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DoStudio Authoring 3.0 User Manual

1. Control Panel Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button O Switch Active Menu Block Name My Notes Menu Block Main Menu Loop 7 Sue ote Mena AAA Focus Button Play film 57 Description Show My Notes Switches the current active main menu block If the current menu block is on the screen it will stay on the screen If the menu block that becomes the current menu block is on the screen it stays on the screen KF it is not on the screen it stays off screen Property Description Menu Block Choose the menu block to show Set Name Choose the visible set Focus Button Choose which button will have focus USING ACTIONS Toggle Menu Blocks The Toggle Menu Blocks action toggles the current active menu block on and off screen If the current Active Menu Block is visible this action will hide the Menu Block Likewise if the Active Menu Block is not visible this action will show the Menu on screen It uses the last visible set in the menu block There are no properties to edit for this action Do not use this menu block with the Show Menu Block Hide The Active Menu Block or Clear Menu Blocks from Screen actions Display button actions Deactivate Button This will deactivate a button as long as that button doesn t belong to a button group This is useful if you want to programmatically change an activated button Control Panel Action List forthe En
2. Description Show My Notes Associates the current button s selected state to a specific audio track number Can only be used on the on show events Property Description Playlist Name Select the playlist you want to associate with this button Audio Track Number Select the audio track you want to associate with this button This action can be used with any other action Associate This Button To Chapter The Associate This Button To Chapter action causes the button to change its display state depending on what chapter is currently playing If the chapter that is associated with the button is playing when the button appears on screen the button will appear in its selected state This can be used in a chapters selection menu where you want to give the viewer feedback as to which chapter is currently playing You can apply this action multiple times to the same button so that it can be associated with multiple chapters in different playlists E Control Panel Action List forthe On Show event on the Chapter button O Associate This Button To Chapter Name My Notes esosate Tis Buton To orante i Segment Feature bd Chapter Chapter 6 X Description Show My Notes Associates the current button s selected state to a specific chapter in a Playlist Can only be used on the on show events CHAPTER 11 Property Description Playlist
3. Control Panel E Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter button Play Sound Name My Notes Sound Effect clickSFXwaw x o aaa Description Show My Notes Plays a sound effect To import sound files go to Disc Information and select the Files and Groups tab Click the Import Audio button and select an audio file You can import uncompressed LPCM files wav to use as a system sound You are limited to 4 MB of imported sounds in your project While this number seems small the system sounds are generally very short clicks whooshes and other types of sound effects that do not require more than a second of running time Control Panel P Validation E Media DSA Projects DSADemo gt DSADemo dsAp Properties BDCMF Files and Groups Advanced Parameter Audio Files Sticky Button Group Import Audio Remove New Subtitle Track Desens Meno Audio Subtile Track ButtonSFX wav o Audio Track Audio File Source E Media DSA_Demo_Project_Assets DSA Demo Project DSA Browse Total file size of included audio files 12 KB Property Description Sound Effect Choose the sound file to play when the action is executed This action can be used with any other action Mute Sound Effects This action mutes all system sound effects It does not affect the playback of your primary audio tracks There are no properties to edit for this action USING ACTIONS This action ca
4. Playlist 7 Menu Elements q Import PESES Import gt ES gt Disc Information gt 2 BD ROM v BB Audio Video Segments gt FBI Warning gt E Menu Loop v il Feature gt Add Multi Channel Audio Add Audio r Add Subtitle Expand Collaps gt im Alaska Bonus 1 gt E Hawaii Bonus 2 gt E Virginia Bonus 3 gt u PlayLists gt a Blu ray Disc Titles The Playlist tree defines the structure of the audio video assets on your disc as well as several setup items The Playlist tree is a series of nested trees Click the small arrows to the left of the icons to expand a node to see the nested elements Right click elements in the tree to add or remove items To select an item to edit its properties click the item in the Playlist tree to display the item s editable properties in the Control Panel The audio video assets are contained in the Audio Video Segments Playlists and Blu ray Disc Titles nodes When you start a new project the Playlist tree contains one empty 2D audio video segment and the DoStudio BD J Menu title The Disc Information node contains setup information for your disc For more information see Disc Information on page 35 The Menu Elements window The Menu Elements window displays the menu blocks sets and buttons in your project You can expand or collapse each element or click the Expand All and Collapse All buttons DoStudio Authoring is opt
5. HDMV navigation commands The following commands will be used to author navigation in your HDMV project Each command is identified as a Movie Object command or an 1G button command CHAPTER 14 Command Nop GoTo Break JumpObject JumpTitle Callobject CallTitle Resume PlayPL PlayPLatPl PlayPLatMk TerminatePL LinkP1 LinkMK still0n stilloff Set Move Swap Add Description No command _ Nop commands are useful as label placeholders Jumps to a specified command label Stops executing commands in the current command list Discards the current movie object and branches to the specified movie object Resuming playback of the previous movie object with the Resume command is not possible after executing a JumpObject command Discards the current title and branches to the specified title Resuming playback of the previous title with the Resume command is not possible after executing a JumpTitle command Suspends playback of the current movie object and branches to the specified movie object Resuming playback of the previous movie object with the Resume command is possible after executing a CallObject command Suspends playback of the current title and branches to the specified title Resuming playback of the previous title with the Resume command is possible after executing a CallObject command Resumes playback of the previously suspended movie object Plays the specified PlayList Only ava
6. Clip 00000 CPSUnitNo_1B 1 Encrypted Segment Info Clip 00000 Main video filebase source 1 E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo AV FBIWami Segment Info Clip 00000 offset_seq_script_usage_mode 0 Segment Info Clip 00000 H 264 29 970fps 16 9 frame_base 1920x1080 Segment Info Clip 00000 Source Elementary Stream is set Settings CHKP User select 0 as clip index it is occupied and is changed to 1 7 a J gt ok Copy Status Open Folder Bum To DA Bum The compile window logs the progress of the compile It begins by preparing the assets and calculating the total graphics buffer size Then it runs a validation process to check for missing audio video assets and actions that have invalid parameters The compile window notifies you when your Blu ray Disc has compiled successfully It will also notify you if there were errors during the compile process DoStudio Authoring writes out the compiled disc structure in a folder called yourprojectname bd in your project s root folder The compile window gives you an option to open the output folder to see the compiled files The output folder contains two folders Compile a Disc The Disc folder contains the compiled disc structure with the following directories a BDMV o AUXDATA o BACKUP o BDJO o CLIPINF o JAR o META o PLAYLIST o STREAM CHAPTER 16 o index bdmv o MovieObject bdmv CERTIFICATE o BACKUP a AACS When burning a BD R RE you bu
7. The Pop Up Menu element found in the Playlist User Operation will automatically toggle the Main Menu on and off screen You do not need to add the Show Hide Main menu actions for the Pop Up Menu to work m Play Pause Rewind Fast Forward These elements found in the Playlist work inherently and you do not need to assign an action to cause them to work For example you do not need to assign the Play Action to the Play button The Play button performs that function automatically You can add Actions to these Playlist elements to create other kinds of interactivity For example you may want to cause a Menu to show or hide when the viewer presses a remote control button a Playlist End You do not need to assign a Play Title or Play Chapter Action to the Playlist End element Instead use the On End Play setting in the Control Panel to determine the order the titles should be played in your Playlist Assigning actions The process for assigning actions is the same regardless of which element the action is assigned to 1 Select an element in the Menu Elements tree The Action List in that element is displayed in the Control Panel This displays the Actions window for that element in the Control Panel 2 Right click the Action List to display a shortcut menu of actions grouped by type Intellidisc Actions Toggle Menu Blocks Control Panel z Action List for the Enter Key event on the MM Play
8. The file path and name of the audio file Click the Browse button to choose a different file The name of the authoring studio The name of the content distributor The title of the disc The disc ID number Use the list to select the country associated with the content The item s display name in DoStudio Authoring By default the audio file s name is used as the display name The duration of the audio file A description of the audio file You can add mp4 and m v video files to BD Touch 1 Inthe Playlist window select BD Touch amp Second Screen Media 2 Click the Add button and then click Add Video File CHAPTER 13 3 Choose an mp4 or m v file and click Open 4 Select the video file in the Playlist window to display and edit its properties in the Control Panel Item Description Media file The file path and name of the video file Click the Browse button to choose a different file Studio The name of the authoring studio Distributor The name of the content distributor Disc title The title of the disc Disc number The disc ID number Language region Use the list to select the country associated with the content Display name The item s display name in DoStudio Authoring By default the video file s name is used as the display name Length The duration of the video file Description A description of the video file Adding image files You can add png image files to BD Touch 1 Inthe
9. ooocccccccccccccccccccccccccccccnnncnn cnn 140 Removing second screen Media items 0 00022 o cece cece cece cece cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeees 140 HDMV authoring 2 00 eee cece e cece cece ee eeeeeeceeceeececeeeeeeees 141 Using HDMV Menus 2222 c cece cee eee eee cece e eee eee cece eee e eee eeeceeeeeeeee 141 Using the Movie Object Editor 22 0 2 2 2 c cece cece ccc c cece cece cece cece eceeeeeeeeees 143 TABLE OF CONTENTS Setting up a BD Title that references movie object numbers 2222222 e eee cece cece eee 144 Setting up a play only HDMV title 20000 eee ee cece cece ecccccccecececccecceeeeccceeeeeees 145 Blu ray Title Setup tab 2 22 22 000 2 eee ee cece eee e cece cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 146 HDMV navigation commands 2 202 e eee eee cece cece cece ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 146 DoStudio 3D Authoring Module 2 2 02 ec eee cece cece eee eceeeeeceeceeceeeees 151 lA A eae be Atenas A a sae 151 Setting up 3D segments and playlists 000 02022 o cece cece cece ccc cece cece cece eeeeeeeeeeee 151 Completing the 3D disc 2 00 2 cece cece cece cece ccc cece cece cece ccc eceeccceeeeeeeeeeees 155 3D metadata offset file do3d 20 202222 159 Compiling burning and formatting your disc 2 2 cece ee ecccccceecccccccececcccccceeeeececees 161 Compiling your Blu ray Disc 22 2 2 2 2 non 161 Burning d Blu ray DISC nnc ccnp ctsssetewkcdsehe eris tierra ce thete
10. CHAPTER 4 Description To add audio files such as button sound effects to your menus you must first import the files into your project Click the Import Audio button and browse to an audio file DoStudio Authoring can import uncompressed wav files and LPCM wav files The Blu ray Disc specification limits the total size of the included audio files to 4 MB Select an audio file in the list and click the Remove button to remove the file from your project The Audio File Source box displays the file path and name of the selected audio file Click the Browse button to choose a different file Click the New button to add a Sticky Button Group to your project Sticky Buttons Groups are a feature unique to DoStudio Authoring Sticky Button Groups are used for buttons that need to retain their setting when the menu is hidden A practical example of a sticky button would be a language setting button If the viewer selects French as the preferred audio track he or she will expect to see that button still selected when they use the menu again Buttons that are not assigned to a Sticky Button Group return to their normal state when the menu is hidden For more information see Button properties on page 97 You can create as many Sticky Button Groups as you choose but in real world terms your project will only require a few such as Audio Settings Subtitles Settings and Chapter Selection Sticky Button Groups work in conjunction with th
11. Files included in zip Menu file doml Playlist file dopl Movie Object file domo BD ROM file dobl Configuration file docf Project file dsAp IG project files dlies PES menu files pes All images used in the menu Loading screen image Sound effect file Files not included in zip Audio files a Video files Subtitle files Subtitle images WORKING WITH PROJECTS Disc Information To edit your disc information click the Disc Information button in the toolbar or click the Disc Information node at the top of the Playlist tree L Y Playlist Menu Elements Import gt a BDJO List mue Disc Information gt 2 BD ROM gt BB Audio Video Segments E Subpath Segments gt B PlayLists gt GB Blu ray Disc Titles Ge xX Import gt E The editable properties are displayed in the Control Panel Properties tab Y Control Panel P Validation E Media DSA Projects DSADemo gt DSADemo dsAp Properties BDCMF Files and Groups Advanced Parameter Blu ray Disc Settings Disc Output Folder Item Disc ID CHAPTER 4 Disc ID ECB5077ACDE94E9B87284819724808D7 Gen Mutiplex Audio Video Organization Number 2147457294 between 2147418113 and 2147483647 Application Number 25685 between 16384 and 32767 Description The Disc ID is a unique identifier for each Blu ray Disc title A default value is entered when you start a new project Click th
12. Subtitles DoStudio Authoring uses graphics based subtitles for Blu ray Disc projects For more information about creating subtitles see Subtitles on page 59 Language English English Enya Esperanto Estonian Ewe Ewondo Fang Fanti Faroese Fijian Finnish Finno Ugrian languages Fon French Friulian Fulah Ga Gaelic Scottish Gaelic Galibi Carib Galician Ganda Gayo a AUDIO VIDEO SEGMENTS Adding slideshow segments You can use still images instead of motion video in your Blu ray Disc project by adding a slideshow segment Adding or deleting slideshow segments To add a slideshow segment right click Audio Video Segments in the Playlist tree and choose Add Slideshow Segment from the shortcut menu To delete a slideshow segment right click the slideshow segment in the Playlist tree and choose Remove Segment from the shortcut menu Slideshow segment properties When you select a slideshow segment in the Playlist window its properties are displayed in the Control Panel You can rename the slideshow title by typing a new name in the Name box Name Slide Show Segment 2 Resolution HD 1080 X Use the Resolution drop down list to select the size of the still image s you are using in the slideshow segment The options are HD 1080i 1920x1080 HD 720p 1280x720 SD 16x9 720x480 anamorphic image will stretch to fill the screen SD 4 3 720x480 4 3 image will be displayed with bla
13. Audio Level Percentage Enter a numeric value between 1 and 100 Full volume is 100 This action can be used with any other action Turn Secondary Audio Video On This action turns on the visibility of the last selected secondary audio and video track There are no properties to edit for this action This action can be used with any other action Turn Secondary Audio Video Off This action turns off the currently visible secondary audio and video track There are no properties to edit for this action This action can be used with any other action Mute Secondary Audio This action mutes the secondary audio There are no properties to edit for this action This action can be used with any other action UnMute Secondary Audio Action This action unmutes the secondary audio restores volume if the Mute Secondary Audio action has been used There are no properties to edit for this action This action can be used with any other action CHAPTER 11 Sound effect actions Sound effect actions determine the playback of system sounds These sounds are not part of the primary audio tracks rather system sounds are small sound files that you import into your project from the Disc Information Files and Groups tab and assign to menu elements and playlist events Play Sound This action causes a system sound to play when the action is executed Prior to using this action you must import sound files into your project
14. Control Panel F Validation Image File E Media DSA_Demo_Project_Assets DSA Demo Project DSADemo AV Slides slide01 jpg Browse Duration 30 fn seconds max 255 Adding audio and subtitles to slideshow segments You can add audio and subtitle tracks to slideshow segments just as you would add them to primary video To do this right click the Primary Slides node in the Playlist tree and choose a command from the shortcut menu The process for adding audio and subtitles and adjusting their properties is the same as it is when adding them to primary video AUDIO VIDEO SEGMENTS Playback of slideshow segments Your slideshow segment will display each slide you have added for its duration then display the next slide in the list If you have added audio and or subtitles you will be able to display them just as you would if they were attached to primary video You cannot add chapter points to individual slides in a slideshow segment so the viewer does not have the ability to skip forward or backward while viewing the slides E CHAPTER 5 Chapter 6 Subtitles The Blu ray Disc specification allows for two types of subtitles image based and text based DoStudio Authoring supports image based subtitles DoStudio Authoring does not include a built in subtitling application so you must create your subtitle files separately and import them into your project This section will describe the required format for subtitle files recommende
15. Setting language properties The Blu ray Disc specification allows you to define different language settings for your disc s name the name of each title and chapter in your disc and an onscreen display icon Currently only the Sony PlayStation 3 supports the onscreen display icon but other players will likely support this in the future No CHAPTER 4 players currently support the display of the title and chapter names in multiple languages but this will likely be supported as the Blu ray Disc format matures This version of DoStudio Authoring allows you to set one language setting Playlist Menu Elements Import gt a Import gt meS i 800 List Disc Information gt 2 BD ROM gt E Audio Video Segments BB Subpath Segments gt E PlayLists b E Blu ray Disc Titles To edit the language settings expand the Disc Information node in the Playlist tree and select the language node The language properties are displayed in the Control Panel Control Panel P Validation 0 Disc Title Name DSA Demo 2 0 Language English X Total Number Of Discs In Set 1 This Disc Number In Set 1 Copyright c 2010 NetBlender Inc Small Image JPG DSADemo Small image jpg Browse Large Image JPG DSADemo Large image jpg Browse i The small image needs the width to be 416 pixels and the height 240 pixels Y The large image needs the width to be 640 pixels and the height 360 pixels Item Descripti
16. Source Destination Destination Bitwise Exclusive OR 1 lt bit number Source gt of Destination Sets the specified bit of the Destination to 1 O lt bit number Source gt of Destination Sets the specified bit of the Destination to 0 Destination Shifted by lt count Source gt Destination Moves the Destination left by the specified number of bits Destination Shifted by lt count Source gt Destination Moves the Destination right by the specified number of bits Sets system values for stream numbers the Navigation Timer and button parameters Sets the current primary audio PG TextST Angle and Interactive Graphics streams to be presented Sets the initial time 0 300 seconds and starts the timer When the timer reaches 0 a jump operation to the specified movie object is executed Set selected button ID and or set page ID Command Description EnableButton Sets the specified button to its normal state if currently disabled Commonly used to specify the topmost button in a Button Overlap Group BOG If the specified button is in the same Button Overlap Group as the current button then commands after the EnableButton command continue to be executed DisableButton Disables the specified button If the specified button is the current button then commands after the DisableButton command continue to be executed If no new button has been selected before the end of the command sequence the pages default sel
17. Subtract From Advanced Parameter SBAP APRM Name Subtract Number Multiply Advanced Parameter MPAP APRM Name Multiply Number Divide By Advanced Parameter DVAP APRM Name Divide Number Random Number for Advanced RNAP APRM Name Seed Number Maximum Parameter Number Round Advanced Parameter RDAP APRM Name Absolute Advanced Parameter ASAP APRM Name Move APRM to GPRM Move GPRM to APRM Move SPRM to APRM Animation actions Action Abbreviation Parameters Animate Menu Block From The Bottom ANMBB Animate Menu Block From The Top ANMBT Animate Menu Block From The Left ANMBL Animate Menu Block From The Right ANMBR CHAPTER 9 Menu Block Name Menu Block Name Menu Block Name Menu Block Name Chapter 10 Menu element properties After you have imported your menu graphics you can fine tune their location on screen using the Control Panel For more information about importing menu graphics see Importing menu graphics in Mosaic on page 77 Menu block properties To view a menu block s properties in the Control Panel select the menu block in the Menu Elements window Control Panel P Validation Properties 2 Editing Bement Main Menu Type Menu Block Image Properties Size and Position Background DSADemo Content images Main_Menu_menuB Browse Top 898 pixels Left 420 pixels Make Background Transparent Width 1500 pixels Height 74 pixels _ The size has been determined by a background image If you Y wish to chan
18. chapter points for each path item Playlists have Start and End events that you can add actions to This allows you to add authoring features such as showing or hiding menu blocks every time a playlist starts or ends Chapters have a Start event to which you can add actions Playlist E import gt amass Import gt au BD Touch amp Second Screen Media Y Disc Information English v 2 BD ROM gt g BDMV mAs a CERTIFICATE 7 Audio Video Segments gt g FBI Warning gt ls PlayList FBI Warning s PlayList Menu Loop 1 PlayList Feature PlayList Alaska Bonus 1 ie ist Hawaii Bonus 2 PlayList Virginia Bonus 3 ju ray Disc Titles DoStudio BD J Menu O x 2 E amp v 3 7 You will notice that when you jump playback from one playlist to the next there is a delay and often the screen will go black This is normal due to a provision in the Blu ray Disc specification that requires the Blu ray Disc player to stop any time the disc changes playlists The actual delay will vary from player to player but it is normal for the player to pause for roughly two seconds DOSTUDIO AUTHORING BASICS Blu ray Disc titles By default your project will have one Blu ray Disc title called the DoStudio BD J Menu title All of your playlists are contained in this title and the BD J menu is active across all of the playlists You can see the playlists represented visually in the ti
19. they do not necessarily perform the same way a set top player will in terms of loading times animation playback and speed of jumping titles There are also performance differences among the various players currently on the market The DoStudio Authoring engine includes benchmarking capabilities that test each player s capabilities and adjust the animation accordingly however you will still encounter performance issues if you attempt to have multiple animations on screen simultaneously etc The Sony PlayStation 3 is the gold standard for performance It is useful to have one in your studio for testing It is also good to have a mid range profile 1 1 player on hand such as the Sony BDP S300 or similar Finally you may want to have a first generation player on hand to test the worst case playback scenario Formatting your Blu ray Disc for replication The final step in the Blu ray Disc authoring process prior to replication is formatting This section describes how to format your final Blu ray Disc image You should only proceed with formatting when you have performed a full quality assurance test on your project by burning your compiled disc to BD R RE and testing the playback in a set top player You will not be able to play your formatted BD image until you receive your check discs from the replicator BDCMF and Managed Copy setup Bef ore formatting your final disc image you must define the BDCMF settings in the BDCMF tab of the Disc I
20. Archive Attribute Reset Settings COMPILING BURNING AND FORMATTING YOUR DISC 5 Click the Labels tab and name your disc This step is optional File View Mode Input Output Tools Help Source E Media MyProject BD Disc Destination E 0 0 0 ATAPI DVD A DH2044P D TestMode V Verify D 6 BO E X EO Volume Label 1509660 Synchronised Editing Volume Identifiers System Volume Set Publisher Data Preparer Application 6 Click the Build button and you re done If your BD RE already has content on it you will be prompted with a window asking if you want to continue If you click Yes ImgBurn will overwrite the existing content File View Mode Input Output Tools Help Source E Media MyProject BD Disc Destination E 0 0 0 ATAPI DVD A DH2044P D TestMode V Verify gt gt ad BO Synchronised Editing Volume Identifiers System Volume Set Publisher Data Preparer Application Your disc will play in any set top Blu ray Disc player that accepts BD R RE Most Blu ray Disc players will play BD R RE The Sharp Aquos players are the notable exception they will only play replicated discs CHAPTER 16 Time saving tips for burning test discs You will generally need to test your menu authoring an
21. Description Region A Select if the disc should be playable in the three regions specified in the Blu ray Disc specification The options are Allowed disc plays in that region Prohibited disc will not play in that region and Not_ Region C Applicable region free Region B Region A includes the Americas East and Southeast Asia U S territories and Bermuda Region B includes Africa Europe Oceania the Middle East the Kingdom of the Netherlands British overseas territories French territories and Greenland a Region C includes Central and South Asia Mongolia Russia and the People s Republic of China These items are not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 BCA Enabled Select this check box if you want the ISAN number printed in the Burst Cutting Area BCA of the Blu ray Disc This setting applies only if you are using Managed Copy Invalid Region JPEG If you plan to restrict one or more regions from playing the disc you ll need to create an invalid region JPEG image The purpose of this image is to inform the viewer of the disc that his or her Blu ray Disc player cannot play this title because it is not in the correct region You can make this image to be anything you d like The only requirements are that the image is 1920 x 1080 and itis a JPEG image 7 This item is not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating p
22. End events are not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 Each playlist has a Start and End event in the Playlist tree Playlist Import gt OBNBES import gt ARIES gt Disc Information gt E BD ROM gt BB Audio Video Segments v B Playlists gt PlayList FBI Warning gt les PlayList Menu Loop vie PlayList Feature E End gt User Operation v BB Path Items v ah Feature gt Gil Chapters 8 PlayList Alaska Bonus 1 PlayList Hawaii Bonus 2 s PlayList Virginia Bonus 3 gt Bonus gt BB Blu ray Disc Titles Select these elements to assign an action that will occur at the start or end of the playlist s playback When you select these elements in the Playlist tree the Action List appears in the Control Panel A practical example of a playlist start action would be to assign the Show Menu Block action to the beginning of a playlist that will be the video loop that appears when the disc plays Actions that are assigned to the Start event of a playlist will execute any time the playlist is played whether or not the playlist is played from the beginning For example if you jump directly to a chapter that occurs five minutes into the playlist the Start event actions will still execute E CHAPTER 7 Also it is important to note that any Title Playback action that is assigned to the End event of a playlist will overr
23. For more information about AACS see http www sonycreativesoftware com dostudio aacs_for_independent_producers Graphics creation Your menus rely heavily on graphic images so you must create them before you begin the authoring process You always have the option of updating your graphics while you are in the middle of the authoring process however the better prepared your graphics are at the beginning the smoother your authoring process will be If you have designed menu graphics for DVD you will need to shift your designs conceptually from thinking of the menu as an entire screen 720 x 480 at 72 dpi for DVD to thinking of menus as comprised of individual elements that can float over the video anywhere on the screen 1920 x 1080 at 72 dpi for Blu ray Disc So while the entire canvas for a Blu ray Disc is quite large your main menu may only take up 20 percent of the screen because it pops up over the video Of course the actual sizes of your menu elements are up to you and more importantly the specific requirements of the Blu ray Disc you are authoring DoStudio Authoring lets you import 32 bit PNGs 24 bit 8 bit transparency for individual menu elements such as the background image for your menu blocks DoStudio Authoring lets you import an entire menu structure as a layered PSD file This is by far the most efficient way to design and import your menu graphics When you use this method you lay out your entire menu structure in a p
24. Import Status tab If your psd file has errors that will prevent it from properly importing into DoStudio Authoring you will be notified at this stage y Layout Preview Import Status Mapping i Layer Image E O 05r shoe A Loading PSD file E Demo_Project_AssetsDemo Project PSD_menu_withPlayAll psd Loaded the PSD file E _Demo_Project_AssetsDemo Project PSD_menu_withPlayAll psd Validating the Photoshop s information including size bits per pixel and color mode Loading 104 layers Completed Loading PSD File Mapping Photoshop file Created the menu block Main Menu Created the set Main Menu Set Created button with one button state of n MM Play film Created button state n MM Play film Created button state s MM Play film Created button state a MM Play film Created button with one button state of n MM Chapters Created button state n MM Chapters Created button state s MM Chapters Created button state a MM Chapters Created button with one button state of n MM Bonus v E CHAPTER 9 Some of the common errors that will be detected include Menu elements that extend beyond the edge of the HD frame 1920 x 1080 PSDs that are not the correct bit depth 32 bit 8 bits per channel PSDs that contain overlapping buttons in the same Menu Set Working with the Mosaic interface The Mosaic interface contains the Import Tree the Control Panel and four tabs in the preview pane Layout Preview Import Status Mappin
25. Layer Image Importing menu elements into DoStudio Authoring When you are ready to add or update the menu graphics in your DoStudio Authoring project choose File gt Import Into DoStudio to complete the import process The menu elements will now appear in the DoStudio Authoring project If you imported a full resolution 1920 x 1080 image then your layout work is done You will need to assign navigation and playback actions to the buttons you have just imported If your psd file contains only one portion of your menu and the pixel size of the file is smaller than 1920 x 1080 the element will appear in the top left corner of the Layout Editor window when you import it into DoStudio Authoring You can then position the menu block on your own Reimporting a Photoshop file If you make changes to your graphics while you are in the middle of authoring your Blu ray Disc you can reimport your Photoshop file using Mosaic Simply open Mosaic by clicking the Import a Photoshop file button and open your updated psd file Select which elements you want to reimport by selecting them with the check boxes and choosing whether you want to preserve the authoring from your DoStudio Authoring project for those menu elements Use Previous or overwrite any authoring for those menu elements with the values in your psd file Use Current When you import the file into DoStudio Authoring it will update the graphics in your project Mosaic Action Script Mo
