DVD Studio Pro - How to Make a Compilation DVD with Play All

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Last updated: Apr 19, 2011 by David J BartnerVersion comment

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1. Launch DVD Studio Pro.
2. Go To DVD Studio Pro > Preferences


3. Go to the Encoding tab and change the Aspect Ratio to 16:9 HD OR 4:3 SD for non wide screen DVDs

4. Change the Field Order to “Top” for HD source material or “Bottom” for SD source material. Mode should be Two Pass VBR

5. Bit Rate 6.5 and Max Bit Rate 7.7 6. Motion Estimation should be set to Best

7. Make a new project

8. Go to Window>Configuration>Extended to change DVD Studio interface


9. Import the MPEG 2 video files so that they appear in the assets window.
10. Drag all the videos in sequence into the Track Timeline.


11. Create a menu with a Play All button and then a button for each individual film.


Right Click on the Play All Button and select Track 1 in the Tracks and Stories Menu.