Drop Zones formats ?

Can someone tell me if you can use FCE Final Cut Movies in the drop zones on the themes in iDVD 5.0 ?

Hi lucey,
Here is what the Apple KB article says: iDVD 5 Help: Preparing your Final Cut Express or Final Cut Pro movie to work with iDVD.
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Drop zone QT format question

sorry to reask this, but apple couldn't answer it, so i'm a bit stumped.
1. what is the best way to use non standard sized qt's in drop zones? i want to use a QT that's roughly 380 x 220 as an animation on the menu. it get's very pixelated at 100%, plus it's difficult to determine the 100% size when scaling in dvd sp, as it brings it in at the default of 180 x 120. in my tests i've had to generate the animation at 2x the size to get a decent result.
apple uses a 640 x 480 QT in one of their tutorials on the discs, but it is sized down. i need to use a non-standard size.
it would be easier to compose the entire static background image with the animation, but the quality of the background image through the mpeg compressor is horrible.
2. you never would need to field render a clip that is not full screen in dvd sp, right?
any ideas?
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Didn't want to start a new thread....
I'm just a recent beginner with DVDSP4. I have the same problem more or less. I followed Colin's post instructions above, which appear to be the same as in the User manual page 276.Neither method really works.
My situation is that I can position my 6 x 8 landscape format photo easily horizontally as per these instructions, but but not vertically. No movement possible up and down. The heads of 2 people are still cut off, although there's plenty of headroom around these people in the photo.
Just can't figure out what to do, or what I'm doing wrong.
Regards. Robert

Drop zone of loop in the film stip template, works in simultor, not burning

Droping a loop from the film into the drop some in a chapter menu and it shows up on the simulator. when I go to burn or build etc there is just white where the loop should be. everything else is workinng fine just but no loop- any ideas out there?
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OK bigger problem- the all NTSC DVD that used the same template [film strip] also had no problem in the simulator, but I just build/formated it, and the drop zones in the menu buttons whent all white again- same as yesterday. I also checked and they were all software based in the menu prefs. something is wrong here, there is like a "flash frame" of the first frame of the loop, frozen for a split second. and then when the motion starts it all goes to white in zone. I am really flumixed here, did I change something in the targets or is it still burn realted? but why does it work in the simulator, like a charm and then it does not burn????? FRUSTRATED

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Using a DVD SP menu template, I have dropped images into button drop zones. The .jpg files when viewed in photoshop are much sharper than when they are seen in the DVD menu format, even though the images as button images are even smaller than when the image is viewed outside of DVD SP. The unsuarp image stays there when I burn a DVD and test on a television or TV screen too, so it's not a matter of how it looks in simulate.
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Thanks in advance.

Hi Pamela
Have just had a go at this operation on a brand new project and I did not get any of the problems you mentioned both as buttons and drop zones, have you tried it out in a brand new project to see if you get the same results as before, also you could try saving your files as a TIFF from photoshop to see if that increases the quality of what you get from a jpeg.

Drop zones in iWork

While using a template in iWork you can drag a picture from the Media Browser into a 'drop zone' type area that is preformatted for a portrait/landscape picture and it has a nice frame and drop shadow around it. How can I create these 'drop zones' for my own templates? Do I need to be a developer for this? What does it take?
(I know I can go into Photoshop and create a page with transparency for the background and do 'cut-outs' but I don't want cut-outs. They are limited.)
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"Drop zones" in Keynote are nothing more than backgrounds with cutouts, and whatever graphical fanciness has been added. In Pages, there are Placeholder Images (defined in the Format menu, under the Advanced flyout menu), and these images can have default rotation, masks, and dropshadows, but again the framing will be a graphical feature, and not a feature of the placeholder itself.