26. Loop Select the Loop check box if you want the video to loop to the beginning of the first playlist If you do not select the Loop check box the player will stop playback when it reaches the end of the title Include In Title List Select the Include In Title List check box to include the title in the disc title list Resume Select the Resume check box to set the resume intention flag to true and allow playback of the title to resume at the point it was playing Search Permitted Select the Search Permitted check box to set the title search flag to true Playback Type Use the list to select Movie or Interactive Attached MO This box should be left blank when creating a play only HDMV title If you reference a movie object in this box DoStudio Authoring will remove the playlists from the BD title timeline Blu ray Title Setup tab The Blu ray Title Setup tab allows you to specify the First Play and Top Menu titles in your project Click the Blu ray Titles node in the Playlist tree then select the Blu ray Title Setup tab in the Control Panel In the section called BD Title Information use the combo boxes to choose the First Play and Top Menu titles Control Panel Loading Screen Blu ray Title Setup HDMV Editor BD Title Information DSA Content Information Number 00000 BD 3D Information BD 3D Initial Frame Rate 23 98 y BD 3D Initial Resolution 1920x1080 y BD 3D intial Display Mode 2D M
27. Name Animate This Menu Block From The Bottom ANMBB Menu Block Name Animate This Menu Block From The Left ANMBL Menu Block Name Animate This Menu Block From The Right ANMBR Menu Block Name E CHAPTER 9 Button association actions For more information about these actions see Button association actions on page 103 Action Abbreviation Associate This Button To Audio ASBTAT Track Associate This Button To Chapter ASBTCH Associate This Button To A ASBTST Subtitle Track Associate This Button To Subtitles ASBTSTO Off Display menu actions Parameters PL Playlist Name AT Audio Track Name PL Playlist Name 2D 2D Segment Name CH Chapter Name PL Playlist Name 3D 3D Segment Name CH Chapter Name PL Playlist Name SL Slideshow Segment Name CH Chapter Name PL Playlist Name ST Subtitle Name PL Playlist Name For more information about these actions see Display menu actions on page 106 Action Abbreviation Parameters Clear Menu Blocks from Screen CA Hide The Active Menu Block HMM Hide Menu Block HMB Menu Block Name Button Name Load new Set in Menu Block LS Menu Block Name Set Name Button Name Reset Current Active Menu Block RCMB Show Menu Block SMB Menu Block Name Set Name Button Name Show Menu Block Without A Focus Button SMB Menu Block Name Set Name Switch Active Menu Block SWMB Menu Block Name Set Name Button Name Toggle Menu Blocks TOM IMPORTING MENU GRAPHICS IN MOSAIC Display button actions For more i
28. Name Select the playlist you want to associate with this button Segment Select the segment you want to associate with this button Chapter Select the chapter you want to associate with this button This action can be used with any other action Associate This Button To A Subtitle Track The Associate This Button To A Subtitle Track action causes the button to change its display state depending on what subtitle track is currently active If the subtitle track that is associated with the button is active when the button appears on screen the button will appear in its activated state This can be used in a setup menu where you want to give the viewer feedback as to which subtitle track is currently active You can apply this action multiple times to the same button so that it can be associated with multiple subtitle tracks in different playlists Control Panel a Action List for the On Show event on the SubGerman button O Associate This Button To A Subtitle Track Name My Notes Associate This Button To A Subtitle Track Playlist Name PlayList Feature y Subtitle u y Description Show My Notes Associates the current button s selected state to a specific subtitle track number in a Playlist Can only be used on the on show events Property Description Playlist Name Select the playlist you want to associate with this button Subtitle Select the subtitle you want to associate with this butto
29. Panel window Actions take the place of hand scripting code so love them Author When we say DVD author BD author or just author we are referring to the person who is creating programming and designing the disc Because you are reading this manual that author is probably you INTRODUCTION E BD BD is the official acronym for Blu ray Disc At times in this manual we spell out Blu ray Disc at other times we use the acronym BD Live BD Live is the rather catchy name given to the Internet capabilities of the Blu ray Disc format BD Live allows you to play games with others online download content and use social networking sites to name a few oft cited examples BD R RE Throughout this manual we often refer to BD R RE when discussing burning a disc BD R is the name for the writable Blu ray Disc format BD RE is the name for the rewritable Blu ray Disc format All Blu ray Disc burners support both BD R and BD RE There is no functional difference between the two formats The obvious difference is that BD Rs can be used only once whereas a BD RE can be reused multiple times Considering that the cost of rewritable media is still relatively high we recommend using BD RE for burning and testing your discs DSA DSA stands for DoStudio Authoring which is the Blu ray Disc authoring tool that is about to enable you to efficiently create professional Blu ray Disc menus Multiplexing muxing Multiplexing and muxi
30. Subtitle actions Subtitle actions are used to set the visibility of subtitle tracks included in your Blu ray Disc USING ACTIONS Set Subtitle Track The Set Subtitle Track action is used for Blu ray Discs that contain more than one subtitle track When this action is executed the specified subtitle track appears on screen when that title is played Control Panel E Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button O Set Subtitle Track Changes the subtitle by number Name My Notes Playlist Name PlayList Feature x Set Subtitle Track AA Soni y Tum Subtitles On Subtitle E Description Show My Notes Property Playlist Name Segment Subtitle Description Select the playlist in which the subtitle track is contained Select a segment in the playlist Enter the number order of the subtitle track If your project only has one subtitle track then the subtitle number is 1 Each additional subtitle track that you add in your playlist is assigned the next highest number 7 Although the Set Subtitle Track action requires you to specify a track number in a playlist when the Blu ray Disc player jumps to the next playlist if your Blu ray Disc has more than one playlist it will keep playing the subtitle track that was selected If you set a subtitle track to play that is in number order 2 your disc will continue to play the subtitle tracks in number order 2 i
31. You can add the same audio video segments to multiple playlists without taking up extra capacity on the disc A playlist contains playback and navigational information about how your video will play on your Blu ray Disc You can add a single audio video segment to a playlist or you can add multiple audio video segments to a playlist and join them seamlessly In DoStudio Authoring this is represented visually in a timeline This is analogous to how video is organized in tracks on a timeline when authoring a standard DVD When you add an audio video segment to a playlist it becomes a path item You can define chapter points for each path item The chapters are defined by the timecode of each path item not of the entire playlist If you have added the same audio video segment to multiple playlists you are allowed to define different chapter points for each path item Playlists have Start and End events that you can add actions to This allows you to add authoring features such as showing or hiding menu blocks every time a playlist starts or ends Chapters have a Start event to which you can add actions Playlists define how your video will play on your Blu ray Disc and how your video will interact with your menus You add one or more segments to a playlist they are called path items once they are added to a playlist add chapters to the path items control user operations during playback and add actions Most of your authoring in the Playlist tr
32. advanced authors Property Description Button Select which button you want to apply the action to Set Button As Activated This action activates a button If the newly activated button is not part of a button group this action also deactivates the previously active button If the newly activated button is part of a button group this action deactivates the previously active button in the button group Control Panel E Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button O Set Button As Activated Name My Notes Activated Button MM Play film sz Set Button As Activated Description Show My Notes Changes the state of the button to activated and deactives the currently activated button Property Description Activated Button Choose which button to set as activated Set Button As Selected The Set Button As Selected action sets the focus for a button without showing or hiding menu blocks A button that receives focus will appear in the selected state The button that was previously in the selected state will return to the normal state when this action is executed USING ACTIONS Control Panel Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter button 0 Set Button As Selected Name My Notes Focus Button MM Play film y Description Show My Notes Changes the state of the button to selected and deselects the currently selected button Property Description Focus
33. and a robust plug in architecture for inclusion of third party BD J applications such as games The current release of DoStudio Authoring supports pop up menu creation Blu ray 3D support picture in picture support support for third party BD J including BD Live features and BDCMF BD25 amp BD50 formatting with AACS support for replication In other words DoStudio Authoring does everything you need to make a professional Blu ray Disc today Which features are available to you depends upon which licenses you have purchased For more information see http www sonycreativesoftware com dostudio INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 Chapter 2 DoStudio Authoring basics DoStudio Authoring replaces the complexity of the Blu ray Disc specification with simple to understand concepts that any DVD author can learn quickly This section briefly explains the concepts and terminology that are essential to working with DoStudio Authoring successfully Menu elements Let s begin with the elements that comprise a pop up menu When building menus in DoStudio Authoring you will be working with three basic elements menu blocks sets and buttons Menu blocks Menu blocks are rectangular areas of the screen defined by you the author that contain a menu such as your main menu or a submenu such as a menu for chapter selection or special features DoStudio Authoring can accommodate 32 bit graphics for your menus HDMV only tools can accept only 8 bit gr
34. are found in the Primary Audio Video portion of your playlist Set Main Audio Level The Set Main Audio Level action determines the volume of your primary audio track The volume is defined as a percentage that you enter in a text box as seen below Control Panel E Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button Set Main Audio Level Name My Notes Audio Level Percentage 100 Set Main Audio Level Sa Description Show My Notes Changes the primary audio level to a percentage of the maximum level Property Description Audio Level Percentage The acceptable range of numbers is 1 100 This action can be used with any other action Set Audio Track The Set Audio Track action is used to change which primary audio track is playing By default when you play a playlist the first audio track listed under Primary Audio Video in the segment will play USING ACTIONS Control Panel Action List forthe Enter Key event on the AudioFrench button 0 Set Audio Track Name My Notes Playlist Name f PlayList Bonus Hawaii y Set Audio Track Segment Bonus Hawaii x Audio Track Number 2 z Description Show My Notes Changes the primary audio track by number The numbers are in order from top to bottom in the Playlist tree Property Description Playlist Name Choose a playlist Segment Choose a segment Audio Track Number Choose an audio track The audio t
35. assumes that you are reasonably skilled in the use of Adobe Photoshop or have access to someone who does Blu ray Disc menus are graphics intensive and much of the success of your Blu ray Disc project will depend on the quality of your graphic design Technical support Please log in to your support account to submit your support requests to the DoStudio team You can access your support account on the Support tab in the DoStudio Smart Support application or by going to http scsproservices custhelp com The DoStudio Smart Support application is your source for managing licenses requesting support accessing the DoStudio community forums and downloading software updates third party applications and legacy applications If you are using a trial version of the software or cannot access your support account you can email your support requests to the Sony Creative Software DoStudio team at DoStudioSupport am sony com Glossary This manual uses some terminology that is commonplace in Blu ray Disc parlance but may seem peculiar or confusing if you are new to Blu ray Disc authoring This manual also uses some terminology that is specific to DoStudio Authoring We explain a few of them here before you get too far Actions Actions are unique to DoStudio Authoring Actions are playback or navigational behaviors that you can assign to buttons to create interactivity on your Blu ray Disc Actions are assigned via an expandable menu in the Control
36. create an ISO that you can burn to a BD R RE or mount and play back on a softplayer The ISO will be found in your BD folders 3DISO folder You can compile your 3D project to a 2D Blu ray Disc by choosing Compile gt Compile 2D Blu ray Disc You can also click the Compile 2D Blu ray Disc button the toolbar or press Shift F6 Compiling your 3D project to a 2D Blu ray Disc takes less time than compiling to a 3D disc giving you more time for testing For more information see Compiling your Blu ray Disc on page 161 Formatting When you are ready to format your disc for replication DoStudio Authoring will not create the ISO and will do the same steps as a 2D disc For more information see Formatting your Blu ray Disc for replication on page 169 3D metadata offset file do3d The do3d ASCII text file is used to position subtitles on the screen Subtitles can appear at a fixed 3D depth or they can move in 3D space as the video plays Each line is treated as separate input line Blank lines are allowed and comments are allowed at the START of the line by using the pound key The do3d text file is based on a sequence of depth offsets for duration of frames as seen below 90 frames Jlo World pa Hello World Offset of 3 Offset of 20 Offset of 3 For every duration of frames DOF there must be the same number of offset sequences NOS In the preceding example there are 3 offsets This means that it
37. etc and executes a specific action according to the situation described in the condition Conditions allow you to create a Blu ray Disc that behaves logically according to user input rather than simply following a predetermined path The most common use for conditions is to determine playback settings audio track subtitle track etc and adjust the menu display accordingly If you are familiar with evaluating System Parameter Register Memories SPRMs in DVD projects you will find that conditions serve a similar purpose Conditions are offered in plain language so they are easier to use They are also more flexible and powerful since they are governed by BD code Conditions can be used to create sophisticated logic paths as well which is useful for gaming simulation and other advanced authoring techniques Using conditions Adding a condition Conditions can be added to any element that can receive an action To review actions can be assigned to menu navigation buttons Enter Up Down Left Right remote control buttons Play Pause Pop Up Menu Rewind Fast Forward Red Button Green Button Blue Button Yellow Button Title Start Title End and Chapter Start 1 Right click the element and choose Add Condition You can copy and paste conditions that you have assigned to menu elements Right click the condition and choose Copy or press Ctrl C To paste the condition right click the desired menu element and choose Paste
38. film button O Play Chapter Name My Notes Playiist Name PlayList Main Video x Clear Menu Blocks from Screen Segment Main Video X Play Chapter gt Copy Chapter l Chapter 1 y Remove Action Title Playback Actions Button Actions gt Hide The Active Menu Block Es Blu ray Only Actions b Calls the play chapte Hide Menu Block Subtitle Actions p Load new Set in Menu Block Primary Audio Video Actions Reset Current Active Menu Block Secondary Audio Video Actions p gt gt Show Menu Block Sound Effect Actions Show Menu Block Without A Focus Button System Actions Switch Active Menu Block Animation Actions 3 Choose an action from one of the submenu groups If the action has editable properties the properties are displayed in the Control Panel to the right of the Action List In the example above the Play Chapter action has been assigned to a button s Enter Key event to play Chapter 1 of the Main Video segment in the PlayList Main Video playlist You can assign multiple actions to an event The actions are executed from top to bottom in the list Drag actions to reorder them CHAPTER 11 Removing actions To remove an action right click it in the Action List and choose Remove Action from the shortcut menu Copying and pasting actions You can copy and paste actions directly in the Action List Right click an action and choose Copy To paste an action right click in an empty part of the Action List and
39. is important to group the various changes in depth into equal numbers For example if we have a 2 minute 24 fps video and there are 100 different offset depth values we can group the offsets into 10 NOS every 288 frames 120 seconds x 24 frames per second 100 288 frames Each NOS is a positive or negative number indicated by or without a space between the number For example 1 would move a subtitle in front of screen depth and 3 would move a subtitle behind screen depth The do3d file doesn t include any information that points directly to the dost file The reason for this is that the two are completely independent allowing for subtitle playback on 2D and 3D players DOSTUDIO 3D AUTHORING MODULE The do3d file is also used to create a depth map for the BD J and HDMV menus allowing the menus to move with the 3D video The do3d header The header is includes just three important values Version must be set to 1 00 Version 1 00 NumerOfOffsetSequence will indicate the number of NOS per DOF This means that EVERY DOF will have this number In this case every DOF will have 10 NOS NumerOfOffsetSequence 10 Default offset direction used for those frame not described in this script Number of offset should be the same as NumOfSequence DefaultOffset 1 5 10 15 1 5 15 2 10 4 The do3d body The body is a list of DOF NOS per line and each line is based on the previous DOF Using ou
40. layers Completed Loading PSD File Mapping Photoshop file Created the menu block Main Menu Created the set Main Menu Set Created button with one button state of n MM Play film Created button state n MM Play film Created button state s MM Play film Created button state a MM Play film Created button with one button state of n MM Chapters Created button state n MM Chapters Created button state s MM Chapters Created button state a MM Chapters Created button with one button state of n MM Bonus v amaj Mapping tab The Mapping tab allows you to remap the properties from one menu element to another menu element when you reimport a Photoshop file in which menu elements have been substantially rearranged Mapping allows you to preserve the authoring actions and remote control navigation that is currently assigned to one menu element and map it to another one This prevents you from ever having to simply start over because you have made too many changes to your menu design If you are importing a psd file into a new DoStudio Authoring project the Mapping tab will only show one column The Mapping tab is designed to be used only when you are reimporting a psd file By default the Mapping tab displays two columns the Current Import and the Previous Menu The Current Import column displays the layers that are currently being imported from your psd file by Mosaic The Previous Menu column displays the current menu structur
41. more information see Blu ray Disc titles on page 73 Control Panel j Loading Screen Blu ray Title Setup HDMV Editor BD Title Information DSA Content Information First Play Title HDMV Number 00000 Top Menu Title i BD 3D Information BD 30 ital Frame Rate Ar rr BD 3D Initial Resolution 19201080 X BD 3D Initial Display Mode 2D X DOSTUDIO 3D AUTHORING MODULE 3D Player Registers PSRs PSR21 Output Mode preference The PSR21 contains the Output Mode preference of the user The user can set his or his player s setting to play a movie in 3D or 2D by default Navigation commands and BD J applications cannot change the value in PSR21 Output Mode a Q 2D Output Mode for the user s preference a 1 3D Output Mode for the user s preference PSR22 Stereoscopic status The PSR22 represents the current Output Mode and Subtitle Alignment of the Blu ray Disc player When the value of Output Mode contained in PSR22 is changed video output from the Blu ray Disc player will be changed correspondingly When the value of Subtitle Alignment contained in PSR22 is changed the Subtitle Alignment will be changed correspondingly Output Mode a 0 2D Output Mode for the user s preference 1 3D Output Mode for the user s preference Subtitle Alignment a 0 NotAligned Subtitle Alignment a 2 TopAligned Subtitle Alignment 3 Bottom Aligned PSR23 Display capability PSR23 re
42. of buttons hence the name set and each set can contain its own background image or it can be transparent Only one set can be visible at a time A practical example is best to illustrate this concept Imagine you have a movie with 15 chapters and you would like to create a chapter menu that allows the viewer to select any of the 15 chapters for viewing Simple enough right One way to do this is to create a menu block and add 15 buttons to it we ll discuss buttons below But what if your graphic designer wants to include nice icons for each chapter and group the icons five at a time on the menu block for the sake of visual appeal This is where sets come in You can create three sets in your menu block each with five buttons on it Sets can each have their own background image or they can be transparent Only one set in each menu block can be visible on screen at a time Buttons Buttons are a pretty straightforward concept if you have ever authored a DVD A button is an area on a menu block that is selectable and clickable with a remote control Buttons are used to play video or to display new menu items In Blu ray Disc authoring and in DoStudio Authoring buttons have three images associated with them Each image corresponds to a state that the button can have normal selected and activated The normal state is what the button looks like when the viewer has not selected it with the remote control The selected state is what the bu
43. or press Ctrl V ADVANCED AUTHORING 2 3 Field Condition Details are displayed in the Control Panel Conditions are essentially a comparison between two values with an associated action that is executed if the condition is met To set up a condition you must select the values to compare and click Save to save your statement In this example we have set up a condition that checks if the current subtitle equals English Control Panel Validation 0 Name New Condition Condition Details Statements Actions Field Curent Subtitle y New Advanced Parameter Operator y Compare With PlayList Main Video Segment Main Video Subtitle English New Statement After selecting the values you must click in the Condition Details tab to save the conditional statement First you must select a field to evaluate DoStudio Authoring includes a list of common Blu ray Disc parameters to be evaluated You can also create your own parameters by setting an Advanced Parameter or APRM For more information see Advanced parameters APRMs on page 133 The included parameters are Always Execute Are Subtitles On Current Audio Track Current Chapter Current Playlist Current Secondary Audio Track future feature Current Secondary Video Track future feature Current Subtitle Is Fast Forwarding Is Main Menu On Screen Is Paused Is Player Profile 1 0 CHAPTER 1
44. returns the active menu block designation to the default active menu block as defined in your Menu Elements tree The menu block at the top of the menu tree is the default active menu block Do not use this action with the Show Menu Block action Show Menu Block The Show Menu Block action causes a menu block to appear on screen If you have added animation actions to the On Show event for the menu block the animation will occur when the Show Menu Block action is executed Control Panel a Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button Show Menu Block Name My Notes Menu Block Name Main Menu Loop X Show Menu Bock Sa Nane A Selected Button _ Play film Y Description Show My Notes Displays a menu block and changes the currently selected button If the menu block is already on the screen then the action will not execute Property Description Menu Block Name Choose the menu block to show Set Name Choose the visible set Selected Button Choose which button will have focus You will notice that the combo box for the Selected Button includes all of the buttons in your project rather than just the button contained in the set you have selected This is because there are instances when you may wish to display a submenu block but keep button focus and therefore navigation control on another menu block entirely A practical example illustrates this feature
45. segment Main Video Please fix this The Audio track count with the action for the button AudioFrench s Enter Button event is higher then the number of audio tracks in your segment Main Video Please fix this The Audio track count with the action for the button AudioGerman s Enter Button event is higher then the number of audio tracks in your segment Main Video Please fix this Validation performs an image buffer verification that checks the size of your menu graphics and displays the total amount of the Image Buffer that your project is using If you have exceeded the 32 5 MB allowed by DoStudio Authoring you will receive a warning Validation also checks for errors that will occur due to missing assets in your project or actions that reference missing or erroneous project elements For example if you have added a Show Submenu Action that references a menu element that has been deleted the validation will notify you of the error Likewise if CHAPTER 4 a video or audio asset has been moved or deleted the validation will notify you that the asset s path in the playlist is erroneous and must be fixed Finally the validation process checks for errors in your movie object commands For more information see Using the Movie Object Editor on page 143 Layouts DoStudio Authoring lets you save your favorite window arrangements in a layout file dspv You can save multiple layouts so if you have multiple authors using the same sy
46. select an element in the Layout Preview that it also highlights in the Menu Elements window and its editable properties appear in the Control Panel The Control Panel The Control Panel displays the editable properties for any item you select in the Menu Elements and Playlist windows The properties displayed in the Control Panel will change depending on which item is selected Control Panel Button Properties Remote Control Editing Element MM Play film Image Properties Settings X Nomai DSADemo Contentiimages MM_Play fim_normal png a Top 907 pixels Left 450 pixels X Selected DSADemo Content imagesMM_Play_fim_selected png m Width 202 pixels Height 56 pixels x Activated DSADemo Content images MM_Play_film_activated png Sticky Group F Play Fil The Validation window The Validation window allows you to check for errors before you compile your project The validation process is identical to the process that is run when you click Compile or Quick Compile 2 Validate Copy O Eros i Al Messages Last Validation Completed At 11 14 2012 at 2 42 PM The audio and video multiplexing is missing This can be because you have not yet multiplexed your assets or it can be because they were deleted Please compile with multiplexing tumed on to fix this issue The Audio track count with the action for the button AudioEnglish s Enter Button event is higher then the number of audio tracks in your
47. steps in Adding a primary audio track on page 46 to add the core ac3 audio file to an audio track 2 Select the audio track in the Playlist window 3 In the Control Panel click the Browse button next to the Dolby TrueHD audio file box to add the lossless mlp file to the audio track Control Panel P Validation Name Audio Track 2 Language English Audio Track 2 Audio File E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo AV trueHD_1 ac3 Dolby TrueHD Audio File E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo AV trueHD_1 mip UN Tip You can also drag video files from Windows Explorer to the Primary Audio and Video heading in the Playlist window to quickly add files to a segment The mlp file of the same name is automatically added to the segment when you add the core ac3 file Primary audio track properties Select a primary audio track in the Playlist window to display its properties in the Control Panel Playlist 7 Menu Elements Import gt Gama import gt mS gt Disc Information gt BD ROM Y E Segments V E 2D Segment 1 v MM Primary Audio and Video Video pe ado Teet E Secondary Audio and Video e Name Audio Track 2 Language English y Audio Track 2 Audio File E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo AV trueHD_1 ac3 Dolby TrueHD Audio File E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo AV trueHD_1 mip Browse J Item Description Name Type a name in the Name box to rename the audio track AUDIO VIDEO SEGMEN
48. subject to change without notice and does not represent a guarantee or commitment on behalf of Sony Creative Software Inc in any way All updates or additional information relating to the contents of this manual will be posted on the Sony Creative Software Inc Web site located at http www sonycreativesoftware com The software is provided to you under the terms of the End User License Agreement and Software Privacy Policy and must be used and or copied in accordance therewith Copying or distributing the software except as expressly described in the End User License Agreement is strictly prohibited No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express written consent of Sony Creative Software Inc Copyright O 2013 Sony Creative Software Inc Program Copyright O 2013 Sony Creative Software Inc All rights reserved Table of Contents Table of Contents usina td A id 5 Introduction oscurecido aiii E a l bub n Seek 9 Technical Support seis a ae ews 9 GIOSSORY A A A ES 9 Product PMIIOSOBRY srsezsrlcaridosnn teria asistir elo unidas 11 DoStudio Authoring basics oooccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccncccccnnnnncn nn ee eeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeees 13 Mentrelements deter toe costae ta licita 13 Theimage D ffer cu its idad lassen esses ieee 15 GIONS tt 16 Playlist tree elements oococccccccccccccccccccccccncnnnnnn nro 16 Authoring workflow 2 2 2 2 e cece cece cece cece eee eecceceece
49. the Playlist tree You will see that three folders already exist BDMV AACS and CERTIFICATE These folders make up a standard Blu ray Disc that plays video Playlist 7 Menu Elements Import gt GSE Import gt gt Disc Information v BD ROM gt BDMV A4cs CERTIFICATE WORKING WITH PROJECTS Adding files 1 In the Playlist tree right click BD ROM or a folder and click Add File 2 Browse to the file on your computer and click OK The file is listed in the tree Playlist 7 Menu Elements Import gt asa Import gt gt Disc Information v BD ROM gt BDMV Aacs CERTIFICATE S readme pdf Removing files In the Playlist tree right click the file and click Remove File Click Yes to confirm you want to remove the file from the disc Adding folders In the Playlist tree right click BD ROM and click Add Folder The new folder is listed in the tree Playlist 7 Menu Elements gt Disc Information v 2 BD ROM gt m3 BDMV mAs CERTIFICATE E readme pdf E New Folder Removing folders In the Playlist tree right click the folder and click Remove Folder Click Yes to confirm you want to remove the folder from the disc Renaming folders Select the folder in the Playlist tree and perform one of the following actions Inthe Control Panel type a new name for the folder in the Name box Press F2 and type a new name for the folder Press Enter to save the new name
