Index

Applications File Format layer, 429

APS (Analog Protection System), 454

Aqua interface (Mac OS X), 90

ArcSoft ShowBiz. See ShowBiz

aspect ratios, 6, 439-440selecting in DVDit!, 288-289

assets, 440importing in DVD Studio Pro, 365ReelDVD, 394

format settings, 395

Assets View window (DVD StudioPro), 339-341

audioadding in MyDVD, 242-243amplifying, 440audio signals, 52-53audio streams, 440background audio, adding to menus with

DVDit!, 309-310capturing

PowerDirector, 198-200WinProducer, 216

compressionMedia Player, 168MP3, 144-145music files, 169

connecting audio signals, 52-53types, 52

Symbols

2-3/3-2 pulldown, 439

A

Adobe Premiere 6.5, 496

affordability of DVD media, 21

AIFF (Audio Interchange FileFormat), 439

alpha channels, 439

alternate tracks, 9, 61playback controls, 64

analog, 440audio formats, 53-54copy protection, 42

Analog Protection System (APS), 454

anamorphic, 440

Angle function, 65

animating, 440

antialiasing, 440

applications, 23authoring software, 24

DVD MovieFactory, 26iDVD, 25MyDVD, 25Pinnacle Studio 7 video editor, 26

data-burning software, 24DVD player software, 23-24

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Dolby Digital, 54DTS (Digital Theater Systems), 54DVD Studio Pro, 356-357editing (PowerDirector), 207-208filters (WinProducer), 219-220formats, 41

analog, 53-54digital, 55surround-sound, 54-55

importingDVDit!, 302-303DVD Studio Pro, 366-367MyDVD, 237, 243ReelDVD, 396

monophonic, 454MPEG, 455mulitchannel, 456multistream, 456playing

iTunes, 138-142QuickTime Player, 105

SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound), 54slide shows, adding audio to, 386sound file details, viewing in QuickTime

Player, 105stereo, 461WAV format, 466Windows, 161

Audio function, 65

Audio Interchange File Format(AIFF), 439

Audio Video Interleave (AVI), 440

AUDIO_TS directory, 181, 440exploring, 182

authoring, 448DVD-R for authoring, 449with iDVD, 267PowerDirector, 210process, 195software, 24, 475, 482, 486, 489

DVD MovieFactory, 26, 485DVD Studio Pro 1.5, 489

DVDit! 2.5, 487Express DV, 483iDVD 2, 25, 486Impression DVD-Pro 2.2, 490MyDVD 4, 25, 484NeoDVDstandard/Plus 4, 482Pinnacle Studio 7 video editor, 26PowerDirector 2, 475ReelDVD 3, 491Scenarist 2.6, 492Studio 8, 478Ulead DVD Workshop, 488Ulead VideoStudio 6, 481Video Wave 5 Power Edition, 479VideoWave Movie Creator, 480WinProducer 3, 477

versus video editing, 193-194WinProducer, 224

authoring software, 24

AuthorScript, 286

AutoPlay settings, 162-163AutoPlay option (Windows), setting,

120-121

AVI (Audio Video Interleave), 440

B

backgrounds (WinProducer), 222

bandwidth, 441

baseband video, 441

bitstreams, 441

Blu-Ray Discs, 27format specifications, 28

BMP file format, 441

BNC connectors, 47, 441

BUP files, 441

burning copying files to burn, 92-93data, 441

Macintosh, 92-94

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CDsEasy CD Creator, 121-122Windows, 171Windows Desktop Recording, 118-119Windows XP, 115

DVDsEasy CD Creator, 121-122MyDVD, 257-258PowerDirector, 211, 215quality settings, 257ReelDVD, 397-398Windows Desktop Recording, 118-119Windows XP, 115WinProducer, 223-226

projects in DVDit!, 320DVD discs, 322-324DVD masters, 324DVD volumes, 324settings, 320-322

buttons, 441adding to menus (DVDit)!, 293-294copying (iDVD), 277-278creating (Scenarist), 409customizing (iDVD), 282-283deleting (iDVD), 277-278DVD Studio Pro, 341

adding to menus, 341highlights, 347layers, 344properties, 345

DVDit!, 304button links, 316customizing, 305-306editing, 306-307overlapping buttons, 306

editing text in iDVD, 271-272iDVD

copying, 277-278customizing, 282-283deleting, 277-278moving, 277-278organizing, 276

images, customizing, 280

motion, customizing, 280moving (iDVD), 277-278MyDVD

arranging, 241deleting, 242editing, 231-232

ReelDVD, 389-390creating, 390-392

selecting, 60

bytes, 441

C

caddies, 441

camcorders, 12, 84capturing digital video

iMovie, 108MyDVD, 245-247PowerDirector, 198-200

Panasonic VDR-M10, 84inputs and outputs, 85recording modes, 85

camera angles, changing, 65

cameras. See camcorders; digital cameras

captions, 442closed-captions, 443

capturingaudio

PowerDirector, 198, 200WinProducer, 216

video, 442from camcorders, 245-247with chapters, 247-248MyDVD, 243-244PowerDirector, 198-200WinProducer, 216

CAV (constant angular velocity), 432

CBR (Constant Bit Rate), 442

CDs (compact discs)AutoPlay, setting, 162-163displaying contents in Finder, 141

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burningEasy CD Creator, 121-122Windows, 171Windows Desktop Recording, 118-119Windows XP, 115

DVD on CD, 42, 448formats, 39, 422-423

alternate video, 41audio, 41CD-Audio, 422CD-R, 423CD-ROM, 422CD-RW format, 423prerecorded, 39-40recordable, 40Super Video CD, 423Video CD, 423

formatting, 117importing music from, 167-168logos, 422-423movies on, 10

adding DVD content to CDs, 10playing

iTunes, 140-142Media Player, 165-167

recordingchoosing formats, 117with Windows XP, 115

SACD (Super Audio Compact Discs), 460SVCD (Super Video CD), 462viewing track files, 166-167