Moving an image around in a drop zone in DVD studio

Hi there
I am pretty new to this DVD studio program, and I often am using templates to make my client DVDs. One major major problem I always come across is when I have to drop images in, they always dont fit properly, let me show you one for example
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8978/picture8vt.png
This always happens when I drop images in Final cut. Is there a way I can move my Image around that box?
Thanks in advance!
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if you click on a corner handle of the drop zone then press shift and drag the corner outwards, the drop zone will snap fit to match the format ratio of the image revealing the complete image
the reason you wont be able to move the image sideways is that there wont be any image to reveal-if the image is a different ratio to the drop zone, the image will fit inside the drop zone either by hieght or width
if the drope zones dont provide what you want-its very simple to create your own in a graphics application

Help with DROP ZONES!!

Hi. Firstly, sorry if I'm not able to explain myself in the proper terminology...very new to Pages and all.
Here is my query:
How do you create a Drop Zone (if that's what it's called)? i.e.The zones on the templates that enable you to drop a picture (any image) in them and they fill the shape entirely. So instead as using a solid colour as a fill, you'd use an image?
Thank you!!

pseudo,
Welcome to Apple discussions.
In Pages' parlance, it's called a Placeholder. Just insert an image, any image, into your Pages document. Select it. Click on Format > Advanced > Define As Media Placeholder. That's all there is to it.
-Dennis

Dropping Video into a drop zone...

Is it possible to put video in a drop zone without losing any qaultiy? I have video clips that I insert into drop zones that are over 1GB, but once inserted, the file size of my project only says 256MB. I would like that video clip to be uncompressed for best quality.

If your working in DVD SP, all video assets are converted to Mpeg2, if not before bringing it into DVD SP, then during the build by compressor 2.
If your exporting out of FCP, using QT conversion, STOP! You should be using "QuickTime Movie" as your export, (first option in FCP 5 export.) You should also, to save time, uncheck the self contained movie option, this creates a reference movie that compressor can use and take a fraction of the time to export.
Using QuickTime conversion just adds a whole new layer of compression to your video, using the QT Movie export doesn't and references the source footage, (no loss of video quality. This file is then used by Compressor 2 to create the Mpeg 2 file for DVD SP.
PS: don't remove any of the FCP render or source files, till Compressor is finished creating the Mpeg 2 file. The Mpeg2 file that is created, doesn't need any of the source footage to work in DVD SP, (like the FCP footage and reference movie does.)
Using Compressor as a stand alone App, gives you far better control over the quality of the video asset, than letting DVD SP automatically use Compressor during the build, plus it save time during the build, due to the fact that all assets are already in Mpeg2 format.

Drop Zones shows correct image but previews using old photo with same name

Everyday I do my customer DVD's in the same format. I capture, then edit, take eight screen shots (as jpeg's) to use in iDVD for the title screen. Then after I have checked the completed DVD I delete the Jpeg's and the iDVD project. I also delete the iMovie project as I use a standard template with promo at the start and credits at the end.
After upgrading to iDVD 6 (i did upgrade iMovie 5 to 6 but had to go back because of bugs) I have noticed that when I add my jpeg's to the drop zones they appear correct but the preview in the background shows another jpeg. Looks like a previous jpeg used for another project that I have since deleted.
Has anyone else had this problem. I found that if I go back and rename the latest images I want to use (i normally just use a generic name like c1, c2, c3 etc) it works fine until now. But I am sure this problem will resurface with time even using full names.
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All,
I had the same issue.
In my case, Blob Cache was enabled for the web application in which the image issue was occuring.
I cleared blob cache, and after doing a hard refresh of my browser, the correct image was then displayed.
To clear blob cache, do the following:
Navigate to:
http://yourwebapp:port/yoursite/_layouts/objectcachesettings.aspx
Select: "Object Cache Flush" and "Force all servers in the farm to flush their object cache" check boxes
Click the OK button
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Pictures in drop zones look mushy