50. to jump from whatever part of the disc it is currently playing and start playing at the playlist and chapter specified in the action 7 You must define at least one chapter in your playlist in order to use the Play Chapter action Control Panel Action List forthe Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button Name My Notes Play Chapter 0 Play Chapter Playlist Name PlayList Feature Segment Chapter Description Feature Chapter 1 Show My Notes Calls the play chapter button on the player Property Description Playlist Name Select a playlist Segment Select a segment Chapter Select a chapter Do not use this action with the Play PlayList action Play PlayList The Play PlayList action causes the Blu ray Disc player to jump from whatever part of the disc it is currently playing and start playing from the beginning of the playlist specified in the action Control Panel Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter button O Play Playlist Name My Notes Playlist Name PlayList Feature X Play PlayList Description Show My Notes Plays a Playlist USING ACTIONS Property Description PlayList Name Choose the playlist to play when this action is executed Do not use this action with the Play Chapter action Jump To Point The Jump To Point action lets you jump playback to
51. to 8 one secondary video tracks used for picture in picture effects and up to 8 secondary audio tracks A 3D segment uses two video files a base view and a dependent view CHAPTER 2 Slideshow segments A slideshow segment allows you to add up to 100 JPEG images in HD or SD resolution that will display on screen for up to 255 seconds You can add audio tracks to slideshow titles just as you would a video title Viewers can navigate through the slideshow images using their remote control while the audio plays uninterrupted Playlists After you have created your audio video segments you must add them to playlists You can add the same audio video segments to multiple playlists without taking up extra capacity on the disc A playlist contains playback and navigational information about how your video will play on your Blu ray Disc You can add a single audio video segment to a playlist or you can add multiple audio video segments to a playlist and join them seamlessly In DoStudio Authoring this is represented visually in a timeline This is analogous to how video is organized in tracks on a timeline when authoring a standard DVD When you add an audio video segment to a playlist it becomes a path item You can define chapter points for each path item The chapters are defined by the timecode of each path item not of the entire playlist If you have added the same audio video segment to multiple playlists you are allowed to define different
52. to burn a disc DoStudio Authoring does not include direct burning capability at this time so you will need to use a third party burning tool This section describes how to burn a BD R RE with ImgBurn a popular freeware burning tool You can download ImgBurn from its official website at http www imgburn com You can also use a commercial burning application such as Nero Burning ROM or Corel s Burn Now included with the consumer oriented Movie Factory suite Regardless of the burning tool you use you will need to compile your disc in DoStudio Authoring and then burn the contents of the Disc folder as UDF 2 5 BD Rs are write once media the DVD analogy is a DVD R or DVD R BD REs are rewritable Blu ray Disc media like DVD RW BD Rs are still rather expensive so we recommend buying a few BD REs for testing They are quick to erase and are reliable for many hundreds of sessions COMPILING BURNING AND FORMATTING YOUR DISC 1 Start ImgBurn and click the Write files folders to discbutton File View Mode Tools Help What would you like to do 926 Write image file to disc Des Create image file from disc ers Verify disc Luck is my middle name Mind you my first name is Bad 2 Choose File gt Browse for a source folder Browse for a source file Browse for a source folder R Image Information Number of Files Number of Folders Total File Size Total File Sect
53. to your disc After recompiling the formatting process begins The formatting process takes about as long as the compiling process It is important to take this into consideration when planning for your deadlines The Format window will notify you when your Blu ray Disc has formatted successfully It will also notify you if there were errors during the formatting process DoStudio Authoring writes the BDCMF 1 02 or BDCMF 1 20 for BD3D formatted image into the folder you selected in the Control Panel The folder now contains the following files amp BDCMF CMF SKB CMF File ES FAI DAT 7KB DAT File amp PACLO DAT 64KB DAT File ES PIC DAT 64 KB DAT File ES UCD DAT 688 KB DAT File EN UD DAT 78 208 KB DAT File CHAPTER 16 Delivering your disc image to the replication facility As of this writing all Blu ray Disc replicators require that the formatted disc image be delivered on a portable hard drive You cannot deliver your disc image on BD R RE It is best to check with your replicator about their preferred format prior to delivering your disc image You will send the following files to the replicator a BDCMF CMF FAILDAT PACLO DAT PIC DAT UCD DAT UD DAT COMPILING BURNING AND FORMATTING YOUR DISC CHAPTER 16 Chapter 17 Appendices This section contains valuable references for working efficiently with DoStudio Authoring Basic Blu ray Disc specification information for authors Maximum bit rate As
54. with DVD calculating the total bit rate of your Blu ray Disc is of paramount importance The following table compares the maximum allowable bit rates for Blu ray Disc and DVD respectively It is important to keep in mind that your primary video and secondary video tracks must mot exceed the maximum video bit rate of 40 0 Mbps Maximum video bit rate Maximum total bit rate Blu ray Disc 40 0 Mbps 48 0 Mbps DVD 9 8 Mbps 10 08 Mbps Primary video streams for 2D Blu ray Disc Frame size pixels Frame rate Hz Progressive Interlace Aspect ratio 1920x1080 29 97 Interlace 16 9 25 Interlace 23 976 Progressive 24 Progressive 1280x720 59 94 Progressive 16 9 50 Progressive 23 976 Progressive 24 Progressive 720x480 29 97 Interlace 4 3 or 16 9 720x576 25 Interlace 4 3 or 16 9 Mandatory audio codecs for Blu ray Disc The Blu ray Disc format adds quite a few new options for audio compression The table below lists the audio formats that are required for all Blu ray Disc players so your projects can make use of any or all of these formats and play back successfully APPENDICES The viewer s actual hardware setup Blu ray Disc player AV receiver will determine whether they will actually hear your beautiful 7 1 surround in 7 1 or whether it will be downconverted to 5 1 or stereo It is important to note that some of the new audio codecs for Blu ray Disc can take up a significant amount of available bit rate bandwidth Codec Sample rate Bit r
55. within the DSA Projects folder All of your project assets must be contained in the project directory For organizational purposes we suggest that you create subfolders for images audio video assets and subtitles A sample directory structure would look like this Ji DSADemo AV J DSADemo BD di DSADemo ChaptersxML J DSADemo Content Ji DSADemo PSD J DSADemo subtitles 0 DSADemo dsAp DSADemoLargelmage jpg DSADemoSmalllmage jpg Ry loading png During the authoring process DoStudio Authoring will create a folder in the project s root folder called projectname content and when you compile your project DoStudio Authoring will create a folder called projectname BD that contains the compiled disc image WORKING WITH PROJECTS Creating projects The first step in authoring your Blu ray Disc is creating a DoStudio Authoring project file dsAp Starting a new project 1 Choose File gt New to start a new DoStudio Authoring project You can also click the New Project button on the toolbar or press Ctrl N If you are using DoStudio Authoring Indie Edition continue to step 3 If you are using DoStudio Authoring EX Edition the Project Setup dialog box is displayed Project Setup Es Please select the project type DSA Indie Edition DSA EX Edition Mixed Mode Indie EX 2 Select your project type and click OK The project type determines which menu features are available in the DoStudio Authoring workspac
56. 189 192 L0111 0 APR tase PR E E cusses ve wey eed adies ia deueren eter EEE 35 Adding files and folders to your Blu ray Disc 2 2 e cece cece eeeceeeeeeeeees 40 Setting language properties 2 oo ele ada 41 Audio video segments nn cnn 43 Adding deleting and editing segments ooocccccccccccccccccccccccccccncnccnncnnnnn cn nnn cnn 43 Adding primary audio video streams to segments 2 222222220 e ee eee eee ee eee 45 Adding secondary audio video streams PIP 22222222 48 Adding multichannel LPCM files to your project 0 0 000200 c cece cece cece cece cece ee eeeeeeeee 54 Adding slideshow segments 2 0 2 cece cece eee ceccceccccccccccecceccecccccccecceceececeeeeeeeeeeeeees 56 A Sees ts he ca a eta ee ee a cae eae a ete 59 Creating subtitle files 2 0 0 000 o coco ce eee ce ence cece en eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 59 Addima Subtitl tracks 2 0 lt 2 Jose veedeteneice sess ir lacs it dt id 60 Subtitle properties evi less Sok Sia scsacees soe koh edd es asekcenecascid Mise ieesaeteieeteeidecetisssad 61 Croppine subttles tps re e ates nee in a das ds 62 PlayliSES itso tnd ita mies e eaaa e e T SaaS 63 Creating playlists o oocccccccccccccccccccococcccccccccccccccccoccnnnnnnnn cnn cnn cnn cnn cnn cnn 63 Playlist properties 2 0 e cece cece cece cceceecceccccccccccecceccccecceececeeceeceeeeeeeeeeeees 64 The playlist timeline 2200 22 c cece eee c eee cece cece cece ec ceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 65 Playlist Start and E
57. 2 a Is Player Profile 1 1 PIP Is Player Profile 2 0 BD Live Is Playing Is Rewinding Is Secondary Audio Video On a Isthe TV a3DTV Player Supports 3D BD J Operator The operator is the comparison operation for conditional execution For all of the included fields the only available operator is Equals to When setting up an APRM you can choose from a list of comparison operators Compare With The Compare With value is dependent upon the value selected in the Field drop down list Many of the fields contain Yes No comparisons while others present a list of available elements in the project Condition Compare With Always Execute Yes No Are Subtitles On Yes No Current Audio Track List of audio tracks in the project s playlist Current Chapter List of chapters in the project s playlist Current Playlist List of current playlists in the project Current Secondary Audio Track List of secondary audio tracks in the project s playlist Current Secondary Video Track List of secondary video tracks in the project s playlist Current Subtitle Yes No Is Fast Forwarding Yes No Is Main Menu On Screen Yes No Is Paused Yes No Is Player Profile 1 0 Yes No Is Player Profile 1 1 PIP Yes No Is Player Profile 2 0 BD Live Yes No Is Playing Yes No Is Rewinding Yes No Is Secondary Audio Video On Yes No Is the TV a 3DTV Yes No Player Support 3D BD J Yes No ADVANCED AUTHORING Adding a statement You can stack mul
58. 6 pixels x Activated DSADemo Content images MM_Play_film_activated png Browse Group Normal Selected Activated riley Fils riley Piles riley Filrr Button Properties tab Item Description Editing Element Type a new name in the Editing Element box to rename the button Normal Click the Browse button to select an image file for the normal state of the button Click the Delete button xx to remove the image file for the normal state of the button 7 Your button must have a graphic for at least one of the states Most buttons have at least a normal state and a selected state If you leave the selected and activated states empty then your button will be displayed in the normal state regardless of whether it receives focus or not This saves space in your image buffer You are allowed to leave the normal state empty and only have a graphic for the selected and activated states Selected Click the Browse button to select an image file for the selected state of the button Click the Delete button Xx to remove the image file for the selected state of the button Activated Click the Browse button to select an image file for the activated state of the button Click the Delete button xx to remove the image file for the activated state of the button Top and Left You can reposition a button by typing new pixel values in the Top and Left boxes In most cases you will not need to do this because you can determine the precise location
59. A 3D segment can have audio and subtitles added to it DOSTUDIO 3D AUTHORING MODULE BDJO List gt Disc Information gt BD ROM v BBB Audio Video Segments gt ig FBI gt ig Trailer 1 gt ME Trailer 2 gt a Menu gt E Feature gt E Bonus 1 v Primary Audio and 3D Video K Base View gt E Blu ray Disc Titles 3D segment properties When you select a 3D segment in the Playlist tree its properties are displayed in the Control Panel You can rename the segment by typing a new name in the Name box Name 3D Logo Frames Per Second Offset Script E Media Offset_metadata_Script bd Offset Usage Keep Original You assign the frame rate of the video in your segment using the Frames Per Second list The frame rate options for Blu ray 3D are 23 98 50 and 59 94 Each segment in a Blu ray Disc can have a different frame rate 3D segments also contain a path to an optional offset script This script can be used to define the z depth of the menu when they appear on screen This offset script can define a constant z depth for the entire length of the segment or it can change the z depth of the menu over the duration of the segment The Offset Usage list contains the following options Keep Original If your MVC file contains offset data it will take priority over the offset data in the offset script Overwrite All The offset data in the offset script w
60. Button Choose which button will receive focus from a list of all buttons in your project This action can be used with any other action Title playback actions Title playback actions directly affect the playback of the Blu ray Disc Fast Forward The Fast Forward action causes the Blu ray Disc player to fast forward the currently playing video regardless of the user operations There are no properties to edit for this action Next Chapter The Next Chapter action causes the Blu ray Disc player to jump to the next chapter in the title This has the same effect as pressing the Next Chapter button on the remote control There are no properties to edit for this action Do not use this action with the Previous Chapter action Pause The Pause action causes the Blu ray Disc player to pause playback This has the same effect as pressing the Pause button on the remote control There are no properties to edit for this action Do not use this action with the Play action Play The Play action causes the Blu ray Disc player to resume playback from a paused state This has the same effect as pressing the Play button on the remote control If the disc is already playing this action has no effect CHAPTER 11 There are no properties to edit for this action Do not use this action with the Pause or Stop actions Play Chapter This is the most commonly used of the title playback actions This action causes the Blu ray Disc player
61. Description pS Settings Info Start PureHD Multiplexer at 12 04 2012 9 33 25 Bl Settings Info Sony DoStudio Blu ray 2 4 Muxing Status Info Begin to parse XML script E Media DSA Demo Project NewDemo26 BD Compile compile doCs Muxing Status Info End to parse XML script E Media DSA Demo Project NewDemo26 BD Compile compile doCs cod Settings Info Use SST_SPU_Parser for E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo subtitles English English dost Muxing Status Info Begin to parse SST script E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo subtitles English English dost Muxing Status Info End to parse SST script E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo subtitles English English dost cod Settings Info Use SST_SPU_Parser for E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo subtitles French French dost Muxing Status Info Begin to parse SST script E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo subtitles French French dost Muxing Status Info End to parse SST script E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo subtitles French French dost code Settings Info Use SST_SPU_Parser for E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo subtitles German German dost Muxing Status Info Begin to parse SST script E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo subtitles German German dost Muxing Status Info End to parse SST script E Media DSA Demo Project DSADemo subtitles German German dost co System Information Info Max Clip Muxer thread count 1 Segment Info Clip 00000 Set and Check Source elementary stream Segment Info
62. DoStudio Authoring with the remote control navigation that is included in the psd file with Mosaic Action Script Control Panel E Properties Actions Remote Control Navigation Y Import Layer O Use Cument Use Previous Up Button y Left Button MM Setup y Right Button MM Setup z Layout Preview tab The Layout Preview tab displays the menu layout as it will appear in DoStudio Authoring You can select the visibility of each menu element by selecting the check box next to the element s name in the Import Tree You can view the buttons in their three button states normal selected and activated by using the Display Button State list Import Status P Mapping P Layer Image Display Button State SS Normal Selected Ls AUDIO English French German SUBTITLES English Main Menu Import Status tab The Import Status tab contains a log that is generated when you initially select your psd file for import It lists all of the menu layers that are imported and flags any errors or warnings due to problems with the file A CHAPTER 9 Layout Preview 2 Import Status Y Mapping Y Layer Image Image xX Q0 Ens i 75 Images i 136 Messages Loading PSD file E Demo_Project_AssetsDemo Project PSD_menu_withPlayAll psd Loaded the PSD file E Demo Project_AssetsDemo Project PSD_menu_withPlayAll psd Validating the Photoshop s information including size bits per pixel and color mode Loading 104
63. Imagine you design a menu for your project s chapters and you want to create a thumbnail image that appear in a different part of the screen that corresponds to each chapter in the chapter menu You can create an additional menu for the thumbnail images and use the Show Menu Block action to change the visibility of the sets in that submenu every time a new chapter is highlighted In this case you would never want to actually navigate to the additional menu you are only using it to display images and you want your navigation and therefore your button focus to remain on your chapter submenu Do not use this action with the Hide Menu Block action CHAPTER 11 Show Menu Block Without A Focus Button The Show Menu Block Without A Focus Button action causes a menu block to appear on the screen but will not change the focus of the currently focused button Control Panel Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button O Show Menu Block Without A Focus Button Name My Notes Menu Block Name Main Menu ss A o rarer z Description Show My Notes Displays a menu block and keeps the currently selected button Property Description Menu Block Name Choose the menu block to show Set Name Choose the visible set Switch Active Menu Block The Switch Active Menu Block action allows you to define which menu block is associated with the pop up menu button on the remote control
64. Media 9 codec from Microsoft VC 1 is more efficient than MPEG 2 and can achieve high quality results in the 15 Mbps range a MPEG 4 AVC is the newest of the three codecs and is the most advanced It is also the favored codec for Blu ray Disc AVC encoded streams can often achieve the same quality of MPEG 2 at one half the data rate Subtitling DoStudio Authoring supports graphics based subtitles for Blu ray Disc The subtitle files are a series of 8 bit PNGs with an accompanying XML file in dost format Several tools export dost directly For more information see Subtitles on page 59 Authoring After creating your graphics and encoding your video you are ready to author your Blu ray Disc Disc setup Disc setup involves specifying the BDCMF formatting requirements disc and organization IDs and other details For more information see Disc Information on page 35 Menu creation Professional Blu ray Disc titles feature pop up menus that can float over the video playing in the background In DoStudio Authoring you import your menu element graphics and use actions to assign navigation interactivity such as showing and hiding various menus and playback behaviors such as playing or pausing a chapter For more information see Importing menu graphics in Mosaic on page 77 Using actions on page 101 Playlist setup Setting up your Blu ray Disc playlist is not unlike setting up your title and chapter structure for a DVD
65. Playlist window select BD Touch amp Second Screen Media 2 Click the Add button and then click Add Image File 3 Choose a png file and click Open 4 Select the image file in the Playlist window to display and edit its properties in the Control Panel Item Description Media file The file path and name of the image file Click the Browse button to choose a different file Studio The name of the authoring studio Distributor The name of the content distributor Disc title The title of the disc Disc number The disc ID number Language region Use the list to select the country associated with the content Display name The item s display name in DoStudio Authoring By default the image file s name is used as the display name Resolution The image file s resolution Description A description of the image file BD TOUCH AND SECOND SCREEN MEDIA Adding web links You can add web links to BD Touch 1 In the Playlist window select BD Touch amp Second Screen Media 2 Click the Add button and then click Add Web Link A new web link is added to the Playlist window Playlist Menu Elements E BDO List V i BD Touch amp Second Screen Media 3 Select the web link in the Playlist window to display and edit its properties in the Control Panel Item Description Web URL Studio Type the URL for the web site to which you want to include a link For example type http www sonycreativesoftware co
66. S device or Android device to control the Blu ray Disc using the BD Touch application available for free in the Apple App Store and Google Play You can use the BD Touch amp Second Screen Media feature in the Playlist window to add bonus content to your disc such as videos mp3 files photos and web links that can be transferred from the disc to the iOS or Android device with the BD Touch application For more information about using the BD Touch application with your Blu ray Disc player see http www bdtouch com Specifying a disc title and skin file 1 Inthe Playlist window select BD Touch amp Second Screen Media Playlist Menu Elements ES Import paama Import gt gt Cm Ti BDJO List ia 2 Inthe Control Panel type a name for your disc in the Disc title box 3 Optional Click the Browse button and choose a png skin file for the disc The image should be 320 x 460 pixels BD TOUCH AND SECOND SCREEN MEDIA Adding audio files You can add mp3 audio files to BD Touch 1 In the Playlist window select BD Touch amp Second Screen Media 2 Click the Add button and then click Add Audio File 3 Choose an mp3 file and click Open 4 Select the audio file in the Playlist window to display and edit its properties in the Control Panel Item Media file Studio Distributor Disc title Disc number Language region Display name Length Description Adding video files Description
67. TS Item Description Language Select a language for the audio track from the Language list The language is displayed on screen or on the Blu ray Disc player front panel if the player supports this feature Audio Track The audio track number Display only Audio File The file path and name of the audio file Click the Browse button to choose a different file Dolby TrueHD Audio The file path and name of the Dolby TrueHD file mlp Click the File Browse button to choose a different file For more information see Adding Dolby TrueHD audio to your project on page 47 Supported primary audio codecs a LPCM 2 0 5 1 7 1 wav Dolby Digital 2 0 5 1 ac3 a Dolby Digital Plus ec3 a Dolby TrueHD ac3 core mlp a DTS dts a DTS HD High Resolution dtshd a DTS HD Master Audio dtshd Adding secondary audio video streams PiP DoStudio Authoring supports a secondary video track to create a picture in picture PiP effect In this document we will sometimes refer to the secondary audio video tracks as PiP tracks You can add multiple secondary audio tracks to your PiP track You can not add subtitles to the PiP track You can add multiple secondary video tracks to a title and turn their visibility on and off using actions Maximum bit rate for secondary video stream The total video bit rate value of primary video and secondary video streams including subtitles must be less than or equal to 38 Mbps Maximum
68. Tf the menu block is also transparent then the buttons contained in the set will appear to float directly over the video The size of a set is determined by the size of the menu block You can Width and Height reposition a set by typing new values in the Top and Left boxes If you are using a background image the width and height of the set are determined by the image and cannot be edited in the Control Panel If you selected the Make Background Transparent check box you can change the size of the set by typing new values in the Width and Height boxes Button properties In Blu ray Disc authoring unlike with DVD button images are comprised of three images corresponding to three states that buttons can have normal selected and activated When you import a layered Photoshop file Mosaic creates a separate PNG file for each of the button states For more information see Importing menu graphics in Mosaic on page 77 To view a button s properties in the Control Panel select the button in the Menu Elements window MENU ELEMENT PROPERTIES Control Panel P Validation Button Properties Remote Control Editing Element MM Play film gt Main Menu Set gt Main Menu Image Properties Settings x Normal DSADemo Content images MM_Play_film_normal png Browse Top 907 pixels Left 450 pixels X Selected DSADemo Content images MM_Piay_fim_selected png Browse Width 202 pixels Height 5
69. To change it to a 3D playlist remove all the 2D segments and slideshow segments and then add your 3D segment 3D playlist properties When you have a 3D playlist that does not have subtitles the playlist properties will look and work just like a 2D playlist as you can see in the figure below Control Panel Name PlayList 3D Logo Number 1004 Qn End Play Y Bypass Lossess Audio Y Interactive Audio Mixing A 3D playlist with subtitles will show you four new properties that are related to your 3D playlist DOSTUDIO 3D AUTHORING MODULE Control Panel Name Playlist 3D Logo Number On End Play Playlist 3D Logo y Y Bypass Lossess Audio V Interactive Audio Mixing Top Offset 0 Top Align Offset 0 Bottom Offset 0 Bottom Align Offset 0 3D subtitles can be over the video or they can be placed in the upper or lower thirds Using the Top Offset or Bottom Offset settings allows you to position the 3D subtitles If all of the values are O then the subtitles will appear over the screen Top Offset This field is used to derive TopOffset TopOffset is the vertical pixel value of the video window from top of the frame Top Align Offset This field is used to derive AlignOffset for presentation of Top Aligned PG textST stream with subtitle aligned toward the top of the frame AlignOffset is the vertical coordinate of the output video frame where the active video window will be aligned The top samples conta
70. Using DoStudio Authoring you import your primary video and audio elements and assign them to a title If your title has chapter points you enter those as timecode numbers For more information see Playlists on page 63 AUTHORING WORKFLOW Compile your Blu ray Disc With your menus authored and your video structure organized in your playlist you are now ready to compile your Blu ray Disc The compile process is simple You click the Compile Blu ray Disc button and DoStudio Authoring then writes out the HDMV and BD J code that will comprise your final disc For more information see Compiling your Blu ray Disc on page 161 Emulation testing Blu ray Discs involve greater interactive capabilities than DVD so it is more important than ever to test your menus and playback behavior We recommend testing your compiled Blu ray Disc image in a computer based software player such as Corel WinDVD or ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre WinDVD and TotalMedia Theatre are fully compliant Blu ray Disc players so you can test your menus and video playback with confidence When you are satisfied with your disc it is advisable to burn several test discs and test them in several set top Blu ray Disc players Formatting The final stage of the Blu ray Disc authoring process is formatting In DoStudio Authoring you simply click the Format Blu ray Disc button to create the BDCMF image that Blu ray Disc replicators require Most disc images are being shipped to repli
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72. a specified point in a playlist defined by the number of seconds from the start of the playlist Control Panel E Action List forthe Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button O Jump To Point Name My Notes Time in Seconds Lump To Point FE Description Show My Notes Will jump to a time in seconds Property Description Time in Seconds Type the time in seconds from the start of the playlist for the jump point Do not use this action with the Resume actions Toggle Play Pause The Toggle Play Pause action causes the video to play if it is currently in a paused state and it pauses the video if it is currently playing There are no properties to edit for this action Do not use this action with the Play or Pause actions Previous Chapter The Previous Chapter action causes the Blu ray Disc player to jump to the previous chapter in the title This has the same effect as pressing the Previous Chapter button on the remote control There are no properties to edit for this action Do not use this action with the Next Chapter action Stop The Stop action stops playback of the disc Only use this action in cases when you actually want to stop playback of the disc and later cause the disc to resume playback from the beginning CHAPTER 11 There are no properties to edit for this action Resume to Time in Playlist The Resume to Time in Playlist action starts playback of a playlist at the p
73. anced Parameter o Blu ray Disc Settings Disc ID ECB5077ACDE94E9B87284819724808D7 Gen Multiplex Audio Video Yes z Organization Number 2147457294 between 2147418113and 2147483647 Application Number 25685 between 16384 and 32767 Disc Output Folder Browse Select Yes or No in the Multiplex Audio Video list COMPILING BURNING AND FORMATTING YOUR DISC The first time you compile your Blu ray Disc Multiplex Audio Video must be set to Yes a full compile so that the video structure defined in the Playlist tree can be generated and the elementary video and audio streams can be muxed into transport streams that are readable by Blu ray Disc players For subsequent compilations you can set Multiplex Audio Video to No or click the Quick Compile button You would use Quick Compile if you have made edits to you menu authoring but you have not made any changes to your segments or chapters When Multiplex Audio Video is set to No DoStudio Authoring will reuse the multiplexed files from the last compile and only rewrite the necessary navigation code BD J A good rule of thumb is that if you have made edits to your segments or chapters you will need to do a full compile If you have only made changes to the Menu Elements window added or changed actions or edited remote control navigation you can do a Quick Compile This feature can save you many hours over the course of authoring your Blu ray Disc Compile error messages During t
74. aphics Menu blocks cannot overlap on screen They typically have a background image that defines the block s size on the screen however menu blocks can be transparent You can create as many menu blocks as your project requires By default the menu block that is listed at the top of your project s menu tree is the menu block that is associated with the pop up menu button on the Blu ray Disc player s remote control In other words it will toggle on and off screen when the viewer presses the pop up menu button You can change which menu block is associated with the pop up menu button using actions so you can program your disc to display a different pop up menu depending on what part of the disc is playing Video pi Play Film Chapters Bonus Videos Setup vie DIO DOSTUDIO AUTHORING BASICS Menu blocks can animate on and off screen They can float or pop up over your video while it is playing Menu blocks are the parent element of a menu This means that any other menu elements live inside them and are attached to them When you delete a menu block any sets or buttons contained in that menu block are also deleted If you animate a menu block all of the sets or buttons contained in that menu block also animate Sets Sets are visual layers of a menu block Every menu block must have at least one set A good way to think of sets is as visual layers of your menu block that are stacked on top of each other Each set contains its own set
