Page 1 User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. December 2003...
Page 2 This Agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product. Licenses and trademarks ©2002-2004 Ulead Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Ulead, the Ulead logo, and Ulead DVD Workshop are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. Intel, Pentium MMX are registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 3 Introduction ................9 What’s new ................9 Key features ................10 System requirements ............... 11 Supported file formats .............. 11 Supported input/output devices ..........11 Installation and removal ............12 Registration ................12 Getting started ..............15 The Step Panel ................
Page 4 4 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Capture ................. 39 The Capture Step Options Panel ..........39 Capturing Digital Video (DV) ............40 Capturing analog video ..............41 Capturing still images ..............43 Capturing from a TV Tuner ............44 Capturing using Split by Scene ...........45 Direct video capturing to MPEG format .........45...
Page 5 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 5 Setting chapters for slideshows ..........72 Audio and Subtitles ..............72 Working with audio tracks ............73 Specifying Language Settings and Characteristics ..... 73 Working with subtitles .............. 74 Adding subtitles ..............74 Adding additional subtitle tracks ..........76 Specifying Language Settings and Characteristics .....
Page 6 6 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Burn Disc Image or DVD Folder ..........104 Writing to a Digital Linear Tape ..........105 The Ulead DLT Writer options ..........105 Appendix A: DVD Region Codes ......... 111 Appendix B: Capture checkup ..........112 Before you capture ..............
Page 9: Introduction
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 9 Introduction Thank you for choosing Ulead DVD Workshop, your complete DVD/VCD/SVCD authoring program. With the rapid advance of multimedia technology and the widespread availability of video equipment, creating and viewing home movies are fast becoming a favorite hobby all over the globe.
Page 10: Key Features
Step Panel. Ready-to-use menu templates and content Abundant preset menu templates and objects are available in the Library. You can also visit the Ulead DVD Workshop Web site and download additional menu templates. Motion menu Add animated backgrounds and buttons giving you more options for enhancing your menus.
Page 11: System Requirements
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 11 System requirements • Microsoft® Window® 2000 or XP • Microsoft DirectX® 9 • Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or higher (Pentium IV 2GHz or higher recommended) • 128MB RAM (256MB or above recommended) • 500MB of available hard disk space for program installation •...
Page 12: Installation And Removal
Register your copy online when prompted during installation, or at a later time by selecting Global Settings: Online Registration. By registering, you gain access to Ulead's product and information updates on DVD Workshop and other great software products. This also entitles you to free technical support if you encounter...
Page 15: Getting Started
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 15 Getting started DVD Workshop offers plenty of features to help you turn raw footage into CD- or DVD-based videos complete with titles, effects, and menus. This section introduces you to the basics of DVD Workshop. With proper understanding and use of the software’s features, working with your projects...
Page 16: The User Interface
16 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE The User Interface 1 Step Panel Displays the buttons that you can use to go to the different steps to complete your project. 2 Global Commands Bar Contains a set of buttons for saving, redoing, and undoing actions as well as quick access to Global Settings.
Page 17: The Global Commands Bar
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 17 8 Chapter List Displays the chapters of a selected title. When creating a slide- show, you can view the images that are included in the slideshow title. 9 Title Selector A part of the Chapter List that displays the active title.
Page 18: The Options Panel
• Ulead DVD Workshop Help Opens the DVD Workshop online help. • Product Updates on the Web Launches your Web browser then takes you to a page on the Ulead Web site where you can check for product updates, promotions, and free items related to DVD Workshop.
Page 19: The Navigation Panel
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 19 Edit Step Options Panel Consists of three tabs: the Video/Image tab, Audio tab and Subtitle tab. Use the Video/Image tab and the Audio Panel to arrange, trim, and edit video/image/audio clips. Use the Audio/Subtitle tab to add or edit audio tracks and subtitles.
Page 20: Navigation Panel - Capture Step