CD Database (CDDB), 140

CD-Audio format, 40, 442

CD-R format, 17, 40, 442-423

CD-ROM format, 422

CD-RW format, 17, 40, 442

CDDB (CD Database), 140

cDVD, 42

cells, 407, 442

CGMS (Copy GenerationManagement System), 415, 442-444

channels, 442

chapter indexes, 248

chapters, 63chapter indexes, 248chapter points, setting

DVDit!, 313-314WinProducer, 225

markersDVD Studio Pro, 348-353interactive, 351-352

MyDVD, 247-248ReelDVD, 383

creating, 384Scenarist, 412

chrominance, 443

CinePlayer, 174, 474

clip indexes, 248

clips, 443adding in iDVD, 269-270

in nested menus, 277duration, 447importing (DVDit!), 289-290, 300-303menus, adding to, (DVDit!), 291-292organizing in iDVD menus, 276

closed-captions, 443

CLV (constant linear velocity), 432

codec, 443

colorsediting (Scenarist), 411palettes, 457safe colors, 457

combination drives (CD-R/RW andDVD-ROM), 161

compact discs. See CDs

compatibility among DVD formats,20-21

component video format, 49-50, 443

composite video, 443

composite/baseband video format,48-49

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compression, 443compressors, 444decoding, 445decompression, 445editing compressed video, 238, 251lossless, 453lossy, 453Media Player, 168MP3, 144

setting options, 144-145music files, 169perceptual, 458transcoding, 234

connectors, 45audio, 53BNC connectors, 47DVD recorders, 74-75F connectors, 47Firewire, 47, 75, 95, 106, 451phono, 458power cables, 45RCA, 47, 459S-Video, 47, 49, 462USB interface, 95video cable, 47

constant angular velocity (CAV), 432

Constant Bit Rate (CBR), 442

constant linear velocity (CLV), 432

content protection, 6, 9, 444

Content Scrambling System (CSS),415, 444

control functions, 55-57

Copy Generation ManagementSystem (CGMS), 415, 442-444

copy management, 444

copy protection, 444analog, 42CGMS (Copy Generation Management

System), 415CSS (Content Scrambling System), 415digital, 42-43

Macrovision APS (Analog ProtectionSystem), 415

Scenarist, 415

copying files to burn to recordablediscs, 92-93

cropping, 444

cross-fading, 444

CSS (Content Scrambling System),415, 444

cuts, 444

CyberLink, 196Cyberlink PowerDirector.

See PowerDirectorCyberLink PowerDVD. See PowerDVD

D

DAT, 444

data rate, 444

data-burning software, 24

decoding, 445

decompression, 445

deinterlacing, 445

digital audio formats, 55

digital camerasaccessing through USB interface

(Macintosh), 94browsing camera contents, 96connecting to iPhoto, 95-96disconnecting, 98importing photos from, 97

digital copy protection, 42-43

Digital Linear Tape (DLT), 445

digital media, 445Macintosh applications, 88-89Windows XP, 113

burning CDs and DVDs, 115suggested hardware, 114

Digital Theater System (DTS), 54,445-446

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Digital Video (DV), capturing, 50, 447iMovie, 107-110Windows Movie Maker, 130-131

digital video recorders, 12

digitizing film frames, 10

DirectCD, 116disabling Windows desktop CD

recording, 116ejecting discs, 123-124formatting discs, 122writing files with, 122-123

disc images, 445

disc size and capacity, 14-15double-sided discs, 15dual-layer discs, 16mini DVD, 16terms and abbreviations, 15

discs, 445copy protection

analog, 42digital, 42-43

double-sided, 446dual-layer, 447ejecting in DirectCD, 123-124formats, 38-39

alternate video, 41audio, 41prerecorded, 39-40recordable, 40

formatting with DirectCD, 122recordable

burning, 94copying files to burn, 92-93formatting, 92-93, 117

region codes, 42-43changing, 43

rewritable, erasing, 92-93single-sided, 461

disks, 445magnetic, 454

dissolves, 445

DLT (Digital Linear Tape), 445

Dolby Digital, 54, 446

Dolby Headphone, 446

Dolby Surround, 446

Dolby Surround Pro Logic, 446

double-sided discs, 15, 446

downmixing, 55, 446

drivesCD-R/RW, 161combination, 161DVD-ROM, 161

DTS (Digital Theater System), 54,445-446

dual-layer discs, 16, 447

duplicating, 447

duration, 447

DV (Digital Video), capturing, 447iMovie, 107-110Windows Movie Maker, 130-131

DVD, 5, 447

DVD Forum, 6, 448web site, 434

DVD MovieFactory, 26, 485

DVD Player (Macintosh), 146-147accessing DVD features, 151-153controlling playback, 148-149DVD navigation, 150-151exploring DVD data, 154-156

enhanced data, 156-157playing DVDs, 147-148scene indexes, 150

DVD Player 3 for Macintosh OS X, 469

DVD player software, 23-24

DVD Studio Pro, 329-330alternate languages, 354assets, viewing, 339-341Assets View window, 339-341

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audio streams, 356-357buttons, 341

adding to menus, 341highlights, 347layers, 344properties, 345

chapter markers, 348-349interactive, 351-352Marker Editor, 349-351story sequences, 352-353

components, viewing, 338-339features, 330Graphical View window, 333importing assets, 365

audio, 366-367images, 365video, 367

interface, 331launching, 331Log window, 362Matrix views, 362-364Menu Editor window, 341menus, 341

motion, creating, 345-348still, creating, 341-344

multiangle video streams, 354-355navigational links, 333-334Offbeat Action menu, 335-336Project View window, 338-339projects

building, 367-370editing, 362exporting, 369-370

properties, viewing, 337-338Property Inspector, 337-338random play, 359scripts, 359-360slide shows, 357-358Stories folder, 352subtitles, 355-356text descriptions, 362-363Tutorial project, 331

opening, 332-333previewing, 334-337

video tracks, 348-349web links, 360-361

DVD Studio Pro 1.5, 489

DVD+R format, 19, 40, 78, 427, 449recorders, 80

compatibility issues, 81finalizing discs, 81recording with, 81

DVD+RW, 40, 449

DVD+RW Alliance, 19, 449

DVD+RW format, 19, 76-77, 427recorders, 80

compatibility issues, 81finalizing discs, 81recording with, 80

DVD-Audio format, 12-13, 41, 425, 447

exploring, 182

DVD-Multi, 40, 448

DVD-Multi Player format, 426

DVD-Multi Recorder format, 426

DVD-R format, 11, 17-18, 40, 78, 83,425, 449

for authoring, 449compatibility issues, 83recorders, 78-79

Video mode, 79Video Recording mode, 79

DVD-RAM format, 17-18, 40, 76-77,82, 426, 449

in digital camcorders, 84recording with, 82

DVD-ROM format, 14, 424, 449drives, 161

DVD-RW format, 11, 17-18, 40,76-77, 426, 449recorders, 78-79

Video mode, 79Video Recording mode, 79

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DVD-Video format, 8-9, 39, 424, 450DVD-R and DVD-RW recordable