75. ar a menu element s check box to hide that element in the Layout Editor The Layout Editor window The Layout Editor displays your menus and allows you to edit their location on screen To move an item click the item with your mouse and drag it to the desired location You will notice that when you select an element in the Layout Editor that it also highlights the element in the Menu Elements window and its editable properties are displayed in the Control Panel CHAPTER 4 Layout Editor onus Videos l Setup s Mouse coordinates X 1862 Y 476 Element coordinates X 1333 Y 907 7 The Layout Editor is always displayed at 100 percent size 1920 x 1080 pixels There is no zoom level view If you want to see your entire menu in the Layout Editor it is recommended that you set up DoStudio Authoring on a high resolution dual monitor display configuration The Layout Preview window 7 The Layout Preview window is not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 The Layout Preview window displays a scalable view of the layout of your menu elements The Layout Preview window always displays the entire canvas of your layout the full 1920x1080 frame and scales it to fit in the Layout Preview window PJ Layout Preview Main Menu Chapters Bonus Videos Setup THE DOSTUDIO AUTHORING WORKSPACE You will notice that when you
76. ate Channels Linear PCM 48 96 192 Khz 27 6 Mbps 8 Dolby Digital 48 Khz 640 Kbps 5 1 Dolby Digital Plus 48 Khz 0 640 Kbps 4 736 Mbps 5 1 7 1 Dolby TrueHD 48 96 192 Khz 0 640 Kbps 18 64 Mbps 2 6 8 DTS 48 Khz 1 509 Mbps 5 1 DTS HD High Resolution 48 96 Khz 1 509 Mbps 6 0 Mbps 6 1 7 1 DTS HD Master Audio 48 96 192 Khz 24 5 Mbps 7 1 AACS for independent producers For more information about the AACS process and fees for new Blu ray Disc authors see http www sonycreativesoftware com dostudio aacs_for_independent_producers Exporting chapter markers from Vegas Pro You can mark your chapter points in your Sony Vegas Pro timeline and export them to an XML file using the Export Chapters script Creating chapter markers in Vegas Pro 1 Position the cursor where you want to add a marker 2 Choose Insert gt Marker A marker is added at the cursor position and an edit box is displayed 3 Type a name for the marker in the edit box and press Enter You can also insert markers by pressing the M key Exporting chapter markers from Vegas Pro Use the Export Chapters script in Vegas Pro 11 and later to export your chapter markers to an XML file that can be read by DoStudio Authoring CHAPTER 17 1 Choose Tools gt Scripting gt Export Chapters The Export Chapter Information dialog box appears Select the drive and folder where you want to save the file Type a name in the File name box Select XML Chapters List in the Save as typ
77. ation 27 I image buffer 15 ImgBurn 165 importing menu graphics from Photoshop 77 Intellidisc actions 126 International Standard Audiovisual Number ISAN 38 introduction 9 invalid region JPEG 38 ISAN 38 J Jump To Point 114 L language properties 41 language audio track 48 largeimage 42 Layout Editor hiding menu elements 28 showing menu elements 28 Layout Editor window 28 Layout Preview window 29 layouts 31 Load new Set in Menu Block 107 loading layouts 31 loading screen 73 location 37 LPCM 48 54 M Managed Copy 38 master ID 37 maximum bit rate 48 menu block animation actions 103 menu blocks adding 25 background image 25 95 overview 13 properties 95 removing 27 renaming 95 reordering 27 transparent 25 95 Menu Elements window 24 menu graphics creating 20 importing 77 mlp files 47 Mosaic 77 Move APRM to GPRM 126 Move GPRM to APRM 126 Move SPRM to APRM 126 Movie Object Editor 143 movie objects 143 MPEG 2 HD 45 MPEG 4 AVC 45 multiplexing defined 10 on or off 36 Multiply Advanced Parameter 124 Mute Main Audio 118 Mute Secondary Audio 120 Mute Sound Effects 121 muxing defined 9 10 N new project 33 Next Chapter 112 nonseamless connections 65 normal button state 98 0 On Hide events actions 27 On Show events actions 27 Open Web Page 126 operator 37 organization number 36 owner notice 37 P pasting actions 28 Pause 112 perspectives See layouts Photoshop 77 pic
78. ation number is the ID for the particular title being authored It is a number between 16384 and 32767 It is a good idea to generate numbers for your projects in some logical order This number is different from your Disc ID number and is required by the Blu ray Disc specification 2 This item is not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 Disc Output Folder Choose the folder where your compiled Blu ray Disc resides by clicking the Browse button DoStudio Authoring writes the compiled image to a folder called projectname BD in the project s root folder Choosing the right output folder is very important for your disc to be replicated without errors Make sure the hard drive you are formatting to has at least 100 GB of space for a BD 50 and 50 GB of space for a BD 25 m tis highly recommended that you choose a folder that does not have any files or folders in it The hard drive you are using for your output folder must be a Windows NTFS drive WORKING WITH PROJECTS BDCMF tab Control Panel P Validation ElMedia gt MyProject dsAp Properties EDCMF Files and Groups Advanced Parameter Setup Output Folder Select Disc Label DSA Demo Project Master Id Version Copyright Notice Sony Creative Softwe Owner Notice Sony Creative Softwe Location Facility Operator Region A Allowed Region B Alowed y Region C Alowed y BCA Enabled Invalid Regio
79. be either 50 or 59 94 BD 3D Initial Display In most cases if you are making a BD3D you will want the start up Mode mode to be 3D If this is set to 2D your 3D video will display in 2D Number Enter a number to change the folder number and JAR file number This number must be five digits BLU RAY DISC TITLES CHAPTER 8 Chapter 9 Importing menu graphics in Mosaic This feature is not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 This section discusses how to create import menu graphics from a layered Adobe Photoshop psd file using an application that comes with DoStudio Authoring called Mosaic Mosaic is a powerful and flexible application that imports a layered psd file and generates discrete DoStudio Authoring menu elements out of each layer in the psd file according to a simple naming convention Mosaic allows you to reimport a psd file an unlimited number of times during the authoring process if your menu design undergoes design changes You can choose to preserve your current authoring for any reimported menu element or you can overwrite the authoring with the initial values contained in the psd file Mosaic relies on a naming convention that you must use when labeling the layers of your psd file before importing the file The naming convention relates to the basic menu elements in DoStudio Authoring blocks sets and buttons Mosaic can automatically handle the resi
80. cators on hard drives due to the size of the files as of this printing however it is advisable to discuss this with your replicator CHAPTER 3 Chapter 4 The DoStudio Authoring workspace DoStudio Authoring offers a flexible workspace environment that can be adapted to a single or multiscreen setup By default DoStudio Authoring opens in a single screen tabbed view You can adjust the size and location of the tabbed spaces using drag and drop actions Playlist tab Layout Editor tab Menu Elements tab Layout Preview tab Layout Editor Y Layout Proview Do toros A Lae Vedat Completas A SIATZ a 11 23 AM Image fer SOM Phaptres fer the state activated uses 4659 bytes Validation tab Control Panel tab You can undock the tabs in the interface by double clicking them An undocked workspace element appears as a resizable window that you can drag to the location and size of your choice The floating workspace is best for multidisplay settings You can dock the windows by dragging them over another window and releasing the mouse cursor over the desired compass point Let s look at each window in more detail The screen shots will be presented in the floating workspace view but the same instructions apply when you are working with the windows in tabbed view THE DOSTUDIO AUTHORING WORKSPACE The Playlist window The Playlist window displays a tree view outline of the video layout of your Blu ray Disc
81. choose Paste Tf you want to copy all of the actions assigned to an element and paste them to another element right click the element in the Menu Elements tree and choose Copy Then right click the element to which you want to paste the actions and choose Paste All of the actions will now be assigned to the new element Menu block animation actions You can cause a menu block to animate on and off screen anytime the menu block is shown or hidden by adding menu block animation actions to the On Show and On Hide events for the menu block The menu block animation actions are only available when you have selected the On Show or On Hide event for a menu block in the Menu Elements tree Control Panel E Action List for the On Show event on the Main Menu menu block Animate This Menu Block From The Top Name My Notes Animate This Menu Block From The Top Number of pixels Per Frame 20 Description Show My Notes Animates a the current menu block from the top of the screen Can be used on only on the on show event The menu block animation options are similar to the regular animation actions The only difference is that you do not need to specify a menu block because the menu block animation actions are inherently applied to a specific menu block For more information about regular animation actions see Animation actions on page 127 Button association actions The button association actions are used in conjunction wi
82. ciated with a language if you choose This allows you to create one HDMV menu per language HDMV menus are grouped by HDMV menu segments To create an HDMV menu segment right click the Subpath Segments node in the Playlist tree and click Add HDMV Menu SubSegment Within the HDMV menu segment you can create one or more HDMV menus To create an HDMV menu right click the HDMV Menu Set node and click Add HDMV Menu Playlist I EDJO List gt Disc Information gt 5 BD ROM gt E Audio Video Segments v BB Subpath Segments v JE HDMV Menu Set 3D Loop Menu v PlayLists ie Opening Menu Feature Bonus PlayList 3D Logo v BB Blu ray Disc Titles E DoStudio BD J Menu fig HDMV Custom BD Title gt gt gt gt bd HDMV AUTHORING HDMV menu properties Selecting the HDMV Menu node in the Playlist tree will present you with the HDMV Menu properties Control Panel Name 3D Loop Menu Language English X PES File sting DoStudioAuthoring TestPlan 2 0 ProjectFiles BasicMenu BasicMenuSession02a Content 2228eecf_9d73_4bc0_80e4_6ceb2914801c pes 6 IG Project File tudioAuthoring TestPlan 2 0 ProjectFilesBasicMenu BasicMenuSession0Za Content 2228eecf_9d73_4bc0_80e4_6ceb2914801c dlies m Edit Item Description Name The name of the menu Language The language can be used to tell the Blu ray Disc player which HDMV menu to use based on the
83. ck bars on the right and left sides E CHAPTER 5 Adding still images to a slideshow segment 1 Right click the Primary Slides node in the Playlist tree and choose Add Slides from the shortcut menu The Add Slides dialog is displayed Type a value in the Default Length in Seconds box to set the default length for slides You can edit the duration of individual slides after you add them to the slideshow segment r Add Slide s File Information Default Length in Seconds Add Slides Slides Slide Length To add slides to the slideshow segment click the Add Slides button and select one or more JPG images The Add Slides dialog will display your slides in a list after you import them This is the order they will appear when playing your Blu ray Disc You can reorder slides by dragging rows in the Add Slides dialog To remove a slide right click it and choose Remove Click OK to close the Add Slides dialog When the Add Slides dialog is closed the slide order is locked so be sure you have them in the order you desire You will now see your slides listed in the Playlist tree When you select a slide its source file name and duration are displayed in the Control Panel Type a new value in the Duration box to edit its duration Click the Browse button to replace the image used for a slide by selecting a new slide You can delete a slide from the tree by right clicking it and choosing Remove Slide
84. condary audio stream with an audio coding mode of 1 0 may only be panned to and mixed with the Left Center Right Left Surround and Right Surround channels of the primary audio stream CHAPTER 5 DTS HD LBR audio streams for secondary audio The bit rate of the DTS HD LBR audio stream cannot exceed 256 103 bits second 256 Kbps Duration of Synchronized Frame 32 375 seconds 85 33 ms Sampling Frequency 48 kHz Audio Channel Arrangement 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 Notes DTS HD LBR decoder operates on the subframe block which is 256 samples As a result minimum output buffer size is 256 samples for any frame size When panning the DTS HD LBR secondary audio stream audio channel arrangement shall be 1 0 A DTS HD LBR secondary audio stream shall have two channel downmixing component in case of Audio Channel Arrangement is 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 2 or 3 2 Adding a secondary audio track 1 Right click the Secondary Audio Video element in the Playlist tree and choose Add Secondary Audio from the shortcut menu 2 Select the Secondary Audio element in the Playlist tree and click the Browse button in the Control Panel tab to choose an audio file Unlike the primary audio video track you can create a stand alone secondary audio track that does not have an associated secondary video track The process of adding segments is similar to the process for adding secondary video There are two exceptions The secondary audio d
85. ct Base View Playlist Menu Elements E gt Ba Import gt Sa Import gt gt Disc Information gt BD ROM v BB Segments gt Mi 2D Segment 1 v 2D Segment 2 V EM Primary Audio and 3D Video Px Base View 9 Dependent View Click Browse in the Control Panel Select a base view video file and click Open Select Dependent View in the Playlist window Click Browse in the Control Panel N OA Nn DUY Select a dependent view video file and click Open Tip You can also drag video files from Windows Explorer to the Primary Audio and 3D Video heading in the Playlist window to quickly add files to a segment If your 3D files are named with _base and _ dependent the dependent file with the same prefix is automatically added to the segment when you add the base file Adding a primary audio track You can add multiple audio tracks to a segment 1 Select Primary Audio and Video or Primary Audio and 3D Video in the Playlist window 2 Click the Add button and click Add Audio The Add an Audio File window is displayed 3 Click Browse 4 Select an audio file and click Open 5 Click OK Tip You can also drag audio files from Windows Explorer to the Primary Audio and Video heading in the Playlist window to quickly add files to a segment CHAPTER 5 Adding Dolby TrueHD audio to your project Dolby TrueHD audio consists of a core 5 1 Dolby Digital file ac3 plus a lossless 7 1 TrueHD file mlp 1 Follow the
86. d actions Property Description SPRM Number Enter the number of the SPRM to assign the action to APRM Select the APRM you want to move This action can be used with any other action Intellidisc actions Open Web Page The Open Web Page action causes a Web page to open in the computer s default browser when the Blu ray Disc is played on a computer in a soft player such as WinDVD Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre or Cyberlink PowerDVD This feature does not work on set top Blu ray Disc players CHAPTER 11 Control Panel Es Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button 0 Open Web Page Name My Notes URL http www sonycreativesoftware com ETE TT Description Show My Notes Opens a web page Will only work on a computer that can play Blu ray discs Property Description URL Enter a fully qualified URL such as http www sonycreativesoftware com This action can be used with any other action Animation actions The animation actions define how a menu block will appear and hide from the screen The menu blocks animate from a position just off screen in the direction you choose bottom top left or right If you do not want to animate the menu block every time it shows or hides but only at certain times use these animation actions that can be applied to a menu block at any time If you want a menu block to animate every time it shows or hides use the menu block animation actions For more inf
87. d actions to an element a small red circle with a number in it appears on the element s icon This is a visual indicator of how many actions are assigned to an element For more information see Assigning and removing actions on page 101 THE DOSTUDIO AUTHORING WORKSPACE Import gt E v MY Main Menu g On Show m On Hide v Vli Main Menu Set Y 7 E MM Play film Up Key Y Down Key lt A Left Key gt Right Key a On Show gt Y E MM Chapters gt Y E MM Bonus gt Y El MM Setup El Main Menu Set horizontal gt VISA PopUp Menu gt VISA Chapters menu gt VISS Bonus menu gt 7 88 Setup menu wE Copying and pasting actions You can use the Menu Elements window to copy and paste all the actions from one menu element to another 1 Select the source menu element the menu element from which you want to copy actions D W N Click the Add button and click Copy Select the target menu element the menu element to which you want to paste actions Click the Add button and click Paste Showing or hiding menu elements in the Layout Editor Select a menu element s check box to show that element in the Layout Editor _ Selecting a visible menu element in the Menu Elements window also highlights the element in the Layout Editor Only one set can be visible at a time Turning on a set s visibility will automatically hide another set that was already visible in the menu block Cle
88. d navigation frequently but you will not necessarily change your video assets every time DoStudio Authoring includes a time saving feature that allows you to turn video audio multiplexing off when you compile This setting is found in the Disc Settings control panel You must compile your disc with video and a first play image at least once before you can turn off multiplexing Then if you are making authoring changes to your menus but nat altering your video you may compile your disc quickly with multiplexing off and DoStudio Authoring will keep your previous mux but recompile your menu A second time saving trick relates to burning test discs for playback on a set top player Again you will likely be authoring and testing your menu navigation more than your video stream Author your menus first with short placeholder video clips in the titles This way your compiled image will be much smaller maybe under a few hundred megabytes and you will be able to burn a disc that much faster When you are satisfied with your menus drop your real video into each title and recompile Testing your projects during the authoring process In general you will view and test your project on your PC throughout the authoring process using WinDVD or ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre This is fast and convenient It is important however to burn your projects to BD R RE and test your discs on set top players as well PC softplayers offer full spec playback however
89. d tools for creating subtitle files and how to import them to your project Creating subtitle files DoStudio Authoring imports image based subtitles and multiplexes them with your audio video assets when you compile your project The details of the subtitle format are quite simple yet as any professional DVD author knows all too well the task of successfully creating subtitles can be rather tedious DoStudio Authoring subtitles are comprised of a series of 8 bit png files governed by a simple XML script The XML script has the file extension dost The 8 bit png files can be sized at 1920 x 1080 pixels which is the full size of the HD Blu ray Disc canvas or they can be smaller than the screen size and positioned using the XML An author could create these images manually using the Save for Web feature in Photoshop select PNG 8 128 dithered indexed color however there are subtitling tools that can create dost files for you For more information see Subtitling tools on page 60 The timecode in the dost file must match the timecode of the title in DoStudio Authoring in order for the subtitles to display properly A title s timecode always starts at 00 00 00 00 The format for the dost file is as follows sample dost Notepad Ex File Edit Format View Help FORMAT 480 SVERSION 1 2 SULEAD TRUE DROP 30000 NO INTIME OUTTIME XPOS YPOS FILENAME FADEIN FADEOUT 0001 00 40 45 05 00 40 49 03 le o fr_0001 pn
90. di a Ea 165 Using IMG BUM Licda a sii 165 Formatting your Blu ray Disc for replication 2 2 2000 e cece eee eeeeeeeeeee 169 Appendices conca ls 2 Sena eden se ena a ste 173 Basic Blu ray Disc specification information for authors o 2 22222 e ee eee cece eee 173 AACS for independent producers 0 0 202 e cece ccc c ccc ccc cece cece cece cece ee eeeteeceeeeeeeeees 174 Exporting chapter markers from Vegas Pro o oo eee eececccccecccccccececcccccceeeecccceeeeeeeeees 174 Exporting chapter markers from Final Cut Pro 0 2 2 2 cece cece cece cece cece cece cece cece ee eeeeeees 175 Keyboard shortcuts 0 00 000 c occ cece nro 176 Index 179 EN TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction This manual introduces you to DoStudio Authoring a complete Blu ray Disc authoring application from Sony Creative Software The information in this manual is designed for beginning to intermediate users especially users who are unfamiliar with a few or all of the concepts of Blu ray Disc authoring Don t be fooled by the simple and straightforward nature of the application however DoStudio Authoring is a powerful BD ROM specification compliant authoring system with full AACS support BDCMF formatting BD J support and more The power of DoStudio Authoring lies in its ease of use This manual assumes that the you have a fundamental understanding of the graphics formats used for Blu ray Disc menus such as PSDs PNGs and the like It also
91. e a DSA Indie Edition Select this option if you want to create a Blu ray Disc with BD J menus DSA EX Edition Select this option if you want to create a Blu ray Disc with HDMV menus Mixed Mode Indie EX Select this option if you want both menu type options available as in DoStudio Authoring 2 3 and earlier 3 Browse to the location where you want to save your project 4 Type a name for the project in the File name box and click Save to create the project and save it Now you can start authoring your Blu ray Disc Changing your project type You can change your project type at any time To do so click the Change Project Type button in the toolbar or click Change Project Type on the Window menu to display the Project Setup dialog box Select your project type and click OK CHAPTER 4 Saving and exporting projects Choose File gt Save to save changes to the current DoStudio Authoring project You can also click the Save button on the toolbar or press Ctrl S to save your project S555 EE Exporting a copy of your project Choose File gt Export Project gt Save to Folder to save the current project to a different location or with a new name Exporting your project to a zip file Choose File gt Export Project gt Save to ZIP to create a zip file of your project You can use this file to transfer your project to another computer Simply unzip the zip file and open the project file in DoStudio Authoring
92. e Associate this button with actions that you apply to the On Show event of a button For more information see Button association actions on page 103 Sticky Button Groups are not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 Button Description Remove Select a Sticky Button Group in the list and click the Remove button to remove it from your project Advanced Parameter tab E Media DSA Projects DSADemo gt DSADemo dsAp Properties BDCMF Files and Groups Advanced Parameter 0 nen Remove Name Language Subtitle Language Intial Value English The Advanced Parameter tab displays a list of Advanced Parameters APRMs that you have created for your project In this window you can add and remove APRMs using the New and Remove buttons 2 This tab is not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 For more information about APRMs see Advanced authoring on page 129 Adding files and folders to your Blu ray Disc In some cases you might want to include additional computer files on your Blu ray Disc DVD authors understand this concept as adding ROM material to a DVD There is no official term for this in the Blu ray Disc specification however you are allowed to add folders and files to your disc You can include any type of computer file To do this expand the BD ROM item in
93. e Gen button to generate a new Disc ID when you start a new project or at any time before replicating your disc The Disc ID is not your ISAN code if you have chosen to apply for one For more information about ISAN codes please see the AACS for Independent Producers wikipaper http www sonycreativesoftware com dostudio aacs_for_ independent_producers This item is not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 Item Description Multiplex Audio Video Select Yes if you want to multiplex audio video and subtitles when you compile your Blu ray Disc You must select Yes the first time you compile your project Select No if you want to compile only your BD J code and reuse a previous mux For more information see Compiling your Blu ray Disc on page 161 Organization Number The organization number is a unique ID that represents the studio creating the disc The organization 1D that is chosen should be used on every disc created by that studio The organization 1D is a number between 2147418113 and 2147483647 This number is required by the Blu ray Disc specification The number is not managed by any central agency at this time it is simply up to you to pick a number at random and use the same number for all of your projects This item is not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 Application Number The applic
94. e in picture 3D segments do not support secondary video streams For information about setting up a secondary video stream please see Adding secondary audio video streams PiP on page 48 Adding 2D primary video A segment must have a video file assigned to it When you create a 2D segment an empty video element is created in the tree 1 Expand Primary Audio and Video in the Playlist window 2 Select Video Playlist 7 Menu Elements x Import EEN Import gt gt Disc Information gt BD ROM v Segments w i 2D Segment 1 v EM Primary Audio and Video Ex Video MA Secondary Audio and Video gt 2D Segment 2 3 Click Browse in the Control Panel 4 Select a video file and click Open _ Tip You can also drag video files from Windows Explorer to the Primary Audio and Video heading in the Playlist window to quickly add files to a segment 2D primary video properties Select a 2D primary video track in the Playlist window to display its properties in the Control Panel Item Description Name Type a name in the Name box to rename the video track Video File The file path and name of the video file Click the Browse button to choose a different file Supported 2D primary video codecs MPEG 2 HD m2v m2p mpg mpeg SMPTE VC 1 vc1 MPEG 4 AVC avc 264 h264 AUDIO VIDEO SEGMENTS Adding 3D primary video 1 Expand Primary Audio and 3D Video in the Playlist window 2 Sele
95. e in your DoStudio Authoring project You can expand the trees using the triangle icons in the same way that you expand the Import Tree You can view the menu blocks sets buttons and button state images normal selected and activated in the trees IMPORTING MENU GRAPHICS IN MOSAIC Layout Preview P Import Status Mapping F Layer Image xX Current Import Previous Menu av Main Menu E IA r gt on oI al f f Main Menu Set horizontal PopUp Menu Set O Chapter F m Chapter3 F m Chapter5 DV BB Bonus menu v fj Chapters 1 5 Set ez ial Chopera Terne ovnomo v T v a gt m ey ig Setup menu a e gt fj Setup Set When you reimport a psd file Mosaic attempts to map the existing menu elements to the current import by matching the menu element names Mapping means that Mosaic will transfer the actions and navigation to the previous project When Mosaic is able to map a menu element from the previous menu to the current import the layer displays a green button next to it Selecting a mapped menu element in the previous menu tree displays a line connecting it to the mapped element in the current import Menu blocks will map to menu blocks sets will map to sets blocks will map to blocks and button states will map to button states If Mosaic is not able to successfully map a menu element from the previous menu to the current import then the unmapped element displays a red button
96. e list ee A US Click the Save button For more information about importing chapter markers from Vegas Pro see Playlists on page 63 Exporting chapter markers from Final Cut Pro You can mark your chapter points in your Final Cut Pro timeline and export them using Apple s Final Cut Pro XML Creating chapter markers in Final Cut Pro 1 Place the playhead in your timeline at the location where you would like to create a chapter Press M to add a marker Press M again to edit the marker s information Marker 1 Make To Do Item 3 26 Delete ZOOMO0002 2 Click the Done button 3 Repeat this wherever you want to create a chapter Exporting chapter markers from Final Cut Pro DoStudio Authoring uses the XML file that you can export from Final Cut Pro to import your chapter markers To export the XML file select the sequence that contains your video and your chapter markers then select File gt Export XML Export Final Cut XML Save As MyProject Where Desktop Cancel Save PAM xP AAA APPENDICES For more information about importing chapter markers from Final Cut Pro see Playlists on page 63 Keyboard shortcuts The following keyboard shortcuts can help streamline your work in DoStudio Authoring The available keyboard shortcuts are arranged in tables according to function Project file shortcuts Command Start new project Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl N Ctrl O Open existing
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98. ected button is selected SetSecondaryStream Sets the current secondary video secondary audio and PiP PG TextST streams to be presented Pop up Menu Off Immediately displays the OutEffect of the current page if present and then removes the Interactive Graphics display HDMV AUTHORING CHAPTER 14 Chapter 15 DoStudio 3D Authoring Module Add Blu ray Disc 3D authoring to DoStudio EX with the 3D Authoring Module This module supports BD Profile 5 allowing twice the resolution of 3D on a standard Blu ray Disc The 3D Authoring Module allows you to create Hollywood style Blu ray Disc 3D products You ll be able to create full menu structures multiple audio and subtitle streams and assign depth to pop up menus and subtitles 3D terminology This document uses some terminology that may seem peculiar or confusing if you are new to Blu ray Disc authoring This manual also uses some terminology that is specific to DoStudio Base view The base view is the left eye s MVC file This MVC file is a full resolution AVC file with additional information that can be used by a Blu ray 3D player Dependent view The dependent view is the right eye s MVC file This MVC file does not work without the base view file Setting up 3D segments and playlists This section describes the steps to set up your 3D segments and create a 3D playlist Adding a 3D segment Right click Audio Video Segments in the Playlist tree and choose Add 3D Segment
99. ee under each playlist BDJO List gt Disc Information gt BD ROM gt E Audio Video Segments gt PlayList FBI Warning PlayList Menu Loop PlayList Main Video PlayList Bonus Hawaii PlayList Bonus Virginia PlayList Bonus Alaska PlayList Play All E Start E End gt User Operation Y Path Items v ji Bonus Alaska gt Gi Chapters gt E Bonus Hawaii gt Bonus Virginia gt a Blu ray Disc Titles na aie o o o o E CHAPTER 7 Adding chapters to path items Chapters are defined as a timecode start point within a path item To add a chapter to a path item expand the Playlist tree to see the chapters icon Right click Chapters and then click Add Chapter A new chapter is added to the path item Select the chapter to edit set its timecode value in the Control Panel You must enter the timecode value for the chapter start in the form hours minutes seconds frames The first chapter in a title will most likely have the timecode value 00 00 00 00 Control Panel fea Time Code 0 04 00 00 Set a chapter on the l Frame Each new chapter is named sequentially as Chapter 1 Chapter 2 and so on You can of course rename a chapter by typing a new name in the Name box in the Control Panel A path item can have up to 999 chapters By default each path item has one chapter at timecode 00 00 00 00 Importing chapters from a Sony Vegas Pro XML file You can import chapter ma
