DVD Studio Pro 3 for Mac OS X

by Martin Sitter

Helps you discover how to build on your existing DVD authoring skills to master version 3's many powerful features - including more than 30 additional transition styles, HD-to-MPEG-2 encoding, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321267893
• ISBN13: 9780321267894
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Length: 678 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Great Help for Beginners ...

Some reviewers have suggested that this is not a beginner's book. It's not ... if you are looking for an A-B-C approach. But as a beginner DVD maker who wants to learn more about what's going on "under the hood," this book is great! Thanks, Martin! :-)

Best book Hands down for learning DVD Studio Pro fast

My number one recommendation for learning DVD Studio Pro ( versions 3 or 4, as not much changed between 3 and 4, except adding HD authoring). If your a self taught person like me, who likes to learn, or just wants to be able to author a DVD in an hour without getting technically lost in Apple's Manual for the program, GET THIS BOOK!!!!

Nice book

This book will take you from A to Z but seam to be a little outdted because Studio Pro is now 4.0 but anyway, this book is well done. I will gladly share it to my videographer friends.

Took me from "somewhat willing" to "very able" in two days!

Thank you Martin Sitter! I am a filmmaker/photographer who needed to move into the realm of making DVDs. You took me from A to Z in an informative, easy to understand way. I really liked how you started at the beginning of what the differences are between DVDs and CDs and especially what countries use what format (all those film festival markets!) Words like MPEG-2 video streams, encoding, and assets roll off my tongue now and it all makes sense! You have opened up a new world for me and I am grateful! - Lisa Bevis, Los Angeles, CA

Good Mix of Theory and Instructions

DVD Studio Pro was born as DVDirector, a $5,400 software package from a company named Astarte. Seeing a very good thing, Apple bought Astarte in April of 2000 and turned it into DVD Studio Pro for a price of $1,000. The first release was - well it was a first release. In competition with this software was DVDMaestro, a quite advanced product, but also a quite advanced $25,000. Apple mixed all this technology together with the golden third release at only $499. All of a sudden professional quality DVD authoring was available to virtually anyone. This book starts with a discussion on what hardware you need to work with DVD Studio Pro 3. DVD files are huge, often measured in gigabytes. You'll need processing power, memory, and disk space. Starting from this simple view, it continues in a step by step basis through every aspect of producing a DVD. The writing style is clear and concise, with just the right amount of theory mixed in with practical instruction. Considered an intermediate level book, this is not exactly a beginners 'this is how you turn it on' book. You'll note that this is also a very reasonably priced book.