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1. Note If you are using rewriteable media and your disc already has data on it you will be warned prior to erasing the existing data PREPARING AND BURNING YOUR DVD QQ LLL PREPARING AND BURNING YOUR DVD CHP 8 91 Customizing DVD lt 9 Architect software 5 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 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 displays The items on this dialog are explained below M Tip If 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 Item 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
2. Note To undo the application of a theme click the Undo button Several themes are included for you to use in your projects You can also create your own themes by editing an existing theme n a Note Themes can only be applied to menu based projects ee CREATING A MENU BASED DVD CHP 3 SCO SS tS 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 ee Note You can also apply a theme by dragging it from the Themes window to the workspace eee SE Creating custom themes To create your own theme you ll need an understanding of XML Themes are installed to a subfolder below the program folder Each theme is saved as a thm file which is essentially a zip file that contains the theme s XML file and media 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 The default xml file contains all information about the layout
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4. 31 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 bitrate can improve quality but you can fit less media on the disc Decreasing the bitrate can allow you to fit more video on the disc but quality will be decreased 2 Choose a setting from the Project video format drop down list to change the video format of your project For more information about this setting see Video format on page 27 3 Choose a setting from the Project audio format drop down list to change the audio format of your project For more information about this setting see Audio format on page 27 4 Click the Fit to Disc button if you want to automatically adjust the project video bit rate to fit a project that is greater than 4 7 GB on your disc 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 Sav
5. 59 Deleting text 1 Select a song in the Compilation window 2 If necessary click the Selection Tool Iz in the editing toolbar to make it the active tool 3 In the workspace select the text box you want to delete 4 From the Edit menu choose Delete Setting thumbnail display You can set the size of the thumbnail displayed for the song images in the Compilation window From the Options menu choose Small Thumbnails Normal Thumbnails or Large Thumbnails to select the desired size CHP 4 CREATING A MUSIC COMPILATION Assigning end action to a music compilation A music compilation s end action determines what happens after the last song is played 1 Double click a music compilation in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the compilation you want to edit 2 Click the button next to the Music Compilation Properties heading to expand the controls 3 Click the button next to the End Action heading to expand the controls 4 Select the Command box click the button and choose a command from the menu to determine what happens at the end of the menu e Link you can link to any menu media file and chapter point Use the Destination and Destination chapter 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 5 Sele
6. 4 0 of 3 950 GB media Optimize rior to the preparation of your project You may choose to ignore warning messages and continue Error messages must be addressed before prepare burn can continue For additional information on an item select it and click Help Review the messages and make any necessary adjustments Warning messages will still produce a valid DVD and do not require any action Error messages will produce an invalid DVD and must be resolved The Optimize button displays 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 28 4 Click the Next button In the Prepare folder box type the path of the folder you want to use to prepare the project or use the Browse button to locate it 6 Click the Next button 7 Choose the burn settings CHP 8 a Choose your DVD burner from the Device drop down list b Choose your burning speed from the Speed drop down list c Type the name of your disc in the Volume name box d 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 Click the Finish button to start burning r
7. Changing Grid SCUINGS s 3 0 aA CREE ende Xov Y he ru de e eh 91 USING Uie tOOIDaf oua aeg or CCS COCHE Je Sede ee CR CS ed D td 92 Hiding and displaying the toolbar 2 ete eed NE TORESE Ze EP PERESGU ES 92 Reordering toolbar DUTLONS o mee ue ERU nS dai dd xax o perdes veracidad e inae 92 Adding buttons to IDedtoolbaE 5 2 aom x reme e quee o bb teeth eset 93 Removing buttons from the toolbar eeeeeeleeeeee enhn 93 TABLE OF CONTENTS Setting DVD Architect software 94 osuere atado eee ate dea tac onion ede der duca Sat bus a EL kes 94 video Device taD PME T 95 ECHR karly eater ee A A PEL ee I he ae te east rU adu 96 Display oan acp m Ex en ee heel ee A a a aae aa NA 96 mc uario 96 Burning lab hasnt ee aed tin aaa Geant EDEL M LP Laat ee 97 EEEF ENERET EAE EEEE E E ee ee eee ae TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 CHAPTER Introduction e EA 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 oystem requirements Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP 500 MHz processor 150 MB hard disk space for program in
8. including button 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 You must change the NAME tag in the x THEME INFORMATION section to a unique name for the theme Otherwise your theme will not be detected You can update the AUTHOR lt COPYRIGHT gt and lt ABOUT gt tags as well 4 Resave the zip file renaming it to a thm file in che themes subfolder below the program folder The new theme will be detected the next time you start the program and display it in the Themes tab CHP 3 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD CREATING A MENU BASED DVD CHP 3 55 CHAPTER 7 ill Creating a Music Compilation You can use DVD Architect software to create a music compilation DVD or add a music compilation to a menu in a menu based project music compilation is a collection of audio files that can be played in a DVD player When you create your music compilation you can specify an image and text to display while each audio file is playing M 2 060 Note Your music compilation is limited 99 chapter markers Chapte
9. 58 ODM AUIS Xa D EDU 58 MOVING EG XD 2 58 Deleting TO ERAI ERI a ae m TII OTI eee aes 59 Setting thumbnail display CR RC GR OR So cec 59 Assigning an end action to a music compilation 60 Creating a Picture Compilation 63 Adding a picture compilation to a menu 63 Setting the DVD start IteM 6 ee mh hh 64 Setting the DVD introduction first play media 64 2 c RR E TEL T LE TT LIE IIT EMT 64 He placinid ari ege eat os ERA e irae OR batir iE oS ac 65 setting image DIODSFTIOS sd ore EPOD eSI 65 Inserting an empty slide e 65 Adding lexi as ain oe gence udis doi pb QN a a a Ca io us Rc d SR hd 66 FOAN M a Saw eae twa ee bee ha 66 MOVO OE ie chatted eS edd ch ol d a ea bebes tad ak eat eee ok d ao Mo ak ea 66 DEIEUNG eX vods ee da Ue CESARE US Meade 67 inserting d grapes a s Pace lod ox Reb eee Und 67 Setting thumbnail display lecce RR Rn 67 Adding background audio llle 67 Deleting background audio 2 0 cc eee eee 68 Assigning end action a picture compilation 68 Creating a Single Movie DVD or Title 71 Adding a movie
10. Accessing online help The online help is available in two forms in a main help window or What s This help window Both forms are available via the keyboard 1 or by clicking the Help menu Main help window The main help window is accessed either by choosing Contents and Index from the Help menu or by pressing Fi This window has four tabs that you can use to find the information that you need Toolb E DVD Architect Online Help E iol 2E E Hide Back Prin Options Glossary Shortcut Keys DVD Architect 2 Copyright 2004 Sony Pictures Digital Media Software and Services Rights Reserved Revised June 1 2004 Tabs Contents Index Search Favorites Introduction Tr 2 2E New in 2 Using the Online 2 Technical Support The DVD Architect Window Using DVD Architect Software Sony Pictures Digital proudly introduces DVD Architect software your one stop shop for authoring and burning DVDs E Information reviewing Your Project DVD Architect software lets you create menu based DVDs music Customizing DVD Architect Software compilations picture compilations or a single movie DVD that will play pane 2 Keyboard Shortcuts 2 Using a Multimedia Controller Troubleshooting Glossary back automatically in your DYD player Sure you loved version 1 0 but you ll be amazed by how much more you can do
11. BQ ee GETTING STARTED CHP 2 33 Creating a Menu Based DVD N e lg m With DVD Architect software you can create simple or very complex menu based DVDs that link to submenus music compilations picture compilations or movies Whenever you add submenus or media files to your menus a button is automatically added to the current menu The button can be a graphical button text link or both and each menu can contain up to 36 navigation objects Viewers navigate the menus and titles with their DVD remote control to view the content of the DVD and select content for viewing 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 Applying themes on page ax 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 fg The start item is displayed as a g9 if it is an object and as a B if it is a menu Setting the DVD introduction first play media Use the Insert Introduction Media P 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 th
12. Choosing color sets for a menw s buttons on page 39 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 Click the button next to the Menu Page Properties heading to expand the controls 3 In the Background media section select the Highlight mask box and click the button to display the Open Media dialog where you can choose a mask file 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 4 To specify how transparency is determined from the mask select the Mask mapping box click the button and choose a command Transparency maps the alpha channel in the menu highlight mask to the four colors used in 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 O 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 thos
13. DVD When preparing your DVD the software will trim the video to include only the portion between these points 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the video 2 Position the cursor on the timeline where you want the video to begin 3 Click the Set In Point button f A yellow triangle is placed on the timeline to mark the in point Chapter represents the point at which playback will begin When you change the in point the first chapter marker will be updated to match the in point 4 Position the cursor on the timeline where you want the video to end 5 Click the Set Out Point button A yellow triangle is placed on the timeline to mark the out point 1 Chapter 00 00 25 28 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 29 Inserting chapter markers You can place chapter markers in your video file for viewers to use as navigation points The chapter markers allow them to move to certain portions of the video and begin playback You can also use chapter markers to create scene selection menus and link to chapter markers with end actions For more information see Inserting a scene selection menu on page 34 a Note There is a limit of 99 chapter markers in a project 1 Double click title in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the video 2 Position the cursor on the timeline where you want to place
14. Highlight A button s thumbnail can be any simple image file or video file 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 r 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 15 NSS 1 Select the Thumbnail box and click the amp button to remove the current thumbnail file or click to browse to a thumbnail file 2 Select the Mask box and click the amp button to remove the current thumbnail mask file or click to browse to a new mask A mask file determines which part of the thumbnail file is visible CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 6y 3 If you re using an animated file as a thumbnail the Start time setting determines the point at which playback will start in the animated button If you want to display a single frame from an animated file as a static image the Start time setting determines which frame is displayed To change the start time select the box and type a new setting or select the box and click the button to display a slider that you can use to adjust the setting 4 If you re using an animated file as a thumbnail you can choose a setting from the S
15. Select a slide in the Slideshow Properties list From the Edit menu choose Slide Image and then choose Set The Set Image dialog displays 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 displays 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 Setting image properties In the Compilation window you can rotate an image or set the stretch type that will be used to scale the image 1 Select a slide in the Compilation window 2 Choose the desired stretch type for the image Letterbox the image is displayed without scaling and black letterboxing bars are added above and below or on the sides as needed Stretch to fit the image is stretched to fill the screen This may cause distortion in the image Zoom to fit the image is magnified to fill the screen 3 To rotate the image click the Rotate counterclockwise 44 or Rotate clockwise 4 button 4 In the Duration box type the length of time you want each slide to display ae O Note If 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 B
16. 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 n the 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 In the Compilation window select the slide to which you want to add the graphic From the Insert menu choose Graphic The Insert Graphic dialog displays Locate and select the file you want to use Click the OK button c1 A 0 N To reposition the graphic click the Selection Tool l on the editing toolbar and drag the graphic to the desired location or use the General Object Properties controls in the Properties window to type a new location for the graphic For more information see General Object Properties on page 44 6 To resize the graphic click the Sizing Tool on the editing toolbar and drag any of the handles to resize the graphic or use the General Object Properties controls in the Properties window to type new dimensions for the graphic Setting thumbnail display You can set the size of the thumbnail displayed for the slides in the Compilation window From the Options menu choose Small Thumbnails Normal Thumbnails or Large Thumbnails to select the desired size Adding background audio You can select an audio file to play in the backgr
17. acopy 31 single movie 24 starting 24 workspace 12 Project Overview window 11 Project properties audio format 27 changing 27 summary information 27 video format 27 viewing 27 Properties button 44 changing 27 image 65 object 44 viewing 27 window 13 Regions using to create subtitles 77 Remote control buttons controlling during music compilation 61 controlling during picture compilation 69 turning off 40 Renaming chapters 72 Replacing audio files 57 Replacing audio in track 74 Replacing images in compilation 65 Repositioning chapters 72 Resizing objects 50 Safe areas snapping to 48 Saving a project 31 Saving chapter markers 73 Saving copy of project 31 Scene selection menu creating 34 Scott Studio File format 25 Sequential videos linking 55 Setting image properties 57 Setting in and out points 72 Setting menu length 38 Setting object order 50 Setting preferences 94 Setting thumbnail size 67 Setting up external monitor 84 Setup menu 36 Shortcuts mouse 19 preview 19 Single movie 71 INDEX Single movie DVD assigning end action 81 changing audio file 80 changing video file 80 Single movie object adding to menu 43 Slide inserting empty 65 Snapping 47 grid 48 objects 48 safe areas 48 to action safe area 48 to title safe area 48 Spacing adjusting 49 Stretch type 65 Submenus adding 34 Subtitle eve
