iDVD 2 USER MANUAL - UITS
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1. File name 1DVD2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona iDVD 2 User Manual A QUICK REVIEW OF THE LAST EXERCISE We should now have three movies one folder and one slide show in our DVD Your two screens should look something like this 00 My Great DVD My Great DVD AWESOMA POWA Theme Folder Slideshow Motion Preview Burn Motion Preview Burn Of course you can make your DVD look however you want The purpose of this lesson is to make sure you know how Before we continue to the next exercise there are a few interesting options that we have not covered First when you click on movie you ll notice a slider bar and a checkbox named Movie If you check the box the movie will play inside of the button If the box is unchecked you can drag the slider to pick a frame of the movie to be displayed on the button Also notice that you can have different text styles for the title and the button text on different screens File name 1DVD2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona iDVD 2 User Manual EXERCISE 3 SLIDESHOWS In this exercise we ll be showing you how to modify the slideshow that you created in the previous exercise Slideshows are easy to arrange and are a nice way to present your images on a DVD Importing Your Images 1 Double click on the slideshow that you have created 2 Open2. name 1DVD2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona iDVD 2 User Manual LECTURETTE 1 IDVD AND DVD AUTHORING DVD Authoring put simply is the creation of a DVD disc which will play on any home DVD player or home computer with DVD playback capabilities iDVD is by far the easiest way for a non profes sional to author a high quality DVD Just like the DVD movies available for rent DVDs produced by iDVD have menus pictures movies and sound There are however some differences between the two that we will cover later With a basic knowledge of iDVD you will be able to create a DVD of your home movies art portfolio short film etc DVDs can store a large amount of data and can be an extremely useful means of storing or distributing many types of media for many different uses To better understand DVDs and their creation there are a few concepts to keep in mind CONSUMER VS PROFESSIONAL DVDS consumer DVDs store only 4 5GB of data or approximately 90 minutes of video Professionally burned DVDs store 9GB of data and can contain feature length films Keep in mind that professional burners are NOT currently available to the average consumer IMAGES DVDs can be used for slideshow applications and although color resolution can be excellent keep in mind that images will be displayed at 640 x 480pixels which is perfect for a TV but is by no means photo quality MOVIES iDVD
3. the folder called slideshow media contained inside the media folder 3 Select the tiff image files and drag them into the iDVD window Adding sound to your slideshow 1 Locate the slideshow audio mp3 file in the Slideshow media folder 2 Drag the file into the audio tab located near the bottom of the iDVD window 3 Select the tiff image files and drag them into the iDVD window LECTURETTE 4 SLIDESHOW OPTIONS There are a few options at the bottom of the iDVD slideshow window that must be explained 1 Display lt gt during slideshow this adds arrows to the bottom of a slideshow indicating to the users that they may skip to the next slide at any time 2 Add to DVD ROM Adds the contents of your slideshow to a directory on the DVD so that when the disc is inserted in a computer your slides may be copied to their hard drive 3 Slide Duration Slides may either last up to 30 seconds or their duration may be set so that they fit the audio that you have added to the slideshow Note that a five minute music file attached to a slideshow with five slides will make each slide last one minute 4 Thumbnail Changes the size of the thumbnail in the slideshow editing window Also have a look in the preferences under the the iDVD menu You ll notice a checkbox that says Always scale slides to TV safe area By checking this box the images will be sized slightly smaller so that the full image will ap
4. to burn your DVD Remember though DVDs cost 5 each and 1 to 3 hours of your time to burn Make sure that you have what you want before you put that blank DVD in the tray Other points of interest on the iDVD desktop refer back to page 7 if necessary When designing your DVD note the option called Show TV Safe Area In the Advanced menu Keeping your buttons within this area will ensure that they are seen properly when played on any TV The globe in the background is a background movie this will play on a loop while this screen is being viewed There are three buttons in this DVD s title screen Celebration Pictures and More Movies Celebration represents a movie that can be viewed Pictures represents a slideshow and More Movies is a folder containing more media South Pacific is of course the title of this tutorial DVD J EXERCISE 1 QUICK REVIEW What is the difference between a consumer DVD and a professional DVD How long does it take to burn a full DVD provided that you don t have to compress or convert any video Who can use a DVD that you have burned Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 File name 1DVD2_User pmd University of Arizona Last modified 05 30 02 iDVD 2 User Manual LECTURETTE 3 THEMES Open the themes panel by pressing the themes button Themes control the style of your DVD The themes panel contains three tabs The first Them
