The Muvipix.Com Guide To Dvd Architect Studio 4.5: A Guide To Using Sony’s Powerful Yet Affordable DVD Authoring Software (Volume 1)
Product Description
Once you’ve finished editing your video masterpiece, you’ll want to distribute it in the glossiest package available. Sony’s powerful, yet surprisingly affordable DVD Architect Studio gives you the tools to create exciting and professional-looking DVDs on your home computer. You’ll learn: * How to build a DVD from your video and media clips * How to personalize your DVD menus with custom graphics and backgrounds * How to bring your DVD menus to life with animation and music * How to build complex menu structures, so that you can include alternate takes, outtakes and bonus features * How to add playlists, slideshows and compilations to your DVDs * How to create custom buttons and button high… More >>
The Muvipix.Com Guide To Dvd Architect Studio 4.5: A Guide To Using Sony’s Powerful Yet Affordable dvd Authoring Software (Volume 1)
I have not finished reading this book yet, but I have found it to be very helpful in learning DVD Architect. I would have given it 5 stars, but I prefer DVD format so I can see how things are done while having DA open on the computer. It is a great & affordable way to learn however.
Rating: 4 / 5
Everything is clearly and neatly explained in this book.
If I wanted to reach all these info from the help section of the program, I would not succeed!
Sony Vegas series are definitely user friendly programs but DVD Architect series always seemed a little bit confusing to me till I read this book!
Thanks Steve Grisetti.
Rating: 5 / 5
Sony DVD Architect Studio 4.5 is a fantastic piece of DVD authoring software for the price. Sadly, the user documentation that comes with the software leaves a lot to be desired.
Thanks to Steve Grisetti the ‘missing manual’ is now available in the form of this easy to follow, hands on guide.
Written in a clear and succinct style, and without being patronising, this guide makes no assumptions about the user’s existing knowledge.
If only all software user manuals were written like this. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5
I just finished reading this fantastic book. I purchased DVD Architect Studio over a year ago, but never had the time to learn about all of its features. Thank’s to this book, I am now familiar with all of the fantastic features of this DVD authoring tool.
As far as DVD authoring tools go, I have only used Sonic My DVD in the distant past, Premiere Elements, and more recently Magic Movie Edit Pro. These DVD authoring tools are part of the video editing packages and have some advantages, but Sony DVD Architect Studio 4.5 has allowed me to produce the best DVD menu I have made so far.
Here are the features I have used:
1. pre-menu introduction video
2. The menu looping feature for each menu, which allowed me to have a small introdutory video for each menu, before the buttons appear.
3. Setting custom colors for the highlihgts of the video
4. I also set a timeout on the main menu to automatically start the video after a fixed period of time.
5. It allows you to select the number of buttons in the sub-menus
6. scene markers are set in the timeline.
6. I also used my own customized background video and sound for each menu.
I designed my pre-menu logo and the menu background video in my video editing software (I use either MAGIX MEP 15 Plus or PRE 7).
I tried the custom highlight shapes as well as the custom buttons in a test video. They are realy cool. It is so easy to make a mask in Photoshop Elements for this purpose.
Yes, the learning curve is high, but the results are as close to a professional video as you can get in a consumer DVD Authoring tool.
You can’t beat it and the price is very reasonable.
This book opens the door to DVD Architect Studio. What a great book.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a book that should have been included in the DVD Architect Studio package.
To be sure, the product does contain a Quick Start guide, some basic interactive tutorials, and a help file. But, the tutorials are more about where the buttons and panels are located to do a task, the Quick Start is a basic overview, and the help file, while detailed, is much better suited for reference rather than learning.
The Muvipix Guide bridges the gap between the Quick Start and the help file. If you are an old hand at making menued DVDs and don’t mind digging into the product help file, you don’t need this book. However, if you are new to making DVDs or new to DVD Architect Studio, this book will definitely help you to understand the process and get the most out of the product.
Recommended
Rating: 4 / 5