18. 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 M Note If 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 GETTING STARTED CHP 2 M M 27 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 displays containing two tabs General and Summary If your projects typically use the same settings select the Start all new projects with these settings check box at the bottom of the dialog Video format You can adjust the video setting in the Project video format drop down list on the General tab The video format determines the following information about your project Whether 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 mor
19. choosing color sets 39 editing 44 frames 46 highlighting 46 navigation 47 properties 44 remote control operation 61 setting destination 44 window 15 Centering objects 49 Changing audio file 80 Changing object s size 50 Changing position of object 48 Changing the background media 38 Changing thumbnail size 67 INDEX i_ _i Chapters deleting 73 inserting 72 loading markers 73 renaming 72 repositioning 72 saving markers 73 Choosing color sets for buttons 39 Choosing media files 25 Color sets 51 applying 51 editing 51 subtitle event 80 Compilation adding audio 67 adding images 64 adding text 66 adding to menu 43 deleting audio 68 deleting text 67 formatting text 66 inserting empty slide 65 inserting graphic 67 moving text 66 replacing images 65 thumbnail display 67 window 12 Configuring external monitor 85 Copying subtitle event formatting 79 Creating a scene selection menu 34 Creating custom themes 53 Creating subtitles from regions 77 Custom themes creating 53 Customizing DVD Architect 91 Preferences 95 96 97 preferences 94 toolbar 92 Deleting audio from compilation 68 Deleting chapters 73 Deleting objects 50 Deleting text from compilation 67 Destination buttons 44 Downloading media files from Web 26 INDEX DVD burning 87 menu based 33 music compilation 55 picture compilation 63 preparing 87 si
20. 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 or click the Insert Picture Compilation button in the Project Overview window A button is added to the menu as a link to the compilation 3 Double click the compilation s button to begin assembling your compilation CHP 5 CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION 64 Sp 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 3 if it menu The start item is displayed as a if it is an object and as a B Setting the DVD introduction first play media Use the Insert Introduction Media 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 4 The Introduction Media is displayed as a 8 in the Project Overv
21. control click the button and choose a command from the menu and choose setting from the menu to change the frame size of the recompressed video 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 click the button and choose a command from the menu if you want to change the frame rate of the recompressed video Adjusting audio recompression settings 1 Select a menu or audio file from the list 2 Click the next to the Audio heading to expand the controls Information about the audio format of the selected item is displayed If your title has multiple audio tracks a separate Audio heading is displayed for each track 3 If 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 4 Click the next to the Recompress settings heading to expand the controls 5 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 If you choose From project the setting from the Project audio format drop down list at the bottom of the dialog is used GETTING STARTED CHP 2 M M
22. for all videos picture compilations and music compilations If you transition playback between titles the DVD will continue to play the same track number CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE CHP 6 675 For example assume the first title on your disc has following track order Track Language 1 English French 3 Spanish Now assume the second title on your disc has the following track order Track Language 1 French 2 English 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 Adding subtitle text 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or 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 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 e Select the Activate Track button m on the track where you want to add subtitles and then choose Subtitle Text from the Insert menu event is added to the track and the text box in the workspace is made editable so you can change the text If a subtitle event exists at the cursor position another text box is added to the workspace within the current subtitle eve
23. in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the compilation you want to edit 2 Click the button next to the Picture Compilation Properties heading to expand the controls 3 Click the button next to the End Action heading to expand the controls 4 Select the Command box click the button and choose a command from the menu to determine what happens at the end of the menu e Link you can link to any menu media file and chapter point Use the Destination and Destination chapter controls to set the target You can also use the Destination button control to choose the default selected button in the destination menu e Stop your DVD will stop playing after the last slide 5 Select the Set audio stream box click the button and choose a command from the menu to determine 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 stream 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 EMN eee 6 Select the Set subtitle stream box click the button and choose a command from the menu to determine which subtitle track will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track n Note If you use the Set subtitle stream control to
24. on the Internet JPEG jpg True color lossy Internet 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 0gg patent free audio encoding and streaming technology Photoshop psd Adobe Photoshop proprietary image format flattened Portable Network Graphic png QuickTime MOV Sony Perfect Clarity Audio pca gt True color or indexed color lossy or lossless Internet image format that supports alpha channel transparency QuickTime standard audio video format used on Macintosh computers Sony proprietary lossless audio compression format Sony Wave 64 N64 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 TEF if 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 Wave Scott Studios Wav Standard audio format used with Scott Studios systems Windows Bitmap bmp Standa
25. played in a destination title Note If you use the Set subtitle stream 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 M 97 5S e Repeat steps a through d for each subtitle track in your project 4 If you want the current tracks to be used throughout the DVD change the button properties for all links to your media so No change is selected for the Set audio stream and Set subtitle stream controls Adding pages You can add pages to a menu if you have more content than will fit on one menu 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 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 Button Properties controls in the Properties window For more information see Editing objects on page ES Ee a 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 Editing menu properties The Menu Page Properties controls in the Properties window allow you
26. 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 your project 1 Click the down arrow next to the Preview button Preview on the main toolbar to choose a preview mode Preview Current starts the preview with the current page Preview All starts the preview at the beginning of your disc including any introductory media The preview window is displayed 2 Use the Preview Quality button to set your playback quality to Best 3 Click the Preview on External Monitor button to send your project to the external monitor device specified on the Video Device tab of the Preferences dialog 4 To return to the main window click the Close button t3 CHP 7 PREVIEWING PROJECTS 86 LLL PREVIEWING PROJECTS CHP 7 87 CHAPTER a Preparing and burning your DVD y Once you ve finished building your project and you re satisfied with the results you see after previewing you re ready to start the final stage of 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 bu
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28. remove 3 Click Remove The button is removed from the Current toolbar buttons pane and will not appear on the toolbar A Note You may also double click a button to remove it 7 4 Click Close to save the toolbar settings and exit the dialog CHP 9 CUSTOMIZING DVD ARCHITECT SOFTWARE cy 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 Device Editing Display Preview and Burning The following sections explain the settings on each tab General tab The General tab includes a variety of settings The following is a list of these preferences and their meaning Preference Show logo splash screen on startup Use Microsoft DV Reader Double clicking files in Explorer reapplies theme layout Use best stretching algorithm during rendering Automatically open last project on startup Media goes offline on loss of focus Multimedia keyboard support Disable pop up animations Automatically link similar audio and video files Skip drive database autodetect drive capabilities Disable screen
29. saver during preview Double clicking themes applies them to all pages of a menu Description Select this check box to briefly show the DVD Architect software logo while the program is loading The logo does not increase loading time Select this check box to use the Microsoft DV codec for displaying and rendering DV This option can help resolve problems viewing DV Select this check box to automatically realign objects according 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 Select this check box if you want bi cubic stretching to be used during rendering This setting produces higher quality images but rendering time is increased When the check box is cleared bi linear stretching is used When check box is selected the last project that was open when you exited will reopen When this check box is selected media files are released when DVD Architect software does not have focus The files will be reloaded when you switch back to DVD Architect software Select this check box to use a multimedia keyboard to control playback of a project 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 Select this check box if you w
30. the Burning page to the default settings CHP 9 CUSTOMIZING DVD ARCHITECT SOFTWARE 98 LLL CUSTOMIZING DVD ARCHITECT SOFTWARE CHP 9 Index Action safe area 48 Action end 60 68 Adding a scene selection menu 34 Adding audio to compilation 67 Adding audio to music compilation 56 Adding audio tracks 73 Adding buttons 41 Adding files to project 26 Adding media 43 Adding music compilation to menu 43 Adding pages 37 Adding single movie object to menu 43 Adding submenus 34 Adding subtitle text 75 Adding subtitle tracks 74 Adjusting audio recompression settings 30 Adjusting object spacing 49 Adjusting project wide settings 31 Adjusting subtitle event length 79 Adjusting video recompression settings 30 Aligning objects 49 Applying a highlight mask 39 Applying color sets 51 Applying themes 52 53 Arranging objects 47 Assigning end action music compilation 60 Audio adding to a music compilation 56 adding to compilation 67 adjusting recompression 30 deleting from compilation 68 Audio file music compilation 57 B Audio format 27 Audio tracks 73 adding 73 replacing 74 setting for timeline playback 74 Automatically aligning objects based on current theme 49 Background 42 Background audio adding to compilation 67 deleting from compilation 68 Backgrounds window 15 Burning preferences 97 your DVD 87 your project 88 Buttons adding 41
31. the Button Properties controls in the Properties window For more information see Adding titles and graphics on page 43 ps C 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 media Inserting a scene selection menu You can quickly and easily create a scene selection menu from an existing video object Creating a scene selection menu that continues playback after playing the selected chapter 1 Insert your video title and add your 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 71 For more information about adding chapter markers see Inserting chapter markers on page 72 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 From the Insert menu choose Scene Selection Menu or click the Scene Selection Menu button the Project Overview window The Insert Scene Selection Menu dialog is displayed 4 In the Page title box type a title to use for the scene selection menu 5 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 cha
32. the default selected button in the destination menu If you choose Default the first title listed under the menu in the Project Overview window is used as the default button Setting the audio or subtitle track with a button If your button links to a media file you can use button actions to automatically change audio and subtitle tracks In the Action section of the Button Properties controls choose a track from the Set audio stream drop down list to determine which audio track will be played when the media file starts Choose a track from the Set subtitle stream drop down list to determine which subtitle track will be played If you use the Set audio stream or Set subtitle stream controls to change the playback track the new track will be used by default when you navigate between titles unless another button action or end action changes the track e Setting the button style In the Graphics section of the Button Properties controls choose a setting CRESTS from the Button style drop down list to determine how the selected button 8 Action is displayed on your menu Seraph p y y Button style Text and image Thumbnail DdvdatWishpvpi mpg Choose Text only to display a text only link Mask Tum e Start time 0000 00 00 Choose Image only to display a graphical button F Choose Text and image to display a graphical button with a text label Frame None Mask Mane Setting the button thumbnail
33. the end action for a media file by using the End Action controls in the Media Properties section of the Properties window 1 Double click a media file in the Project Overview window or double click a button on a menu in the workspace to open the associated media 2 Click the button next to the Media Properties heading to expand the controls 3 Click the button next to the End Action heading to expand the controls 4 Select the Command box click the button and choose a command from the menu to determine what happens when your media file is finished playing Link you can link to any menu media file and chapter point Use the Destination and Destination chapter 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 5 Select the Set audio stream box click the button and choose a command from the menu to determine which audio track will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track C Note If you use the Set audio stream 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 6 Select the Set subtitle stream box click the button and choose command from the menu determine whic
34. the marker 3 Click the Insert Chapter button An orange marker is placed on the timeline to mark the chapter Note Chapter markers must be at least one second apart Renaming chapter markers 1 Right click the marker on the timeline and choose Rename Chapter from the shortcut menu 2 Type a new name in the edit box 3 Press Enter Repositioning chapter markers To change the position of a chapter marker drag the marker on the timeline to the new location Note Chapter markers must be at least one second apart SG CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD TITLE CHP 6 6 73 Deleting chapter markers To delete a marker right click the marker on the timeline and choose Delete Chapter from the shortcut menu You can also right click anywhere on the timeline and choose Delete All Chapters from the shortcut menu to clear all existing chapter markers Loading chapter markers Click the Load Markers button to clear existing chapter markers and reload any marker changes you made in the file with a video editor such as Sony Pictures Digital Vegas software Saving chapter markers Use the Save Markers button IE 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 Audio tracks You can add multiple audio tracks to videos and picture compilations to add support for multiple languages audio descriptio
