User Guide

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Apple Templates and Shapes Can Be Installed to a Custom Location
When you install DVD Studio Pro 4.1, you can choose a custom location to install the
Apple-supplied templates and shapes. The DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual incorrectly
states they can only be installed in the application bundle.
Project Shapes Are Not Saved to the Project Bundle
When you import a shape and select the “For This Project Only” option, it is supposed
to be saved to the project bundle. Instead, a link is added in the project bundle to the
shape’s current location. You must manually copy and relink the shape if you move the
project to another computer.
Shapes Do Not Appear in the Palette Immediately After You Change
Their Location in Preferences
You are able to define the location of the Apple and custom templates, styles, and
shapes in DVD Studio Pro Preferences. If you change the location, the shapes will not
appear in the Palette until you restart DVD Studio Pro.
Getting Good Results When Using Assets That Include an Alpha Channel
Video assets, either still or with motion, that include an alpha channel can be very
effective when assigned as a drop zone’s asset. DVD Studio Pro composites the asset
over the menu background using the alpha channel to control the compositing.
For best results, be sure the video is premultiplied (also known as shaped ). Premultiplied
video will have correct soft and anti-aliased edges when used in the Menu Editor. A
video channel that is straight (also known as unshaped ) will have incorrect edges when
composited in the Menu Editor.
If the application you are using to create your assets provides a choice, it is best to
choose premultiplied video.
DTS Audio Must Use 48 kHz Sample Rate
Any DTS audio files you import into a DVD Studio Pro project must use a 48 kHz sample
rate. DTS files with a 44.1 kHz sample rate produce unusable results.
720 x 486 NTSC Still Assets Are Scaled
If you import 720 x 486 still assets, commonly referred to as CCIR NTSC or D-1,
DVD Studio Pro scales them vertically to a height of 430 lines. You can work around this
issue by either scaling or cropping the assets to 720 x 480 with a graphics program.