20 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Navigation Panel - Capture Step The Navigation Panel is enabled when a DV camcorder is connected to your computer via an IEEE-1394 interface card. You can control your DV camcorder, if the device control is properly set up, using the following navigation buttons: 1 Play Plays the video.
Page 21: The Preview Window
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 21 4 Previous frame Goes to the previous frame of the video. 5 Next frame Goes to the next frame of the video. 6 Go to next edit point Goes to the next edit point after the current one.
Page 22: The Preview Window Context Menu
22 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE The Preview Window context menu Right-click the Preview Window in the Edit Step and the Menu Step to access the context menu. These two steps have different context menus that contain options for specific tasks in each step.
Page 23: The Content Window
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 23 • Copy Attributes Copies the selected item’s (e.g. size, shadow, and frame) settings to the clipboard. • Paste Attributes Applies the settings in the clipboard to the selected object or button. • Align Allows you to set the position and dimensions of the items (in relation to each other) in the menu.
Page 24 24 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE • Cut Title Splits a title into two based on the position of the Jog Bar. Two new clips are created in the Title List. • Copy Copies the selected title to the clipboard.
Page 25: The Menu List
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 25 The Menu List The Menu List displays all the menus currently used in your project. You can add menus to your project by dragging a menu template from the Library to the Menu List or using the buttons above the Menu List.
Page 26: The Chapter List
26 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE • Add to Library Adds the selected menu to the Menu Template Library. The Chapter List The Chapter List displays the chapters inserted from the selected title. Chapters are specific points in your video that can be added to your menus.
Page 27: The Library
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 27 • Rotate Clockwise Rotates the selected image 90 degrees to the right. • Delete Image Removes the selected image from the Chapter List. The Library The Library functions as a storage place for all the elements essential in creating your projects.
Page 28: The Library Manager
28 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE To import media clips into the Library: 1. Select the library that contains the media you want to import from the Library list. 2. Click to open the Load Video/ Image/Audio File dialog box.
Page 29: The Library Context Menu
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 29 The Library context menu Right-click a thumbnail in the library to access the context menu. You can import clips, add clips to the Title List, as well as add menu templates to the Menu List.
Page 30: General
Relink dialog box when you click an unlinked clip in the Library. Check Ulead Web site every Select to specify how often the program checks the Ulead Web site for news and updates. Apply anti-flickering filter Select to apply the anti-flickering filter to your slideshows.
Page 31: Capture
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 31 Background color for blank menu page Click the color box then select a color to use as default background when creating a blank menu. Grid color for menu page Click the color box then select a color to use as default grid color when creating a menu.
Page 32 32 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE To save your project as a new file: 1. Click the arrow beside Save and select Save As/Package to open the Save As dialog box. 2. Enter a location where your new project version will be saved in Save in.
Page 35: Start
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 35 Start Start is where you can either choose to create a new project or open an existing one for editing or burning onto a disc. Creating a new project To create a new project: 1.
Page 36: Opening An Existing Project
36 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Opening an existing project To open an existing project: 1. Click Open Project in the Options Panel. The Open dialog box opens. 2. Browse for your project (*.DWS) then click Open. Tip: The Options Panel displays up to four recent project files you created or...
Page 39: Capture
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 39 Capture The bulk of video work involves working with raw footage. Transferring footage from a source device to the computer involves a process called capturing. When capturing, video data is transferred from a source (usually a video camera) through a capture card to the computer’s hard drive.
Page 40: Capturing Digital Video (Dv)
40 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE • Change Field Order Opens a dialog box where you can set the field order to use when capturing videos. There is also an option where you can let DVD Workshop automatically detect the field order used by the video source.
Page 41: Capturing Analog Video