35. title a menu es 71 Setting the DVD et eee dou eee oe 71 Setting the DVD introduction first play media 71 Setting In ANC Out DOIDIS ak ood acm o CRUS T ROT SA ERE Paes Rare eae 72 Inserting chapter markers 000cc cece cece cece eee eee e ehh nns 72 Renaming chapter markers 000000 cece cece eee eee 72 Repositioning chapter markers eee eee eee m hn 72 Deleting Chapter markers i352 9 va wx ead beat tae a RACE a RS wa 73 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 Loading chapter TrarKets ues oe ears o C Y CU SACAR a Bob 73 Saving Chapter mial KOFS EE EG P Xue c ES REA 73 RACK Ss ou actin usas cuta d ns ie tra oa cs aA a ev A utra dcs uates cnc utt eas ae ea 73 Adding audio decks maa A EA EA RE EL LES eaters aaa eee Bh ah 73 Replacing the audio lla tEaok c usa ra tes edet eta MAA LL UP A AES 74 Setting the audio track for timeline playback llle 74 Subtitle ThACKS uui ce cai aie t ud er Op BU Doe a die foedata 74 Adding SUDIMNIG TACKS D Aud eue afud au buio dente 74 Adding EeXxL a 2 picto dc oce toe tete XR ae a tenis ee utu iles 75 x 335 255 quus aiat so adorti alu de pd t ea do 76 EXDOFUSUDULUG
36. to adjust the length background media end actions and remote control button behavior for the selected page Menu Page Properties Background media Stretch to Fit Menu length Auto calculate Selected button colors Color set 1 Activated button colors Color set 1 Inactive button colors None transparent Background Media Video Pr ATitle Page png Audia Mone Highlight mask Mone Highlight mask mapping Transparency kl End Action kl Remote Buttons CHP 3 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD p Changing the background media 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 If necessary choose Properties from the View menu to display the Properties window and click the button to expand the Menu Page Properties controls 3 Add a background video or image a Select the Video box in the Background Media area and click the button to locate a background file to use The Open Media dialog is displayed b Locate and select the file you want to use c Click the Open button d If you added an image select the Background media box and choose an option from the drop down menu to determine how the image will be scaled 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 Str
37. to replace the background in the current menu Using a background that includes button images If you have a background that includes images that you want to use as buttons you can apply the background and edit the button properties to achieve the effect 1 2 N Add your background to a menu Add links to your menu Use the Selection Tool amp to drag the buttons over the images on the background that you want to use as buttons You can use the Sizing Tool to adjust the size of the button to fit over the image Select a button and click the button next to the Button Properties heading in the Properties window to expand the Button Properties controls Click the button next to the Graphics heading to expand the controls Select the Thumbnail control and then click the amp button to remove the thumbnail image Click the amp button to remove the button mask and frame mask Select the Frame control and then click the amp button to remove the button frame 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 transition media file from the Media 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 on a menu Set the transition
38. width are equal Color Sets the red green blue and alpha channels for your grid Show grid Displays the grid in the workspace Snap to grid Enables objects to snap to the grid Start all new projects Use the grid settings you have specified whenever a new project is with these settings created CHP 9 CUSTOMIZING DVD ARCHITECT SOFTWARE 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 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 appears Customize Toolbar Available toolbar buttons Cur
39. 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 28 4 Click the Next button 5 In the Prepare folder box type the path of the folder you want to use to prepare the project or use the Browse button to locate it 6 Click the Finish button Your project is rendered to the folder you specified CHP 8 PREPARING AND BURNING YOUR DVD S Burning your prepared project During the burning process an existing prepared project is burned to disc For information on preparing a project for burning see Preparing your project on page 87 1 Click the Make DVD button 9 The Make DVD dialog is displayed DYD Select Operation to Perform um E Prepare DVD and Prepare DVD creates all the files needed for the DVD Burning takes the prepared files and and ums them to a DVD 2 Click the Burn button 3 n the Prepared folder box type the path of the folder you used to prepare the project or use the Browse button to locate it 4 Click the Next button 5 Choose the burn settings a Choose your DVD burner from the Device drop down list b Choose your burning speed from the Speed drop down list c Type the name of your disc in the Volume name box d Select the Burn DVD radio button if you want to burn your project or select the Test only button to perform a t
40. you select in the workspace To toggle the display of the text bar choose Text bar from the View menu Choose the typeface that will be used for text 19 ow Choose the size in points of the typeface that will be used for text Set text in bold typeface LJ Set text in italic typeface J Select position color and blurring of a shadow behind text Align text to left edge of text box 4 Align text in center of text box Window Docking Area F11 Align text to right edge of text box mm Align text to top edge of text box m Align text to vertical center of text HE box mi Align text to bottom edge of text box Set foreground color for text Edit Text Make selected text box editable This area contains four tabs Media Explorer Themes Buttons and Backgrounds Click a tab to bring it to the top Media Explorer window Alt 3 The Media Explorer window is similar to the Windows Explorer Use the Media Explorer tab to select media files to drag to the workspace or Project Overview window From the View menu choose Media Explorer to display the Media Explorer window You can also use the Media 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 2 buttons to preview files before adding them to the project If you have the Auto Preview button selected any video
41. DVD Architect 2 Professional OVD Authoring Software After the 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 Pictures Digital Media Software and Services 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 http mediasoftware sonypictures com custserv Technical Support Fo
42. Digital Inc rights reserved 1 Table of Contents INGOGUCION UT 7 Welcome to DVD Architect software 0 0 0c ees 7 System FEQUIFEMICIS s cs cae aed oor Cao a een Rot EP de CD RO EON UE eo 7 Technical SUDDOEL s Ld add a a ae doce M E I a OP d CO ce 7 Installing DVD Architect software llssseeee hn 8 Getting csr aud EPI Cae A ERG cR a wA pP Sud db op d d bed dau pqu 8 ACCESSING onlne Welp usus hoe ese eed 8 10 IVETE NVI COW 10 DC 11 Project Overview window Ctrl Alt 1 0 00 n 11 Ecditinaitoolbar eae aed edes i er ic ae bo Den au Dae eo parar de eee 12 Workspace UATEEO s od beo RE a indue d Fic ub eae 12 Compilation window Alt 7 ssseeeeeeee Rm 12 Properties window AHS sci ea ara Ee C OC RR Oba ene Dar re d Y qa 13 ext toolbar AG wate eect certain eee oe ath bet IU RE E CES 13 Window Docking Area ETT ui 13 Media Explorer window Alt 3 seeeeeeeee RR hh 13 Themes WINGOW onic Mie odo eC n DA o a dp Ca e NECI RE E ER REOR 14 Buttoris window UAICEDP la 15 Backgrounds window Alt 6 00 ccc ee enhn 15 Timeline window ARTI 3 3 355b ebat
43. NTRODUCTION CHP 1 21 CHAPTER Getting Started wo aw Ame a e ee hb V P 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 1 Start a new project and specify the type of project you want to create menu based music compilation picture compilation or single movie 2 Choose and add your media 3 Preview your project 4 Save your project 5 Prepare and burn your DVD These steps are discussed in more detail in the following sections 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 on supported file types 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 a Note The Sony Pictures Digital AC 3 and MainConcept MPEG 2 encoders provide te
44. S ui dcdit obe roe can o o i Mod d de oe ACE 6D 049 94D a det rbd dde ba bid edid net 76 Creating subtitles from regions in a Vegas 77 Setting the subtitle track for timeline playback 77 Adjusting subtitle event timing sss uk ettet Ember Eis imas 78 Adjusting a subtitle event s length eeeeeeeeeerrrr nh hn 79 Copying formatting across subtitle events 202 cece cece eee eee 79 Editing a subtitle event s color Set lleeeleeeeeee eer 80 Changing the video or audio file llle 90 Defining the end action for the media 81 Previewing eect eee eee tees 8 Previewing in DVD Architect software llle 83 Previewing on an external MONItOr 0 02 ees 84 Setting up an external monitor 0 ee eee eee 84 Configuring an external monitor cleeeeeeeeeeee ehh hrs 85 Previewing your Project a 85 Preparing and burning your DVD 97 Prepanmng your DEFOIOGCL 52 65 d Such e par e CERE biti hae Oh ae a reg 97 Burning your prepared project seeeeeeeee hh mnn 88 Preparing and burning your project 88 Customizing DVD Architect software 91
45. USIC COMPILATION CHP 4 63 CHAPTER 7 ill Creating a Picture Compilation You can use DVD Architect software to create a picture compilation DVD or add a picture compilation to a menu in a 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 venamed Users can allow the compilation to play normally they can navigate forward and backward through the first 99 pictures in your compilation If you have 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 U 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 21 eee n Tip If 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
46. Vertical Center Aligns all selected objects to the vertical center of the last selected object 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 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 For more information on themes see Applying themes on page 52 Centering objects 1 Select the Selection Tool l or Sizing Tool 2 Select the objects you want to align You can select multiple files at once using the key for consecutive files or the key for nonconsecutive files 3 Click a button on the left edge of the workspace The Horizontal Centering button M 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 Adj
47. 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 Delete Delete Help F1 Insert Media Ctrl F X Close Separator Undo Redo Chrl Shift 7 Help Reset um Add gt Back to Parent Backspace Separator fay Insert Picture Compilation Cil Remove Jd Insert Music Compilation Ctrl Separator Move Up m Insert Ct Gm Preview F3 Move Down Hu n at Insert Back Button Separator 4 Click Add The new button is added above the selected button in the Current toolbar buttons list Note You may also double click a button to add it to the toolbar 5 Click Close to save the toolbar settings 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 appears 2 On the Current toolbar buttons pane select the button that you want to
48. ant the software to look for and link 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 When the check box is cleared an internal configuration file will 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 Select this check box if you want to suspend your screen saver when you re previewing your project Select this check box if you want to apply theme to all pages in a menu when you double click a theme in the Themes tab When the check box is cleared the theme is applied to the current page only CUSTOMIZING DVD ARCHITECT SOFTWARE CHP 9 Description 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 chapter markers on page 72 Enable Windows XP theme When this check box is selected the DVD Architect window will support inherit the appearance of the current th
49. ased on the length of your audio the length of time each slide is displayed is automatically adjusted UUU858 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 CHP 5 CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION 66 LLL Adding text You can add text to each slide of your compilation a Note If you want the image file name automatically inserted on each slide choose Auto Insert Slide Text from the Options menu E In the Compilation window select the slide to which you want to add text From the Insert menu choose Text text box is added in the workspace Type your text in the text box A O N gt Set the text properties in the text bar as desired 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 Italic z or Shadow s 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 13 Click the down arrow next to the color swatch button 1 to displ
50. at is displayed before your DVD content begins 1 Select an object in the Project Overview window 2 Click the Insert Introduction Media button 2 The Introduction Media is displayed as a amp in the Project Overview window Building menus When a user places the DVD in a DVD player or drive a main menu displays 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 select your menu based project a default main menu page displays 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 in the form of objects whenever you re ready CHP 3 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD ip Adding submenu You can add any number of 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 or click the Insert Menu button in the Project Overview window new menu is created below the current menu and a button is added to the current menu as a link to the submenu M 0 Note You can edit the button by selecting it and making changes to
51. ated Reducing the number of undo buffers can conserve memory Display tab Preference Description Icon color saturation Drag the slider to agjust 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 Default All Restores the Display page to the default settings Preview tab 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 338 and 228 buttons while previewing your project Default All Restores the Preview page to the default settings CUSTOMIZING DVD ARCHITECT SOFTWARE CHP 9 NO Burning tab 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 Space available on media Choose a setting from the drop down list to specify the capacity of your DVD media This setting will be used to calculate how much space is available on disc 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 Default All Restores
52. ation see Inserting a scene selection menu on page 34 SS Inserting a graphic CHP 3 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 the user accesses the menu RF MN gt n a Note Graphics are for design purposes only and cannot be used for navigation From the Insert menu choose Graphic The Insert Graphic dialog is displayed Locate and select the file you want to use Click the OK button The image or video is added to your menu If desired use the General Object Properties controls in the Properties window to adjust the graphic s X and Y axis location and height and width Alternatively you can drag the graphic to any location on the menu CREATING A MENU BASED DVD Editing objects You can use the Properties window to adjust most settings for the items in your menus From the View menu choose Properties to display the window if it isn t already visible General Object Properties You can use the General Object Properties controls in the Properties window to adjust the size and position of selected objects 1 Select an object with the Selection Tool I or Sizing Tool 2 In the Properties window click the button next to the General Object Properties heading to expand the controls 3 Edit the X position and Y position
53. ation of audio files You can choose a still image or video to associate with each audio file Music 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 Compilation on page 55 Picture Compilation produces a DVD that displays a slideshow of still images You can choose one background audio track to play while the pictures are displayed Picture 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 63 e Single Movie produces a DVD containing a single movie Single movies contain no menus or other media aside from introductory video audio if desired For more information see Creating a Single Movie DVD or Title on page 71 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 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 5 Click the Summary tab and complete the information in the fields as desired This information is saved with the project Title Enter the title of the project Artist Enter name of the artist who performed in the project Engineer Enter th
