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Summary: QuickPro Guide? Quick: indeed. Pro: most definitely!!
Review: .I've been using DVD Studio Pro since Apple released it in early 2001 and I've seen few books from an authoring and designing perspective. Even more interesting was that I learnt things that I didn't know DSP could do... What about rewriting a DVD-RW right on your SuperDrive? This QuickPro guide is a snap to read as it's written in a very light style, but more than "Quick" it gets really "Pro". The author has a sense of design and style and seems to be experienced in multimedia production as I can relate to most of his comments and tips. DVD Studio Pro is not as difficult to use as other Windows applications but the included manual has some abysmal gaps, specially in the advanced topics like scripting. Good news is that this book gets some out of this world tips and tricks that I've never seen before. Although it does not come with a CD or DVD the publisher's site has some killer examples that I've used in a few of my own projects. A nice time saver. FS .
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Summary: QuickPro Guide? Quick: indeed. Pro: most definitely!!
Review: . I've been using DVD Studio Pro since Apple released it in early 2001 and I've seen few books from an authoring and designing perspective. Even more interesting was that I learnt things that I didn't know DSP could do... What about rewriting a DVD-RW right on your SuperDrive? This QuickPro guide is a snap to read as it's written in a very light style, but more than "Quick" it gets really "Pro". The author has a sense of design and style and seems to be experienced in multimedia production as I can relate to most of his comments and tips. DVD Studio Pro is not as difficult to use as other Windows applications but the included manual has some abysmal gaps, specially in the advanced topics like scripting. Good news is that this book gets some out of this world tips and tricks that I've never seen before. Although it does not come with a CD or DVD the publisher's site has some killer examples that I've used in a few of my own projects. A nice time saver. FS .
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Summary: An Excellent Book !
Review: I am not a professional, just a keen home movie producer and DVD enthusiast and I moved on from iDVD to DVD Studio Pro and bought this book at the same time. It is an excellent book, up to date and helped me master DVDSP in a couple of days. I use iMovie to edit my family movies (it is so easy and yet has tremendous features), and I have just started to input my finished iMovie from DV tape to Final Cut Pro 3.0.2 to insert Chapter Markers for use in DVDSP, which is the one feature I could not achieve with iDVD. I recommend the book to anybody moving to DVD Studio Pro.
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Summary: Apple's manual's a good start, but finish with this book!
Review: I have been using Macs for over 15 years and have always wanted to be an amateur filmmaker. I started to build my studio a few years back and now I have all the pieces in place: PowerBook G4, Final Cut Pro 3, Panasonic AG-DV1000 deck, DVD Studio 1.5.1, and a FireWire DVD-R. I can now create and edit my video and then use DVD Studio to make professional DVDs for my friends and family. I was able to make a DVD after going through Apple's DVDSP manual and tutorial, but the DVD lacked professional functionality. This book bridges the gap from a functional DVD to a professional DVD. I recommend this book to any FCP user who wants to make the jump to DVD. Thanks..
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Summary: Apple's manual's a good start, but finish with this book!
Review: I have been using Macs for over 15 years and have always wanted to be an amateur filmmaker. I started to build my studio a few years back and now I have all the pieces in place: PowerBook G4, Final Cut Pro 3, Panasonic AG-DV1000 deck, DVD Studio 1.5.1, and a FireWire DVD-R. I can now create and edit my video and then use DVD Studio to make professional DVDs for my friends and family. I was able to make a DVD after going through Apple's DVDSP manual and tutorial, but the DVD lacked professional functionality. This book bridges the gap from a functional DVD to a professional DVD. I recommend this book to any FCP user who wants to make the jump to DVD. Thanks..
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Summary: Buy this book!
Review: If you own and use DVD Studio Pro you will benefit
(greatly) from the information contained in this book. It is clear, thorough and easy to follow.
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Summary: Yes, THIS is the book to get.
Review: If you're doing DVD authoring with DVDSP and you've already worn out your "DVD Demystified" and "DVD Authoring and Production", then do yourself a great big favor and do the following: 1) Breath a well earned sigh of relief,
2) Scroll up, click the button, and slam dunk this book in your cart.
3) (optional) Be bold and pay extra for expedited shipping. Yes, this book is that good. Trust me.
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Summary: I like it!
Review: These "visual" books are great. It's simple, you want to learn something, these books show you. This book isn't filled with a bunch of nonsense, it gets right down to business and shows you how to use the application. Want to make a DVD with DVD Studio Pro? Then, buy this book!
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Summary: I like it!
Review: These "visual" books are great. It's simple, you want to learn something, these books show you. This book isn't filled with a bunch of nonsense, it gets right down to business and shows you how to use the application. Want to make a DVD with DVD Studio Pro? Then, buy this book!
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Summary: Hmm, everyone else seems to like it...
Review: This book is not very well layed out for people making more professional DVDs. I have used these visual quick pro guides before and have been able to find answers but this book is pretty messy. It is especially frustrating if you are using it with Final Cut Pro. The book will begin to tell you how to perform a task such as exporting encoded video with chapter markers from FCP and then it will never follow through with how to see these markers in DVD SP or connect chapters to menus or tracks. I was able to lay my DVD out fairly easily but it had a lot to do with the fact that DVD SP has a pretty logical layout system. The book is very vague and leaves out a lot of pertinent details that may have you searching for answers somewhere else. It's not all bad but it has left me in the dust enough to convince me to get a better book that, at least, gives the impression that the author has actually used the program. I would advise getting a different book for this software.
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