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 41 5. Click Options in the Options Panel then select Select Device Control to open the Device Control dialog box. 6. Select the appropriate device control plug- in then click OK. This allows you to navigate through your video source using the Navigation Panel.
Page 42 42 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE To capture analog video: 1. Turn on your camcorder and set it to VCR/ Play mode. 2. Create a new project or open an existing one and go to the Capture Step. 3. Select the capture file format in Format and locate the path where you want to save your captured videos in Capture Folder.
Page 43: Capturing Still Images
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 43 Capturing still images DVD Workshop, in addition to capturing videos, lets you capture still images from video clips. These captured images can be used as components when creating slideshows and menus. The captured image can be saved in either BMP or JPEG format.
Page 44: Capturing From A Tv Tuner
44 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Capturing from a TV Tuner DVD Workshop allows you to capture TV footage using a TV tuner. Capture a segment of your favorite television show from a regular TV or cable network then save it in your hard drive in AVI, MPEG, or Windows Media Format.
Page 45: Capturing Using Split By Scene
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 45 Capturing using Split by Scene Most of the time, a DV tape may contain sequences of footage recorded at different times. DVD Workshop’s Split by Scene feature saves you the trouble of capturing these sequences one by one. It breaks the DV down into multiple files or...
Page 46: Capturing Micromv Format
46 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 5. In the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box, click Advanced. Choose the type of MPEG you would like to apply for your captured video in the MPEG Settings dialog box then set other attributes.
Page 47: Direct Video Capturing To Windows Media Format
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 47 7. Select MICROMV MPEG Capture Plug-in then click OK. 8. Use the Navigation Panel to go to the start of the section you want to capture. Tip: To capture live video, just set the camcorder to Camera mode.
Page 48: Editing And Customizing A Profile
48 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE The quality of a WMV file depends on the profile it is using. A Profile covers various attributes for a Windows Media Format file such as bit rate, number and type of streams, compression quality, frame size, and so on. When capturing a video directly to WMV format, DVD Workshop uses the default profile to complete the capturing process.
Page 49 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 49 To edit and customize a profile: 1. Connect your camcorder or VCR to your capture card. Turn it on then set it to Play (VCR/VTR) mode. 2. In the Capture Step, select WMV from the Format list.
Page 50: Video And Audio Capture Property Settings
50 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Video and Audio Capture Property Settings TV system Select the regional format (NTSC or PAL) of the television you are using. NTSC is predominant in North America and many Asian countries. PAL is the television standard in Europe and South Pacific.
Page 53: Edit
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 53 Edit Edit is where you will be working primarily with titles, chapters, audio tracks, and subtitles. Arrange, trim, and edit your titles and set chapters to use for your menus. You can also add extra audio tracks and create multiple subtitle tracks just like what you see in DVD movies.
Page 54: Image Tab
54 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE • Locate I-frame Select to locate the I-frames (Intra frames) in the selected clip. I-frames are frames in an MPEG video file coded without any reference to any other frames. A single second of video is composed of a number of frames.
Page 55: Audio Panel
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 55 • Transition effect duration Enter a value or drag the slider to specify the duration of the transition effect in the slideshow. • Volume (VCD/SVCD) Drag the slider or enter a value to increase or decrease the audio volume.
Page 56: Audio Tab (Dvd)
56 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Audio tab (DVD) The Audio tab is where you can add and/or edit additional audio tracks to your titles. • Add audio track Opens a dialog box where you can select an audio file that you can add to the Audio tracks list.
Page 57: Titles And Chapters
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 57 Titles and Chapters Titles and chapters are the two fundamental elements in both Edit and Menu steps. Titles are video/image clips and slideshows used in your project. Although audio clips cannot be used as titles, they can be edited in this step.
Page 58: Creating A Slideshow
58 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE To add titles using Add Video and Add Image: 1. Click Add Video/Image above the Content Window to open the Load Video/Image File dialog box. 2. Locate the video or image file(s) you want to import then click Open.
