3 Click the Rotate counterclockwise or Rotate clockwise 1 button CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION 85 86 CHAPTER 6 Adjusting brightness and contrast or editing the image 1 Double click a picture compilation in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the picture compilation that you want to edit Select an image in the Compilation window Use the buttons at the top of the Compilation window to adjust the appearance For more information see Compilation window Alt 7 on page 19 Or On the Picture Compilation Properties pane click the Slide button Select Video click the x button and choose Crop and Adjust to display the Crop and Adjust dialog or Open in Graphics Editor to edit the image in an external image editor For more information see Cropping and adjusting video and graphics on page 55 Setting display duration from the Picture Compilation Properties window You can adjust the duration of a slide from the Picture Compilation Properties window 1 Double click a picture compilation in the Project Overview window or navigate
187. manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express written consent of Madison Media Software Inc Copyright 2006 Madison Media Software Inc a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Program Copyright 2006 Madison Media Software Inc a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America All rights reserved Table of iO ACU ON aril case hcn nine cumcetce nace secaeunes ee cumaeateta gescessene snes 11 Contents Welcome to DVD Architect software 0 cece ccc ccc cece cece een e eee een eeeeeeens 11 System FEQUIFEMENUS sisaren iiienainn aai eaa oea EEEE ORNITA E 11 Installing DVD Architect software cece cece cece cece een eee e ence tense eenens 11 Getting help seacarcxectnuse s bivmceinertines unmaaSienansiond dvitmnd insdualoGancalodaieaumieceseminnsaieien 11 Online help iiscses deavdbdsnerciavdadseas E E Adee SEE hae ahead dies 11 Context sensitive help cece cece cece cece cen ee eee e nen e nee e ene n eee en en ee eenenens 12 Help on the Web is isiiveenantdaaeresindeddaadieameid iad euasedd daatades ADE E a 12 Learning the DVD Architect Workspace cc cece cece nen ene e nee n ent ennenes 13 Main Wind OW 4 34 042 cca ececat amas riranin resend sgadieanmadsaed de ant aaadeddeadien tats 13 Main window components 0 cece cece een cence teen nee eee n cnet ene en en ee ene eenees 13 TOO Dal idee hccor tudes cates ded eama thd ide a A dad aed a gina a a
188. matches the order in which you added buttons to the video The first button you add is the default button 4 Select a button and click the Move Up or Move Down buttons to change the selected button s order 5 Repeat step 4 as needed 6 Click OK to close the Button Order dialog and save your changes CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE 103 Animating buttons with keyframes You can make buttons fade or fly in to a menu by using keyframe animation For more information see Crop and video effects keyframes on page 58 Moving a button into position on a menu 1 2 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit For more information see Project Overview window Ctrl Alt 1 on page 14 On the General page of the Menu Page Properties pane verify that the menu length is long enough to accommodate the animation and that the menu loop point is set to the point where you want menu animation to end For more information see Editing menu page properties on page 41 In the workspace select the button you want to animate The Button Properties pane is displayed in the Properties window For more information see Button properties on page 67 On the Transformations page in the Button Properties pane click the Show before loop point box click the v button and choose Yes from the menu so you can animate the button before the loop point Add keyframes to move the button
189. ment Specifies the vertical alignment for all buttons that are non navigational in the menu Item Description Top Vertically aligns buttons to the top of the cells in the grid Center Vertically aligns buttons to the center of the cells in the grid Bottom Vertically aligns buttons to the bottoms of the cells in the grid Margin Allows you to specify the left right top and bottom margins of the grid for button placement Item Spacing Allows you to specify the horizontal and vertical spacing between items USING MASKS MENUS AND THEMES 127 128 CHAPTER 10 Item Next Previous and Up Button Click the button to the left of the Item Button Next Button Previous Button and Up Button and edit the appropriate property settings Item Description Button rectangle Allows you to specify the Left Right Top and Bottom position of the button Image rectangle Allows you to specify the Left Right Top and Bottom position of the image related to the button Text rectangle Button style Allows you to specify the Left Right Top and Bottom position of the text related to the button Allows you to select how the buttons will display on your menus Text only Displays a text only link Image only Displays only a graphical button Text and image Displays a graphical button with a text label Chapter 11 Using Scripting Scripting in DVD Architect gives you even more options f
190. mizing your project on page 34 Note Each title on your DVD can have no more than 99 chapter markers If your compilation contains more than 99 songs or videos chapter markers will be created only for the first 99 songs videos If you want to navigate past song video 99 you can use the Fast Forward button on your DVD player Previous Next Chapter buttons allow navigation through the first 99 songs videos only If you re creating a music compilation DVD you already know how to start a project and locate your media see Getting Started on page 23 Adding a music video compilation to a menu If you want to add a music or video compilation to a menu in an existing menu based project the process is easy 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu from which you want to link to the music video compilation From the Insert menu choose Music Video Compilation A button is added to the menu as a link to the compilation aN Click the Insert Object dh button in the Project Overview window and then click the Insert Music Video Compilation button amp Double click the music video compilation s button to begin assembling your compilation Tip Buttons can be added to music or video compilations For more information see Adding buttons to videos on page 102 CREATING A MUSIC VIDEO COMPILATION 75 76 CHAPTER 5 Adding audio There are several ways to add audio to you
191. mment statement choose Comment from the Statement type drop down list In the Comment box type the text you want to display in the comment Testing a script You can use the Script Debugger pane in the Preview window to test and debug your DVD scripts 1 Click the drop down arrow next to the Preview button Preview onthe main toolbar choose a preview mode Preview Mode Description Preview Current Starts the preview with the current page Preview Disc Starts the preview at the beginning of your disc including any introductory media 2 Once the Preview window is displayed click the DVD Script Debugger button B to display the Script Debugger pane at the bottom of the Preview frame Script Increment Score x Command SPRMs GPRMs Find which title is playing a 1 2 Link Broken link 3 if GPRMO 2 then GotoLabel Correct 4 if GPRMO 5 then GotoLabel Incorrec hdj Correct i Correct answer earns a point 3 Use the controls in the Script Debugger pane to test your script Item Description F Step Next Click to skip to the next command line in the script Press Shift F5 jb Run Click to run the script from the current breakpoint Press F5 Toggle Breakpoint Click to insert a breakpoint to the currently selected command s or label s in the script During script debugging playback will stop at the breakpoint until you resume by clicking the Run button Press C
192. more than 99 pictures in your compilation users will need to use the Fast Forward button on the remote control to navigate past slide 99 If you re creating a picture compilation DVD you already know how to start a project and locate your media see Getting Started on page 23 Tip f you want the file name of your images to be automatically inserted on a slide make sure the Auto Insert Slide Text option is enabled on the Options menu before you add pictures to your compilation If you do not want any text to appear on your slides make sure this option is disabled before you add pictures to your compilation If this option is enabled or disabled after you have started adding pictures it only applies to the pictures added from that point Adding a picture compilation to a menu If you want to add a picture compilation to a menu in an existing menu based project the process is easy 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu from which you want to link to the picture compilation 2 From the Insert menu choose Picture Compilation A button is added to the menu as a link to the compilation a Click the Insert Object 42 button in the Project Overview window and then click the Insert Picture a Compilation button 3 Double click the compilation s button to begin assembling your compilation Adding and editing images Inserting images There are several ways to add
193. n q A blank audio track is added to the timeline You can add an audio file by dragging it to the track or using the Media Properties pane in the Properties window 4 Click the drop down arrow next to the Track Language button and choose a language to identify the track 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary to create the audio tracks for your project When setting up your project it s a good practice to use the same track sequence for all videos picture compilations and music compilations If you transition playback between titles the DVD will continue to play the same track number For example assume the first title on your disc has the Now assume the second title on your disc has the following track order following track order Track Language Track Language 1 English 1 French 2 French 2 English 3 Spanish 3 Spanish If you re playing English dialogue in the first title audio track 1 continues playing when you skip to the second title so you d hear French dialogue in the second title Using the same track sequence for all titles will ensure consistency across your project If necessary insert blank audio tracks to maintain the track sequence so that the DVD will continue to play the same track number when you transition between titles However a user could manually choose a blank audio track without realizing that it was intentionally left blank Note Various brands and models of DVD players behave d
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195. n Sha Bead aia BEE din aration he ae wake 157 Inserting objects and titles cece cece cece cence tence nent teen enn eneenenes 159 Timeline WINGOW 2 1 2 6c cece cence EnS EE NE DEEE EENE EENET ene n een EEA 159 PrEVIEW siacaaods aretan dads ondecta Seed pete aiiaeaaps anaes sane deeendedaeasanaewnaaeaed 159 Mouse shortcuts cscsictcs icicle adhaedeadchiedd ciaddia ed a a dee E ann a sedate 159 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 9 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to DVD Architect software DVD Architect software has everything you need to create and burn professional DVDs on your computer You ll be creating picture slideshows single movie DVDs music compilations and menu based DVDs on your computer in no time System requirements Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or XP 800 MHz processor 200 MB hard disk space for program installation 256 MB RAM OHCI compatible i LINK connector IEEE 1394DV card for external monitor preview Microsoft Windows compatible sound card DVD ROM drive for installation from a DVD only Supported DVD R RW R RW drive for DVD burning only Microsoft DirectX 9 0c or later included on application disc Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 included on application disc e Internet Explorer 5 1 or later included on application disc Note Some features may require product registration i LINK is a registered trademark of Sony Ele
196. n create a music video compilation made up of video files This sort of video compilation behaves much like a playlist but it will be written to your DVD as a single video title set If you have a project with many short videos this loophole in the 99 title set limitation imposed by the DVD specification can save you from rerendering and combining media Adding a playlist to a menu 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 From the Insert menu choose Playlist The Select Titles dialog is displayed Select Titles Title E 1stplay3 24p 00 00 04 29 E Songvideo 00 00 49 02 G Band Photos 00 00 28 09 Gaypicture Compilation 2 00 00 19 29 pf Music Compilation 1 00 01 38 03 Duration 3 Inthe Select Titles dialog choose the titles that you want to include in your playlist and then click x A button is added to the current menu as a link to the playlist 4 To control which starting chapter audio track and subtitle track are played when each title is played use the Playlist Properties pane For more information see Playlist properties on page 94 Adding a playlist without a link You have the ability to add a playlist to your project without adding a menu link You can use this method to build your playlist and then you can add buttons to your project when you are ready to link to the playlist 1 Perform one
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198. n page 41 In the workspace select the button you want to animate The Button Properties pane is displayed in the Properties window For more information see Button properties on page 67 On the Transformations page in the Button Properties pane click the Show before loop point box click the v button and choose Yes from the menu so you can animate the button before the loop point Make the button transparent at the beginning of the menu a Right click the button in the workspace and choose Crop and Adjust from the shortcut menu The Crop and Adjust dialog is displayed For more information see Displaying the Crop and Adjust window on page 55 b Click to position the cursor at the beginning of the timeline in the keyframe controller c Click the Insert Keyframe button d Click the Alpha box in the Crop and Adjust Properties box and click the button to display a slider e Drag the Alpha slider to the left to make the button transparent 6 Make the button opaque at the menu s loop point a Inthe Timeline window click the menu s loop point marker The cursor in the Crop and Adjust Keyframe Controller is updated to match this position b In the Crop and Adjust window click the Insert Keyframe button c Click the Alpha box in the Crop and Adjust Properties box and click the button to display a slider d Drag the Alpha slider to the right to make the button opaque During playback your button is not visible when the men
199. n the DVD Architect window In this method you can simulate how your project will look on a television screen and how it will perform in a DVD player You can also preview on an external monitor Both methods are covered in this chapter Preview window The Preview window allows you to preview your DVD Architect project on a simulated television screen with a virtual remote control Sony DVD Architect 3 0 laix Ows OF T Hoh Looped position 0000 04 09 Elapsedtime 0000 04 09 Video Track 1 Audio Track 1 Subile Track None E ise Space Used 236 76 Preview toolbar o Close Preview Closes the a Copy to Clipboard Allows you to Close preview window copy to the clipboard Preview on External Monitor DVD Script Debugger Allows g Allows you to preview your DVD B you to debug your DVD script on an external monitor device Stretch Preview to Window A Preview Quality Allows you to g Stretches the DVD to the full High change the preview quality viewing window View Safe Areas Allows you to view the safe areas lines Previewing your project To ensure that your project looks just the way you intended it you can preview your DVD Architect project ona simulated television screen with a virtual remote control 1 Click the drop down arrow next to the Preview button Preview onthe main toolbar to choose a preview mode Preview Mode Description Preview Current Starts the preview w
200. n the X size and Y size boxes Tip You can also use transformation keyframes to animate graphics in your project For more information see Transformation keyframes on page 62 Inserting audio You can select an audio file to play in the background while your compilation is being viewed 1 Drag an audio file to the workspace or to an audio track in the Timeline window 2 Click the Fit compilation to audio button to automatically adjust the duration of all slides to match the length of the audio file For more information see Audio tracks on page 107 Setting thumbnail display You can set the size of the thumbnail displayed for the slides in the Compilation window Click the button to the right of the Thumbnail Size button and choose Small Medium or Large to select the desired size Picture compilation properties The Picture Compilation Properties pane in the Properties window allows you to adjust the end actions and remote control button behavior for the selected ER Picture Compilation Properties picture compilation SETS To edit the picture compilation s properties perform the following steps End Action Remote Buttons 3 ai orcas A Slid Color Set 1 Double click a picture compilation in the Project Overview window or lt ms Button Region navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit Reduce interlace flicker off 2 Click the property button that you would like to edit 3
