DVD Studio Pro 4 on a Macbook

Im wanting to buy a DVD Studio Pro 4 from a friend that bought FCS2 but doesnt need the DVD Studio. My question is, will it run on a Macbook?? Not Macbook Pro, just the regular Macbook? Thanks!
GC

You should take a look at the Software License for FCS2 before buying from you friend (doing so runs afoul of the SLA)
http://www.apple.com/legal/sla/

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Using DVD Studio Pro 4 on a MacBook

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I am considering buying a MacBook (the 2,16ghz model) and, unfortunately, a MacBook Pro is not a option at the moment.
I was wondering if the DVD Studio Pro 4 runs well on a MacBook. If it has any restrictions.
Thanks in advance.
Lelo
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My colleague uses it on a MacBook with no problems.
The only applications that are likely to cause problems are ones that make heavy use of the graphics card, like Color.

To create a PAL DVD in DVD Studio Pro...

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How do I make my DVD playable in DVD Studio Pro?

I never use to have problems with DVD Studio Pro until I got my new MacBook Pro.
I'm making a wedding DVD with a couple menus and projects and it seems to all work just fine.
I only encouter a problem when I go to check to DVD after it is done buring.
When I pop it in both a DVD player and the computer, nothing happens. It says the disk is unreadable or nothing at all happens.
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Did you do a build and format? If so, check out the contents of the TS folder.
Often people report similar problems and it turns out they inadvertently made an HD DVD…though I would think it should play in your Mac if that were the case. But check your settings nonetheless.
Are you doing the encode in Compressor?
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Is it possible to export Final Cut Pro X or .MOV to DVD Studio Pro (Final Cut Studio)?

Is it possible to export Final Cut Pro X projects or .MOV to DVD Studio Pro (from Final Cut Studio v.3)? I'm using the free trial of Final Cut Pro X and later acquired a copy of Final Cut Studio (FCP 7, Compressor 3.5, DVD Studio Pro 4, Color 1.5, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 2).
I don't like the default DVD export in FCPX, so I would like to do it on DVD Studio Pro. Is it possible to export the project or the final .MOV file to DVD Studio Pro?
Additionally, can I use unfinished FCPX projects on FCP7?
Is it possible to export from FCPX to Compressor 3.5 (Final Cut Studio)?
Feedback would be greatly appreciated. As of this post, I have about 13 days left on my FCPX trial. Or would it just make sense to just use Final Cut Pro 7, since I have a permanent copy of it?
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What is best to store on the external hard drive?

Yes you can make DVDs in DVDSP using video exported from FCPX.
There are some apps that will translate between X and 7- that said I would highly recommend not going back and forth as the translations are not 1:1 perfect.
I would recommend storing all Events and Projects on the External drive.
Compressor 3.5 will not accept exports directly from FCPX- you'll need Compressor 4 which is $49.
Totally up to you whether you want to make the jump to X. 7 is an EOL'ed program, meaning there will not be another version of that application. Final Cut Pro X is the version being actively developed now.

Motion 3, DVD Studio Pro 3, Compressor...fail to display interface

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First, all the apps of Final Cut Studio 2 crashed on startup.
I recall that the last thing I did is trashing the newly installed trail version Aperture.
After checking the crashing log, I found the problem comes from Prokit.framework. I did a thorough search, the answer is quite clear that the Prokit.framework comes with Aperture 1.5.2 is a PPC version, it replaced the intel version that was in my OS. So the solution is replacing the PPC version back to Prokit for Intel. Finally I found some provided download links of Prokit for Intel. BUT..
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The last resort I guess is to reinstall Leopard? My dilemma if I don't finish my project, I have no access to my OS DVD, but I need to use FCS 2 to finish the project.
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Motion 3, DVD Studio Pro 3...All Pro apps got corrupted by Aperture

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First, all the apps of Final Cut Studio 2 crashed on startup.
I recall that the last thing I did is trashing the newly installed trail version Aperture.
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So finally I cleaned up all the files related to Final Cut Studio 2 and Prokit.framework and did a fresh reinstallation of FCS 2.
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At this point, I doubt if the Prokit.framework in Leopard OS disc is different. It's too bad that I'm traveling for a project and my Leopard DVD is not in hand. So I asked a friend using Pacifist to extract Prokit.framework and Browser.framework from his Leopard DVD and sent them over. Now I found that they are indeed different. The one from Leopard is version 4.1. I did a replace again. Now, Motion 3, DVD Studio Pro 3 and Compressor start up, but with black windows and a few images, and the menu bars are really weird. I guess I should install this two framework with Pacifist instead of replacing them with the extracted folders?
The last resort I guess is to reinstall Leopard? My dilemma if I don't finish my project, I have no access to my OS DVD, but I need to use FCS 2 to finish the project.
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Similar to the problems diagnosed in another thread - though they used the retail installation I think.
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ah, thank you, the mystery about the studio pro 3 is somewhat solved. i've been having problems with it ever since i transitioned to the intel, but strangely it has worked about half the time so i didn't think it was unsupported altogether.
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Can you build the DVD? Or will it not even build? (Since it is not a DL do not worry about the layer break, sometimes if making DL DVD and there is no break found it can stall things out)

DVD Studio Pro keeps pixelating my footage

Despite clean source and no matter what I change out the "problem" clip with, there's a 10 second duration in the movie file that gets pixelated every time at the exact spot. Everything else on the DVD is fine.
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Here are a few technical details about the project:
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I've used several variations for that 10 second duration. Everything from animated stills to untouched video. Nothing different than what's already on the DVD.
So this section is basically the same as all the rest in the video?
The running time is 96 minutes.
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I just now switched the settings to Two Pass VBR.
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Individual DVD Studio Pro 4

Is there any way to purchase/acquire just Dvd Studio Pro without the entire Final Cut Package? All my iLife programs are sufficient for what I am doing except for iDVD which isn't flexible enough. I have DVD Studio Pro 2 but it doesn't work on my current Intel MacBook Pro. If there is a way to get the isolated version would an educational discount be available?
Thank you.

Unfortunately this is not possible. You'd have to buy the whole suite. I forget the exact educational price but it's not vastly cheaper than the retail version - the discount is only about $100 or so.

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It's your set top DVD player that won't play the disk... That or it's the type of disk that you're using.
Make sure it's a DVD-R. That's a MINUS.
They pretty much work in all set top DVD players.
The reason your computers play the dvd's is simply because your computer knows what to do with all types of media. Something else to consider could be the optical read capability on your computer is better than that of your DVD player. Perhaps the DVD is a poor quality disk. You computer can read it because it has a higher quality optical pickup unit.
First things first, take your DVD to a place that sells DVD players and try it in a new player. That'll tell you whether or not the disk actually works.
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Hi Kevin,
Sorry I can't recommend any DVDSPro books (haven't read any besides the manual), but I'm intrigued by this article you mention about "creative" DVD menus. If you find it again, can you post a link to it? If not, do you remember any examples of "creative" menus? I love trying different things and usually just figure them out on my own, but if there are some interesting concepts I haven't thought of yet, I'd love to hear about them (and try to duplicate them of course).
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I'm experiencing a strange issue using DVD Studio Pro 4.2.0 installed along with the complete Final Cut Studio 2 suite. I'm creating a blank, totally new project, and try to apply one of the templates listed in the upper right-hand box:
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