DVD Authoring

Notes on Authoring - Compressing 

File - Send to Compresser.

Drag and drop - Dolby Digital (audio file) 2.0 (.ac3)

Encoder

mp2 - video

Video format - SD DVD
Video format at PAL (Phase Alternating Lines)
Quality - mode - two pass VBR (Variable Bit Rate)
Average bit rate - 6.8
Maximum bit rate - 8.0
Motion estimation - Best

DVD 5 - 4.7
Source insert - left 2, right 2.
Source, other/destination
Drag and drop dolly and mpeg
Save project 
Quit DVD pro

Final Cut Pro - 

Timeline - matte - colour - solid
Text - colour
In and out - send to compressor
File - import - asserts - menu

Final Cut Pro

• In and out point of timeline (video and audio) > Compressor
• Settings - DVD Studio Pro (2x asserts - video and audio)

Standard Definition: DVD 5 (90 minute duration, 4.7 Gb) or DVD 9 (120 minutes duration, 8.4 Gb).

We're creating a DVD - R and will be using DVD 5, which although is less duration, it possess better quality than DVD 9.

DVD 5 is both one layered and one sided and will play the whole way through.
DVD 9 is also one-sided, but will stop at a certain point briefly). Which is where a chapter marker should be placed using DVD studio pro (dip to colour).

DVD + R and DVD + - R do not play on all players.

• Menus and sub menus: x5 (leave a duration of about 20 minutes)
• Tracks: x10 (70 minutes)

DVD:

First play: warning (decide the duration)

Menu: Blue
Track: Green

DVD Studio - graphical - disk
DVD Studio - main menu - add button (apple shape) - copy and paste a button, double click set target - menu or assert.

Click button - documentary

First play
End jumps

Standard definition - SD DVD
Video Standard - PAL

Region/copy right -
1 Reserved should never be ticked.

File - advance burn build and format - choose