201. n toolbar These buttons are listed in the Customize Toolbar dialog You may also add separators on the toolbar to organize the buttons to suit your preferences You may return the toolbar to its default settings by clicking the Reset button on the dialog 1 From the Options menu choose Customize Toolbar The Customize Toolbar dialog is displayed 2 Inthe Available toolbar buttons list use the scroll bars to locate the button that you want to add and then select it 3 On the Current toolbar buttons pane select the button that you want the newly added button to proceed in order For example if you want to add the Insert Media button and want it to precede the Enable Snapping button select the Enable Snapping button in the Current toolbar buttons list Customize Toolbar Available toolbar buttons Current toolbar buttons Separator amp Paste Ctrl V a Get Media from the Web Separator B Save Project As i Undo Ctrl Z xX Delete Delete g gt Redo Ctrl Shift Z Help F1 Separator Insert Media Ctrl F x Enable Snapping F8 a Back to Parent Backspace Separator F Insert Picture Compilation Ctr Preview F9 Move Down lt l gt lt Move Up 4 Click the Add button The new button is added above the selected button in the Current toolbar buttons list Tip You may also double click a button to add it to the toolbar 5 Click Close to save the toolbar settings
202. navigation anchor and assign navigation based on the button choose Autolink from the shortcut menu layout or double click the anchor Note This setting only affects the navigation anchor that you click You want to link a button to the current Right click a navigation anchor and page choose Link to Self from the shortcut menu Setting object order Object order specifies the layering of objects on your menu Objects with lower numbers are located toward the bottom The larger the number the closer the object is to the front Viewing object order To view the numbers assigned to each object in the current menu choose Workspace Overlays from the View menu and then choose Show Object Order from the submenu CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 73 Changing object order 1 Click the object you want to move forward or backward in the layer 2 From the Edit menu choose Object Order and then choose the appropriate layering command from the submenu Move to Top moves the selected object to the top layer Move to Bottom moves the selected object to the bottom layer Move Forward moves the selected object forward one layer Move Back moves the selected object back one layer 74 CHAPTER 4 Chapter 5 Creating a Music Video Compilation You can create a DVD Architect project that contains a single music or video compilation or you can add a music video compilation to an existing menu A music video compila
203. nd from the shortcut menu to indicate where you want to apply the formatting Choose Apply Formatting to Selected Events to apply the formatting and position of the text object you click to other selected subtitle events Choose Apply Formatting to Selected Tracks to apply the formatting and position of the text object you click to other selected subtitle events Note f subtitle events have multiple text boxes formatting will be applied to the appropriate text boxes if possible based on object order For example if the event you edit has three text boxes with object order 1 2 and 3 editing the text box with object order 2 will modify only text boxes with object order 2 on the selected events or active track Editing a subtitle event s color set You can use the Subtitles Event page in the Properties window to adjust which color set is used to draw subtitle text You can adjust color sets independently for each subtitle track For more information about color sets see Colors on page 115 Setting the subtitle track for timeline playback Select the Activate Track button ina subtitle track header in the Timeline window to determine which track is played when you click the Play from In Point i gt or Play gt button in the Timeline window Changing subtitle track colors 1 Right click the header and choose Track Display Color from the shortcut menu 2 Choose a color from the submenu to set the selected track s color in the tra
204. ndividual controls for the red green and blue channels in the image Select the Red Green or Blue box click the Y button and drag the slider or type a value in the box to adjust the brightness of an individual color channel Contrast Use the Contrast controls to adjust the contrast of the image Select the Contrast box click the Y button and drag the slider or type a value in the box to adjust the overall contrast of the image Clickthe button next to the Contrast box to display individual controls for the red green and blue channels in the image Select the Red Green or Blue box click the button and drag the slider or type a value in the box to adjust the contrast of an individual color channel Contrast center Use the Contrast center controls to set the anchor point around which contrast is adjusted Select the Contrast center box click the button and drag the slider or type a value in the box to adjust the overall contrast of the image or Click the button next to the Contrast center box to display individual controls for the red green and blue channels in the image Select the Red Green or Blue box click the Y button and drag the slider or type a value in the box to adjust the contrast center of an individual color channel Colorize Use the Colorize controls to add a color tint to the image 1 Select the Colorize box and click the button to display a color picker
205. ne window For more information see Crop and video effects keyframes on page 58 Note f the menu s end action is not set to Loop the menu loop point will set the point at which buttons are displayed but the menu will not loop Selected button colors Choose a color set that will be used to display the selected button on a page Choose None if you do not want to use color sets to display button highlighting Activated button colors Choose a color set that will be used to display the selected button when you press Enter on the remote control to activate it Choose None if you do not want to use color sets to display button highlighting Inactive button colors Choose a color set that will used to display unselected buttons on the menu Choose None if you do not want to use color sets to display button highlighting Background Media Tip f you use a background video in your menu we recommend rendering the video in progressive scan format before adding it to your project Leave the Enable progressive render of DVD menus check box on the General tab of the Preferences dialog selected and all noncompliant menus will be rendered as progressive scan video Progressive scan menus will provide the sharpest looking text and highest level of DVD player compatibility If you need to use interlaced video as a menu background clear the Enable progressive render of DVD menus check box on the General tab of the Preferences dialog When the check box
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207. net image format Macintosh AIFF File aif Standard audio format used on Macintosh computers MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 mpg MPEGs files compressed using a lossy audio video compression method can be used with DVD Architect software MPEG Layer 3 mp3 Highly compressed audio file Ogg Vorbis ogg A patent free audio encoding and streaming technology Photoshop psd Adobe Photoshop proprietary image format flattened GETTING STARTED 25 26 CHAPTER 3 Format Extension Definition Portable Network Graphic png True color or indexed color lossy or lossless Internet image format that supports alpha channel transparency QuickTime Mov qt QuickTime standard audio video format used on Macintosh computers Sony Perfect Clarity Audio pca Sony proprietary lossless audio compression format Sony Wave 64 w64 Sony proprietary Wave64 audio file that does not have a limited file size unlike Windows WAV files that are limited to 2GB TARGA tga True color lossless image format that supports alpha channel transparency TIFF tif Tagged Image File Format a common bitmap format You must have QuickTime installed to use TIFF files in DVD Architect software Video for Windows avi Standard audio video format used on Microsoft Windows based computers Wave Microsoft wav Standard audio format used on Microsoft Windows based computers Windows Bitmap bmp Standard graphic format used on Microsoft Windo
208. nsition media file from the Explorer or Microsoft Windows Explorer to the root folder in the Project Overview window Dragging a file to the root folder adds the media to your project without creating a button ona menu 2 Set the transition media s end action to link to the menu or title that you want to display after the transition 3 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 4 Select a button 5 Set the button action to play the transition media When a user activates the button the button plays the transition media and the transition media s end action displays the target menu or title 6 Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each button on the menu You can create multiple copies of your transition media at the root of the Project Overview window and specify a different menu as an end action for each instance The transition media will only be saved to the DVD once Note Multiple titles or media files that use the same video audio and subtitle streams will only be saved once on the disc For more information see Optimizing your project on page 34 Creating custom menus For the ultimate control over the appearance of your menus you can create custom menus using your favorite graphics application For more information see Creating custom menus and buttons using layered graphics on page 120 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 53 54 CHAPTER 4 Using color
209. nterpolation curve right click a selected keyframe and choose a command from the shortcut menu The curve type is updated for all selected keyframes Command Description Looks like Keyframe parameters are interpolated in a linear path Linear gt gt O Keyframe parameters are interpolated in a fast logarithmic path Fast PN S g Slow gt Keyframe parameters are interpolated in a slow logarithmic path _ ae Q Keyframe parameters are interpolated along a smooth natural curve Smooth Q 9 Q Keyframe parameters are interpolated along a sharp curve Sharp gt gt Diaan S 7 No animation will take place The keyframe s settings will be maintained until the next Hold keyframe oT gt CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 59 60 CHAPTER 4 Moving keyframes After you ve set your keyframes you may need to adjust their positions along the Keyframe Controller timeline Drag a keyframe to a new position in the timeline to change its position Hold Ctrl or Shift while clicking to select multiple keyframes A selected keyframe is displayed as and an unselected keyframe is displayed as a Editing crop settings After you ve inserted your keyframes you can use the Crop controls in the Crop and Adjust window s Properties pane to specify your cropping settings for individual keyframes 1 Inthe Keyframe Controller select the keyframe you want to edit 2 Inthe Properties pane click the button next to the Crop
210. nu are called objects Some of these objects such as graphics and static text are used for design purposes and others such as buttons are used for navigation purposes Each full screen menu can hold up to 36 button widescreen menus can hold up to 18 buttons Media such as videos music video compilations and picture compilations are called titles When you add a title to your project an object is automatically created on your menu Use the Button Properties controls to edit button settings For more information see Button properties on page 67 Inserting a picture compilation To add a picture compilation to your menu or page choose Picture Compilation from the Insert menu For more information on picture compilations see Creating a Picture Compilation on page 83 a8 Click the Insert Object cis v button and choose Picture Compilation in the Project Overview window Inserting a music video compilation To add a music video compilation to your menu or page choose Music Video Compilation from the Insert menu For more information on music compilations see Creating a Music Video Compilation on page 75 aN Click the Insert Object dh v button and choose Music Video Compilation CE in the Project Overview window Tip Buttons can be added to picture music or video compilations For more information see Adding buttons to videos on page 102 Inserting a single movie title To add a single movie title to your menu or page choose Medi
211. o a specific video or music picture compilation Stop Allows the user to press the Stop button on the remote to stop the DVD Time chapter search Allows the user to press the Time button on the remote to skip to a specific play time or chapter Previous up Allows the user to press the Previous Up button on the remote to navigate to the previous chapter or menu page Next Allows the user to press the Next button on the remote to navigate to the next chapter or menu page Fast scan Allows the user to press the Fwd button on the remote to seek forward through a video music compilation or picture compilation Backward scan Allows the user to press the Rev button on the remote to seek backward through a video music compilation or picture compilation Top menu Allows the user to press the Menu button on the remote to navigate to the top menu of the DVD Menu Allows the user to press the Menu button on the remote during playback Click the button to expand the Menu controls so you can define the behavior of the Menu button for media files picture compilations and music compilations For more information see End Action on page 89 Resume Allows the user to press the Resume Menu button on the remote to resume playback of a title after exiting it by pressing the Menu button Button navigation Pause Allows the user to press the Up Down Left Right buttons on the remote to navigate between menu buttons
212. o create menu based music video compilation picture compilation or single movie Choose and add your media Preview your project Save your project ce WON Prepare and burn your DVD Preparing files for DVD Architect software To ensure that your DVD preparation and burning process goes smoothly you should attempt to save your media files in the supported formats prior to bringing them into your DVD Architect project DVD Architect software supports a wide variety of file formats but some will require transcoding or recompression by the DVD preparation process lengthening the amount of time needed to complete this operation and possibly resulting in degradation of quality For more information see Choosing your media files on page 25 The following files will not require recompression if encoded with proper parameters MPEG 2 PCM and AC 3 Note The Sony Media Software AC 3 and MainConcept MPEG 2 encoders provide templates that if used without any modifications result in files that do not require any recompression unless the file size is too large to fit on a DVD The precise settings to produce MPEG 2 PCM and AC 3 files that do not require recompression follow AC 3 audio ac3 Number of channels stereo or 5 1 surround Bit rate 64 kbps to 448 kbps inclusive PCM audio wav Sample size 16 20 or 24 bit Sample rate 48 or 96 kHz Number of channels stereo Compression uncompressed NTSC MPEG video
213. o press the Angle button on the remote to choose which video track is played Video mode Allows the user to press the Video Mode button on the remote to switch widescreen letterboxed and pan and scan presentation in a 16 9 video Color sets You can have four project wide color sets that are available to every title in your project and each title in your project can also have up to four custom color sets with four colors each Each color set includes a fill color outline background color anti alias color and transparent color For more information see Using color sets on page 54 Adding buttons to videos You can add buttons to a video title to make your DVDs more interactive For example add a button to a video title to take the viewer to a DVD s outtakes or special features like those found on commercial DVDs Tip You can also add buttons to picture and music video compilations To add a picture compilation to your project see Adding a picture compilation to a menu on page 83 To add a music compilation to your project see Adding a music video compilation to a menu on page 75 1 Double click a video title in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open it 2 Inthe Timeline window click to position the cursor where you want to add the button to your project 3 Adda button using any of the following methods From the Insert menu choose Empty Button i From the Timeline window click Insert Button 8