100. ee is directed to the playlists You can add up to 999 playlists to your project You can add your segments to different playlists as many times as you want They are essentiall y text files that take up very little space on your Blu ray Disc so you can use them freely to create randomized playback Play All features and more Creating playlists Playlists are the heart of the Playlist tree Your project starts out with no playlists so let s begin by adding some There are two methods for creating playlists You can also add segments to existing playlists Creating playlists with drag and drop 1 Right click Playlists in the Playlist tree and then click Add Playlist 2 Select the new playlist to display its timeline in the Control Panel PLAYLISTS 3 Drag segments from the Playlist tree to the timeline to add segments to the playlist Control Panel P Validation Name New Playlist gt Number 1001 On End Play New Playlist Z Bypass Lossless Audio V Interactive Audio Mixing Creating playlists from segments Right click a segment in the Playlist tree and then click Create Playlist from Segment A new playlist containing the segment is added to the Playlists folder Adding segments to existing playlists Right click a segment in the Playlist tree click Add Segment to Playlist and then click the name of the playlist to which you want to add the segment The segment is added to the end of the playlist P
101. eed to choose the menu block and set that correspond to the button you have selected In most cases the correct menu block and set will already be visible on screen If they are not you can add the necessary additional actions to make sure they are on screen If you set button focus to a button that is not visible on screen your viewer will have a difficult time continuing to navigate your Blu ray Disc Do not use this action with the Hide The Active Menu Block or Clear Menu Blocks from Screen actions Load new Set in Menu Block The Load new Set in Menu Block action changes which set is visible in a menu block This action can be used for any menu block assuming it has more than one set Control Panel al Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button Load new Set in Menu Block Name My Notes Menu Block Main Menu Loop bd CS cin only Sa Focus Button Play film X Description Show My Notes Changes the set of a menu block This action only works when the menu block is on the screen Property Description Menu Block Choose the menu block to load Set Name Choose the set to load Focus Button Choose the button that will receive focus Do not use this action with the Hide Menu Block Show Menu Block or Clear Menu Blocks from Screen actions USING ACTIONS Reset Current Active Menu Block The Reset Current Active Menu Block action
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103. enu Elements window For more information see Applying vertical and horizontal button navigation on page 27 MENU ELEMENT PROPERTIES E CHAPTER 10 Chapter 11 Using actions By now you have imported your menu graphics from a layered Photoshop file and set up your playlist Now it is time to author the menu interactivity for your Blu ray Disc Actions are functions that create the interactive functionality of your Blu ray Disc The beauty of actions is that you can author sophisticated navigation and event based interactivity in your BD project without ever touching a line of code The actions do all of the work for you Actions do not apply to DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 Assigning and removing actions Actions are assigned in the Control Panel when you have selected an element that supports actions Actions can be assigned to the following elements in your project Menu Navigation Buttons Enter Up Down Left Right Menu Display events On Show On Hide Menu Button Display events On Show Remote Control Buttons Play Pause Pop Up Menu Rewind Fast Forward Red Button Green Button Blue Button Yellow Button Playlist Start Playlist End Chapter Start USING ACTIONS _ Some elements in your project perform certain tasks inherently and do not need actions assigned to them unless you are creating some type of specialized interactivity Pop Up Menu
104. es You will need to add BD titles that reference the movie objects that you have created To add a BD title right click the Blu ray Disc Titles node in the Playlist tree and click Add BD Title A new BD title is added to in the tree BD title properties You will see a timeline view in the Control Panel Name New BD Tile Number 1 7 Include In Title List Y Resume V Search Permited Playback Type Movie Attached MO 0 Play Lists Item Description Name You can rename the title by typing a new name in the Name box CHAPTER 14 Item Description Number You will notice that each BD title has a unique number Each new title has a number that is one higher than the previous title If you delete a title all of the titles below it in the tree are re numbered so the title numbers remain sequential Include In Title List These settings are used if you are creating a simple play only BD Resume Title For more information see Setting up a play only HDMV title on page 145 These settings are not used if you reference a movie Search Permitted obi ject Playback Type Attached MO This setting determines the movie object that is referenced by the BD title Each movie object has a unique ID starting at the number 0 Simply type the numeric ID of the movie object in this field You will find the movie object ID in the Movie Object Editor For more information see Using the Movie Object Editor on page 143 Setting
105. et Audio Track Mute Menu Main Audio UnMute Main Audio Abbreviation Parameters SL Audio Level Percentage 1 100 SAT PL Playlist Name 2D Segment Name AT Audio Track Name PL Playlist Name 3D Segment Name AT Audio Track Name MTMA UTMA Secondary audio video actions For more information about these actions see Secondary audio video actions on page 118 Action Set Secondary Video Set Secondary Audio Set Secondary Audio Level Turn Secondary Audio Video On Turn Secondary Audio Video Off Mute Secondary Audio UnMute Secondary Audio Abbreviation Parameters SSVT PL Playlist Name 2D Segment Name SVT Secondary Video Track Name PL Playlist Name 3D Segment Name SVT Secondary Video Track Name SSAT PL Playlist Name 2D Segment Name SAT Secondary Audio Track Name PL Playlist Name 3D Segment Name SAT Secondary Audio Track Name SSAL Audio Level Percentage 1 100 ONSA OFFSA MTSA UTSA IMPORTING MENU GRAPHICS IN MOSAIC Sound effect actions For more information about these actions see Sound effect actions on page 121 Action Abbreviation Parameters Play Sound PLS SE Sound Effect Name Mute Sound Effects MTS unMute Sound Effects UTS System actions For more information about these actions see System actions on page 122 Action Abbreviation Parameters Set Advanced Parameter STAP Set General Purpose Register APRM Name Value Add To Advanced Parameter ADAP APRM Name Add Number
106. evel 117 Set Resume Point for PlayList 115 Set Secondary Audio 119 Set Secondary Video 118 Set Seconday Audio Level 119 Set Subtitle Track 116 sets adding 25 background image 26 97 horizontal button navigation 27 overview 14 properties 96 removing 27 renaming 97 reordering 27 transparent 26 97 vertical button navigation 27 Show Menu Block 108 Show Menu Block Without A Focus Button 109 slideshow segments 17 56 small image 42 SMPTE VC 1 45 sound effect actions 121 sound effects 39 sticky button groups 39 99 Stop 114 subtitles 55 59 actions 115 Subtract From Advanced Parameter 123 workspace 23 supported audio codecs 48 supported video codecs 45 49 Switch Active Menu Block 109 Z system actions 122 zip files 34 T technical support 9 title playback actions 112 titles first play 74 top menu 74 Toggle Menu Blocks 110 Toggle Play Pause 114 Toggle Subtitles 117 top menu title 74 transparent menu blocks 25 95 transparent sets 26 97 Turn Secondary Audio Video Off 120 Turn Secondary Audio Video On 120 Turn Subtitles Off 117 Turn Subtitles On 116 types of projects 33 U UDF 2 50 165 undocking windows 23 UnMute Main Audio 118 UnMute Secondary Audio 120 unMute Sound Effects 122 V Validation window 30 version 37 vertical button navigation 27 video 2D 45 3D 46 video codecs 45 49 video segments See audio video segments viewer defined 10 W windows docking 23 undocking 23 INDEX INDEX
107. file structure that can be read by Blu ray Disc players A compiled Blu ray Disc folder can be burned to BD R RE using disc writing software such as ImgBurn For more information see Using ImgBurn on page 165 This section describes the compile process and the timesaving Quick Compile multiplexer off setting that allows you to reuse multiplexed audio video files from previous compiles DoStudio Authoring includes three compile modes Compile multiplexer on Compile 3D Disc as 2D Disc and Quick Compile multiplexer off A sound is played when the compile process is complete Compile When you compile your Blu ray Disc DoStudio Authoring verifies your project multiplexes your video and audio and writes the necessary binary files transport streams and BD J code to create a compiled Blu ray Disc image It is normal to compile your project numerous times throughout the authoring process The first time you compile your project you must use the Compile feature rather than Quick Compile To compile your Blu ray Disc choose Compile gt Compile Blu ray Disc click the Compile Blu ray Disc button on the toolbar or press F5 no O0 g _ o Ea COMPILING BURNING AND FORMATTING YOUR DISC Please wait while your project is compiled Compile Status Log Viewer Open Log File s Copy Messages 90 Erors Only _11 1 Wamings Only i 351 Infom nly 352 All Messages Related To
108. g and Layer Image The Import Tree The Import Tree displays a tree view of the menu elements that Mosaic reads from your psd file Notice that the tree view of the Import Tree is similar to the tree view of the Menu Elements window in DoStudio Authoring The tree displays the menu blocks sets and buttons just as you would see them when they are imported into DoStudio Authoring It displays some additional information as well Under each menu block in the Import Tree you will see an icon corresponding to the psd file layer that defines the menu block You can expand the tree view for each button in your menus to display an icon for each of the button state images You can further expand each of the button state icons in the Import Tree to see an icon that corresponds to the psd file layer that defines the image for the button state Selecting any item in the Import Tree displays the item s properties in the Control Panel The next section examines each item s Control Panel properties But let s look at a few more functions in the Import Tree bef ore we get into the Control Panel properties Import Tree Ax Estimated Image Buffer Size 6281964 Image Folder images v Mal Main Menu mb Main Menu v M Main Menu Set 2 E MM Play film Y VIN Normal Sr MM Play film YVG Selected s MM Play film Y MIN Activated MM Play film Y El MM Chapters Y EH MM Bonus Y El MM Setup a lt fa l Use Cure
109. g 0 is 0002 00 40 49 05 00 40 52 10 o 0 fr_0002 png o o 0003 00 40 52 12 00 40 59 00 le o fr_0003 png o o 0004 00 40 59 02 00 41 08 03 0 o fr_0004 png 0 o Header information The first three entries in the header must have the following values FORMAT 480 VERSION 1 2 ULEAD TRUE SUBTITLES E The only value that can change is the DROP value Here are the possible values DROP 30000 30 fps DROP 29970 29 97 fps a DROP 25000 PAL frame rate DROP 24000 24p frame rate DROP 23976 23 98 fps DROP 59948 59 94 fps Body information Property Description NO The subtitle entry number INTIME The in time of the subtitle OUTTIME The out time of the subtitle XPOS The top X position of the subtitle in pixels YPOS The top Y position of the subtitle in pixels FILENAME The subtitle file name FADEIN Must be zero no fade in FADEOUT Must be zero no fade out Requirements The FADEIN and FADEOUT properties must be zero a The png file must be 8 bit color depth a TheINTIME and OUTTIME properties must match the frame rate in the header information Subtitling tools Several tools support export to dost natively including Sony Z Depth 2 1 TitleFactory 4 0 Lemony Pro Subtitle Workshop 4 and Annotation Edit Mac Adding subtitle tracks After you have created your subtitle files you need to add them to your project Subtitles are added to the Primary Audio Video element in the Play
110. ge the size remove all background images for this menu block Item Editing Element Background Make Background Transparent Description Type a new name in the Editing Element box to rename the menu block Click the Browse button to select a background image for the menu block Select the Make Background Transparent check box if you want the menu block to have a transparent background MENU ELEMENT PROPERTIES 95 Item Top and Left Width and Height Set properties Often you will design a menu that requires more buttons than you can reasonably fit onscreen at one time A practical example of this would be a chapter selection menu in which you have 25 chapters to choose from While you could place all 25 chapter icons in your menu block it might be desirable to break them Description You can reposition a menu block by typing new values in the Top and Left boxes In most cases you will not need to do this because you can determine the precise location of the menu blocks when designing your Photoshop file There are instances when dealing with odd shaped menu blocks or other menu blocks whose background image does not fill the entire menu block area where the ability to make fine adjustments to its position is required Note regarding the placement and animation of multiple menu blocks You are allowed to create multiple menu blocks in your project A practical example of this would be to have one me
111. he Blu ray Disc player loads your BD J menu Depending on the profile age and general speed of the Blu ray Disc player this loading time can be very brief 1 second or longer upwards of 40 seconds Select the Blu ray Disc Titles folder in the Playlist window and then select the Loading Screen tab in the Control Panel to configure the loading screen options Control Panel P Validation Loading Screen Blu ray Title Setup Movie Object Editor e Loading Screen Static Image y O Static Image Displays a png image in the center of the screen Image File E Media DSA_Demo_Project_Assets DSA Demo Project Woading png Ga Background Color PY Top Position 400 Left Position 770 BLU RAY DISC TITLES Item Description Loading Screen Select the type of loading screen for your Blu ray Disc Back and Forth Animated Image Blank Black Screen Static Image Image File If you selected Back and Forth Animated Image or Static Image click the Browse button and choose your image file 7 Werecommend choosing a very small image for the Back and Forth Animated Image option Background Color If your image file is not 1920 x 1080 click the Browse button to choose a background color for your loading screen Top Position Set the location of the image on screen by typing values in the Top Position and Left Position boxes Left Position Specifying the First Play and Top Menu titles The Blu ray Title Setup tab i
112. he compile process DoStudio Authoring checks for any errors in your disc that will prevent it from functioning properly Any issues are reported in the compile window and the compile process is canceled Incomplete Disc Settings You must enter an Organization ID and an Application ID in your Disc Information settings in order to successfully compile your Blu ray Disc The compiler will notify you if these are missing Missing First Play Image Your project must contain a First Play image The compiler will notify you if it is missing Incomplete Properties for Actions The compiler will notify you if you have authored a menu action but have not setup the properties for the action properly Normally this will occur if you have setup an action and then edited or deleted the target of the action The compiler will tell you which menu element or playlist item contains the faulty action The Playlist Is Invalid This message will occur occasionally when you are opening a project created in a 1 x version of DoStudio Authoring Save the project close DoStudio Authoring and then reopen your project Multiplexing the Assets Has Failed This message indicates an error in your video and audio streams If your video and audio streams contain an error or are in some way not compliant with the Blu ray Disc specification the muxer will return this error When this occurs you must determine which of your streams has the error The compiler does not pin
113. he screen Select which menu block you want to animate and specify how many pixels you want it to move per frame of video This action can be used with any other action Action List forthe Enter Key event on the MM Setup button 0 Arimate Menu Block From The Left Name My Notes Menu Block Name Setup menu Animate Menu Block From The Left Number of pixels Per Frame 20 Description Show My Notes Animates a menu block from the left of the screen Can be used on any event in the Playlist and Menu Tree Animate Menu Block from the Right This action causes the menu block to animate from the right of the screen Select which menu block you want to animate and specify how many pixels you want it to move per frame of video This action can be used with any other action Action List forthe Enter Key event on the MM Setup button 0 Arimate Menu Block From The Right Name My Notes Menu Block Name Setup menu Animate Menu Block From The Right Number of pixels Per Frame 20 Description Show My Notes Animates a menu block from the right of the screen Can be used on any event in the Playlist and Menu Tree CHAPTER 11 Chapter 12 Advanced authoring All DoStudio Authoring actions are subject to conditional execution if you so desire Conditional execution is where the Blu ray Disc evaluates a condition audio track 1 is currently playing subtitles are off the main menu is on screen
114. he start of a chapter s playback When you select these elements in the Playlist tree the Action List appears in the Control Panel For more information see Using actions on page 101 There is no option for a chapter End action because the end of a chapter is inherently either the start of the next chapter or the end of the playlist 7 Actions do not apply to DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 PLAYLISTS CHAPTER 7 Chapter 8 Blu ray Disc titles By default your DoStudio Authoring project contains one Blu ray Disc title called the DoStudio BD J Menu All of your playlists are housed in this title so that your menu can be active across all of the video in your project If you have purchased the BDJO module you can create additional Blu ray Disc titles and add custom BD J applications to those titles Blu ray Disc Titles are the parent element for your playlists Your DoStudio Authoring project starts with one title called DoStudio BD J Menu You will define the disc startup procedure for the DoStudio BD J Menu title by placing playlists in the title and determining the location of the BD J loading screen You can add more titles only if you have purchased DoStudio Authoring EX Edition Configuring the loading screen 2 This feature is not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 You can choose what is displayed while t
115. ide the On End Play event that is defined in the playlist properties For example if you add a Play Chapter action to the End event for a playlist the Play Chapter action will take priority over the On End Play event for the playlist Disabling user operations Each playlist has its own settings for disabling certain remote control buttons Select a check box to disable the user operation Control Panel P Validation Disable Basic User Operations E Play Fast Forward E Next Chapter Pop Up Menu Subtitle Language E Pause E Rewind E Previous Chapter E Primary Audio Stream 7 Subtitle Stream Disable Advanced User Operations E Resume E Stop E Activate Button E Angle Number Change E Chapter Search E Move Down E Move Left E Move Right E Move Up E Select Button Time Search PIP Subtitle Language Popup Off Popup On Still OFF Secondary Video Select Activate Button Secondary Audio Enabled Secondary Audio Stream Secondary Video Enabled The basic user operations that can be disabled are Play Pause Fast Forward Rewind Next Chapter Previous Chapter Pop Up Menu Primary Audio Stream Subtitle Language and Subtitle Stream If you have purchased the BDJO module you can override additional advanced user operations Resume Move Down Time Search Secondary Video Stop Move Left PIP Subtitle Language Select Activate Button Activate Button Move Right Popup Off Secondary Audio Enabled Angle Number Cha
116. ilable as a movie object command Plays the specified PlayItem Only available as a movie object command Plays a PlayList from the specified PlayListMark Only available as a movie object command Terminates the current PlayList Only available as a button command Branches to the specified PlayItem Only available as a button command Branches to the specified PlayListMark Only available as a button command Pauses playback of presentation graphics Only available as a button command Resumes playback of presentation graphics Only available as a button command Performs an operation using a source and a destination operand assigning the result to the destination operand Source Destination Stores a value GPR PSR or immediate in a GPR Source Destination Exchange the value of two GPRs Source Destination Destination Addition HDMV AUTHORING Command Sub Mul Div Mod Rnd And Or Xor Bit Set Bit Clear Shift Left Shift Right SetSystem SetStream SetNVTimer SetButtonPage CHAPTER 14 Description Destination Source Destination Subtraction Source Destination Destination Multiplication Destination Source Destination Division Destination Source Destination Modulus Random Source Destination Generates a random number between 1 and Source Source amp Destination Destination Bitwise AND Source Destination Destination Bitwise OR
117. ill take priority over any offset data embedded in the MVC file Update PTS Only Updates the PTS values with values from the script file but maintains the offset date in the MVC stream CHAPTER 15 Primary video for 3D segments 3D segments require two video files When you add a 3D segment you will see two empty video nodes in the tree called Base View and Dependent View Blu ray 3D accepts only one video codec called Multiview Video codec or MVC mvc MVC format includes a full frame 2D AVC stream called the base view and a secondary offset stream called the dependent view MVC streams are backward compatible with H 264 AVC which allows standard 2D Blu ray Disc players and software to decode stereoscopic video streams They play the base view and simply ignore the additional information contained in the dependent view The MVC format is highly efficient and the dependent view only adds about 50 extra file size to the overall stream Creating a 3D playlist To create a 3D playlist you use the same process as you would for a 2D segment You can right click the 3D segment to create a 3D playlist using the selected 3D segment You can also create an empty playlist and drag a 3D segment to it Once a playlist has a 3D segment on it only 3D segments can be added To change the playlist to a 2D playlist remove all the 3D segments and then add a 2D segment If you have a 2D playlist only 2D and slideshow segments can be added
118. images with a lot of extra transparencies around the actual image Even a transparent pixel takes memory Create a small first play image such as the text loading Reuse a background image for all sets by placing the background image on the menu block instead of on each set Remove any images for the selected and activated state that are not being used Keep in mind a wide image that is applied to a set can be used to remove a lot of extra pixels from memory Keep in mind an image that is 512 pixels by 256 pixels will take up 1 MB of image memory Design your menu using rectangles and keep track of a rough estimate of how many bytes each rectangle will use Remember buttons have up to three images per rectangle DOSTUDIO AUTHORING BASICS Actions Actions are another unique feature of DoStudio Authoring Actions are functions that create the interactive functionality of your Blu ray Disc Some sample actions are Play Chapter Show Menu Play Sound and many more Actions are assigned in the Action Editor which is found in the Control Panel when you have selected an element that is able to receive an action For more information see Using actions on page 101 Actions can be assigned to the following elements in your project Menu Navigation Buttons Enter Up Down Left Right a Menu Block Events On Show On Hide and Menu Button Events On Show Remote Control Buttons Play Pause Pop Up Menu Rewind Fast F
119. imized for importing your menu elements from a layered PSD file You can add edit and delete individual menu items using the Menu Elements window in DoStudio Authoring but you will usually find that it is most efficient to create and edit your menu elements in a program such as Adobe Photoshop and then import the PSD file into DoStudio Authoring For more information see Importing menu graphics in Mosaic on page 77 CHAPTER 4 P Playlist y Menu Elements rx Import gt E viv H Main Menu 1 On Show m On Hide v Vli Main Menu Set Y Y 8 MM Play film O Enter Key 4 Up Key Y Down Key lt Left Key gt Right Key 1 On Show E MM Chapters E MM Bonus b E MM Setup MAg PopUp Menu 1188 Chapters menu VBS Bonus menu MIAA Setup menu wE _ The Menu Elements window is not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 gt gt SSIS Le e ed You can reorder the elements in the tree view using drag and drop actions The top button in a set is considered the default button This is important because in a few instances the default button will be highlighted when a menu is displayed during playback Adding a menu block 1 Click the Add button and click Add Menu Block The Add Menu Block window is displayed 2 Click the option for the type of menu block you want to create a Clic
120. in timecode For Left Position Top Position example if your PiP stream will stay active for 45 seconds you would type 00 00 45 00 These numbers define the location of the upper left corner of the PiP stream defined in absolute pixels AUDIO VIDEO SEGMENTS Property Description Scale This drop down list defines the scale of the PiP stream a None Half x 1 2 Quarter x 1 4 One and Half x 1 5 a Full Screen Because you can use HD and SD streams of various sizes for your secondary video the scale feature will appear differently depending on the resolution of the video A 1920x1080 secondary stream will fill the screen if the scale is set to None whereas a 720x480 stream will only consume approximately 1 6th of the screen when the scale is set to None Secondary audio codecs Blu ray Disc supports Dolby Digital Plus and DTS HD LBR audio streams for use in the secondary audio track A Attention DVD authors Standard Dolby Digital files such as the kind you would create for a DVD are not valid for use as a secondary audio track You will not be able to compile your project successfully if you use a Dolby Digital file in your secondary audio track Dolby Digital Plus audio streams for secondary audio The bit rate of the Dolby Digital Plus audio stream for secondary audio mixing application is variable and cannot exceed 256 103 bits second 256 Kbps If the primary audio stream contains more than 5 1 channels a se
121. ined in the video window are positioned at the vertical coordinate AlignOffset in the output video frame Bottom Offset This field is used to derive BottomOffset BottomOffset is the vertical pixel value of the video window from top of the frame Bottom Align Offset This field is used to derive AlignOffset for presentation of Bottom Aligned PG textST stream with subtitle aligned toward the bottom of the frame AlignOffset is the vertical coordinate of the output video frame where the active video window will be aligned The top samples contained in the active video window are positioned at the vertical coordinate AlignOffset in the output video frame top_offset 69 bottom_offset 69 0 138 1920 TopOffset 138 BottomOffset 942 1080 0 941 CHAPTER 15 0 208 1920 AlignOffset 208 804 1080 0 1011 68 In case of is_bottom_AS_PG_textST 1b bottom_align_offset 34 0 68 1920 AlignOffset 68 804 1080 0 871 208 Subtitle_ Completing the 3D disc To set up your disc so it will play your 3D titles correctly you will need to set up the default settings correctly To do this select Blu ray Disc Titles in the Playlist tree and then select the Blu ray Title Setup tab BD3D Information These settings only pertain to discs made with the 3D module These settings tell the Blu ray Disc player what type of 3D video your disc contains and whether the disc should play in 3D mode on startup For
122. ing actions and then use conditions to evaluate the number value of the APRM and execute a command based on that number In this manner APRMs are quite similar to GPRMs in DVD CHAPTER 12 The system actions work well to manipulate APRM number values with simple math functions such as add subtract divide multiply and more Alternatively you can assign text values to your APRM such as Yes No or True False and then evaluate the condition based on those values Control Panel Name New If Condition Field Has TrailerPlayed y New Advanced Parameter Operator ss Compare With r Value When you create a condition you will see your APRMs listed in the Field drop down list Unlike the standard conditional fields your APRM can use a variety of operators to compare the value These operators include equals to not equals to lt less than lt less than or equals to gt greater than and gt greater than or equals to In the Value text box you enter your text or numeric value to make the comparison Click Save to save the conditional statement Use the Action tab to assign an action that will execute if the condition is met ADVANCED AUTHORING CHAPTER 12 Chapter 13 BD Touch and second screen media A Blu ray Disc created with DoStudio Authoring automatically includes BD Touch This built in technology lets viewers use their Apple O
123. ion APRM Select which APRM to assign this action to This action can be used with any other action Absolute Advanced Parameter This action will set an APRM s value to an absolute number If you have employed several mathematical system actions that could cause your APRM value to be a negative number the Absolute Advanced Parameter action will change the negative number to a positive number Property Description APRM Select which APRM to assign this action to This action can be used with any other action USING ACTIONS Move APRM to GPRM This action will take the value currently stored in an APRM and move it to a GPRM that can be read via HDMV commands in a movie object GPRMs can only be whole integer values Property Description GPRM Number Enter the number of the GPRM to assign the action to APRM Select the APRM you want to move This action can be used with any other action Move GPRM to APRM This action will take the value current stored in a GPRM set by your movie object commands or HDMV commands in your IG stream and move it to an APRM that can be read by conditions and actions Property Description APRM Select the APRM to which you want to move the GPRM GPRM Number Enter the number of the GPRM you want to move This action can be used with any other action Move SPRM to APRM This action will take the value current stored in a SPRM System Parameter and move it to an APRM that can be read by conditions an
124. ion is set in the dost file select No in the Full Screen Images list Subtitle Track The subtitle track number Display only Crop Subtitles Crop your full screen subtitle images to only the size needed For more information see Cropping subtitles on page 62 Subtitle File The file path and name of the subtitle file Click the Browse button to choose a different file SUBTITLES Cropping subtitles If you have full screen 1920 x 1080 subtitle png files you can use the Crop Subtitles button in the Control Panel to crop the image files to only the size needed and modify the dost file to use the new coordinates Cropping your subtitles will save time when you compile your disc 1 Select a subtitle element in the Playlist tree to display its properties in the Control Panel 2 Click the Crop Subtitles button The DSA Subtitle Converter window is displayed with your dost file in the Source DOST box 3 Click the Convert button to begin cropping the image files associated with the source dost file When the process is complete a new dost file and cropped png files are created in a subfolder named cropped_dost where the original dost file is located The Control Panel is also updated to use the new dost file Click the question mark button in the DSA Subtitle Converter window to open the dost file in Notepad CHAPTER 6 Chapter 7 Playlists After you have created your audio video segments you must add them to playlists
125. isc 40 folders to disc 40 menu blocks 25 primary audio 46 segments 43 sets 25 Advanced Parameters APRMs 40 122 133 Animate Menu Block From The Bottom 127 Animate Menu Block From The Left 128 Animate Menu Block From The Right 128 Animate Menu Block From The Top 127 animation actions 127 application number 36 Apply Horizontal Navigation 27 Apply Vertical Navigation 27 APRMs 40 122 133 Associate This Button To A Subtitle Track 105 Associate This Button To Audio Track 104 Index Associate This Button To Chapter 104 Associate This Button To Subtitles Off 105 audio 46 audio codecs 48 audio video segments 16 43 author defined 9 authoring workflow 19 AVC 45 B background image menu blocks 25 95 sets 26 97 BCA 38 BD Live defined 10 BD R defined 10 BD RE defined 10 BD ROM 40 BD Touch 137 BD defined 10 BDCMF 37 bit rate 48 Blu ray Disc titles 18 73 Blu ray only actions 115 burning discs 165 burst cutting area 38 button association actions 103 buttons actions 27 103 110 activated state 98 adding 26 default button 27 horizontal navigation 27 normal state 98 overview 14 properties 97 remote control navigation 27 99 removing 27 renaming 98 reordering 27 selected state 98 sound effects 39 sticky button groups 39 99 vertical navigation 27 INDEX C Change Button Image to Activated 110 Change Button Image to Normal 110 Change Button Image to Selected 110 chapters copying and pasting 70 c
