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In DVD Studio Pro we often create chapter index's to give the viewer the ability to jump to a specific spot in the video. With a chapter index (also known as scene selection) DVD Studio Pro will jump the the selected point and play the remaining portion of the track from that point. In a demo reel we typically want to give the viewer an opportunity to view all of the various examples of our work, or view one at a time. Since a chapter marker will play from the chapter point to the end of the track, we can't use chapter markers to play the individual examples. Instead we will use stories. Stories act like play lists, and only play the desired chapters.

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Final Cut Pro Tutorials for effects
Camera Flash effect with freeze frame Part 1
Photo Flash Frame Effect Part 2
Camera Flash Freeze effect using Apple Motion Part 3
Pleasantville tutorial
Wind Blur tutorial
Blur Face in Final Cut Pro
Transport Beam tutorial
Light Zoom filter tutorial
Ken Burns effect
Creating a Moving Filmstrip
Creating customized wipes in Final Cut Pro
Creating a running timer or counter in Final Cut Pro
Luma Key Effect
Speed Ramp Effect with curves in Final Cut Pro
Play a clip backwards in Final Cut Pro
Alpha Wipe Transition Effect
Rotated Motion Path in Final Cut Pro

Final Cut Pro Tutorials for editing
Using the Add-Edit tool versus the Blade tool in Final Cut Pro
Re-formatting 4:3 Media for a 16:9 Hi Def Sequence in Final Cut Pro
Importing AVCHD - H264 Media into Final Cut Pro
Multi-camera Editing tutorial for Final Cut Pro
Learn to use modifier keys with Final Cut Pro
Exporting (WMV) Windows Media Files from Final Cut Pro
Trimming Clips in Final Cut Pro
Importing Image Sequences or using Stop Motion in Final Cut Pro
Using Media Manager in Final Cut Pro
Reformatting 4x3 Media for Hi def in Final Cut Pro

Final Cut Pro / Boris 3D Tutorials
Creating 3D text using Boris Title 3D
Title Crawl effect with glow
Title 3D type on effect
Title 3D effect using the tracking parameter
Creating Glass text effect with Boris Title 3D

Apple Motion Tutorials
Cloning or Repairing an image using Apple Motion
Creating 3D extruded text in Apple Motion
Tracking a Mask in Apple Motion for Color Correction
Using Masks to re-fill a tequila bottle in Apple Motion
Creating a glowing title in Apple Motion
Human Torch effect in Apple Motion
3D reflection in water with Apple Motion
Creating Text on a Path with Apple Motion
Fogwriter effect with Apple Motion
Image stabilization with Apple Motion
Using Apple Motion Audio Behaviors
Using lights with Ken Burns effect
Creating Particles on a Path
Light Streak effect using Apple Motion
Wrapping text around an object in Apple Motion
Flying Stars using Character Map with Motion
Animated Masks and Tracking with Apple Motion (jump through fire)
Four Point tracking in Apple Motion (replacing television image)
Hold Out Matte using Final Cut Pro and Motion (glowing football player)
Exploding Text effect
3D lighting in Apple Motion
Sequencing Text effect in Apple Motion

Apple Color Tutorials
Creating the Pleasantville effect in Apple Color
Introduction to Color Interface
Using Tracking Data in Apple Color for Color Correction
Configuring Preferences in Apple Color
Using Secondary Color Correction to fix a bad shot in Apple Color

SoundTrack Pro Tutorials
Removing audio noise with FCP and SoundTrack Pro
Removing audio pops using SoundTrack Pro and Final Cut Pro
Time shift effect using SoundTrack Pro and Final Cut Pro

Compressor / DVD Studio Pro Tutorials
FCP to DVD Studio Pro workflow tutorial
Creating Droplets with Apple Compressor

Photoshop for Final Cut Pro Video Tutorials
Creating a glass bug with Photoshop
Using photoshop filters on video clip

Lets say you are producing a trade show video, that you want to be on a continuous loop, it is easy to do with DVD Studio Pro. There are a number of ways to get from Final Cut Pro to DVD Studio Pro.  After you have imported both your audio and video, you simply drag them onto either your Graphical view, or the Track Editor. Once the M2V, & AC3 files are in the Track, you will need to right click on the track in the Graphical view, and set it to be the First Play. After setting the First play, delete the empty menu, because it can cause issues if it's left a part of the Build. Last of all, go into the Track Inspector to set the Track up to loop. Set the End Jump to go back to the Track itself. This will cause the track to continually loop from it's end to it's beginning. Now just Build and Format your DVD, and you're all set!

Have you ever wondered why sometimes your Status indicators are different colors within the Assets Tab in DVD Studio Pro, or even what those status codes mean? 

Remember that the Assets Tab is a storage place of all the assets that are currently imported into your project.  That is where you normally import externally created assets into the project for use in making the disc's items.

Basically, those Status indicator "dots" can be one of three colors:

• Yellow:  means the asset has not yet been encoded 
• Green:  means the asset has been encoded, and is ready to use
  
• Red:  means there is an issue with the asset 

When there is an issue, it could be a number of things. Most likely the asset was moved, deleted, or renamed on the hard drive, or another possibility is that there was an issue during the encode.

It is best to pre-encode video assets before they are imported into DVD Studio Pro.  During the encoding process, they are split into separate video and audio files.  The video portion usually gets encoded into an MPEG-2 file, and the audio portion is usually an uncompressed PCM file, such as AIFF or WAV.

In some cases, you might have imported an unencoded QuickTime file.  (hence, the yellow status indicator) This allows you to continue to work with the asset as you create your project, and then either encode on Build, before creating the disc files, or encode in the background while you work.

So next time you're working in DVD Studio Pro, and you notice those status indicator dots are different colors and can't remember what they mean, think of them like a traffic light:  green meaning, GO, it's ok to go ahead; red meaning, STOP, there's a problem;  and yellow meaning CAUTION, something else needs to be done. 

GeniusDV has a great 1-day class of DVD Studio Pro training offered as part of our 5-day Final Cut Pro class.  But you can take DVD Studio Pro by itself; call us to schedule your authoring class today.