Page 59 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 59 4. Set how long each image will appear on the screen in Image Duration. 5. Select Add transition then choose a transition effect from the list. The selected effect will be applied to all the images in the slideshow.
Page 60 60 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE To add a background audio to your slideshow (DVD): 1. Select the slideshow where you want to add background audio in the Title List. 2. Click the Audio tab in the Options Panel. 3. Select an audio track field from the Audio tracks list and click Add audio track.
Page 61: Setting A First Play Video
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 61 Setting a First Play Video Assign a video or image as First Play Video to your DVD. The First Play Video is the initial clip played before the project’s menu appears. The First Play Video Options Panel •...
Page 62: Using Split By Scene
62 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Using Split by Scene Split by Scene divides DV into multiple files or clips based on recording date and time or frame content. This feature is useful when you have several video sessions recorded on the same DV tape at different times and you want to separate them into different clips.
Page 63: Rearranging Titles In The Title List
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 63 Join and Split Options The Scenes dialog box allows you to merge adjoining clips as one, and/or split joined scenes. This dialog box displays the various scenes in your video clip with a numerical label assigned to each detected scene. This label represents the sequence of appearance of the scenes in your video clip.
Page 64: Trimming Titles Or Audio Clips
64 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Trimming titles or audio clips Your captured videos may have excess footage at the beginning or at the end that you may want to remove. The Navigation Panel allows you to trim your videos as accurately as possible.
Page 65: Cutting Titles
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 65 Cutting titles You can split a single video clip into two separate titles with different starting and ending points. The mark-in and mark-out points of each new title is determined by the position of the Jog Bar in the Navigation Panel.
Page 66: Deleting Titles
66 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Deleting titles Delete titles in the Title List that you do not want to include in your project. There are two ways of deleting a title in the Title List: • Right-click a title in the Title List then select Delete.
Page 67: Title Properties
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 67 To replace the audio track of a title (VCD/SVCD): 1. Select the video or slideshow in the Title List. 2. In the Options Panel, click Browse and select the audio file you want to use to replace the original audio track in the Open dialog box.
Page 68: Output Display Options
68 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Output Display Options When creating DVD projects, you can assign settings to your titles to specify how they should be displayed on TV screens. To change the display setting, right-click a thumbnail in the Title List then select Output Display Options.
Page 69 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 69 On widescreen TV Displays different options on how titles that have display aspect ratios of 4:3 will be displayed on a widescreen TV. • As Is Select if you want the DVD player to play the video using 4:3 aspect ratio.
Page 70: Working With Chapters
70 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Working with chapters The menus of your movie are mostly based on chapters. Chapters function as entry points in the video. The video will play back starting from the selected chapter. Inserting chapters to the Chapter List You can insert up to 99 scenes from a single video title to the Chapter List.
Page 71: Automatically Inserting Scenes To The Chapter List
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 71 Automatically inserting scenes to the Chapter List Automatically add chapters to the Chapter List based on different scenes in the video. DVD Workshop automatically detects scene changes based on recording dates and times as well as content changes. It then scans and breaks down the file into several clips based on the scan method used.
Page 72: Setting Chapter Thumbnails
72 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Setting chapter thumbnails You can use a different frame from your video to use as the chapter thumbnail image. To change the chapter thumbnail image: 1. select the thumbnail that you want to change in the Chapter List.
Page 73: Working With Audio Tracks
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 73 Working with audio tracks Add up to eight additional audio tracks for your titles such as language translations, captions, director’s comments, or aid to the visually-impaired. To add extra audio tracks: 1. In the Title List, select the title where you want to add an audio track.
Page 74: Working With Subtitles
74 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Working with subtitles Subtitles are textual representations of the spoken audio in the title. Add up to 32 subtitle tracks to your titles such as language translations, captions, director’s comments, or aid the hearing-impaired.
