User manual SONIC SOLUTIONS DVD CREATOR

[. . . ] SonicDVD Creator Tutorial TM ©1999 Sonic Solutions. Sonic DVD Creator Tutorial - Sonic Part Number 800117 Rev B (3/99) This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license. The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Sonic Solutions. Sonic Solutions assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book. [. . . ] mpeg from the Source List to the video track. 2-8 CREATING A SIMPLE PROJECT 3 Drag and drop the lifesaver. pcm. ac3 audio file from the Source List to the Presentation Editor's audio track. Drag the lifesaver. pcm. ac3 file from the Source List to the audio track. Figure 2-1 Presentation Editor displaying both video and audio streams. 4 Close the Presentation Editor by clicking the box in the upper left-hand corner. The Layout window appears with a thumbnail of the video inside the Title Set 1:1 icon. Note: When you add video to a PGC, the first frame of video displays in the center of the object in the Layout window. The video clip you just added begins with a fade from black, so the frame that appears in the Layout window is simply black. 5 Save the Project (z+S). Playing Back the Audio and Video (Proofing) Now that you have added some material to a PGC, you can play it back to see what it looks like. CREATING A NEW PROJECT 2-9 1 In the Layout window, select the PGC, Title Set 1:1 PGC #1, and click Project. 2. Click to highlight this PGC. The proofing tool launches, and after several seconds begin playing the video and audio streams contained in the PGC. 2-1 0 CREATING A SIMPLE PROJECT 2 Use the remote control to navigate through the title. It has all of the features and functionality of a DVD player's remote control. Quit the proofing tool and return to the Layout window. Play, Pause, and Stop video playback. The Navigation State window displays the status of both System Parameters and General Parameters. System Parameters display settings and controls found within the DVD player (such as the default language), while General Parameters are author-defined variables (to be used for such things as keeping a game score, tracking user interactivity, and more complex calculations). Figure 2-2 Navigation State window. CREATING A NEW PROJECT 2-1 1 3 When you are done, click Power to closer the proofing tool. Adding and Linking PGCs Now that you understand the basics of creating a title (designing a layout and adding audio and video to a PGC), you are ready to create a more complex layout by adding more PGCs with additional audio and video tracks. 1 Click and drag from the right arrow of Title Set 1:1 PGC #1 to an empty space in the layout window to create a Next link and a new PGC, Title Set 1:1 PGC #2. Drag in this direction to create a Next link. The green line indicates a Next Link from PGC #1. 2-1 2 CREATING A SIMPLE PROJECT Typ es o f Li nks - N ext , Prev i o us , and Ret urn Linking PGCs establishes the order in which they will play back. There are three types of links: control, the PGC attached by a Previous link plays next. · Next - When a viewer presses the Next or Skip button on a DVD player remote control, the PGC attached by a Next link plays next. · Return - When a viewer presses the Return button on a DVD player remote control, the PGC attached by a Return link plays next. · Previous - When a viewer presses the Previous button on a DVD player remote 2 Click and drag the left arrow of PGC #2 to PGC #1 to create a Previous link. Drag in this direction to create a Previous link. 3 Click and drag from PGC #2's right arrow and release. A new PGC, Title Set 1:1 PGC #3, appears with a green Next Link drawn. Click and drag from PGC #3's right arrow and release. Now you should have four PGCs with Next Links connecting them together. 4 CREATING A NEW PROJECT 2-1 3 5 Add Previous links between PGC #4 and PGC #3, and PGC #3 and PGC #2. Add Audio and Video to the New PGCs Now you will add audio and video to each of the new, linked PGCs. 1 Drag the nightmoves_8. qt, pepsi. qt and tabasco. qt files from the desktop to the Source list. Add these three files to the Source List. DVD Creator adds . ses (session) to the file names. 2-1 4 CREATING A SIMPLE PROJECT 2 Double-click the middle of PGC #2 in the Layout window to display the Presentation Editor. Drag tabasco. qt. mpeg from the Source List to the video track area and tabasco. pcm. ac3 from the Source List to the audio track area of the Presentation Editor. 3 Note: Or, you can also try dragging the . ses file directly into the track header area. This will place both the video and audio files (contained in the . ses file) into the Presentation Editor at the same time. 4 Click the box in the upper left-hand corner of the Presentation Editor to close the window and return to the Layout window. Repeat steps 2 through 4 to add the pepsi audio and video clips to PGC #3 and the nightmoves audio and video clips to PGC #4. When you are done, the Layout window should look like this: 5 6 Click the label under PGC#1, pres 3, to highlight and type LifeSavers. Press Tab to move to the next PGC label. CREATING A NEW PROJECT 2-1 5 7 Repeat Step 6 with the other three Title PGCs: · Rename PGC#4 to Tabasco · Rename PGC#5 to Pepsi · Rename PGC#6 to Nightmoves This will make it easier to keep track of the layout. 8 Save the project (z+S). 2-1 6 CREATING A SIMPLE PROJECT Adding Entry Points (Chapter Points) Entry points are markers within a PGC that allow viewers to jump to certain points within a video stream using the Next and Previous buttons on the remote control. (Entry points can also be used as Chapter Points. ) 1 Double-click the Nightmoves PGC in the Layout window to display the Presentation Editor. [. . . ] The VBR encoding process allots only as many bits per scene as is needed. The amount needed is based on an analysis pass of the source video where the encoder determines what content is difficult to compress and what is easy. The result is a lower average bit-rate, but the same high quality. With VBR, you can get about 2 hours of video on the same 4. 7 GB disc. 7 In the Encode Setup window, select New Audio Set from the Audio Settings list. 4-6 ENCODING VIDEO AND AUDIO 8 In the Create Audio Set window, do the following: · Type DolbyDigital in the Name field. [. . . ]