Scenarist BD User Guide

SONIC USER GUIDE
BD AUT HOR ING

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Contents
1 Introduction & Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
About Blu-ray Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Sonic support on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Installed applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Installing Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2 Using Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
BD data structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Workflow for creating BD projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Working with windows in Scenarist BD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Working with menus and options in Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . .29
HDMV image planes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Menus in HDMV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
3 Preparing assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Asset requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Using the Still Image Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Using the Audio Interleaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
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Using the MUI Generator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Preparing video streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Preparing audio streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Preparing multiple streams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interleaving multiple mono audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4 Creating Solutions and Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Project management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Creating Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Creating Disc Projects and Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Importing Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Using the DB Converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
5 Importing assets to a project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Creating asset folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Importing assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Changing the Language Code for assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
MUI processing and importing with Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Modifying the asset processing/import function . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Regenerating MUI files for older projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
6 Managing assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Asset status markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Updating assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Finding missing assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Using the File Tracker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Deleting assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Deleting unreferenced assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Deleting referenced assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
7 The Settings window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Working with the Settings window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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The Project > General page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

The Project > Paths page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
The System > General page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
The System > MUX page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
The System > Download page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
The System > Safety Area page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
The System > Backup and Logging page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
The System > Numbering ID Mode page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
The System > Import Asset page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
The Others > Window Layout page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
The Others > Partial MUI File Settings page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
8 Movies and slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Creating Stream Tree folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Movie Clips and PlayLists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Creating movie Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Creating movie PlayLists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Creating movie Clips and PlayLists automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
PlayList In/Out Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
PlayListMarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
PlayListMark thumbnail images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
PlayListMarks and entry points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Inserting PlayListMarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Editing PlayListMark locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Deleting PlayListMarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Importing PlayListMarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
CSV format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
TSV format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
VENC format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Slideshow PlayLists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Creating time-based slideshow Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Creating browsable slideshow Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
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Creating audio Clips for browsable slideshows . . . . . . . . 167

Creating slideshow PlayLists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
PlayLists with multiple PlayItems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Creating Playlists with multiple PlayItems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Random and shuffle playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Masking user operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
9 Picture-in-Picture effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Creating Picture-in-Picture Clips and PlayLists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Picture-in-Picture with one Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Picture-in-Picture with two Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Launching the Picture-in-Picture editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Using the Picture-in-Picture Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
PiP Editor Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Timeline view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Common Parameters box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Mark Parameters box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Preview Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Working with Timeline Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Importing PiP EDL files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
10 Interactive graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Interactive graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Creating interactive graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Creating IG virtual assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Creating IG virtual assets with a single operation . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Defining content for IG virtual assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Adding “click” sounds to buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Encoding IGs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Adding IGs to projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
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11 Interactive graphic effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Interactive graphic effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Creating InEffect or OutEffect sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Adding IG InEffect virtual assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Adding IG OutEffect virtual assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Setting IG effect Window properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Adding graphics to an effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Using the Effect Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Re-encoding IGs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
12 Presentation graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Presentation graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Creating presentation graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Creating PG virtual assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Creating PG virtual assets with a single operation . . . . . . . . . . .257
Defining content for PG virtual assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Encoding PGs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Adding PGs to projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
13 Importing subtitle sets (BDN import) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Importing sets of subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

The PES Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
Adding new Epochs / Display Sets to BDN import PGs . . . . . . .281
Importing multiple sets of subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288
Re-ordering PG streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298
14 Text-based subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301
Text-based subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Font assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302
Creating Text-based subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303
Creating Text ST virtual assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303
Creating Text ST virtual assets with a single operation . . . . . . .306
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Defining content for Text ST virtual assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Encoding Text STs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Adding Text STs to projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
15 Importing/updating Designer PS files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
HDMV graphics and Scenarist Designer PS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Importing Scenarist Designer PS files into
Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Completing IG imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Completing PG imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Updating Scenarist Designer PS graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
16 Titles and movie objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Adding titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Adding movie objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Linking content to titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Deleting titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Tips for working in the Scenario Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Navigation commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Adding navigation commands in the Scenario Editor . . . . . . . . 349
Adding navigation commands in the Navigation Editor . . . . . . 350
Deleting all navigation commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Navigation command types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
17 BD-J titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Introduction to Blu-ray BD-J mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Comparison of HDMV to BD-J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
BD-J graphic planes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Creating BD-J projects in Scenarist BD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Importing Scenarist BD-J Java projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Placing the root certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Creating BDJOs in Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
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Placing the root certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

BD-J development with Ensequence on-Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378
Exporting Scenarist BD projects with Scenarist Bridge . . . . . . .378
18 Content protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379
AACS content protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380

Scenarist BD and AACS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
AACS Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381
Project file compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381
Using the CPS Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Allocating AACS files in the disc image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .391
19 Multiplexing and output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
Multiplexing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .396
Final CMF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404
20 Save As options and archiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409
Save As options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410

Save As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Save As New Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415
Archiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .420
Archiving a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .420
Extracting an archived project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425
A Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431
File menu shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .432

Edit menu shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .432
Tool menu shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .433
Editor window shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .433
B Video and Audio specs for BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435
BD Primary Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436

BD Secondary Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437
10 Contents
BD Primary Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438

BD Secondary Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
C Navigation principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Navigation principles for Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
D Resuming in Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Resuming from the Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Resuming between Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
When suspended Movie Object is discarded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447
Backup PSRs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447
E Troubleshooting IGs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Problem: IG does not show up on players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

Problem: IG buffer overflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Problem: IG buffer underflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Problem: IG size of any line after coding exceeds the size of the line before
coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
F Region coding in Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456
PSR20: Region Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456
G BDCMF types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
BDCMF types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
H Country codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Country codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462
I Language codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Language codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472

1 Introduction & Installation
Welcome to Scenarist BD, a comprehensive authoring system for creating Blu-ray

Disc titles. This chapter includes the following introductory topics:
• “About Blu-ray Disc” on page 12
• “System requirements” on page 12
• “Sonic support on the Web” on page 13
• “Installed applications” on page 13
• “Installing Scenarist BD” on page 15

About Blu-ray Disc

Blu-ray Disc (BD) is a 25 GB optical disc format (50 GB for dual layers) developed
for the next generation of high-definition movie titles.
Blu-ray Disc includes:
• High Definition Movie mode (HDMV), which offers vastly improved video and
audio quality, and expanded interactivity, beyond standard-definition DVD
titles.
• High-definition video resolutions (up to 1920 x 1080).
• High-definition surround audio.
• Full-color, independent graphic planes for subtitles and menus, accessible

without interrupting movie playback.
• Expanded menu interactivity, including multi-page menus, pop-up menus,

animated buttons, and button sounds.
• Improved subtitles, including full-color graphic subtitles and text-based

subtitles.
• Browsable slideshows with independent audio playback.
• BD-J mode, which provides support for Java-based interactive movie objects.
System requirements
To use Scenarist BD, you must have a compatible computer with appropriate
system software and peripherals. The latest system requirements are available at:
http://www.sonic.com/go/scenarist
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Sonic support on the Web

If you have specific questions about using Scenarist BD that aren’t answered by
the documentation, support is available at:
http://support.sonic.com
Installed applications
The installation process for Scenarist BD loads an entire suite of applications and
utilities to your computer. Scenarist BD includes:
• Scenarist BD, the primary authoring application. It is introduced in

Chapter 2, “Using Scenarist BD,” and is featured in most of the other chapters.
• Scenarist BD-J, used to create Java-based movie objects. For more

information, see “BD-J titles” on page 357; also, see the Scenarist BD-J
Authoring User Guide.
• Scenarist Safeguard, a utility that provides a graphic user interface (GUI) to

facilitate JAR signing and security for BD-J applications. For more information,
see the Scenarist Safeguard User Guide.
• The MUI Generator, which processes video and audio streams for use in
Scenarist BD. For more information, see “Using the MUI Generator” on
page 45.
• The Still Image Encoder, a processor that encodes still images as video, so
they can be used in Scenarist BD. For more information, see “Using the Still
Image Encoder” on page 35.
• The Audio Interleaver, a utility that allows you to create self-contained

surround sound audio from mono WAV sources. For more information, see
“Using the Audio Interleaver” on page 38.
• The PNG Trimming Tool, a utility that allows you to trim PNGs (Portable
Network Graphics) for use as assets in Scenarist BD.
• Scenarist Designer PS, a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop. It normalizes the color
palette of Interactive Graphics (IGs), Presentation Graphics (PGs), and
graphic asset sets created in Photoshop, then exports files in a format that can
be imported directly into Scenarist BD. For more information, see
“Importing/updating Designer PS files” on page 325; also, see the Scenarist
Designer PS User Guide.
Note: Scenarist Designer PS installs only if you have Adobe Photoshop CS or

higher installed on your computer.
• The Mux Remoting Server, used with the MUX (multiplexing) tool in
Scenarist BD to write the final output streams of an HDMV project. For more
information, see “Multiplexing” on page 396.
• The TS Remoting Server, the application that is called remotely by the Mux
Remoting Server when it is used to distribute the MUX process across
multiple systems on the same LAN.
• The DW Remoting Server, used with the Download tool in Scenarist BD to

create a final CMF output image. For more information, see “Final CMF
Output” on page 404.
• The BDCMF Creator, which converts the Sony CMF output from Scenarist BD
to the BD CMF format used by many replication facilities.
• Scenarist QC Studio, a comprehensive emulation and debugging application

for professional BD-ROM authors and programmers. For more information, see
the Scenarist QC User Guide.
• The DB Converter, which converts earlier Scenarist HDMV (projects that were
created using versions prior to 4.5.1) into a format that can be used by
Scenarist BD 5.0 and beyond. For more information, see “Using the DB
Converter” on page 70.
• Scenarist Bridge, which exports Scenarist BD project files in a compatible

format for use by BD-J developers using Ensequence On-Q. For more
information, see “Exporting Scenarist BD projects with Scenarist Bridge” on
page 378.
Installing Scenarist BD 15
Installing Scenarist BD
This section documents how to install the Scenarist BD software, Sentinel dongle
drivers, and Sonic dongle. The included dongle must be attached to your
computer when running Scenarist BD. (However, do not attach the Sonic dongle
until after you have installed the Scenarist BD software and Sentinel dongle
drivers, as described in the steps below.) When you launch Scenarist BD the first
time, you are prompted to activate the program by entering an Activator Code.
The Activator Code is emailed to you after Sonic receives your registration
information.
To install and activate Scenarist BD:

1 Insert the Sonic Installation disc.
2 Open the Scenarist BD Install directory.
3 Double-click the Setup.exe icon.
The Sonic setup wizard appears.

4 Click Next. The License Agreement page appears.
5 Read the License Agreement. To continue with the installation, click the radio
button to accept the terms of the agreement.
6 Click Next. The Customer Information page appears.
7 If necessary, enter your User Name and Organization details. (The Serial
Number field is automatically pre-configured: Do not edit the provided Serial
Number.)
8 Click Next. The Choose Setup Type page appears.

9 Click Typical. The Remove Conflicting Programs page appears.
10 Click Next. The Ready to Install page appears.

11 Click Install. The setup wizard begins by uninstalling conflicting programs.
12 Next, the setup wizard installs the Scenarist BD suite of applications.

13 Once the installation is complete, the Completed page appears.
14 Click Finish. The setup wizard closes.
15 Open the Sentinel Dongle Drivers directory.
16 Double-click the Sentinel Protection Installer icon.
17 Follow the on-screen instructions.
18 Open the Scenarist Designer PS Install directory.
21 Open the Scenarist QC Install directory.

24 Attach the Scenarist BD dongle to your computer’s USB port.
25 From the Windows Start menu, choose All Programs > Sonic > Scenarist BD >
Scenarist BD. The Activation dialog box appears.
26 Enter the Activator Code for Scenarist BD. The Activator Code is case
sensitive, and must be entered as such.
27 Click OK. The Activation Succeed dialog box appears.
28 Click OK. Scenarist BD opens.

2 Using Scenarist BD
This chapter introduces you to Scenarist BD, the primary authoring application in
the Scenarist BD suite of applications. It includes the following topics:
• “BD data structure” on page 24
• “Workflow for creating BD projects” on page 25
• “Scenarist BD” on page 27
• “HDMV image planes” on page 30
• “Menus in HDMV” on page 32

BD data structure
There is a very specific data hierarchy for BD projects:
First Playback, Top Menu, Titles
Movie Movie Movie Movie Movie

Object Object Object Object Object
PLAYLIST A PLAYLIST B PLAYLIST C

PlayItem PlayItem PlayItem PlayItem
Clip 1 Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 4
Sub PlayItem Sub PlayItem

Clip 3 Clip 5
Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3 Clip 4 Clip 5

Video Video Subtitles Browsable Audio
Audio Audio (text-based) Slideshow
PG data PG Data
(buttons) (buttons)
Data hierarchy for BD projects
The basic building blocks for BD projects are Clips. Clips are defined by
referencing video and audio assets, either the entire length of the asset or just a
portion of it. Clips can be an entire movie complete with video, audio, subtitles,
and buttons, or they can be a snippet of video for an intro, or a slideshow, or
components that are MUXed outside the main presentation, such as audio for
browsable slideshows or text-based subtitles.
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Playlists are constructed from one or more Clips. Each item in a PlayList that
contains a Clip is called a PlayItem. A PlayList can be a single PlayItem
referencing a single Clip, or it can be multiple PlayItems played in succession, or
even randomly.
The top-level items in a BD project are Titles. Titles determine how PlayLists are
presented to the viewer. Each title contains a movie object, which holds
navigation commands that point to PlayLists and PlayItems.
Workflow for creating BD projects

Creating a BD project with Scenarist BD involves preparing and importing assets;
assembling Clips, PlayLists, and titles; and multiplexing and outputting the final
project.
Still
Slides
Image
Stills
Encoder
MUI Scenarist MUXed
Video Generator BD BDMV
Audio Volume
Menu buttons
Subtitles/Fonts
Workflow for creating BD projects with Scenarist BD

Authoring a BD title with Scenarist BD includes the following basic steps:

1 Prepare and encode any assets required for the project, including video,
audio, still images, menu buttons, and subtitles.
2 Use the Still Image Encoder to encode still images for slideshows and menu
backgrounds.
3 Use the MUI Generator to process video streams and audio streams.
4 In Scenarist BD, do the following:
• Import assets by dragging them from Windows Explorer into the Data
Tree in Scenarist BD. Organize the assets with asset folders as desired.
• Create Clips, then add video and audio assets by dragging them from the
Data Tree into the Clip Editor. Add subtitles to the Clips with Presentation
Graphics. Add menu buttons to the Clips with Interactive Graphics.
• Assemble the Clips into PlayLists in the Stream Editor. Insert PlayListMarks
in the PlayLists that will serve as chapter points and link destinations.
• Use the Scenario Editor to add titles to the project. Define title content by
dragging PlayLists from the Stream Tree onto movie objects in the
Scenario Editor.
• Add navigation commands to movie objects to set playback order; add

navigation commands to button objects to define link destinations.
5 Multiplex the project.
6 Output the project to a BDMV Volume.