214. o text and use keyframes to animate them For information about adding graphics and using keyframes see Adding graphics on page 47 and Transformation keyframes on page 62 You can set the size of the thumbnail displayed for the song images in the Compilation window Click the button to the right of the Thumbnail Size button E and choose Small Medium or Large to select the desired size Music video compilation properties The Music Video Compilation Properties pane in the Properties window allows you to adjust the end actions and remote control button behavior for the selected music or video compilation To edit the music or video compilation s properties perform the following steps 1 2 3 If the window isn t already visible choose Properties from the View menu Double click a music or video compilation in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the compilation you want to edit Click a button at the top of the Properties window Music Video Compilation Properties Remote Buttons Slide Color Sets Reduce interlace flicker v Start Script None Reduce interlace flicker When enabled reduces flicker caused by interlacing video Frames General Select the Reduce interlace flicker box click the button and choose a setting from the drop down list to turn flicker reduction on or off Turn flicker reduction on when using still images that contain thin horizontal lines If you
215. object properties on the menu Tip Ifyou want to create individual thumbnails that link to chapter points without creating a scene selection menu add an empty button to your menu and use its button action to link to a title and chapter Returning to the menu after playing the selected scene chapter 1 Aun RW 7 Insert your video title and add your chapter markers or scene chapter markers These markers are used to create your scene selection menu For more information about inserting video titles see Adding a movie title to a menu on page 97 For more information about adding chapter markers see Inserting chapter markers on page 98 Return to the menu to which you added the video title and select its button in the workspace or select the title in the Project Overview window From the Edit menu choose Copy The button is copied to the clipboard From the Edit menu choose Paste A copy of the button is added to your menu Repeat step 4 for each chapter you want to be able to play from the menu Set the in and out points for each button a Double click the button in the workspace or double click the title in the Project Overview window to open it b In the Timeline window position the cursor where you want the button to begin playback and click the Set In Point button c Position the cursor where you want the button to stop playback and click the Set Out Point button m Repeat step 6 for each button Creating a scene se
216. of a script to another using your defined label Comments are used within the script to help you identify and track the purpose of statements Comments are ignored by the script Scripts are created using the DVD Scripts window n ia E dh dh x Script Increment Score ly Command s i Find which title is playing 2 1 GPRMO SPRM4 Title Z if GPRMO 2 then GotoLabel Correct a if GPRMO 5 then GotoLabel Incorrect Correct i Correct answer earns a point 4 GPRM1 GPRM1 1 ii Move to the next question mi DYD Scripts Explorer Themes Buttons Backgrounds and script statements are defined using the Script Properties window coceee AX Script Properties Script Statement Statement type Command Command Set GPRM Target GPRM1 Operator Source value value 1 Condition None USING SCRIPTING 129 130 CHAPTER 11 Once you ve inserted a DVD script it is displayed at the bottom of the Project Overview window oP G The Wayfaring Stranger dar istplay1 E istplay2 Fal 1stplay3 24p 9 Main Menu Main Menu Page 1 9 DVD Scripts E Navigation EB Trivia Adding an existing script to a menu or title To add an existing script to a menu or object drag a script from the DVD Scripts heading in the Project Overview window to the item in the workspace Creating a script If you want to add a script to a menu in an existing menu based projec
217. of the Optimize DVD dialog GETTING STARTED 35 Option Description No Choose if you want to specify a custom bitrate for the selected video You can then select the Bitrate Mbps control to specify the bitrate you want to use Type a number in the box use the spin control or click the to display a slider you can use to adjust the bitrate 5 Select the Aspect ratio control click the button and choose a command from the menu if you want to choose a new video format for the recompressed video Note This control is not available when a menu is selected All menus in a project must have the same aspect ratio and resolution Use the Project video format drop down list to control the aspect ratio and resolution of your project s menus If Then You choose From project The setting from the Project video format drop down list at the bottom of the dialog is used You choose a widescreen video format Your video will be displayed in 16 9 on a widescreen television and will be letterboxed on a normal television 6 Select the Resolution control click the button choose a setting from the menu to change the frame size of the recompressed video Note This control is not available when a menu is selected All menus in a project must have the same aspect ratio and resolution Use the Project video format drop down list to control the aspect ratio and resolution of your project s menus 7 Select the Frame rate control
218. of the following actions Option Description Click the Insert Playlist button onthe Project Overview window toolbar Click the Insert Playlist button onthe Playlists window toolbar Right click in the Project Overview window and choose Insert Playlist In the Select Titles dialog choose the titles that you want to include in your playlist and then click ox _ To control which starting chapter audio track and subtitle track are played when each title is played use the Playlist Properties For more information see Playlist properties on page 94 CREATING PLAYLISTS 93 94 CHAPTER 7 Adding titles to a playlist 1 Double click a playlist in the Project Overview window or choose a playlist from the drop down list at the top of the Playlists window to open the playlist you want to edit 2 Add titles to your playlist by completing the following steps a Click the Insert Playlist Items button sin the Playlists window toolbar to display the Select Titles dialog b Choose the titles that you want to include in your playlist c Click ok _ The titles are added to the end of your playlist 2s You can also drag titles from the Project Overview window to the Playlists window 3 To control which chapter audio track and subtitle track are played when each title is played use the Playlist Properties For more information see Playlist properties on page 94 Deleting titles from a playlist 1 Inthe P
219. of the menu immediately change to those defined in the theme Note To undo the application of a theme click the Undo button amp Several themes are included for you to use in your projects You can also create your own themes by editing an existing theme Choosing a theme 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 Double click a theme in the Themes window to apply it to the selected menu Note You can also apply a theme by dragging it from the Themes window to the workspace or by selecting the theme and clicking the Apply Theme button Applying a theme s alignment to menu objects You can automatically align menu objects when adding media to a menu Select the Double clicking files in the Explorer reapplies theme layout check box on the General tab of the Preferences dialog if you want to automatically realign objects according to the current theme when you double click media files in the Explorer When you double click a file the new file is added and the objects are realigned on the menu When the check box is cleared the media files are added to the menu and existing object positions are preserved From the Edit menu choose Reapply Theme Layout to realign objects at any time Deleting a theme 1 Inthe Themes window select the theme that you would like to delete Note Default DVD Architect themes or themes used in your project cannot
220. of the selected button Perform any of the following to change the setting Select the number and type a new value e Use the spin controls to adjust the value Select the value and click the button to display a slider that you can use to adjust the value Allows you to choose if you want the button image to be stretched when you change the height or width Show Before Loop Point Click the button and select Yes or No if you want the object ot be visible before the loop point Action Action controls determine what happens when a user selects a button on your menu Item Description Command Determines what happens after the last track plays Link you can link to any menu media file and chapter point Use the Destination Destination chapter Destination item or Destination button controls to set the target You can also use the Destination button control to choose the default selected button in the destination menu Stop playback will stop of the current title Resume the button will resume playback of the current title from the point when a Stop button was selected If the title specified in the Destination control is not the last title played playback will begin at the start Destination When Link is selected in the Command drop down list choose the menu title or playlists that will be displayed When Resume is selected in the Command drop down list choose the video picture compilation
221. olor color 2 a pixel drop down list containing any blue component uses the color set s outline background color color 3 and a completely black pixel uses the color set s transparent color color 4 USING MASKS MENUS AND THEMES 119 120 CHAPTER 10 3 Choose the color sets that you want to use to highlight buttons on the menu when they are selected activated or inactive a Inthe Menu Page Properties pane click the General button b Select Selected button colors click the button and choose the color set that will be used to highlight buttons on the menu when they are selected using the arrow buttons on the DVD remote control c Select Activated button colors click the button and choose the color set that will be used to highlight the selected buttons on the menu when the user presses the Enter button on the DVD remote control d Select Inactive button colors click the J button and choose the color set that will be used to highlight buttons on the menu when they are not selected 4 Verify that your buttons do not have their own highlight mask settings a Select all the buttons in the workspace b In the Button Properties pane click the Highlight button c Select Style click the Zl button and choose Custom d Select Mask click the button and choose None Creating custom menus and buttons using layered graphics For control over the appearance of your menus you can create custom menus an
222. on the DVD player s remote control Turning buttons on or off helps to ensure the viewer will see your DVD as you intended it If you have an animated menu for example turning off buttons will prevent the user from navigating away from the menu before it s finished playing To turn each button on or off choose On or Off from the menu Note When Off is selected from the menu the button is not available CREATING A MUSIC VIDEO COMPILATION 79 80 CHAPTER 5 Item Description Title play Allows the user to press the Title button on the remote to skip to a specific video or music video compilation Stop Allows the user to press the Stop button on the remote to stop the DVD Time chapter search Allows the user to press the Time button on the remote to skip to a specific play time or chapter Previous up Allows the user to press the Previous Up button on the remote to navigate to the previous chapter or menu page Next Allows the user to press the Next button on the remote to navigate to the next chapter or menu page Fast scan Allows the user to press the Fwd button on the remote to seek forward through a video music video compilation or picture compilation Backward scan Allows the user to press the Rev button on the remote to seek backward through a video music video compilation or picture compilation Top menu Allows the user to press the Menu button on the remote to navigate to the top menu of the D
223. or creativity when designing your DVD Among other things you can customize the play order of your DVD create simple games and add navigation clues The scripting feature in DVD Architect is based on the DVD Video specification The following are some examples of what you can do with scripting in DVD Architect Create a quiz style game which keeps score based on the user s selections and customizes the result based on the score Play random videos Choose menus or videos to play based on the DVD player s language parental management and other settings Require a passcode to unlock the DVD for playback Scripts have two main functions for DVD playback jumping to a new location such as a track or menu or playing a different stream audio video or subtitle You can assign a script to almost anything in your project that supports scripts such as menus buttons and end actions Each script can contain any combination of three statement types commands labels or comments Commands execute an action for a step in your script Commands can utilize the standard capabilities in most DVD players allowing you to further expand and customize your options for DVD playback These DVD player functions are accessed by the script command using the player s General Purpose Register Memories GPRMs and System Parameter Register Memories SPRMs Labels are used to mark sections of a script to which you want to link You can link from one section
224. or picture compilation choose the specific chapter in the destination file that will be displayed or When your end action links to a menu choose Start or Loop Point to indicate the point from which the menu will be played Destination button When your end action links to a menu you can choose the button you want to use as the default selected button in the destination menu Destination item If you choose Default the first button listed under the menu in the Project Overview window is used as the default Set audio track Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which audio track will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set audio track control to change the audio track the new track will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track Set subtitle track Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which subtitle track will be played in a destination title Choose Off to turn subtitles off or choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set subtitle track control to change the subtitle track the new track will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track Set video angle Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which video angle will be
225. or set links to a GPRM General Purpose Register Memory skip to other sections of the script set the audio video and subtitle tracks resume or stop playback and more Optionally you can also set specific conditions that must be present for these commands to be executed To create a command statement choose Command from the Statement type drop down list Choose the type of command from the Command drop down list Command Type Description Nop No operation is currently invoked in this command This is the default setting for all commands A Nop command is ignored by the script Link Links to a title or menu on your DVD When adding a link you can use the Destination Destination chapter and Destination button controls to customize the link Destination Choose the menu title playlist or script that will be displayed Destination chapter When your statement links to a video music video compilation or playlist choose the specific chapter that will be displayed Destination button When your statement links to a menu choose the button you want to use as the default selected button in the destination menu GotoLabel Links to a label elsewhere in the current script When the script is run it will begin executing statements listed after the label Choose a setting from the Label drop down list to select the label to which you want to link For more information see Editing a label on page 132 Set GPRM Assigns a