Page 75 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 75 4. In the Subtitle Segment List, double-click the subtitle field and type text. A subtitle segment is a part of the subtitle track that appears in a certain time that you specify. Tips: • You can directly type your subtitle text in the Preview Window by clicking it.
Page 76: Adding Additional Subtitle Tracks
76 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Adding additional subtitle tracks DVD Workshop allows you to add up to 32 subtitle tracks to your titles. To add an additional subtitle track: 1. Select the title where you want to add additional subtitle tracks in the Title List.
Page 77: Saving To A Text File
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 77 Saving to a text file DVD Workshop allows you to save your subtitles as text files so that you can retrieve and use them again. To save a subtitle to a text file: 1. In the Add/Edit Subtitles dialog box, click Save to a text file open the Save dialog box.
Page 78: Adding Subtitles From Metadata
78 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Adding subtitles from metadata Digital Videos and images have embedded information that you can use as subtitles. To add subtitles using DV information: 1. Select the title where you want to add additional subtitle tracks in the Title List.
Page 81: Menu
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 81 Menu Create menus like the ones you see on DVDs. DVD Workshop provides all the necessary tools to help you easily create menus for your DVD, VCD, or SVCD projects. This chapter will teach you how to create, add and edit the necessary menu elements to complete your project.
Page 82: Creating Menus
82 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Creating menus There are three ways to create menus in DVD Workshop: • Drag a video or an image clip from the Library to a placeholder in the Menu List. This serves as background for your menu. Other elements, such as buttons, need to be manually added.
Page 83: Create Menu - Wizard
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 83 Create Menu - Wizard Create Menu - Wizard helps you create a menu complete with links. This option guides you throughout the menu creation process. To create a menu using the Menu Wizard: 1. Click Create menu from wizard above the Menu List.
Page 84: Buttons
84 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE • Video These are objects taken from a video file. Although these come from videos, only the first frame is displayed in the menu and is note animated. Video object can only be animated when they are used as buttons.
Page 85: The Menu Step Options Panel
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 85 The Menu Step Options Panel There are three tabs in the Options Panel of the Menu Step. Each tab has different options that allow you to edit your menu components. The Options Panel of the Menu Step contains the following: Menu tab This tab displays various options you can use to edit the attributes of your menu.
Page 86: Button Tab
86 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE • Loop count (DVD) Enter the number of times you want the motion menu to loop. The loop will start from the point entered in Loop Point. After the loop count is reached, the specified button in After loop/Time out button is activated.
Page 87 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 87 Attributes • Brightness Set the luminance of the button. A higher value means a brighter color for the button. • Contrast Set the difference between the dark and light colors of the button. A higher contrast means sharper images.
Page 88 88 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Frame There are various frame presets that you can add to your buttons. To add a frame, drag a frame from the Library to the object in your menu. You can only apply a single frame to an object.
Page 89 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 89 • Auto Activate Select to automatically play the items assigned to the button when it is focused. • Remove item Removes the selected play item from the Playlist. • Remove all items Removes all play items from the Playlist.
Page 90: Text Tab
90 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Text tab This tab displays attributes that you can apply to the text in your menu. The options are described below. Note: The options under the Attributes, Shadow and Playlist Options Panel in the Text tab are the same with the options of the Button tab.
Page 91 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 91 • Selecting objects Click an object to select it. To select multiple objects, hold down [Ctrl] while selecting objects. • Deleting selected objects Select an object then press [Delete] to remove the selected object from the menu. To delete multiple objects, hold down [Ctrl] while selecting the objects then press [Delete].
Page 92 92 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE • Enabling motion attributes for menu buttons Select the button where you want to apply motion attributes in the Preview Window. Select Motion Button in the Options Panel. This option is only available when your menu button is a video or slideshow title.