formats, 11exploring, 181-182features, 8mastering, 9

DVD-VR format, 424, 450

DVD@ACCESS, 448

DVDit!, 285-286audio clips, previewing, 302burning discs

DVD discs, 322-324DVD masters, 324DVD volumes, 324settings, 320-322

buttons, 304button links, 316customizing, 305-306editing, 306-307overlapping, 306

customizing design, 304features, 286First Play, 314-315importing clips, 300-301

audio clips, 302-303still images, 303-304supported file formats, 301-302

Menu/Movie List, 290-291menus, 309

background audio, adding, 309-310background images, previewing, 304buttons, adding, 293-294creating, 290-291customizing, 307-308editing, 310linked, 293-295linking movies to, 311movie clips, adding, 291-292reviewing settings, 310setting properties, 317-318titles, adding, 292-293

movies, 309-311chapter points, setting, 313-314clips, viewing, 300-301linking to menus, 311properties, setting, 319viewing in timeline, 312-313

navigation links, 304, 314creating, 316-317setting properties, 317-319testing, 317

Palette window, 289-290Project Planner, 287projects, 299

building to DVD volumes, 297-298burning to disc, 320creating, 287-288importing clips into, 289-290output format, selecting, 288-289previewing, 295-297screen aspect ratio, selecting, 288-289

Remote Control, 296self-running productions, 318text

customizing, 305-306editing, 306-307

themes, 299-300opening files, 301

versions, 287widescreen support, 299

DVDit! 2.5, 487

DVDs, 5, 447adding DVD content to CDs, 10affordability, 21applications for, 4authoring, 448

DVD-R for authoring, 449AutoPlay, setting, 162-163benefits, 5versus Blu-Ray discs, 27on CD, 448compared to VHS, 7

quality degradation over time, 7converting movies to, 10

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copy protectionanalog, 42digital, 42-43

digital video recorders, 12disc size and capacity, 14-15

double-sided discs, 15dual-layer discs, 16mini DVD, 16terms and abbreviations, 15

DVD on CD, 42DVD-10, 447DVD-5, 447DVD-9, 447formats, 16, 38-39, 422-427, 432

alternate video, 41audio, 41compatibility, 20-21DVD+R, 19, 427DVD+RW, 19, 427DVD-Audio, 425DVD-Multi Player, 426DVD-Multi Recorder, 426DVD-R, 17-18, 425DVD-RAM, 17-18, 426DVD-ROM, 424DVD-RW, 17-18, 426DVD-Video, 424DVD-VR, 424physical disc format, 16prerecorded, 39-40recordable, 17-19, 40Super Audio CD (SACD), 425

hybrid, 452images, 10logos, 424-427multi-story, 456multilanguage, 456multiple streams of content, 353origins of, 6

Hollywood requirements versus computerindustry requirements, 6-7

players, 448alternate tracks, 61, 64applications, 448

basic functions, 58buying guide, 32changing camera angles, 65chapter controls, 63connecting, 44-45control and status functions, 55-57display controls, 64enhanced video and audio features, 67first play elements, 58inputs, 44menus, 59-61multilanguage support, 66navigation, 59-61Open/Close buttons, 58output formats, 65outputs, 44parental locks, 66playback controls, 62portable, 35-36Power buttons, 58remote controls, 56set-top, 32-38, 460setting up, 36-38setup menus, 65versus VCRs, 63widescreen display, 50-51

playingMedia Player, 172-173Windows, 160Windows XP, 159

recorders, 449. See also recordersreferences, 433

hardware products, 435industry organizations, 434integrated computer systems, 436online resources, 434publications, 433software, 436

region codes, 42-43changing, 43

software applications, 23authoring software, 24-26data-burning software, 24DVD player software, 23-24

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success as a consumer product, 7DVD-Audio, 12-13DVD-ROM, 14movies, 8-9recordable formats, 11

use in camcorders, 12versatility of, 4volumes, 450

dynamic range, 450

E

Easy CD Creator, 116burning data discs, 121-122

editingaudio (PowerDirector), 207-208buttons (DVDit!), 306-307in DVD recorders, 76existing DVDs (MyDVD), 258-260movies

iMovie, 110-111Windows Movie Maker, 131-132

MyDVD, 249-250trimming clips, 249-250

OpenDVD (MyDVD), 259software, 493

Adobe Premiere 6.5, 496Edition, 497Final Cut Pro 3, 494iMovie 2, 493Ulead MediaStudio Pro 6.5, 498Windows Movie Maker for

Windows XP, 495tracks in Scenarist, 408video, 192-193

versus DVD authoring, 194PowerDirector, 192, 196, 202-209process, 194software, 194Windows XP, 130WinProducer, 192-193, 215-219

Edition, 497

effects, 450in PowerDirector, 205-206

encoding, 450

Enhanced DVD, 162, 183, 450accessing content, 184

InterActual Player, 185-188viewing installation files, 185WebDVD, 184

Explorer window (ReelDVD), 375

exporting, 450movies

DVD Studio Pro, 369-370iMovie, 111PowerDirector, 208-210Windows Movie Maker, 132-133WinProducer, 223-224

photos from iPhoto, 101-102

Express DV, 483

F

F connectors, 47, 450

Facepainting Tutorial project, 373

fades, 450

fading (cross-fading), 444

fields, 51, 451

file system architecture, 428

File System layer, 429

file systems, 429

filters, 451video and audio (WinProducer), 219-220

Final Cut Pro 3, 494

finalizing discs, 80-81

Finder (Mac OS X), 90Audio CD contents, displaying, 141browsing digital camera contents, 96copying files to burn, 92-94

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DVD data, displaying, 154formatting recordable discs, 92-93video file details, displaying, 104

