Authoring

Authoring is essentially the process of transforming the flowchart and encoded assets into a functioning DVD. Navigational relationships are programmed to link video managers, title sets, program chains (PGC) and chapter points. A DVD-V can have up to 99 title sets each containing multiple chapters.

Menus can access both titles and chapters. Functionality needs to be embedded into the menus and sub-picture elements. Sub-titles and other sub-picture elements are indexed to timecode points within the MPEG clips.

Additional tracks and content are integrated, and advanced interactivity is implemented. Discs can be programmed to auto-start, programs can be routed to menus automatically, menus can be timed and clips can loop

Next step -> Pre-mastering