Page 93: Editing The Playlist
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 93 Show/Hide Object Boundary Toggles between showing and hiding the bounding box around the objects in your menu. The object boundary acts as an indicator to avoid overlapping objects that can cause errors when burning onto a disc.
Page 94: Real-Time Preview For Motion Menus
94 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Real-time preview for Motion Menus DVD Workshop allows you to preview your motion menu and buttons in real-time by clicking Play in the Navigation Panel. To create motion menus, drag video files from the Library to the Preview Window then select Motion Background and Motion Button in the Menu and Button tabs.
Page 97: Finish
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 97 Finish Finish is where you can preview your project before outputting it. DVD Workshop offers a variety of output options including burning your project onto a disc, creating a disc image file, and creating a master copy to write onto a Digital Linear Tape for mass reproduction.
Page 98: The Remote Control
98 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE The Remote Control The Remote Control allows you to simulate the behavior of your project's titles and menus. Use the buttons available on the Remote Control to preview your menus, titles, and subtitle and audio tracks (DVD). The available buttons on the Remote Control will depend on the type of media (DVD, VCD, or SVCD) you are working on.
Page 99: Previewing A Project
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 99 13 Audio (DVD) Selects an audio track in the current title. 14 Subtitle (DVD) Selects a subtitle track in the current title. 15 Burn Project to Disc Allows you to burn your project onto a disc, create a disc image file, and/or create DVD folders for your DVD projects.
Page 100: Burn Project To Disc
100 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 4. Select a template in Available disc templates, then click Edit. 5. Click OK after making the adjustments. Burn Project to Disc Burn Project to Disc allows you to select general and advanced options for outputting your project.
Page 101 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 101 Disc Template Manager Click to open a dialog box where you can view or edit the properties of available templates, or create a new one. (see “Disc templates” on page 99) Working directory Displays the path of the working directory. Enter the directory path where your project files will be saved or click Browse to search and select a different path.
Page 102: The Advanced Settings Tab
102 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE The Advanced Settings tab The Advanced Settings tab allows you to adjust your burner’s settings and enable error prevention functions before starting the burning process. You can also burn additional folders that contain other related files onto a disc by enabling options under Output Advanced Settings.
Page 103 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 103 dummy data is used to fill up the extra space before writing the lead out information that tells the disc that it has finished burning. Note: Enabling this option may cause compatibility problems with some DVD players.
Page 104: Burn Disc Image Or Dvd Folder
104 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 5. Select Create DVD folders and/or Create disc image file if you want to store your video on your computer. 6. Under Disc burner, specify burning settings for speed and the number of copies to burn.
Page 105: Writing To A Digital Linear Tape
Digital Linear Tape (DLT) is the industry standard master tape used for mass replication of DVDs. The Ulead DLT Writer allows you to write on a DLT using DVD-5 (one layer on one side) or DVD-9 (two layers on one side) format. You can also use advanced replication features such as CSS copy protection and regional coding.
Page 106 • Apply CSS Select to enable the CSS mechanism. Content-Scrambling System (CSS) is an encryption and authentication method used to prevent DVDs from being copied illegally. Ulead DLT Writer supports the CSS copy- protection method. To view the video files on the DVD, the user must use a hardware device that is CSS-licensed to decode the data in the video file.
Page 107 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 107 prevent people from the popular practice of hacking the player to be able to view all region discs. Movies, however, can still be viewed on a Multi Region Player. DVD-9 DVD-9 is ideally used for recording full-length movies on two layers. After playing the first layer, users need not flip the disc to move on to the second layer.
Page 108 To write to Digital Linear Tape: 1. Connect your DLT drive to your computer then insert a tape. 2. Click Write Disc Image to DLT on the Remote Control to open the Ulead DLT Writer dialog box. 3. Select your DLT writer in DLT device and enter the DVD disc image file or DVD- Video folder path in ISO image file.
Page 111: Appendix A: Dvd Region Codes
