Typical Project Workflow
Every DVD project you work on will flow in a fairly standard way. Although you'll certainly encounter projects in which you must add a new clip at the last minute or delete a bonus item that wasn't ready to be included, most of your projects will follow the five basic steps shown in Figure 1-14.

Figure 1-14. Project flow in DVDSP 3
We'll work through these five steps in the following sections, using the sample media from the projects/ch01 folder on the accompanying DVD. Again, you should feel free to skip this project if you're already familiar with DVDSP. If you're just starting out or want to play with the new version, dive on in!
Step 1: collecting and formatting the raw media
The first step is, of course, gathering your raw materials. You need to collect your movie clips, audio to accompany the movies, and images (or more movies) to use for the menus. Chapter 2 details the specific formats that DVDSP supports. However, ...
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