What's New in DVD Studio Pro 3.0.2
Products Affected
DVD Studio Pro
The DVD Studio Pro 3.0.2 update includes the enhancements listed here.
Improved Double-Layer Compatibility
DVD Studio Pro 3.0.2, together with Mac OS X v10.3.6 or later, now support burning and reading from double-layer DVD recorders and media (DVD+R DL). DVD+R DL media makes it possible for you to store nearly twice as much data on a single-sided DVD (8.54 GB) compared to standard DVDs (4.7 GB).
DVD+R DL media makes it possible to burn a dual-layer project to a disc, with the project's dual-layer break point controlling when the double-layer drive switches from the first to the second layer.
To burn dual-layer projects to your double-layer drive, your system must have:
- DVD Studio Pro 3.0.2
- Mac OS X v10.3.6 or later
- The latest updates for your double-layer DVD recorder from your drive's manufacturer.
Enhanced Simulator
The Simulator is enhanced in the following ways:
- The Simulator toolbar button always launches the Simulator based on the first play setting. The Simulator is disabled if there is no first play item.
- Choosing File > Simulate or pressing Command-Option-O launches the Simulator based on the currently selected item in the Graphic or Outline tabs, or the currently active editor (Menu, Track, Slideshow, Story, or Script). If either the Graphic or Outline tab is currently active without any items selected, the Simulator launches based on the first play setting.
- You can now use the same background video on multiple menus with different loop points and AC-3 audio files.
- Enhancements to the Slideshow Editor.
- Improvements regarding importing Motion and LiveType projects.
- The menu backgrounds and overlays used when creating 16:9 menus are now scaled correctly in the Menu Editor and on burned discs.
- Improvements to the building and formatting processes.