54. ault 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 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 From the File menu choose Optimize DVD to display the Optimize DVD dialog Each menu and title in your project is displayed on the left side of the dialog with the estimated size of each item and an indication of whether the item will be recompressed Select an item to edit its settings using the controls on the right side of the dialog Optimize DVD Estimated Size ix The Wayfaring 5 7 2 MB Language Setup 1 2 MB Tunes Page 2 1 2 MB fishDv OT 58 1 MB A B and members 36 0 MB Setup 36 0 MB El Recompress settings Use default bitrate Yes Frame rate Audio 1 Estimated size 139 9 3 0 of 4 700 GB media Project video format HTSC 720x480 A CHP 2 Default video bitrate 3 000 Mbps Project audi
55. ay the color picker where you can set the red green blue and alpha channels for your text Formatting text 1 Select the image containing the text you want to format 2 If necessary click the Selection Tool l or the Sizing Tool in the editing toolbar to make it the active tool 3 In the workspace click the text box and use the text bar to edit your text properties Choose 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 5 Italic 7 or Shadow s 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 13 Click the down arrow next to the color swatch button 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 n the workspace drag the text box to the desired location or use the General Object Properties controls in the Properties window to type a new location for the text box For more information see General Object Properties on page 44 CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION CHP 5 7 Deleting text 1
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57. 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 l a CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION CHP 5 MO Turning remote control buttons on or off during a picture compilation You can allow or suspend operation of individual buttons on the DVD player s remote control while your picture compilation is playing 1 Double click a picture compilation in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the compilation you want to edit 2 Click the button next to the Picture Compilation Properties heading to expand the controls 3 Click the button next to the Remote Buttons heading to expand the controls 4 To turn each button on or off select the box click the button and choose On or Off from the menu 5 When the Menu button is set to On you can click the 9 button to expand the Menu controls so you can define what happens when the user presses the Menu button during your compilation a Select the Command box click the button and choose a command from the menu e Link you can link to any menu media file and chapter point Use the Destination and Destination chapter controls to set the target e Stop your DVD will stop playing when the Menu button is pressed b If the menu button links to a media file select the Set audio stream box click
58. cking 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 project To do so follow these steps 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 any time before adding them to your project To do so simply click once the file to select it and then click the Start Preview button To stop the preview click the Stop Preview button m You can enable automatic previewing of selected files by clicking the Auto Preview button amp 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 Double click the file Drag the file to the DVD Architect workspace Drag the file 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
59. ct the Set audio stream box click the button and choose a command from the menu to determine which audio track will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track MM M Note If you use the Set audio stream 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 SS 6 Select the Set subtitle stream box click the button and choose a command from the menu to determine which subtitle track will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track Note If you use Set subtitle stream 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 l M CREATING A MUSIC COMPILATION CHP 4 M M c 1 Turning remote control buttons on or off during a music compilation You can allow or suspend operation of individual buttons on the DVD player s remote control while your music compilation is playing 1 Double click a music compilation in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the compilation you want to edit 2 Click the button nex
60. e 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 e Bf ER gm Wayfaring Stranger dar 4 The Wayfaring Stranger The Wayfaring Stranger Page 1 1 Band members 2 Link Language Setup Page 1 3 Link Tunes Page 2 Bl gj Language Setup CHP 1 Language Setup Page 1 1 Link Language Setup Page 1 G4 2 Link Language Setup Page 1 3 Link Language Setup Page 1 G4 4 Link Language Setup Page 1 5 Link The Wayfaring Stranger Page 1 Tunes Page 2 LER LRL ER 1 Standard Mix English ar German subtitles Returns to opening menu at end E 2 Big Band Mix Alternate audio Go to band member slideshow at end 3 Link The Wayfaring Stranger Page 1 Display or hide end actions Delete the selected title or menu Set the selected menu or title as the DVD Start item Browse to a media file and set it as the DVD Start item Add a menu below the currently selected menu Add a picture compilation to the current menu Add a music compilation to the current menu Add a media file to the current menu Create a scene selection menu from chapter markers in the selected title INTRODUCTION 4 2 SSS Edi
61. e Sony Pictures Digital user forum is a good resource for peer to peer system troubleshooting http mediasoftware sonypictures com forums aaae 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 Video to camcorder Analog to television Television monitor Audio to speakers 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 r Note The DV device must support pass through in order to use an external monitor Some PAL camcorders do not support this feature FA C PREVIEWING PROJECTS CHP 7 M Configuring an external monitor 1 Connect your camera to the IEEE 1394 card and turn it on in VTR mode 2 Run DVD Architect software 3 From the Options menu choose Preferences 4 Click the Video Device tab 5 Select your device from the Device list e g OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 DV The output is directed to the camcorder through the IEEE 1394 card You can
62. e drop down list Choose Auto to have the text automatically adjust to fit the size of the text box 4 Click the Bold Italic 7 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 13 7 Click the down arrow next to the color swatch button 7 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 2 From the Edit menu choose Edit Text or press The text becomes editable 3 Edit the text as necessary Applying themes What is a theme A theme is a style sheet for your DVD menu page Each theme can contain a background image button type layout style background music button behaviors text style and embedded navigation behaviors 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 of the menu immediately change to those defined in the theme
63. e information see Optimizing your project on page 28 The frame size and aspect ratio of all menus All menus must use the same aspect ratio and resolution n oo 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 FF Audio format You can adjust the audio setting in the Project audio format drop down list on the General tab 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 Summary information CHP 2 The boxes on the Summary tab provide a place to enter information for Title Artist Engineer Copyright and Comments if desired This information is stored with the DVD Architect project Click the OK button to save any changes GETTING STARTED 28 SSS Optimizing your project From the File menu choose Optimize DVD to display the Optimize DVD dialog You can use this dialog to optimize your project before burning to identify and correct potential problems or to force recompression to specific formats Using the Optimize DVD dialog you can d
64. e name of the person who mixed or edited the project Copyright Enter copyright information about the project e Comments Enter any comments you want to associate with the project 6 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 l N 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 31 GETTING STARTED CHP 2 C25 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 Choosing your media files CHP 2 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 GIF gif 256 index color lossless image and animation format widely used
65. e png f slide Timeline See Media D O dvda ic WUTemp X Fat32 E 9 0 Audio I ha lt gt Media Explorer Themes Buttons Backgrounds l gt 10 1 Pi 00 00 00 00 00 0 fishDvD1 mpg I Title Pag JT fishDVD2 wav JI FishDVD3 wav lt A 3 Disc Space Used 139 9MB The sections of the window can be sized to your preferences by dragging the dividers between them or by pressing F1 1 F1 minimizes and restores the docking area at the bottom of the window Shift Fi 1 maximizes and restores the left and right docking areas Project Overview and Properties windows Ctrl F minimizes and restores the window docking area Project Overview and Properties windows INTRODUCTION CHP 1 11 Toolbar The main toolbar allows you to quickly access the most commonly used functions and features From the Options menu choose Customize Toolbar to specify which buttons are displayed To toggle display of the main toolbar choose Toolbar from the View menu Create new project p a Open existing project Save project Open project properties Cut selected events or time range Copy selected events or time range Paste items from clipboard into project Project Overview window Ctrl Alt 1 ir a fe I Undo Redo Enable snapping to grid lines Preview project Make DVD of project Whats This help Th
66. e user activates another button 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 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 Use the Timeout control to set the amount of time you want to pass before performing the end action and use the Button control to indicate which button will be activated Turning remote control buttons on or off during a menu For each menu 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 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 Click the button next to the Menu Page Properties heading to expand the controls 3 Click the button next to the Remote Buttons heading to expand the controls 4 To turn each button on or off select the box click the button and choose On or Off from
67. e 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 Color sets on page 51 CHP 3 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD oy Assigning an end action to a menu A menu s end action determines what happens at the end of the menu if a user doesn t select a button 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 Click the button next to the Menu Page Properties heading to expand the controls 3 Click the button next to the End Action heading to expand the controls 4 Select the Command box click the button and choose a command from the menu to determine what happens at the end of the menu Loop The menu will play continuously until th
68. edit 4 In the Properties window click the button next to the Subtitle Properties heading to expand the 5 controls Choose a setting from the Colors drop down list to assign a color set to the selected subtitle events For more information about color sets see Color sets on page 51 Changing the video or audio file You can easily change the video or audio files used for a movie or Media Properties movie object by using the Track Media controls in the Media Properties Track Media I section of the Properties window Eu SNL E Audio 1 D iSsample MishD VD3 wav Audio 2 Ds le P FishDvD2 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or double Nes click a button on a menu in the workspace to open it Remote Buttons 2 In the Properties window click the button next to the Media Properties heading to expand the controls Select the Video box and click the amp button to remove the current video file or click to browse to a replacement file Select an Audio box and click the amp button to remove the current audio file or click to browse to a replacement file A separate Audio box is displayed for each of a title s audio tracks CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE CHP 6 e Defining the end action for the media A media file s end action determines what happens after a media file is finished playing You can set or change
69. eing at the timeline position Preview current title in workspace Shift Spacebar starting at the set in point Insert chapter M Set in out points I O Insert audio track Ctrl Q Insert subtitle track Ctrl Alt Q Insert subtitle text on active track and Ctrl Shift T make subtitle text editable Insert subtitle text on all selected tracks T without editing text INTRODUCTION CHP 1 C19 Preview Description Previous next chapter or page Fast forward reverse Super fast forward reverse Preview current title in Preview window starting at the timeline cursor position Preview disc in Preview window Preview current title in Preview window starting at the set in point Preview current title in workspace starting at timeline cursor position Preview current title in workspace starting at the set in point IMouse shortcuts CHP 1 Description Copy object Override snapping Constrain motion horizontally or vertically Resize object from center Resize proportionally Resize object proportionally from center Keys Page Up Page Down Prev Track Next Track Windows multimedia keyboard only Ctrl Left Right Arrow Ctrl Shift Left Right Arrow FQ Ctrl F9 Shift F9 Spacebar Shift Spacebar Keys Ctrl drag object Shift drag object Alt drag object Ctrl drag edge of object with sizing tool Shift drag edge of object with sizing tool Ctrl Shift drag edge of object with sizing tool INTRODUCTION 20 SSS I
70. eme when using Windows When the check box is cleared user interface elements will maintain the classic Windows appearance 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 Video Device tab This 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 8 in the Video Preview window Preference Description Details Displays information regarding the capture card specified in the Device drop down list Default All Restores the Video Device page to the default settings CHP 9 CUSTOMIZING DVD ARCHITECT SOFTWARE 96 Editing tab Preference Description Action safe area 96 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 Selected items color Click to display a color picker where you can set the color for selected items in the workspace using red green blue and alpha values Limit number of undo buffers to Select this check box and type a number in the box if you want to to 9999 limit the number of undo buffers that will be cre
71. 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 M o CREATING A MENU BASED DVD CHP 3 Choosing color sets for menu s buttons You can choose color sets to choose which colors are used to indicate selected activated and inactive buttons For more information see Color sets on page 51 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 Click the button next to the Menu Page Properties heading to expand the controls 3 To choose a color set for each button state select the Selected button colors Activated button colors or Inactive button colors box click the button and choose a color set or choose None if you do not want to use color sets do display button highlighting e The Selected button colors color set is used to display the selected button on a page The Activated button colors color set is used to briefly display the selected button when you press the Enter button to activate it e The Inactive button colors color set is used to display unselected buttons Applying a highlight mask You can apply a mask to your menu to prevent button highlighting from obscuring parts of the menu For more information see