FireWire connectors, 22, 47, 75, 451

FireWire interface, 73, 95, 106

First Play (DVDit!), 314-315

first play elements, 58, 451

formats, 16, 422-427, 432audio

analog, 53-54digital, 55surround-sound, 54-55

CD, 422-423CD-Audio, 422CD-R, 423CD-ROM, 422CD-RW format, 423Super Video CD, 423Video CD, 423

choosing recordable disc formats, 117compatibility, 20-21DVD, 38-39

alternate video, 41audio, 41output, 65prerecorded, 39-40recordable, 40

DVD+R, 19, 427DVD+RW, 19, 427DVD-Audio, 425DVD-Multi Player, 426DVD-Multi Recorder, 426DVD-R, 17-18, 425DVD-RAM, 17-18, 426DVD-ROM, 424DVD-RW, 17-18, 426DVD-Video, 424DVD-VR, 424physical disc format, 16recordable, 17-19Super Audio CD (SACD), 425

formatting, 451CDs, 117DirectCD, 122recordable discs, 117

Macintosh, 92-93

fps (frames per second), 451

frames, 51, 451frames per second (fps), 451frame rate, 451

G

gain, 451

gamma, 451

GB (gigabytes), 452

General Parameter (GPRM)registers, 452

GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)format, 452

gigabytes (GB), 452

GOP (Group of Pictures), 452

GPRM (General Parameter) registers, 452

Graphical View window (DVD StudioPro), 333

Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)format, 452

Group of Picture (GOP), 452

H-I

Hertz (Hz), 452

hybrid DVDs, 452

iDVD, 25, 268adding clips, 269-270authoring with, 267buttons

copying, 277-278customizing, 282-283deleting, 277-278

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editing text, 271-272images, customizing, 280motion, customizing, 280moving, 277-278organizing, 276

iDVD 2, 268launching, 269menus

backgrounds, customizing, 281buttons, customizing, 282-283customizing, 279editing text, 271-272nested, 277organizing clips, 276styles, selecting, 270-271themes, applying, 283titles, customizing, 281-282

playback, 275preferences, 275-276previewing productions, 272-273projects

checking status, 273-274creating, 268-270recording, 274-275saving, 273

setting up, 275-276slide shows, creating, 278-279themes, selecting, 271

iDVD 2, 486

IEEE 1394 interface, 22

IFO files, 452

iLINK interface, 22, 452

images, 10cropping, 444importing

DVD Studio Pro, 365Windows XP, 124

menu background, previewing, 304PICT format, 458slide shows, 461

still frames, 461importing (DVDit!), 303-304still shows, 461

TIFF format, 463

iMovie, 107capturing from digital video, 107-110editing movies, 110-111exporting movies, 111

iMovie 2, 493

iMovie video editor, 102

importing, 452assets (DVD Studio Pro), 365audio

DVD Studio Pro, 366-367MyDVD, 237, 243ReelDVD, 396

clipsinto PowerDirector, 200-201into WinProducer, 217into DVDit!, 289-290

files (PowerDirector), 211-212images

DVD Studio Pro, 365ReelDVD, 395-396

music from CD, 142-144, 167-168photos

digital cameras, 97local storage devices, 98in Windows XP, 124

videoDVD Studio Pro, 367iMovie, 108MyDVD, 230-231ReelDVD, 396

Impression DVD-Pro 2.2, 490

In points, 452

Information (.IFO) files, 156, 182

inputs, 44

interactive chapter markers, 351-352

interactive navigation, 8

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InterActual Player, 162, 185-186playing movies, 186-187viewing enhanced content, 186-188

InterActual Player 2, 473

interlaced displays, 51

interlacing, 452deinterlacing, 445fields, 451

InterVideo, 196InterVideo WinDVD. See WinDVDInterVideo WinProducer. See WinProducer

inverse telecine, 452

iPhoto, 95browsing camera contents, 96connecting to cameras, 95-96disconnecting cameras, 98editing photos, 100-101exporting photos, 101-102features, 95importing photos

from digital cameras, 97from local storage devices, 98

organizing photos, 99photo books, creating, 101Photo Library, 97

ISO-9660, 453

iTunes, 138-139Equalizer, 146importing music from CDs, 142-144Library, 139organizing music, 145-146playing CDs, 140-142retrieving album information from

CDDB, 141setting compression options, 144-145sharing music, 145-146Visual Effects, 145

J-L

JPEG format, 453

key frames in WinProducer, 222

languages, setting (ReelDVD), 387-389

layout, 453

Layout Editor, 414creating layouts, 415-416

layouts, creating in Scenarist, 415-416

letterboxing, 453

LFE (Low-Frequency Effects), 453

Library (iTunes), 139

Line level, 453

linear PCM, 453

linked menus, adding clips to, 237-239

links, 453creating (ReelDVD), 392global, defining, 393menu command, defining, 394track, defining, 393-394

live broadcasts, recording, 73

logos, 424-427CD, 422-423

lossless compression, 453

lossy compression, 453

Low-Frequency Effects (LFE), 453

luminance, 454

M

Mac OS X, 89Aqua interface, 90burning files to DVD, 94

copying files, 92-93formatting discs, 92-93

digital cameras, accessing, 94

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Finder, 90UNIX-based features, 90

Macintoshburning data to CD or DVD, 92-94digital cameras, accessing, 94digital media applications, 88-89DVD Player, 146-147

accessing DVD features, 151-153controlling playback, 148-149DVD navigation, 150-151exploring DVD data, 154-157playing DVDs, 147-148scene indexes, 150

erasing rewritable discs, 92-93iMovie, 107

capturing from digital video, 107-110editing movies, 110-111exporting movies, 111

importingmusic from CDs, 142-144photos from digital cameras, 97photos from local storage devices, 98

iPhoto, 95connecting to cameras, 95-96

iTunes, 138-139Library, 139playing CDs, 140-142

Mac OS X, 89graphics capabilities, 90

player applications, 138QuickTime Player, 102

movie files, playing, 103movie files, viewing file details, 103-104QuickTime Pro upgrade, 106sound files, playing, 105sound files, viewing file details, 105

SuperDrive, 91

Macrovision APS (Analog ProtectionSystem), 415

magnetic disks, 454

Main Menus, 61

Marker Editor (DVD Studio Pro),349-351

markers, 454

Master Audio (PowerDirector), 207-208

Master Watermark (PowerDirector), 207

mastering content, 9

masters, 454creating (DVDit!), 324

Matrix views (DVD Studio Pro), 362-364

MB (megabytes), 454

Media Player, 160audio compression, 168CDs, playing, 165-167

downloading CD info, 166viewing track files, 166-167

compressionaudio, 169encoding into MP3, 170selecting formats, 170

DVDs, playing, 172-173full-screen mode, 173

features, 162, 164new for Windows XP, 164

importing music from CDs, 167-168interface, 164organizing music files, 168, 170skins, 166switching between displays, 166Taskbar tabs, 165third-party add-ins, 162

megabytes (MB), 454

menu

Menu keys, 454

menus, 454adding movie clips (DVDit!), 291-292backgrounds

customizing, 281images, previewing, 304MyDVD, 255

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buttonsadding (DVDit!), 293-294customizing, 282-283

chapter indexes, 248clip indexes, 248creating

DVDit!, 290-291Scenarist, 409-410

customizing (iDVD), 279designing

PowerDirector, 213WinProducer, 225

DVDalternate tracks, 61, 64moving between menus, 61

DVD players, 59-61selecting buttons, 60

in DVD recorders, 76DVD Studio Pro, 341

motion, creating, 345-348still, creating, 341-344

DVDit!, 309adding background audio, 309-310customizing, 307-308editing, 310linking movies to, 311reviewing settings, 310setting properties, 317-318

iDVDediting text, 271-272organizing clips, 276

linkedadding clips to, 237-239DVDit!, 293-295

Main Menus, 61typical entries, 61

motion menus, 455MyDVD, 239

adding movies, 236-237editing, 231-232nested, 240-241organizing movies, 236-237

nested, adding clips, 277

Offbeat Action menu (DVD Studio Pro),335-336

in ReelDVD, 389-390creating, 390

setup, 65, 461styles

custom, 256MyDVD, 254-255

styles, selecting in iDVD, 270-271themes, applying, 283Title menus, 61, 463titles

adding (DVDit!), 292-293customizing, 281-282

Top Menus, 61

mini-DVD, 16, 454

Modes Wheel (PowerDirector), 197Audio mode, 207-208Effects mode, 205-206Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode, 206-207Speed mode, 204Titles mode, 205Transitions mode, 208-209Trim mode, 203

monophonic audio, 454

motion menus, 455

MOV format (QuickTime), 455

movieson CD, 10

adding DVD content to CDs, 10converting to DVD, 10digitizing film frames, 10display rates, 51DVD versus VHS, 7

quality degradation over time, 7DVD-Video format, 8-9

DVD-R and DVD-RW recordableformats, 11

mastering, 9DVDit!, 309-311

chapter points, setting, 313-314linking to menus, 311

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properties, setting, 319viewing in timeline, 312-313

editingiMovie, 110-111QuickTime Pro, 106Windows Movie Maker, 131

exportingiMovie, 111Windows Movie Maker, 132-133

organizing in MyDVD, 236-237playing

DVD Player (Macintosh), 147-148DVDit!, 300-301QuickTime Player, 103

previewing, 104viewing file details in QuickTime Player,

103-104widescreen, 15

MP3 compression format, 41, 144, 455

setting options, 144-145use in Media Player, 170

MPEG format, 455MPEG audio, 455MPEG-1, 455MPEG-2, 455MPEG-4, 455

MPEGAV directory, 183exploring, 183

multi-story DVD, 456

MultiAngle video, 456DVD Studio Pro, 354-355

multichannel audio, 456

multilanguage support, 66, 456

multiplexing, 10, 234, 456

multistream audio, 456

music, DVD-Audio format, 12-13

My Music folder, 168organizing music files, 168-169viewing albums by cover art, 168-169

My Pictures folder (Windows), 126

My Playlists folder, 171

My Video folder (Windows), 129

MyDVD, 25, 227adding audio, 242

replacing audio, 242-243burning discs, 257

DVDs, 257-258quality settings, 257

buttonsarranging, 241deleting, 242editing, 231-232

capturing video, 243-244from DV camcorders, 245-247with chapters, 247-248

editing, 249-250compressed video, 251existing DVDs, 258-260OpenDVD, 259trimming clips, 249-250

features, 227importing audio, 243importing video, 230, 237

adding to menus, 230-231launching, 228-229main application window, 230menus, 239

adding movies, 236-237backgrounds, 255editing, 231-232linked menus, 237-239nested, 240-241organizing movies, 236-237styles, 254-256

Preview mode, 233projects, 229

creating, 228-229playback, 235-236previewing, 232-233recording, 234-235saving, 233

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recording direct to DVD, 260-263ShowBiz, 250slide shows, 251

creating, 251-252display options, 252-253

text, styles, 255

N

navigation, 456navigation commands, 412-413, 456navigational links

DVD Studio Pro, 333-334DVDit!, 304, 314-319

NeoDVDstandard/Plus 4, 482

nested menus, adding clips, 277

non-seamless playback, 457

NTSC format, 457

NUON, 457

O

Offbeat Action menu (DVD StudioPro), 335-336

Open/Close buttons, 58

OpenDVD, editing, MyDVD, 259

Operating System layer, 429

optical disc, 457

OS X. See Macintosh

Out points, 457

outputs, 44DVD, formats, 65

overscancs, 457

P

PAL (Phase Alternation Line), 457

Palette window (DVDit!), 289-290

palettes, 457

pan and scan format, 50, 457

Panasonic DMR-E20 recorder, 83

Panasonic DMR-E30 recorder, 82time-slip function, 83

Panasonic DMR-HS2 recorder, 82

Panasonic VDR-M10 DVD-RAM camcorder, 84. See also camcorders

inputs and outputs, 85recording modes, 85

parental controls, 66, 458

Partition layer, 428

Parts-of-Titles (PTTs) in Scenarist, 412

paths, 458

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation), 458linear PCM, 453

perceptual compression, 458

PGCs (program chains), 407, 458in Scenarist, 412

Phase Alternation Line (PAL), 457

Philips DVDR985 recorder, 80modification modes, 81recording rates, 81

phono connectors, 458

Photo Library (iPhoto), 97

photosediting in iPhoto, 100-101exporting from iPhoto, 101-102organizing

in iPhoto, 99in Windows XP, 126-128

photo books, creating in iPhoto, 101

physical disc format, 16

physical media, 430physical parameters, 431read-only, 430reading a disk, 430rewritable, 430write-once, 430

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Physical Medium layer, 428

PICT format, 458

Picture-in-Picture (PIP)(PowerDirector), 206-207

Pinnacle Studio 7 video editor, 26

Pioneer Elite DVR-7000 recorder, 78Video mode, 79

Pioneer PRV-9000 recorder, 78

pixels, 458

playbackin iDVD, 275non-seamless, 457paths, 458seamless, 460Windows, 160

players, 448applications, 448audio

iTunes, 138-142QuickTime Player, 105

automated DVD authoring, 482DVD MovieFactory, 485Express DV, 483MyDVD 4, 484NeoDVDstandard/Plus 4, 482

consumer video editing with automatedDVD authoring, 475

PowerDirector 2, 475Studio 8, 478Ulead VideoStudio 6, 481Video Wave 5 Power Edition, 479VideoWave Movie Creator, 480WinProducer 3, 477

DVDalternate tracks, 61, 64basic functions, 58buying guide, 32changing camera angles, 65chapter controls, 63connecting, 44-45control and status functions, 55-57disc formats, 38-41

display controls, 64enhanced video and audio features, 67first play elements, 58inputs, 44menus, 59-61multilanguage support, 66navigation, 59-61Open/Close buttons, 58output formats, 65outputs, 44parental locks, 66playback controls, 62portable, 35-36Power buttons, 58PowerDVD, 175remote controls, 56set-top, 32-38setting up, 36-38setup menus, 65versus VCRs, 63widescreen display, 50-51WinDVD, 178

DVD software players, 469CinePlayer 4, 474DVD Player 3 for Macintosh OS X, 469InterActual Player 2, 473PowerDVD XP 4, 471Windows Media Player for

Windows XP, 470WinDVD 4, 472

Macintosh, 138personal DVD authoring, 486

DVDit! 2.5, 487iDVD 2, 486Ulead DVD Workshop, 488

professional DVD authoring, 489DVD Studio Pro 1.5, 489Impression DVD-Pro 2.2, 490ReelDVD 3, 491Scenarist 2.6, 492

reading discs, 430region codes, 42

changing, 43set-top, 460

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playing. See also playbackCDs

AutoPlay, 162-163Media Player, 165-167

clips (PowerDirector), 209DVDs

AutoPlay, 162-163InterActual Player, 186-187Media Player, 172-173

playlists, 458in DVD recorders, 76

portable DVD players, 35buying considerations, 35-36

Power buttons, 58

power cables, 45

PowerDirector, 192authoring, 195, 210burning discs, 211, 215capturing clips, 198, 200

from digital camcorders, 198-200clips

adjusting speed, 204exporting, 208-210importing, 200-201overlaying, 206-207playing, 209previewing, 201, 208producing, 209-210splitting, 201-202transition effects, 208-209

creating productions, 202editing, 194, 202-209effects, 205-206features, 196importing files, 211-212interface, 197Master Audio, 207-208Master Watermark, 207menus, designing, 213Modes Wheel, 197

Audio mode, 207-208Effects mode, 205-206

Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode, 206-207Speed mode, 204Titles mode, 205Transitions mode, 208-209Trim mode, 203

previewing completed projects, 213-214slide shows, 211starting projects, 211titles, 205

PowerDirector 2, 475

PowerDVD, 162, 174features, 175screen capture function, 180viewing DVD information, 174, 176

chapter point thumbnails, 177-178exploring navigational structure, 177tree view, 177

PowerDVD XP 4, 471

premastering, 458

prerecorded disc formats, 39-40

previewingclips

PowerDirector, 201-202, 208WinProducer, 217, 223-224

projectsDVDit!, 295-297iDVD, 272-273MyDVD, 232-233PowerDirector, 213-214ReelDVD, 377-380

producing clips (PowerDirector),209-210

program chains (PGCs), 407, 458in Scenarist, 412

programs, 407, 458

progressive displays, 51

progressive scans, 459

progressive video, 459

Project View window (DVD StudioPro), 338-339

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Property Inspector (DVD Studio Pro),337-338

PTTs (Parts-of-Titles) in Scenarist,412

Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), 458

Q-R

QuickTime, 459MOV format, 455

QuickTime Player, 102movie files

playing, 103viewing file details, 103-104

QuickTime Pro upgrade, 106editing movies, 106

sound filesplaying, 105viewing file details, 105

Radio Frequency (RF) video, 459

ratings, 66

RCA connectors, 47, 459

re-recordable CDs, 17

read-only media, 430

reading discs, 430

recordable discsburning (Macintosh), 94recordable CDs, 17formats, 11, 17-18, 40formatting, 117

recorders, 70, 449benefits, 70buying, 71

considerations, 71-72connecting, 74connectors, 74-75DVD compatibility, 76DVD+R/RW format, 80-81

compatibility issues, 81finalizing discs, 81Philips DVDR985, 80-81

DVD-R format, 83compatibility issues, 83

DVD-R/RW format, 78-79Recording Video mode, 79Video mode, 79

DVD-RAM format, 82Panasonic DMR-E30 recorder, 82-83recording with, 82

editing in, 76finalizing discs, 80menus, 76Pioneer Elite DVR-7000, 78

Video mode, 79Pioneer PRV-9000, 78playback, 74playlists, 76recording, 73

external video, 73live broadcasts, 73

rewritable formats, 76-77

recording, 73, 459direct to DVD, 260-261

setting up, 261-263external video, 73live broadcasts, 73projects in iDVD, 274-275with Windows XP, 115

choosing formats, 117

ReelDVD, 371assets, 394

format settings, 395audio clips, importing, 396burning to disc, 397-398buttons, 389-390

creating, 390-392Chapter Selection menu, 380chapters, 383

creating, 384defining links between tracks, 376Explorer window, 373-375Facepainting Tutorial project, 373features, 372-373images and subpictures, importing, 395-396