226. ors drop down list mapped to the color set s transparent color color 4 Mapping Mode Description Pixel Information Color Channel Maps color channels in the menu A pixel containing any red channel component highlight mask to the four colors used in uses the color set s fill color color 1 a pixel the color set selected in the Selected containing any green channel component uses button colors or Activated button colors the color set s anti alias color color 2 a pixel drop down list containing any blue component uses the color set s outline background color color 3 anda completely black pixel uses the color set s transparent color color 4 Navigation The navigation controls determine which button is selected when you use the Left Right Up and Down buttons on your DVD remote control Select the Left Right Up or Down box click the Zl button and choose a setting to indicate which button is selected when you press the corresponding button on your remote control Note Choose Auto if you want the software to automatically determine navigation based on button layout Color Sets Color sets determine which colors are used to indicate selected activated and inactive buttons on your menu page You can have four project wide color sets that are available to every menu page in your project and each menu page in your project can also have up to four custom color sets with four colors each Each color set includes a fil
227. osoft Windows Explorer and drop it on a song in the Timeline window Select a song in the Compilation window From the Edit menu choose Song Audio and then choose Set The Set Audio dialog is displayed Select a new song and click the Open button The audio is replaced with your new selection On the Music Compilation Properties pane click the Slide button Click Audio click the button and choose Replace from the menu The Open Media dialog is displayed Select a new song and click the Open button The audio is replaced with your new selection Adding and editing images or videos Inserting images or videos You can choose an image or video for each song in your compilation The image or video will display on screen while the song is playing Note Ifyou have a display device that is susceptible to burn in such as a rear projection television do not use static text or bright static graphics in any scene that will be displayed on screen for an extended period of time There are several ways to add an image or video to a song Select a song In the Explorer window double click an image The image is added to the selected song Select a song From the Edit menu choose Song Video Image and then choose Set from the submenu The Set Video Image dialog is displayed Select an image and click the Open button The image or video is added to the song Select an image in the Explorer window and drag it to a song Right click a song and c
228. otate counter clockwise or Rotate clockwise gt button Adjusting brightness and contrast or editing the image 1 Double click a music video compilation in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the music compilation that you want to edit Select an item in the Compilation window Use the buttons at the top of the Compilation window to adjust the appearance For more information see Compilation window Alt 7 on page 19 Or On the Music Video Compilation Properties pane click the Slide button Select Video click the w button and choose Crop and Adjust to display the Crop and Adjust dialog or Open in Graphics Editor to edit the image in an external image editor from the menu For more information see Cropping and adjusting video and graphics on page 53 Adding and editing text Adding text You can add text to be displayed while each song is playing Note If you want the song name automatically inserted for each song choose Auto Insert Track Title from the Options menu 1 Select a song in the Compilation window 2 From the Insert menu choose Text A text box is added to the workspace 3 Type your text in the text box Formatting text 1 Select a song in the Compilation window 2 If necessary click the selection tool amp or sizing tool in the editing toolbar to make it the active tool 3 Inthe workspace click the text box and use the text bar to edit your text properties
229. p down list to specify the capacity of your DVD media This setting will be used to calculate how much space is available on disc Tip You can also change this setting by right clicking the free space display in the bottom right corner of the DVD Architect window and choosing a command from the shortcut menu Last prepare folder Displays the path to the folder that was most recently used to prepare your project For more information see Preparing your project on page 141 Last mastering output folder Displays the path to the folder that was most recently used to master your project For more information see Burning multiple copies on page 145 Extras folder If you want to burn DVD ROM content to your disc type the path to the folder that contains the files you want to include or select the box and click the Browse button G to choose a folder When you choose a folder all files within that folder will be written to the root of your DVD If you want to place the content in a subfolder at the root of the DVD create a subfolder within your specified extras folder For example if c media extras is your extras folder all files within c extras will be written to the root of the DVD For example if c media extras is your extras folder you could place the files you want to burn in a c media extras DVD ROM subfolder so that DVD ROM folder and its contents would be written to the root of the DVD Note You can add any type o
230. pliant Use the guidelines below to determine whether your menus and titles will require recompression during the DVD preparation process Menus Menus always use the settings from the Project video format and Project audio format controls All menus use the same audio format aspect ratio 16 9 or 4 3 and frame size but you can mix frame rates for menus within a single project A menu s video will not be recompressed if it meets the following requirements Any background video must match the Project video format setting No graphics can be added to the menu e Buttons must use highlighting only Using button thumbnails or text will require recompression A menu s audio will not be recompressed if its background audio matches the Project audio format setting If a menu requires recompression it will be recompressed using the Project video format Project audio format and the Frame rate setting from the Recompress settings section of the Optimize DVD dialog Media files Media files will not be recompressed if rendered in a compliant format For more information see Preparing files for DVD Architect software on page 23 If a media file requires recompression it will be recompressed using the Project video format and Project audio format settings You can select a media file in the Optimize DVD dialog and use the controls in the Recompress settings section to override the default project formats Music video compilations A music
231. porting subtitles 112 In point setting 97 Initial audio language code 134 Initial audio language code extension 134 Initial language 134 Initial subtitle language extension 134 Inserting a graphic 47 a scene selection menu 50 asetup menu 52 audio in compilation 88 buttons on video markers 98 chapter markers 98 empty slide 86 graphic in picture compilation 87 images or videos in music compilation 76 scene chapter markers 98 text 48 Inserting a graphic subtitle 111 Inserting a statement in a script 130 Inserting text 48 Installing DVD Architect 11 Interlace flicker 41 79 88 100 Introduction 27 Introduction media 27 Karaoke 134 Keyboard shortcuts general editing 157 inserting objects and titles 159 magnification and view 157 preview 159 project file 157 Timeline window 159 Keyframe tool 64 INDEX iii iv INDEX Keyframe animation 104 Keyframe tool 64 Keyframes adding 59 changing interpolation curves 59 crop and video effects 58 deleting 59 editing crop settings 60 moving 60 navigating between 59 transformation 62 Layered menu graphics 120 naming requirements for 120 Length adjusting subtitle event 113 Link command type 131 Link GPRM command type 132 Linking a series of videos 93 Loading markers 99 Looping point for menus 42 Main toolbar 14 Main window overview 13 Manual using 11 Markers 97 chapter 97 deleting 99
232. positioning spacing font text graphics and audio information Do not rename this file Check all tags and references in this file prior to saving because any errors or mistakes will cause your theme to go undetected The media files in the theme are used for button and menu graphics backgrounds and audio You can use any file format that DVD Architect software supports including bmp png jpg gif avi and wav 4 Resave the zip file renaming it to a thm file in the themes subfolder below the program folder The new theme will be detected the next time you start the program and displayed in the Themes tab Warning f there are any mistakes or missing files referenced in the default xml file the theme will not load Exporting menu as a theme Have you created a menu that you would like to use over and over but don t have time to create it time and time again If your answer is yes then we have a solution for you You can now save the characteristics of a menu such as background video or audio button positions sizes shapes and text fonts and formatting and add them to the Themes window for use at any time You can design your own menu or work on a copy of an existing menu and then export it as a theme Note The Buttons window will only display buttons that are defined in the grid theme type Learning about positional and grid themes When you export a menu as a theme using the simple view the theme is export
233. r a still image or the frame at which playback will begin for an animated graphic by dragging the slider or typing a value in the box Style Allows you to choose if you want to display a still image or an animated graphic Highlight mapping Select Highlight mapping to specify how a transparency is determined from the mask For more information see Highlight mask mapping on page 43 Color Sets Color sets determine which colors are used to indicate selected activated and inactive buttons on your menu page You can have four project wide color sets that are available to every menu page in your project and each menu page in your project can also have up to four custom color sets with four colors each Each color set includes a fill color outline background color anti alias color and transparent color Use the Color Sets page to edit the color sets that will be available for the selected menu and then use the General page in the Menu Page Properties pane to choose which color sets are used for the selected activated and inactive buttons on your menu For more information see Using color sets on page 54 Inserting and editing text Inserting text on a menu or page 1 From the Insert menu choose Text A text box is placed on the current menu or page 2 Type your desired text 3 Drag the text box to position it on the menu or page Setting a menu s title text object A title object is used when you apply themes to a menu T
234. r click Transformations in the Properties window to type a new location for the text box in the X position and Y position boxes Tip You can also use transformation keyframes to animate text in your project For more information see Transformation keyframes on page 62 Deleting text 1 Select the image containing the text you want to delete 2 If necessary click the selection tool amp in the editing toolbar to make it the active tool 3 Inthe workspace select the text box you want to delete 4 From the Edit menu choose Delete Inserting a graphic You can insert any number of graphics to display on top of a selected slideshow image 1 Inthe Compilation window select the slide to which you want to add the graphic 2 From the Insert menu choose Graphic The Insert Graphic dialog is displayed 3 Locate and select the file you want to use 4 Click the OK button CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION 87 88 CHAPTER 6 5 To reposition the graphic click the Selection tool amp on the editing toolbar and drag the graphic to the desired location or click the Transformations button on the Graphics Properties pane to type a new location for the graphic box in the X position and Y position boxes 6 To resize the graphic click the Sizing tool t on the editing toolbar and drag any of the handles to resize the graphic or click the Transformations button on the Graphics Properties pane to type a new size for the graphic box i
235. r compilation 96 OO Bis Pel eotet a oOo Use the Explorer window to locate and select audio files and drag them a eea to the Compilation window You can select multiple files at once using 1 Coris the Shift key for consecutive files or the Ctrl key for nonconsecutive files 2 E on Scan Files are added to the compilation list wherever you drop them y E ooe ote Use the Explorer window to locate audio files Double click on a file to EE coea A add it to the bottom of the list in the Compilation window From the Insert menu choose Song The Insert Song dialog is displayed Select a song and click the Open button The song is inserted above the currently selected song in the list Note fyou want the song name automatically inserted on the slide for each song choose Auto Insert Track Title from the Options menu Otherwise you can manually add the text to each slide For more information see Adding and editing text on page 77 Replacing an audio file There are several ways to replace a song s audio Right click a song in the Timeline and choose Set Audio from the shortcut menu The Set Audio dialog is displayed Select a new song and click the Open button The audio is replaced with your new selection Drag an audio file from the Explorer window or Microsoft Windows Explorer onto an existing song in the Compilation window The existing song is replaced with the dragged file Drag an audio file from the Explorer window or Micr
236. r double click a button on a menu in the workspace to open it 2 From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window if it isn t already visible 3 Click to position the cursor in the timeline where you want to add the subtitle text 4 Create a subtitle event by doing one of the following actions Action Description Click the Activate Track An event is added to the track and the text box in the workspace is made editable so you can button onthe track change the text If a subtitle event exists at the cursor position another text box is added to the workspace within the current subtitle event where you want to add subtitles and then choose f the Auto Ripple button d is selected subtitle events to the right of the cursor are shifted Subtitle Text from the downstream to accommodate the new event Insert menu Ifthe Auto Ripple button is not selected a new event is created at the cursor position and the positions of all existing events are preserved Click the Insert Subtitle This will add a subtitle event at the cursor position in all selected tracks The text box in the Text Event button 4 workspace is not made editable but you can edit the text later 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create subtitle text as needed through the project Creating a graphic subtitle To create a graphic subtitle open your image editing software and create a new project Your subtitle graphic should match the frame size
237. r menu page Fast scan Allows the user to press the Fwd button on the remote to seek forward through a video music video compilation or picture compilation Backward scan Allows the user to press the Rev button on the remote to seek backward through a video music video compilation or picture compilation Top menu Allows the user to press the Menu button on the remote to navigate to the top menu of the DVD Menu Allows the user to press the Menu button on the remote during playback Click the button to expand the Menu controls so you can define the behavior of the Menu button for media files picture compilations and music video compilations For more information see End Action on page 79 Resume Allows the user to press the Resume Menu button on the remote to resume playback of a title after exiting it by pressing the Menu button Button navigation Allows the user to press the Up Down Left Right buttons on the remote to navigate between menu buttons Pause Allows the user to press the Pause button on the remote to temporarily suspend playback Audio track change Allows the user to press the Audio button on the remote to choose which audio track is played Note Choose No Change to use the last set track Subtitle track Allows the user to press the Subtitle button on the remote to choose which subtitle track is change displayed Note Choose No Change to use the last set track Video angle change Allows the user t