72. escriptions of menus buttons and dialog boxes 1 Click the What s This Help button in the toolbar or the question mark 21 in the upper right corner of a dialog box Alternately you can choose What s This from the Help menu or press Shift F1 2 The cursor changes to a question mark icon lh 3 Click an item in the program s interface Help on the Web Additional help and information is available on the Sony Pictures Digital Media Software Web site From the Help menu choose Sony on the Web and choose the desired location from the submenu Your Web browser starts and attempts to connect to the appropriate page on the Sony Web site INTRODUCTION 10 3 LLL Overview DVD Architect software is designed to make it easy to create a professional looking DVD Many of the editing operations menu items and shortcut keys are common to other popular software applications as well as other Sony Pictures Digital applications Main window The main DVD Architect window is divided into four primary areas The Project Overview window is where you assemble your project and can see the big picture The workspace is where you edit menus and pages The Compilation Properties window is where you edit properties for media and objects in your project The Window Docking area is where you find media themes buttons and backgrounds and perform timeline editing on the titles in your project Editing toolbar Workspace W
73. est burn without activating your burner s laser 6 Click the Finish button to start burning M s Note If you are using rewriteable media and your disc already has data on it you will be warned prior to erasing the existing data Preparing and burning your project DVD Architect software allows you to prepare and burn your project in one procedure 1 Click the Make DVD button 9 The Make DVD dialog is displayed Make DVD Select Operation to Perform Prepare DVD creates all the files needed for the DVD Burning takes the prepared files and and burns them to a DVD PREPARING AND BURNING YOUR DVD CHP 8 T 89 2 Click the Prepare DVD button 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 Make DVD Select Operation to Perform The video of holidayprogramE will be coi o Den otes inform ational message The audio of holidayprogramb will be coi audio of Intro Copyright will be c ideo of Intro Copyright will be mpressed mpressed ompressed ompressed Denotes warning message Denotes error message Estimated project size 149 8
74. etch to fit the image is stretched to fill the screen This may cause distortion in the image 4 Add background audio a Select the Audio box in the Background Media area and click the button to locate a background file to use The Open Media dialog is displayed b Locate and select the file you want to use c Click the Open button Removing the background media To remove the current background image or video select the Video or Audio box in the Background Media area and click the Remove button 8 Setting the 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 1 Double click a menu in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the menu you want to edit 2 Click the button next to the Menu Page Properties heading to expand the controls 3 Choose a setting from the Menu length drop down list e 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 che button to display a slider you can use to match the length of the background video if one exists M Note If you type a value in the Length box that is longer than the background video the background video will
75. ew 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 F1 c Position the cursor where you want the button to stop playback and click the Set Out Point button BH 7 Repeat step 6 for each button Creating a scene selection only DVD This procedure assumes your title includes chapter markers You can add chapter markers in the Timeline window 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 A OU N gt 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 5 n the Page title box type the title you d like to be displayed on the new menu 6 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 chapter markers typing 5 in this box will create a scene selection menu with three pages 7 Click the OK button to create the menu and pages You can then edit the menu as necessary 8 In the Project Overview window select the menu page i e Scene Selection Page 1 and click the Set DVD Start button CHP 3 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 36 p LLL Inserting a setup menu You can use butt
76. ge 52 and Creating custom themes on page 53 Tithe Mano Fhoto Album Default Flower Power Menu Title Funky Funky 2 Rustic h Media Explorer k Themes i Buttons Fi Backgrounds 4 Double click a theme to apply it to a menu INTRODUCTION CHP 1 15 Buttons window AlIt 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 display 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 or replace buttons Use the toolbar to add ae Drag a button to the workspace to add it to E a menu Ew m pa ES ES r3 a AU Media Explorer Themes Buttons Backgrounds Adds the selected button with no link y Shows only buttons with frames in the Buttons to the current menu window 9 Replaces the selected button in the shows only buttons without frames in the workspace with the selected button in Buttons window the Buttons window x Removes the frame from the selected Shows buttons with or without frames the button in the workspace Buttons window Backgrounds window Alt4 6 The Backgrounds window displays menu backgrounds that are available from installed themes and from your DVD Architect instal
77. ges 37 adding single movie object 43 aligning objects 49 applying highlight mask 39 applying themes 52 arranging objects 47 building 33 changing background media 38 choosing color sets for buttons 39 editing 37 editing objects 44 end actions 40 inserting graphic 43 inserting picture slideshow 43 inserting text 51 moving objects 47 object frames 46 removing background image 38 scene selection 34 setting length 38 setup 36 transitions 42 turning remote control buttons off 40 Monitor external 85 Mouse shortcuts 19 Movie object assigning end action 81 changing audio file 80 changing video file 80 Movie title adding to a menu 71 Moving objects 47 Moving text in compilation 66 Music compilation 55 adding audio 56 adding to a menu 55 adding to menu 43 assigning end action 60 inserting images 57 operation of remote control buttons during 61 replacing audio file 57 replacing images 57 setting image properties 57 setting thumbnail display 59 Navigation buttons 47 INDEX O Object frames 46 Objects adjusting spacing 49 aligning 49 arranging 47 automatically aligning 49 centering 49 changing position 48 changing size 50 deleting 50 editing 44 moving 47 order 50 resizing 50 setting order 50 snapping 47 48 1394 IEEE cards 85 Online help accessing 8 icon 8 via the web 9 What s This help 9 Opening projects 25 Optimi
78. h subtitle track will be played in a destination title Choose No change to use the last set track n V Note If you use the Set subtitle stream 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 6 CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE 2 Ls CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE CHP 6 83 CHAPTER i m Previewing projects You can preview your project before you begin the DVD preparation process The most common method for previewing is from within 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 Previewing in DVD Architect software 1 Click the down arrow next to the Preview button amp ree on the main toolbar to choose a preview mode Preview Current starts the preview with the current page Preview Disc starts the preview at the beginning of your disc including any introductory media The preview window is displayed Close preview window Preview on External Monitor View safe areas Copy to clipboard WayfaringStranger dar Sony DVD Architect 2 0 File Edit View Preview Options Help Preview quality Remote control ed positio
79. hen choose Show Grid from the submenu Note To change the color or spacing of the grid choose Grid Settings from the Options menu ee eS _ S 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 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 Changing the position of an object 1 Select a button graphic or text box with the Selection Tool I or Sizing epee Tool Hp x position 547 7 Y position 175 8 2 In the Properties window click the button next to the General Object ees 115 5 Y size 12 3 Properties heading to expand the controls The controls display the fes si object
80. ick the down arrow next to the color swatch button L7 to display the color picker where you can set the red green blue and alpha channels for your text Formatting text 1 Select a song in the Compilation window 2 If necessary click the Selection Tool or Sizing Tool in the editing toolbar to make it the active tool 3 In the workspace click the text box and use the text bar to edit your text properties Choose 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 5 Italic z or Shadow s 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 13 Click the down arrow next to the color swatch button L7 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 n the workspace drag the text box to the desired location or use the General Object Properties controls in the Properties window to type a new location for the text box For more information see General Object Properties on page 44 CREATING A MUSIC COMPILATION CHP 4
81. iew window Adding images There are several ways to add 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 key for consecutive files or the 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 displays Select a file and click the Open button The image is L inserted above the currently selected slide in the list 0 03 000007082 mg Compilation Properties 00 00 07 082 quitarist png 00 00 07 082 Mandalinist png 00 00 07 082 Cellist png 4 00 00 07 052 Celloslide png From the Insert menu choose Empty Slide An empty slide is inserted above the currently selected slide in the list M f 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 text on page 66 CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION CHP 5 riggs Replacing an image There are several ways to replace a slide image e
82. ighting 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 recompressed using the Project audio format and Project video format settings 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 21 If a media file requires recompression it will recompressed using the Project audio format and Project video 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 GETTING STARTED CHP 2 6 20 Music compilations A music 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 recompressed using the Project audio format and Project video 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 def
83. ill serve ask for me to morrow and you shall find me a grave man 6 You can then adjust the timing of the events to correspond with the spoken words in the audio track Export 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 2 From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window 3 Select a subtitle track in the Timeline window 4 Click the Export Subtitles button 3 in the Timeline window The Export Subtitles dialog is displayed to allow you to specify a file name and location for your file CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE CHP 6 M c11 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 subtitle event length and the region text is used as subtitle text 1 C N CO N O A 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 Expo
84. in version 2 0 and how quickly your project comes together What s new in version 2 0 End actions for menus and media files you can combine media end actions and button actions to create transitions between menus Multiple audio tracks Subtitle support User defined navigation for each button Enable disable of DVD player remote control buttons during menus media files nictiire camnilatians and music camnilatinns zi The Contents tab provides a list of available help topics Double click a closed book to open the pages and then click a topic page 2 INTRODUCTION CHP 1 9 1 The Index tab 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 field to quickly locate topics related to that word Select the topic and click the button The Search tab allows you to enter a keyword and display all of the topics in the online help that contain the keyword you entered Type a keyword in the Type in the word s to search for field and click the button Select the topic from the list and click the Bs button The Favorites tab allows you to keep topics that you revisit often in a separate folder To add a topic to your favorites click the button on the Favorites tab Whats This help What s This help allows you to view pop up d
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86. ing 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 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 CHP 2 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 appears 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 None 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 button GETTING STARTED
87. ith four colors each Each color set includes a fill olor Sets Color Set 1 Custom color outline background color anti alias color and transparent Color Set 2 Custom color By choosing different color sets you can display button Cor e 3 Project wice El Color Set 4 Prajeck wide highlighting using one color set to indicate that the button is selected 1 fil color and a different color set to indicate that it has been activated or you m can assign distinct colors to subtitle events For more information see E calor Button highlighting on page 46 or Editing a subtitle event s color set on page 80 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 In the Properties window click the button next to the Color Sets heading to expand the controls 2 Click the 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 color you want to edit Fill color Use to display subtitle text and highlighting on menu buttons Outline Background color Used to display the outline or background color for menu buttons or subtitle text Anti alias color Used to smo
88. lation From the View menu choose Backgrounds to display the Backgrounds window You can use the Backgrounds window to add a background to a menu page or change an existing background la Double click a background or drag it to the workspace to apply it to the current menu Media Explorer Themes Buttons Backgrounds CHP 1 INTRODUCTION 16 5 LLL Timeline window Alt 9 The Timeline window is a chronological representation of a video picture compilation music compilation or the background media for a menu From the View menu choose Timeline to display the 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 E i B IE mr n P 1 Chapter 00 00 00 00 1 English Subtitle en German Subtitle de Video if English Audio 2 German Audio Adds an audio track Adds a subtitle track Imports subtitles from a file T Exports subtitles to a file Adds a subtitle text event to the selected track 4 Loads markers from a file na Saves markers to a file INTRODUCTION ki me lea T amp gere Braxder tach a 129 00 09 29 EE 00 00 19 29 gt il Adds a chapter marker Toggles Auto Ripple mode Forces events and markers to frame boundaries Sets the in p
89. mages in music compilation 57 Inserting text 51 Installing DVD Architect 8 Introductory media 27 K Keyboard commands 17 edit 17 insert 18 magnification 18 project 17 timeline window 18 view 18 Length subtitle event 79 Linking a series of videos 55 Loading chapter markers 73 Main toolbar 11 Main window overview 10 Mask applying to menu 39 Media adding 43 Media Explorer 13 views 26 Media files adding to project 26 assigning end action 81 choosing 25 downloading from Web 26 first play 27 introductory 27 previewing 26 recompression 28 Menu Page Properties 37 Menu properties changing background media 38 Menu based DVD adding movie title 71 adding music compilation 55 adding picture compilation 63 Menu based projects 33 adding a background 42 adding buttons 41 adding media 43 adding music compilation 43 adding pages 37 adding single movie objects 43 adding submenus 34 applying highlight mask to menu 39 applying themes 52 arranging objects 47 building menus 33 choosing button s color sets 39 creating setup menu 36 editing menus 37 editing objects 44 end actions 40 inserting graphics 43 inserting picture slideshow 43 inserting text 51 moving objects 47 removing background image 38 setting menu length 38 INDEX N Menus adding a background 42 adding buttons 41 adding media 43 adding music compilation 43 adding pa
90. media s end action to to link to the menu or title that you want to display after the transition 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 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 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 r 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 28 e CREATING A MENU BASED DVD CHP 3 C43 Adding titles and graphics The buttons and graphics displayed on a menu 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 menu can hold up to 36 navigation objects Media such as videos music compilations and picture compilations are called titles When