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Scenarist BD
Scenarist BD includes four main windows and a toolbar, each of which is
described briefly below.
Editor
window
Menu bar
Toolbar
Tree View
window
Property
window
Log
window
Scenarist BD
Tree View window •Contains four tabs that allow you to view and edit objects in
a Scenarist BD project. The items can be collapsed and expanded, and
organized with folders. The tabs at the bottom of the window determine
which items are displayed. In general, projects are constructed by dragging
items from the Tree View window into the Editor window. The following tree
views are supported:
• Solution Explorer Tab: Lists the currently loaded solution and all versions of
the projects contained in the current solution. Only one project can be
loaded and edited in Scenarist BD at a time.
• Data Tree Tab: Lists the assets in the current project.
• Stream Tree Tab: Lists the clips and playlists of the current project.
• Scenario Tree Tab: Lists all of the titles in the current project.
Editor window Contains a number of editing tabs for assembling and connecting
the project’s basic components, which include Clips, presentation graphics,
interactive graphics, PlayItems, PlayLists, movie objects, and titles.
Property window Displays and configures properties for the selected items in
the Tree View window or Editor window. Properties can be expanded and
collapsed, and sorted alphabetically or by category.
Log window Displays status and error message for a wide range of program
operations. The tabs at the bottom of the window determine which messages are
displayed.
Toolbar Contains buttons for common program functions, such as opening and
saving projects; cut, copy, and paste; undo and redo; disc layout, MUXing,
Binding, CPS Edit, and CMF Creation. In addition, the right side of the toolbar
displays buttons and options for the Edit window, specific to the current tab,
when it is the frontmost window.
Working with windows in Scenarist BD

The windows in Scenarist BD can be configured to suit your particular needs.
Windows can be closed, docked, undocked, resized, and repositioned.
Working with Scenarist BD windows:

• To change what is displayed in a window, click one of its tabs at the bottom
of the window, or select the item you want to display from the View menu.
• To dock or undock a window, double-click its titlebar.
• To close a window, click its Close button in the upper right of the window.
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• To automatically hide a window, click its Auto Hide button in the upper right
of the window. When hidden, only the window’s name is displayed at the
edge of the Scenarist BD main window; pointing to a hidden window’s name
temporarily displays the window.
• To adjust the size of docked windows, drag the dividers between them.
• To change the position of a docked window, drag the window by its titlebar
to a new location. As you drag the window it snaps to available new
locations.
• To return the Scenarist BD windows to their default state, choose Window >
Default Layout.
Working with menus and options in Scenarist BD

There are multiple ways to invoke many of the operations in Scenarist BD. The
most common duplication is with the Menu bar and the shortcut menu.
Throughout this manual, the shortcut menu option is given as the option of
choice in the step-by-step instructions (to avoid duplication). For example, in the
section on “Creating movie Clips” on page 141, the first step reads as follows:
1 In the Stream Tree, right-click the Clip folder to which you will add the movie
Clip, and choose Edit > New > Clip > Movie Application from the shortcut
menu. A new Clip is added to the folder.
This same task can be accomplished using the Menu bar, as follows:
1 In the Stream Tree, select the Clip folder to which you will add the movie
clip, and choose Edit > New Clip Movie Application from the Menu bar.
Even though the shortcut menu option is the only one given in the instructions,
the Menu bar option is also available, and gives the same results.
In addition, many operations are also available via toolbar buttons associated with
certain of the Editor window tabs; these appear on the right side of the toolbar
when a specific tab is selected.
HDMV image planes

The HDMV format allows for the following independent image planes:
Movie plane
Presentation plane
Flight through History Flight through History
Button1 Button2
Interactive plane
Button1 Button2
Image planes for HDMV titles
Movie plane Holds the main title material, comprised of high-definition video
and surround audio. The movie plane is completely independent of the other
image planes, allowing menu buttons to be navigated with no interruption in
playback. It also holds still video images used for slideshows and certain menu
backgrounds. On full-profile BD-ROM players, a Picture-in-Picture stream can be
displayed on the movie plane.
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Presentation plane Holds 8-bit non-interactive Presentation Graphics (PGs),

which can be used as subtitles, titles, labels, or purely decorative graphics; for
more information, see Chapter 12, “Presentation graphics.” Instead of graphic-
based (PG) subtitles, this plane can instead contain text-based subtitles that use
OpenType fonts and user-defined text styles; for more information, see
Chapter 14, “Text-based subtitles.”
Interactive plane Holds 8-bit Interactive Graphics (IGs) and animations (IG
effects). These Interactive Graphics can be buttons that are always on, such as
those on the Top Menu, or they can be pop-up menu buttons called while the
viewer is watching titles on the movie plane. For more information, see
Chapter 10, “Interactive graphics,” and Chapter 11, “Interactive graphic effects.”
The three HDMV image planes are layered:
back
Movie plane
Presentation plane
front Flight through History

Interactive plane
Button1 Button2
Layering of image planes in HDMV

Menus in HDMV
In HDMV, the basic elements of menus are Interactive Graphics (buttons) in the
interactive plane. Since the three graphic planes in HDMV are separated and
layered, video and audio can play uninterrupted in the movie plane while the
user interacts with (IG) buttons in the interactive plane; in addition, the
presentation plane can provide non-interactive graphic elements.
As a result, there are many menu options in HDMV:
Multi-page menus Since menus reside on the two graphics planes, completely
separate from the video, menus are no longer separate entities; you can program
them as sequences of graphics displayed one after the other, depending on how
the user navigates between the different menus.
Pop-up menus Again, because of the separate graphic planes, you can create
menus that appear or disappear — based on user requests — during video
playback.
Always-on menus Always-on menus are effectively the equivalent of the menus
found in DVD-Video. The user cannot hide these menus; they are usually
displayed either on disc insertion or when the user selects a menu to be
displayed. Just as with all the other menus in HDMV, you can program video to
play in the background when an always-on menu is called, or you can use still
video images in the background.
Hierarchical menus HDMV allows buttons to be shown or hidden at any point.

This means that a user interface can be less cluttered, but still allow access to
many options on a single page. These hierarchical menus will only show details
when the user selects a particular option.
3 Preparing assets
This chapter documents preparing assets for Scenarist BD projects. It includes

the following topics:
• “Asset requirements” on page 34
• “Using the Still Image Encoder” on page 35
• “Using the Audio Interleaver” on page 38
• “Using the MUI Generator” on page 45

34 Preparing assets
Asset requirements
Scenarist BD supports the following formats for video and audio streams, still
images, and fonts.
Table 1: Asset requirements for Scenarist BD projects
Notes File formats
Presentation Up to 256 colors (8 bits) supported. Images PNG (.png)

graphics must be saved as indexed. Alpha channels are TIFF (.tif, .tiff)
(subtitles) supported with PNG files.
Interactive Up to 256 colors (8 bits) supported. Images PNG (.png)

graphics must be saved as indexed. Alpha channels are TIFF (.tif, .tiff)
(buttons) supported with PNG files.
Still images Up to 32 bits supported. Images can be saved as BMP (.bmp)

(still menu RGB or indexed. Must be processed with the JPEG (.jpg)
backgrounds Still Image Encoder and then the MUI Generator TIFF (.tif, .tiff)
and slides) before importing into Scenarist BD. PNG (.png)
Video streams Elementary streams only. Must be processed MPEG-2 (.m2v,

with the MUI Generator before importing into mp2s, .mpg)
Scenarist BD. AVC (.avc, .bsf,
.264)
VC-1 (.wmv)
Audio streams Elementary streams only. Must be processed AC-3 (.ac3)

with the MUI Generator before importing into DTS (.dts, .cpt)
Scenarist BD. LPCM (.lpcm,
.pcm, .wav)
Button sounds 16 bits, 48 MHz, stereo or mono, no greater than LPCM (.lpcm,
2 megs. Can be imported directly into Scenarist .pcm, .wav)
BD for use with IG buttons.
Fonts OpenType fonts can be imported directly into OTF (.otf)

Scenarist BD and used for text-based subtitles.
Using the Still Image Encoder 35
Using the Still Image Encoder

Any still images that will be used for slideshows or menu backgrounds in a
Scenarist BD project must first be encoded with the Still Image Encoder. To
encode a still image stream with the Still Image Encoder:
Utilities > Still Image Encoder.
2 The first time you launch the Still Image Encoder, the Activation dialog box
appears.
3 Enter the Activator Code for the Still Image Encoder.

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5 Click OK. The Still Image Encoder window appears.
6 Set the Encode Movie Type to one of the following options:
Browsable Slideshow (Multi ES) A series of browsable images displayed in

succession. Unlike Timebase Slideshows, these images can be set to infinite
display in the BD project, so they can be navigated by the user. The Multi-ES
format exports each image in the slideshow as an individual movie.
Browsable Slideshow (1 ES) A series of browsable images displayed in

succession. Unlike Timebase Slideshows, these images can be set to infinite
display in the BD project, so they can be navigated by the user. The 1 ES
format exports all images in one slideshow movie.
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Timebase Slideshow A series of images displayed in succession, each with a

specified duration.
Movie A series of images displayed in succession, for a specified duration,

which are written as a movie stream.
Movie (All I-Picture) A series of images displayed in succession, for a

specified duration, which are written as a movie stream. All frames are I-
frames, resulting in a larger file.
7 Do one of the following:
• To add a single image to the stream list, choose File > OpenFile. In the Open
dialog box, select the image you want to add and click Open. The image is
added to the stream list with a default duration of one second. Add additional
images as necessary for slideshows.
Note: You can also drag individual still images from Windows Explorer
directly into the stream list in the Still Image Encoder window.
• To add multiple images to the stream list, choose File > OpenDir. In the
Browse For Folder dialog box, select the folder containing the images you
want to add and click OK. The images are added to the stream list in
alphabetical order, based on their filenames, with a default duration of one
second.
8 To set the duration for one or more images:
• In the stream list, click any images for which you will set the duration. To
select all images, click Select All.
• Click Set Duration.
• In the Input Timecode dialog box, enter the duration in hours, minutes,
seconds, and frames, then click OK. The location and durations for the images
update.
9 To change the position of an image in the stream list, select the image and
click Up or Down.
10 To delete an image from the stream list, select the image and click Delete.
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11 Set the Codec for the still image stream; options are MPEG-2 Encoder, AVC
Encoder, and VC-1 Encoder.
12 Set the Bit Rate, Frame Rate, and Aspect Ratio for the still image stream. If the
stream will be interlaced, select the Interlace option.
13 Specify the output file path where the stream will be written. Click the
Browse button at the bottom of the window, enter a filename and location for
the stream, and click Save.
14 Click Start Encode. The images are encoded.
Using the Audio Interleaver

Source audio often consist of multiple mono files, one for each channel in the
audio layout. Scenarist BD does not accept these multiple audio files, however; it
requires a single, interleaved WAV or LPCM file.
The Audio Interleaver answers this requirement. It accepts multiple mono source
files, and converts them to a single interleaved WAV file, which can be imported
for use in Scenarist BD.
Note: You can use the MUI Generator to perform this same function. For
information, see “Interleaving multiple mono audio files” on page 51.
To use the Audio Interleaver:

Utilities > Audio Interleaver.
Using the Audio Interleaver 39
2 The first time you launch the Audio Interleaver, the Activation dialog box
appears.
3 Enter the Activator Code for the Audio Interleaver.

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5 Click OK. The Audio Interleaver window appears.
6 Using the drop-down list, select the appropriate Channel layout. Options are:
The abbreviations used in the drop-down list are as follows:
Channel Description
L Left
R Right
C Center
Channel Description
LFE Low Frequency Effects
LS Left Surround
RS Right Surround
Rls Rear Left Surround
Rrs Rear Right Surround
S Surround
7 Once you have selected a Channel Layout, only the Browser buttons next to
the channel fields used in that layout are active:
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8 Click the Browse button next to the first active channel in your layout. The
Open dialog box appears.
9 Locate and the select the mono audio source file for the channel; then click
Open. The selected file (and complete filepath) appear in the channel field.
10 Using the method outlined in steps 8 and 9, above, selected mono source files
for all of the active channels in your channel layout.
11 Click Start. The Save As dialog box appears.

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12 Type in a name for your interleaved audio file, and select a destination
location; then click Save. The audio interleaver creates the interleaved file. A
Success dialog box appears.
13 Click OK. The interleaved audio file can be found at your specified
destination location.
Interleaved audio file

Using the MUI Generator 45
Using the MUI Generator

Elementary video and audio streams must be MUI processed for use with
Scenarist BD. This can be accomplished with the MUI Generator, which
generates data files required by Scenarist BD. Instead of importing the original
video or audio stream, you will import one of these data files (the .ves file). Only
elementary video and audio streams can be processed with the MUI Generator,
and subsequently imported into Scenarist BD. Program streams are not
supported.
This section includes the following topics:
• “Preparing video streams” on page 46
• “Preparing audio streams” on page 47
• “Preparing multiple streams” on page 48
Note: Video and audio assets also can be MUI processed and imported directly
into Scenarist BD, using a simple drag-and-drop process. For more information,
see “MUI processing and importing with Scenarist BD” on page 79.
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Preparing video streams
To prepare a video stream with the MUI Generator:

Utilities > MUI Generator. The MUI Generator window appears.
• Click the Browse button next to the ES File field and select the elementary
video stream you want to prepare, then click Open. The path fields for ES File
and Output VES update.
• Drag the video stream you want to prepare from Windows Explorer into the
ES File field. The path fields for ES File and Output VES update.
Note: If the MUI Generator doesn’t recognize the video stream’s file type
automatically, select the file type from the drop-down list associated with the
unlabeled field to the right of the Browse button.
3 If the stream will contain closed captions, select the Operation of CC option,
specify the CC file, and configure the remaining CC options.
4 Click Create Files. The MUI Generator writes the following files to the same
directory as the source video stream:
<filename>.mui
<filename>.ves
<filename>.xui
Note: Make sure not to move or delete any of these data files, they must
reside in the same folder as the video stream that generated them. When
importing the video into Scenarist BD, import the .ves file.
5 Click Exit to close the MUI Generator program.
Preparing audio streams
To prepare an audio stream with the MUI Generator:

• Click the Browse button next to the ES File field and select the elementary
audio stream you want to prepare, then click Open. The path fields for ES File
and Output VES update.
• Drag the audio stream you want to prepare from Windows Explorer into the
ES File field. The path fields for ES File and Output VES update.
Note: If the MUI Generator doesn’t recognize the audio stream’s file type
automatically, select the file type from the drop-down list associated with the
unlabeled field to the right of the Browse button.
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3 Set the Sampling Frequency, Sample Size, and Channel configuration for the
audio stream.
4 Click Create Files. The MUI Generator writes the following files to the same
directory as the source audio stream:
<filename>.mui
<filename>.ves
<filename>.xui
Note: Make sure not to move or delete any of these data files, they must
reside in the same folder as the audio stream that generated them. When
importing the audio into Scenarist BD, import the .ves file.
5 Click Exit to close the MUI Generator program.
Preparing multiple streams
To prepare multiple streams with the MUI Generator:

2 Locate the folder that contains the multiple streams you want to prepare.
3 Drag the folder containing the streams you want to prepare into the ES File
field of the MUI Generator.
The path for the ES File field updates.

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4 Click Create Files. The MUI Generator writes the necessary files for each
stream to the same folder as the source streams.
Note: The selected files must be file types that the MUI Generator
recognizes; all unrecognized file types will be skipped.
5 A dialog box informs you when the process is complete.
6 Click OK; then click Exit to close the MUI Generator program.
Interleaving multiple mono audio files

Source audio often consist of multiple mono files, one for each channel in the
audio layout. Scenarist BD does not accept these multiple audio files, however; it
requires a single, interleaved WAV or LPCM file.
The MUI Generator deals with this by accepting multiple mono source files and
combining them into a single, interleaved audio file, which it then processes for
use by Scenarist BD.
Note: You can use the Audio Interleaver utility to perform this same function.
For information, see “Using the Audio Interleaver” on page 38.
To combine and process multiple mono audio files:

1 Drag one of the source mono files into the ES File field of the MUI Generator.
2 In the LPCM Information group box, select the appropriate channel

configuration.
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3 In the Multi LPCM Information group box, click the Use Multi LPCM function
checkbox to activate the option.
4 Click Input LPCM Files. The Input LPCM Files dialog box opens.
5 Using the drop-down list, select the appropriate Channel layout.

6 Drag the appropriate source mono file into each of the active channel fields.
7 Click OK. The Input LPCM Files dialog box closes.

