Complete project-based course provides a strong working knowledge of DVD Studio Pro for students, professionals, and those seeking to become Apple-certified users.

Companion DVD-ROM provides all of the files readers need to build the DVD projects used in the tutorials.

Uses step-by-step instructions, ample screenshots, and end-of-chapter review questions to help readers learn and actually retain the skills gained throughout the book. The perfect companion to Apples popular Final Cut Pro video editing software, DVD Studio Pro 1.5 brings Apple's industry standard high-end DVD authoring tool to the masses. Now anyone with the latest Mac equipment can create their own interactive DVD videos using DVD Studio Pro and this project-based course-in-a-book that Apple Computer uses for its own certified training course. Apple Certified Training- DVD Studio Pro uses detailed step-by-step instructions illustrated with screenshots and reinforced with end-of-chapter review questions to lead readers through the process of creating two professional-looking DVDs from start to finish. Topics covered include storyboarding, bit-budgeting, encoding audio and video, creating still and motion menus, interactivity and navigation, chapter markers, stories, Web links, slideshows, scripts, multiple audio tracks, multiple camera angles, and building, formatting, and burning the DVD. A companion DVD-ROM includes high-quality content consisting of project files, graphics, and media used in the book so that students can start creating DVDs immediately.