5. www apple com quicktime File name 1DVD2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona iDVD 2 User Manual LECTURETTE 2 THE IDVD DESKTOP The iDVD desktop is simple to understand when divided into its components Completed Tutorial Motion Preview THEME BUTTON Opens the theme panel which controls the overall style of your DVD s menus and text We ll discuss this more later FOLDER BUTTON Creates a submenu a folder in which a sub set of movie and slideshow buttons can be stored You can create an unlimited number of folders SLIDESHOW A slideshow is just that a slideshow of images that you import We ll discuss slideshows in more detail later as well File name 1DVD2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona iDVD 2 User Manual MOTION BUTTON Turns motion on and off The backgrounds of your DVD can be images or movies if you want the movie in your background to play just press the motion button Note that if motion is turned off when you burn the DVD it will be not be animated during playback PREVIEW BUTTON With DVDs costing about 5 a pop no one wants to burn their DVD project just to test out how it looks Simply hit the preview button and you ll be able to view your DVD in the same way you would with a set top DVD player and a remote control BURN There it is the burn button Push this
6. Multimedia Module iDVD 2 USER MANUAL For information and permission to use these training modules please contact Limell Lawson limell u arizona edu 520 621 6576 or Joe Brabant jorabant u arizona edu 520 621 9490 Modules available online at http mll arizona edu workshops shtmI tutorialpdfs iMovie2_User pmd Last modified 05 30 02 iDVD 2 User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction and Overview Lecturette 1 iDVD and DVD Authoring Lecturette 2 The iDVD Desktop Exercise 1 Quick Review Lecturette 3 Themes Exercise 2 Themes Exercise 3 Slideshows Lecturette 4 Slideshow Options Lecturette 5 Finalize and Burn Lecturette 6 Technical Details Conclusion Criterion Test File name 1DVD2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona iDVD 2 User Manual INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW The purpose of this class is to familiarize you with the basics of DVD Authoring and design We will be using iDVD 2 as a means for this instruction as it is without a doubt the most simple and straight forward program for authoring a DVD By the end of this class you will be an expert on the use of iDVD2 and you will understand the uses of consumer DVDs The following are the key points we will be covering iDVD 2 and DVD Authoring Key Concepts terms for iDVD 2 Preparing Files for iDVD 2 Themes Movies and Slideshows Design Decisions Burning a DVD File
7. accepts a wide range of file formats all formats accepted by quicktime but all video will be converted into MPEG 2 This is a minor issue for most users but it is impor tant to know AUDIO All audio is converted into AC3 or AIFF Again a non issue for most but important to know All music or audio must be in a quicktime recognized format Dolby ProLogic Dolby 5 1 and DTS are available sound formats to the DVD media but not to iDVD DESIGN If you ve seen The Matrix and The Lord of the Rings on DVD you know that a DVD can be styled to effectively convey the style of the media it contains through its menus and background graphics and even with movies during menu transitions iDVD is not this robust However you can still convey a style within limitations in a fraction of the time BURNING Just like a CD R DVD Rs can be written to only once If there is an error the DVD is no longer usable You ll need anywhere from actual time to double the time to wait for movies to encode in the proper format and then about one hour for a full 4 5GB DVD to burn QUICKTIME Apple s media recognition software Movies images and sounds are all recognized and made useable for iDVD 2 by Apple s Quicktime software Note however that there are files that Quicktime cannot use If you wish to use a file of this nature you must convert it to a Quicktime ready file For a full list of the media types used by Quicktime check Apple s information at
8. es ustomize contains Apple s premade themes Feel free to browse these but remember that the best themes will be the ones that you Motion Duration 30 sec make on your own Apple s themes are divided by their content Background some have pictures some have movies and some have movies with sound The third tab status gives you info on how close to full your DVD is providing you with a list of media contained in or your DVD Use the status tab to manage the files contained in MOVIE your DVD and to check on how much space or minutes of video that you have left The most useful tab however is the second Image Movie one Customize Customize gives you the most choice in how you want your DVD to look You can add a background image movie Position Top Right A and or sound See the top section of the window Background You can also change the font and position of the title text you will Font Bank Gothic Mediuni use See the middle section of the window Title Keep in mind Color J Black you can only use one line of text for your title Finally you can use the customize panel to change the look of your buttons Size v See the bottom section Button There is a large range of shapes to choose from and in addition you can set the font that Button appears below each button that you make Also notice that you can change the way the buttons are arranged either iDVD 2 will From Snap to Grid arrange them for yo
9. nd small bumps to a computer can all potentially affect this At 5 an improperly burned disc is a pain but sometimes this can happen Keep in mind a DVD that skips or does not work properly is a result of a burn error not a mistake you made in iDVD The program is simple enough that as long as you see the right thing in preview mode you will see a matching product in a burned DVD CONCLUSION You may have noticed that iDVD 2 is a relatively simple program Once you have the media that you want to use in your DVD going from start to finish is a matter of a few hours or less Remember that the themes provided by Apple are attractive but you will achive much more desireable and longer lasting results by customizing your design with your own media If there are no questions then we will be taking the criterion test now File name 1DVD2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona iDVD 2 User Manual CRITERION TEST 15 min This is the criterion test for the iDVD 2 module It will test your comprehension of the module you just participated in or allow you to test out of the iDVD 2 module Create anew DVD Using the media in the tutorial folder of iDVD 2 add a background and a background sound to the DVD Create a title called Fun Vacation for the DVD and color the text white Center it on the Screen Change the buttons to be a heart shape and the button text to be whi
