Presented: June 2, 2011

Use scripts to provide interactivity and control for your DVDs.

Each week, Larry Jordan presents a live, online, training webinar discussing issues related to video post-production; often focused on Apple Final Cut applications. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.

Duration: 50:50
File size: 176 MB (ZIP file)
Format: QuickTime movie (1280 x 800)

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DVD STUDIO PRO TUTORIAL

Most of us create DVDs without using stories or scripts. However, stories, which are short segments of a video track, and scripts, which are short computer programs, provide a great deal of power when creating a customized DVD. This power goes far beyond the standard controls in the DVD Studio Pro interface.

This session looks at what stories and scripts are and provides a wide variety of examples in how to use them. You don’t need to be a programmer to create scripts; you just need a logical frame of mind and an ability to break your ideas down into simple steps.

Audience Level

This title assumes a working knowledge of DVD Studio Pro. If you need a refresher on the application, please watch Webinar #35: From HD Video to SD DVD.

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Content Outline

• • Define Story
  • Define Script
  • Define GPRM and SPRM
  • Provide common SPRM settings
  • Explain the scripting interface
  • Explain the limitations when partitioning variables

• DEMO: Show how to create a script element
• DEMO: Show how to create a story
• DEMO: Show how to link to and play stories
• DEMO: Show how to use the Log
• DEMO: Change the time-out action of a menu
• DEMO: Create a script to generate a random number
• DEMO: Show how to run a randomly-selected story, or video, at the end of a menu
• DEMO: Show how to turn subtitles on and off
• DEMO: Show how to change subtitle languages
• DEMO: Show how to change audio or video streams
• DEMO: Show how to read SPRMs
• DEMO: Show how to create variables using GPRMs
• DEMO: Show how to sense what button was clicked
• DEMO: Show how to run a script based on which button was clicked
• DEMO: Show how to create a script that plays all video tracks
• DEMO: Show how to program the Menu and Title buttons

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