238. r select the box and click the x button to display a slider that you can use to adjust the setting CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 69 70 CHAPTER 4 Style If you re using an animated file as a thumbnail or frame you can choose a setting from the Style drop down list to determine whether the button or frame is displayed as a still image or animated button e Choose Still to display a static image in the button or the frame If your thumbnail or frame file is animated the Start time setting determines which frame is displayed Choose Animated to play an animated file in the button frame Highlight Style Highlight controls determine the appearance of a button when it is selected and activated Item Description Rectangle Displays a colored rectangle over the button s text and image Mask overlay Highlights the button s text and image Text rectangle Displays a colored rectangle around the button text Image rectangle Displays a colored rectangle around the button image Text mask overlay Highlights the button text Image mask overlay Highlights the button image Underline Displays an underline under the button Custom Allows you to specify a custom highlighting mask image and transparency style Mask If you selected Custom from the Style menu select the Mask box and click to display a menu where you can choose a mask file view media properties crop and adjust media settings remove the
239. r the edges of a masked image Sample Description When an image that does not support transparency such as BMP or JPG is used as a mask any pixel with a red value of 255 is transparent in the mask In these examples the white and red areas represents the portion of the frame that will be visible When an image that supports transparency such as PNG or PSD is used as a mask transparent portions of the mask image represent portions of the frame image that will be visible Frame properties When you select a button in the workspace the Properties window displays information about the selected button To see more information about the frame image and its mask click the Media button in the Button Properties pane and look under the Frame Properties heading The Frame Media box displays the path to the current frame file The Mask box displays the path to the current mask file Tip f you re using layered psd files you can choose which layer you want to use as the thumbnail or mask image Click the button to expand the Frame Media or Mask heading and choose the layer you want to use from the Layer drop down list or choose Composited layer to use the mixed layers Highlight masks A highlight mask determines where highlighting will be applied when a button is selected activated or inactive A highlight mask can be applied in two different ways Option Steps Per button 1 Select a button 2 In the B
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242. ready know how to start a project and locate your media see Getting Started on page 23 Adding a movie title to a menu If you want to add a single movie title to a menu in an existing menu based project the process is easy 1 3 4 5 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu from which you want to link to the movie From the Insert menu choose Media The Insert Media dialog is displayed ax Click the Insert Object SF button in the Project Overview window and then click the Insert Media button Locate and select the file you want to use Click the OK button A button is added on the menu as a link to the video Double click the movie s button in the workspace to open the video file After you ve chosen your media file you can use the Timeline window to set in and out points and add chapter markers Setting in and out points You can set in and out points if you don t want to burn your entire video file to DVD When preparing your DVD the software will trim the video to include only the portion between these points 1 2 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the video In the Timeline window click to position the cursor where you want the video to begin Click the Set In Point button 5 A yellow triangle is placed on the timeline to mark the in point Chapter 1 represents the point at which pla
243. reate a layer named background 01 highlight If your psd file will use button specific highlight mask images you can skip this layer USING MASKS MENUS AND THEMES 121 122 CHAPTER 10 Create layers for your button images a If you would like to group button layers create a layer set named button 01 group b For the main button image create a layer named button 01 thumbnail or if you are going to use the Media page in the Button Properties pane to assign a thumbnail then you can skip this layer c For the button s mask image which is optional create a layer named button 01 thumbnailmask The mask determines which part of the thumbnail will be visible inside the button d For the button s frame image which is optional create a layer named button 01 frame The frame image is displayed around the button e For the frame s mask image which is optional create a layer named button 01 framemask The frame mask determines which portion of the frame image will be visible f For the button s highlight mask which is optional create a layer named button 01 highlight The highlight mask determines where highlighting will be applied when a button is selected or activated If your psd file will use a menu specific highlight mask you can skip this layer Repeat step 3 as needed incrementing the ID for each button Create layers for navigation buttons as needed Note f you omit navigation button layers empty button
244. red image file The update will restore the initial look of the menu which includes button sizes and locations Any buttons that you added after importing the layered file will be removed and any buttons that you deleted after importing the layered file will be restored Note Nonvisual changes such as button links are preserved 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to reapply the layout 2 From the Edit menu choose Reapply Layout From File to update the objects Inserting pages Adding pages You can add pages to a menu if you have more content than will fit on one page For example your main menu could be two pages long if necessary 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 From the Insert menu choose Page An arrow button is added to the current menu as a link to the page Note You can edit the button by selecting it and making changes to the controls in the Button Properties pane in the Properties window For more information see Button properties on page 67 3 Double click the page in the Project Overview window or double click the arrow button in the workspace to edit the layout and add media Deleting pages 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 From the Edit menu choose Dele
245. resolve warnings or errors For more information see Optimizing your project on page 34 7 Click the Next button 8 The subtitle and menu highlight mask files in your project are analyzed to ensure that they are ready for burning and a message list is displayed with the results Review the messages and make any necessary adjustments 9 Click the Finish button Your project is rendered to the folder you specified 10 The application displays a dialog box indicating that the prepare completed successfully click the OK button to continue Burning your projects DVD Architect allows you to burn current projects previously prepared projects or previously mastered projects onto DVD For information on preparing a project for burning see Preparing your project on page 141 Warning f you have a display device that is susceptible to burn in such as a rear projection television do not use static text or bright static graphics in any scene that will be displayed on screen for an extended period of time 1 Click the Make DVD button The Make DVD wizard is displayed 2 Click the Burn button The Select Prepare Folder page is displayed 3 Choose the location where you want to prepare your project or the location of an already prepared or mastered project that you want to burn Note You can only prepare to a folder that is empty or a folder that you have previously prepared to Option Description Current project Select the Curr
246. rforming the end action Note f the Timeout setting is longer than the menu length the last frame is held until the timeout duration Button When Activate button is selected in the Command drop down list use the Button control to indicate which button will be activated if the user hasn t activated another button before the Timeout duration has passed Remote Buttons For each menu and title you can allow or suspend operation of individual buttons on the DVD player s remote control Turning buttons on or off helps to ensure the viewer will see your DVD as you intended it If you have an animated menu for example turning off buttons will prevent the user from navigating away from the menu before it s finished playing To turn each button on or off choose On or Off from the drop down list Note When Off is selected from the menu the button is not available Item Description Title play Allows the user to press the Title button on the remote to skip to a specific video or music picture compilation Stop Allows the user to press the Stop button on the remote to stop the DVD Item Description Time chapter search Allows the user to press the Time button on the remote to skip to a specific play time or chapter Previous up Allows the user to press the Previous Up button on the remote to navigate to the previous chapter or menu page Next Allows the user to press the Next button on the remote to navig
247. rganization of these components is an important piece of the creation process In the software organization is handled by a project file dar that saves the relevant information about source file locations insertion points chapters text and more This project file is not a multimedia file but is instead used to create the final product when your editing is finished 1 From the File menu choose New The New Project dialog is displayed 2 On the General tab click the type of project that you want to create Type of project Description Menu Based Produces a DVD that displays a menu when played in a DVD player Users can move through the menu items and select what they d like to view You can use any kind of media to a menu based DVD In addition you can add multiple menus and titles music compilations picture compilations and movies For more information see Creating a Menu Based DVD on page 39 Music Video Compilation Picture Compilation Produces a DVD containing a compilation of audio files You can choose a still image or video to associate with each audio file Music or video compilations contain no menus but users can skip forward and backward through audio tracks using their DVD remote control For more information see Creating a Music Video Compilation on page 75 Produces a DVD that displays a slideshow of still images You can choose one background audio track to play while the pictures are displayed P
248. rmation Transparency information is maintained in the alpha and RGB channels and the image is ready for compositing No RGB component exceeds the alpha value Premultiplied dirty Similar to Premultiplied but RGB components may exceed the alpha This setting is used mainly for images created by 3D applications involving compositing of 3D images over a non solid color image background Background color If you selected Premultiplied or Premultiplied dirty from the Alpha channel drop down then this allows you to choose the background color of the selected media file Audio Stream item Description Media attributes Displays the size resolution and length of the selected media file Media format Displays the format of the selected media file Opening in Graphics Editor If you need to edit a graphics file from your project right click a graphic in the workspace and choose Open in Graphics Editor from the shortcut menu or select the Video box in the Properties window click the button and then choose Open in Graphics Editor from the menu to start your graphic editing application and modify the selected image After you have edited and saved the file DVD Architect software automatically detects the updated file updates it in the project You can specify the location of your preferred graphics editor on the Video Tab in the Preferences dialog For more information see Video tab on page 152 Moving and arranging object
249. roject 1 From the File menu choose Get Media from the Web Your Web browser starts and attempts to connect to the Internet 2 Search for and download files to use in your project Previewing media files You can preview media files from the Explorer window at any time before adding them to your project To do so simply click once on the file to select it and then click the Start Preview button To stop the preview click the Stop Preview button g You can enable automatic previewing of selected files by clicking the Auto Preview button When this option is enabled any file you select in the Explorer window is automatically previewed To stop the preview click the Stop Preview button To disable this option click the Auto Preview button again Adding files to your project Once you ve located a file you want to use add it to the project using one of the following methods e Double click the file Drag the file from the Explorer window to the DVD Architect workspace e Drag the file from the Explorer window to a menu in the Project Overview window Drag a file from the Explorer window to the root folder in the Project Overview window Dragging a file to the root folder adds the media to your project without creating a button on a menu You can use this unassociated media as a transition between menus via end actions or as a destination for button actions or the Menu button on the remote control Note Ifyou have a display
250. rt menu choose Subtitle Track A new subtitle track is added to the timeline Click the Import Subtitles button in the Timeline window The Import Subtitles dialog is displayed to allow you to browse to a sub or txt file When you click Open the contents of the selected subtitle file are added to the track Each line in the file creates a subtitle event and the events are spaced equally through the duration of the video For example the following text file would create three subtitle events No tis not so deep as a well nor so wide as a church door but tis enough twill serve ask for me to morrow and you shall find me a grave man You can then adjust the timing of the events to correspond with the spoken words in the audio track Exporting subtitles 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or double click a button on a menu in the workspace to open it From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window if it isn t already visible Select a subtitle track in the Timeline window Click the Export Subtitles button in the Timeline window The Export Subtitles dialog is displayed to allow you to specify a file name and location for your file Creating subtitles from regions in a Vegas project If you ve used Vegas software to create the video for your DVD Architect project you can use regions in the Vegas project to create subtitles The length of the region determines the subtitl
251. s You have many options for moving arranging and aligning objects on your menus manually or automatically Snapping features give you more precise control over the movement and alignment of your objects CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 61 62 CHAPTER 4 Changing the position of an object 1 Select a button graphic or text box with the selection tool amp sizing tool or navigation tool amp 2 On the Menu Page Properties pane of the Properties window click General 3 Drag an object in the workspace or type values in the X position and Y position boxes to set the object s center point The X and Y coordinates are based on the frame size of your project For example if you re creating an NTSC project with a frame size of 720x480 0 0 is the top left corner of the frame and 720 480 is the lower right corner Tips Hold Shift while dragging to defeat horizontal snapping Hold Ctrl while dragging to defeat vertical snapping Hold Alt while dragging to constrain to horizontal or vertical motion Transformation keyframes Transformation keyframes allow you to change the size and position of a graphic over time creating an animated effect For example you could use this feature to make a menu s button appear to move or to fly in from offscreen or you could hide a menu s button until playback reaches the loop point Transformation keyframes are inserted and displayed in the timeline below your video track and the keyframe size an
252. s select the Start all new projects with these settings check box at the bottom of the dialog Disc properties Video format You can adjust the video setting in the Video format drop down The video format determines the following information about your project e Whether a disc is NTSC or PAL You cannot use both NTSC and PAL content on the same disc The default frame size and aspect ratio for media that will be recompressed You can use the Optimize DVD dialog to choose distinct recompression settings for each media file For more information see Optimizing your project on page 34 GETTING STARTED 27 28 CHAPTER 3 The frame size and aspect ratio of all menus All menus must use the same aspect ratio and resolution Tip The television frame rate in the US North and Central America parts of South America and Japan NTSC is 29 97 frames per second fps In many parts of the world including Europe and much of Asia the television standard is PAL at 25 fps France Russia and most of Eastern Europe use SECAM which is a variation on PAL and also uses 25 fps Audio format You can adjust the audio setting in the Audio format drop down list The audio format determines the format that will be used for audio that will be recompressed You can select a title and use the Audio settings in the Optimize DVD dialog to choose distinct recompression settings for each media file Target media size Choose a setting from the dro