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8 In the MUI Generator window, click Create Files. The MUI Generator
interleaves and processes the files, the writes the files necessary for Scenarist
BD to the same folder as the source audio files.
A dialog box informs you when the process is complete.
Note: All the MUI-processed files will have the same name as the mono file
you dragged into the ES File field of the MUI Generator in step 1.
4 Creating Solutions and Projects
This chapter documents creating Solutions and Projects in Scenarist BD. It

includes the following topics:
• “Project management” on page 56
• “Creating Solutions” on page 57
• “Creating Disc Projects and Projects” on page 60
• “Importing Projects” on page 65
• “Using the DB Converter” on page 70

Project management
Scenarist BD now has a hierarchical approach to project management, which
gives you much more flexibility and control over your BD projects:
• The highest level in the hierarchy is the Solution; this is a receptacle that can
house multiple titles and projects.
• The second level is the Disc Project, which represents a disc title.
• The next level is the Project, which corresponds to a specific version of a disc
title. Only one Project can be loaded and edited in Scenarist BD at a time.
You can create multiple Disc Projects within a single Solution, and can create
multiple Projects within a single Disc Project. Since Scenarist BD assigns a
version number to each Project within a Disc Project, it is easy to keep track of
the various iterations of your disc title.
In addition, projects can contain multiple sub-projects, and you can designate
specific sub-project content as being Disc content or Net content (VFS updates).
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Creating Solutions
A Solution is the highest level in the project management hierarchy. It is a
receptable that can house multiple Disc Projects (disc titles) and projects
(versions of titles).
To create a Solution:
1 In Scenarist BD, choose File > New Solution. The Solution Settings dialog box
appears.
2 Enter a name for your Scenarist BD Solution in the Solution Name field, using
only alphanumeric characters. This will be used as the default filename for the
Solution (.ssol) file.
3 Click the Browse button to the right of the Solution Folder field. The Browse
for Folder dialog box appears.
4 Locate the HDMV_projects folder on your C drive

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5 Click OK. The path appears in the Solution Folder field of the Solution
Settings dialog box.
6 Click OK. Scenarist BD creates the Solution, which appears in the Solution
Explorer.
The Solution (.ssol) file resides in a newly created folder within the
HDMV_projects folder.
Creating Disc Projects and Projects

Disc Projects are the second level in the project management hierarchy. Each
Disc Project represents a disc title. When you create a Disc Project, Scenarist BD
automatically creates a first project version within that Disc Project.
To create a Disc Project:

1 In the Solution Explorer, right-click on the Solution; then select New Disc
Project from the shortcut menu.
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The Create New Project dialog box appears
2 Enter a name for the Scenarist BD Disc Project in the Disc Project Name field,
using only alphanumeric characters. This name will be used as the default
filename for the project (.sbdprj) file.
3 Enter or select optional data into the following fields:
• Contents Owner
• Manufacturer Name
• Author Name
• Disc Title Name
• Disc Number
• BD-ROM Version
• Organization ID
• Disc ID
Note: Much of the information entered in the Create New Project dialog box
can be changed later in the Settings window (available via the Tool menu).
For more information, see Chapter 7, “The Settings window,” on page 105.
4 Select a Language Code for the project.
Note: This sets the default Language Code for all assets, real and virtual, that
are imported or created for the project.
The default setting for this field is the language of your computer’s OS. To
select a different Language Code, click the Browse button next to the
Language Code field; in the Language Code dialog box, select the language
you want to use for the asset; then click OK.
Note: If you know the appropriate three-letter Language Code (for example,
“eng” for English), you can type it in manually, instead of using the Browse
button and the Language Code dialog box to select a Language Code.
5 Click OK. Click OK. Scenarist BD creates the Disc Project and the first Project
version, both of which appear in the Solution Explorer.
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The Disc Project exists as a newly created folder within the Solution folder.
Within the Disc Project folder is a folder that houses the first Project, which is
given a (xx.xx.xxxx) version number.
Within the Project (version) folder is the Project (.sbdprj) file and its
associated Output and Encode folders. The Project filename includes both the
Disc Project name and the version number for the Project.
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Importing Projects
In order to work with projects created using Scenarist BD version 4.5.1 or later,
you need to import them into a Solution.
To import a (4.5.1 or later) Project:

1 Create a Solution, using the steps outlined in “Creating Solutions” on page 57.
2 In the Solution Explorer, right-click on the Solution; then select Project

Import from the shortcut menu.
The Import Project File dialog box appears.

3 In the Type of File field, select “Project DB File (4.5.1 or newer) (*.xml)” using
the drop-down menu.
4 Locate the Project you want to import.

5 Click Open. The Project is imported into Scenarist BD, and appears in the
Solution Explorer.
6 Enter data in the fields as appropriate; then click Open. The Project is
imported into SScenarist BD, and appears in the Solution Explorer.
All of the assets, clips, PlayLists, and titles that are part of the Project are
loaded into Scenarist BD, and are available for editing.
Using the DB Converter

In order to work with a Project created using a version of Scenarist BD prior to
4.5.1, you must first converter the database file of that project using the DB
Converter.
To Import a (prior to version 4.5.1) Project:

1 Create a Solution, using the steps outlined in “Creating Solutions” on page 57.
Utilities > DB Converter. The DB Converter opens.
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3 Click the Browse button to the right of the Input File field. The Open dialog
box appears.
4 Locate your Project (.xml) file.

5 Click Open. The path to the Project file appears in the Input File Field.
6 Click the Browse button to the right of the Output File field. The Save As
dialog box appears.
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7 Select an appropriate location for your converted file. Then give the file an
appropriate name (with a .xml) suffix).
8 Click Save. The path to the new file appears in the Output File field.
9 Click Convert. The DB Converter converts the old Project file. A Convert
Result dialog box appears.
10 You can now import this converted Project file into your Solution, using the
steps outlined in “Importing Projects” on page 65
5 Importing assets to a project
This chapter documents importing assets to a Scenarist BD project. It includes

the following topics:
• “Creating asset folders” on page 76
• “Importing assets” on page 77
• “MUI processing and importing with Scenarist BD” on page 79
• “Regenerating MUI files for older projects” on page 86
Note: Before still image assets can be imported into a Scenarist BD project, they
must be prepared using the Still Image Encoder (for more information, see “Using
the Still Image Encoder” on page 35). Video and audio assets can be prepared
using the MUI Generator (see “Using the MUI Generator” on page 45); they can
also be MUI processed directly within Scenarist BD, using the drag-and-drop
process described in “MUI processing and importing with Scenarist BD” on
page 79.
Creating asset folders

Because projects can contain many assets, as well as a variety of different types of
assets, it is usually a good idea to organize them with asset folders. Asset folders
can be organized based on asset type (video, audio, menus, slides, buttons,
subtitles, etc.), or they can be based on the PlayLists and movie objects that will
reference the assets (First Playback, Top Menu, Movie Title, Slideshow Title, etc.).
To create an asset folder:

1 Click the Data Tree tab in the Tree window.
2 In the Data Tree, right-click the folder to which you will add the new asset
folder. {If this is the first asset folder added to the project, right-click the Data
folder) Then choose New > Folder from the shortcut menu. A new asset
folder is added to the project.
3 To rename the new asset folder, click its name twice so it becomes selected,
enter the new name, and press Enter.
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Importing assets
Assets can be registered with the New command, or they can be dragged from
Windows Explorer into asset folders in Scenarist BD. Importing by dragging from
Windows Explorer has the advantage of being able to import multiple assets by
dragging folders containing assets.
Note: When importing video and audio streams, make sure to import the .ves
file previously written by the MUI Generator. For more information, see “Using
the MUI Generator” on page 45.
To import assets to a Scenarist BD project:

• In the Data Tree, right-click the folder to which you will add the asset, and
choose Edit > New > Actual Asset from the shortcut menu. In the Open
dialog box, select the asset you want to import and click Open.
• Drag an asset file or folder from Windows Explorer into a folder in the Data
Tree in Scenarist BD.
Note: To include an asset in the main Data folder, just drag it anywhere
inside the Data Tree window; Scenarist BD automatically registers it in the
(root) Data folder.
2 Monitor the Result window to see that the assets are imported successfully.
Once imported, the assets appear in the Data Tree.
Changing the Language Code for assets

In some circumstances, you may need to change the Language Code for specific
audio and virtual assets in your project. The Language Code determines under
which circumstances the streams will be available for playback.
To set the Language Code for assets:

1 In the Data Tree, select the asset for which you will set the Language Code.
To set the Language Code for multiple assets, Shift-click each asset you want
to configure.
2 In the Properties window, click the Browse button next to the Language
Code field.
3 In the Language Code dialog box, select the language you want to use for the
asset, then click OK.
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MUI processing and importing with Scenarist BD

Scenarist BD gives you the option of MUI processing and importing elementary
video and audio streams directly, in batches, using a simple drag-and-drop
procedure.
To process and import video and audio streams:

1 Locate the folder containing the video and audio assets you want to import.
2 Select the assets you want to import. Drag and drop them into the Data Tree
in Scenarist BD.
3 Scenarist BD begins to process the assets. A status bar shows the progress of
each asset’s processing.
4 Sometimes an asset can be used in more than one way within Scenarist BD.
Before processing such an asset, the program asks you to select the correct
coding type for the asset.
5 For each such asset, select the proper coding type, then click OK. Once the
processing is complete, the assets appear in the Data Tree.
6 The MUI processed files appear in the same folder that houses the elementary
video and audio assets.
Note: The selected asset files must be file types that Scenarist BD recognizes;
all unrecognized file types will be skipped, and won’t be imported. To add to
the list of file extensions recognized by the program, see “Modifying the asset
processing/import function” on page 82, below.
Modifying the asset processing/import function

Scenarist BD gives you the ability to add to the list of file types recognized by the
program, or to associate specific file extensions to specific coding types.
To modify the asset processing/import function:

1 Choose Tool > Settings. The Settings window appears.
2 Expand the System item in the Tree view; then select Import Asset. The
Import Asset List appears.
The Import Asset List shows all coding types, and all file extensions
associated with each coding type.
3 To modify the Import Asset List, select the Coding Type whose extension list
you want to edit.
4 Click Edit Extension. The Edit Extension dialog box appears.

5 To add a file extension to the list, click Add. A New Extension placeholder
appears in the list.
6 Type in the proper file extension; then click OK. The new extension appears
in the Import Asset list.
7 To delete a file extension, select the extension in the Edit Extension dialog
box; then click Remove. The program prompts you to confirm the deletion.
8 Click Yes. The extension is removed from the Import Asset list.
9 To edit another Coding Type, select it from the drop-down list.
10 When you are finished modifying the Import Asset List, click OK to close the
Edit Extension dialog box; then click OK to close the Settings window.
Regenerating MUI files for older projects

If you want to work with a project created using an earlier version of Scenarist
BD, you will need to regenerate the MUI files (for both video and audio assets),
because the current version (version 4.5 Final) does not handle MUI files created
using earlier versions.
To regenerate MUI files for older projects:

1 Make sure that the version of the MUI generator you are using is the current
version. (See the Scenarist BD Release Notes to determine the correct version
number.)
2 Locate your elementary video and audio stream assets and their associated
MUI files.
3 Delete the MUI files generated using the earlier version. For each asset, delete
the following files:
<filename>.mui
<filename>.mui.txt
<filename>.ves
<filename>.xui
<filename>.xui.txt
Note: Later versions of the MUI generator do not generate the two .txt files.
4 For each asset, generate new MUI files, using the steps outlined in “Using the
MUI Generator” on page 45.
5 Open your project in Scenarist BD. Because their last write time has changed,
all of your video and audio assets appear with an Update marker in the Data
Tree.
Note: For more information on status markers and what they mean, see
“Asset status markers” on page 90.
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For example:
6 Choose File > File Tracker. The File Tracker window appears.
Note: For more information, see “Using the File Tracker” on page 96.
7 In the toolbar, select Update All Changed Assets at Once.
The Update all at once dialog box appears.
8 Click OK. Scenarist BD updates the listed video and audio assets.
Note: For more information on all aspects of asset management, see

Chapter 6, “Managing assets,” on page 89.
6 Managing assets
This chapter documents managing assets in a Scenarist BD project. It includes the

following topics:
• “Asset status markers” on page 90
• “Updating assets” on page 91
• “Finding missing assets” on page 92
• “Using the File Tracker” on page 96
• “Deleting assets” on page 102

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Asset status markers

The icons for assets (in both the Data Tree and the Data Editor), give you
information on the status of the assets. There are three status markers:
Normal status: indicates that there has been no change

in the file path, time stamp, or file size.
Update status: indicates that the time stamp or file size

has changed.
Missing status: indicates that the file cannot be found at

the file path.
Asset status markers
Scenarist BD gives you a number of tools to manage assets: the Update utility, the
Asset Finder, and the File Tracker. They allow you to update assets that have
changed, locate or replace missing assets, and track the location and status of all
assets related to your project. These tools are described in the sections below.
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Updating assets
To update an asset:
1 In the Data Tree or Data Editor, right-click the asset(s) in need of updating,
and choose Update from the shortcut menu. The Update dialog box appears.
2 Click OK. Scenarist BD updates the asset(s). An Updating Finished dialog box
appears.
3 Click OK. The update process is complete.

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Finding missing assets

To find a missing asset:
1 In the Data Tree or Data Editor, right-click the missing asset(s), and choose
Search from the shortcut menu. The Asset Finder window appears.
The list of missing assets appears in the Search file list group box.
2 Click the Browse button next to the Search Folder field, and locate the folder
in which you want to search for the missing asset.
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3 Select the appropriate Search Options.
4 Click Search Start. Scenarist BD searches for the missing asset and reports the
results of the search.
If the search has located the missing asset, the Asset finder shows the file
name and new file path in a Search Result list, which appears in the Search
file list group box.
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5 To replace the file path to the missing asset with the file path that located the
asset during the search, check the box to the left of the asset in the Search
Result list. The asset appears in the Checked Files list box.
6 Click Replace to Checked File Path. Scenarist BD updates the file path to the
asset, and reports on the result of the update.
7 Click OK. The missing asset (file path) is replaced by the new file path.
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Note: If you choose the “Replace with first-found asset” Search Option, the
file path replacement operation is different. As soon as an asset is found, the
Replacement Confirm dialog box appears.
To replace the missing asset (file path) with the first-found asset (file path),
click OK. Otherwise, click Cancel; then, change the Search Options in the
File Tracker and initiate a fuller search. The “Replace with first-found asset”
option is recommended only if you know the location of the asset, because it
minimizes search time.
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Using the File Tracker

The File Tracker gives you a simple way to manage all registered assets for your
project. It supplies a complete list of registered assets, shows the status of each
one, and gives you tools for updating, searching for, and replacing assets.
To use the file tracker:

1 Choose File > File Tracker. The File Tracker window appears.
The window shows a complete list of all assets registered to your project. The
list includes the registered File Path, the asset State (status), the Last Time
Write (most recent update) and the File Type. The toolbar across the top
gives you access to various functions.
2 To Refresh the File Tracker display, click Refresh.

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3 The File Tracker usually opens with the By Type option selected; this displays
a tree view on the left side of the window (as shown above), and allows you
to check the status of assets by type. To toggle this option off, click By Type.
The tree view disappears, and the asset list fills the window.
4 To update assets with Update status, click Update All Changed Assets at Once.
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The Update all at once dialog box appears.
5 Click OK. For each asset, the program asks you to confirm whether or not to
update the DataStartTime.
6 Select the appropriate option using the radio buttons. To apply the selected
option to all assets being updated, click the Apply to all option to select
(check) it.
7 Scenarist BD updates the listed assets.
8 To search for missing assets, click Search All Missing Assets at Once.
The Asset Finder window appears.
9 Use the Asset Finder to locate missing assets (see “Finding missing assets” on
page 92).
10 To work with a single asset, select it from the asset list. The details for the
selected asset appear in the area below the list.
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11 To update a single asset in need of updating, select it from the list so that its
details appears in the lower portion of the window.
12 Click Update. Scenarist BD updates the asset. An Updating Finished dialog

box appears
13 Click OK. The update process is complete.

14 To locate a single missing asset, select it from the list so that its details
appears in the lower portion of the window.
15 Click Search. The Asset Finder appears.

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16 Use the Asset Finder to locate missing asset (see “Finding missing assets” on
page 92).
17 To replace an asset, select it from the list so that its details appears in the
lower portion of the window; then click Replace.
Note: The Replace function combines the Search and Update functions.
The Replace dialog box appears.
18 Locate the asset you want to use as a replacement for the selected asset; then
click Open. The asset is replaced.
Deleting assets
It is easy to delete assets from a Scenarist BD project, including assets that are
referenced by other objects.
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Deleting unreferenced assets
To delete an unreferenced asset:

• In the Data Tree or Data Editor, right-click the unreferenced asset you want to
delete, and choose Delete from the shortcut menu. Scenarist BD deletes the
asset from the project.
Deleting referenced assets
To delete a referenced asset:

1 In the Data Tree or Data Editor, right-click the referenced asset you want to
delete, and choose Delete from the shortcut menu. The Delete Referenced
Object dialog box appears.
The dialog box gives the name and type of object at the top, and shows a list
of all other objects to which it is referenced.
2 To delete the referenced object, click OK; to retain the object, click Cancel.
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7 The Settings window
This chapter tells you how to use the Settings window. It includes the following
topics:
• “Introduction” on page 106
• “Working with the Settings window” on page 106

Introduction
The Settings window allows you to set or change basic information associated
with your project. It also lets you establish operational norms for your work with
Scenarist BD, including automatic backup and logging for your projects, asset
import definitions, and designation of MUX and Download servers.
Working with the Settings window

To work with the Settings window:
1 Choose Tool > Settings. The Settings window appears.
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2 To select a particular group of parameters, expand the tree view; then select
the page you want to work with. For example, select System > Backup and
Logging in the tree view:
The Backup and Logging page appears on the right side of the window:
The following sections describe the pages of parameters that are available within
the Settings window:
• “The Project > General page” on page 109
• “The Project > Paths page” on page 112
• “The System > General page” on page 114
• “The System > MUX page” on page 116
• “The System > Download page” on page 120
• “The System > Safety Area page” on page 124
• “The System > Backup and Logging page” on page 127
• “The System > Numbering ID Mode page” on page 129
• “The System > Import Asset page” on page 130
• “The Others > Window Layout page” on page 133
• “The Others > Partial MUI File Settings page” on page 136
The Project > General page
This page allows you to set or change the same group of parameters that are
found in the Create New Project dialog box. For more information, see “Creating
Disc Projects and Projects” on page 60.
To work with the Project > General page:

1 Enter or change optional data in the following fields:
• Project Name
• Disc Title Name
• Contents Owner
• Disc Number
• Author Name
• Organization ID (this is a read-only field)
• Disc ID
2 To change the default Language Code for a project, click the Browse button
next to the Language Code field. The Language Code dialog box appears.
3 Click on Language Code in the tree view to expand it.

