DVD Studio Pro is a high-end software tool by Apple that allows users to create DVD masters to be sent out for replication at production houses. Its tight integration with other Apple applications allows users to take Final Cut Pro and Motion projects and render them into the DVD format without encoding to intermediary formats.

Macworld's Buying Advice If you're contemplating going beyond iDVD -- or if you're still suffering through using DVD Studio Pro 1.X -- don't hesitate to jump to DVD Studio Pro 3.0. Users of version 2 won't get any life-changing productivity gains from version 3, but the new Graphical view and other workflow improvements are welcome. DVD Studio Pro 3's changes deal primarily with design and presentation, and since design and presentation are largely what DVDs are about, these enhancements make this an important upgrade, especially at $199.

DVD Studio Pro 3 adds support for jacket pictures, and creating them is as easy as choosing an option from a pop-up menu. Design and Deliver As in version 2, you can create DVD menus using DVD Studio Pro's built-in library of attractive themes and button templates, or you can create menus and buttons in Photoshop and then import them. I was pleased to see that DVD Studio Pro 3 is smarter about managing imported graphics. If you alter an existing menu graphic in Photoshop, DVD Studio Pro 3 immediately reflects your changes. In DVD Studio Pro 2, you had to quit and relaunch for changes to appear.

4.2.2 / July 23, 2009 Authoring Website DVD Studio Pro is a discontinued high-end software tool published by to allow users to create masters to be sent out for replication at production houses. Its tight integration with other Apple applications allowed users to take and projects and render them into the DVD format without encoding to intermediary formats. This streamlined the production workflow and reduces overhead. It was discontinued with the release of Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4.

Like version 2, version 3 includes a separate program, Compressor, that encodes video into MPEG-2 format. Compressor 1.2, also included with Final Cut Pro HD, supports a broader range of MPEG-2 formats than earlier Compressor versions. (If you're using DVD Studio Pro 2 and you aren't quite ready to upgrade to version 3, you can download the free Compressor 1.2 update instead.) On the audio front, there's both good news and bad news. The good news is that DVD Studio Pro 3 supports DTS (Digital Theater Systems) multichannel audio. On the downside, to compress audio in Dolby AC3 format, you must still use Apple's somewhat inscrutable A.Pack utility, which is included with DVD Studio Pro. While A.Pack is great for preparing multichannel audio with surround channels, it's overkill for creating simple, two-channel stereo tracks such as those used in corporate, training, or wedding DVDs.

Requirements: • DVD Studio Pro (Mac only) • a digital video clip(s) • blank DVD media 1) Open DVD Studio Pro You must have DVD Studio Pro installed on your computer to get beyond step #1 of this tutorial. The application is pretty expensive and Mac only. Buy it now with your boss' credit card from Amazon.com or Apple.com. You need DVD Studio Pro to proceed any further. Get the application and install it on your Mac. 2) Preferences When you first launch DVD Studio Pro, a preferences window will ask you to select the following: • Configuration: Basic, Extended or Advanced.

There’s just one problem: no current consumer DVD player can play back HD-DVDs. Manufacturers have shown prototypes at conventions, but you won’t find any players at your local Circuit City. If you burn an HD-DVD, there’s just one place you can play it: on a Power Mac G5 (not on a Power Mac G4 or any PowerBook) running OS X 10.4 and Apple’s DVD Player 4.6. High-definition DVD players may not be common today, but DVD producers who want to be prepared for the future can start now. You can shoot and edit in HD, and deliver mainstream DVDs in SD.

When the disc is finished, you will see this dialog box. Go test your DVD in a DVD player before you burn anymore. The last thing you want to do is deliver a stack of DVDs to a client that don't work. 15) That's It Baby!!!!!!!

But if you are making a DVD loop for a real client without cataracts and glaucoma, then use DVD Studio Pro. It's the difference between amateur hour and primetime. The following tutorial that will teach you how to make a looping DVD using DVD Studio Pro.

It has a simple interface which allows users to burn multiple files into DVD using its Disk Utility tool. You can then create a DVD image of the compilation from the File menu. It is a straightforward application simply designed for authoring. Glwiz live tv farsi. DVD Styler is a DVD authoring application that works with Mac, Windows and Linux. It allows you to convert your video files into DVD format complete with menus. It has tools for creating slideshows and adding multiple audio tracks and titles. It also supports almost all types of video and audio formats for saving to DVD.

Editor: Gives you unprecedented creative control from start to finish. It integrates easily with Final Cut Pro HD, motion and Adobe Photoshop to streamline your production workflow, and offers a professional toolset that lets you produce exceptional DVDs in record time. Intuitive design environment With DVD Studio Pro, you don’t have to be a programmer to author a DVD. Quickly build your DVD using Apple-designed templates and transitions.

Side note: Ive recently joined up with an independant film studio and in addition to online digital releases we are also producing DVDs of our films (because most people still somehow prefer buying DVDs to other options). So in talking to many of the major DVD production companies I find out that they are still using DVD Studio Pro for all their DVD authoring services. I was surprised but they say its still the best option for DVD Authoring. Anyway, rather than paying them an arm and a leg for this service, we are just going to do it ourselves. Apple Footer • This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums.