Apple's solution provide MPEG2 encoding capability without requiring expensive MPEG2 encoding hardware, or third-party software.
Much of the secret lies in clever engineering, and taking full advantage of recent developments in DVD and MPEG technology, as well as the newest generation of fast G4 processors.įor creating DVD compatible media assets, the DVDSP installer adds a long-awaited MPEG2 capability to your existing QuickTime 4 Components.
Subtitle Editor - a program to create your own DVD SubtitlesĪ QuickTime 4 Pro License Key - required to use the DVD Studio Pro ("DVD Access") which adds web functionality to your DVD Studio Pro projects for both Macs and PCs, andĪpple DVD Player - An improved version, which includes the ability to play built DVD projects ("Volumes") from hard disk, as well as implementation. While eagerly awaiting the arrival of my copy of DVDSP, I tore into the Apple web site and checked out the specs for DVD Studio Pro.ĭVDSP is actually a suite of compatible programs which include:ĭVD Studio Pro - the DVD Authoring environmentĪ.Pack - a program to convert AIFF sound files into Dolby Digital AC3 form Our target in this review is iDVD's more powerful big brother, DVD Studio Pro. Coupled with the equally significant announcement of the 733 MHz G4 equipped with the new DVD-R/DVD-RW "Superdrive" ($3,499), and you have a complete desktop DVD studio for under $5,000! This is a major shot in the arm for DVD production, as DVD-R burners ALONE prior to this time have retailed for around $5,000 or more! Apple has succeeded in combining the software, CPU and DVD-R hardware into a complete package at a price that empowers and entices many to join the DVD Revolution! To further tantalize DVD newbies, Apple has bundled iDVD at no cost with the 733 Mhz G4/Superdrive combo.
For the $999 list price, anyone who can create a QuickTime movie can now purchase the ability to create an interactive DVD Project.
Despite the end-to-end workflow that allows video to be created, edited and delivered to QuickTIme downloads, email boxes or streamed by web sites by the thousands, Apple's desktop video movies have lacked a direct connection to the hottest video format ever to hit the planet - that's right, DVD! Last year's announcement of the purchase of Astarte (creators of DVDirector), gave rise to the speculation that Apple might have a Final Cut Pro "Afterburner" in the works - sure enough, after months of feverish work (shrouded in the tightest security this side of the Stealth Bomber), Steve Jobs announced at the January, 2001 MacWorld the two new DVD products designed to complete Apple's end-to-end desktop video workflow.Īpple stunned the DVD world by announcing a hitherto unheard-of low price for this complete DVD Production Solution, now named DVD Studio Pro. The DV Revolution has been alive and well (and, contrary to what some pundits predicted, "televised") for a while, but something has been missing. REQUIREMENTS:Power Macintosh G4 computer with Apple-supplied AGP graphics card and DVD drive (configuration must support Apple DVD Player 2.0 or later) DVD-R or DLT drive for writing finished projects recommended (DLT required for DVD-9 projects)Īpple's Desktop Movie products have been around now for several years, and have met with great success - you have all witnessed the proliferation of Final Cut Pro systems in hundreds if not thousands of new or updated editing suites, and you know what I am talking about - likewise, iMovie and iMovie2 have opened the eye of many former video Consumers who are now video Producers with their own "desktop video studios". the DVD "Afterburner" for Final Cut Pro we've been waiting for.