4 Using the tree view and the list view, select the language you want to use as
the default for the project.
5 Click OK. The selected language appears as the default in the Language Code
field of the Settings window.
The Project > Paths page
This page allows you change the paths to your project’s Output folder and
Encode folder.
Note: In order for the program to function properly, the destination folders
must be named “Output” and “Encode.” It is recommended that these folders
reside within the same parent folder, along with the project file.
To work with the Project > Paths page:

1 Click the Browse button next to the Output Path field. The Browse for Folder
dialog box appears, with the path to the current Output folder showing.
2 Create or select an Output folder in an appropriate location; then click OK.

The new path appears in the Output Path field.
3 Click the Browse button next to the Encode Path field. The Browse for Folder
dialog box appears, with the path to the current Encode folder showing.
4 Create or select an Encode folder in an appropriate location; then click OK.

The new path appears in the Encode Path field.
The System > General page
This page allows you to set the User Information Path, which sets a storage
location for the following information:
• Docking Layout for Scenarist BD’s main windows.
• Window Position for the Scenarist BD application.
These settings are saved for each user who has login access to the computer.
Note: The Region field on the System > General page is read-only.
To work with the System > General page:

1 Click the Browse button next to the User Information Path field. The Browse
2 Create or select a folder for the User Information in an appropriate location;

then click OK. The path appears in the User Information Path field.
The program creates a folder for each user inside the specified folder. For
example, if the folder you create is called “work” (C:\work), the information
for the Administrator is saved inside a nested “Administrator” folder:
Note: If no User Information path is set, these settings files are saved inside
the main program folder for Scenarist BD.
The System > MUX page
This page allows you to establish MUXing servers in addition to the default
“localhost” server.
To work with the MUX page:

1 Click Add. A New Server placeholder appears in the Server Name list.
2 Type in the name of the server.
Note: When you specify a port number, it must be separated from the rest
of the name by a (“:”) colon (for example, “localhost:8901”).
3 Press Enter. The name is added to the Server Name list.
4 Continue adding names to the Server Name list as appropriate.
5 To delete a server name, select it in the Server Name list; then click Remove.
The program prompts you to confirm the deletion.
6 Click Yes. The name is removed from the Server Name list.
Note: When you open the MUX Configuration dialog box, your added server
names do not appear automatically in the MUX Server drop-down list.
To access the new server names, click the Browse button next to the MUX
Server field. The MUX Service Browser dialog box appears
Once the browser determines that the server is available, select it and click
Add. Then Click OK. The server is added to the drop-down list in the MUX
Server field of the MUX Configuration dialog box.
The System > Download page
This page allows you to establish download servers in addition to the default
“localhost” server.
To work with the System > Download page:

1 Click Add. A New Server placeholder appears in the Server Name list.
2 Type in the name of the server.
Note: When you specify a port number, it must be separated from the rest
of the name by a (“:”) colon (for example, “localhost:8901”).
3 Press Enter. The name is added to the Server Name list.
4 Continue adding names to the Server Name list as appropriate.
5 To delete a server name, select it in the Server Name list; then click Remove.
The program prompts you to confirm the deletion.
6 Click Yes. The name is removed from the Server Name list.
Note: When you open the DW Configuration dialog box, your added server
names do not appear automatically in the DW Server drop-down list.
To access the new server names, click the Browse button next to the DW
Server field. The DW Service Browser dialog box appears
Once the browser determines that the server is available, select it and click
Add. Then Click OK. The server is added to the drop-down list in the MUX
Server field of the MUX Configuration dialog box.
The System > Safety Area page
This page allows you to set values (as percentages) for the Action Safety Area and
Title Safety Area within the video display field. These areas are displayed in the
IG Editor, IG Effects Editor, PG Editor, and TextST Editor in Scenarist BD.
The default values are 80% for the Title Area and 90% for the Action Area.
To work with the System > Safety Area page:

1 If appropriate, enter a new percentage value for the Title Safety Area in the
Title Area field.
2 If appropriate, enter a new percentage value for the Action Safety Area in the
Title Area field.
The new values are reflected in the various graphic Editors. For example,
settings of 75% for the Title Area and 95% for the Action Area appear as
follows in the IG Editor:
The System > Backup and Logging page
This page allows you to establish automatic backups and logging for your
project.
To work with the System > Backup and Logging page:

1 In the Auto Backup group box, use the up and down arrows to set an interval
(in minutes) for an automatic backup of your project. For example, if you set
the interval to 5, Scenarist BD will back up your project every 5 minutes.
Note: If you set the value to 0, there will be no automatic backup operation.
2 In the Backup when project is opened group box, use the up and down
arrows to set the maximum number of backup operations that Scenarist BD
will perform while the project is open.
Note: If you set the value to 0, there will be no automatic backup

operations.
3 Click the Browse button next to the Project Backup Path field. The Browse
4 Create or select an Output folder in an appropriate location; then click OK.

The path appears in the Project Backup Path field.
5 In the Logging group box, click the Enable Logging checkbox to activate the
option (if appropriate).
The System > Numbering ID Mode page
This page allows you to choose a method for Scenarist BD to deal with uniqueID
numbers for the following objects when one of the objects is deleted:
• IG Page (PageID is the uniqueID number)
• IG Button (ButtonID is the uniqueID number)
• Title (TitleBDID is the uniqueID number)
• Movie Object (MovieObjectBDID is the uniqueID number)
Note: These numbering options work only with the objects listed above, and
only when one of these objects is deleted. It does not affect ID numbering if IG
Buttons, Titles, or Movie Objects change position. For example, if you move an
IG Button to a new location, the numbering will not change, so you will need to
change the ID numbers and associated NaviCommands manually. However, if IG
Pages are moved, the ID numbers change, and the NaviCommands update.
To work with the System > Numbering ID Mode page:

◆ Click on one of the radio buttons to select the option you prefer.
• Auto Mode changes numbering automatically to reflect a deletion, and all

associated NaviCommands are adjusted accordingly.
• Manual Mode makes no change in the existing number to reflect a

deletion. You will need to change the ID numbers and associated
NaviCommands manually, so they will work properly.
The System > Import Asset page
This page allows you to add to (or subtract from) the list of file types recognized
by the program, or to associate specific file extensions to specific coding types.
The Import Asset List shows all coding types, and all file extensions associated
with each coding type.
To work with the System > Import Asset page:

1 To modify the Import Asset List, select the Coding Type whose extension list
you want to edit.
2 Click Edit Extension. The Edit Extension dialog box appears.

3 To add a file extension to the list, click Add. A New Extension placeholder
appears in the list.
4 Type in the proper file extension; then click OK. The new extension appears
in the Import Asset list.
5 To delete a file extension, select the extension in the Edit Extension dialog
box; then click Remove. The program prompts you to confirm the deletion.
6 Click Yes. The extension is removed from the Import Asset list.
7 To edit another Coding Type, select it from the drop-down list.

The Others > Window Layout page
This page gives you various options for working with the file that sets the
docking layout for Scenarist BD’s main windows (dockLayout.xml).
To work with the Others > Docking Layout page:

1 To reload your layout, click Reload User Layout. The program asks you to
confirm the reload.
2 Click Yes. Your layout is reloaded.
Note: If you have set a User Information path (for information, see “The
Project > Paths page” on page 112), the program reloads the dock layout
information for the login user. For example:
If there is no specific user layout for the login user, the program reloads the
dock layout file stored in the main program folder for Scenarist BD.
3 To import a specific dock layout, click Import Layout. The Open dialog box
appears.
4 Locate the dock layout file (dockLayout.xml) you want to use; then click
Open. The program loads the selected layout.
5 To save the current dock layout, click Export Current Layout. The Save as
dialog box appears.
6 Select an appropriate location for the file; then click Save. The program saves
current dock layout file to the selected location.
7 To load the system default dock layout, click Reset Layout to System Default.
The program asks you to confirm the reset.
8 Click Yes. The program reloads the default dock layout.
Note: You can also perform this operation from the program’s menu bar, by
choosing Window > Default Layout.
The Others > Partial MUI File Settings page
This page allows you to delete the temporary mui, xui, and ves files that are
generated when portions of ES (elementary stream) files are specified. This
operation is recommended for all of your projects before you upgrade Scenarist
BD to a newer version.
Note: This operation does not delete the mui, xui, and ves files that are created
by the MUI Generator (as described in “Using the MUI Generator” on page 45).
To work with the Others > Partial MUI File Settings page:
1 Click Delete all partial mui and xui and ves files.
2 Click Yes. The partial mui files are deleted.

8 Movies and slideshows
This chapter documents how to create movies and slideshows using Clips and
PlayLists. It includes the following topics:
• “Creating Stream Tree folders” on page 140
• “Movie Clips and PlayLists” on page 140
• “Creating movie Clips and PlayLists automatically” on page 145
• “PlayList In/Out Settings” on page 147
• “PlayListMarks” on page 151
• “Slideshow PlayLists” on page 164
• “PlayLists with multiple PlayItems” on page 170
• “Masking user operations” on page 172

Creating Stream Tree folders

The Stream Tree has two main parent folders: a Stream folder that holds the
project’s PlayLists and PlayItems, and a Clip folder that holds the project’s Clips.
Additional folders can be added to the Stream folder and Clip folder to further
organize the project’s PlayLists and Clips.
To add Stream Tree folders:

1 Click the Stream Tree tab in the Tree window.
2 In the Stream Tree, right-click the folder to which you will add the new Clip
folder or Stream folder, and choose New > Folder from the shortcut menu. A
new folder is added to the Stream Tree.
3 To rename the new folder, click its name twice so it becomes selected, enter
the new name, and press Enter.
Movie Clips and PlayLists

The following topics document how to create a movie PlayList by creating a
basic movie Clip and adding it to a PlayList:
• “Creating movie Clips” on page 141
• “Creating movie PlayLists” on page 143

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Creating movie Clips

Before you can construct a movie PlayList, you have to first create the Clips that
will be called by the PlayList. The following procedure documents how to create
a basic movie Clip containing a video and an audio track. Movie Clips are created
by dragging video and audio assets from the Data Tree into the Clip Editor.
To create a movie Clip:

1 In the Stream Tree, right-click the Clip folder to which you will add the movie
Clip, and choose Edit > New > Clip > Movie Application from the shortcut
menu. A new Clip is added to the folder.
2 To rename the Clip, in the Stream Tree, click its name twice so it becomes
selected, enter the new name, and press Enter.
3 Double-click the Clip to display it in the Clip Editor.
4 Drag a movie asset from the Data Tree onto the Video track in the Clip Editor.
The Select Video Type dialog box appears.
5 Make sure that Primary Video is selected; then click OK. Video is added to the
track, and the asset’s name, thumbnail, and start and end points are displayed
in the track.
6 Drag an audio asset from the Data Tree onto the Primary Audio track in the
Clip Editor. Audio is added to the track, and the asset’s name and start and
end points are displayed in the track.
7 To set an offset or duration for either the video track or audio track, do the
following:
• Double-click the track for which you will set the offset or duration. The ES
Time Setting dialog box appears.
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• If there is material at the beginning of the asset that you don’t want to use,
enter the location from where the Clip will begin playing in the Offset field in
hours, minutes, seconds, and frames.
• To specify how long the asset will play, enter a value in the Duration field in
hours, minutes, seconds, and frames.
• Click OK to close the ES Time Setting dialog box.
Note: For information on adding interactive graphics and presentation graphics

to movie Clips, see Chapter 10, “Interactive graphics,” and Chapter 12,
“Presentation graphics.”
Creating movie PlayLists

Movie PlayLists are constructed in the Stream Editor by dragging movie Clips
from the Stream Tree into the PlayItem track. The following procedure
documents how to create a movie PlayList with a single PlayItem that points to a
single movie Clip.
To create a movie PlayList:

1 In the Stream Tree, right-click the stream folder to which you will add the
PlayList, and choose Edit > New > PlayList from the shortcut menu. A new
PlayList and a new PlayItem are added to the folder.
2 To rename the PlayList, in the Stream Tree, click its name twice so it becomes
3 Double-click the PlayList to display it in the Stream Editor. A blank Clip is

displayed in the PlayItem track.
4 Drag a movie Clip from the Stream Tree onto the blank Clip in the PlayItem
track in the Stream Editor. The Select Use ES in Clip dialog box appears.
5 Select the appropriate type of filtering; then click OK. The Clip’s video and
audio tracks are displayed in the Stream Editor.
Note: The Stream Editor has a toolbar button that allows you to turn
PlayListMark (chapter) thumbnail images On or Off. When you first open
Scenarist BD, this feature is set to Off. In order to see the PlayListMark
thumbnail image as shown above, you need to turn thumbnail images On. For
more information, see “PlayListMark thumbnail images” on page 151.
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Creating movie Clips and PlayLists automatically

Instead of building movie Clips and PlayLists step by step, as described in “Movie
Clips and PlayLists,” above, it is possible to create them using a single operation.
To create a movie Clip and PlayList in a single operation:

• Select one or more Video/Audio/IG/PG assets in the Data Tree (or Data
Editor); then, drag the selected asset(s) to the (root) Stream folder.
Scenarist BD creates the Clip, PlayList, and includes any associated items.
• Select one or more Video/Audio/IG/PG assets in the Data Tree (or Data
Editor); then, right-click and choose Generate > PlayList from the shortcut
menu.
Scenarist BD creates the Clip, PlayList, and includes any associated items.
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2 To monitor the operation, expand the PlayList and Clip objects in the Stream
Tree, so that all items are displayed.
In order for this automatic operation to succeed, a video asset must be one of the
assets included in the operation. In addition:
• If you select multiple video assets, Scenarist BD creates one Clip/PlayList set
for each video asset.
• If you select other assets (audio/IG/PG) along with a video asset, Scenarist BD
includes all of them within the Clip/PlayList set.
PlayList In/Out Settings

Scenarist BD allows you to set specific In and Out times for a PlayItem in a
PlayList. This gives you the option of using different portions of the same video
asset (associated with a Clip) in different PlayLists, without having to import each
portion as a separate video asset.
To set the In/Out time for a PlayList:

1 In the Stream Tree, double-click on the PlayList to display it in the Stream
Editor.
2 In the Stream Editor, right-click on the top PlayItem column (not the column
that lists the Clip associated with the PlayItem).
3 A shortcut menu appears.

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4 Select Set IN/OUT Time from the shortcut menu.
5 The Set PlayItem IN/OUT Time dialog box appears.
6 Type in time code for the desired IN Time and OUT Time. The dialog box
shows the selected portion of the PlayItem in pink, relative to the total
duration shown by the time line.
7 To see a thumbnail of the beginning of the selected IN Time, click

Thumbnail. The Thumbnail dialog box appears.
8 Click Close to dismiss the Thumbnail dialog.
9 When you are finished setting your In/Out time for the PlayList, click OK in
the Set PlayItem IN/OUT Time dialog box. The In/Out times you have chosen
appear in the PlayItem row of the Stream Editor.
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PlayListMarks
PlayListMarks (or chapters), which point to specific scenes in the Clips, can be
added to PlayLists. PlayListMarks provide a convenient way for viewers to jump
to the next or previous scene with the remote control. PlayListMarks can also
serve as link destinations when jumping to the material from other titles or the
Top Menu. This section includes the following topics:
• “PlayListMark thumbnail images” on page 151
• “PlayListMarks and entry points” on page 152
• “Inserting PlayListMarks” on page 152
• “Editing PlayListMark locations” on page 155
• “Deleting PlayListMarks” on page 156
• “Importing PlayListMarks” on page 157
PlayListMark thumbnail images

The Stream Editor has a toolbar button that allows you to turn PlayListMark
(chapter) thumbnail images On or Off:
When you first open Scenarist BD, this feature is set to Off. Instead of thumbnail
images, the Chapter track uses icons to represent the PlayListMarks:
In order to see the PlayListMark thumbnail images, you need to click the
thumbnail images toolbar button to turn thumbnail images On. When thumbnail
images are set to On, the toolbar button appears as follows:
PlayListMarks and entry points

PlayListMarks can be inserted at any point in a video stream. However, for
maximum player compatibility and most reliable playback, it is advisable to tie
PlayListMarks to specific scene locations, I Frames, which reside at the beginning
of each group of pictures in the stream (the entry point) and contain the
necessary information to display the entire frame. Scenarist BD allows for both
methods of inserting PlayListMarks, either at any point in the video stream or
snapped to the nearest I Frame in the video stream.
Inserting PlayListMarks
PlayListMarks are displayed and inserted in the Chapter track in the Stream
Editor. PlayLists contain one chapter point (PLMark#1) by default that represents
the beginning of the PlayList.
To insert a PlayListMark:
1 In the Stream Tree, select the PlayList to which you will add the PlayListMark.
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2 In the Stream Editor, right-click in the Chapter track and choose Insert >
PlayListMark from the shortcut menu.
Note: If you have thumbnail images set to Off, the Chapter track will appear
as follows:
The Chapter Setting dialog box appears.
3 If appropriate, fine-tune the location of the PlayListMark by editing the value

in the Time Code of Video field.
4 Click OK. A PlayListMark is inserted in the Chapter track and is automatically

numbered based on its position within the track. The PlayListMark displays its
location and thumbnail.
Note: If the location you have selected is not an I Frame, the Result tab of
the Log window displays a warning message.
This message includes the time code of the nearest I Frame, which allows you
to edit the location of the PlayListMark so as to tie it to an I Frame. For details,
see “Editing PlayListMark locations,” below.
Note: If you have thumbnail images set to Off, the Chapter track will appear
as follows:
5 To rename the PlayListMark, select it in the Chapter track, and enter a new
name in the Name field in the Properties window.
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Editing PlayListMark locations

PlayListMarks can be moved by dragging them in the Chapter track in the Stream
Editor, or by entering a new location in the Property window. The first
PlayListMarks point (PLMark#1) cannot be moved.
To change the position of a PlayListMark, do one of the following:

• In the Chapter track in the Stream Editor, drag the PlayListMark left or right
within the track.
When prompted with the Chapter Setting dialog box, verify the new location.
• Double-click on the PlayListMark thumbnail. The Chapter Setting dialog box

appears.
Enter a new location in the Time Code of Video field; then click OK.
• Select the PlayListMark, either in the Stream Tree or in the Chapter track in
the Stream Editor, and enter a new location in the Mark Time Stamp field in
the Property window.
Deleting PlayListMarks
To delete a PlayListMark, do one of the following:

• In the Stream Editor in the Chapter track, select the PlayListMark you want to
delete and choose Edit > Delete, or press the Delete key.
• In the Stream Editor in the Chapter track, right-click the PlayListMark you
want to delete, and choose Edit > Delete from the shortcut menu.
Note: The first PlayListMark (PLMark#1) cannot be deleted from a movie.

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Importing PlayListMarks
Scenarist BD allows you to import PlayListMark (chapter) information in a variety
of file formats, including CSV (comma-separated values), TSV (tab-delimited
values) and VENC (Video Encoder). Scenarist BD uses the information in the file
to set the PlayListMarks for a PlayItem.
CSV format
Comma-separated values (CSV) files are easy to create in Microsoft Excel, which
has a “Save As CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv)” function. For example:
When you use the Save As function, the application inserts commas between the
information in each cell.
The first value in a chapter import CSV file is the FrameRate; possible values are
23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, and 60. The second specifies either Drop or
NonDrop frame. Each successive value is a PlayListMark, given in (hh:mm:ss:ff)
time code format.
TSV format
Tab-separated values (TSV) files are easy to create in Microsoft Excel, which has
a “Save As Text (tab delimited) (*.txt)” function. For example:
When you use the Save As function, the application inserts tabs between the
information in each cell.
The first row of the file has the following entries:

• “Timecode format” (required).
• Frame rate (required); possible values are 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94,
and 60.
• Frame value (required); possible values are Drop and NonDrop.
The second row of the file has the following column heading entries:
• “Chapter Number” (required).
• “Timecode” (required).
• “Chapter Label” (required).
• “Mark Type” (required).
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The data rows that follow contain the chapter mark values, as follows:
• Chapter number (required).
• Time code value (required), given in (hh:mm:ss:ff) format.
• Chapter label value (optional), a text entry.
• Mark type (optional); possible values are 1 (Entry Mark) and 2 (Link Point).
Although the Excel Save As function lists “.txt” as the file extension, you can also
use “.tsv” as the extension, to indicate the file format more exactly:
VENC format
Video Encoder (VENC) files use .xml format, and follow the BAE-VM700
standard.
To import PlayListMark (chapter) information:

1 In the Stream Tree, right-click the PlayItem to which you will add the
PlayListMark (chapter) information, and choose Import > Chapter Import File
from the shortcut menu.
The Chapter Import File Select dialog box appears.

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2 In the Installed Plug-in field, select the appropriate chapter import file using
the drop-down list.
3 Click the Browse button next to the File Name field. The Open dialog box
appears.
4 Locate and select the chapter import file you want to use; then click Open.
The path to the file appears in the File Name field.
5 If appropriate, click the “Clear existing chapter marks” checkbox to select the
option. If selected, any existing PlayListMarks are deleted when the Chapter
Import File is imported. If not selected, PlayListMarks in the Chapter Import
File are inserted along with the existing PlayListMarks (if they have new time
code values), or replace existing PlayListMarks (if they have the same time
code values).
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6 Click Import. Scenarist BD imports the information in the file, and creates the
PlayListMarks (chapters) specified by the file. The PlayListMarks appear in the
Stream Tree.
The Stream Editor displays the location and a thumbnail (or a PlayListMark
icon) for each PlayListMark.
Slideshow PlayLists
The BD format supports two types of slideshows: time-based slideshows, where
each slide has a specified duration, and browsable slideshows, where each slide
has an infinite duration. The following sections document how to create
slideshow Clips and slideshow PlayLists:
• “Creating time-based slideshow Clips” on page 164
• “Creating browsable slideshow Clips” on page 166
• “Creating slideshow PlayLists” on page 168
Note: Slideshow images must be prepared in the Still Image Encoder (see “Using
the Still Image Encoder” on page 35), and then processed with the MUI
Generator (“Using the MUI Generator” on page 45), before they can be imported
and used in Scenarist BD.
Creating time-based slideshow Clips

Slides for time-based slideshows have a specified duration, though they can still
be navigated by the viewer, since each slide is a PlayListMark. However, since the
audio stream is MUXed with the slideshow stream, navigating time-based slides
causes an interruption to audio playback.
To create a time-based slideshow Clip:

1 In the Stream Tree, right-click the Clip folder to which you will add the time-
based slideshow Clip, and choose Edit > New > Clip > Time Based Slideshow
from the shortcut menu.

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4 Drag a slideshow asset from the Data Tree onto the video track in the Clip
Editor. The Select Video Type dialog box appears.
5 Make sure that Primary Video is selected; then click OK.
6 The slideshow stream is added to the track and the asset’s name, slide
thumbnail (for the first slide), and start and end points are displayed in the
track.
Clip Editor. Audio is added to the track and the asset’s name and start and end
points are displayed in the track.

to slideshow Clips, see Chapter 10, “Interactive graphics,” and Chapter 12,
Creating browsable slideshow Clips

Slides for browsable slideshows have an infinite duration, allowing the viewer to
navigate the slides as they see fit, without interrupting audio playback. This is
possible by creating an out-of-MUX audio Clip that plays back independently of
the slideshow stream (see “Creating audio Clips for browsable slideshows” on
page 167).
To create a browsable slideshow Clip:

1 In the Stream Tree, right-click the Clip folder to which you will add the
browsable slideshow Clip, and choose Edit > New > Clip > Browsable
Slideshow from the shortcut menu.

4 Drag a browsable slideshow asset from the Data Tree onto the video track in
the Clip Editor. The slideshow stream is added to the track and the asset’s
name, slide thumbnail (for the first slide), and start and end points are
displayed in the track.

to slideshow Clips, see Chapter 10, “Interactive graphics,” and Chapter 12,
Creating audio Clips for browsable slideshows
Unlike Clips for time-based slideshows, Clips for browsable slideshows do not
contain a Primary Audio track. Instead, a separate Clip must be prepared that
contains the audio. When assembling the PlayList for the browsable slideshow,
both the slideshow Clip and the audio Clip must dragged into the Stream Editor.
To create an audio Clip for a browsable slideshow:

1 In the Stream Tree, right-click the Clip folder to which you will add the audio
Clip, and choose Edit > New > Clip > Audio for Browsable Slideshow from
the shortcut menu. A new Clip is added to the folder.
Clip Editor. Audio is added to the track and the audio asset’s name and start
and end points are displayed in the track.
Creating slideshow PlayLists

Much like movie PlayLists, slideshow PlayLists are created by dragging Clips from
the Stream Tree into the Stream Editor.
To create a slideshow PlayList:

PlayList is added to the folder.
3 Select the PlayList and choose Edit > New > PlayItem. A PlayItem is added to
the PlayList.
4 Double-click the PlayList to display it in the Stream Editor. A blank Clip is

displayed in the PlayItem track.
5 Drag a slideshow Clip from the Stream Tree onto the blank Clip in the
PlayItem track in the Stream Editor. The Clip is added to the PlayItem, and the
slides are displayed in the Chapter track with thumbnails and locations.
6 If you are creating a PlayList for a browsable slideshow and want to add audio
to the sub-path, do the following:
• Select the PlayList in the Stream Tree and choose Edit > New > SubPath >
Primary Audio for Browsable Slideshow.
• Drag a browsable slideshow audio Clip from the Stream Tree onto the
SubPath. Audio is added to the SubPath and the asset’s name and start and
end points are displayed in the track.
PlayLists with multiple PlayItems

PlayLists can contain multiple PlayItems, allowing the flexibility of playing
numerous Clips in succession, or even randomly. Each PlayItem can represent all
the scenes in a movie, or they could represent different television episodes on a
disc compilation. This section includes the following topics:
• “Creating Playlists with multiple PlayItems” on page 170
• “Random and shuffle playback” on page 171
Creating Playlists with multiple PlayItems
To create a PlayList with multiple PlayItems:

PlayList is added to the folder.
3 Right-click the PlayList, and choose Edit > New > PlayItem from the shortcut
menu. A PlayItem is added to the PlayList. Repeat this step to add additional
PlayItems.
Note: To insert a PlayItem, right-click a PlayItem in the Stream Editor and

choose Insert > PlayItem from the shortcut menu. The new PlayItem is
inserted before the right-clicked PlayItem.
4 Drag Clips from the Stream Tree onto each PlayItem in the Stream Editor.
5 To re-order PlayItems in the PlayList, do one of the following:

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• In the Stream Tree, expand the PlayList so its PlayItems are displayed. Drag a
PlayItem up or down within the list to change its playback position.
• In the Stream Editor, select a PlayItem and drag it left or right within the
PlayItem track to change its playback position. As you drag, a Red arrow
appears where the PlayItem will be placed you release the mouse button.
Random and shuffle playback

The Playback Type determines how a PlayList will play back: sequentially,
randomly, or with shuffle.
To set the Playback Type for a PlayList:

1 In the Stream Tree, select the PlayList for which you set the Playback Type.
2 In the Property window, select the Playback Type using the drop-down list:
Sequential PlayItems are played sequentially in the order in which they

reside within the PlayList.
Random PlayItems are played in a random order as generated by the player

during playback.
Shuffle PlayItems are played in a random order as generated by the player

during playback, but with no PlayItem being repeated until each PlayItem has
been played.
3 Set the Random Access field to Prohibited.
Masking user operations

You can restrict which user operations are available for PlayLists and PlayItems.
For example, you could restrict access to other titles once a title begins playing,
or you could restrict FAST FORWARD or access to the TOP MENU during an intro
movie. All user operations default to being enabled (permitted).
Note: The UO Mask settings for a PlayList override those of any PlayItems it
contains.
To mask user operations for a PlayList or PlayItem:

1 In the Stream Tree, select the PlayList or PlayItem for which will mask user
operations.
2 In the Property window, click the Browse button next to the UO Mask field.
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3 In the UO Mask Setting dialog box, specify which user operations will be
permitted for the PlayList or PlayItem:
• Select user operations you want to prohibit (checked items will not be
available to the user).
• To prohibit all user operations, click All Prohibited.
• To permit all user operations, click All Permitted.
4 Click OK to close the UO Mask Setting dialog box.
Note: In the Stream Tree, you can copy UO Mask objects between PlayLists and
PlayItems, thereby allowing you easily to re-use common UO Mask settings
throughout a project.
9 Picture-in-Picture effects
This chapter tells you how to create Picture-in-Picture effects using the Scenarist
BD Picture-in-Picture editor. It includes the following topics:
• “Creating Picture-in-Picture Clips and PlayLists” on page 176
• “Launching the Picture-in-Picture editor” on page 182
• “Using the Picture-in-Picture Editor” on page 183
• “Importing PiP EDL files” on page 203

Creating Picture-in-Picture Clips and PlayLists

There are two basic ways of setting up Clips and PlayLists to accommodate
Picture-in-Picture effects.; one involves using one Clip, and the other involves
using two Clips. Each of these methods is described below.
Note: For detailed information on how to create Clips and PlayLists, see “Movie
Clips and PlayLists” on page 140.
Picture-in-Picture with one Clip
To create a Picture-in-Picture effect using one Clip:

1 Create a Movie Clip.
2 Add your primary video asset to the Clip’s Primary Video track, and add your
Picture-in-Picture video asset to the Clip’s Secondary Video track.
3 Create a Playlist, and add a PlayItem to it.

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4 Add a SubPath to the PlayList; choose “[In Mux] Synchronous Type of PiP” as
the type of SubPath.
5 Add the Clip to both the PlayItem and the SubPath.

6 Select the Stream Editor to view your PlayItem and SubPath.

Picture-in-Picture with two Clips
To create a Picture-in-Picture effect using two Clips:

1 Create a Movie Clip.
2 Add your primary video asset to the Clip’s Primary Video track
3 Create a second Clip; choose the “One of more elementary streams path”
option for this Clip.
4 Add the picture-in-picture video asset to the second (“elementary stream”)

Clip’s Secondary Video track.
5 Create a Playlist, and add a PlayItem to it.
6 Add a SubPath to the PlayList; choose either “[Out of Mux] Synchronous Type
of one or more streams and PiP” or “[Out of Mux] Asynchronous Type of PiP”
as the type of SubPath.
7 Add the Movie Clip to the PlayItem.
8 Add the Picture-in-Picture (“elementary stream”) Clip to the SubPath.
9 Select the Stream Editor to view your PlayItem and SubPath.

Launching the Picture-in-Picture editor

To launch the Picture-in-Picture editor:
1 Select the Stream Editor.
2 Right-click on the Picture-in-Picture video asset in the SubPath, then select PiP
Editor from the shortcut menu.
The PiP Editor window appears.

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Using the Picture-in-Picture Editor

The Scenarist BD Picture-in-Picture Editor allows you to control the scaling,
position, and opacity of your Picture-in-Picture effect. It also allows you to create
a group of Marks along the Timeline, each of which can have its own scaling and
positioning for your secondary (Picture-in-Picture) video.
PiP Editor Window

The PiP Editor window has a number of areas and features:
Menu bar
Toolbar
Timeline view
Common
Parameters box
Mark
Parameters box
Preview window
The Picture-in-Picture Editor

Menu bar
The Menu bar offers three menus: File menu, Edit menu, and View menu.
File menu
The File menu allows you to Import Alternative Images for both the Primary and
Secondary (Picture-in-Picture) video. It also gives you the option to Commit
Changes and Exit (save) or Discard Changes and Exit the PiP Editor. If you select
Exit after you have made changes, the Editor asks you to Commit or Discard
those changes before exiting.
Edit menu
The Edit menu features a standard set of editing tools: Undo, Redo, Copy, Paste,
and Delete.
View menu
The View menu allows you to control the image in the Preview window. Fit to
Window scales the video image inside the Preview window.
Show Actual Size shows the video image at full size.

Zoom In increases the size of the video image.
Zoom Out decreases the size of the video image.

