User manual ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP 2

[. . . ] December 2003 Second English edition for Ulead DVD Workshop version 2. 0, December 2003. Copyright © 2000-2004 Ulead Systems, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without prior written permission of Ulead Systems, Inc. Software license The software described in this document is furnished under a License Agreement which is included with the product. This Agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product. Licenses and trademarks ©2002-2004 Ulead Systems, Inc. [. . . ] · Fade-in/Fade-out Select to gradually increase/decrease the volume of the audio track as it starts/ends playing. · Loop audio Repeats the audio track to match the duration of the video/ slideshow during playback · Convert to Disc Template Select to re-render the audio file to the output format specified in the Finish Step. This is disabled when the file is not DVD compliant, DVD Workshop will automatically render it. (see "Disc Template Manager" on page 99) · Surround Sound Emulation Select if the original audio track of your title used more than two channels (e. g. Dolby® Digital AC-3) but was converted to a 2channel audio track (e. g. Dolby® Digital 2-channel) before importing to DVD Workshop. Selecting this option will simulate the audio track's original audio format when playing back your video on a DVD player. · Match to Audio Duration (slideshow only) Select to match the length of the slideshow to the total duration of the background audio. · Language Settings Opens a dialog box where you can specify the language and characteristics of the selected audio track. Subtitle tab (DVD) The Subtitle tab is where you can add and/or edit additional subtitle tracks to your titles. · Add/Edit Subtitles Opens a dialog box where you can create and edit subtitle tracks for your titles. ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 57 Titles and Chapters Titles and chapters are the two fundamental elements in both Edit and Menu steps. Titles are video/image clips and slideshows used in your project. Although audio clips cannot be used as titles, they can be edited in this step. Chapters are the different scenes in a single title that you want to use when you create your project's menus. These chapters will then serve as your movie's entry points, which the viewers can instantly access using the menu you created. Working with titles Please read through the following sections to learn about the various operations associated with titles: Adding titles to your project There are several ways to add titles to your project. You can drag and drop, or browse and select, depending on where the titles are located. To add titles from the Library: 1. Select the title in the Library that you want to add to your project. Drag the selected title to a placeholder in the Title List. To add titles from a DVD 1. Click Import from DVD located above the Title List. In the Browse for Folder dialog box, locate your DVD drive and search for the VIDEO_TS or DVD_RTAV folder. Select the title that you want to add then click Open. The selected title is added to the Title List and at the same time, the title is saved to your hard drive. 58 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE To add titles using Add Video and Add Image: 1. Click Add Video/Image above the Content Window to open the Load Video/Image File dialog box. [. . . ] You choose attributes from available presets, and chapters are added manually. Buffer underrun This occurs when the computer system fails to deliver data quickly enough to the CD writer for it to burn the data properly. Create Menu - Wizard A menu type that allows you to create a menu based on titles. All the necessary elements, including automatic scene selection, are already included. Burn The process of writing or recording content to a CD or DVD. Button An object assigned (linked) to an attribute which, when clicked, performs a specific function. Buttons are commonly used to play an assigned chapter or move to the next or previous one. Codec Abbreviation for COmpression/DECompression. To process video, the computer uses a special algorithm or program called a codec. Compression The process of making a file smaller by removing redundant data. [. . . ]