Apple DVD Studio Pro Tutorials : Creative COW http://library.creativecow.net/tutorials/appledvdstudiopro Creative COW Library of Apple DVD Studio Pro, tips, and strategies. en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT PHP Script webmaster@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net Iron Man 3: The Trixters Behind Tony Stark's Shiny New Armor http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/iron-man-3 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/VFX_Alessandro-Cioffi_Iron-Man_3.php Seventy artists from Trixter worked an entire year to create a formidable 208 VFX shots for Marvel's Iron Man 3. Each new episode in the Iron Man saga details a slick new technology created by the ingenious Tony Stark, and the new installment does not disappoint! Combining the hard surface geometry Mon, 06 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT Behind the Lens: Paul Cameron ASC on Total Recall http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/behind-the-lens-paul-cameron-asc-on-total-recall http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/Paul_Cameron_Total-Recall.php Paul Cameron, ASC, just finished work on the remake of Total Recall, directed by Len Wiseman and starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel with Bill Nighy, Bryan Cranston, and John Cho. Cameron was last featured in Creative COW for his work on Henry's Crime. His previous credits inclu Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:03:07 GMT NAB 2012: Introducing Our Blue Ribbon Award Winners http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/introducing-our-2012-nab-blue-ribbon-award-winners http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/magazine_32_Blue-Ribbon-Awards.php The only industry award chosen by hundreds of thousands of working professionals and potential customers from around the world. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:02:43 GMT Company 3's DI artist Stephen Nakamura on Prometheus http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/company-3s-di-artist-stephen-nakamura-on-prometheus http://library.creativecow.net/articles/nakamura_stephen/Prometheus-DI-IMAX.php Stephen Nakamura, one of a handful of artists who helped to pioneer DI color grading, shares his experience on creating the look for Prometheus as envisioned by director Ridley Scott. Sat, 09 Jun 2012 19:03:10 GMT Steve Jobs - A Personal Calendar Entry http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/steve-jobs-a-personal-calendar-entry http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/magazine_28_Steve-Jobs.php Steve Jobs was almost unbelievably young when we met him. We talk about him as a visionary now, but then, they called him a whiz kid, the Boy Wonder: 21 when Apple was founded in 1976, 22 when Apple formally incorporated, 25 for Apple's IPO, and 26 when he first made the cover of Time Magazine. Maci Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:12:19 GMT Final Cut Studio 3 is here, and all is good! http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gaton_jiggy/final_cut_studio_3.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gaton_jiggy/final_cut_studio_3.php Our man in Nepal, Jiggy Gaton, likes to live for danger. He installed a major software upgrade mid-project, with virtually no preparation, just to see what would break. Lo and behold, it all worked! And the more Jiggy works with it, the better he's liking it. Join him in this Creative COW, Real-worl Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:43:55 GMT Mac Subtitling Software Round-up: http://library.creativecow.net/gaton_jiggy/SubtitlerRoundup/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gaton_jiggy/SubtitlerRoundup.php The COW's man in Nepal, Jiggy Gaton, gets asked all the time about subtitling DVDs -- and cringes every time: editing software suites just don't have that much to offer. However, Mac DVD authors have some standalone alternatives worth considering. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:18:16 GMT Advanced Navigation Authoring with Apple DVDSP: The Chapter Skip Button http://library.creativecow.net/articles/russell_jake/skip.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/russell_jake/skip.php Creative Cow Contributor Jake Russell takes you deep into the advanced navigation capabilities in Apple DVD Studio Pro to show you how to take complete control over menu navigation. In this case, hell show you how to make the chapter skip button take you to a menu. It might SOUND easy, but if youve Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT DVD Studio Pro :: Scripting :: Code Lock Example http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/code_lock.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/code_lock.php As many more users of DVD Studio Pro discover its scripting capabilities we see many more questions for basic examples exploring interactive scripting. In this article, Creative COW leader Alex Alexzander explores the Code Lock script -- one of the scripts most asked about. Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:00:00 GMT Apple Pro Training Series: DVD Studio Pro 3 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/dvd_studiopro3.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/dvd_studiopro3.php CreativeCOW leader Alex Alexzander reviews Apple Pro Training Series: DVD Studio Pro 3, written by Adrian Ramseier and Martin Sitter, published by Peachpit Press, 736 pages, August 2004, ISBN: 0321256107, and concludes that "This book is quite possibly the only book you will need to master DVD Mon, 08 Nov 2004 08:00:00 GMT Audio Feedback Menu Selection http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/audio_feedback_menus.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/audio_feedback_menus.php This article by Alex Alexzander started as a question that came up regarding how to create an audio feedback each time a button is selected. While this can certainly be done, it is somewhat slow. If you need such a function, this is for you, otherwise Alex wouldn't recomend doing this. Mon, 08 Nov 2004 08:00:00 GMT Inside DVD Studio Pro 3 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/dvdsp3.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/dvdsp3.php Alex Alexzander gives Creativecow members the ultimate DVD Studio Pro 3 review-- even a tip or two. Tue, 08 Jun 2004 07:00:00 GMT BitShifting and BitExtraction: The Playlist DVD http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/bitshifting.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/bitshifting.php BitShifting is a simple technique you can use to shift bits from one location to another inside a register. If you have ever wanted access to more GPRM registers than you have available then this is for you. Recently Alex Alexzander had the desire to create a playlist function but quickly realized t Thu, 06 May 2004 07:00:00 GMT DVD Studio Pro 2 - All About Menus http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/menus.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/menus.php In this 3 part tutorial, Alex Alexzander discusses everything you need to know about menus in DVD Studio Pro 2. The chapters include Standard Menus vs. Layered Menus; Motion Menus: Compositing / Looping with Highlights; Aspect Ratios between Compositor and Photoshop and Basic Scripting with three pr Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:00:00 GMT Setup and Resume: Authoring a setup menu with conditional resume play in DVD Studio Pro 3 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/setup_and_resume.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/setup_and_resume.php The purpose of this tutorial by Alex Alexzander is to illustrate how to create a setup menu that allows the user to activate varying audio streams and subtitle streams as well as to turn off subtitles. In addition, our setup menu will feature a special resume function. The special feature here is th Sat, 03 Jan 2004 08:00:00 GMT Single video looping without a menu For DVD Studio Pro 2 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/single_track_dvd.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/single_track_dvd.php This project from Alex Alexander covers a simple sample of DVD@CCESS and DVD-ROM file storage within your DVD project. If you wish to author a DVD and provide a file or files and/or a web links such as web page or email link this tutorial will help clear up the DVD-ROM and DVD@CCESS functions in DVD Wed, 17 Dec 2003 08:00:00 GMT DVD-ROM and DVD@CCESS functions in DVD Studio Pro 2.0 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/dvdaccess.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/dvdaccess.php This project from Alex Alexander covers a simple sample of DVD@CCESS and DVD-ROM file storage within your DVD project. If you wish to author a DVD and provide a file or files and/or a web links such as web page or email link this tutorial will help clear up the DVD-ROM and DVD@CCESS functions in DVD Wed, 12 Nov 2003 08:00:00 GMT