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Apple Pro Training Series : DVD Studio Pro 4 (Apple Pro Training)

Format: Paperback
Author: Martin Sitter
ReleaseDate: 02 November, 2005
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Rating:

Not Worth the money, but still pretty good

I'm an Apple cert. I've been in a fight w/ Apple and Peachpit over this 'new' version of DVDSP4. instructor for this and other ProApps. When I started reading the new book I found the same mistakes from version 3 had been copied over to version 4.

Granted, the new compressor app is great but nowhere does it explain the new features of DVDSP4 like support for external video, VTS editing and the whole HD support. I was told by Apple and Peachpit that this version of the book was intended to be an 'revision' of the old book; however, the general advertising of this book says 'Fully Update' instead of 'Fully Revised'. . . a bit misleading to the people who thought this version would help instruct students on how to best use the new features. We'll have to wait.

Not updated for DVD Studio Pro 4
g partitioning GPRMs and allocating menus to VTS folders). While this book is probably the best DVD Studio Pro guide currently available, be aware that it doesn't contain any information about the new features in DVD Studio Pro 4 (e. In fact, some of the statements made in this book, while true for DVD Studio Pro 3, are factually incorrect for DVD Studio Pro 4 (e. g. 1 GB limit for menus). Since I already have Martin Sitter's excellent Visual QuickPro Guide for DVD Studio Pro 3, this book was a waste of money for me.