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DVD Studio Pro
DVD Studio Pro is software for authoring DVD-Video titles. Video from Final Cut Pro
and Motion, music and other audio from Soundtrack Pro, and still images from
applications like Adobe Photoshop can be easily orchestrated into a DVD that can be
played on a DVD player or a suitably equipped computer. DVDs can be authored to
your exact specifications:
 Feature films with subtitles and multiple camera angle selection
 Special events, such as wedding, concert, and trade show videos
 Interactive kiosks with extensive menu navigation and web URL links
 Film dailies and video transfers
 Art installations with automatic looping and random scene selection
You can use the templates, styles, and transition features included with DVD Studio Pro
to quickly author your DVD project, or you can choose to manually author your DVD,
maintaining precise control over every aspect of the project. Some of the included
features are:
 Support for authoring both standard DVDs and DVDs containing HD content,
allowing you to choose the type of DVD that best fits your distribution needs
 A scalable user interface that can be configured to match your needs, allowing you
to decide which tools and displays you need
 Support for sophisticated, high-end features, including multiple video angles and
audio streams, subtitles, and the ability to create DVDs in multiple languages
 Advanced authoring tools such as a VTS Editor that allows you to precisely define
your DVD’s structure, as well as support for sophisticated scripting, including the
ability to partition GPRMs into as many registers as your scripts require
 Integration with Motion and LiveType that makes authoring your project seamless,
allowing you to try several variations of a motion menu or an animated text effect
Compressor
Compressor provides an essential part of the video compression process (transcoding)
by making compression fast, efficient, and convenient and giving you more options in
your choices of compression presets, settings, and output formats.
Compressor also includes a high-quality standards conversion feature that can be used to:
 Create a high-quality transcode of a video clip from its native format to the format of
the project’s sequence. For example, you might have a PAL clip that you need to use in
an NTSC project—Compressor can create a high-quality NTSC version of the PAL clip.
 Create two versions of a project. For example, you could edit your movie using HD
video sources, and then use Compressor to export both HD and SD versions of the
movie so you can create both an SD-resolution and an HD-resolution DVD.