126. ize and the size and position properties for the menu block The Top and Left positions are measured in pixels from the top left of the screen The Width and Height boxes describe the size of the menu block The Current values are for the psd file you currently have loaded into Mosaic If you are reimporting a psd file you will see Previous values as well The Previous values describe the size of the menu block that is currently in your DoStudio Authoring project If you haven t changed the size of the menu block the values will be the same You can edit the size and position values of your menu elements at this stage if you desire however you will not need to edit these values if you have laid out your menus in Photoshop to your liking For example if your psd file is 1920 x 1080 at 72 dpi the position of all of the menu elements in Mosaic is exactly the same as you designed them in Photoshop Sets Selecting a set in the Import Tree displays the same position and size values as when you selected a menu block Likewise you will see both Previous and Current values if you are reimporting a psd file Buttons When you select a button in the Import Tree you see three tabs in the Control Panel Properties Actions and Remote Control Navigation The Properties tab describes the position and size values for the button If you are reimporting a file you will see both Previous and Current values In the Actions tab you see any action
127. k the Select a background image for the Main Menu Block option to create a menu block with a background image Click the Browse button to select an image from your project folder The background image determines the size of the menu block Click the Create a Transparent Menu Block option to create a transparent menu block You can edit the size of a transparent menu block later 3 Click OK A new menu block is added and its properties are displayed in the Control Panel For more information see Menu element properties on page 95 Adding a set 1 Select a menu block 2 Click the Add button and click Add Set The Add Set to Menu window is displayed THE DOSTUDIO AUTHORING WORKSPACE 3 Click the option for the type of set you want to create a Click the Select a background image for the Set option to create a set with a background image Click the Browse button to select an image from your project folder _ The background image for the set must be the same size as the menu block Click the Create a Transparent Set option to create a transparent set If the menu block has a background image a transparent set allows that background image to be seen 4 Click OK A new set is added and its properties are displayed in the Control Panel For more information see Menu element properties on page 95 Adding a button 1 Select a set 2 Click the Add button and click Add Button The Add Button to Se
128. layed during playback Removing menu blocks sets buttons and conditions 1 Select the menu element you want to remove 2 Click the Add button and click Remove Applying vertical and horizontal button navigation DoStudio Authoring can automatically assign the remote control navigation based on the order of the buttons in a set You must arrange your buttons in the Menu Elements window in the same order that they appear onscreen in order for automatic remote control assignment to work Apply Vertical Navigation assigns remote control commands to the up and down buttons while Apply Horizontal Navigation assigns remote control commands to the left and right buttons The assignment is based on the order of the buttons in the Menu Elements window not on the actual visual layout of the buttons onscreen It is acceptable to apply both vertical and horizontal navigation to the buttons if you so desire 1 Select a set 2 Click the Add button and click Apply Vertical Navigation or Apply Horizontal Navigation 3 Click Yes to confirm the action For more information about remote control navigation see Menu element properties on page 95 Assigning actions to menu navigation buttons On Show events and On Hide events Select a menu navigation button Enter Key Up Key Down Key Left Key or Right Key On Show event or On Hide event The action list for the menu element is displayed in the Control Panel When you have assigne
129. laylist properties Select a playlist in the Playlist tree to displays its properties in the Control Panel Item Name Number On End Play Bypass Lossless Audio A CHAPTER 7 Description Rename the playlist by typing a new name in the Name box Each playlist must have a unique number DoStudio Authoring gives your first playlist the number 1000 and each new playlist increments by one integer 1001 1002 1003 etc We recommend not changing these numbers unless you are creating custom BD J applications with the BDJO module Use the On End Play list to select the playlist to play next 7 Notes If you add a Play Playlist action to the End event of the playlist the Play Playlist action will take priority over the On End Play event and the On End Play event will not execute The On End Play setting is not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 Select the Bypass Lossless Audio check box to give priority to lossless audio tracks DTS MA Dolby TrueHD LP CM if the Blu ray Disc player can play the lossless audio Item Description Interactive Audio Select the Interactive Audio Mixing check box to mix button sound Mixing effects with the segment s primary and secondary DTS and or Dolby audio tracks when you multiplex your disc We recommend keeping this check box selected The playlist timeline When you add segments to a playlist they are displayed in a time
130. line view The visual order of the segments from left to right determines the playback order of the segments in the timeline In many cases you will have only one segment per playlist To delete a segment from a playlist click the black X in the upper left corner of the segment To reorder the segments in a playlist click the top of the segment icon and drag itto a new location Control Panel P Validation Name Playlist Play All Number 1006 On End Play Y Bypass Lossless Audio V Interactive Audio Maing gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt IP gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt I gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Bonus Alaska Bonus Hawaii Bonus Virginia When you add more than one segment to a playlist you can join them seamlessly so that the disc will play smoothly from one segment to the next without dropping to a black screen To make a seamless connection click the red connection indicator to toggle it to green Simply choosing to make a seamless connection does not guarantee that the connection will play without dropping to black Whether your connection will play as a seamless connection depends upon a number of factors PLAYLISTS Here are the requirements for a seamless connection Segment audio must be exactly the same duration as the video The bit rate of the connecting video segments must be within 5 Mbps of each other at the time of the connection Playlist Start and End events 7 The Start and
131. list tree 1 To add a subtitle track right click the Primary Audio Video element in the Playlist tree and choose Add Subtitle from the shortcut menu E CHAPTER 6 Playlist Menu Elements q gt Disc Information gt BD ROM v GB Audio Video Segments gt E FBI Warning b iil Menu Loop v E Feature Add Audio Add Subtitle Expand d Collaps E Secondary Audio Video gt lid Alaska Bonus 1 gt ME Hawaii Bonus 2 E Virginia Bonus 3 gt B PlayLists gt BB Blu ray Disc Titles 2 Click the Subtitle element in the tree and select a subtitle file dost for the track in the Control Panel using the Browse button You can add multiple subtitle tracks to a title Subtitle properties O Name Subtitle English Language English y Full Screen Images Yes v Subtitle Track 1 Crop Subtitles Subtitle File E Media DSA_Demo_Project_Assets DSA Demo Project DSADemo subtitles English English dost f Browse Item Description Name The name of the subtitle track in DoStudio Authoring Language You can select the language display for the subtitle track using the Language list This will display the language on screen or on the Blu ray Disc player front panel display if the player supports this feature Full Screen Images If your subtitle png files are 1920 x 1080 select Yes in the Full Screen Images list If your subtitle png files are smaller than 1920 x 1080 and their posit
132. m to link to the Sony Creative Software web site The name of the authoring studio Distributor The name of the content distributor Disc title Disc number The title of the disc The disc ID number Language region Use the list to select the country associated with the content Display name The item s display name in DoStudio Authoring By default weblink is used as the display name Name Description The name of the web site A description of the image file Removing second screen media items 1 Inthe Playlist window select the item you want to remove 2 Click the Add button and then click Remove Second Screen Media Item 3 Click Remove to confirm you want to remove the item CHAPTER 13 Chapter 14 HDMV authoring This document uses some terminology that is commonplace in Blu ray Disc parlance but may seem peculiar or confusing if you are new to Blu ray Disc authoring This document also uses some terminology that is specific to DoStudio Authoring a Subpath segments A list of HDMV menu subsegments HDMV menu subsegments HDMV menu based segment lists that can be applied to any playlist Movie object A collection of HDMV commands that controls the navigation of your disc Using HDMV Menus DoStudio Authoring EX Edition can reference HDMV menus pes files in the same way that DoStudio Authoring can reference subtitle and audio files Each HDMV menu reference can be asso
133. n This action can be used with any other action Associate this Button To Subtitles Off The Associate This Button To Subtitles Off action causes the button to change its display state if the subtitles are off If the subtitles are off when the button appears on screen the button will appear in its activated state This can be used in a setup menu where you want to give the viewer feedback as to which subtitle track is currently active You can apply this action multiple times to the same button so that it can be associated with multiple subtitle tracks in different playlists USING ACTIONS Control Panel E Action List for the On Show event on the SubOff button O Associate This Button To Subtitles Off Name My Notes Associate This Button To Subtitles Off Playlist Name PlayList Feature m x Description Show My Notes Associates the current button s selected state to when subtitles are off Can only be used on the on show events Property Description Playlist Name Select the playlist you want to associate with this button This action can be used with any other action Display menu actions The following describes each of the display menu actions in detail If the action has editable properties a screen shot of the Control Panel is included Clear Menu Blocks from Screen The Clear Menu Blocks from Screen action removes all menu blocks from the screen so that only the vide
134. n JPEG Managed Copy ISAN Number Select 1920 1080 Managed Copy URL You do not need to complete the BDCMF tab when you begin your project Instead you can complete the information prior to formatting your final disc image for replication If your project will not be sent to a replicator you do not need to complete this tab at all BDCMF is the mastering format that replicators use to create Blu ray Disc metal masters DoStudio Authoring formats your final Blu ray Disc image in the industry standard BDCMF 1 02 format used by replicators Item Output Folder Disc Label Master Id Version Copyright Notice Owner Notice Location Facility Operator CHAPTER 4 Description Choose the folder where your cutting master files will be stored by clicking the Select button Type the name of the disc in the Disc Label box The Master Id and Version are optional boxes and do not have to conform to a specific format If you are authoring for a larger facility they may supply you data for these fields If you are an independent production facility it is up to you whether to make use of them Type the name of the copyright holder in the Copyright Notice box and the name of the content owner in the Owner Notice box As you would expect these are often the same organizations Type the location name of the authoring facility and the operator names in the respective boxes These boxes are optional Item
135. n be used with any other action unMute Sound Effects This action unmutes the system sounds By default the system sounds are audible so you would only use this action if you have also used the Mute Sound Effects action There are no properties to edit for this action This action can be used with any other action System actions System actions are used with the Advanced Parameter APRM feature available in DoStudio Authoring The actions affect the values assigned to APRMs during playback of your Blu ray Disc These actions are intended for use by advanced authors For more information see Advanced authoring on page 129 Set Advanced Parameter In another example you may wish to set up a YES NO scenario to track whether your viewer has watched a specific video clip on your disc In that you would assign the Set Advanced Parameter action to something like the start of your first title to set the initial value to NO then assign the Set Advanced Parameter action to the end of the desired chapter with a value of YES Control Panel a Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button Set Advanced Parameter Name My Notes APRM First Played z Set Advanced Parameter A Value Value yes Description Show My Notes Sets an APRM s value Can be anything from a number to a phrase Property Description APRM Select which APRM to assign the action to Value Enter the val
136. n subsequent playlists If the Blu ray Disc player reaches a title that does not have a subtitle track in that number order it will default back to the first subtitle track If a subsequent playlist does not have any subtitle tracks no subtitles will be displayed This action can be used with any other action Turn Subtitles On This action makes the most recently viewed subtitle track visible on screen For example if you had previously set your Spanish subtitle track to visible using the Set Subtitle Track action and then used the Turn Subtitles Off action to hide the subtitles the Turn Subtitles On action would make the Spanish subtitle track visible again If you have not previously set a subtitle track s visibility using the Set Subtitle Track action the Turn Subtitles On action will make visible the first subtitle track listed in your playlist There are no properties to edit for this action This action can be used with any other action CHAPTER 11 Turn Subtitles Off This action removes the currently visible subtitle track from the screen There are no properties to edit for this action This action can be used with any other action Toggle Subtitles This action toggles the visibility of the most recently selected subtitle track There are no properties to edit for this action This action can be used with any other action Primary audio video actions Primary audio video actions affect the playback of elements that
137. ncludes some important disc startup information Most of this information is relevant only if you are using the 3D module or the BDJO module Control Panel P Validation Loading Screen Blu ray Title Setup Movie Object Editor BD Title Infomation DSA Content Infomation First Play Title DoStudio BD J Menu y pe 00000 Top Menu Title DoStudio BD J Menu X BD 3D Infomation BD 3D Initial Frame Rate 23 98 y BD 3D Initial Resolution 1920x1080 y BD 3D Initial Display Mode 2D y Item Description First Play Title This determines which title plays when the disc is inserted in a player Unless you have added a new Blu ray Disc title DoStudio Authoring EX Edition only this will always be the DoStudio BD J Menu title Top Menu Title This determines what is displayed when the viewer presses the Top Menu button on the remote control This setting is not available for DSA Indie Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 CHAPTER 8 Item Description BD 3D Initial Frame This should match the frame rate of your video The three options for Rate BD3D are 23 98 your video must be 1920 x 1080 50 your video must be 1280 x 720 59 94 your video must be 1280 x 720 BD 3D Initial This should match the frame resolution of your video The two Resolution options for BD3D are m 1920 x 1080 your frame rate must be 23 98 1280 x 720 your frame rate can
138. nd events 0 002 2 c cece cece cece cece cece cece cece cnn nn nn 66 Disabling user operations 2 2 22 eee e eee cece cece ccc ccc cece cece nro 67 Path items and chapters 2 00 2 cece cece cece e cece cece cece cc cece cece eee cecceccececeeeeeeees 68 Blu ray Disc titles 2 220 222 e cece cece nro 73 Configuring the loading screen 2 22 2 0c cool a da cdas 73 Specifying the First Play and Top Menu titles 2 222222 eee 74 Importing menu graphics in Mosaic 2 cece cece eee cc cece cc cccceccececceeeeeeeeeeeeeeres 77 Naming conventions for psd file layers 22 2 2 222 e cece eee e eee c cece cece cece cece ec ecceeeeeees 78 Adding a psd file to Mosaic ooccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccncncnc cnn cnn nn cnn nn nn nn 80 Working with the Mosaic interface 0002 e cece rannira innn nannan 81 Importing menu elements into DoStudio Authoring 2 2 0 0 22222222 eee 88 Reimporting a Photoshop file 00 0000000 o cece cece cee cece cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 88 Mosaic Action Script eoon ber a a a a a hove Gene Seer etesac dees 88 a TABLE OF CONTENTS Menu element properties oocccccccccccccccccccccccccccnccnccnn cnn rre 95 Menu block properties buscarte 95 o 22 sec few lee E ae Sel ee ded bs ck goct ewes Labs Seed ab e a aea 96 BUM PEE o e e shee 97 SING OCUIONS lt 2 pectin eee ecu Sad ves hes wean es en ea pean cease oan ce 101 Assigning and removing actions 2 00 e cece cece eeee
139. next to it This can happen when you move a button from one menu or set to a different one or if you add or delete menu elements from one version of the psd file to the next Remapping menu elements using drag and drop actions The Mapping tab allows you to manually re map a menu element by dragging a menu element from one tree to the other When you re map a menu element a new connector line will be drawn between the elements and they will both display green buttons E CHAPTER 9 Displaying the Photoshop layers The Mapping tab also allows you to view the Photoshop file in layers Click the arrow button in the upper left corner of the Mapping tab to display the layers Current Import You will see that the psd file layers are mapped to the Current Import and display green buttons where a successful map has been achieved You can change the mapping of the Photoshop layer to the Current Import by dragging a Photoshop layer to a menu element in the Current Import tree This will redraw the connecting line and change which Photoshop layer is used for the menu element Wyo Preview Y impor satus Y Mapping Y Loyerimese Photoshop File lt Curent Import z f E f g g F i i i gt 4 IMPORTING MENU GRAPHICS IN MOSAIC Layer Image tab The Layer Image tab displays the image associated with the item that is currently selected in the Import Tree Layout Preview P Import Status P Mapping 7
140. nformation about these actions see Display button actions on page 110 Action Abbreviation Parameters Deactivate Button Change Button Image to Activated CIA Change Button Image to Normal CIN Change Button Image to Selected CIS Set Button As Activated SBA Set Button As Selected SBS Title playback actions Button Name Button Name Button Name Button Name Button Name For more information about these actions see Title playback actions on page 112 Action Abbreviation Parameters Fast Forward FF Next Chapter NC Pause PA Play PL Play Chapter PLC PL Playlist Name 2D Segment Name CH Chapter Name PL Playlist Name 3D Segment Name CH Chapter Name Example PLC PL 001 2D 001 CH 001 Play PlayList PLPL PL Playlist Name Example PLPL PL 001 Jump To Point TTM Time in Seconds Toggle Play Pause TOGPLPA Previous Chapter PC Resume to Time in Playlist RS Rewind RW Set Resume Point For PlayList SSRP Stop ST CHAPTER 9 Subtitle actions For more information about these actions see Subtitle actions on page 115 Action Abbreviation Parameters Set Subtitle Track SST Turn Subtitles On ONST PL Playlist Name 2D Segment Name ST Subtitle Name PL Playlist Name 3D Segment Name ST Subtitle Name Turn Subtitles Off OFFST Toggle Subtitles TOGST Primary audio video actions For more information about these actions see Primary audio video actions on page 117 Action Set Main Audio Level S
141. nformation settings For more information see BDCMF tab on page 37 COMPILING BURNING AND FORMATTING YOUR DISC Formatting your disc To format your Blu ray Disc choose Compile gt Format Blu ray Disc click the Format Blu ray Disc button on the toolbar or press Shift F5 y ne If your disc size exceeds 25 GB DoStudio Authoring will automatically format it as a BD50 disc image You do not need to set the layer break DoStudio Authoring sets the layer break automatically during the formatting process A It is important to keep in mind that you will need twice as much space on your workstation s hard drive as the size of your compiled project During the format process DoStudio Authoring recompiles your project then writes the BDCMF file set So if your compiled project is 45 GB in size then you need 90 GB of disc space on your hard drive to format it successfully You will be prompted with a notice warning you that formatting will recompile and format your disc while applying AACS information You will not be able to play your disc in a software player or burn your disc to BD R RE once you have formatted the disc image If you need to recompile your project after you have created a formatted image you should delete the folder called projectname BD in your project s root folder prior to compiling This will delete the formatted image so that you can perform a clean compile The recompile also adds the necessary AACS preparation
142. ng are different words for the same operation In this manual they are used interchangeably Multiplexing is the process of converting your project s elementary audio and video streams into the file types and structure that are readable by a Blu ray Disc player Pop up menu A pop up menu is a feature found on all professional Blu ray Disc titles Unlike DVDs which require you to interrupt the video in order to access the menu the Blu ray Disc format allows you to display your menu over the video stream while it is still playing creates pop up menus with ease Viewer When we say the viewer we are referring to the person who is watching the Blu ray Disc that you have created The viewer may be watching your disc on a set top Blu ray Disc player a PlayStation 3 or a computer software player such as ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre CHAPTER 1 Product philosophy We are committed to making professional Blu ray Disc authoring practical for the mid sized producer so we set out to create the ideal tool for DVD authors who are making the transition to Blu ray Disc authoring Rather than simply map a tool to the Blu ray Disc specification DoStudio Authoring maps the DVD authoring workflow to Blu ray Disc creation In order to do this we have identified the most pressing needs of the professional authoring community and designed DoStudio Authoring to specifically meet those needs efficiently and affordably pop up menus picture in picture BD Live
143. nge Move Up Popup On Secondary Audio Stream Chapter Search Select Button Still Off and Secondary Video Enabled The User Operations has a list of buttons in the Playlist tree You can assign actions to any of these buttons Selecting any of these button elements in the Playlist tree displays the Action List window in the Control Panel 7 You cannot assign actions to remote control buttons in a DSA EX Edition project For more information see Creating projects on page 33 PLAYLISTS Playlist gt Disc Information gt E BD ROM gt BB Audio Video Segments v B Playlists gt PlayList FBI Warning gt ls PlayList Menu Loop v PlayList Feature EI Start Wa End Y 82 User Operation MA Play E Pause E Pop Up Menu KI Rewind EJ Fast Forward KA Previous Chapter bed Next Chapter MM Red Button E Green Button E Blue Button E Yellow Button gt Gi Path items cg Remember that remote control button actions are specific to each playlist For example if you want a certain action to occur any time the viewer presses the red button on the remote control you must assign the action to the red button in each playlist The buttons execute their normal behavior in addition to the actions you add to them unless you have disabled them in the user operations settings Path items and chapters When you add a segment to a playlist it becomes a path item You can see the path items nested in the tr
144. nt Actions IMPORTING MENU GRAPHICS IN MOSAIC Estimated Image Buffer Size The Import Tree calculates the size of your menu graphics in bytes and displays this value at the top of the Import Tree This relates to how much of your image buffer is used by your menu system For more information about calculating the image buffer size see The image buffer on page 15 Selecting the location of your images folder The Image Folder box allows you to specify the name of the folder you would like Mosaic to use to store your menu graphics This folder will always be created inside your project s content folder contained within the root directory that houses your project file Simply type a new name in the box If the folder name you specify does not exist it will be created when you import your psd file into DoStudio Authoring Choosing which menu elements to import You can choose which elements to import by using the check boxes By default all elements are selected for import You may for example clear the check boxes for entire menu blocks or sets or individual buttons to only import the elements you need This is useful if you have made a change to just one part of your psd file and you want to reimport only the element that has changed In this case clearing the check box next to a menu element in the Import Tree will preserve the previously imported graphics and authoring actions and remote control settings for that menu element in yo
145. ntal 4094 centimeter display OxFFF horizontal 255 centimeter or bigger displays PSR24 3D capability The PSR24 represents the 3D capability of the BD ROM Player Navigation commands and BD J applications cannot change the value contained in PSR24 Stereoscopic 1280 x 720 50p video capability 0O Incapable of stereoscopic 1280x720 50Hz progressive video presentation 1 Capable of stereoscopic 1280x720 50Hz progressive video presentation Stereoscopic 1280 x 720 CABAC decoding capability 0O Incapable of decoding stereoscopic 1280 x 720 59 94 Hz and stereoscopic 1280 x 720 50Hz with the entropy_coding_mode_flag indicating CABAC 1 Capable of decoding stereoscopic 1280 x 720 59 94Hz and Stereoscopic 1280 x 720 50Hz with the entropy_coding_mode_flag indicating CABAC Stereoscopic PG capability 0O Incapable of stereoscopic PG presentation 1 Capable of stereoscopic PG presentation Stereoscopic IG capability 0O Incapable of stereoscopic IG presentation 1 Capable of stereoscopic IG presentation Dialog region offset capability 0O Incapable of presentation function of dialog_region_offset of stereoscopic TextST 1 Capable of presentation function of dialog_region_offset of stereoscopic TextST DOSTUDIO 3D AUTHORING MODULE BD J capability during stereoscopic output mode 0 BD J incapable during stereoscopic output mode 1 BD J capable during stereoscopic output mode Secondary audio capability during s
146. nterlace Progressive Interlace Interlace Interlace Adding a secondary video track Aspect ratio 16 9 4 3 or 16 9 4 3 or 16 9 Aspect ratio 4 3 or 16 9 4 3 or 16 9 DoStudio Authoring allows you to implement picture in picture using a single secondary video stream or with multiple secondary video streams AUDIO VIDEO SEGMENTS 1 Select Secondary Audio and Video in the Playlist window Playlist Menu Elements coma Import gt sa Import gt aaa gt Disc Information gt E BD ROM v a Segments Y E 2D Segment 1 gt EE Primary Audio and Video __ Secondary Audio and Video 2 Click the Add button and click Add Secondary Video A Secondary Video item is added to the Playlist window 3 Select Secondary Video to display its properties in the Control Panel 4 Inthe Control Panel click Browse 5 Select a secondary video file and click Open Case 1 A single secondary video stream Frame O Frame 495 Frame 1695 Frame 7200 Playlist Play Item SubPath Sub Playltem Sub Playltem PiP on PiP off PiP on PiP off Frame 1200 Transport stream Playlist database In the Control Panel properties for the secondary video stream set One Single Stream to Yes This means that you will use just one video stream for your PiP track By default one secondary video segment is created If your PiP track will stay visible the entire length of the secondary video stream you will onl
147. nu block for chapter selection another for special features and perhaps a third for disc setup options Visually it is often desirable to position the menu blocks to appear in the same area of the screen and animate on and off When authoring a project that involves multiple menu blocks that appear in the same part of the screen the responsibility is on you the author to author your animation actions in sucha way that the menu blocks never overlap on screen at the same time For example if one button on your Main Menu displays the menu block that shows the chapter selection and another button on the Main Menu displays the menu block that contains the special features you must be sure that the chapter selection is always hidden before the viewer can select the special features and vice versa If you allow both menu blocks to appear in the same location on screen at the same time this can cause erratic playback behavior such as one menu block erasing part of the menu block that it overlaps If you are using a background image the width and height of the menu block are determined by the image and cannot be edited in the Control Panel If you selected the Make Background Transparent check box you can change the size of the menu block by typing new values in the Width and Height boxes into smaller groups and display the groups individually This is what sets are designed to do A good way to think of sets is as layers of yo
148. o remains This action is often combined with a Play Chapter action so that when the viewer makes a chapter selection all of the menu blocks disappear from the screen to allow the video to play unobstructed There are no properties to edit for this action Do not use this action with the Show Menu Block or Toggle Menu Blocks actions Hide The Active Menu Block The Hide The Active Menu Block action causes the current active menu block to disappear from the screen If you have assigned animation properties to the menu block s On Hide event the animation will occur when the action is executed There are no properties to edit for this action Do not use this action with the Show Menu Block action Hide Menu Block The Hide Menu Block action causes a menu block to disappear from the screen If you have assigned an animation action to the menu block s On Hide event the animation will occur when this action is executed CHAPTER 11 Control Panel Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button 2 Hide Menu Block Name My Notes Menu Block Name Main Menu Loop z Hide Menu Bock Selected Button Playfilm Description Show My Notes Hides a Menu Block and changes the currently selected button Property Description Menu Block Name Choose the menu block to hide Selected Button Choose the button that will receive focus You do not n
149. oStudio Authoring creates all of the pop up menus as BD J Blu ray Disc Java so you can use 32 bit graphics The image buffer size varies depending on the profile of the Blu ray Disc player BD J allows a maximum graphics buffer size of 45 5 MB for profile 1 0 1 1 players and 61 5 MB for profile 2 0 players These numbers are misleading however because you cannot cram 45 5 MB of graphics into the buffer and expect your disc to function properly on many Blu ray Disc players due to the overhead of processing the graphics We have found though extensive testing that all players can handle 32 5 MB of graphics buffer and DoStudio Authoring limits you to 32 5 MB so that your discs will play successfully on all players When you compile your project or run the validation in the Control Panel DoStudio Authoring calculates the total file size for each menu element and warns you if you have exceeded the 32 5 MB limit How is the image buffer size calculated The size of the image buffer is based the fact that each pixel in an image uses 4 bytes of memory This is because every pixel uses four colors red green blue and an alpha channel to determine the color and transparency of the image The equation for calculating the image buffer size is as follows Width x Height x 4 number of bytes For example an image that is 1920x128 image takes up 124 KB of space 1920 x 128 x 4 124 000 bytes Tips for managing the image buffer size a Do not create
