Asset Import and Authoring

Once a project’s assets are prepared, the assets are imported into ReelDVD, where the project is authored and output in the DVD-Video format. DVD authoring involves not only defining the content of a project’s Tracks—the video, still images, audio and subpictures—but also defining the title’s behavior and navigational flow.

While it is easiest to explain the importing and authoring steps in a linear order, the actual order in which they are executed is generally a matter of individual preference. Assets can be imported into many of a project’s Tracks first, and then the behavior of the Tracks authored later. Or each Track can be populated with assets and authored before moving on to the next. At any point, you can simulate playback of the current state of your project using the built-in Preview window.

This section includes the following topics: