DVD-Videodisc
Authoring: MPEG-2 Format, Workflow, Creation
Paul E. Burrows, Eric
Carlson, Media Solutions, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
ABSTRACT:
Although the creation
of a DVD-Videodisc is far closer to the simplicity of writing a CD-ROM than it
used to be, there are still necessary production steps to be taken in order to
successfully create a "one-off" DVD or a DVD master for mass
replication. In this full-day workshop,
the presenters will discuss issues, pitfalls, "gotchas,"
expectations, and even background information about the DVD format. Part of the lecture/demo will include a
discussion about what you can expect from a DVD-Videodisc in terms of
capability and compatibility. Using
Apple Computer's DVD-Studio Pro with the Pioneer SuperDrive, the presenters
proceed step-by-step through the entire production process: (1) flowchart the
project; (2) prepare source footage; (3) encode to MPEG-2 files; (4) prepare
menus, buttons & button states (using PhotoShop); (5) author in DVD Studio
Pro; (6) preview; (7) write to a DVD-Videodisc; (8) play the disc in a standard
set top DVD player and in DVD-compatible computers. Those who have experiences in writing DVDs in the Windows
computer platform should come prepared to share and compare. How a DVD-Videodisc can be used to display
high quality, full-frame, full-motion video when integrated with web-based
materials will be mentioned to the extent that emerging toolsets are available
for discussion. Apple's consumer-level
integrated suite of tools, known as iLife (iDVD, iMovie, iTunes, and iPhoto)
will be discussed as well.
BENEFIT TO PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING SESSION:
Morning Half-Day:
Background info about
the DVD format (MPEG-2, both PAL and NTSC) will be provided, and discussions
about what you can expect from a DVD's functions, features, and compatibility
will be included. With an understanding
of the behind-the-scenes information, the steps to writing a DVD (afternoon session)
become clear.
Paul E. Burrows Manager, New Media
Integration Group Media Solutions, Office
of Information Technology University of Utah 101 South Wasatch Drive
215EBC Salt Lake City, UT
84112 Phone: 801-581-7908 Fax: 801-585-3584 |
CO-AUTHORS: Eric Carlson Media Specialist, New
Media Integration Group Media Solutions, Office of Information Technology
University of Utah 101 South Wasatch Drive
215EBC Salt Lake City, UT
84112 Phone: 801-581-8675 Fax: 801-585-3584 |