91. mplates that if used without any modifications result in files that do not require any recompression unless the file size is too large to fitona DVD pms C The precise settings to produce MPEG 2 PCM and AC 3 files that do not require recompression follow CHP 2 GETTING STARTED 22 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 m2p mp2 mpg mpeg If you re using the MainConcept MPEG 2 encoder in the 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 4 3 720x480 4 3 704x480 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 GETTING STARTED CHP 2 60 29 PAL MPEG video m2p mp2 mpg mpeg CHP 2 If you re using the MainConcept MPEG 2 encoder in the Vegas software use the DVD Architect PAL video stream or DVD Architect PAL Widescreen video stream template to render your video stream you ll
92. n Q0 00 03 05 ed time 00 00 03 05 5 laps dio Track 1 title Track None L E 5 ul Disc Space Used 1 9GB 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 a CHP 7 PREVIEWING PROJECTS 4 3 If you want to verify whether any of your objects are outside the title and action safe areas click the View Safe Areas button 1 2 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 4 Use the buttons on the remote control to navigate and play your project 5 To end the preview and return to the main window click the Close button 9 Previewing on an external 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 printing the project to tape To use an external monitor you must have OHCI compliant iLink amp 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 Th
93. n If the Auto Ripple button 7 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 7 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 snaps to the other event s edge You can turn snapping on or off by choosing Enable Snapping from the Options menu SS eee MM M Q Note Events are forced to frame boundaries when the Quantize to Frames button 82 is selected in the Timeline window Editing a series of events 1 Select the first subtitle event you want to edit 2 Position the cursor and click the Play button to start playback in the timeline 3 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 Shift while pre
94. n 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 the video 2 From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window 3 Click the Add Audio Track button in the Timeline window 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 controls in the Properties window 4 When you click Open a new audio track is created using the selected audio file 5 Click the down arrow next to the Track Language button 7 and choose a language from the drop down list to identify the track 6 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 t
95. n the X size and Y size boxes to achieve the desired size 4 If you 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 If 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 R ae Setting object order Object ordering 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 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 e Move Back moves the selected object back one layer CREATING A MENU BASED DVD CHP 3 40521 Color sets Each menu page or title in your DVD Architect project can have up to four color sets w
96. nd the t Destination button Default controis Set audio stream change Set subtitle stream No change 4 Select the Command box click the button and choose a command from the drop down list to determine what happens when the button is activated e Link the button can link to any menu media file and chapter point Use the Destination and Destination chapter controls to set the button s target Stop the button will halt playback of the current title Resume the button will resume playback of the current title from the point when a Stop button was selected CREATING A MENU BASED DVD CHP 3 45 CHP 3 5 If you selected Link or Resume from the Command drop down list Destination drop down list determines the button s target e When Link is selected in the Command drop down list choose the menu or media file that will be displayed when the button is activated e When Resume is selected in the Command drop down list choose the video picture compilation or music compilation that will resume playback when the button is activated 6 Choose a destination chapter or button e When your button links to a media file use the Destination Chapter drop down list to choose the specific chapter in the destination file that will be displayed e When your button links to a menu use the Destination button drop down list to choose the button you want to use as
97. 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 GETTING STARTED 24z Starting a new project You can design a DVD as simple as complex as you d like consisting of stills video and audio Organization 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 Choose the type of project you want to create Menu Based produces a DVD that displays a menu when played in 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 33 Music Compilation produces a DVD containing a compil
98. next to the Navigation heading to expand the Left Auto 2 Setup controls Right Auto 1 Band members Up Auto 2 Setup Down Auto 1 Band members 3 Choose a setting from the Left Right Up or Down drop down lists to determine which button is selected when you press the corresponding button on your remote control Choose Auto if you want the software to automatically determine navigation based on button layout IVloving and arranging objects 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 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 e Title and action safe areas H Tip To temporarily override horizontal snapping hold the key To temporarily override vertical snapping hold the key CHP 3 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD igj 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 t
99. ng your compilation CHP 4 CREATING A MUSIC COMPILATION 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 1 Select an object in the Project Overview window 2 Click the Set DVD Start Item button The start item is displayed as a if it is an object and as a B if it is a menu Setting the DVD introduction first play media Use the Insert Introduction Media 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 4 The Introduction Media is displayed as a 8 in the Project Overview window Adding audio There are several ways to add audio to your compilation E Image Length 4udio Filename Use the Explorer window to locate and select audio files and drag them to the Compilation window You can select multiple files at once using the key for consecutive files or the key for 00 03 00 000 WayfaringStranger way Steren nonconsecutive files Files are added to the compilation list 2 00 03 00 000 TheWaterIsWide wav wherever you drop them numm Use the Explorer window to locate audio files Double click on 3 Q0 00 49 116 fishDVD2 waw file to add it
100. ngle movie 71 Editing formatting text 52 preferences 95 96 Editing button properties 44 Editing color sets 51 Editing menus 37 Editing objects 44 Editing subtitle event color set 80 Editing text 51 52 Editing toolbar 12 Empty slide inserting 65 End action 40 assigning to media file 81 assigning to music compilation 60 assigning to picture compilation 68 Event color set 80 subtitle 78 79 Exporting subtitles 76 External monitor 84 configuring 85 previewing menu snapshot 84 Files adding to project 26 choosing 25 downloading from Web 26 first play 27 introductory 27 preparing for DVD Architect 21 previewing 26 recompression 28 First play video 27 Formatting subtitle event 79 text 52 text in compilation 66 Formatting text 51 i Frame buttons 46 object 46 General object properties 44 General preferences 94 Graphic inserting 43 67 Grid snapping to 48 Hiding showing Toolbar 92 Highlight applying to menu 39 Highlighting buttons 46 1394 DV capture cards 84 Images adding to compilation 64 inserting in music compilation 57 replacing 57 65 setting properties 57 65 stretch type 65 Importing subtitles 76 In point setting 72 Inserting a graphic 43 Inserting a scene selection menu 34 Inserting a setup menu 36 Inserting chapters 72 Inserting empty slide 65 Inserting graphic in compilation 67 Inserting i
101. nsert menu choose Media or click the Insert Media button in the Project Overview window The Insert Media dialog is displayed 3 Locate and select the file you want to use 4 Click the OK button A button is added on the menu as a link to the video 5 Double click the movie s button 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 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 The start item is displayed as a if it is an object and as a if it is a menu Setting the DVD introduction first play media CHP 6 Use the Insert Introduction Media P 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 P The Introduction Media is displayed as a 8 in the Project Overview window CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE 2 Setting in and out points You can set in and out points if you don t want to burn your entire video file to
102. nt If the Auto Ripple button 5 is selected subtitle events to the right of the cursor are shifted downstream to accommodate the new event If the 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 Text Event button to add a subtitle event at the cursor position in all selected tracks The text box in the 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 CHP 6 CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE 26 D aaa Importing 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 2 From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window 3 From the Insert menu choose Subtitle Track A new subtitle track is added to the timeline 4 Click the Import Subtitles button in the Timeline window The Import Subtitles dialog is displayed to allow you to browse to sub txt file 5 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 tw
103. nt length 79 Subtitle event formatting 79 subtitle event position 78 Subtitle events color set 80 Subtitle text adding 75 Subtitle tracks 74 adding 74 setting for timeline playback 77 Subtitles copying event formatting 79 creating from Vegas regions 77 event 78 event color set 80 exporting 76 importing 76 Summary information 27 System requirements 7 1 Technical support 7 telephone number 7 Text adding to compilation 66 deleting 67 editing 51 52 formatting 51 52 66 inserting 51 moving 66 subtitle 75 INDEX Themes 14 52 applying 53 automatically aligning objects 49 creating custom 53 Thumbnail size 59 67 Timeline 78 playback 77 Playback on external monitor 85 window 16 Timeline playback setting audio track 74 Timing event 78 Title safe area 48 Titles transitions 42 Toolbar adding buttons 93 customizing 92 editing 12 hiding showing 92 main 11 removing buttons 93 reordering buttons 92 Tracks adding audio 73 adding subtitle 74 audio 73 replacing 57 replacing audio 74 setting for timeline playback 74 setting subtitle for timeline playback 77 subtitle 74 Transform bar 48 Transitions between menus or titles 42 Video adjusting recompression 30 first play 27 linking a series 55 Video format 27 Video previews External monitor 85 Video recompression adjusting settings 30 W Web downl
104. o play the same track number For example assume the first title on your disc has the following track order Track Language 1 English French 3 Spanish CHP 6 CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE 24 jp Now assume the second title on your disc has the following track order Track Language 1 French 2 English 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 Replacing the audio in a track You can replace the audio in a track by dragging a new file from the GENUS Explorer window or Windows Explorer or you can edit the Track Media Track Media 1 settings in the Media Properti ion of the P ies wind is D mpa 3 g perties section of the Properties window s Audio 2 DidvdalfishDvDe way i End Action i Remote Buttons 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 w or Play gt button in the Timeline window Subtitle tracks 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
105. o format Stereo GETTING STARTED gg Adjusting video recompression settings 1 Select a menu or video title from the list 2 Click the next to the Video heading to expand the controls Information about the video format of the selected item is displayed If 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 Click the 8 next to the Recompress settings heading to expand the controls 4 Select the Use default bitrate box and click the button to display a menu Choose Yes if you want the selected video to use the bitrate from the Default video bitrate slider at the bottom of the Optimize DVD dialog Choose No 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 If you choose From project the setting from the Project video format drop down list at the bottom of the dialog is used If 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
106. o the following View the estimated project and individual media file sizes View and change project and file format settings Verify which media files will require recompression during the DVD preparation process indicates a file is compliant requires no recompression indicates a file requires recompression indicates you have specified to force recompression see below for information oP 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 Se ee CO Fee To determine the best file format settings for your use see Preparing files for DVD Architect software on page 21 Determining whether menus and titles are compliant 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 audio format and Project video 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 Buttons must use highl
107. oading media 26 Web site accessing help 9 technical support 7 What s This help using 9 Window Background 15 Buttons 15 Compilation 12 docking area 13 Media Explorer 13 Project overview 11 Properties 13 Themes 14 Timeline 16 Workspace 12 INDEX INDEX
108. oint for the title to the cursor position Sets the out point for the title to the cursor position Sets the subtitle track that will be displayed when you preview your project Sets the audio track that will be displayed when you preview your project CHP 1 M 17 Keyboard command reference Project file commands Description Create new project Create new project and display New Project window Open existing project or media file Save project Project properties Exit Edit commands CHP 1 Description Undo last action Redo last action Cut selection Copy selection Paste Delete Select All Move object to top bottom Move object forward back Select object above below Select object to left right Move selected objects up down by grid spacing Move selected objects right left by grid spacing Move selected objects right left one pixel at a time Move selected objects to top bottom of menu Move selected objects to right left of menu Switch to next editing tool Edit selected text Edit grid settings Enable snapping snap to grid snap to objects Snap to safe areas Keys Ctrl FShift N Ctrl N Ctrl O Ctrl S Alt Enter Alt F4 Keys Ctrl Z Ctrl Shift Z Ctrl X Ctrl C Ctrl V Delete Ctrl A Ctrl Home End Ctrl Page Up Page Down Up Arrow Down Arrow Right Arrow Left Arrow Alt Up Arrow Down A
109. olor 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 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 155 are mapped to the color set s fill color color 1 and the darkest pixels those with an average intensity of O to 63 are mapped to the color set s transparent color color 4 Color channel maps the color channels in the menu 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 Color sets on page 51 Button navigation Navigation controls determine which button is selected when you use the Up Down Left and Right buttons on your DVD remote control Graphi 1 Select a button with the selection amp sizing tool 5 Navigation 2 Click the button