253. s and allows you to specify general user options Preference Description Show logo splash screen on Select this check box to briefly show the DVD Architect software startup logo while the program is loading The logo does not increase loading time Use Microsoft DV Reader Select this check box to use the Microsoft DV codec for displaying and rendering DV This option can help resolve problems viewing DV Double clicking files in Explorer Select this check box to automatically realign objects according reapplies theme layout to the current theme when you double click media files in the Explorer window the new file is added and the objects are realigned on the menu When the check box is cleared the media files are added to the menu and existing object positions are preserved Use best stretching algorithm Select this check box if you want bi cubic stretching to be used during rendering during rendering This setting produces higher quality images but rendering time is increased When the check box is cleared bi linear stretching is used Automatically open last project When check box is selected the last project that was open when on startup you exited will reopen Media goes offline on loss of When this check box is selected media files are released when focus DVD Architect software does not have focus The files will be reloaded when you switch back to DVD Architect software Multimedia keyboard support Select this
254. s to specific menu pages as you X custom themes work LEARNING THE DVD ARCHITECT WORKSPACE 17 18 CHAPTER 2 Buttons window Alt 5 The Buttons window displays buttons that are available from installed themes and from your DVD Architect installation From the View menu choose Buttons to show or hide the Buttons window You can use the Buttons window to add new buttons to your menus replace existing buttons or remove frames from existing buttons Use the toolbar to add or replace buttons Drag a button to the workspace to add it to amenu Explorer Themes Buttons A Insert Button Adds the selected button with no link to the current menu E Show Framed Buttons Shows only buttons with frames in the Buttons window Replace Button Replaces the selected 2 button in the workspace with the selected button in the Buttons window Show Non Framed Buttons Shows only buttons without frames in the Buttons window Remove Frame Removes the frame go from the selected button in the workspace Backgrounds window Alt 6 Show All Buttons Shows buttons with or without frames in the Buttons window The Backgrounds window displays menu backgrounds that are available from installed themes and from your DVD Architect installation From the View menu choose Backgrounds to show or hide the Backgrounds window You can use the Backgrounds window to add a background
255. s transparency such as PNG or PSD is used as a mask transparent portions of the mask image represent portions of the thumbnail image that will be visible Thumbnail properties When you select a button in the workspace the Properties window displays information about the selected button To see more information about the thumbnail image and its mask click the Media button in the Button Properties pane and look under the Thumbnail Properties heading The Thumbnail Media box displays the path to the current thumbnail file The Mask box displays the path to the current mask file Tip f you re using layered psd files you can choose which layer you want to use as the frame or mask image Click the button to expand the Thumbnail Media or Mask heading and choose the layer you want to use from the Layer drop down list or choose Composited layer to use the mixed layers USING MASKS MENUS AND THEMES 117 118 CHAPTER 10 Frame masks A frame mask limits the portion of a thumbnail frame image that will be visible around a button Themes can apply frame masks automatically or you can create your own Creating frame masks You can create your own masks using the image editing application of your choice Create the mask as an image the same size as your frame image or as a layer in the frame image The masked area can be any shape and you can use any supported media file format as a mask Tip You can use gradients to feathe
256. s will be used a If you would like to group navigation button layers create a layer set named button 02 group b For the main button image which is optional create a layer named button 02 thumbnail next or if you are going to use the Media page in the Button Properties pane to assign a thumbnail then you can skip this layer Appending next to the end of the layer name tells DVD Architect software that this layer is used for a next navigation button Your menu could also include button 03 thumbnail up button 02 thumbnail back or button 03 thumbnail prev c For the button s mask image which is optional create a layer named button 02 thumbnailmask next The mask determines which part of the thumbnail will be visible inside the button d For the button s highlight mask create a layer named button 02 thumbnailmask next The highlight mask determines where highlighting will be applied when a button is selected or activated If your psd file will use a menu specific highlight mask you can skip this layer Creating custom menus and buttons using single layer graphics You can create custom menus using your favorite graphics application If the application does not support layers then refer to the steps outlined below 1 Use your image editing application to create your menu a Start a new image Your image should match the height of the output format frame size and the width should include compensation for the output
257. se Export Menu as Theme The Export Menu as Theme dialog is displayed 2a In the workspace right click the menu and choose Export Menu as Theme 3 Inthe Name box type a name for the theme Note Your theme name can have no more than 16 characters including spaces NOAUA Click the Advanced button to modify theme specifications Select Theme type click the xj button and choose Grid from the drop down list Edit your grid layout properties For more information see Modifying grid layout properties on page 127 Click the Save button The Themes window is refreshed and your theme is added Modifying grid layout properties Select the specific property click the button and choose a setting from the drop down list Tip f you want to view changes in the workspace as you edit the properties select the Preview changes check box Orientation Specifies the button arrangement within the grid Item Description Horizontal EIEE 4 5 6 Vertical Arranges buttons vertically CIB 2 4 6 Horizontal alignment Specifies the horizontal alignment for all buttons that are non navigational in the menu Item Description Left Horizontally aligns buttons to the left of the cells in the grid Center Horizontally aligns buttons to the center of the cells in the grid Right Horizontally aligns buttons to the right of the cells in the grid Vertical align
258. sizing tool Resize object from center Shift drag edge of object with sizing tool Resize proportionally Ctrl Shift drag edge of object with sizing tool Resize object proportionally from center APPENDIX A 159 160 APPENDIX A Index A AC 3 audio 23 Action safe area 67 Adding a scene selection menu 50 audio to music compilation 76 audio tracks 107 buttons 53 files to project 27 media 46 music compilation to menu 46 pages to menu 40 single movie object to menu 46 submenus to project 39 Adding an existing script to a menu or title 130 Adding buttons to videos 102 Adding keyframes 59 Adjusting audio recompression settings 36 object spacing 66 project wide settings 37 video recompression settings 35 Aligning objects 65 Animating buttons with keyframes 104 Animation 62 Appending a statement to a script 130 Applying a highlight mask 43 color sets 54 themes 123 Applying themes 124 Arranging objects 61 Audio adding to a music compilation 76 adjusting recompression 36 Audio file music compilation 76 Audio track number 134 Audio tracks 107 adding 107 changing track colors 108 replacing 107 setting for timeline playback 108 Automatically aligning objects based on current theme 65 B Backgrounds window 18 Burning ISO Image Writer 142 preferences 154 your DVD 141 your project 142 Button colors activated 42 71 inactive 42 71
259. space using red green blue and alpha values Preview tab The Preview tab allows you to specify options for previewing your projects Preference Description Fast forward rewind amount Type a value in the box to specify how far playback will be advanced reversed when you click the E and ES buttons while previewing your project Choose a region code from the drop down list to indicate the region to be used during project previews Parental Level Choose a parental management level from the drop down list to simulate for project previews Audio Choose an audio language from the drop down list to specify the default language for your audio tracks while previewing your project Default All Restores the Preview page to the default settings Burning tab The Burning tab allows you to specify options for project preparation and burning Preference Description Free space display type Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose how your project size is represented in the bottom right corner of the window as Disc Space Used Preference Description Default prepare folder Displays the path to the folder where DVD Architect software will prepare your project Click the Browse button to choose a different folder Temporary files folder Displays the path to the folder where DVD Architect software will store temporary files it creates Click the Browse button to choose a different folder
260. stination In the Destination drop down list choose the media file that will be accessed Stop Stop playback You can also specify that playback is stopped only if the specified conditions are met Next you can set the conditions that must be present for the command to execute Item Description Condition None No conditions must be met the command will always execute as specified in the Command drop down list lt Less than The command will be executed if the specified GPRM is less than the specified right operand item lt Less than or equal The command will be executed if the specified GPRM is less than or equal to the specified right operand item Equal The command will be executed if the specified GPRM is equal to the specified right operand item gt Greater than or equal The command will be executed if the specified GPRM is greater than or equal to the specified right operand item gt Greater The command will be executed if the specified GPRM is greater than the specified right operand item Not equal The command will be executed if the specified GPRM is not equal to the specified right operand item amp And The script performs a bitwise AND comparison If the result of the bitwise AND comparison is 0 then the condition is false and the command is not executed If the result of the bitwise AND comparison is anything other than 0 then the condition is true and the command is executed
261. t perform the following procedure 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu from which you want to link to the script 2 From the Insert menu choose Script A button is added to the menu as a link to the script 2s Click the Insert Object F button in the Project Overview window and then click Insert Script button B 3 Use the DVD Scripts window to rearrange add or delete statements in the script Inserting a statement in a script 1 Double click a DVD script in the Project Overview window or choose a script from the drop down list at the top of the DVD Scripts window to open the script you want to edit In the DVD Scripts window click the line where you want to insert a statement Click Insert Statement H The new statement is inserted above the selected line Edit your statement in the Script Properties window For more information see Editing a script s statements in the Script Properties window on page 131 Appending a statement to a script 1 Double click a DVD script in the Project Overview window or choose a script from the drop down list at the top of the DVD Scripts window to open the script you want to edit Click Append Statement da The new statement is appended to the end of your script 3 Edit your statement in the Script Properties window For more information see Editing a script s statements in the Script Properties window on page 131
262. t the first button listed under the menu in the Project Overview window is used as the default Set audio track Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which audio track will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set audio track control to change the audio track the new track will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track Set subtitle track Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which subtitle track will be played in a destination title Choose Off to turn subtitles off or choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set subtitle track control to change the subtitle track the new track will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track Set video angle Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which video angle will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set video angle control to change the video angle the new angle will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the angle Remote Buttons For each music video compilation you can allow or suspend operation of individual buttons
263. t to the first audio track Initial subtitle track You can adjust the subtitle stream in the Initial subtitle stream drop down list on the Disc Properties page This determines which subtitle stream will be played when the DVD is inserted into the DVD player Notes Ifyou choose Default the DVD player will attempt to determine the appropriate default track If the player cannot determine the correct language the first track is used If multiple tracks match the player s language setting the first track that matches the player s language is used The viewer can choose which track is played during playback e Ifyou choose a track that does not exist in your project the initial track will default to the first subtitle track Initial video angle You can adjust the video angle in the Initial video angle drop down list on the Disc Properties page This determines which video angle that will be played when the DVD is inserted into the DVD player Notes Ifyou choose Default the DVD player will attempt to determine the appropriate default track The viewer can choose which track is played during playback Ifyou choose a track that does not exist in your project the initial track will default to the first audio track DVD start script If you want to specify the start script that will be executed when your DVD is played in a DVD player click the box and choose an available script from the drop down list If you have not yet created any
264. t while pressing to set the end of the subtitle event without selecting the next event Sets the end of the current subtitle event and the start of the next subtitle event at the cursor position T Creates a subtitle event at the cursor position Press T again before the cursor passes the end of the event to set the end of the event and create a new event Repeat step 3 to set the position of each subsequent subtitle event Adjusting a subtitle event s length A subtitle event s length on the timeline determines how long it is displayed on screen Subtitle events cannot exceed 12 minutes when playing your project with a DVD player If an event exceeds 12 minutes the subtitle will be displayed on screen only for the first 12 minutes 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or double click a button on a menu in the workspace to open it ADDING AUDIO VIDEO AND SUBTITLES 113 114 CHAPTER 9 2 3 4 From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window if it isn t already visible Hover over the edge of an event Your cursor is displayed as a E gt Drag an event edge to change its length If the Auto Ripple button d is selected subtitle events to the right of the event you drag will move with the event you drag If the Auto Ripple button is not selected only the event you drag will move the positions of all existing events are preserved Note Events will snap to the cursor