In addition, the View menu allows you to set the Opacity of the Primary and
Secondary video streams.
Toolbar
Fit to Window
Show Actual Size

The field at the left lists the Primary Video asset. The Fit to Window and Show
Actual Size buttons duplicate functions from the View menu. The Validate All
button asks the PiP Editor to validate the settings you have created; once the
Editor determines the validity of your setting, it shows a Success information box
Timeline view
The Timeline view shows the timeline of your secondary video.
As you move the cursor through the Timeline view, it shows the time at the
location of the cursor.
If you right-click while the cursor is in the Timeline view, the Timeline shortcut
menu appears.
Timeline view shortcut menu
The Preview command lets you preview the video image at the selected time.
The Select command allows you to move back and forth through the Timeline
Marks you have created. The New Mark command establishes a new Timeline
Mark at the selected time.
new Timeline Mark
Note: For more information, see “Working with Timeline Marks” on page 199.
Copy, Paste, and Delete duplicate functions from the Edit menu. Scale Properties
offers you a number of options for scaling in the Preview window
Common Parameters box
The Common Parameters box displays settings that are common to all secondary
video in your SubPath, regardless of the TimeLine Mark that is displayed in the
Preview Window
If you select the Use Luma Key option, the Luma Key slider allows you to set the
overall brightness of the secondary video, in a range from 0 (brightest) to 255
(dimmest).
Mark Parameters box

The Mark Parameters box displays specific settings for the Timeline Mark you
have selected for display in the Preview window. The Time Stamp field shows
the time selected for the Mark on the Timeline view. Location shows the position
of the upper left corner of the Picture-in-Picture image along the X and Y axes.
Note: For more information, see “Working with Timeline Marks” on page 199.
There are a number of options for Scaling of the secondary video image.
The selected scaling is applied to the picture-in-picture image in the Preview

window. For example, Half scaling reduces each measurement of the video two
one-half of its original value, creating an image that is 1/4 the original size:
Quarter scaling reduces each measurement of the video two one-fourth of its
original value, creating an image that is 1/16 the original size:
Preview Window
The Preview window shows the video image at the selected Timeline Mark.
As you move the cursor through the Preview window, the location of the cursor
(for both the X and Y axes) appears in blue along the rulers at the top and left.
If you right-click while the cursor is in the Preview window, the Preview
shortcut menu appears.
Preview shortcut menu
Alignment allows you to set a specific location for the video image, along the X
axis (Left, Center, Right) and the Y axis (Top, Middle, Bottom). For example, a
Quarter-scaled image set to Right and Top appears as follows:
A Quarter-scaled image set to Left and Middle appears as follows:
You can also use the cursor to drag and drop the video image to any location.
Fit to Window, Show Actual Size, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Primary Opacity, and
Secondary Opacity duplicate functions from the View menu.
Working with Timeline Marks

Each individual Timeline Mark you create can have its own positioning and
scaling for the secondary (picture-in-picture) video. Once you create a set of
Timeline Marks, you can use the Timeline view to preview their values, or select
one for viewing in the Preview window.
If you position your cursor over a Timeline Mark, a small preview pop-up
appears, which shows the location and scaling values for that Mark.
If you click on a particular Timeline Mark icon in the Timeline view, that
Mark is selected for viewing in the Preview window, and its settings appear in
the Mark Parameters box.
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Importing PiP EDL files

Scenarist BD allows you to import EDL (Edit Decision List) files in order to
specify various aspects of your PiP images. The simplest format to use for these
files is tab-separated values text, which is easy to create in Microsoft Excel using
the “Save As Text (tab delimited) (*.txt)” function. For example:
The first four lines of the file contain PiP metadata parameters, which are
optional. Each line has the following format:
PIP_METADATA <parameter_name> <parameter_value>
The metadata parameters have the following possible values:

• luma_key_flag: 0 (upper limit value is ignored), 1 (upper limit value is used).
• luma_key_upper_limit: 0-255 (required if luma_key_flag = 1).
• trick_play_flag: 0 (PiP window is closed when primary video trick play), 1
(PiP window is open, if possible, when primary video trick play).
• timeline_type: 1 (synchronous, playitem), 2 (asynchronous, subpath), 3
(asynchronous, playitem).
The data portion of the file starts with a row of column headers, which are
required:
• “timecode_value”
• “x_position”
• “y_position”
• “scaling”
The data lines themselves have the following range of values:

• timecode_value: given in (hh:mm:ss:ff) format, and must have the same frame
rate as the primary video.
• x_position: from 0 to video_width-1.
• y_position: from 0 to video_height-1.
• scaling: 1-5; if set to 5, x_position and y_position must be set to 0.
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To import PiP EDL information:

1 In the Stream Editor, right-click on the Picture-in-Picture video asset in the
SubPath, then select PiP Editor from the shortcut menu.
The Select EDL Import File dialog box appears.

2 Click the Browse button next to the File Name field. The Open dialog box
appears.
3 Locate and select the PiP EDL import file you want to use; then click Open.
The path to the file appears in the File Name field.
4 If appropriate, click the “Clear existing PiP Metadata data” checkbox to

uncheck (deselect) the option.
5 To open the PiP Editor after the program imports the EDL file, check the
“PiPEditor is started up after Import” option.
6 Click Import. Scenarist BD imports the EDL information in the file.

10 Interactive graphics
This chapter documents how to add interactive graphics to Scenarist BD projects.

It includes the following topics:
• “Interactive graphics” on page 208
• “Creating interactive graphics” on page 209

Interactive graphics
Interactive graphics are used to navigate the content on BD titles, usually in the
form of buttons that appear on-screen. The buttons can be always on, as would
be the case for Top Menus, or they can be called by the viewer as needed (pop-
up menus) during playback of titles. Also, the buttons available for a title need
not be static; in fact, an entirely new set of buttons can appear after clicking a
particular button (multi-page or hierarchical menus).
Languages
English
Chapters
Main Menu Spanish
Languages
French
Chapters
Multi-page menu
Either PNGs or TIFFs can be used as assets for interactive graphics.
The HDMV format supports to 256 colors (8 bits) for interactive graphics. Images
must be saved as indexed. HDMV also supports alpha channel (variable
transparency) information with PNG files; however, it stores alpha information in
the palette, per color (rather than per pixel).
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Creating interactive graphics

Interactive graphics (IGs) are created in Scenarist BD with virtual graphic assets.
The following sections document how to create IG virtual assets, define their
content (including “click sounds), encode them, and add them to Clips:
• “Creating IG virtual assets” on page 210
• “Defining content for IG virtual assets” on page 215
• “Adding “click” sounds to buttons” on page 227
• “Encoding IGs” on page 229
• “Adding IGs to projects” on page 230
Note: It is also possible to create IGs in Adobe Photoshop. Then you can use
Scenarist Designer PS (a Photoshop plug-in) to optimize them, and export them
in a format that can be imported directly into Scenarist BD. For more
information, see “Importing/updating Designer PS files” on page 325; also, see
the Scenarist Designer PS User Guide.
Creating IG virtual assets
To create an IG virtual asset:

1 In the Data Tree, right-click the folder to which you will add the IG virtual
asset, and choose New > Virtual Asset from the shortcut menu. The Virtual
Asset dialog box appears.
2 Select Interactive Graphics, then click OK. The Set Graphic Parameter dialog
box appears.
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3 Select the parameters used by the video or still image background of the IG,
then click OK. An IG virtual asset is added to the folder.
4 To rename the IG virtual asset, click its name twice so it becomes selected,
5 If appropriate, change the Language Code for the virtual asset (see “Changing
the Language Code for assets” on page 77).
6 Add additional required components to the IG virtual asset. When completed,

it should look like this:
• Right-click the IG virtual asset and choose New > Virtual Asset from the
shortcut menu. In the Virtual Asset dialog box, select Epoch and click OK. An
Epoch object is added to the IG virtual asset.
• Expand the IG virtual asset, right-click the Epoch object, and choose New >
Virtual Asset from the shortcut menu. In the Virtual Asset dialog box, select
Display Set and click OK. A Display Set object is added to the Epoch, and a
Palette object is added automatically to the Display Set.
• Right-click the Display Set object and choose > New > Virtual Asset from the
shortcut menu. In the Virtual Asset dialog box, select Page and click OK. A
Page object is added to the Display Set; UOMask, InEffect, and OutEffect
objects are added automatically to the Page.
Note: For each button or group of buttons that appear on-screen at the same
time, you must create a Page object. For multi-page menus, multiple Page
objects, each containing its own set of buttons, can be added.
• Expand the Display Set and Page objects, right-click the Page object, and
choose New > Virtual Asset from the shortcut menu. In the Virtual Asset
dialog box, select Button Overlap Group and click OK. A BOG object is added
to the Page.
• Right-click the BOG object and choose New > Virtual Asset from the shortcut
menu. In the Virtual Asset dialog box, select Button and click OK. A Button
object is added to the BOG, and a Navigation Command object is added
automatically to the Button.
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Creating IG virtual assets with a single operation

Instead of building IG virtual assets step by step, as described in “Creating IG
virtual assets,” above, it is possible to create them using a single operation.
To create an IG virtual asset with a single operation:

1 In the Data Tree, right-click the folder to which you will add the IG virtual
asset, and choose New > Graphic Asset from the shortcut menu.
2 The Select Graphic Asset dialog box appears.

3 Select IG, then click OK. The Set Graphic Parameter dialog box appears.
4 Select the parameters used by the video or still image background of the IG,
then click OK. The IG Create dialog box appears.
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5 To add objects to the IG virtual asset, select the type of object in the tree
view (or the folder to which a new object will belong), then select the
number of objects you want using the arrows in the appropriate Number
field.
6 When you are finished defining your IG virtual asset, click OK. The IG
appears in the Data Tree.
Defining content for IG virtual assets
To define content for an IG virtual asset:

1 Expand the IG virtual asset in the Data Tree so all of its components are
visible.
2 In the Data Tree, select the IG virtual asset, then set the Acquisition Point
Interval in the Properties window.
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3 In the Data Tree, select the Display Set object, then select or enter
appropriate values in the Properties window.
• Stream Model sets the type of data stream for the IG Display Set; options
are Multiplexed and Non Multiplexed.
• User Interface Model sets how the IG Display Set appears to the user;
options are Always On and Pop Up.
• Composition State sets the composition state for the IG Display Set;
options are:
• Normal Case means that the Display Set contains only elements that
are changed from the previous composition.
• Acquisition Point means that the Display Set contains all elements
needed to display the next composition.
• Epoch Start indicates the start of a new Epoch; the Display Set contains
all elements needed to display the next composition.
• Epoch Continue means that the Epoch may be continued across into
this graphics stream from the previous graphics stream when seamless
connection conditions apply. The Display Set contains all elements
• PTS Drop Frame sets the PTS start time for the IG Display Set (in drop
frame contexts); you may need to adjust this value to allow for decoding
time (depending on the size of the IG).
• PTS Non Drop Frame sets the PTS start time for the IG Display Set (in non
drop frame contexts); you may need to adjust this value to allow for
decoding time (depending on the size of the IG).
• User Timeout Duration sets how long the IG Display Set is displayed with
no user activity before it is removed. If set to zero (00:00:00:00), the
duration is “infinite”; if User Interface Model is “Always On,” the timeout
duration is taken to be zero (“infinite”); if User Interface Model is “Pop
Up,” the IG Display Set disappears after the timeout duration.
• Composition Timeout PTS (Drop Frame) sets how long the IG is

displayed (in drop frame contexts) before it is removed.
• Composition Timeout PTS Non Drop Frame) sets how long the IG is
displayed (in non drop frame contexts) before it is removed.
• Selection Timeout PTS (Drop Frame) sets the valid interaction time within
an Epoch (in drop frame contexts).
• Selection Timeout PTS Non Drop Frame) sets the valid interaction time
within an Epoch (in non drop frame contexts).
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4 Set the palette for the IG virtual asset:
• In the Data Tree, double-click the Palette object for the IG virtual asset. The
Palette dialog box appears.
• Click Load. The Load File dialog box appears.
• Select one of the button images that will be referenced by the IG virtual asset,
then click Open. Any other button images in the IG track must share this
same palette.
• Click OK to close the Palette dialog box.

5 In the Data Tree, select the Page object; in the Properties window, click the
browse button next to the UO Mask field.
The UO Mask Setting dialog box appears.
6 Specify which user operations will be permitted for the IG Page:

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• Select user operations you want to prohibit (checked items will not be
available to the user).
• To prohibit all user operations, click All Prohibited.
• To permit all user operations, click All Permitted.
7 Click OK to close the UO Mask Setting dialog box.
8 In the Page Properties window, select or enter appropriate values.
• Animation FrameRate Code sets the animation frame rate, which is the
video frame rate divided by the value of the Animation FrameRate Code; if
set to “0,” only the first frame of a button animation sequence is displayed.
• Default Selected Button Ref sets the default selected button when the
page is first loaded.
• Default Activated Button Ref sets the default button activated when the
page times out.
9 In the Data Tree, select the BOG (Button Overlap Group) object, then set the
Default Valid Button Ref in the Properties window.
This is the default button of the group to show when the BOG is first
displayed; if there is only one button in the group, it will be the only option.
10 In the Data Tree, double-click the Button object. The Button dialog box
appears.
11 Set the images for the button’s three states. Drag images from either the Data
Editor or the Data Tree onto the Normal, Selected, and Activated areas.
Note: To create animated button effects, you can drag multiple images (up
to 256) to a button state. If you wish an animation sequence to repeat, click
the Repeat option to select it.
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Note: The newest version of Scenarist BD (version 4.5 Final) includes an

Animation Preview feature, which allows you to view each of the images in an
animation sequence:
12 Close the Button dialog box by clicking the Close button in the upper right
corner. In the Data Tree, double-click the Page object for the IG virtual asset.
The button is displayed in the IG Editor. Position the button as necessary by
dragging to a new location, or by entering values in the Button Position field
in the Property window.
Note: In the newest version of Scenarist BD (version 4.5 Final), the IG Editor
includes an Estimation Buffer Usage box:
This gives an estimate of the buffer usage required by the IG.

13 To display a background image in the IG Editor, to help in placement of the

button, do the following:
• Right-click in the IG Editor and choose Background from the shortcut menu.
• In the BackGroundColor dialog box, select the Use Of Image option.
• Click the Browse button next to the File field and select the background
image you want to use, then click Open.
• Click OK to close the BackColor dialog box. The background image is

displayed in the IG Editor.
Note: You can use the Zoom buttons in the toolbar to display the entire
screen area, so you have a better sense of the placement of the button.
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14 In the Data Tree, select the Button object, then select or enter appropriate
values in the Properties window.
• Upper Button Ref sets the button that is selected when the user clicks
“up.”
• Lower Button Ref sets the button that is selected when the user clicks
“down.”
• Left Button Ref sets the button that is selected when the user clicks “left.”
• Right Button Ref sets the button that is selected when the user clicks
“right.”
15 To create a mapping for a set of buttons automatically, click Route in the

Auto Route group box:
Scenarist BD creates and displays the mapping for the buttons:
16 To designate a (background) button as not user accessible, right-click on the

button and select Non Accessible Buttons from the shortcut menu.
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Once the button is designated as not user accessible, a checkmark appears

next to the option in the shortcut menu.
Adding “click” sounds to buttons

To add a “click” sound to a button state:
1 Drag an LPCM-formatted “click” sound file (.lpcm, .pcm, or .wav) into the
Data Editor.
The wave file also appears in the Data Tree.
Note: The sound file must be LPCM, 48 kHz, 16-bit, stereo.
Note: Do not use the MUI Generator on the sound file.
2 Open the Button dialog box for the button to which you will add the sound.

• Drag the sound file from the Data Tree to the appropriate button state in
the Button dialog box.
• Open the Properties window for the button, and select the sound file for
the appropriate button state.
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Encoding IGs
To encode an IG:
1 In the Data Tree, right-click the IG and choose Encode from the shortcut
menu.
Note: Any IG that is unencoded shows this icon in the Data Tree:
2 Choose Edit > Encode > Build. The Save ES File dialog box appears.
Note: The dialog box automatically selects the Encode folder path that was
defined when you created the project.
3 Click Save. Scenarist BD encodes the IG. An Encode Result dialog box
appears.
4 Click OK. The IG is encoded.
Note: Any IG that is encoded shows this icon in the Data Tree:
If the IG asset encodes successfully, you are ready to add it to a Clip.
Note: The Encode > Rebuild option is available if you lose the ES (elementary
stream) that is created when you encode a virtual asset. Scenarist BD maintains
links to any still images used in the creation of virtual assets.
Adding IGs to projects

IGs are added to projects by including them in Clips, or in SubPaths of PlayLists.
Adding an IG to a SubPath of a PlayList involves the following steps:
• Creating a Clip for the IG.
• Creating an IG SubPath for the PlayList.
• Adding the IG Clip to the IG SubPath of the PlayList.
These steps are documented in the following procedure.
To add an IG to a project:
1 In the Stream Tree, right-click the Clip folder to which you will add the IG
Clip, and choose New > Clip > Interactive Graphics Menu from the shortcut
menu. The Clip appears in the Stream Tree.
2 To rename the Clip, click its name twice so it becomes selected, enter the
new name, and press Enter.
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4 Select the Data Tree; then Drag the IG asset from the Data Tree onto the IG
track in the Clip Editor. The IG is added to the Clip.
5 In the Stream Tree, right-click the PlayList to which you will add the IG Clip,
and choose New > SubPath > Interactive Graphics Menu from the shortcut
menu. The SubPath appears in the Stream Tree.
6 To rename the SubPath, click its name twice so it becomes selected, enter the
7 Double-click the PlayList to display it in the Stream Editor.
8 Drag the IG Clip from the Stream Tree onto the IG SubPath track in the
Stream Editor.
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The IG Clip is added to the project as a SubPath of the PlayList.

11 Interactive graphic effects
This chapter documents how to create interactive graphic effects in Scenarist BD

projects. It includes the following topics:
• “Interactive graphic effects” on page 236
• “Creating InEffect or OutEffect sequences” on page 236

Interactive graphic effects

The BD format allows you to add simple animation effects — such as color
changes, movement, and wipes — to interactive graphics. These effects take two
forms:
InEffect Operates just before the page containing the effect loads.
OutEffect Operates just before the page containing the effect becomes inactive.
Each animation effect is created by a series of Effect objects that combine to form
an effects sequence. An InEffect or OutEffect sequence can have up to 128
animation steps (Effect objects). Scenarist BD includes an Effect Wizard that
generates effects sequences automatically, based on user-defined Start and End
points.
Creating InEffect or OutEffect sequences

The following sections document how to add IG effect virtual assets for InEffect
sequences and OutEffect sequences, set the Window properties, add graphics,
use the Effect Wizard to generate an effects sequence, and re-encode the IG to
include the IG effect data:
• “Adding IG InEffect virtual assets” on page 237
• “Adding IG OutEffect virtual assets” on page 239
• “Setting IG effect Window properties” on page 241
• “Adding graphics to an effect” on page 242
• “Using the Effect Wizard” on page 245
• “Re-encoding IGs” on page 250
Note: The procedures for setting Window properties, adding graphics to an

effect, using the Effect Wizard, and re-encoding IGs are exactly the same for
InEffects and OutEffects.
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Adding IG InEffect virtual assets
To add IG InEffects virtual assets:

1 In the Data Tree, double-click the InEffect to which you will add virtual
assets.
The IG Effect Editor appears. The title bar shows that an InEffect is selected.
2 Right-click the InEffect object in the Data Tree and choose New > Virtual
Asset from the shortcut menu. The Virtual Asset dialog box appears.
3 Select Window, then click OK. A Window icon appears in the IG Effect
Editor, and a Window object is added to the Data Tree.
Note: The other two objects in the screen area of the IG Effect Editor show
the Title-Safe-Area and Action-Safe-Area of a television screen.
4 Right-Click the InEffect object, then choose New > Virtual Asset from the
shortcut menu. In the Virtual Asset dialog box, select Effect, then click OK.
An Effect object appears in the Data Tree.
5 To rename a virtual asset, click its name twice so it becomes selected, enter
6 Proceed to “Setting IG effect Window properties” on page 241.
Adding IG OutEffect virtual assets
To add IG OutEffects virtual assets:

1 In the Data Tree, double-click the OutEffect to which you will add assets.
The IG Effect Editor appears. The title bar shows that an OutEffect is selected.
2 Right-click the OutEffect object in the Data Tree and choose New > Virtual
Asset from the shortcut menu. The Virtual Asset dialog box appears.
3 Select Window, then click OK. A Window icon appears in the IG Effect
Editor, and a Window object is added to the Data Tree.
4 Right-Click the OutEffect object, then choose New > Virtual Asset from the
shortcut menu. In the Virtual Asset dialog box, select Effect, then click OK.
An Effect object appears in the Data Tree.
5 To rename a virtual asset, click its name twice so it becomes selected, enter
6 Proceed to “Setting IG effect Window properties” on page 241.

Setting IG effect Window properties

The Window defines the area of the screen in which the IG effect can take place.
To set IG effect Window properties:

• Move or resize the Window in the IG Effect Editor.
• In the Data Tree, select the Window object, then enter Position and Size
Adding graphics to an effect
To add graphics to an effect:

1 Drag a graphic from the Data Tree into one of the Composition Object
rectangles in the IG Effect Editor.
A Composition Object appears beneath the Effect object in the Data Tree.
Note: You can have as many as two Composition Objects per effects
sequence.
2 To set the initial position of the Composition Object, do one of the following:
• Move the Composition Object to a Start location in the IG Effect Editor.
screen area, so you have a better sense of the placement of the Composition
Object.
• In the Data Tree, select the Composition Object, then enter Composition
(Start) Position values in the Properties window.
3 To crop the Composition Object, select it the Data Tree, then set the
Cropping Flag to True in the Properties window. Cropping Rectangle
parameters appear.
Enter new values for Cropping Position and Cropping Size.
4 If appropriate, change the Forced On Flag value in the Composition Object

Properties window from False to True.
Using the Effect Wizard

Once you have added a graphic Composition Object to an Effect and defined its
location, you can use the Effect Wizard to generate an effects sequence
automatically.
To use the Effect Wizard:

1 In the IG Effect Editor, click the Effect Wizard button.
The Effect Wizard window appears.
Note: Effects sequence data you create using the Effect Wizard will replace
any previous effects sequence data for the selected InEffect or OutEffect.
2 Click Next. The Step 1 page appears.
3 In the Number of Effect Using box, type or select the number of effect frames
for the effects sequence (the range is 1–128). The Wizard calculates a
minimum Total Time value for the effects sequence, based on the number of
effect frames.
4 If appropriate, adjust the Total Time (Time Code) values for the effects
sequence. Total Time (PTS) is calculated automatically.

6 To create a color change effect, select an Start and an End Palette; then select
the number of intermediate Palette steps.
8 To create a motion effect, drag the Composition Object to an End location.

For example:
Note: If you have two Composition Objects, the Effects Wizard will prompt
you to select locations for each one.
10 To create a wipe (cropping) effect, select Start and End cropping by moving
the cropping indicators.
11 Click Next. The Step 5 summary page appears.

12 Click Finish. The Effect Wizard generates an effects sequence that moves
gradually from the Start parameters to the End parameters, using the number
of effects frames you specified in the Step 1 window. The IG Effect Editor
displays the effects in the completed sequence.
Note: In the newest version of Scenarist BD (version 4.5 Final), the IG Effect
Editor includes an Estimation Buffer Usage box:
This gives an estimate of the buffer usage required by the IG effect.

The Data Tree also displays the new set of Effects.
Re-encoding IGs
Since the creation of any IG effect changes the data associated with an IG, you
need to re-encode it.
To Re-encode an IG to include IG effect data:

1 In the Data Tree, right-click the IG to which you have added the IG effect,
and choose Encode from the shortcut menu.
Note: Any IG that is unencoded shows this icon in the Data Tree:
3 Click Save. The program asks you to confirm the re-encode process.
4 Click Yes. Scenarist encodes the IG. An Encode Result dialog box appears.
5 Click OK. The IG is encoded with the IG effect data.
Note: Any IG that is encoded shows this icon in the Data Tree:
12 Presentation graphics
This chapter documents how to add presentation graphics to Scenarist BD

• “Presentation graphics” on page 254
• “Creating presentation graphics” on page 254

Presentation graphics
Presentation graphics are most often used for full-color subtitle images; they also
can be used for titles, labels, other information, or purely decorative graphics.
Either PNGs or TIFFs can be used as assets for presentation graphics.
The HDMV format supports to 256 colors (8 bits) for presentation graphics.
Images must be saved as indexed. HDMV also supports alpha channel (variable
transparency) information with PNG files; however, it stores alpha information in
the palette, per color (rather than per pixel).
Creating presentation graphics

Presentation graphics (PGs) are created in Scenarist BD with virtual graphic
assets. The following sections document how to create PG virtual assets, define
their content, encode them, and add them to Clips:
• “Creating PG virtual assets” on page 255
• “Defining content for PG virtual assets” on page 259
• “Encoding PGs” on page 266
• “Adding PGs to projects” on page 268
Note: It is also possible to create PGs in Adobe Photoshop. Then you can use
Scenarist Designer PS (a Photoshop plug-in) to optimize them, and export them
in a format that can be imported directly into Scenarist BD. For more
information, see “Importing/updating Designer PS files” on page 325; also, see
the Scenarist Designer PS User Guide.
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Creating PG virtual assets
To create a PG virtual graphic:

1 In the Data Tree, right-click the folder to which you will add the PG virtual
asset, and choose New > Virtual Asset from the shortcut menu. The Virtual
Asset dialog box appears.
2 Select Presentation Graphics, then click OK. The Set Graphic Parameter
dialog box appears.
3 Select the parameters used by the video or still image background of the
presentation graphic, then click OK. A PG virtual asset is added to the Data
Tree.
4 To rename the PG virtual asset, click its name twice so it becomes selected,
6 Add additional required components to the PG virtual asset. When

completed, it should look like this:
• Right-click the PG virtual asset and choose New > Virtual Asset from the
shortcut menu. In the Virtual Asset dialog box, select Epoch and click OK. An
Epoch object is added to the PG virtual asset, and a Window object is added
automatically to the Epoch.
• Expand the PG virtual asset, right-click the Epoch object, and choose New >
Virtual Asset from the shortcut menu. In the Virtual Asset dialog box, select
Display Set and click OK. A Display Set object is added to the Epoch, and a
Palette object is added automatically to the Display Set.
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Creating PG virtual assets with a single operation

Instead of building PG virtual assets step by step, as described in “Creating PG
virtual assets,” above, it is possible to create them using a single operation.
To create a PG virtual assets with a single operation:

1 In the Data Tree, right-click the folder to which you will add the PG virtual
asset, and choose New > Graphic Asset from the shortcut menu.

3 Select PG, then click OK. The Set Graphic Parameter dialog box appears.
4 Select the parameters used by the video or still image background of the PG,
then click OK. The PG Create dialog box appears.
5 To add objects to the PG virtual asset, select the type of object in the tree
view (or the folder to which a new object will belong), then select the
field.
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6 When you are finished defining your PG virtual asset, click OK. The PG
appears in the Data Tree.
Defining content for PG virtual assets
To define content for a PG virtual asset:

1 Expand the PG virtual asset in the Data Tree so all of its components are
visible.
2 In the Data Tree, select the PG virtual asset, then set the Acquisition Point
3 In the Data Tree, double-click the Display Set object for the PG virtual asset.
The Window object that will display the presentation graphic appears in the
PG Editor.
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Note: The other two objects in the screen area of the PG Editor show the
Title-Safe-Area and Action-Safe-Area of a television screen.
4 Set PG Window properties by doing one of the following:
• Move or resize the Window in the PG Editor.
screen area, so you have a better sense of the placement of the Window.
• In the Data Tree, select the Window object, then enter the Position and Size
5 Set the palette for the PG virtual asset:
• In the Data Tree, double-click the Palette object for the PG virtual asset. The
• Click Load. The Load File dialog box appears.
• Select the image file that will be referenced by the PG virtual asset, then click
Open. Any other image files in one Display Set must share this same palette.
6 Drag an image asset from the Data Tree onto the Window in the PG Editor.
The image appears in the Window.
A Composition Object is added under the Display Set object in the Data Tree.
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Note: In the newest version of Scenarist BD (version 4.5 Final), the PG

Editor includes an Estimation Buffer Usage box:
This gives an estimate of the buffer usage required by the PG.
7 In the Data Tree, select the Display Set object, then select or enter
• Epoch Flag sets the composition state for the Display Set; options are:
• Normal Case means that the Display Set contains only elements that
are changed from the previous composition.
• Acquisition Point means that the Display Set contains all elements
• Epoch Start indicates the start of a new Epoch; the Display Set contains
all elements needed to display the next composition.
• Epoch Continue means that the Epoch may be continued across into
this graphics stream from the previous graphics stream when seamless
connection conditions apply. The Display Set contains all elements
• Start Time (Drop Frame) sets the PTS to begin display of the PG (in drop-
frame contexts).
• Start Time (Non Drop Frame) sets the PTS to begin display of the PG (in
non-drop-frame contexts).
• End Time (Drop Frame) sets the PTS to end display of the PG (in drop-
frame contexts).
• End Time (Non Drop Frame) sets the PTS to end display of the PG (in
8 To change the position of the Composition Object, do one of the following:
• Move the Composition Object to a new location in the PG Editor.

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• In the Data Tree, select the Composition Object, then enter new Composition
Position values in the Properties window.
9 To crop the Composition Object, click it the Data Tree, and set the Cropping
Flag to True in the Properties window. Cropping Rectangle parameters
appear.
Enter new values for Cropping Position and Cropping Size.
10 If appropriate, change the Forced On Flag value in the Composition Object

Properties window from False to True.
Encoding PGs
To encode a PG:
1 In the Data Tree, right-click the PG and choose Encode from the shortcut
menu.
Note: Any PG that is unencoded shows this icon in the Data Tree:
3 Click Save. Scenarist BD encodes the PG. An Encode Result dialog box
appears.
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4 Click OK. The PG is encoded.
Note: Any PG that is encoded shows this icon in the Data Tree:
If the PG asset encodes successfully, you are ready to add it to a Clip.
Note: The Encode > Rebuild option is available if you lose the ES (elementary
stream) that is created when you encode a virtual asset. Scenarist BD maintains
links to any still images used in the creation of virtual assets.
Adding PGs to projects

PGs are added to projects by including them in Clips.
To add a PG to a Clip:
1 In the Stream Tree, double-click the Clip to which you will add the PG. The
Clip is displayed in the Clip Editor.
2 Drag the PG asset from the Data Tree onto the PG track in the Clip Editor.
The presentation graphic is added to the Clip.
13 Importing subtitle sets (BDN import)
This chapter documents how to import sets of subtitle into Scenarist BD projects.
• “Importing sets of subtitles” on page 270
• “The PES Editor” on page 277
• “Importing multiple sets of subtitles” on page 288
• “Re-ordering PG streams” on page 298

Importing sets of subtitles

In many situations, you will need to incorporate sets of subtitles created by a
third-party vendor into your project. These BDN imports contain all of the PG
image files, plus a controlling BDN script (.xml) file. As part of the import
process, Scenarist BD automatically parses the (.xml) file, creates the PG data
structure, and encodes the PG. The subtitles are also auto-cropped during the
import process, following the BDN spec.
To import a set of subtitles:

1 In the Data Tree, right-click the folder to which you will add the set of
subtitles, and choose Import > BDN file from the shortcut menu.
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2 The BDN Import dialog box appears.
3 Locate the BDN script (.xml) file.

4 Select the file, and click Open. Scenarist BD begins the import process by
parsing the BDN script (.xml) file. The program shows you the progress of
the parsing operation.
The Acquisition Point Interval dialog box appears.
5 Set the Auto Encode Acquisition Point interval to an appropriate value; then
click OK. Scenarist BD begins creating the PG data structure. The program
shows you the progress of the operation.
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Once the PG data structure is created, Scenarist BD prepares to encode the

PG. The Save ES File dialog box appears.
6 Click Save. Scenarist BD encodes the BDN import PG. The program shows
you the progress of the encode operation.
7 An Encode Result dialog box appears.
8 Click OK. The BDN import subtitle set appears as a PG in the Data tree.
The Data Tree displays BDN import PGs in a different way than it displays PGs
created in Scenarist BD, or PGs created using Scenarist Designer PS and then
imported into Scenarist BD. For PGs created in Scenarist BD, the Data Tree
displays all of the objects under the PG:
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The same is true for PGs created in Scenarist Designer PS and imported into
Scenarist BD:
However, for BDN import PGs, the Data Tree displays only the parent object
PG. If you click on the plus sign to the left of the BDN import PG to expand
the view, the plus sign simply disappears:
In order to view and work with the objects under a BDN import PG, Scenarist
BD provides a PES Editor, which is described in “The PES Editor” on page 277,
below. You can use the PES Editor to see all of the objects under the BDN
import PG, view the Composition Objects in the Display Sets, change the
timecode for the Display Sets, or create new Epochs and Display Sets. The PES
Editor is only for use with BDN import PGs; to work with Scenarist BD PGs or
Scenarist Designer import PGs, use the PG Editor.
Note: If you open an older project (one created using a version of Scenarist
BD earlier than 4.5 Final) that includes a BDN import PG, the parent folder for
that earlier import appears in the Data Tree; however, if you expand the view,
only the PG icon appears below the folder:
For BDN imports performed with the current version of Scenarist BD (4.5
Final), the Data Tree shows only the PG object (as shown in step 8 on
page 274, above).
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The PES Editor

Scenarist BD includes a PES Editor, which allows you to view and work with the
objects under BDN import PGs. You can also use the PES Editor to add new
Epochs and Display Sets to your BDN import PGs (for information see “Adding
new Epochs / Display Sets to BDN import PGs” on page 281).
Note: The PES Editor is available only for BDN import PGs; to work with PGs
created using Scenarist BD or Scenarist Designer PS, use the PG Editor.
To work with the PES Editor:

1 In the Data Tree, either double-click the BDN import PG object, or right-click
the object and select Edit from the shortcut menu. The PES Editor appears.
The PES Editor window has a number of areas and features:
Menu bar
Toolbar
Tree view
Properties
area
Buffer Usage
box
Log area Display area
The PES Editor
Menu bar Contains the File, Edit, and View menus.
Toolbar Contains various toolbar buttons and options to facilitate your work
with the PES Editor.
Tree view Functions like the Data Tree in Scenarist BD; allows you to view all
of the objects under the BDN import PG.
Properties area Functions like the Properties window in Scenarist BD; allows
you to change certain properties of the PG objects.
Buffer Usage box Gives an estimate of the buffer usage required by the BDN
import PG.
Log area Functions like the Log window in Scenarist BD; displays status and
error message for a range of PES Editor operations.
Display area Shows the Display Set selected in the Tree view.
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2 Expand the BDN import PG object in the Data Tree so that its components
are visible.
3 Select a Display Set in the Tree view. The Display Set you selected appears in
the Display area.
4 Use the options in the View menu as appropriate to adjust the Display area.
5 If appropriate, use the Properties area to change the timecode of the selected
Display Set.
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Adding new Epochs / Display Sets to BDN import PGs
To add a new Epoch and Display Set to your BDN import PG:
1 In the Tree view, right-click the BDN import PG object, and choose New >
Epoch from the shortcut menu. A new Epoch appears in the Tree view.
2 Right-click the new Epoch, and choose New > DisplaySet from the shortcut
menu.
3 Expand the view of the Epoch to show the new Display Set. Right-click the
Display Set, and choose New > CompositionObject from the shortcut menu.
4 Expand the view to display all of the objects under the new Epoch.
5 In the Tree view, select the Display Set. It appears in the Tree view.
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6 If appropriate, use the Display area to change the size and placement of the
Window object.
7 Use Windows Explorer to locate an appropriate subtitle image; then drag and
drop it into the Window object in the Display area.
The Select Composition Object dialog box appears.