150. oes not have a left and top position setting The Secondary Video drop down list allows you to associate the secondary audio track with an existing secondary video track When the tracks are associated they become an interleaved sync track when you compile your project An audio track that is associated with a video track will mute and unmute when the video track is turned on and off Secondary audio video actions You control the visibility of the secondary audio and video using actions For more information see Secondary audio video actions on page 118 AUDIO VIDEO SEGMENTS Adding multichannel LPCM files to your project DoStudio supports multichannel LPCM wav files in 6 channel 5 1 surround and 8 channel 7 1 surround configurations 6 channel 5 1 surround channel assignment Channel 1 Left Channel 2 Right Channel 3 Center Channel 4 Left Surround Channel 5 Right Surround Channel 6 LFE 8 channel configuration 7 1 surround channel assignment Channel 1 Left Channel 2 Right Channel 3 Center Channel 4 Left Surround Channel 5 Rear Left Surround Channel 6 Rear Right Surround Channel 7 Right Surround Channel 8 LFE Using a single interleaved wav file The channels can be interleaved in a single wav file by your audio editing package If you have a single interleaved file then add the multichannel wav file to your primary audio the same way you would add a stereo wav file or any other single file audio sou
151. of the buttons when designing your Photoshop file E CHAPTER 10 Item Description Width and Height The size of a button is determined by the size of the largest image used for the button states 7 The button state images do not need to be the same size DoStudio Authoring will take the largest image and make that the size of the button Smaller images will be centered in the button area A You should position your buttons so that they do not overlap each other Overlapping the buttons will cause the menu buttons to appear cut off Sticky Group Select a Sticky Button Group to assign to this button Sticky Button Groups are created on the Files and Groups tab in Disc Information Control Panel For more information see Files and Groups tab on page 39 Remote Control tab You must assign the remote control navigation properties for each button in your menu You do this in the Remote Control tab Control Panel P Validation Button Properties Remote Control Up Button y Left Button MM Setup y Right Button MM Chapters Down Button l x Using the lists for each of the directional arrows select which button should be highlighted when the viewer clicks the directional arrow The lists include all buttons in your project If you want to delete remote control navigation from an arrow button simply select the blank setting at the top of the list You can also assign remote control navigation in the M
152. on Disc Title Name The Disc Title Name is the same as the name you have designated in Disc Information Language You can select the language from the list in the combo box Total Number Of Discs The Total Number Of Discs In Set and This Disc Number In Set In Set boxes are optional This Disc Number In Set Copyright The Copyright box should be completed with the name of the copyright holder Small Image JPG The Small Image and Large Image boxes are optional They allow you to specify a disc icon image for use with onscreen displays on Blu ray Disc players Currently only the Sony PlayStation 3 supports the use of this image The images must be in JPEG format jpg in the appropriate pixel sizes The small image is 416 x 240 and the large image is 640 x 360 Large Image JPG WORKING WITH PROJECTS Chapter 5 Audio video segments By default your Blu ray Disc project contains one 2D segment Segments are your actual video elementary streams If you have audio and subtitles they are associated with the video streams in the segment To create a slideshow you add a series of still images to create a slideshow segment You must add your elementary streams as segments in your project before you can author how they should play back on your disc Your segments are reusable in your project so you can add them to multiple playlists without taking up any extra space on the disc No matter how many times you add a segment to a pla
153. ormation see Menu block animation actions on page 103 Animate Menu Block From The Bottom This action causes the menu block to animate from the bottom of the screen Select which menu block you want to animate and specify how many pixels you want it to move per frame of video This action can be used with any other action Control Panel E Action List for the Enter Key event on the MM Setup button Animate Menu Block From The Bottom Name My Notes Menu Block Name l Setup menu y Animate Menu Block From The Bottom Number of pixels Per Frame 20 Description Show My Notes Animates a menu block from the bottom of the screen Can be used on any event in the Playlist and Menu Tree Animate Menu Block From The Top This action causes the menu block to animate from the top of the screen Select which menu block you want to animate and specify how many pixels you want it to move per frame of video This action can be used with any other action USING ACTIONS Action List forthe Enter Key event on the MM Setup button 0 Animate Menu Block From The Top Name My Notes Menu Block Name Setup menu Animate Menu Block From The Top Number of pixels Per Frame 20 Description Show My Notes Animates a menu block from the top of the screen Can be used on any event in the Playlist and Menu Tree Animate Menu Block From The Left This action causes the menu block to animate from the left of t
154. ors we NEE Image Size Load Most Recent Project Image Sectors Load Project Min Req Media Save Project Free Space Export Graph Data le Display Graph Data Auto CHAPTER 16 3 Browse to the Disc folder that is created when you compile your disc in DoStudio Authoring The Disc folder is found inside the yourprojectname BD folder that is created when you compile The Disc folder contains two subfolders the BDMV folder and the CERTIFICATE folder gt x L gt Computer gt New Volume E gt Media gt MyProject8D 49 Search Myerger 8o P Organize v New folder Ey Name Le Compile Yi Favorites 14 Desktop Date modified Type 1 11 2012 10 18 AM File folder B Downloads E Recent Places Libraries B Documents a Music ls Pictures B Videos Mi Computer Gia Network 4 Click the Options tab and select UDF 2 5 as the file format for the burn A Your disc will not play unless it is formatted UDF 2 5 File View Mode Input Output Tools Help Source E Media MyProject BD Disc Destination E 0 0 0 ATAPI DVD A DH2044P 0 TestMode V Verify BO Image Options Data Type File System UDF Revision Preserve Full Pathnames Recurse Subdirectories Include Hidden Files Include System Files Include Archive Files Only aan soa C Add To Write Queue When Done ile Options Clear
155. orward Red Button Green Button Blue Button Yellow Button Title Start a Title End Chapter Start Actions do not apply to DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page Control Panel Action List for the Enter Key event on the MM Play film button 0 Play Chapter Name My Notes Playlist Name PlayList Main Video Zi Clear Menu Blocks from Screen Segment Main Video X Play Chapter EA Copy Chapter Chapter 1 S Remove Action z an Ci ae ck Saem Title Playback Actions Button Actions gt Hide The Active Menu Block Blu ray Only Actions Subtitle Actions Primary Audio Video Actions Calls the play chapte Hide Menu Block Load new Set in Menu Block Reset Current Active Menu Block Show Menu Block Show Menu Block Without A Focus Button Switch Active Menu Block la Secondary Audio Video Actions Sound Effect Actions System Actions Intellidisc Actions rr rrvv vv vil Toggle Menu Blocks Animation Actions Playlist tree elements The Playlist tree elements determine how the video is laid out on your Blu ray Disc Audio video segments Your audio video and subtitle assets are added to your project as audio video segments Each segment can contain 1 elementary video stream 2D or 3D up to 9 audio tracks and up to 32 subtitle tracks You can add up to 999 audio video segments to your project 2D segments can also contain up
156. ovie Object button 5 to create a movie object Deleting movie objects 1 Select a movie object in the list 2 Click the Delete Movie Object button TA to delete the selected movie object Saving movie objects Movie objects are saved to the dsamovieobject domo file in your project s Content folder when you save your DoStudio Authoring project Validating movie objects Use the Validation window to check for errors in your movie objects For more information see The Validation window on page 30 HDMV AUTHORING Setting up a BD Title that references movie object numbers All DoStudio Authoring projects contain the DoStudio BD J Menu title by default If your disc is not going to use the BD J menu system and instead use HDMV menus created with the IG editor you will need to disable the DoStudio BD J Menu title and add your own BD titles that reference the movie objects you have created Disabling the DoStudio BD J Menu title Tf you are working with a DSA EX Edition project the Disable DSA BD J Menu check box is selected for you For more information see Creating projects on page 33 1 Select the DoStudio BD J Menu title in the Playlist tree to display its properties in the Control Panel 2 Select the Disable DSA BD J Menu check box Validation Name DoStudio BD J Menu Y Disable DSA BD J Menu When this box is selected DoStudio Authoring will not create BD J files when you compile your project Adding BD titl
157. parameters are analogous to General Parameter Register Memories GPRMs in DVD so we call them APRMs for short APRMs are far more flexible and powerful than GPRMs Whereas GRP Ms are a limited set of eight 16 bit registers APRMS are plain language variables to which you can assign any value you want Control Panel Name New If Condition Condition Details Statements Actions Field Has TrailerPlayed v New Advanced Parameter Operator z Compare With Value y Value Nol In this screen shot we have created an APRM called HasTrailerPlayed to which we are comparing a value of No in order to execute the associated action In other words if the viewer hasn t watched the trailer on our Blu ray Disc then we will execute an action Creating an advanced parameter Creating an APRM is simple you just need to give it a name An APRM is a variable of your choice so make it descriptive You can create a new APRM in two different ways a First when you right click an element in the tree and choose Add Condition the Control Panel presents a New Advanced Parameter button a Similarly the Disc Information Advanced Parameter tab lists the APRMs you have created for your project When you click New you are asked to name your new variable in a dialog You can assign it an initial text or numeric value If you do not give it an initial value its default initial val
158. player s language settings This is optional PES File This is the HDMV menu file IG Project File This is the project file for the IG Editor When you click Edit it will launch the IG Editor From the IG Editor you can then export the PES file DSA will automatically update the PES file based on your exported file Adding your HDMV menu segments to a playlist An HDMV menu segment can be added to any 2D or 3D playlist Simply select the playlist then drag the HDMV menu segment to the Control Panel The HDMV menu segment will automatically expand across all segments in your playlist Control Panel Name Playlist 3D Logo Number 1004 On End Play Playlist 3D Logo Y Bypass Lossess Audio Y Interactive Audio Mixing Top Offset 0 Top Align Offset 0 Bottom Offset 0 Bottom Align Offset 0 CHAPTER 14 Using the Movie Object Editor After the pes files are created you might need to use the Movie Object Editor to create your own movie objects Click the Blu ray Disc Titles node in the Playlist tree and then click the Movie Object Editor tab in the Control Panel Add Movie Object Delete Movie Object PlayPL 1004 JumpTitle 33 Movie Object 0 E Movie Object Settings Menu Call is Allowed True Suspend Resume True Title Search is Allowed True Movie Object Settings Movie Object Commands Adding movie objects Click the Add M
159. point which file is problematic at this point This message can also occur when you do not have enough free space on your hard drive to compile your disc image CHAPTER 16 Failed to Create Interactive Layer This message indicates an authoring error in your project The most common cause of this error message is faulty setup of a condition or APRM An empty conditional property or an APRM with no value will cause this error It can also occur due to a faulty subtitle file When this occurs it is best to check for incomplete authoring properties If you can not determine the problem please submit a support request For more information see Technical support on page 9 Verifying your compiled disc image To view your compiled disc image open your BDMV folder using ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre Alternatively you can open the Disc folder that is created when you compile and drag the BDMV folder to the TotalMedia Theatre icon on your desktop Burning a Blu ray Disc When you have successfully compiled your project you can burn a BD R RE from DoStudio Authoring if you have installed ImgBurn 1 In the Compile window select your Blu ray Disc drive in the Burn to list Bum To DA Z Bum 2 Click Burn to open ImgBurn with UDF 2 50 selected This is the format required for Blu ray Disc burning For more information see Using ImgBurn on page 165 Using ImgBurn In order to play your discs on a set top player you will need
160. presents characteristics values of the display connected to the Blu ray Disc player Navigation commands and BD J applications cannot change the values contained in PSR23 These values can be automatically set by the Blu ray Disc player before starting playback if the display device can provide them through the interface If these values cannot be obtained automatically they can be set by the user So far every Blu ray 3D player sets these values for the user You can rely on these values to be set correctly Stereoscopic display capability 0O The connected TV is incapable of displaying stereoscopic 1920 x 1080 23 976 Hz progressive video and stereoscopic 1280 x 720 59 94 Hz progressive video 1 Theconnected TV is capable of displaying stereoscopic 1920 x 1080 23 976 Hz progressive video and stereoscopic 1280 x 720 59 94 Hz progressive video CHAPTER 15 Stereoscopic 1280 x 720 50p video display capability 0 The connected TV is incapable of displaying stereoscopic 1280 x 720 50 Hz progressive video 1 Capable of displaying Stereoscopic 1280 x 720 50 Hz progressive video No glasses required for stereoscopic display Q0 Viewer needs glasses to watch stereoscopic output mode on the connected TV 1 Viewer does not need glasses to watch stereoscopic output mode on the connected TV Horizontal display size in centimeters 0x000 Undefined 0x001 to OxFFE Connected display s horizontal size in centimeters OxFFE means horizo
161. project Save project Print project report General editing shortcuts Command Ctrl S Ctrl P Keyboard Shortcut Start Mosaic Create main menu block Import playlist Compile and formatting shortcuts Command Compile Blu ray Disc Compile 3D Disc as 2D Disc Quick Compile Format Blu ray Disc Window and layout shortcuts Command Show Playlist window F3 F4 Ctrl Shift I Keyboard Shortcut F5 Shift F6 F6 Shift F5 Keyboard Shortcut F7 F8 Show Menu Elements window Show Control Panel window Show Layout Preview window Show Layout Editor window Show Validation window CHAPTER 17 F9 F10 F11 Shift F7 Command Hide all windows except the Layout Editor Load layout Save layout Set as default layout Load default layout Mosaic shortcuts Command Import to DoStudio Authoring Add psd file Clear all Keyboard Shortcut F12 Ctrl Alt L Ctrl Alt S Ctrl Alt D Ctrl Alt R Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl I F3 F11 APPENDICES CHAPTER 17 2 2D primary video 45 3 3D authoring 151 3D discs compiling as 2D 163 3D primary video 46 A AACS 38 174 Absolute Advanced Parameter 125 actions assigning 27 102 copying 28 103 defined 9 overview 16 pasting 28 103 removing 103 activated button state 98 Add To Advanced Parameter 123 adding 2D primary video 45 3D primary video 46 buttons 26 conditions 26 129 Dolby TrueHD audio 47 files to d
162. r example of 10 NOS every 288 DOF the first DOF would be 288 the next DOF would be 288 and so on After the DOF include a tab character and then the NOS DOF NOS 0 4288 412 5 14 7 1 5 15 5 15 30 289 288 5 7 1 5 5 15 2 30 4 5 577 288 12 5 14 7 1 5 15 5 15 30 If the DOF isn t even we d have the following DOF tab NOS This indicate starting at 0 to 30 frames in the DOF 0 30 1 2 43 4 45 6 47 8 9 10 This indicate starting at 31 to 120 frames in the DOF 31 89 41 42 3 44 45 6 7 48 9 10 This indicate starting at 121 to 150 frames in the DOF 121 29 I 42 43 44 5 6 7 8 9 10 CHAPTER 15 Chapter 16 Compiling burning and formatting your disc With your menus authored and your video structure organized in your playlist you are now ready to compile your Blu ray Disc If you want to play your disc on a set top player you will need to burn a disc When you are ready to send your disc to a replication facility you must format the disc to create the BDCMF image Compiling your Blu ray Disc When your menus are authored and your playlist is set up it is time to compile your Blu ray Disc Compiling allows you to watch your Blu ray Disc in a software player such as WinDVD or on a set top player The compile process is the step in which your menu elements playlist organization and primary audio video and subtitle files are written into a
163. racks have a number order The first audio track listed under the segment is number 1 the next audio track you add is number 2 and so on If you set an audio track to play that is in number order 2 your disc will continue to play the audio tracks in number order 2 in subsequent titles If the Blu ray Disc player reaches a title that does not have an audio track in that number order it will default back to the first audio track This action can be used with any other action Mute Main Audio This action mutes playback of the primary audio track There are no properties to edit for this action This action can be used with any other action UnMute Main Audio This action unmutes playback of the primary audio track The track that was playing when the track was muted will be audible again There are no properties to edit for this action This action can be used with any other action Secondary audio video actions You can control the visibility of the secondary video using actions DoStudio Authoring includes the following actions related to secondary video Set Secondary Video Use this action to turn on a secondary video track PiP CHAPTER 11 Control Panel Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button O Set Secondary Video Name My Notes Playlist Name PlayList Feature Set Secondary Video Segment l Feature X Secondary Video Secondary Video X Description Show My Note
164. rce right click the Primary Audio Video element and choosing Add Audio Using individual wav files You can also add multichannel LPCM audio by adding individual wav files 1 Right click the Primary Audio Video element in your playlist and choose Add Multichannel Audio A new audio track will be added to your playlist CHAPTER 5 2 Select the new audio track in the Playlist tree and add the individual wav files in the Control Panel Control Panel Name English 5 1 Channel 1 Left wav Channel 2 Right wav Channel 3 Center wav Channel 6 LFE wav Channel 7 Channel 8 Language E Channel 4 Left Suround wav Channel 5 Right Suround wav For a 5 1 surround multichannel mix select files for the first 6 channels according to the channel assignment described above Leave Channel 7 and Channel 8 blank For a 7 1 multichannel mix select files for all 8 channels according to the channel assignment described above Language display setting You can assign a language display setting to the audio track using the Language drop down list This language setting will be displayed on screen or on the Blu ray Disc player s front panel display if the player supports this display option Control Panel Name English 5 1 Channel 1 Left wav Channel 2 Right wav Channel 3 Center wav Channel 4 Left Suround wav Channel 5 Right Surround wav Channel 6 LFE wav Channel 7 Channel 8
165. reating in Final Cut Pro 175 exporting from Final Cut Pro 175 exporting to text files 70 importing from Final Cut Pro 69 importing from text files 70 Start action 70 Clear Menu Blocks from Screen 106 codecs audio 48 video 45 49 compiling discs 161 3Das2D 163 3D discs 159 disc output folder 36 error messages 164 multiplexer off 163 multiplexer on 161 conditions 129 adding 26 removing 27 Control Panel 30 copying actions 24 copyright 42 copyright notice 37 creating projects 33 cropping subtitles 62 cutting master files 37 170 D Deactivate Button 110 default button 27 default layout 31 Disc folder 162 disc ID 35 Disc Information 35 Advanced Parameter tab 40 BDCMF tab 37 Files and Groups tab 39 Properties tab 35 disc label 37 42 disc number 42 disc output folder 36 INDEX discs burning 165 compiling 161 formatting 170 discs in set 42 display button actions 110 Divide By Advanced Parameter 124 docking windows 23 Dolby Digital 48 Dolby TrueHD 47 48 dost files 59 DoStudio BD J Menu 73 DSA defined 10 dspv files 31 DTS 48 E encoding files for DoStudio Authoring 20 exporting projects 34 F facility 37 Fast Forward 112 Final Cut Pro exporting chapter markers 175 importing chapter markers 69 first play title 74 formatting discs 35 170 G glossary 9 graphics See menu graphics H HDMV authoring 141 Hide Menu Block 106 Hide The Active Menu Block 106 horizontal button navig
166. rements and mandatory protection schemes for replication A few items to think through before beginning your project Flowchart the interactive aspects of the disc It is important to think through how the user will interact with the menu system and other interactive features of the disc Create a flowchart Think through every button on the remote control Will your main program start automatically or will you create a video loop that your pop up menu will appear over at program start Naming conventions If you are working with a team of authors and graphics designers establish a naming convention for your graphics particularly as they describe menu elements and button states Many an authoring job has been delayed due to confusion over the minutiae of which graphic is supposed to be the selected button state vs the activated state These are new concepts if you have come out of a DVD authoring background AUTHORING WORKFLOW Bit rate budgeting While the great capacity of Blu ray Disc leads to fewer headaches over fitting your project onto a disc it is still important to plot out the size and bit rate of your assets Will your disc be replicated If so AACS is mandatory DoStudio Authoring prepares your disc for the AACS encapsulation process that occurs at the replication plant but the content owner will need to execute the AACS Provider Agreement in advance If you are not replicating your disc then you do not need to apply AACS
167. reviously stored resume point This action should only be applied to the Start event of a playlist There are no properties to edit for this action This action can be used with any other action Rewind The Rewind action causes the Blu ray Disc player to rewind the currently playing video regardless of user operations There are no properties to edit for this action Set Resume Point for PlayList The Set Resume Point for PlayList action sets a resume point in the playlist at the moment the action is executed Executing the action again overwrites the previous resume point and sets a new one Only one resume point can be stored per playlist There are no properties to edit for this action This action can be used with any other properties Blu ray only actions Blu ray only actions are used to access Blu ray Disc titles Play Blu ray Title The Play Blu ray Title action is used to play a custom Blu ray Disc title other than the DoStudio BD J menu title Playing a Blu ray Disc title will cause the DoStudio BD J menu to unload from memory You can only add Blu ray Disc titles if you are using DoStudio EX Property Description BD Title Name Select the Blu ray Disc title you want to play from the list This action should only be used if you understand how to author HDMV navigation commands in movie objects otherwise you will never be able to return to the BD menu system This action can be used with any other action
168. rkers created in a Sony Vegas Pro project into your DoStudio Authoring playlist For more information about exporting your chapter markers from Vegas Pro to an XML file see Exporting chapter markers from Vegas Pro on page 174 1 Right click the Chapters element in your title and then click Import Chapters from Vegas XML File 2 Browse to your XML file from Vegas Pro and click Open The chapter markers exported from Vegas Pro appear in the chapters list for the title Importing chapters from a Final Cut Pro XML file You can import chapter markers created in a Final Cut Pro project into your DoStudio Authoring playlist For more information about exporting your chapter markers from Final Cut Pro see Exporting chapter markers from Final Cut Pro on page 175 1 Right click the Chapters element in your title and then click Import Chapters from FCP 2 Browse to your XML file from Final Cut Pro and click Open The chapter markers exported from Final Cut Pro appear in the chapters list for the title PLAYLISTS KE Importing and exporting chapters from a text file You can import and export your chapters list from a simple text file The text file should be formatted with one chapter entry per line No header information is required DoStudio Authoring will determine the frame rate from the video segment setting The chapters should be formatted in non drop format HH MM SS FF starting at 00 00 00 00 Your text file should look like
169. rn the BDMV and CERTIFICATE folders to your disc The AACS folder is empty until you format your disc for replication You should not burn it to your BD R RE Compile 3D Disc as 2D Disc You can compile a 3D project to a 2D Blu ray Disc by choosing Compile gt Compile 3D Disc as 2D Disc You can also click the Compile 3D Disc as 2D Disc button the toolbar or press Shift F6 Compiling your 3D project to a 2D Blu ray Disc takes less time than compiling to a 3D disc giving you more time for testing sE a E Quick Compile Quick Compile is not available for DSA EX Edition projects For more information see Creating projects on page 33 The most time consuming part of the compile process is the multiplexing of the video and audio You have the option of turning multiplexing on and off to increase efficiency This can be accomplished in two ways At any time during the authoring process you can choose Compile gt Quick Compile click the Quick Compile button on the toolbar or press F6 to compile your menu navigation and actions without re multiplexing the video and audio Dd e Alternatively you can set up the Quick Compile mode using the multiplexer setting found in the Disc Information properties Click the Disc Information button on the toolbar to display the properties in the Control Panel Control Panel P Validation E Media DSA Projects DSADemo gt DSADemo dsAp Properties BDCMF Files and Groups Adv
170. rogram such as Adobe Photoshop then name each layer according to the DoStudio Authoring naming convention When you import the PSD into DoStudio Authoring each layer is assigned to a menu element according to the naming convention For details about importing a layered PSD file see Importing menu graphics in Mosaic on page 77 Video and audio encoding DoStudio Authoring supports all three video codecs that are supported by the Blu ray Disc specification MPEG 2 SMPTE VC 1 and H 264 AVC Your video must be encoded as a valid Blu ray Disc compliant elementary stream for it to mux successfully DoStudio Authoring does not include an encoder DoStudio Encoder includes a Blu ray compliant MPEG 4 AVC encoder For more information about encoders that work with DoStudio Authoring see http www sonycreativesoftware com dostudio blu ray_disc_encoding CHAPTER 3 The following video codecs are supported by the Blu ray Disc specification a MPEG 2 is the venerable codec that we have worked with in standard DVD for over a decade There are many reliable MPEG 2 encoders that can output a compliant HD stream The downside of MPEG 2 is that it is not nearly as efficient as VC 1 or AVC so it requires higher data rates and larger file sizes to achieve similar quality results Most of the initial Blu ray Disc releases were MPEG 2 however very few new Blu ray Disc titles use this codec a SMPTE VC 1 is a new standard that is based on the Windows
171. rojects on page 33 ISAN Number AACS Managed Copy allows the viewer to move content from the Blu ray Disc to his or her computer server or a mobile device The digital rights management of this content is handled via the Internet so an AACS protected disc contains a link to a specific Managed Copy server The Blu ray Disc can also provide links to additional or related content via this link Managed Copy URL Requirements for Managed Copy are dictated by the AACS LA group http www aacsla com Please contact your replication facility for all details needed for Managed Copy implementation Managed Copy implementation in a Blu ray Disc project is handled at the replication stage You do not need to provide a URL or ISAN number for Managed Copy in DoStudio Authoring For more information about AACS and obtaining an ISAN number see http www sonycreativesoftware com dostudio aacs_for_ independent_producers WORKING WITH PROJECTS Files and Groups tab E Media DSA Projects DSADemo gt DSADemo dsAp Properties BDCMF Files and Groups Advanced Parameter 2 Audio Files Sticky Button Group Import Audio Remove New Remove Subtitle Track Fie Nave Neve Audio Subtitle Track ButtonSFX wav 01 Audio Track Audio File Source Total file size of included audio files 12 KB E Media DSA_Demo_Project_Assets DSA Demo Project DSA Browse Button Import Audio Remove Audio File Source New
172. s Changes the secondary video track by number Property Description Playlist Name Choose a playlist Segment Choose a segment Secondary Video Choose a secondary video track This action can be used with any other action Set Secondary Audio Use this action to select a secondary audio track This action must be used with the Turn Secondary Video Audio On action Control Panel a Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button Set Audio Track Name My Notes Playlist Name PlayList Feature y Set Audio Track S Baiia z Audio Track Number 1 y Description Show My Notes Changes the primary audio track by number The numbers are in order from top to bottom in the Playlist tree Property Description Playlist Name Choose a playlist Segment Choose a segment Audio Track Number Choose an audio track This action can be used with any other action Set Secondary Audio Level This action sets the volume of the secondary audio This action applies to all secondary audio tracks USING ACTIONS E Control Panel Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button O Set Secondary Audio Level Name My Notes Audio Level Percentage 100 Set Secondary Audio Level Description Show My Notes Sets the secondary audio level by the percentage of the maximum Property Description
173. s that have been imported with the button using Mosaic Action Script You can select the Enter Up Down Left and Right events to see where actions have been assigned If you are reimporting a file with Mosaic Action Scripts you can choose to preserve the actions you have authored in DoStudio Authoring for that button by selecting the Use Previous option or you can overwrite the authoring you have performed in DoStudio Authoring by selecting the Use Current option Selecting Use Current will replace any actions you have authored in DoStudio Authoring with the actions that are included in the psd file with Mosaic Action Script Control Panel E Properties Actions Remote Control Navigation V Import Layer Eat Use Current Use Previous O Enter Up Name Has Properties Type 2 Play PlayList a ang Play Playlist Play Playlist SS ois Clear Menu Blocks fro No MenuAction AU Playlist Main Video 4 m r IMPORTING MENU GRAPHICS IN MOSAIC In the Remote Control Navigation tab you see any remote control navigation that has been imported with the button using Mosaic Action Script As with the Actions tab you can choose to preserve the remote control navigation you have authored in DoStudio Authoring by selecting the Use Previous option or you can overwrite the remote control navigation authoring by selecting the Use Current option Selecting Use Current will replace any remote control navigation you have authored in
