Appendix B. Scripting 101 in DVD Studio Pro

BRUCE NAZARIAN

Have you been missing out on some DVD authoring fun? Scripting is the key to unlocking some of the advanced functionality of DVD Studio Pro. Some folks hesitate to try scripting because they don’t believe they understand it, but it’s actually quite simple.

What Is Scripting?

In DVD Studio Pro, scripts are the command elements that control DVD player navigation and presentation. Every DVD player has this command language built in, ready to perform cool functions, if you tell it to do so. Scripting is how you tell it.

Scripting commands work their magic by accessing some of the 24 defined System Parameters (SPRMs) and 8 of the 16 defined General Parameters (GPRMs) in the DVD player. There are ...

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