110. on and choose a command from the menu to determine how the button is highlighted i Style Custom Mask Corp Button Shape png Rectangle a colored rectangle is displayed over the button s text and image Mask mapping Transparency Mask overlay the button s text and image are highlighted Text rectangle a colored rectangle is displayed around the button text Image rectangle a colored rectangle is displayed around the button image Text mask overlay the button text is highlighted Image mask overlay the button image is highlighted Underline an underline is displayed under the button Custom allows you to specify a custom highlighting mask image and transparency style 2 If you selected Custom from the Style menu select the Mask box and click to browse to a new mask file or click the amp button to remove the current mask image CREATING A MENU BASED DVD CHP 3 07 3 If you selected Custom from the Style menu select the Mask mapping box click the button and choose a command to determine how transparency is determined from the mask image Transparency maps the alpha channel in the 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 most opaque pixels those with alpha values of 192 to 255 are mapped to the color set s fill color c
111. on 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 Editing buttons page 44 aa Note If 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 navigate between titles unless another button action end action or user action via the remote control changes the track ES N 1 Add a menu to your project 2 Add a 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 In the Button Properties controls use the Destination drop down list to determine what happens when the button is clicked Choose your setup menu from the Destination drop down list if you want the button to select an audio track without navigating away from the setup menu Choose a media file or menu from the Destination drop down list if you want to navigate away from the setup menu after choosing an audio track 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 In the Button Properties controls choose a track from the Set audio stream drop down lis
112. or graphic file you click in the Media Explorer will automatically display in the workspace CHP 1 INTRODUCTION Preview selected media files before placing them in the project E g My Computer I all3 png I guitarist png Jd 316 Floppy A I Cellist png I Mando png amp g Cello png Mandolinist png Select drive Es Media Ds I Celloslide png slide background waw or folder Ex fishDVD1 mpa Title Page png ic wuTemp LA FishDVD2 way waytaring Stranger dar Gee Fat3z E See Mtfsmedia F d 60 Stik E54 48032 Inflate ehmpression eee T Fis hEN DS wav Media Explorer gt Themes Buttons Backgrounds 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 display 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 Applying themes on pa
113. oth the edges of menu button highlighting and subtitle text The color should be a blend of the fill color and the outline background color Transparent color Used to determine the transparent portions of subtitle text and menu button highlighting 5 Click the drop down arrow next to the selected color swatch to display a color picker where you can edit the selected color Applying color sets You can apply color sets to buttons using the Selected button colors and Active button colors drop down lists in the Menu Page Properties controls For more information see Choosing sets for menw s buttons on page 29 To apply color sets to subtitles select the events you want to change and use the Colors drop down list in the Subtitle Properties controls Inserting and editing text Inserting text on a menu or page 1 From the Insert menu choose Text 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 CHP 3 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD i Formatting text 1 Select a text box with the Selection Tool or Sizing Tool 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 S 2 Choose a font from the drop down list to set the typeface for your text 3 Choose a font size from th
114. ound while your compilation is being viewed Do one of the following to add an audio track to your picture slideshow Double click an audio file in the Explorer window Drag an audio file to the workspace Drag an audio file to an audio track in the Timeline window You can add up to eight audio tracks in the Timeline window For more information about adding multiple audio tracks see Audio tracks on page 73 EE LLL Note If you want the length of your compilation to match the length of your background audio click the Fit compilation to audio x button at the bottom of the Compilation window Based on the length of your audio the length of time each slide is displayed is automatically adjusted a CHP 5 CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION 68 Deleting background audio Use the Picture Compilation Properties controls in the Properties window to delete your background audio from your compilation 1 Double click a picture compilation in the Project Overview window or navigate in the workspace to open the compilation you want to edit 2 Click the button next to the Picture Compilation Properties heading to expand the controls 3 Select an audio track and click the amp button to remove the track s audio file Assigning an end action to a picture compilation A picture compilation s end action determines what happens after the last slide is displayed 1 Double click a picture compilation
115. placed with your new selection Inserting images 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 ERR O Note If 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 UU7eu There are several ways to add an image or video to a song e Select a song In the Explorer window double click an image The image is added to the selected song e 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 e Select an image in the Explorer window and drag it to a song e Right click a song and choose 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 Replacing an image 1 Right click the image you want to replace and choose Set Video Image from the shortcut menu The Set Video Image dialog is displayed 2 Select a replacement image and click the Open button Setting image properties You can use the tools at the bottom of the Compilation window to rotate a song s image or set the stre
116. pters 6 Click OK Your scene selection menu s and pages are automatically created using the current theme and a button is added to the current menu 7 To edit a scene selection menu double click the button You can edit the layout or object properties on the menu a 9 Tip If you 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 eee M CREATING A MENU BASED DVD CHP 3 N Creating a scene selection menu that returns to the menu after playing the selected chapter 1 Insert your video title and add your 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 71 For more information about adding chapter markers see Inserting chapter markers on page 72 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 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 O 0c 5 W 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 Overvi
117. r a detailed list of Technical Support options we encourage you to visit http mediasoftware sonypictures com support default asp To listen to your support options please call 608 256 5555 Sony Pictures Digital Inc Media Software and Services 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 Sony Pictures Digital Inc in any way All updates or additional information relating to the contents of this manual will be posted on the Sony Pictures Digital Media Software web site located at 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 manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express written consent of Sony Pictures Digital Inc DVD Architect and Vegas are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Pictures Digital 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 Copyright 2004 Sony Pictures Digital Inc Program Copyright 2004 Sony Pictures
118. r markers allow users to navigate through your songs and are automatically inserted for the first 99 songs These markers cannot be deleted or renamed Users can allow the compilation to play normally or they can navigate forward and backward through the first 99 songs in your compilation If you have more than 99 songs in your compilation users will need to use the Fast Forward button on the remote control to navigate past song 99 e 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 21 If you want to create a series of videos that play sequentially you can create a music compilation made up of video files Simply follow the steps detailed here to create a music compilation and add your video files instead of audio files N Adding a music compilation to a menu If you want to add a music 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 compilation 2 From the Insert menu choose Music Compilation or click the Insert Music Compilation button in the Project Overview window A button is added to the menu as a link to the compilation 3 Double click the music compilation s button to begin assembli
119. rd graphic format used on Microsoft Windows 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 21 M GETTING STARTED j0 je 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 The Tree View displays all of the available drives and folders that you may choose from to find files The 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 cli
120. rent toolbar buttons Close 9 New Project Ctrl Shift N Open Project Save Project Properties Alt Enter Separator di Cut Ctrl Move Up FL Copy Paste of Move Down k Separator a Get Media from the Web Save Project As Add gt Delete Delete Ec Help F1 lt Remove A Insert Media Ctri F Back to Parent Backspace Ta Insert Picture Compilation Reset Help adi 2 n the Current toolbar buttons list select the button that you want to move and click Move Up or Move Down 3 Click Close to save the toolbar changes and close the dialog CUSTOMIZING DVD ARCHITECT SOFTWARE CHP 9 93 Adding buttons to the toolbar A series of buttons are included that you may add to the main 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 appears 2 n the 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
121. rom the View menu 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 Properties window You can use this window to the items in a compilation set image stretching or scaling rotate an image or set a picture s display duration Drag items to rearrange or right click to display a gt 1 shortcut menu with guitarist png LTEM additional options 3 Properties INTRODUCTION Mandolinist png Cellist png Celloslide png ae EK ht CHP 1 Properties window AIt 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 The contents of the Properties window change depending on the current selection For example if you have a menu open in the workspace you can edit menu page properties and button properties If you have a title open in the Timeline window you can edit information about the media file I General Object Properties amp position 300 8 Y position 127 6 A size 513 3 Y size 36 6 Maintain aspect r Yes Menu Page Properties E olor seks Click to expand collapse controls Properties Compilation Text toolbar Alt 2 The text bar allows you to edit various properties for text objects
122. rrow Alt Right Arrow Left Arrow Ctrl Alt Right Arrow Left Arrow Alt Page Up Page Down Alt End Home Ctrl D F2 Ctrl Shift G F8 Ctrl F8 Shift F8 Ctrl Shift F8 INTRODUCTION Magnification and view commands Description Keys Focus to workspace Alt O Show hide editing toolbar Alt 1 Show hide text toolbar Alt 2 Show hide Explorer window Alt 3 Show hide Themes window Alt 4 Show hide Buttons window Alt 5 Show hide Backgrounds window Alt 6 Show hide Compilation window Alt 7 Show hide Properties window Alt 8 Show hide Timeline window Alt 9 Show hide Project Overview window Ctrl Alt 1 Show hide bottom window docking area F11 Show hide left right docking areas Shift F 1 1 Show hide the bottom left and right Ctrl F11 window docking areas Show hide grid Ctrl G Show hide button masks Ctrl B Show first last page Home End Show previous next page Page Up Page Down Insert commands Description Keys Insert text Ctrl T Insert submenu Ctrl M Insert picture compilation Ctrl L Insert music compilation Ctrl K Insert media Ctrl F Timeline window Description Keys Zoom in out Up Down Arrow Move cursor to set in out point Home End Move cursor to beginning end of timeline Ctrl Home End Move cursor to beginning end of Alt Home End viewable area of timeline when zoomed in Move cursor left right Right Left Arrow Move one frame left right Alt Right Left Arrow Preview current title in workspace Spacebar start
123. rt Regions As Subtitles js script to save your regions list as a text file Switch to the DVD Architect window Double click title in the Project Overview window or double click a button on menu in the workspace to open it From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window From the Insert menu choose Subtitle Track A new subtitle track is added to the timeline Click the Import Subtitles button 8 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 Setting the subtitle track for timeline playback Select the Activate Track button in a subtitle track header in the Timeline window to determine which track is played when you click the Play from In Point w or Play gt button in the Timeline window CHP 6 CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE 73 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 menu in the workspace to open it 2 From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window 3 Drag an event in the timeline to change its positio
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125. s current position width and height 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 QM Tips Hold while dragging to defeat horizontal snapping Hold while dragging to defeat vertical snapping Hold Nt while dragging to constrain to horizontal or vertical motion CREATING MENU BASED DVD CHP 3 49 Aligning objects in a menu 1 Select the Selection Tool or Sizing Tool 2 Select the objects you want to align You can select multiple objects at once using the key for consecutive files or the key for nonconsecutive files 3 While holding the or key select the object to which you want to align the selected objects 4 Click a button on the left edge of the workspace Description Align Left Aligns all selected objects to the left edge of the last selected object Align Horizontal Center Aligns all selected objects to the horizontal center of the last selected object Align Right Aligns all selected objects to the right edge of the last selected object Align Top Aligns all selected objects to the top edge of the last selected object Align
126. ssing 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 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 4 Repeat step 3 to set the position of each subsequent subtitle event CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE CHP 6 n AT 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 2 From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window 3 Hover over the edge of an event Your cursor is displayed as a E gt 4 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 and to other event edges If you want to trim an event
127. stallation 128 RAM Windows compatible sound card CD ROM drive for installation from a CD only Supported DVD r rw r rw drive Microsoft DirectX 8 or later Internet Explorer 5 0 or later Technical support The Web site at http mediasoftware sonypictures com support default asp has technical support reference information program updates tips and tricks and a knowledge base CHP 1 INTRODUCTION Installing DVD Architect software 1 Insert the CD ROM The setup screen appears if CD ROM AutoPlay is enabled If CD ROM AutoPlay is not enabled click the str button and choose Run In the Run window that appears type the CD ROM drive s letter and add setup exe Click OK to start the installation 2 Click Install DVD Architect 2 0 The installation process begins 3 Follow the screen prompts and enter the necessary information when required 4 At the last screen prompt click Fes to conclude the installation a 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 Online help is available to assist you in getting the answers you need To view the online help you must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or higher installed on your system If you purchased the boxed version of the software Internet Explorer version 5 0 is included on your CD ROM