I have a menu in DVD SP with a movie in the background and a number of text based buttons, I am trying to place my clients logos on the menu as well and I am creating drop zones for the logos and placing them where I need them. Trouble is they look mushy, when I make them the small size I want them to be the pictures break up and don't look clean.
Is there a preferred format for the logos, I have tried jpeg and tga.
I have tried the same thing by making them real small in FCP and exporting that as the B/G movie, but still mushy.....
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Something you may want to consider is making the whole thing outside of DVD SP (Photoshop or otherwise), DVD SP is not a good scaler plus what you are doing (workflow with text and the rest) means DVD SP is also compressing the menu.
In some instances DVD SP re-encodes menus and they can look poor - check out the manual DVD SP 4 (Pg 230 of the PDF) for certain instances (not all) where menus willl have to be compiled/rendered - try to avoid them if possible.
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http://dvdstepbystep.com/useelements.php
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Drop Zone question

Hi, using DVDSP4, I created a drop zone, then dropped a still photo asset into the drop zone. I need to now move the asset, that is, show a different portion of the asset in the drop zone. How do I do that? THANKS!

Didn't want to start a new thread....
I'm just a recent beginner with DVDSP4. I have the same problem more or less. I followed Colin's post instructions above, which appear to be the same as in the User manual page 276.Neither method really works.
My situation is that I can position my 6 x 8 landscape format photo easily horizontally as per these instructions, but but not vertically. No movement possible up and down. The heads of 2 people are still cut off, although there's plenty of headroom around these people in the photo.
Just can't figure out what to do, or what I'm doing wrong.
Regards. Robert

Motion Drop Zone template question

I am using a drop zone template to make a short promo video. I am trying to figure out how to transition from the drop zones flying in to open the video full screen to play. So the effect I want is a bed of music and the motion template flying in 6 drop zones. I want to see a drop zone expand into like a 20 second spot and then fly the drop zones again, pick a different one to expand into the full movie and so on. I have about 3 minutes to make this promo. I am using Final Cut Studio 3 and Motion 4.
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Which template are you trying to use?
I'd maybe do it this way...
1. Create the project in Motion using a frame that is twice the size of your editing format in FCP. If you're editing DV in FCP, use one of the HD templates. If you're using HD in FCP, you'll need to change the properties of the project to about 2160 pixels high. but the dropzones should be able to hold a full size clip.
2. Render it all out full size.
3. Import it into FCP and drop it into your timeline, set it to 25% or 50% scale, don't let FCP scale it to fit the sequence.
4. You will be able to use the scale and position (center) keyframes to zoom in on any single dropzone to fill the frame at 100%.
That's just one of many simple ways to do this without using a camera in the template. If you're new to Motion, save that for a later project.
Mark or others will have more interesting suggestions later.
bogiesan

Changing horizontal drop zone to vertical

I'm using Motion 5.1 to work with still photos. I have a FCP X template that uses horizontal drop zones that I want to format for vertical pictures. How can I do this without having to create a new drop zone? Is there a way to change the parameters of the horizontal drop zone without having any blank space or cutting off images?

kricketts10 wrote:
... . I have a FCP X template that uses horizontal drop zones that I want to format for vertical pictures. How can I do this without having to create a new drop zone? Is there a way to change the parameters of the horizontal drop zone ..
You can rotate (and resize) any drop-zone in Motion like a 'clip' .... select the drop-zone, and in the Info-tab you can change parameters...
... in case, you can open the template in M5, and it's no commercial one with some 'hidden' parameters.

What is the best resolution for pics in the drop zones of idvd?

What is the best resolution for pics in the drop zones of iDVD?
Also: iDVD always seems to align a pic to the left, can I change this anywhere?
thanks

Hello, Hans.
Re: drop zone pic resolution - I generally don't go below 1000 pixels wide (iDVD will resize these images to a slightly smaller format, but I've controlled the largest part of the downsizing in Photoshop Elements).
The alignment in iDVD is goofy. The best I've achieved is trial and error -- adding blank background or cropping my image in the downsizing process (see above) to position my image.
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DVD Studio Pro swallows drop zones

Help! I created text as dropzones and placed a key above it with the link function. After this the text disappears never to be seen again. It only occurs in a project which is devellopping since a long time. When I create a fresh menu there is (yet) no problem.
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Hi - welcome to the discussions. I think that we need a bit of info about how you are creating things in order to help you work out what is wrong. Drop zones should certainly play video... how are you preparing the video (what format is it in) and how are you creating the menu?

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