The Muvipix.Com Guide To Dvd Architect Studio 4.5: A Guide To Using Sony's Powerful Yet Affordable DVD Authoring Software (Volume 1)

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review




"One giant step for the mankind" kind of book., August 26, 2009
By OGUL ALP BALCI (Istanbul, Turkey)
Everything is clearly and neatly explained in this book.
If I wanted to reach all these info from the help section of the program, I would not succeed!

Sony Vegas series are definitely user friendly programs but DVD Architect series always seemed a little bit confusing to me till I read this book!

Thanks Steve Grisetti.





Clearly Written - Definitely Worth Having, July 24, 2009
By Mr. J. McDonald
Sony DVD Architect Studio 4.5 is a fantastic piece of DVD authoring software for the price. Sadly, the user documentation that comes with the software leaves a lot to be desired.

Thanks to Steve Grisetti the 'missing manual' is now available in the form of this easy to follow, hands on guide.

Written in a clear and succinct style, and without being patronising, this guide makes no assumptions about the user's existing knowledge.

If only all software user manuals were written like this. Highly recommended.



What a Fantastic Book, May 19, 2009
By Video Johnny (Hillsborough, New Jersey USA)
I just finished reading this fantastic book. I purchased DVD Architect Studio over a year ago, but never had the time to learn about all of its features. Thank's to this book, I am now familiar with all of the fantastic features of this DVD authoring tool.

As far as DVD authoring tools go, I have only used Sonic My DVD in the distant past, Premiere Elements, and more recently Magic Movie Edit Pro. These DVD authoring tools are part of the video editing packages and have some advantages, but Sony DVD Architect Studio 4.5 has allowed me to produce the best DVD menu I have made so far.

Here are the features I have used:

1. pre-menu introduction video
2. The menu looping feature for each menu, which allowed me to have a small introdutory video for each menu, before the buttons appear.
3. Setting custom colors for the highlihgts of the video
4. I also set a timeout on the main menu to automatically start the video after a fixed period of time.
5. It allows you to select the number of buttons in the sub-menus
6. scene markers are set in the timeline.
6. I also used my own customized background video and sound for each menu.

I designed my pre-menu logo and the menu background video in my video editing software (I use either MAGIX MEP 15 Plus or PRE 7).

I tried the custom highlight shapes as well as the custom buttons in a test video. They are realy cool. It is so easy to make a mask in Photoshop Elements for this purpose.

Yes, the learning curve is high, but the results are as close to a professional video as you can get in a consumer DVD Authoring tool.

You can't beat it and the price is very reasonable.

This book opens the door to DVD Architect Studio. What a great book.



An excellent learning aide, April 26, 2009
By R. Jones
This is a book that should have been included in the DVD Architect Studio package.

To be sure, the product does contain a Quick Start guide, some basic interactive tutorials, and a help file. But, the tutorials are more about where the buttons and panels are located to do a task, the Quick Start is a basic overview, and the help file, while detailed, is much better suited for reference rather than learning.

The Muvipix Guide bridges the gap between the Quick Start and the help file. If you are an old hand at making menued DVDs and don't mind digging into the product help file, you don't need this book. However, if you are new to making DVDs or new to DVD Architect Studio, this book will definitely help you to understand the process and get the most out of the product.

Recommended



Excellent Book!, April 19, 2009
By R. Seidel (at the beach in NC)
I know Steve Grisetti from his presence on the Adobe video forums and on muvipix.com where he is an authoritative source of information and help.

This book is his latest and continues in his excellent style and ability to explain fairly complex technical programs in an orderly and understandable way.

The timing was fortuitous as I had just purchased Sony DVD Architect Studio and using Steve's book I was able to start creating my own DVD menus quickly. He covers both basic and advanced topics and I recommend it highly.