265. te Page Changing page order 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 From the Edit menu choose Page Order and then choose Move Forward or Move Back to move the current menu forward or backward Editing menu page properties The Menu Page Properties pane in the Properties window allows you to adjust the length background media end actions and remote control button behavior for the selected page prea End Action Remote Buttons H To edit the menu s properties perform the following steps AAE 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the Reduce interlace flicker Off k h di Start Script None workspace to open the menu you want to edit Meri lengh edy s F n Length 00 08 35 871 2 Click the property button that you would like to edit looo pone BOF 00 C0n Selected button colors Color set 2 a i 3 Click the specific property click the button and choose a setting from the activated beston cake Caw Exe menu Inactive button colors None all trans The following sections describe the controls under each heading in the Menu Page Properties pane General Reduce interlace flicker Choose a setting from the drop down list to turn flicker reduction on or off Turn flicker reduction on when using still images that contain horizontal lines Start script If you have already created at least one DVD
266. teen se bsad SoHo een dey EE E EOE ET ES 47 Medial sis EE AE tied yartaw shiner eesaded iggasasGaGaageaaeawiediearantadaainer eed 47 Color SCS sivctasdar desde heater dieteeeedaddastadiwsar Listed tates Gisee eadein ein ibina 48 Inserting and editing TEX s50sevacsdencerunecsnadsiveea vanes view ssmuaneraneneauimeaes 48 Inserting text ON a MENU OF PAGE 1 cece eee eee eben ene e nee ee eeae 48 Setting a menu s title text Object 0 0 ccc eee eee ence eee nen ene n tent eneenene 48 Formatting TOXt sad iscs ce vcde darien ira EE EE Qteler sean nerd ses eyed weed ee be eds 49 EGitiNG LEXt x E aug hacia Ve Pita eeSeah hind si ina E E dee wr add oeaw eared ald 49 MOVING TONE ess sar sc cidcdeasgrscane E EA antares A OM alauorn Greene ag Sande Ratan Aiea aren aaa eas 49 Setting loop POiNts 6 cece cece nee een eee e eee n teen teen teenenees 50 Inserting a scene selection Menu txscuidscusrrcndannednd windinennebennodenninennuenns 50 Continuing playback after playing the selected scene ss ussssussesrerrernrrsrreersenns 50 Returning to the menu after playing the selected scene chapter cece eee ee eee 51 Creating a scene selection only DVD 0 cece cece cece ence eee nen ene et ene eneenens 51 Inserting AaSETUP MENU ccc eee eee eee enn eee e cence E 52 Adding navigation buttons risto cece een eee EENKEER SENIE EAT REESE AREE ERS 53 Creating Menu transitions cee een ee een een een en eens 53 Creating
267. ter Destination item When your end action links to a video music compilation picture compilation or playlist choose the specific chapter in the destination file that will be displayed When your end action links to a menu choose Start or Loop Point to indicate the point from which the menu will be played Destination button When your end action links to a menu you can choose the button you want to use as the default selected button in the destination menu If you choose Default the first button listed under the menu in the Project Overview window is used as the default Set audio track Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which audio track will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set audio track control to change the audio track the new track will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track Set subtitle track Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which subtitle track will be played in a destination title Choose Off to turn subtitles off or choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set subtitle track control to change the subtitle track the new track will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track Set
268. the color set selected in the Selected button colors Activated button colors or Inactive button colors drop down list The most opaque pixels those with alpha values of 192 to 255 are mapped to the color set s fill color color 1 and the most transparent pixels those with alpha values of 0 to 63 are mapped to the color set s transparent color color 4 Intensity Maps the average pixel intensity of the menu highlight mask to the four colors used in the color set selected in the Selected button colors or Activated button colors drop down list The lightest pixels those with an average intensity of 192 to 255 are mapped to the color set s fill color color 1 and the darkest pixels those with an average intensity of 0 to 63 are mapped to the color set s transparent color color 4 Color channel Maps the color channels in the menu highlight mask to the four colors used in the color set selected in the Selected button colors or Activated button colors drop down list A pixel containing any red channel component uses the color set s fill color color 1 a pixel containing any green channel component uses the color set s anti alias color color 2 a pixel containing any blue component uses the color set s outline background color color 3 and a completely black pixel uses the color set s transparent color color 4 For more information see Using color sets on page 54 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 43 44 CHAPTER 4 Stret
269. the direction in which reading will occur on the second layer of a dual layer disc Note Available only when the specified number of layers is 2 The first layer is always read from the inner radius of the disc to the outer radius Item Description Parallel track Read from the inner radius of the disc to the outer radius path Note When the laser reaches the end of the first layer it must move back to the inner radius and then refocus on the second layer Opposite track Read from the outer radius of the disc to the inner radius path Note When the laser reaches the end of the first layer it must move back to the inner radius and then refocus on the second layer Disc diameter Allows you to choose the physical diameter of the mastered DVD Advanced The DVD ROM capacity sectors field allows you to adjust the number of sectors on the DVD ROM to match manufacturing requirements Click in the field and move the slider left or right to decrease or increase the sector capacity Customer information Allows you to include or omit optional customer information which can be included with mastering output Note the following output format information The DDP 2 00 output format does not support customer information Customer information is optional when using the DDP 2 10 output format The CMF 1 0 output format requires customer information You can however save blank customer information fields with the master
270. tion contains a list of audio or video files You can display text such as a song title or caption while each file plays and for music compilations you can choose a video or image to display in the background In a video compilation you create a series of videos that play sequentially This sort of video compilation behaves much like a playlist but it will be written to your DVD as a single video title set If you have a project with many short videos this loophole in the 99 title set limitation imposed by the DVD specification can save you from rerendering and combining media For more information see Adding a playlist to a menu on page 93 Tip f the audio in a compilation item is longer than the video the last frame is frozen until the end of the audio If the video is interlaced some DVD players will not display this frame correctly Recompressing your compilation as progressive scan video will avoid this problem On the Video tab of the Optimize DVD dialog click the Progressive box and choose Yes or Auto for your music video compilation If you choose Yes each compilation item is recompressed as a separate progressive scan title If you choose Auto each compilation item is recompressed as a separate title and will match the format of the source media If the audio is longer than the video the compilation item will be recompressed as progressive scan video to prevent artifacts when the last frame is held For more information see Opti
271. tion keyframe bar and modify your Transformation properties in the Properties window Select the keyframe tool in the workspace and drag the object For more information see The Keyframe tool on page 64 Removing keyframes Right click a keyframe and choose Delete from the submenu Changing the interpolation curve between keyframes The interpolation curve determines the rate of animation between two keyframe settings To change the interpolation curve right click a selected keyframe and choose a command from the shortcut menu The curve type is updated for all selected keyframes Command Description Looks like Keyframe parameters are interpolated in a linear path Linear gt gt i Bg a Keyframe parameters are interpolated in a fast logarithmic path Fast lt gt DA a Slow gt Keyframe parameters are interpolated in a slow logarithmic path a Q Keyframe parameters are interpolated along a smooth natural curve Smooth amp oom Q Keyframe parameters are interpolated along a sharp curve Sharp gt gt 7 No animation will take place The keyframe s settings will be maintained until the next Hold keyframe 7 gt Moving keyframes After you ve set your keyframes you may need to adjust their positions along the timeline Drag a keyframe to a new position in the timeline to change its position Hold Ctrl or Shift while clicking to select multiple keyframes A selected keyframe is display
272. tion the cursor where you want to place the marker 3 Click the down arrow next to the Insert Scene Chapter Marker button P and choose Insert Scene Chapter Marker Inserting chapter markers Chapter markers are used to denote different sections of your project You can place chapter markers in your video file for viewers to use as navigation points to skip through the project You can also use chapter markers to manually create scene selection menus and link to chapter markers with end actions For more information see Inserting a scene selection menu on page 50 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the video 2 Inthe Timeline window click to position the cursor where you want to place the marker 3 Click the down arrow next to the Insert Chapter Marker button P and choose Insert Chapter Marker Inserting buttons on video markers When you add buttons to a video the button regions in the timeline must be placed between two markers Unlike scene chapter markers and chapter markers buttons on video markers are ignored by the remote control s previous next chapter buttons When you add a button to a video a button region is created in the Timeline window Buttons on video markers can be moved so you can easily adjust the length of your button regions For more information see Adding buttons to videos on page 102 vv Buttons on video markers P 1 Scene CPRegion 1 start Region
273. to a menu page or change an existing background ee Ax Compilation window Alt 7 The Compilation window displays a listing of the items in a music compilation or picture compilation From the View menu choose Compilation to show or hide the Compilation window You can use this window to arrange the items in a compilation set image stretching or scaling rotate an image or set a picture s display duration eX SB ADR BS Bie A A xt of Of Ft Oe Boma Image Length Image Filename 1 imm 00 00 05 000 Blue hills jpg Drag items to rearrange or right click to display a shortcut menu with 3 aa 00 00 05 000 Winter jpg additional options 4 pal 00 00 05 000 Sunset jpg Timeline Playlists Compilation DYD Scripts Insert Item Adds images to a picture Auto Level Channels Automatically adjusts compilation or audio to a music compilation Safi brightness and contrast Adjustment is performed independently on each color channel Delete Items Removes images from a Increase Brightness Increases the brightness of XxX picture compilation or audio from a music Ezi the image compilation Fit compilation to audio Automatically i Decrease Brightness Decreases the brightness of pan adjusts the duration of all slides to match the 4 the image length of the audio file a Generate Slide Show Animations Increase Contrast Increases the contrast of the 5 image Rotate Counterclockwise Rotates the ima
274. to determine transparency If you want to specify the mapping mode use the following subtypes highlightrgb highlightintensity can be abbreviated as highlightint or hitint or highlighttransparency can be abbreviated as highlighttrans or hittrans frame A layer containing a button frame Note It can be abbreviated as frm framemask A layer containing a button s frame mask Note It can be abbreviated as frmmsk Name Name is an optional label for an object Use Up Back Prev and Next to identify layers that are used to create navigation buttons For instance if you have a layer named button 04 highlightintensity back it would be used to define the highlight mask for the fourth button on a menu Transparency is determined using intensity mapping and the button will be imported as the Back button Creating a layered psd menu You can create a menu using a layered psd file that contains the menu background buttons and related mask images on separate layers In general try to avoid making major changes such as adding removing or renaming layers after you ve created a menu using a psd file If you edit and save a menu s psd file while working with your DVD Architect project DVD Architect software will release the file when it loses focus and reload the psd when focus is restored to the DVD Architect window The following actions may occur depending on the changes you make to the psd file If Then You
275. ton Chapter 4 Creating a Menu Based DVD When you start a menu based project with DVD Architect a main menu is created by default You can add more menus to allow the user to play movies and navigate to other menus by selecting buttons Think of menus as an outline of your DVD project each menu can contain background media graphics text and links to music video compilations picture compilations or movies You can apply a theme to your menus to achieve a consistent appearance and layout or you can customize the appearance of each menu and its objects individually For more information see Working with themes on page 123 Pages extend menus across multiple screens add a page when you want to add more items to a menu than will fit ona single page Tip f you use a background video in your menu we recommend rendering the video in progressive scan format before adding it to your project On the Video tab of the Optimize DVD dialog click the Progressive box and choose Auto to render the noncompliant menu as progressive scan video Progressive scan menus will provide the sharpest looking text and highest level of DVD player compatibility For more information see Optimizing your project on page 34 If you need to use interlaced video as a menu background click the Progressive box and choose No When you choose No the noncompliant menu will be rendered as interlaced video Some DVD players will not display the last frame of a menu
276. trl R Current script Choose a script from the drop down list to specify the script you want to display Command list Displays the steps and commands in the script SPRMs GPRMs Click the SPRMs or GPRMs button to view the current settings for both memory registers Renaming a script 1 Right click a DVD script in the Project Overview window and choose Rename from the shortcut menu 2 Type a new name in the edit box 3 Press Enter USING SCRIPTING 133 134 CHAPTER 11 Deleting a script Right click a DVD script in the Project Overview window and choose Delete from the shortcut menu Setting a DVD start script A DVD start script is the script that will execute when the DVD is inserted in a DVD player This script takes precedence over the item you ve designated as your DVD Start item For more information see Setting the DVD start item on page 27 To set your DVD start script right click a DVD script in the Project Overview window and choose DVD Start Script from the shortcut menu Tip You can also set the DVD start script in the Disc Properties section of the Project Properties window For more information see Disc properties on page 27 General Purpose Register Memories GPRM DVD scripts use General Purpose Register Memories GPRM to temporarily store values or assets assigned by a script command For example you can assign a GPRM s value to another GPRM s value an SPRM s value a number or link to an ass
