User guide

Track (Tab 4)

MarkerPrex(Root)Name• -Thenamethatallnewmarkersuseastheirprex.“Checkforunique

name”ensuresthatyouwillnothavetwomarkerswiththesamenamewithinatrack.

Generate Marker Names• - controls whether each marker is followed by a timecode value or a num-

ber.“Automatically”generatesanumberthatincrementseachtimeyouaddanewmarker.This

is useful as it shows how many markers have been created in track, however it does not distinguish

between whether markers have been deleted or not, and when markers are deleted, the numbers on

therestofthemarkersareunaffected.“Timecodebased”insertsthetimecodewherethemarker

ispositionedafterthemarkername.With“Autoupdate”enabled,asyoumoveatimecodebased

marker,thenamewillchangetoreectthenewtimecodeposition.

Thumbnail Offset• - determines the amount of time into a video at which a thumbnail preview of

that video is created. Because most videos begin with black and fade up, setting the time for a few

seconds in allows for a better chance of capturing a frame that best represents the track.

Default Language• - determines the default language assigned to audio and subtitle tracks.

Allignment (Tab 5)

The Allignment tab contains controls for the rulers, unit measurements, and guide settings for DVDSP.

These settings should generally be left to their default positions.

Text (Tab 6)

The Text tab contains controls for the text settings of subtitles, menu text, and menu buttons. These

settings are also adjustable within the operation of DVDSP and will be covered later in this guide.

Colors (Tab 7)

The Colors tab contains the color mapping settings for the Menu and Subtitle Editors. These controls

are also located in the inspector window and will be covered later in this guide.

Simulator (Tab 8)

The Simulator tab contains the simulator preferences used to test your DVD project, including Video

Playback device, Audio Playback device, Resolution, and Display Mode. These settings will depend

onyoursetupandonyourproject.Generally,VideoPlaybackshouldbesetto“Simulator”andAudio

Playbackto“Build-inLineOutput”,Resulutionto“SD”andDisplayModeto“4:9”or“16:9”depend-

ing on your project.