User Guide

12 Chapter 3, Workflow and Work Areas
Authoring Workflow
The workflow for authoring a DVD-Video disc in Scenarist mirrors the layout of work areas
in Scenarist (Data Editor, Track Editor, Scenario Editor, and Layout Editor). This workflow
involves registering prepared assets, assembling the assets into tracks, constructing a
scenario with PGCs and navigation commands, and laying out the project for output to disc.
Authoring a DVD title in Scenarist includes the following basic steps:
1 Prepare any assets required for the project, including video, audio, still images,
subpictures, and subtitles.
2 In Scenarist, register assets by dragging them from Windows Explorer to the Data Editor.
Organize the assets with asset folders as desired.
3 Create tracks by dragging video and still image assets from the Asset Manager to the Track
Editor. Add audio and subpicture streams by dragging assets to the Track Editor timeline.
4 Add subtitles to video tracks in the Simulation window, or import them with a subtitle
script.
5 Add button highlights to menu tracks in the Simulation window.
6 Create PGCs by dragging tracks from the Asset Manager to language and title folders in
the Scenario Editor.
Workflow for authoring in Scenarist
Simulation Window
Register Assets
• Video
• Audio
• Sill images
• Subpictures
• Subtitles
Build Scenario
• First Play
• VMG menus
• VTS menus
• Title tracks
• Navigation
commands
Output Project
• Proof/test project
• Copy protection
• PVD/Disc settings
• Layer Break
• Output disc
image
Tracks Scenario DLT/DiscAssets
Data
Editor
Scenario Editor
Layout
Editor
Track Editor
Assemble Tracks
• Title tracks
• Menu tracks
• Subtitles
• Button highlights