128. subtitle text For more information see Editing a subtitle event s color set on page 80 CHP 6 CREATING A SINGLE MOVIE DVD OR TITLE 80 LLL 4 Right click the event you edited and choose a command 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 a M 0 Note If 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 HMM Editing a subtitle event s color set You can use the Subtitles controls in the Properties window to adjust which color set is used to draw subtitle text You can adjust color sets independently for each subtitle event 1 Double click a title in the Project Overview window or 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 In the Timeline window select the subtitle events you want to
129. 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 che 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 You can use DVD Architect software to design and create your subtitle text or import subtitles from a text file or third party subtitling application Adding subtitle tracks 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 Click the Add Subtitle Track button in the Timeline window An empty subtitle track is added to the timeline above the video track 4 Click the down arrow next to the Track Language button 7 and choose a language from the drop down list 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
130. t to determine which audio track will be played in a destination title Note If you use the Set audio stream 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 o e Repeat steps a through d for each audio track in your project 3 Add a 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 In the Button Properties controls use the Destination drop down list to determine what happens when the button is clicked Choose your setup menu from the Destination drop down list if you want the button to select a subtitle track without navigating away from the setup menu Choose a media file or menu from the Destination drop down list if you want to navigate away from the setup menu after choosing a subtitle track 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 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD CHP 3 7 In the Button Properties controls choose a track from the Set subtitle stream drop down list to determine which subtitle track will be
131. t to the Music Compilation Properties heading to expand the controls 3 Click the button next to the Remote Buttons heading to expand the controls 4 To turn each button on or off select the box click the button and choose On or Off from the menu 5 When the Menu button is set to On you can click the 9 button to expand the Menu controls so you can define what happens when the user presses the Menu button during your compilation a Select the Command box click the button and choose a command from the menu Link you can link to any menu media file and chapter point Use the Destination and Destination chapter controls to set the target e Stop your DVD will stop playing after the Menu button is pressed b If the menu button links to a media file select the Set audio stream box click the button and choose a track from the menu to specify the audio track that will be played in the destination title c Select the Set subtitle stream box click the button and choose a file from the menu to specify the subtitle track that will be played in the destination title EE LLL Note If you use the Set audio stream or Set subtitle stream controls to change the playback track the new track will be used by default when navigate between titles unless another button action or end action changes the track CHP 4 CREATING A MUSIC COMPILATION 625 ____ CREATING M
132. tch type that will be used to scale the image 1 Select a song in the Compilation window 2 Choose the desired stretch type for the image Letterbox the image is displayed without scaling and black letterboxing bars are added above and below or on the sides as needed Stretch to fit the image is stretched to fill the screen This may cause distortion in the image Zoom to fit the image is magnified to fill che screen To rotate the image click the Rotate counterclockwise 3 or Rotate clockwise 4 button CHP 4 CREATING A MUSIC COMPILATION BS jp Adding text You can add text to be displayed while each song is playing a Note If you want the song name automatically inserted for each song choose Auto Insert Track Title from the Options menu SSS Select a song in the Compilation window From the Insert menu choose Text A text box is added to the workspace Type your text in the text box A O N gt Set the text properties in the text bar as desired 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 Italic z or Shadow s 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 13 Cl
133. the button and choose a track from the menu to specify which audio track will be played in the destination title Choose No change to use the last set track c Select the Set subtitle stream box click the button and choose a track from the menu to specify which subtitle track will be played in the destination title Choose No change to use the last set track a Note If you use the Set audio stream or Set subtitle stream controls to change the playback track the new track will be used by default when you navigate between titles unless another button action or end action changes the track LL CHP 5 CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION CREATING A PICTURE COMPILATION CHP 5 71 CHAPTER de 3 4 Creating a Single 6 Movie DVD or Title T E 28 m a I uw y a You can use DVD Architect software to create single movie DVD or add single movie title to a menu in a menu based project If you re creating a single movie project you already know how to start a project and locate your media see Getting Started on page 21 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 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 2 From the I
134. the menu CREATING A MENU BASED DVD CHP 3 01 Adding 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 Back Button Allows navigation to the main menu ES Next Button Allows navigation to the next page ES Button Allows to the previous page ELE m Button Allows you to add an empty button as a LE You can edit the button s properties later Note The Back Button Next Button and Previous Button commands are available only if the target menu ov 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 Adding titles and graphics on page 43 CHP 3 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD 2 Adding a background to 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 Double click a background in the Backgrounds window or drag it to the workspace
135. ting 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 Select and move objects Select and resize objects Align all selected objects to left edge of object that has focus Align all selected objects to the top edge of the object that has focus Align all selected objects to the horizontal center of the object that has focus ka Align all selected objects to the vertical center of the object that has focus e g Align all selected objects to the right edge of the object that has focus Workspace Alt4 0 lu im xg m E Align all selected objects to the bottom edge of the object that has focus Make all selected objects the same width as the object that has focus Make all selected objects the same height as the object that has focus Adjust the selected objects so an equal amount of horizontal space exists between objects Adjust the selected objects so an equal amount of vertical space exists between objects Align selected objects to the horizontal center of the screen Align selected objects to the vertical center of the screen 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 f
136. 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 snaps to the other event s edge You can turn snapping on or off by choosing Enable Snapping from the Options menu ps a Note Events are forced to frame boundaries when the Quantize to Frames button 9 is selected in the Timeline window ESS 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 2 From the View menu choose Timeline to display the Timeline window 3 Select a subtitle event and edit it If you want to select multiple events use hold or while clicking events The event you want to edit should be the last event you click Use the General Object Properties controls in the Properties window or drag a text object in the workspace to change its position For more information see General Object Properties on page 44 Use the text bar to change the subtitle s font size or justification For more information see Text toolbar Alt 2 on page 13 Use the Subtitle Properties controls in the Properties window to change the color set used to display
137. to the bottom of the list in the Compilation window From the Insert menu choose Song The Insert Song dialog is ETE n displayed Select a song and click the Open button The song is Compilation inserted above the currently selected song in the list Note If you 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 text on page 58 CREATING A MUSIC COMPILATION CHP 4 MM c587 Replacing an audio file There are several ways to replace a song s audio e Right click a song in the Timeline and choose Set Audio from the shortcut menu The Set Audio dialog displays 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 Microsoft Windows Explorer and drop it on a song in the Timeline window e 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 re
138. tton 9 The Make DVD dialog is displayed DYD Select Operation to Perform Prepare DVD creates all the files needed for the DVD Burning takes the prepared files and and burns them to a DVD 2 Click the Prepare DVD button 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 Make DYD Select Operation to Perform 1 2 x DVDarchitect Denotes informational message The video of holidayprogram6 will be The audio of holidayprogram6 will be c The audio of Intro Copyright will be c The video of Intro Copyright will be c ompressed ompressed ompressed ompressed Denotes warning message Denotes error message Estimated project size 149 8 4 0 of 3 950 GB media Optimize ion has been reported prior to the preparation of your project You may choose to ignore warning messages and continue Error messages must be addressed before prepare burn can continue For additional information on an item select it and click Help 3 Review the messages and make any necessary adjustments e Warning messages will still produce a valid DVD and do not require any action Error messages will produce an invalid DVD and must be resolved The Optimize button displays the Optimize DVD dialog where
139. tyle drop down list to determine whether the button is displayed as a still image or animated button Setting the button frame You can choose to display a frame around the buttons in your menus The themes provided with the DVD Architect installation provide many frames to choose from and you can also add your own 1 Select the Frame box and click the amp button to remove the current frame or click to browse to a new frame file 2 Select the Mask box and click the amp button to remove the current frame mask file or click to browse to a new mask mask file determines which part of the frame is visible 3 If you re using an animated file as a frame the Start time setting determines the point at which playback will start in the animated frame If you want to display a single frame from an animated file as a static frame the Start time setting determines which frame is displayed To change the start time select the box and type a new setting or select the box and click the button to display a slider that you can use to adjust the setting 4 If you re using an animated file as a frame you can choose a setting from the Style drop down list to determine whether the frame is displayed as a still image or animated frame Button highlighting Highlight controls determine the appearance of a button when it is General Object Properties selected and activated SST Action 1 Select the Style box click the butt
140. usting object spacing 1 Select the Selection Tool l or Sizing Tool 2 Select the objects you want to adjust You can select multiple files at once using the key for consecutive files or the 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 adjusts the selected items so an equal amount of horizontal space exists between objects The Space Down button x adjusts the selected items so an equal amount of vertical space exists between objects CHP 3 CREATING A MENU BASED DVD Deleting objects 1 Select the Selection Tool l or Sizing Tool f 2 Select the objects you want to delete You can select multiple files at once using the key for consecutive files or the key for nonconsecutive files 3 From the Edit menu choose Delete The objects are deleted from the menu and from your project Changing an object s size 1 Select a button graphic or text box with the Sizing Tool General Object Properties amp position 547 7 2 In the Properties window click the button next to the General Object Y position 175 8 Properties heading to expand the controls The controls display the ram Hes ES 3 Eni object s current position width and height Maintain aspect ratio Yes 3 Drag the object s handles or type values i
141. values to change the center of the selected object s position Do any of the following to change the setting Select the number and type a new value 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 M 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 eee 4 Type new values in the X size and Y size boxes to change the size of the selected object 5 Select the Maintain aspect ratio box and choose Yes from the drop down list if you do not want an image to be stretched when you change the height or width Editing buttons The Button Properties controls in the Properties window are available when you have a button selected in the workspace Use these controls to change the appearance behavior and navigation settings for the selected button Setting a button s destination 1 Select a button with the Selection Tool l or Sizing Tool f General Object Properties 2 In the Properties window click the button next to the Button Properties heading to expand the controls 3 Click the button next to the Action heading to expa
142. you add a title to your project an object is automatically created on your menu You can edit the object s properties at any time by using the General Object Properties controls in the Properties window For more information see Editing objects page 44 Use the Button Properties controls to edit button settings For more information see Editing objects on page 44 Inserting a picture compilation From the Insert menu choose Picture Compilation or click the Insert Picture Compilation button in the Project Overview window to add a picture compilation to your menu or page For more information on picture compilations see Creating a Picture Compilation on page 63 Inserting a music compilation From the Insert menu choose Music Compilation or click the Insert Music Compilation button in the Project Overview window to add a music compilation to your menu or page For more information on music compilations see Creating a Music Compilation on page 55 Inserting a single movie title From the Insert menu choose Media or click the Insert Media button amp in the Project Overview window to add a single movie title to your menu or page For more information on adding movies see Creating a Single Movie DVD or Title on page 71 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 inform
143. zing projects 28 adjusting audio recompression 30 adjusting project settings 31 adjusting video recompression 30 Order of objects 50 Out point setting 72 P Pages adding 37 adding buttons 41 inserting text 51 Picture compilation 63 adding audio 67 adding images 64 adding text 66 adding to a menu 63 adding to menu 43 allowing suspending remote control buttons during 69 assigning end action 68 deleting audio 68 deleting text 67 formatting text 66 inserting empty slide 65 inserting graphic 67 moving text 66 replacing images 65 thumbnail display 67 Play All 34 M 1 Play Chapter 35 Playback timeline 74 77 Position changing 48 subtitle event 78 Preferences Burning tab 97 Display tab 96 Editing tab 96 General tab 94 Preview tab 96 setting 94 Video Device tab 95 Preparing and burning 88 files for DVD Architect 21 project 87 your DVD 87 Preview media files 26 menu snapshot on external monitor 84 preferences 96 project 85 projects in DVD Architect 83 shortcuts 19 Project adding files 26 adjusting audio recompression 30 adjusting settings 31 adjusting video recompression 30 burning 88 choosing files 25 menu based 24 music compilation 24 opening existing 25 optimizing 28 picture slideshow 24 preparing 87 preparing and burning 88 previewing 83 85 previewing menu snapshot on external monitor 84 properties 27 saving 31 saving

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