10. now learned all of the possibilities of iDVD 2 With your own movies pictures and sound you can create the DVD of your vacation or portfolio or band or whatever you want But before you do we will cover a few of the technical details that have the potential of getting in the way of your DVD File name 1DVD2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona iDVD 2 User Manual LECTURETTE 6G TECHNICAL DETAILS MOVIE FORMATS Quicktime can handle a variety of movie formats including MPEG mov and avi formats However there are many more formats that movies can come in wmv asf and rm formats for example are not recognized by Quicktime This means that these movies MUST be converted into a quicktime ready format or you will not be able to use them in your DVD Other programs and other classes offered will teach you how to make use of formats that are not Quicktime compatible Also for a list of compatible formats check www apple com quicktime IMAGES AND SOUND The same is true of images and sound These files must be in a format that Quicktime can read Virtually all sounds obtained from the internet are recognized by Quicktime and if an image is not recognized by Quicktime it is easily converted by a program such as Photoshop For this reason images and sound are less problematic than movie files FAILED BURNS Sometimes a DVD will burn improperly Luck specks of dust a
11. o back to the iDVD 2 application and open the themes panel and select the Custom tab To create our desired background and layout follow the steps listed Creating Your Theme Steps Drag the file named Background Movie mov from the Media folder to the Image Movie well in the Background section of the theme panel Set motion duration to 30 seconds Select a position and style for the DVD s title in the title section of the theme panel Select the title text and rename it to whatever title you want Resize the text to whatever size you desire Choose a button style by experimenting with the options in the Button section of the theme tab Now that we have set up the theme for our DVD we ll lay out the buttons that we want in our DVD All of the buttons are related to the media in the media folder Creating Buttons Steps Create a slideshow button by clicking the slideshow button Create a folder by clicking the folder button Create a button for the Beach mov file by dragging the Beach mov file into the iDVD 2 desktop Drag the Button Image jpeg file on to the folder you created in the DVD This gives the folder an interesting image Double click the folder that you just added an image to which will show you the contents of the folder Add the remaining movies Celebration mov and Play Time mov to the inside of the folder you have created Give all of the buttons a name
12. pear inside of any TV File name 1DVD2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona iDVD 2 User Manual LECTURETTE 5 FINALIZE AND BURN Now that you ve inserted all of the media that you will be using in your DVD you ll want to make sure that everything looks sounds and interacts in the way that you want it to Look back to PAGE and locate button 5 the Preview button on the iDVD 2 desktop Pressing this button will allow you to view your DVD as if you were watching it on a DVD player complete with a simulated DVD remote control _ About the remote On a professional DVD the menu and title buttons will take you to different locations However these buttons are linked to the same place in iDVD the title screen The four way arrows serve to navigate your menus and skip through slides in a slideshow The fast forward rewind stop and pause play buttons work just as they would ona conventional VCR or DVD player Take some time to make sure you are happy with the layout of your DVD If you have problems or would like to make changes simply click the Preview button again and you will re enter the editing mode Once you are satisfied with your DVD locate the Burn button labeled 6 on page a DO NOT PUSH THIS BUTTON Burin Unless of course you want a 5 DVD of Apple s tutorial media of a fake couple having a fake vacation I m sure you don t You have
13. te Create a Slideshow called My pictures Add the pictures in the media folder to the slideshow and add the slideshow music also Make sure that the pictures are resized to be contained in the TV safe area Create folder called My Movies In the folder add the movie files and name them based on their content making sure that the text is of the same style as the 1st screen Make sure all buttons are contained inside the TV Safe area on both screens Title the second screen in the same style as the first and call it Happy Movies File name 1DVD2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona
14. u or you can set them to free position and Theme NE gt Free Position move them to exactly where you want them a Through the use of the Customize tab and the button Position Bottom creation buttons labeled 2 and 3 in the image on page seven Font Bank Gothic Mediuni the overall look feel and organization of your DVD can be F created and customized Color J Black rey Size A eer A l Title Save in Favorites EXERCISE 2 THEMES Our first exercise will show you how to create a theme and layout your DVD We ll be using the iDVD 2 Tutorial included with the program as a basis for our DVD The first step is to open the iDVD 2 application Locate the application on the dock and launch it You ll now be viewing the iDVD desktop If you get a title prompt instead click on New Project and you ll see a file creation screen If you got the iDVD desktop go to the File menu and select New Project In either case hit return when you get to the file creation screen the name doesn t matter File name 1DVD2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona iDVD 2 User Manual We are now ready to create our theme and layout for our DVD First enter the finder and open folders in this path Hard Drive Applications iDVD 2 Tutorial Media This folder contains all of the media we will be using for our DVD Now g
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