Sony DVD Architect Pro 5

Introduction
Welcome
System Requirements
User Interface
Window Adjustments
Window Layouts
DVD and Blu-ray Considerations

Functions Overview
Main Windows Components
Toolbar
Project Overview Window
Workspaces
Editing Toolbar and Text Bar
Window Docking Area
Explorer Window
Themes and Buttons Windows
Backgrounds and Compilations Windows
Properties and Timelines Windows

Getting Started
Process and Render
New and Existing Projects
Choosing Media Files
Disc Start Item
Project Optimization
Project Wide Settings
Editing File Source Project
Saving Projects

Menu Based Projects
Overview
Building Menus and Submenus
Inserting Pages
Adding Titles
Adding Graphics
Safe Zones
End Points and Actions
Scene Selection Menus
Inserting a Setup Menu
Menu Transitions
Custom Menus
Color Sets
Object Size Adjustments
Adjusting and Cropping
Keyframing
Media Properties Editing
Using a Graphics Editor
Arranging and Moving Objects
Snapping and Aligning
Actions / Properties / Navigation
    
Music and Video Compilations
Overview
Adding a Compilation
Adding and Replacing Audio
Including a Menu
Image and Video Editing
Text Inclusion and Editing
    
Picture Compilations
Including Picture Compilations
Adding and Editing Pictures
Slideshow Animations
Image Stretching and Scaling
Adding Text and Audio

Single Movie DVD
Adding Movie Titles
In and Out Points
Markers
Adding and Editing Markers
Inserting Buttons

Playlists
Creating a Playlist
Adding a Playlist
Using Titles
Rearranging and Renaming Playlists
Playlist Properties
In Action
Random and Count In Action

Additional Assets
Adding Audio Tracks
Replacing Audio
Adding Video Tracks
Using Subtitles
Subtitles from Text
Importing Subtitles

Masks / Menus / Themes
Investigating Masks
Investigating Menus and Buttons
Button Mask Anatomy
Using Themes
Custom Themes
Turning Menus into Themes

Properties Window
Graphics
Buttons
Menu Page Looping
Subtitles
Menu Media Looping
Loop Reposition
Picture Compilations
Summary

Preview and Create
Preview Window
Previewing a Project
Project Preparation
Burning
Writing a Master

Conclusion
Course Wrap Up

Credits
About the Author