MIDTERM: Students will create a simple interactive Standard or BlueRay DVD presentation created with iDVD or Encore to be delivered via a DVD (or BlueRay) that can play on all TV sets with a DVD/BlueRay player. The presentation must be designed and implemented to be pleasing and engaging to the end viewer with high quality images, video(s), animations, text and sounds. DVD/BlueRay should include: Main Menu with Title, Play video, Chapters menu, Slide Show, and Credits screen.

FINAL: Students will upgrade their interactive DVD presentation to be delivered via iTunes. The presentation must be designed and implemented to be pleasing and engaging to the end viewer with a custom graphic interface, high quality images, video(s), animations, text and sounds. Sample01 : Sample02.

INSTRUCTOR:

• Jervis Thompson: st966rc2@drexel.edu

GRADING:

• Class attendance & participation
  • Late -1
  • 1st absence .. No penalty
  • 2nd absence .. -1 letter grade
  • 3rd absence .. “F”
• 40% Homework (functionality, content, creativity)
• 30% Midterm (functionality, content, creativity) [10, 10, 10]
• 30% Final (functionality, content, creativity) [10, 10, 10]

EQUIPMENT:

• Many, many, many blank DVD-R diskettes (20 – 30)
• At least one form of media to to backup student work (i.e. CDROM, DVD, Flash drive, Firewire drive, etc.)
• Headphones (If you want to listen to music while you work!)

Academic Honesty Policy

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Acknowledging Conditions and Obligations in Syllabus

The student acknowledges receipt of this syllabus and the information herein contained by continuing to attend classes and turn in assignments. This syllabus is intended as a guideline. The instructor reserves the right to change from it in interest of responding to individual class need.

Lecture: “Welcome…”

Topics:

• Introductions
• Course Overview

Homework:

• Due at the start of next class:
  • High End video for your DVD

Lecture: iDVD -vs- Encore, DVD Studio Pro -vs- Sonic Scenarist

Topics:

• Platform
• Price
• Feature support
• Learning curve
• Proofing capabilities

iDVD overview

• For adding chapters to your movie, I recommend that you download and use iMovie HD
• Free Apple iDVD tutorial
• lynda.com workstations
• – Some of what the tutorials may not cover
  • Disable Apple logo
  • Disable “Advanced – Encode in Background”
  • Match “Preferred DVD Burning Speed”
  • Order of button, submenu, etc creation is VERY important
  • Check DVD map for broken links

Homework 01:

• Due at the start of next class:
  • Midterm HQ video footage 3 minutes minimum
  • At least 3 meaningful chapter markers with time codes
  • At least 5 HQ slide show images with Labels and comments

Lecture: DVD features that you like

Topics:

• Authoring your first DVD from the ground up
  • Preference setting before you start
  • Menus
  • Backgrounds
  • Text
  • Buttons
  • Frames
  • Sounds
  • Slide Shows
  • DVD map
  • Auto Start

Homework 02:

• Due at the start of next class:
  • Alpha of your iDVD Midterms

• Complete lynda.com iDVD tutorial(s)
  • DVD should include but is not limited to:
    • Main Menu
    • Feature Video
    • Submenu with chapters
    • Slide Show
    • Sound other than within videos

Lecture: State of DVD services today

Topics:

• MIDTERM alpha detail review – FINAL Midterm prep
  • Main Menu
  • Feature Video
  • Submenu with chapters
  • Slide Show
  • Sound other than within videos

Midterm:

• Due at the start of next class:
  • iDVD Midterms
  • DVD should include but is not limited to:
    • Main Menu
    • Feature Video
    • Submenu with chapters
    • Slide Show
    • Sound other than within videos

Lecture: New Hardware – less DVD slots

Topics:

• Turn in Midterm DVD’s
  • Main Menu
  • Feature Video
  • Submenu with chapters
  • Slide Show
  • Sound other than within videos
• iTunes Extras
  • iTunes Extra -vs- Physical DVD’s
  • Sell your movies via iTunes Store – qualifications?
  • DOWNLOAD ALL support files
  • Test working samples
  • Swap interface background
  • Swap Main (core) movie

Homework:

• Due before the start of next class:
  • Read Development Guide pdf
  • Read all Asset Delivery pdfs
  • Read TuneKit Programming Guide pdf
  • Review “iTunes-Extra-Example” package contents:
    • audio
    • controllers
    • css
    • css
    • images
    • etc

Lecture: iTunes Extra – Basics

Topics:

• Midterm DVD reviews
• Views
• Visualizers
• Scene Selections
• iTunes Extras
  • Main Menu – Background
  • Main Menu – Buttons
  • Main Menu – Play main movie
  • Main Menu – Jump to other views
  • manifest.xml, data.js, home.html, home.css, home.js, TuneKit.js

Homework 03:

• Due at the start of next class:
  • iTunes Extra – Main menu – COMPLETE
    • Custom background
    • Custom bleed
    • Looping audio
    • Custom buttons with over states
    • Play main movie

Lecture: Custom View Transitions

Topics:

• Track down “transition” commands
• Locate and confirm default transition
• Research commands
• Test command variations
• Apply custom view transition to each view
  • TKTransitionDefinition
  • TKViewTransitionDissolveOut
  • becomesActiveTransition
  • becomesInactiveTransition
  • properties
    • opacity
    • -webkit-transform
      • scale
      • rotate
      • translateX
      • translateY
      • etc
  • from
  • to
  • delay

Homework 04:

• Due at the start of next class:
  • iTunes Extra – Custom View transitions – COMPLETE
    • Change default view transitions
    • Apply unique view transitions to each of your static views

Lecture: Chapter View Animations – Tabs

Topics:

• Track down Chapter Animations
• TKSlidingView
• slidingViewData
  • Direction
  • Spacing
  • etc
• CSS
  • Position
  • -webkit-transition
  • -webkit-transform
• Track down Feature Tabs
• Slideshow (a.k.a Visualizers)

Homework 05:

• Due at the start of next class:
  • iTunes Extra – Chapter and Slide Show Views – COMPLETE
    • Lose the unique view transitions to each of your views
    • Slide Show images and swipes should be different than Chapter view

Lecture: Animations within a Views

Topics:

• Sequential Animations
• “Random” fade in/out Animations
• Timer delays

Lecture: Trouble Shooting

Topics:

• MIW
  • Making
  • It
  • Work