How to create a dvd menu using dvd studio pro

Step 1. you must first import the file which you want to author to do this simply go over the files option on top of the screen the click import, then choose the option assets.

step 2. Next drag your file rom the import area at the bottom left of your screen into the timeline.

step 3. Next click on menu which is near the top left , then once the screen has turned grey click on a position on the screen and drag across the screen to create a button.

step 4. Now that you have a button for your dvd you must now programme it to play the dvd. To do this head over to the bottom right of the screen then select target you want to set this to track 1 as track 1 will be your footage.

step 5. Now you may have noticed an arrow on your left hand side of the screen that connects the menu to the track this means that when you click the button it will now play the dvd. Once it has finished though it wont play back to the menu to fix this you must click back onto track 1 and then choose end jump, then set this to menu.

step 6 . next drag your cursor over the timeline and stop at various points of your choosing to create more chapters. This will allow you to create a scene selection on the menu.

step 7. Next add a shape for you play button. You can do this by clicking clicking the button then going to the bottom right and coosing shapes, you may set this to any shape of your choosing. If you click on transition it allows you to add a transition when the button is hit to play the film.

step 8.  Next go to your menu selector which is on the left of your screen and right click, whilst pressing command and choose add, then choose menu.

step 9. Next insert a new button this time for scene selction then go to the buttons options and select its target to menu 2.

step 10.  Next select menu 2 and create the amount of buttons needed for the amount of chapters that you have created and set there text, icons and targets tothere corresponding chapters.

step 11. Next create another button that allows you to go back to the main menu you can do this by selecting its target as menu 1.

step 12. And that’s the basics next click simulate on the taskbar near the top of the screen and give your dvd a test run.

2 posh dvd flow chart

Dvd authoring

FRIENDS SEASON 3

Friends season 3 dvd  is a dvd 5 that can store up to 4.7 GB and is also dual layered which allows the dvd to store more content. The season box set consist of three separate discs that are all double sided. it is set to region 2 this allows the dvd to be played in only Europe, the middle east, japan, south Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho Greenland and the British crown dependences / French overseas departments and territories. The dvd has a very bland menu which has no animations playing in the background and is only filled using a back drop of new york followed by several pictures of the cast. The dvd has four options available play which includes play which plays all the episodes on the disc one after another automatically, episodes which allows the viewer to select which episode the specifically want to watch, special features which allows the viewer to watch extra content on the disc and languages which allows the viewer to decide what language the dvd will be dubbed in when it plays the episodes. The dvd also has a blue circular icon which turns red once an option has been selected. The special features list includes cast and crew which plays the credits in a longer format to fully give all of the cast details, tour of chandlers bachelor pad this one is self explanatory and has to members of the cast give a tour of one of the sets, friends of friends which is a behind the scenes documentary, what’s up with your friends which is yet another documentary, ross and Rachel: on a break which is when they have the actors talk about a plot point of the season. All of which are played using a .m2v file. It also has text on screen that mentions the other special features available on other discs. It also has the option to go back to the main menu. The language option allows the user to switch the different types of languages available as well as allowing the viewer to switch on subtitles which will make text appear on the lower third of the screen in addition to these options changing the language will also change the text on the menus to the type of language selected. The animations on screen are very bland with the only being the selection screens and the different types of text for different languages. The dvd also plays a .ac3 audio track on the main menu screen which loops roughly every 60 seconds as it plays a instrumental version of the shows theme tune. The dvd can only be played in standard definition and is also in a +r format as it is a read only disc which allows the disc to not be re-written as to not accidently replace the .m2v and the .ac3 files.