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Information window, 374interface, 374languages, setting, 387-389launching, 373links, creating, 392

global links, 393menu command links, 394track links, 393-394

menus, 389-390creating, 390

navigation, 375-377Play Video menu, 379Preview window, 374, 377-380, 397projects

building, 396previewing, 377-380simulating, 397viewing navigational design, 376

slide shows, 379, 385adding audio, 386creating, 385Still Shows, 385

source files, browsing, 375Storyboard, 373, 375-377streams

assigning to tracks, 381viewing and editing, 382

subtitles, 386creating, 387-388

toolbar, 374Track window, 374, 381-382

zooming out, 383video tracks, 383

creating, 383importing, 396

ReelDVD 3, 491

references, 433hardware products, 435industry organizations, 434integrated computer systems, 436online resources, 434publications, 433software, 436

region codes, 42-43changing, 43

regional management, 459

Remote Control (DVDit!), 296

remote controls, 56Menu keys, 454Return keys, 459Title keys, 463

rendering, 459

replication, 459

resolution, 459

Return key, 459

rewritable CDs, 17

rewritable discsCDs, 17erasing (Macintosh), 92-93rewritable formats, 76-77rewritable media, 430

RF (Radio Frequency) video format,48, 459

RGB format, 459

ripping data, 459

S

S-Video, 462connectors, 47-49video format, 49

SACD (Super Audio Compact Disc)format, 13, 41, 425, 460

safe areas, 460

safe colors, 457

sampling rates, 7, 460

saving projects in iDVD, 273

scaling, 460

Scan function, 63

Scenario Editor (Scenarist), 404-405disc organization, 405

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scenarios, 404-405creating in Scenarist, 402, 414

Scenarist, 402Branch Wizard, 407buttons, creating, 409colors, editing, 411copy protection, 415editing tracks, 408interface, 403-404

Data Editor, 403Layout Editor, 404Scenario Editor, 404Track Editor, 403

Layout Editor, 414creating layouts, 415-416

link navigation, 407Loop Wizard, 407menus, creating, 409-410navigational commands, 412-413navigational flow, 411

chapter links, 412program chains, 412

Project Wizard, 403Scenario Editor, 404-405

disc organization, 405scenarios, creating new, 402

defining scenario settings, 402subpicture effects, 411Subtitle Editor, 409Template Wizard, 407Timeline view, 408-409Track Editor, 408

Scenarist 2.6, 492

Scene Index menu, 460

scenes, 460

screen-capture functions, 180

scripts, 460DVD Studio Pro, 359-360subtitles, 462

SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound),54, 460

seamless playback, 460

Search Forward function, 63

Search Reverse function, 63

set-top DVD players, 32-33, 460buying considerations, 33-34setting up, 36

connecting directly to televisions, 37connecting to stereo systems, 37-38

Setup menu, 461

ShowBiz, 250

signalsaudio, 52-53video, 46

component video format, 49-50composite/baseband video format, 48-49digital video format, 50RF video format, 48S-Video video format, 49

simulation, 461

single-sided discs, 461

skins, Media Player, 166

Skip Forward function, 63

Skip Reverse function, 63

slide shows, 461adding audio, 386DVD Studio Pro, 357-358iDVD, 278-279MyDVD, 251

creating, 251-252display options, 252-253

PowerDirector, 211ReelDVD, 379, 385

adding audio, 386creating, 385Still Shows, 385

Slow Motion Forward function, 63

Slow Motion Reverse function, 63

Smart Video Rendering Technology(SVRT), 198

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software, 23automated DVD authoring, 482

DVD MovieFactory, 485Express DV, 483MyDVD 4, 484NeoDVDstandard/Plus 4, 482

consumer video editing with automatedDVD authoring, 475

PowerDirector 2, 475Studio 8, 478Ulead VideoStudio 6, 481VideoWave 5 Power Edition, 479VideoWave Movie Creator, 480WinProducer 3, 477

data-burning software, 24DVD software players, 23-24, 469

CinePlayer 4, 474DVD Player 3 for Macintosh OS X, 469InterActual Player 2, 473PowerDVD XP 4, 471Windows Media Player for

Windows XP, 470WinDVD 4, 472

personal DVD authoring, 24, 486DVD MovieFactory, 26DVDit! 2.5, 487iDVD, 25iDVD 2, 486MyDVD, 25Pinnacle Studio 7 video editor, 26Ulead DVD Workshop, 488

playing DVDs (Windows), 162professional DVD authoring, 489

DVD Studio Pro 1.5, 489Impression DVD-Pro 2.2, 490ReelDVD 3, 491Scenarist 2.6, 492

video editing, 493Adobe Premiere 6.5, 496Edition, 497Final Cut Pro 3, 494iMovie 2, 493

Ulead MediaStudio Pro 6.3, 498Windows Movie Maker for

Windows XP, 495video-editing, 192-194

PowerDirector, 192, 196WinProducer, 192-193, 215

Sonic DVDit!. See DVDit!

Sonic MyDVD. See MyDVD

Sonic ReelDVD. See ReelDVD

Sonic Scenarist. See Scenarist

SONICblue ReplayTV, 69

Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (SDDS),54, 460

splitting clipsin PowerDirector, 202in WinProducer, 217-218

SPRM (System Parameter) registers, 463

status functions, 55-57

Step Forward function, 63

Step Reverse function, 63

stereo audio systems, 461connecting set-top DVD players, 37-38

still images, 461importing (DVDit!), 303-304Still Shows, 461

Still Shows, 461ReelDVD, 385

storage capacity of DVD, 14-15double-sided discs, 15dual-layer discs, 16mini DVD, 16terms and abbreviations, 15

Stories Folder (DVD Studio Pro), 352

story sequences (DVD Studio Pro),352-353

storyboards, 461

Studio 8, 478

subpicture streams, 461

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Subtitle Editor (Scenarist), 409

Subtitle function, 64

subtitles, 461creating in Scenarist, 409DVD Studio Pro, 355-356ReelDVD, 386

creating, 387-388subtitle scripts, 462subtitle streams, 462

subwoofers, 462

Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD)format, 13, 41, 425, 460

Super Video CD (SVCD) format,10,41, 423, 462

SuperDrive, 91

superimposing, 462

surround sound, 462audio formats, 54

downmixing, 55virtual surround-sound, 55

Dolby Surround, 446Dolby Surround Pro Logic, 446virtual surround sound, 465

SVCD (Super Video CD) format, 10,41, 423, 462

SVRT (Smart Video RenderingTechnology), 198

synchronization, 463

System Parameter (SPRM)registers, 463

T

televisionsconnecting set-top DVD players, 37display rates, 51

text, styles (MyDVD), 255

themesapplying (iDVD), 283DVDit!, 299-300

opening files, 301selecting (iDVD), 271

TIFF format, 463

timecodes, 463

Timeline (Scenarist), 408-409

timeline, 463viewing movies (DVDit!), 312-313

Title key, 463

Title menus, 61, 463

titles, 407, 463adding to menus (DVDit!), 292-293PowerDirector, 205WinProducer, 222

