Designing menus with Encore DVD / John Skidgel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skidgel, John.

Series:

DV expert series.

DV expert series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adobe Encore DVD (Computer file).

DVDs.

Interactive multimedia--Authoring programs.

Interactive multimedia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : CMP ; London : McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Designed to complement the Encore DVD software documentation, this full-color book begins with a brief description of the DVD specification, then introduces readers to DVD authoring concepts such as menu creation, timeline construction, navigation, transcoding, and disc mastering. Readers learn how to plan and manage projects, and how to master the workflows between Encore and other Adobe applications such as Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects to create well-structured and engaging menus. The companion DVD contains documents for planning a DVD, tutorial projects, and a library of royalty f

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; How this Book is Organized; Icon Glossary; How to Use the Book and DVD; Before You Begin; The DVD Menu; Menu Structure; Digital Video and DVD Design; DVD Links and User Operations; Timelines and Playlists; The Difference between Still and Motion Menus; Types of Menus; Research, Interaction Design, and Usability; Process; User Research; Design Navigation and Interaction; Interaction Design Deliverables; Tools of the Trade; Helpful Questions; Prototyping; Usability Testing; Design; Graphic Design Principles

TypographyTypeface Technology and Formats; Specifying Body and Display Faces; The Purpose of Grids; Using Color; Imagery; Animation; The Animation Process; Animation Principles and Menu Design; Animation Properties; The Encore DVD User Interface; Project, Menus, Timelines, and Disc Tabs; The Menu Editor; Menu Color Set Dialog; Tool Palette; Properties Palette; User Operations; Character Palette; Library Palette; Styles Palette; Layers Palette; Timeline and Monitor Windows; Workspaces; Project Preview Window; Preparing Still Menus; The Workflow; Working in Photoshop

An Overview of the Tutorials in this ChapterWorking in Encore DVD; Setting Button Properties and Links; Photoshop Tips for Customizing Templates; Working with Adobe Illustrator Files; Techniques for Automating Production; Timelines and Motion Menus; Timelines; Subtitles; Transcode Settings; Motion Menus; Building Projects; Additional Techniques; Creating 16:9 Menus; Creating Slideshows; Advanced Motion Menu Techniques; Bibliography; Index; What's on the DVD

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-136-06557-1

1-136-06558-X

1-281-01518-0

9786611015183

0-08-049444-7

9780080494449

OCLC:

476070879