MEAN GIRLS

Mean girls is on a +r dvd which allows the dvd to be read only it is also stored on a dvd 5 which contains 4.7 GB of storage space which contains the dvd  all of its options  its special features along with the film itself. Mean girls was also released on a vhs tape which did not include any of the earlier mention options or special features. the film also has multiple trailers that play before reaching the dvd menu screen the first of which is a trailer for an upcoming sponge bob film which is targeted more towards a family friendly audience, it then has a trailer for an interactive board game aimed more at a young female audience  then followed by a family friendly film trailer for the film school of rock, the dvd then continues to load more and more trailers that are all family friendly. The dvd menu screen is more advanced than the friends dvd screen this screen has different text as well as animations in the back round. The selected text is highlighted in a pink colour to help match the feel and vibe of the film itself as well as having all of the graphics and animations match the same feel as well it also plays a .ac3 file whilst on the menu screen. The menu screen has four options play which plays the .m2v file, set up which allows the viewer to adjust the settings for the film, special features which includes behind the scenes and directors commentary ( the directors commentary allows the viewer to add an extra .ac3 file that will play on top of the films original audio) and also scene selection which allows the viewer to choose at what point to watch the .m2v file from. The film also allows for subtitles which allow the  viewer to enable the .ac3 file to be played as an text file that will be applied to the bottom of the screen so that anyone who has hearing difficulties may be able to see the text and be able to understand the films story. The dvd is set to region 2 which means that it can only be played within certain regions which include the united kingdom, japan Europe and many other regions it is however only able to be played within these regions as the dvd is region locked and is only compatible with certain lasers. This dvd also loops a .ac3 file repeatedly as well as the background animations on the menu screen to entice the viewer into either looking into the special features or playing the film.

La haine

La haine starts off with a warning about piracy and gives additional information before playing various company logo animations. The dvd the transitions to the menu screen by using a smoke animation which then takes the viewer to the main menu screen. The main menu screen constantly loops a smoke animation as well as showing still images and small .m2v clips of the film itself. The menu also loops a  .ac3 on the menu screen with a song that fits the films plot and narrative. The menu screen has four options play feature which plays the .m2v file, scene selection which allows the viewer to choose at what point the want to start watching the film from, extra features which includes an array of directors commentary, and also a feature allowing the film to be played in colour (as the film is in black and white) along with trailers for other films. It also switches to a different animation and .ac3 file whilst in the special feature menu. Each time the viewer loads up a different menu or selects an option the option that has been selected will be highlight red as well as loading a brief .m2v which helps to transition to the next menu. Set up also plays a .m2v file in the background and has sound options which allows the viewer to choose between 2.0 stereo and 5.1 Dolby digital as well as commentary. The dvd itself is a +r non- re-writable 4.7 gb dvd 5 which is also set to region 2. Whilst the film itself does not contain an Easter egg an Easter egg is a hidden piece of content somewhere on the dvd, this can be as secretive as hiding a file out of site to a visual appearance of an object or a audio file being played on the menu , these can be triggered by all different kinds of things.  The film itself has been digitally re-mastered which includes a higher quality of picture and has also been reformatted for a region 2 pal re-release  as the film was originally launched on vhs tape so that this means that a lot of the extra content has been made after the films actual launch. The film itself also has subtitle text automatically at the bottom of the screen as the film was originally launched in France and has only recently been re-released in other regions and this text is not able to be disabled through the setup options as the viewer would be un able to understand the films plot as it is completely filmed in French. The dvd also includes the full film re-shot in colour so that It can help keep up with todays modern film.

assets
created .m2v and .ac3 = assets        needs menu + track + dvd disc

.m2v  menu backround + music

needs assets, assets are what is burned onto the dvd.

only use 8.4gb not 8.45gb.

the dvd has been set to region 2 as this is the playable region for the u.k.

no copying permitted means that the files are encrypted.

menu options.

more menu options.

resolution settings.

assets settings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_Scramble_System
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposite_Track_Path
https://forums.creativecow.net/archivethread/55/658671

25/11/14

recaps

3 essays 500 words each for each dvd

3 main ares

conventions

friends/mean girls/other

-r

dual layer     dvd 5?

Laser?

Additional features

Directors cut

Easter eggs

Audio

Music video

Settings

Subtitles

Kids trailers

Idents

Pal    region 2

Money

Copyright css

Functions and elements

Buttons

Still images

Moving images

Text<fonts>

Sounds

Ok  buttons     navigations

Uses

Interactive

e.g slide show

games

website address

today we did some research aswell as revised on what we have prevousilly learned

18/11/14
region codes?
u.k = p.a.l
u.s.a = ntsc
region code u.k = region 2
tv systems uk = region 2 pal
region 0 = plays all countries
dont use region code 7


features
behind the scenes
easter eggs
audio commentaries
music video
deleted scene
langauge
games
bloopers
pictures/slide show
interviews
directors cut
trailers


warning
steal
sponsors/idents
trailers
main menu

.m2v
.ac3

block buster = no internet
share dvd

cinema 
social
talking
3d
experince

dvds for repeat viewings
re-sell
portable

today we where given the asingment to anaylize 3 different dvd for there content and to decide where they fit in with everything we have learned already we also have talked about various topics today all of which are covered today.