When you export a QuickTime movie from Final Cut Pro, choosing the "All Markers" option does not include chapter markers that will function in DVD Studio Pro or iDVD.
DVD Studio Pro 4 gives you the choice of playing individual chapters separately, without having to play the rest of a track, by using the Story feature. This may be helpful if you would like a short piece of the track as a preview in your project, for example. Here is one way you can create buttons that play only specific chapters of a video track in DVD Studio Pro 4: Create a Menu that you would want to go back to when finished playing a chapter. Import a movie with existing chapter markers
DVD Studio Pro 4 gives you the choice of playing individual chapters separately, without having to play the rest of a track, by using the Story feature. This may be helpful if you would like a short piece of the track as a preview in your project, for example. Here is one way you can create buttons that play only specific chapters of a video track in DVD Studio Pro 4: Create a Menu that you would want to go back to when finished playing a chapter. Import a movie with existing chapter markers
Final Cut Studio's performance benefit from symmetrical RAM configurations on Mac Pro.
If you experience one or more of the following issues on a PowerPC based computer:
In some situations submitting a job in Compressor fails even though a valid source, preset, and destination have been added.
The following steps describe one way to author a disc in DVD Studio Pro without a menu, and without the need for the user to press the Play button. This enables a track to play automatically when the user puts the disc into a DVD player. The key to these steps is to use the First Play function.
Pro Applications Update 2006-01 address several issues with underlying frameworks and shared components for the following professional applications, and is strongly recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio 5.1, Final Cut Pro 5.1, Motion 2.1, Soundtrack Pro 1.1, Apple Qmaster 2.1, Compressor 2.1, DVD Studio Pro 4.1, LiveType 2.1, Shake 4.1, and Final Cut Express HD 3.5.
The Script Inspector in DVD Studio Pro has two displays: A general Script Inspector that appears when no command lines in the script are selected and a Script Command Inspector that appears when you select a command line.
If you have a MacBook, the Final Cut Studio (Universal) crossgrade Installer does not prohibit you from installing the pro applications, but this configuration does not meet the minimum system requirements for Final Cut Studio.
If you try to open a project file created in iDVD 5 or iDVD 6 in DVD Studio Pro 3 or 4 you will get the following error:
Pro Applications Update 2005-02 addresses several issues with underlying frameworks and shared components for Apple's professional applications, and is strongly recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Pro 5, Motion 2, Soundtrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro 4, LiveType 2, Compressor 2, Apple Qmaster 2, and Final Cut Express HD 3. Pro Applications Update 2005-02 updates the following components: Helium.framework Helium 2.0.2 addresses underlying issues with PAL to NTSC transcoding. Addresses the field inversion (image jitter) issue when using Compressor to transcode from HDV to Standard Def MPEG-2.
Symptom When transcoding 1080i HDV video to MPEG-2 in Compressor 2, the MPEG-2 presets incorrectly reverse the field order. The results can appear as "jittery" video when viewed on an NTSC monitor or television. Products affected Compressor 2 DVD Studio Pro 4 Final Cut Pro 5 Final Cut Studio
If DVD Studio Pro isn't starting up properly or performing normally, try these basic troubleshooting steps to remedy the situation. Please note that these steps aren't exhaustive and are not intended to cover any specific issue. They are fundamental, basic steps that are most effective in getting DVD Studio Pro into good working order, and are the steps most often suggested by AppleCare Technical Support. Confirm requirements and versions Check system requirements—Make sure that you haven't overlooked any hardware aspect that's required to use DVD Studio