174. saic includes the ability to read a powerful shorthand notation called Mosaic Action Script that allows you to add actions and remote control navigation to your menu element inside your Photoshop file Mosaic CHAPTER 9 Action Script is a great time saving tool that lets you turn psd files into DoStudio Authoring templates however it is intended for use by experienced authors Mosaic Action Scripts are contained in the psd file layer names In Mosaic 2 0 you can create special layers without any graphics that just contain Mosaic Action Scripts in the layer name without any graphics in the layer This makes it easy to reuse the action script layers from one file to the next you simply copy the layers into a new psd file Adding Mosaic Action Script to buttons To add an action script to a button create a group in your psd file with the prefix as and the name of the button you would like to add the action script to For example as MM Play Film This will add action scripts to the button called MM Play Film tavens cuannass paris Normal gt pacit 100 Lis a ill 100 gt Y LD sas MM Play Film a Next add layers inside the group that include the action script shorthand You can specify whether to add the action to the Enter Up Down Left or Right event for the button by using the following prefixes enter up down a left a right If you want to add more than one action to a button event
175. scription APRM Select which APRM to assign this action to Add Number Enter the value to add This action can be used with any other action Subtract From Advanced Parameter This action subtracts an incremental value from an APRM value For example if the current value of the APRM is 5 5 at the time the Subtract From Advanced Parameter action is executed and you have entered the value of 1 to subtract the action will change the APRM s value to 4 5 USING ACTIONS Control Panel Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button O Subtract From Advanced Parameter Name My Notes APRM First Played y Subtract From Advanced Parameter l Subtract Number 15 Description Show My Notes Subtracts the APRM s value by the specified number Property Description APRM Select which APRM to assign this action to Subtract Number Enter the value to subtract This action can be used with any other action Multiply Advanced Parameter This action allows you to multiply the current APRM value by a number you define Control Panel a Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button Multiply Advanced Parameter Name My Notes APRM First Played y Multiply Advanced Parameter Number To Multiply 90 Description Show My Notes Multiples the APRM s value by the specified number Property Description APRM Select which APRM to as
176. separate the actions with the pipe symbol l Separate action parameters with the tilde symbol For example let s add two actions to the Enter event for the button called MM Play Film We ll add a Clear Menu Blocks from Screen action and a Play Chapter action that plays Playlist 1 Segment 1 Chapter 2 To do this our layer would look like this enter CA PLC PL Playlist 1 2D Segment 1 CH Chapter 2 ravers quannes par 222222222222 Normal act 100 Lis Fil 100 Sv GD as MM Play Film E S __ enter CA PLC PL Playiist 1 2D Segment 1 CH Chapter 1 Adding remote control navigation to menu sets To add remote control navigation to a menu set with action script create a group in your psd file with the prefix ng and the name of the set to which you would like to add the action script Then add the pipe symbol and either horizontal or vertical to add horizontal or vertical navigation For example ng IMPORTING MENU GRAPHICS IN MOSAIC eo Chapters Set horizontal Normal 100 Us a 100 ev ng Chapters Set horizontal You do not need to add any layers inside the group You can nest your Mosaic Action Script groups inside of one group to keep your layers organized and manageable Menu block animation actions For more information about these actions see Menu block animation actions on page 103 Action Abbreviation Parameters Animate This Menu Block From The Top ANMBT Menu Block
177. sign this action to Number To Multiply Enter the number you wish to use as the multiplier This action can be used with any other action Divide By Advanced Parameter This action allows you to divide the current APRM value by a number you define Property Description APRM Select which APRM to assign this action to Number To Divide By Enter the number you wish to use as the divisor CHAPTER 11 This action can be used with any other action Random Number for Advanced Parameter This action will generate a random number for an APRM s value The random value will always be a whole number integer Control Panel E Name Action List forthe Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button My Notes APRM First Played y Random Number for Advanced Parameter Random Number for Advanced Parameter Seed Number 6745 Maximum Number 3 Description Show My Notes Randomize s the APRM s value by using the seed value Property APRM Seed Number Maximum Number Description Select which APRM to assign the action to Define the range for the random number by entering a number between 1000 and 5000 Enter the high value integer This action can be used with any other action Round Advanced Parameter This action rounds the current value of an APRM up or down to the nearest whole integer This is often combined with the Divide By Advanced Parameter action Property Descript
178. stem they can each save their own The Window menu also lets you set a layout as the default arrangement or you can reload the default DoStudio Authoring tabbed arrangement Saving layouts 1 Arrange the windows in the DoStudio Authoring workspace to your liking 2 Choose Window gt Save Layout 3 Select the drive and folder where you want to save the layout file 4 Typeaname for the layout in the File name box 5 Click Save Loading layouts 1 Choose Window gt Load Layout 2 Browse to the layout file you want to load 3 Click Open Setting the default layout Choose Window gt Set As Default Layout to make the current layout the default layout Loading the default layout Choose Window gt Load Default Layout to load the default layout THE DOSTUDIO AUTHORING WORKSPACE Chapter 4 Working with projects This section describes the basic settings for your Blu ray Disc project While all of these settings are appropriately called setup it does not mean that all of these settings need to be completed as the first step in the authoring process Many of these settings can be edited at any point in the authoring process prior to formatting your final disc image This section will guide you through each setup window and describe the editable parameters for each window Asset management It is advisable that you set up a folder on your computer called DSA Projects and create a folder for each Blu ray Disc project
179. t This layer is the default background 0 E mb Bonus menu sa fx 060 2 a 3 for the menu block IMPORTING MENU GRAPHICS IN MOSAIC Important considerations for creating your psd file Text layers must be rasterized Mosaic does not recognize layer effects so you must fully merge all layer effects into the layer Your buttons must be contained within the boundaries of your menu block a You can see the actual size of the layer including the transparent pixels by selecting the Show Transform Controls feature in Photoshop When this is turned on you will see a rectangle around the actual pixels in the layer Mosaic reads this layer information and uses it to determine the size of your menu block Your buttons can not overlap Beware of Glow effects they can cause overlap problems Adding a psd file to Mosaic To begin the import process start Mosaic by choosing Edit gt Import PSD Graphic clicking the Import PSD Graphic button in the toolbar y MIA Mosaic is a separate application that performs the import process and transfers the menu data to DoStudio Authoring Mosaic must complete the import process or you must exit the Mosaic application in order to continue authoring in DoStudio Authoring To add a psd file to Mosaic choose Edit gt Add PSD This opens a browse window that lets you choose your psd file When you select the file Mosaic reads each of the layers and generates a log in the
180. t window is displayed 3 Click the Browse buttons to select images for the normal selected and activated button states 7 The image for the normal state determines the size of the button All three images must be the same size 4 Click OK A new button is added and its properties are displayed in the Control Panel For more information see Menu element properties on page 95 Adding an if condition 1 Select a menu navigation button Enter Key Up Key Down Key Left Key or Right Key On Show event or On Hide event 2 Click the Add button and click Add Condition A new if condition is added to the button or event You can edit the condition in the Control Panel For more information see Using conditions on page 129 Adding an else if condition 1 Select a condition 2 Click the Add button and click Add Else If Condition A new else if condition is added to the if condition You can edit the condition in the Control Panel For more information see Using conditions on page 129 CHAPTER 4 Editing menu element properties Select an element to display its properties in the Control Panel For more information see Menu element properties on page 95 Reordering menu elements To reorder menu elements simply drag an element to a new location in the Menu Elements window The first button in a set is the default button In some cases the default button is highlighted when a menu is disp
181. ter Key event on the Chapter6 button O Deactivate Button Name My Notes Button MM Play film See Description Show My Notes Deactivate s the button as long as the button doesnt have a specific Button Group Property Description Button Select the button to deactivate These actions have specialized uses and are generally combined with advanced authoring techniques such as conditions and APRMs in order to check the playback status of the Blu ray Disc and adjust the menu graphics accordingly Change Button Image to Activated Normal or Selected These actions change a button s image without affecting which button has focus These actions have specialized uses and are generally combined with advanced authoring techniques such as conditions and APRMs in order to check the playback status of the Blu ray Disc and adjust the menu graphics accordingly CHAPTER 11 Control Panel Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button O Change Button Image to Normal Name My Notes Button Play film x Change Button Image to Normal SS Description Show My Notes Changes a button s image to the normal state image This will not change the actual statue of the button just the visual look of the button These actions must be used carefully as they can cause more than one button to appear to be in the same focused state at the same time They are recommended for
182. tereoscopic output mode Q0 Secondary audio incapable during stereoscopic output mode 1 Secondary audio capable during stereoscopic output mode PSR example Move gpr55 psr31 And gpr55 1245760 or 0x130240 If gpr55 1245760 then this is a 3D player Move gpr55 psr23 And gpr55 1 or 0x1 If gpr55 then the TV can play 23 976 1920 in 3D If your glasses are not connected normally psr23 returns 0 3D commands SetOutputMode The SetOutputMode command sets the output mode to 2D or 3D PSR22 see PSR22 Stereoscopic status on page 156 This command should not be use in the IG Editor Always check if the player is a 3D player bef ore using this command 0 2D Output Mode 1 3D Output Mode Example SetOutputMode 1 SetStreamSS The SetStreamSS command has the same function as SetStream command The SetStreamSS command sets values for any or all of the primary audio stream subtitle stream angle and IG stream to be presented In addition to the functions the SetStreamSS Command sets values for subtitle alignment This command can be used only when the output mode in PSR22 is set to 3D This command shall be ignored or treated as Nop command when the output mode in PSR22 is set to 2D Always check if the player is a 3D player bef ore using this command CHAPTER 15 Compiling and formatting your 3D disc Compiling When you compile your Blu ray Disc with a 3D Playlist DoStudio Authoring will automatically
183. th sticky button groups In order for these actions to work properly you must assign them to buttons that have been assigned to a sticky button group The button association actions can only be applied to the On Show event for a button They will not appear as an option in the Control Panel unless you have selected a button s On Show event in the tree The button association actions are used to create smart selections for audio and subtitle track setup menus and chapter selection menus When used properly the button association actions will cause buttons to highlight when their associated track or chapter is playing USING ACTIONS Associate This Button To Audio Track The Associate This Button To Audio Track action causes the button to change its display state depending on what audio track is playing If the audio track that is associated with the button is playing when the button appears on screen the button will appear in its activated state This can be used in a setup menu where you want to give the viewer feedback as to which audio track is currently active You can apply this action multiple times to the same button so that it can be associated with multiple audio tracks in different playlists Control Panel al Action List forthe On Show event on the AudioEnglish button O Associate This Button To Audio Track Name My Notes Associate This Button To Audio Track Playlist Name ras Audio Track Number 1 y
184. the size of the set Sets Sets are created by using the group feature in Photoshop Create a group and name it Set 1 Set 2 and so on or name your sets more descriptively such as Chapters1 5 There are no special characters to enter in the layer name for the set You will place your button graphics and set background image optional inside the Photoshop group Sets will import with a transparent background unless you specify an image for the set s background The naming convention for a set background is bg Example bg nameofsetbackground CHAPTER 9 Buttons Buttons are placed in the Photoshop set and are named according to which button state they represent Normal n Example n Chapter 1 Selected s Example s Chapter 1 Activated a Example a Chapter 1 cavers LOHANNELS PATHS Normal y Opacity Lock H Y A mil 0096 gt S D gt Subtitles Set a C ni Setup Track 3 E Setup Track 3 E a Setup Track 3 z n Setup Track 2 E s Setup Track 2 C Setup Track 2 estes n Setup Track 1 Bere s Setup Track 1 a Setup Track 1 n setup Subtitles L setup subttes E a Setup Subtes E n Setup Track 3 ORO 9 9 9 9 OA ROM T e T T g lt Q Audio Set lt The name given to the Photoshop group will be the same as the name of the DoStudio Authoring set E bg AudioSetBG lt _ This set has its own background image Ex mb Setup Menu l
185. this 00 00 00 00 00 03 10 12 00 14 03 06 00 20 06 00 Right click the Chapters icon and choose Import Chapters from Text File Your chapters will be named Chapter 1 Chapter 2 and so on You can rename the chapters in the Control Panel after you have imported them To export your chapter list simply right click the Chapters icon for the Path Item and choose Export Chapters to Text File This will create a txt file Copying and pasting chapters DoStudio Authoring allows you to copy and paste a chapter list from one path item to another This is useful if you are reusing a segment in multiple playlists 1 Right click Chapters for the source path item and then click Copy Chapter List 2 Right click Chapters for the target path item and then click Paste Chapters List Chapter Start action Chapters have a Start element in the Playlist tree view Playlist a te Import gt game Import gt ES gt 2 BD ROM a gt E Audio Video Segments GB Subpath Segments v G Playlists gt PlayList FBI Warning gt PlayList Menu Loop v PlayList Main Video E Start E End gt User Operation v GB Path Items v hi Main Video v E Chapters gt Gil Chapter 1 00 00 00 00 v GJ Chapter 2 00 00 10 00 Start gt i Chapter 3 00 00 20 00 gt Chapter 4 00 00 30 00 gt Chapter 5 00 00 40 00 m CHAPTER 7 Select the Start element to assign an action that will occur at t
186. tiple conditions by clicking the New Statement button This allows you to further refine the conditions that must be met in order to execute the action When you have more than one conditional statement you choose whether both statements need to met And or whether only one or the other condition needs to be met Or Control Panel Name New If Condition Condition Details Statements Actions Statements Delete Coment Sube a Feau be eido 4 m r In this example we have created a condition that determines if the current chapter is Title 2 Chapter 1 and if the main menu is not on screen Is Main Menu On Screen No then execute the action Show Main Menu Block Editing or deleting a statement The Edit button allows you to edit a statement you have already created and the Delete button deletes a statement from your condition Actions The Actions tab is where you assign what action to execute when the condition is met All of the included DoStudio Authoring actions can be assigned to a condition For more information see Using actions on page 101 CHAPTER 12 Advanced parameters APRMs In addition to the predefined conditional parameters included with DoStudio Authoring you can create your own advanced parameters that are specific to your project An advanced parameter is essentially a variable that you can create and store values in Advanced
187. tle timeline The Blu ray Disc titles node in the Playlist tree is where you set up your loading screen This allows you to define what graphic is displayed on screen while the player loads the BD J into memory The amount of time this loading screen is displayed on screen depends upon the speed and quality of the Blu ray Disc player and the amount of graphics you have included in your menus You can position playlists before the loading screen if you desire These playlists will play before the BD J menu loads into the player s memory This can be useful for displaying warnings logos or trailers The playlist directly to the right of the Loading Screen in the timeline will play after the menus have loaded After that the playback order of the playlists is determined by the On End Play events and actions that you author into your project CHAPTER 2 Chapter 3 Authoring workflow Encoding Authoring Playback Burning Mastering DoStudio Encoder DoStudio Authoring Edition Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre ZZ A gt Apple Final Cut Pro Et Encoded Blu ray Video Audio Stream rt Subtitling D O STI D O inputs Planning your disc You re probably tired of hearing people talking about the importance of planning your Blu ray Disc production Chances are you can knock out a DVD with very little planning at all But keep in mind that the Blu ray Disc format introduces new interactive capabilities new graphics requi
188. tton looks like when the viewer has navigated to that button using the remote control The activated state is what the button looks like when the viewer has clicked enter on the remote control The activated state is usually seen only for the brief amount of time after the viewer has pressed Enter and before a video is played or another menu item appears A button is required to have an image for its normal state The selected and activated states are optional If you do not add a graphic for the selected or activated state the graphic for the normal state is displayed A Attention DVD authors As described above the method for creating buttons for Blu ray Disc menus is quite different from creating buttons for DVD menus There is no overlay layer such as you are accustomed to using in DVD authoring You or your menu designer must create three separate images for a button Each image corresponds to an image state Your menu designer will be pleased with this new capability because he or she will no longer be limited to a simple 8 bit graphic overlay With DoStudio Authoring they can create full 32 bit graphics that appear for each image state DoStudio Authoring can import all of these graphics directly from a layered PSD file CHAPTER 2 The image buffer A new concept for DVD authors is managing the image buffer for the graphics you include in menus In DoStudio Authoring this includes your pop up menus and your First Play image D
189. ture in picture 48 Picture in Picture 118 PiP See picture in picture planning your Blu ray Disc 19 Play 112 Play Blu ray Title 115 Play Chapter 113 Play PlayList 113 Play Sound 121 Playlist End 102 Playlist window 16 24 playlists adding segments 64 creating 63 INDEX disabling user operations 67 overview 17 properties 64 pop up menu defined 10 Pop Up Menu 102 Previous Chapter 114 primary audio 46 primary audio video streams 45 primary video 2D 45 3D 46 product philosophy 11 projects creating 33 exporting 34 saving 34 types 33 properties 2D primary video 45 buttons 97 language 41 menu blocks 95 primary audio 47 segments 43 sets 96 Q Quick Compile 163 R Random Number for Advanced Parameter 125 Region A 38 Region B 38 Region C 38 remote control navigation 27 99 removing buttons 27 conditions 27 menu blocks 27 segments 43 sets 27 renaming buttons 98 menu blocks 95 segments 43 sets 97 reordering menu elements 27 replication 37 171 Reset Current Active Menu Block 108 INDEX Resume to Time in Playlist 115 Rewind 115 Round Advanced Parameter 125 S saving layouts 31 projects 34 seamless connections 65 second screen media 137 secondary video bit rate 48 segments adding 43 properties 43 removing 43 renaming 43 selected button state 98 Set Advanced Parameter 122 Set Audio Track 117 Set Button As Activated 111 Set Button As Selected 111 Set General Purpose Register 122 Set Main Audio L
190. ue is O ADVANCED AUTHORING E Media gt MyProject dsAo Properties BDCMF Files and Groups New Name Has TrailerPlayed Audio Giving an APRM a value You can think of an APRM as an empty bucket You can store anything you want in the bucket for later use but your bucket starts out empty DoStudio Authoring includes a number of system actions for use with APRMs Control Panel Action List forthe Up Key event on the Chapter1 button Name My Notes Display Actions Title Playback Actions Subtitle Actions Primary Audio Video Actions Secondary Audio Video Actions Sound Effect Actions Set Advanced Parameter Add To Advanced Parameter Subtract From Advanced Parameter Multiply Advanced Parameter Divide By Advanced Parameter Random Number for Advanced Parameter Round Advanced Parameter Absolute Advanced Parameter Intellidisc Actions Animation Actions vr Ear ve vv we For a complete description of the systern actions see System actions on page 122 Using APRMs in a condition Unlike the conditional fields included with DoStudio Authoring which evaluate an empirical parameter or state of the disc Current Chapter Is Main Menu On Screen etc an APRM is a customizable variable that can be compared to any type of value Commonly authors will assign integer values to APRM us
191. ue you wish to assign to the APRM This action can be used with any other action Set General Purpose Register This action will set a GPRM value that can be read via HDMV navigation commands in a movie object CHAPTER 11 Control Panel Z Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button Set General Purpose Register Name My Notes GPRM Number Set General Purpose Register RIERA Value Description Show My Notes Sets an GPRM s value Can only be a number Property Description GPRM Number Enter the number of the GPRM to assign the action to Value Enter the value you wish to assign to the GPRM Must be a positive number This action can be used with any other action Add To Advanced Parameter This action adds an incremental value of your choosing to an APRM value For example if the current value of the APRM is 5 5 at the time the Add To Advanced Parameter action is executed and you have entered 1 as the amount to add the action will change the APRM s value to 6 5 You can use this action to count how many times a viewer presses a certain button or watches a specific chapter Control Panel a Action List for the Enter Key event on the Chapter6 button Add To Advanced Parameter a My Notes APRM First Played z Add To Advanced Parameter Add Ni 5 Description Show My Notes Adds the APRM s value by the specified number Property De
192. up a play only HDMV title DoStudio Authoring allows you to quickly set up a play only BD title without requiring you to author your own movie objects When you use this feature DoStudio Authoring automatically sets up the required movie objects when you compile This feature is useful for quickly creating review discs dailies or simple video loops This feature is not suitable for discs that require branching or complex menu navigation Adding a BD title Right click the Blu ray Disc Titles node in the Playlist tree and click Add BD Title A new BD title is added to the tree Adding playlists to the BD title You can add one or more playlists to the BD title by dragging them from the Playlist tree to the BD title timeline in the Control Panel If you add more than one playlist the playlists will play in order from left to right Control Panel P Validation Name New BD Title Number 1 Y Loop V Include In Title List Y Resume V Search Permited Playback Type Movie Attached MO Playlist Clip Playlist Clip Playlist Clip 1 2 3 x Item Description Name You can rename the title by typing a new name in the Name box HDMV AUTHORING Item Description Number You will notice that each BD title has a unique number Each new title has a number that is one higher than the previous title If you delete a title all of the titles below it in the tree are re numbered so the title numbers remain sequential
193. ur DoStudio Authoring project You can also select whether or not to import an element using the Import Layer check box found in the Control Panel when you have selected the menu element When you make an import don t import selection in the Import Tree it will be reflected in the Control Panel and vice versa You can make a global import all selection by clicking the Use Current Actions button at the bottom of the Import Tree This will select all of the check boxes Likewise you can make a global import none selection by clicking the Use DSA Actions button at the bottom of the Import Tree This will clear all of the check boxes Expanding collapsing the Import Tree view Use the arrows next to a menu element s icon to expand or collapse the tree layers under it You can use the Expand de and Collapse buttons at the bottom left corner of the Import Tree to expand or collapse the entire tree Control Panel properties You can select any of the blocks sets or buttons to view and edit their properties in the Control Panel Let s look at the available properties in detail Control Panel z Properties V Import Layer Name Main Menu Image Buffer Size In Bytes 444000 Current Top 898 Left 420 Width 1500 Height 74 Previous Top 898 Left 420 Width 1500 Height 74 CHAPTER 9 Menu blocks When you select a menu block in the Import Tree the Control Panel displays the name of the menu block the image buffer s
194. ur menu block that are stacked on top of each other Each set contains its own set of buttons and each set can contain its own background image or it can be transparent Only one set can be visible at a time E CHAPTER 10 By default every menu block has one set Your menu blocks can have an unlimited number of sets To view a set s properties in the Control Panel select the set in the Menu Elements window Control Panel P Validation Properties Editing Element Main Menu Set Set Main Menu Set gt Main Menu Image Properties Size and Position Background DSADemo Content images Main_Menu_menuB Browse Top 898 pixels Left 420 pixels Make Background Transparent Width 1500 piels Height 74 yest The size has been determined by a background image ff you y wish to change the size remove all background images for this menu block Item Description Editing Element Type a new name in the Editing Element box to rename the set Background Click the Browse button to select a background image for the set If you change the background image and it is not the same size as the menu block and set you will be prompted that selecting the new image will change the size of the menu block Select the Make Background Transparent check box if you want the Make Background Transparent Top and Left set to have a transparent background When a set is transparent the background image of the menu block will be visible
195. video bit rate for secondary video streams must be less than or equal to 7 6 Mbps When using a secondary video track we recommend encoding your primary video track at a maximum bit rate of 18 Mbps We recommend that you encode your secondary video in standard definition at a maximum bit rate of 5 Mbps In order to create two secondary video streams and stay within the prescribed buffer you should use standard definition video encoded at 3 7 Mbps CHAPTER 5 Secondary video codecs You can combine codecs for primary and secondary video as follows Secondary Video Streams Primary Video Streams MPEG 2 MPEG 2 Allowed MPEG 4 AVC Prohibited VC 1 Prohibited MPEG 4 AVC VC 1 Allowed Allowed Allowed Prohibited Prohibited Allowed Allowed combination of primary video formats and secondary video formats The Blu ray Disc specification allows HD or SD secondary video streams but most Blu ray Disc players cannot play back a secondary video stream that contains HD content Therefore we recommend that you use only SD video in your secondary video streams Primary video streams Frame size pixels Frame rate Hz 1920x1080 29 97 25 23 976 24 1280x720 59 94 50 23 976 24 720x480 29 97 720x576 25 Secondary video streams Frame size pixels Frame rate Hz 720x480 29 97 720x576 25 Progressive Interlace Interlace Interlace Progressive Progressive Progressive Progressive Progressive Progressive Interlace I
196. y need one segment If your PiP track will turn on and off throughout the duration of the secondary video stream you will create multiple segments E CHAPTER 5 Case 2 Multiple secondary video streams Frame O Frame 495 Frame 1200 Frame 1695 Frame 7200 Main Audio Sub Video Sub Video Transport stream Audio video gap Sub Audio PlayList Playltem SubPath Sub Playltem Sub Playltem PiP on Sub Audio Playlist database PiP on PiP off PiP off In the Control Panel properties for the secondary video stream set One Single Stream to No This means that you will use more than one video stream for your PiP track In this scenario you do not add a video file to the secondary video element in the Playlist window Instead you add the video files to the segments that you create Secondary video segment properties Property Description Name As with all tree elements in DoStudio Authoring the name of the element can be edited Video File This is the location of the secondary video file For a single secondary video stream this file will be the same as the secondary video stream and the box will be unavailable Start The start frame is the timecode number that defines when the PiP track will begin For example if you want the PiP stream to activate 10 seconds into the secondary video stream you would type 00 00 10 00 Duration This is the duration of the PiP stream defined
197. ylist in your project it is only multiplexed once Adding deleting and editing segments By default your project includes one 2D segment Adding segments To add additional segments right click the segments in the Playlist tree to display a shortcut menu and click the type of segment you want to add 7 You will see the option to add a 3D segment only if you have purchased the DoStudio 3D Authoring module Removing segments To remove a segment right click the segment in the tree and choose Remove Segment from the shortcut menu The order of the segments in the tree does not determine the order they will play Editing 2D segment properties When you select a 2D segment in the Playlist tree its properties are displayed in the Control Panel You can rename the segment by typing a new name in the Name box Control Panel P Validation Name 2D Segment 1 Frames Per Second 29 97 Z AUDIO VIDEO SEGMENTS You assign the frame rate of the video in your segment using the Frames Per Second drop down list The available frame rates are 23 98 24 25 29 97 50 and 59 94 Each segment in a Blu ray Disc project can have a different frame rate CHAPTER 5 Adding primary audio video streams to segments The type of video you can add to a segment depends upon whether it is a 2D or a 3D segment Adding audio and subtitle assets is the same for 2D and 3D 2D segments can also have secondary video streams which are used for pictur
198. zing of menu elements from one import to the next and it includes a powerful mapping feature that allows you to move the authoring from one menu element to another even when you have fundamentally changed the names of menu elements or changed the hierarchical structure of your menu system Additionally you can add DoStudio Authoring actions directly to menu elements in your psd file by adding layers to your file with a special kind of shorthand notation in the layer name called Mosaic Action Script IMPORTING MENU GRAPHICS IN MOSAIC Naming conventions for psd file layers In order for Mosaic to successfully assign each layer of a psd file to its proper role in DoStudio Authoring you must name each layer according to the naming conventions described below for menu blocks sets and buttons Menu blocks To define a menu block in a psd file create a layer and name it with the prefix mb Example mb Main Menu cacas oannes pares 8 Normal v Opacity 100 gt Lock O y Fill 100 eet mb Chapters menu An empty layer creates a transparent background eee aie Pike Pe This layer contains the Main Menu block s background image gt A 000 2 3 g If you want to create a menu block with a transparent background create an empty layer and name it according to the naming convention If you create a transparent background Mosaic will determine the size of the menu block from

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