Using Copy, Cut, and Paste
You can use the Copy and Paste commands to copy buttons within a subtitle clip and
between subtitle clips. You can even copy buttons from a menu to a subtitle clip. However,
any shapes, button styles, button text, and button assets that the menu’s button might
have are not copied to the subtitle.
Important:
If you copy a button to a subtitle clip that is not configured for buttons over
video, DVD Studio Pro automatically converts the subtitle clip to support buttons by
adding a button highlight marker (named “Button Marker _,” where “_” is the button
marker number on that track) to the timeline at the clip’s beginning, and a cell marker
(named “Marker _,” where “_” is the cell marker number on that track) at its end.
To copy one or more buttons using copy and paste
1
Select the buttons to be copied.
2
Choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C).
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This copies the selected buttons to the Clipboard. The selected buttons are not affected.
3
Select the subtitle clip to which you want the copied buttons to be pasted.
4
If the insertion point is active in the Viewer tab, click an empty area to deactivate it.
5
Choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V).
If there are no buttons selected in the subtitle clip before you paste the copied buttons,
the copied buttons are placed in the same locations as the originals. If a button is selected
in the subtitle clip before you paste the copied items, the copied buttons are positioned
relative to the selected button with a small offset.
You can use the Paste command multiple times after using the Copy command. This
makes it easy to add a button to multiple subtitle clips.
To move one or more buttons using cut and paste
1
Select the buttons to be moved.
2
Choose Edit > Cut (or press Command-X).
This copies the buttons to the Clipboard and removes the buttons from the current
subtitle clip.
3
Select the subtitle clip to which you want the cut buttons to be pasted.
4
If the insertion point is active in the Viewer tab, click an empty area to deactivate it.
5
Choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V).
This is most useful when you are moving buttons from one subtitle clip to another.
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You can add sophisticated interactivity and control to a project with only a few simple
scripts.
This chapter covers the following:
•
Introduction to Scripts
(p. 477)
•
Pre-Scripts
(p. 478)
•
Scripting Overview
(p. 479)
•
The Scripting User Interface
(p. 480)
•
About the Script Tab
(p. 481)
•
About the Script Inspector
(p. 484)
•
About the Script Command Inspector
(p. 485)
•
Creating and Testing Scripts
(p. 486)
•
Script Command Details
(p. 489)
•
System Parameter Register Memories List
(p. 499)
•
System Parameter Register Memories Details
(p. 500)
•
Using Bit-Wise Operations
(p. 511)
•
General Purpose Register Memories
(p. 512)
•
Scripting Examples
(p. 517)
•
Language Code Table
(p. 525)
Introduction to Scripts
The DVD-Video specification includes a simple yet powerful scripting language. This
scripting language provides for extensive interactivity between the viewer and the DVD
player. DVD Studio Pro gives you full access to these scripting capabilities.
Scripts in DVD Studio Pro are created as separate elements within a project, so they can
be assigned easily to any element that supports a script. Scripts can be assigned to buttons
or attached to the start or end of any track, story, menu, or marker.
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