TiVo, 69

Top Menus, 61

Track Editor (Scenarist), 408

track tiles (DVD Studio Pro), 348-349chapter markers, 348-349

interactive, 351-352Marker Editor, 349-351story sequences, 352-353

Track window (ReelDVD), 381-382zooming out, 383

tracks, 463

transcoding, 234, 464

transition effects, 464PowerDirector, 208-209WinProducer, 219-220

trimming clips, 464MyDVD, 249-250

U

UDF (Universal Disc Format), 429, 464

UDF Bridge file system, 464

Ulead DVD Workshop, 488

Ulead MediaStudio Pro 6.5, 498

Ulead VideoStudio 6, 481

Universal Disc Format (UDF), 429, 464

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USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface,95, 464

accessing digital cameras (Macintosh), 94

USB camerasaccessing in Windows XP, 125-126organizing photos, 126-128support in Windows XP, 124-125

V

Variable Bit Rate (VBR), 464

VBR (Variable Bit Rate), 464

VCD (Video CD) format, 10, 423, 464exploring, 183

VCRsplayback controls, 63versus DVD, 7, 63

VHS compared to DVD, 7

videocapturing

iMovie, 107-110MyDVD, 243-248PowerDirector, 198-200WinProducer, 216

clips, importing (ReelDVD), 396compression, editing compressed video,

238, 251connecting video signals, 46

types of signals, 46copy protection

analog, 42digital, 42-43

displaying, 180QuickTime Player, 102

editing, 192-193versus DVD authoring, 194PowerDirector, 192, 196, 202-209process, 194software, 194Windows XP, 130WinProducer, 192-193, 215-219

external, recording, 73filters (WinProducer), 219-220formats, 41importing

DVD Studio Pro, 367MyDVD, 230-231, 237

MultiAngle, 456MyDVD, adding and organizing, 237progressive, 459video cable connectors, 47viewing video files in Windows XP, 128Windows, 161

video cards (Windows), 161

Video CD (VCD) format, 10, 40, 423, 464

exploring, 183

video editing tools, 26

Video for Windows, 465

Video Manager (VMG), 405-406, 465Video Manager, 405

Video mode (DVD-R/RWrecorders), 79

Video Object (VOB), 465

Video Recording (VR) mode (DVD-R/RW recorders), 79

video signals, 46component video format, 49-50composite/baseband video format, 48-49digital video format, 50RF video format, 48S-Video video format, 49

video streams, 465

Video Title Sets (VTS), 405-406, 465Titles, 407

video tracks (DVD Studio Pro), 348-349

VideoStudio 6, 194

VideoWave 5, 194

VideoWave Movie Creator, 480

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VIDEO_TS, 155, 181, 465exploring, 181files included, 181

virtual surround sound, 55, 465

VMG (Video Manager), 406, 465

VOB (Video Object) files, 465

volumes, 450creating (DVDit!), 324

VR (Video Recording) mode (DVD-R/RW recorders), 79

VTS (Video Title Set) files, 405-406,465-466

Titles, 407

W-Z

watermarks, 466Master Watermark (PowerDirector), 207

WAV format, 466

Web DVD, 466

web links (DVD Studio Pro), 360-361

web sitesApple Computer, 436Camcorder & Computer Video

Magazine, 433Canopus Corp., 437Compaq, 436Discreet, 437DV Magazine, 433DVD FAQ, 434DVD Forum, 6, 434DVD+RW Group, 434DVD+RW Resources, 434DVDA DVD Association, 434EMedia Magazine, 433Hewlett-Packard, 436LaCie DVD Drives, 435Manifest Technology, 433Maxell, 435Microsoft DirectX, 436Microsoft Windows Media, 436

Panasonic DVD-RAM, 435Philips Consumer Electronics

DVD+RW, 435Prassi/VERITAS, 437QPS Inc, 435Recipe 4 DVD, 434Recordable DVD Council, 434Roxio Easy CD Creator and Direct CD, 437Sony VAIO, 436Verbatim, 435Video CD, 434Vivastar, 435VOB Information Systems, 437

WebDVD, 184

widescreen, 466anamorphic, 440movies, 15display formats, 50-51support in DVDit!, 299

Windowsburning CDs, 171exploring discs

DVD-Audio, 182DVD-Video, 181-182Video CD, 183

Media PlayerCDs, playing, 165-167features, 164interface, 164Taskbar tabs, 165

My Music folder, 168My Playlists folder, 171playing DVDs, 159-160

audio playback, 161software, 162system requirements, 160

video cards, 161

Windows Desktop Recording, burningdiscs, 118-119

Windows Media (WMF) video format, 42

Windows Media Audio (WMA), 466

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Windows Media Player. SeeMedia Player

Windows Media Video (WMV), 466

Windows Movie Maker, 130capturing from digital video, 130-131editing movies, 131-132exporting movies, 132-133

Windows Movie Maker for WindowsXP, 495

Windows XPdigital media, 113

burning CDs and DVDs, 115suggested hardware, 114

Disc AutoPlay option, setting, 120-121importing pictures, 124My Pictures folder, 126My Video folder, 129recording CDs and DVDs, 115

choosing formats, 117USB camera support, 124-125USB cameras

accessing, 125-126organizing photos, 126-128

video files, 128

WinDVD, 162, 174controls, 178-179features, 178screen capture function, 180viewing DVD information, 174, 178

chapter point thumbnails, 179-180

WinDVD 4, 472

WinProducer, 192-193authoring, 224authoring process, 195backgrounds, 222burning discs, 223-226capturing clips, 216chapter points, defining, 225clips

assembling, 218exporting, 223-224importing, 217

overlaying, 220-221previewing, 217, 223-224splitting, 217-218transition effects, 219-220trimming, 219video and audio filters, 219-220

creating productions, 217-219editing, 194, 217-219features, 215interface, 215key frames, 222Lock/Unlock button, 219menus, designing, 225titles, 222

WinProducer 3, 477

wipes, 466

WMA (Windows Media Audio) files,41, 466

WMF (Windows Media) video format, 42

WMV (Windows Media Video), 466

write-once media, 17, 430

YUV format, 466

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