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 111 Appendix A: DVD Region Codes Region Countries United States of America, Canada Europe, Japan, South Africa, Middle East Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America India, Africa...
Page 112: Appendix B: Capture Checkup
112 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Appendix B: Capture checkup Capturing and video editing are tasks that require a lot of computer resources. Your computer must be properly set up to ensure successful capturing and smooth video editing. Below are some tips on how to optimize your computer for capturing and editing.
Page 113 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 113 your amount of RAM. So if you have 256MB of RAM, set both your minimum and maximum paging file limits to 512. Note: To access the Virtual Memory dialog box in Windows XP, open the System Properties dialog box then click Advanced tab.
Page 114: Appendix C: Glossary
114 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Appendix C: Glossary Analog Create Menu - Blank A signal that continuously varies in fre- A menu type that allows you to create quency or quantity, rather than dis- your own menu page, giving you con-...
Page 115 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 115 I-frames Abbreviation for Digital Video, which is Frames in an MPEG video stream coded a very specific format of video. DV can without any reference to any other be understood (played back, recorded) frames. This means that the quality of...
Page 116 116 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Motion Menu Playlist A menu that features animated back- A sequence of play item linked to a grounds and/or buttons. menu button. When a menu button is selected, these play item will run according to their arrangement in the MPEG playlist.
Page 119: Shortcuts
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 119 Shortcuts Capture Step Function Shortcut Key Capture Video Capture Image Edit Step Function Shortcut Key Play/Pause Enter Stop Play preview range (mark-in/mark-out) Space Previous edit point Page Up Previous frame Left Arrow Next frame...
Page 120: Add/Edit Subtitles Dialog Box
120 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Add/Edit Subtitles dialog box Function Shortcut Key Play/Pause Enter Stop Previous subtitle segment Page Up Previous frame Left Arrow Next frame Right Arrow Next subtitle segment Page Down Repeat Set subtitle segment start time...
Page 121: Finish Step (Remote Control)
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 121 Finish Step (Remote Control) Function Shortcut Key Play/Pause Space Stop Previous Page Up Next Page Down Menu Top Menu Up Arrow Down Down Arrow Left Left Arrow Right Right Arrow Enter Enter Return...
Page 122: Global Settings
122 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Global Settings Function Shortcut Key Project Properties Alt+Enter Preferences Undo Ctrl+Z Redo Ctrl+Y Save Ctrl+S Save As Ctrl+E Help...
Page 125: Index
ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 125 Index Specifying Language Settings and Characteristics 73 Add Current Frame to Library 53 Audio/Subtitle 21 Add Image 23 Auto activate 89 Add Play all titles 89 Auto Add Chapters 53 Add start and end loop points 89...
Page 126 126 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE SVCD Options 103 Capture Video/Stop Capture 40 Burn Project to Disc - Burn tab 100 Capturing analog video 41 About 101 Capturing Digital Video (DV) 40 Burn 101 Capturing from a TV Tuner 44...
Page 127 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 127 mat 45 Burn Disc Image or DVD Folder Direct video capturing to Windows Media format 47 Disc Template Manager 17 disc image 104 Library Manager 18 Disc Template Manager 99 Preferences 17 Disc Templates 99...
Page 128 128 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Language Settings 56, 73 Object Library 27 Library 17, 27 Objects 83 Adding custom folders 28 Opening an existing project 36 Importing media clips 28 Options 39 Library Manager 28 Options Panel 16, 18...
Page 129 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 129 Audio track fade-in/fade-out du- Replace Background Music 54, 61 ration 30 Replacing the audio track of a title 66 Automatically fade-in and fade- Resizing objects/buttons 91 out audio 30 Rotate 55 Background color for blank menu...
Page 130 130 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE Subtitles DDPID information 106 Specifying Language Settings DVD book version 106 and Characteristics 76 DVD part version 106 Supported file formats 11 DVD-9 107 Supported input/output devices 11 Header format 107 Surround Sound Emulation 56...
Page 131 ULEAD DVD WORKSHOP USER GUIDE 131 Working with audio tracks 73 Writing to Digital Linear Tape 108 Working with chapters 70 Working with subtitles 74 Working with titles 57 Write Disc Image to DLT 99 X/Y offset 87 Writing to a Digital Linear Tape 105...
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Ulead DVD WORKSHOP 2 User Manual

Introduction

Getting Started

Start

Capture

Edit

Menu

Finish

Appendix A: DVD Region Codes

Appendix B: Capture Checkup

Appendix C: Glossary

Shortcuts

Index

Quick Links

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Questions and answers

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