277. u can adjust if necessary If you re using a RW disc then you can select one of the Erase mode radio buttons to erase the disc before burning Option Description Do not erase Does not erase the contents of the disc Quick erase Erases only the table of contents Full erase Erases all data from the disc Select the Burn DVD radio button if you want to burn your project or select the Test only button to perform a test burn without activating your burner s laser Note Test burns are not available with single or dual layer discs using R RW media 8 Click the Finish button to start burning 9 When burning a previously mastered folder after clicking the Finish button click Continue to burn the next mastered layer Note When burning a dual layer mastered project each layer must be burned to separate discs You cannot burn both layers to one dual layer disc 10 If you are preparing and mastering a dual layer disc the Choose Layer Break Behavior page is displayed to allow you to choose if you want to choose a layer break or if you would like the software to choose a break for you a Select one of the following options Option Description Choose a layer break point automatically The software will choose a layer break for you Prompt me to choose a layer break point After the project is prepared the software will interrupt the mastering process to only if the break must be placed withina prompt you to choose a
278. u starts and it fades in gradually until the menu s loop point when it is fully opaque CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE 105 106 CHAPTER 8 Chapter 9 Adding Audio Video and Subtitles You can add multiple audio video and subtitle tracks using DVD Architect software You can also add soundtracks to your projects using the Cinescore plug in from Sony Media Software This will allow you to add support for multiple languages and multiple viewing angles Audio tracks You can add multiple audio tracks to videos and picture compilations to add support for multiple languages audio description and running commentaries When your DVD is played the DVD player will attempt to determine the appropriate default audio track If the player cannot determine the correct language the first track is used If multiple tracks match the player s language setting if you have an English dialogue track and an English commentary track for example the first track that matches the player s language is used The viewer can choose which track is played during playback Adding audio tracks You can add up to eight audio tracks for each title 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open it 2 From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window if it isn t already visible 3 Click the Insert Track button dh in the Timeline window and select the Insert Audio Track butto
279. und media for a menu From the View menu choose Timeline to show or hide the Timeline window The timeline displays your main audio and video tracks subtitle and additional audio tracks chapter markers and transport controls you can use to preview your media within the DVD Architect workspace ch Peel aliea 3 i 00 00 00 00 j p ih ees en 7 9 video LI Transformations fi main mix en gt q Li lt DE i gt gt il BH Pi o00 00 00 00 00 00 49 02 Timeline Playlists Compilation DYD Scripts Insert Track Shows or hides the Import Subtitles Imports subtitles oP Insert Track drop down list E from a script file Add Audio Track Adds an audio d track to the current file Export Subtitles Exports subtitle content to a script file Add Video Track Adds a video track to the current file gt Load Markers Loads markers from a file Add Subtitle Track Adds a subtitle track to the current file amp 3 Save Markers Saves markers to a file Insert Subtitle Text Event Adds a subtitle text event to the selected track rP Auto Ripple Toggles Auto Ripple mode Insert Video Event Adds a video event Quantize to Frames Forces events and markers to frame boundaries Insert Button Inserts a button into the workspace Enable Timeline Snapping Enables timeline snapping Insert Scene Chapter Marker Inserts a scene chapter marker
280. ur DVD will stop playing after the last song Destination When Link is selected in the Command drop down list choose the menu or media file that will be Destination chapter Destination item displayed Note If no menu has been displayed Most recent menu will display the first menu on the disc When your end action links to a video music compilation picture compilation or playlist choose the specific chapter in the destination file that will be displayed When your end action links to a menu choose Start or Loop Point to indicate the point from which the menu will be played For more information about setting a menu loop point see the General heading in the Menu Page Properties topic Destination button When your end action links to a menu you can choose the button you want to use as the default selected button in the destination menu If you choose Default the first button listed under the menu in the Project Overview window is used as the default Set audio track Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which audio track will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set audio track control to change the audio track the new track will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track Set subtitle track Choose a setting from the drop down list to choos
281. ut point setting 97 Pages adding buttons 53 adding to menu 40 deleting from menu 40 inserting text 48 PAL MPEG video 24 Parental management level 134 PCM audio 23 Picture compilation 83 adding images 83 adding text 87 adding toa menu 83 adding to menu 46 adjust brightness and contrast or edit the image 86 deleting text 87 formatting text 87 inserting audio 88 inserting empty slide 86 inserting graphic 87 moving text 87 properties 88 replacing images 84 rotating images 85 setting display duration 86 thumbnail display 88 Picture compilation properties 88 Color Sets 91 End Action 89 General 88 Remote Buttons 90 Slide 90 Track Media 89 Play All 50 Play Chapter 51 Playback INDEX v vi INDEX timeline 108 Player audio mixing mode for karaoke 134 Player configuration for audio 134 Player configuration for video 134 Player region codel 134 Playlist properties 94 End Action 95 Playlist Item 95 Playlists 21 93 adding titles to 94 adding to menu 93 adding without link 93 deleting titles 94 properties 94 rearranging titles 94 renaming 94 Position changing 62 subtitle event 113 Preferences Burning tab 154 Display tab 154 Editing tab 153 General tab 151 Mastering tab 155 Preview tab 154 setting 151 Video Device tab 153 Video tab 152 Preparing and mastering 145 files for DVD Architect 23 project 141 your DVD 141 Preview med
282. utton Properties pane click the Highlight button 3 Select Style click the button and choose a predefined highlighting style or choose Custom to use a custom mask file Creating a button highlight mask is just like creating a frame mask For more information see Creating frame masks on page 118 Per menu If you re designing your menus in a graphics program you can adapt a your menu background files to create a mask file that you can apply to the menu 1 Select a menu in the workspace 2 In the Menu Page Properties pane click the Background Media button 3 Select Highlight mask click the button and choose the mask file that you want to use 4 Select Highlight mask mapping click the button and choose a control to indicate how transparency is determined from the mask Creating highlight masks 1 Using the menu background that you created create a new layer or file for your highlight mask 2 Apply the mask to your menu a Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu that you want edit b In the Menu Page Properties pane click the Background Media button c Select Highlight mask click the button and choose Replace from the submenu to browse to the file that you want to use If the mask is contained in a layer within the mask file click the button to the left of Highlight mask select Layer click the I button and choose the layer you want to use
283. value or asset to a GPRM Target Sets the GPRM you want to use for this asset 0 5 Operator Modifies the target s value There are 11 operators from which to choose Source Sets the source SPRM GPRM value or link depending upon the operator you selected for the command Use the controls below to choose the SPRM or GPRM index the numeric value or the link destination For more information see General Purpose Register Memories GPRM on page 134 USING SCRIPTING 131 Link GPRM Links to the specified GPRM For example you can assign a GPRM to a link using the Set GPRM command and then use the Link GPRM command to execute the link in your script SetMode GPRM Sets the specified GPRM to either register or counter mode Target Sets the GPRM you want to use for this command 0 5 Mode Sets the mode counter or register for the command SetStreams Sets the audio or subtitle track or the video angle Set audio track Choose a setting from the drop down list to select which audio track will be played Choose No change to use the last set track Set subtitle track Choose a setting from the drop down list to select which subtitle track will be played Choose No change to use the last set track Set video angle Choose a setting from the drop down list to select which video track will be played Choose No change to use the last set track Resume Resume playback at the specified de
284. ved Language codes The following table lists the language codes supported by DVD Architect software Use the number from the Value column when writing scripts Language Code Value Language Code Value Language Code Value Abkhazian ab 24930 Hindi hi 26729 Rhaeto Romance rm 29293 Afar aa 24929 Hungarian hu 26741 Romanian ro 29295 Afrikaans af 24934 Icelandic is 26995 Russian ru 29301 Albanian sq 29553 Indonesian in 26990 Samoan sm 29549 Amharic am 24941 Interlingua ia 26977 Sangho sg 29543 Arabic ar 24946 Interlingue ie 26981 Sanskrit sa 29537 Armenian hy 26745 Inupiak ik 26987 Scots Gaelic gd 26468 Assamese as 24947 Irish ga 26465 Serbian sr 29554 Aymara ay 24953 Italian it 26996 Serbo Croatian sh 29544 Azerbaijani az 24954 Japanese ja 27233 Sesotho st 29556 Bashkir ba 25185 Javanese jw 27255 Setswana tn 29806 Basque eu 25973 Kannada kn 27502 Shona sn 29550 Bengali bn 25198 Kashmiri ks 27507 Sindhi sd 29540 Bhutani dz 25722 Kazakh kk 27499 Sinhalese si 29545 Bihari bh 25192 Kinyarwanda rw 29303 Siswati ss 29555 Bislama bi 25193 Kirghiz ky 27513 Slovak sk 29547 Breton br 25202 Kirundi rn 29294 Slovenian sl 29548 Bulgarian bg 25191 Korean ko 27503 Somali so 29551 Burmese my 28025 Kurdish ku 27509 Spanish es 25971 Byelorussian be 25189 Laothian lo 27759 Sundanese su 29557 Cambodian km 27501 Latin la 27745 Swahili sw 29559
285. video angle Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which video angle will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use the Set video angle control to change the video angle the new angle will be used when you navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the angle Playlist Item Item Description Start chapter Choose a chapter from the drop down list to choose where playback will begin when this item is played in the selected playlist Set audio track Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which audio track will be played when this item is played in the selected playlist Choose No change to use the last set track Set subtitle track Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which subtitle track will be played when this item is played in the selected playlist Choose No change to use the last set track Set video angle Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose which video angle will be played when this item is played in the selected playlist Choose No change to use the last set angle CREATING PLAYLISTS 95 96 CHAPTER 7 Chapter 8 Creating a Single Movie DVD or Title You can use DVD Architect software to create a single movie DVD or add a single movie title to a menu in a menu based project If you re creating a single movie project you al
286. wn list choose your DVD burner or ISO Image Writer Perform one of the following actions If Then You chose your DVD burner In the Speed drop down list choose your burning speed You chose ISO Image Writer In the File name field click the L button to browse to the location where you would like to save the file Select the Advanced button for the Drive Info Media Info and Labels tabs Drive Info lists information about the drive to which the DVD will be burned Media Info lists information about the type of media currently in your DVD burner The Labels tab has information about the volume name volume set name and application ID which you can adjust if necessary Select the Burn DVD radio button if you want to burn your project or select the Test only button to perform a test burn without activating your burner s laser Select the Eject disc when done box so the DVD drive will open when the burn is completed 6 Click the Finish button to start burning 7 The application displays a dialog box prompting you to burn another disc For more information see Burning multiple copies on page 145 For more information see Burning your projects on page 142 Burning multiple copies If you want to burn multiple copies of your project the application will prompt you to burn another copy after each disc has completed burning e Click the Yes button to burn another copy The application displays the Make DVD Select Burn Par
287. ws based computers Windows Media Audio wma The Microsoft audio only format used to create files for streaming or downloading via the Web Windows Media Format wmv The Microsoft standard used for streaming audio and video media via the Web Note DVD Architect software includes support for many file types and can convert your media to the formats required for DVD as needed However for best performance decreased disc preparation time and recompression use existing rendered files For more information about the types of files that can be used without recompression see Preparing files for DVD Architect software on page 23 Using Explorer window views You can control the information that is displayed in the Explorer window by clicking the Views button and selecting a view View Description Tree View Displays all of the available drives and folders that you may choose from to find files Summary View Displays everything shown in the Tree View but adds an area below the file list where summary information for the selected file is displayed such as the file type and properties Details Displays all the properties for each file The information is presented in a table format You can sort the files according to a category by clicking the column label for that category All files Displays all file types in the selected folder Downloading media from the Web You can also download media files from the Web for use in your p
288. y all PVRs or personal computers CSS Allows you to set the CSS Content Scramble System flag on your disc Option Description On Sets a flag that tells the DVD replication facility to apply CSS digital encryption to the disc to prevent duplication off Sets a flag that indicates that CSS digital encryption should not be applied during replication Macrovision Allows you to set the Macrovision Analog Copy Protection ACP system flag on your disc Option Description off Sets a flag that tells the DVD replication facility that Macrovision copy protection should not be encoded Type Sets a flag that tells the replication facility to add Automatic Gain Control AGC ACG adds pulses during the vertical blanking intervals that distort the picture when a user attempts to make an analog copy Type Il Sets a flag that tells the replication facility to add AGC and a two line Colorstripe Type Ill Sets a flag that tells the replication facility to add AGC and a four line Colorstripe Regions Region coding is how Hollywood studios stagger DVD movie releases across the planet These codes ensure that one country doesn t get a DVD movie before the same movie is out in that country s theatres You can determine the regions in which the DVD can be played Select Yes or No from the drop down list Note Region information is not encoded on DVDs you burn with DVD Architect software the software sets a region flag that is en
289. yback will begin When you change the in point the first chapter marker will be updated to match the in point Click to position the cursor on the timeline where you want the video to end Click the Set Out Point button m A yellow triangle is placed on the timeline to mark the out point Working with markers You can insert scene chapter markers chapter markers and buttons on video markers in video files You can also rename move delete load and save markers Notes Markers must be at least one second apart There is a limit of 99 chapters and 255 markers in a project Inamusic video compilation markers always occur at the beginning of the compilation and cannot be moved or deleted CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE 97 98 CHAPTER 8 Inserting scene chapter markers Scene chapter markers are used when you add scene selection menus to your projects For more information see Inserting ascene selection menu on page 50 Using the Timeline window you can place scene chapter markers in your video file for viewers to use as navigation points The scene chapter markers allow you to move to certain portions of the video and begin playback You can also use scene chapter markers to automatically create scene selection menus and link to scene chapter markers with end actions 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the video 2 In the Timeline window click to posi

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