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8 Select CompositionObject#1 from the drop-down list.
9 Click OK. If the subtitle image you selected uses a different palette than the
other Composition Object images in the BDN import PG, the program asks
you to confirm replacement of the palette.
10 Click Yes or No, as appropriate. The subtitle image you selected appears as a
Composition Object in the Display area
11 In the Properties view, adjust the timecode values for your new Display Set,
so that they don’t interfere with other events in the BDN import PG.
Since you have changed the BDN import PG by adding a new Epoch and
Display Set, it is no longer encoded.
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12 In the Data tree, right-click the BDN import PG object, and choose Encode >
Rebuild from the shortcut menu.
The PES Editor encodes the changed PG. An Encode Result dialog box
appears.
13 Click OK. The BDN import PG is encoded.
Note: If you attempt to exit the PES Editor without encoding a changed BDN
import PG, the program gives you a warning message:
If you click Yes, all changes you have made to the BDN import PG will be
lost.
Importing multiple sets of subtitles

To provide subtitles in a number of languages for your projects, you will need to
incorporate multiple sets of subtitles, again created by a third-party vendors. For
each subtitle language, there will be a BDN import folder that contains all of the
PG image files, plus a controlling BDN script (.xml) file. To accommodate these
multiple subtitle sets, Scenarist BD offers a BDN batch import function.
To perform a BDN batch import:

1 In the Stream Tree, right-click the Clip to which you will add the multiple sets
of subtitles, and choose Import > BDN file from the shortcut menu.
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2 The BDN Batch Import window appears.

3 Click the Browse button to the right of the BDN Script File window. The BDN
Import dialog box appears.
4 Locate the first BDN script (.xml) file.

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5 Click Open. The first script file appears in the BDN Script File Name list.
6 Using the procedure outlined in steps 3-5, above, locate and open all of the
BDN scripts that are part of your batch import.
Note: You can also drag and drop BDN scripts directly into the BDN Script
File Name list area.
7 Click Option. The BDN Batch Import Option dialog box appears, with the
Synthesis Palette tab showing.
8 Using the radio buttons, select the appropriate error handling method.
9 Click the Time Code tab.
10 Using the radio buttons, select the appropriate error handling method.
11 Click the Auto Encode tab.
12 Set the appropriate Acquisition Point Interval; then click OK. The BDN Batch
Import Option dialog box closes.
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13 Click Import. The program starts the import process; the BDN Batch Import
window shows the progress of the import.
14 The BDN Batch Import window shows when the import process is complete.
The BDN Script File Name List shows the Start Time, End Time, language, and
import status for each BDN script file.
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15 Click OK. The BDN Batch Import import closes. In Scenarist BD, an import
result dialog box appears.
Click OK. The BDN import PGs appear in the Stream Tree.
The BDN import PGs also appear in the Clip Editor.
16 To view the objects under any of the BDN import PGs, locate them in the
Data Tree.
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17 In the Data Tree, either double-click a BDN import PG object, or right-click an

object and select Edit from the shortcut menu. The PES Editor appears.
Re-ordering PG streams
Scenarist BD allows you to change the order of BDN import PG streams by simply
dragging and dropping them in the Stream Tree. The application automatically
changes the numbering of the PG streams, and updates any links to the PG
streams.
To re-order BDN import PG streams:

1 In the Tree area, select the Stream Tree, and expand the view of the Clip that
contains the PG stream you want to re-order.
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2 In the Editor area, display the Clip in the Clip Editor.
3 In the Stream Tree, drag the PG stream you want to re-order to its new
location.
The moved PG stream appears in its new location in the Stream Tree.
4 The Clip Editor shows the new ordering (and numbering) of the PG streams.
14 Text-based subtitles
This chapter documents how to add text-based subtitles to Scenarist BD projects.

• “Text-based subtitles” on page 302
• “Creating Text-based subtitles” on page 303

Text-based subtitles
The HDMV format offers two ways of providing subtitles, presentation graphics
(see Chapter 12, “Presentation graphics”) and text-based subtitles. Unlike PGs,
text-based subtitles are not converted into graphics. They are stored outside of
the main audio-visual stream, and therefore don’t affect the bandwidth or quality
of the main movie at all; instead, they are added to the main AV stream when the
BD player runs the title. This division of storage locations makes it possible to
provide more subtitle languages on a movie without taking up a lot of disc space
or compromising video quality.
Although they are not converted into graphics, text-based subtitles are positioned
and sized in text regions on the presentation (graphic) plane. Within each text
region are text boxes, which use text “styles” to determine font type, size, color,
text flow, and line spacing. Text styles can be changed character by character,
and can be altered over time to create fade-in or fade-out effects.
Font assets
In order to create text-based subtitles, you need to import one or more
OpenType fonts to your project (see “Importing assets” on page 77). Once they
are imported to your project, font assets appear in the Data Tree:
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Creating Text-based subtitles

Text-based subtitles (Text STs) are created in Scenarist BD using virtual assets.
The following sections document how to create text-based subtitle virtual assets,
define their content, encode them, and add them to projects:
• “Creating Text ST virtual assets” on page 303
• “Defining content for Text ST virtual assets” on page 308
• “Encoding Text STs” on page 319
• “Adding Text STs to projects” on page 320
Creating Text ST virtual assets
To create a Text ST virtual asset:

1 In the Data Tree, right-click the folder to which you will add the Text ST
virtual asset, and choose New > Virtual Asset from the shortcut menu. The
Virtual Asset dialog box appears.
2 Select Text Subtitle, then click OK. The Set Graphic Parameter dialog box
appears.
3 Select the parameters used by the video or still image background of the Text
ST; then select the Character Coding using the drop-down list.
4 Click OK. A Text ST virtual asset is added to the folder. A Dialog Style object
is added automatically to the Text ST, and a Palette object is added
automatically to the Dialog Style.
5 To rename the Text ST virtual asset, click its name twice so it becomes
7 Add additional required components to the Text ST virtual asset. When

completed, it should look like this:
• Expand the Text ST virtual asset, right-click the Dialog Style object, and
choose New > Virtual Asset from the shortcut menu. In the Virtual Asset
dialog box, select Region Style and click OK. A Region Style object is added to
the Dialog Style.
• Right-click the Region Style object and choose New > Virtual Asset from the
shortcut menu. In the Virtual Asset dialog box, select User Control Style and
click OK. A User Control Style object is added to the Region Style.
• Right-click the Text ST virtual asset and choose New > Virtual Asset from the
shortcut menu. In the Virtual Asset dialog box, select Dialog Presentation and
click OK. A Dialog Presentation object is added to the Text ST.
• Right-click the Dialog Presentation object and choose New > Virtual Asset
from the shortcut menu. In the Virtual Asset dialog box, select Dialog Region
and click OK. A Dialog Region object is added to the Dialog Presentation, and
a Region Subtitle object is added automatically to the Dialog Region.
Creating Text ST virtual assets with a single operation

Instead of building Text ST virtual assets step by step, as described in “Creating
Text ST virtual assets,” above, it is possible to create them using a single
operation.
To create a Text ST virtual assets with a single operation:

1 In the Data Tree, right-click the folder to which you will add the Text ST
virtual asset, and choose New > Graphic Asset from the shortcut menu.

3 Select Text ST, then click OK. The Set Graphic Parameter dialog box appears.
4 Select the parameters used by the video or still image background of the Text
ST; then select the Character Coding using the drop-down list.
5 click OK. The Text ST Create dialog box appears.

6 To add objects to the Text ST virtual asset, select the type of object in the
tree view (or the folder to which a new object will belong), then select the
field.
7 When you are finished defining your Text ST virtual asset, click OK. The Text
ST appears in the Data Tree.
Defining content for Text ST virtual assets
To define content for a Text ST virtual asset:

1 Expand the Text ST virtual asset in the Data Tree so all of its components are
visible.
2 In the Data Tree, select the Text ST virtual asset, then select an appropriate
Player Style value in the Properties window.
• Permit Player Own Style (default) allows a BD player to generate its own
style for Text STs in addition to the author-defined sets.
• Prohibit Player Own Style blocks a BD player from generating a Text ST

style.
3 Set the palette for the Dialog Style object:
• In the Data Tree, double-click the Palette under the Dialog Style object. The
• In the Palette dialog box, click Load.
• Select the image file that uses your shared palette, then click Open.

4 In the Data Tree, select the Region Style object, then select or enter
• Line Space sets the distance (in pixels) between two adjacent baselines.
• Font Ref selects the reference font from the set of font assets in the Data
Tree.
Note: Once you select a Font Ref, the rest of the Font area becomes active:
• Font Style sets the font weight; options are:
• Font Size sets the font point size (in pixels); default is 24.
• Font Palette Entry Ref sets the default color for the font.
• Font Outline Palette Entry Ref sets the default color for the font outline.
• Font Outline Thickness sets the size of the font outline; options are Thin,
Medium, and Thick.
• Region position sets the X and Y axes (in pixels) for the text region.
• Region size sets the width and height (in pixels) for the text region.
• Background Palette Entry Ref sets the default color for the text region.
• Text Box position sets the X and Y axes (in pixels) for the text box.
• Text Box size sets the width and height (in pixels) for the text box.
• Text Flow sets the flow of text in the text box; options are Horizontal
Writing Right, Horizontal Writing Left, and Vertical Writing.
• Horizontal Alignment sets the horizontal alignment of text in the text box;
options are Left, Center, and Right.
• Vertical Alignment sets the vertical alignment of text in the text box;
options are Top, Middle, and Bottom.
5 In the Data Tree, select the User Control Style object, then select or enter
• Size Inc Dec sets how the user can change the font size; options are
Increase and Decrease.
• Size Delta sets how much the user can change the font size (in pixels).
The final font size must be within the range 8–144.
• Space Inc Dec sets how the user can change the font spacing; options are
Increase and Decrease.
• Space Delta sets how much the user can change the font spacing (in
pixels).
• Region Style Position:
• Horizontal Position Direction sets the horizontal direction in which

the user can move the text region; options are Right and Left.
• Horizontal Position Delta sets how much the user can change the
horizontal position of the text region (in pixels).
• Vertical Position Direction sets the vertical direction in which the user
can move the text region; options are Down and Up.
• Vertical Position Delta sets how much the user can change the vertical
position of the text region (in pixels).
• Text Box Style Position:
• Horizontal Position Direction sets the horizontal direction in which

the user can move the text box; options are Right and Left.
• Horizontal Position Delta sets how much the user can change the
horizontal position of the text box (in pixels).
• Vertical Position Direction sets the vertical direction in which the user
can move the text box; options are Down and Up.
• Vertical Position Delta sets how much the user can change the vertical
position of the text box (in pixels).
• Width Inc Dec sets how the user can change the width of the text box;
options are Increase and Decrease.
• Width Delta sets how much the user can change the width of the text box
(in pixels).
• Height Inc Dec sets how the user can change the height of the text box;
options are Increase and Decrease.
• Height Delta sets how much the user can change the height of the text
box (in pixels).
6 In the Data Tree, select the Dialog Presentation object, then select or enter
• Start Time (Drop Frame) sets the PTS to begin display of the Text ST (in
drop-frame contexts).
• Start Time (Non Drop Frame) sets the PTS to begin display of the Text ST
(in non-drop-frame contexts).
• End Time (Drop Frame) sets the PTS to end display of the Text ST (in
drop-frame contexts).
• End Time (Non Drop Frame) sets the PTS to end display of the Text ST
(in non-drop-frame contexts).
7 Set the palette for the Dialog Presentation object:
• In the Data Tree, double-click the Palette object under the Dialog Presentation
object. The Palette dialog box appears.
• In the Palette dialog box, click Load.
• Select the image file that uses your shared palette, then click Open.
8 Double-click the Dialog Region object in the Data Tree. The Text ST Editor
appears.
9 Double-click the Dialog Region rectangle. The Text Editor dialog box appears.
10 If appropriate, select new values for Font, Size, Color, Style, Outline Color,
and Outline Type. The displayed values are those set in the Font area of the
Region Style Properties window (see step 4 on page 311).
11 Type (or paste) the subtitle in the Text box (100 characters maximum).
12 Click OK. The subtitle appears in the Dialog Region rectangle of the Text ST
Editor.
13 In the Data Tree, select the Dialog Region object, then select or enter
• Continuous Present Flag determines whether or not the Dialog Region is

continuously present; options are True and False.
• Region Style Ref selects the reference Region Style from the set of defined
Regions Styles in the Data Tree.
• Forced On Flag determines whether or not the text subtitle is forced on

during the time frame defined by its PTS settings; options are True and
False.
Encoding Text STs
To encode a Text ST:

1 In the Data Tree, right-click the Text ST and choose Encode from the shortcut
menu.
Note: Any Text ST that is unencoded shows this icon in the Data Tree:
3 Click Save. Scenarist BD encodes the Text ST. An Encode Result dialog box
appears.
4 Click OK. The Text ST is encoded.
Note: Any Text ST that is encoded shows this icon in the Data Tree:
If the text-based subtitle encodes successfully, you are ready to add it to a Clip.
Adding Text STs to projects

Text STs are added to projects by including them in SubPaths of PlayLists. This
process involves the following steps:
• Creating a Clip for the Text ST.
• Creating a Text Subtitle SubPath for the PlayList.
• Adding the Text ST Clip to the Text Subtitle SubPath of the PlayList.
These steps are documented in the following procedure.
To add a Text ST to a project:

1 In the Stream Tree, right-click the Clip folder to which you will add the Text
ST Clip, and choose New > Clip > Text Subtitle from the shortcut menu. The
Clip appears in the Stream Tree.
2 To rename the Clip, click its name twice so it becomes selected, enter the
4 Select the Data Tree; then Drag the Text ST asset from the Data Tree onto the
Text ST track in the Clip Editor. The Text ST is added to the Clip.
5 In the Stream Tree, right-click the PlayList to which you will add the Text ST
Clip, and choose New > SubPath > Text Subtitle from the shortcut menu. The
SubPath appears in the Stream Tree.
6 To rename the SubPath, click its name twice so it becomes selected, enter the
7 Double-click the PlayList to display it in the Stream Editor.
8 Drag the Text ST Clip from the Stream Tree onto the Text ST SubPath track in
the Stream Editor.
9 The SubPlay Item Setting dialog box appears.
10 Click OK. The Text ST Clip is added to the project as a SubPath of the
PlayList.
15 Importing/updating Designer PS files
This chapter tells you how to import IGs, PGs, and asset sets created using
Photoshop and Scenarist Designer PS into a Scenarist BD project, and how to
update Designer IG/PG files. It includes the following topics:
• “HDMV graphics and Scenarist Designer PS” on page 326
• “Importing Scenarist Designer PS files into Scenarist BD” on page 327
• “Updating Scenarist Designer PS graphics” on page 337

HDMV graphics and Scenarist Designer PS

The current BD-ROM specification requires images in the interactive plane and
presentation plane to have no more than 256 ARGB colors (Alpha + Red + Green
+ Blue) that are indexed. The index numbers reference to a palette that describes
the colors in the image. The alpha channel (variable transparency) information is
stored in the palette, per color.
Scenarist Designer PS is a Photoshop plug-in that helps deal with the strictures
created by these palette limitations. It can be used to optimize and normalize the
color palette(s) of images created in Photoshop, so that they will adhere to the
specific color requirements of the interactive and presentation planes in the
HDMV format. Scenarist Designer PS processes the Photoshop graphic elements,
dithering images if necessary to adapt them to the optimized color palette(s); it
then exports the Photoshop file in a format that can be imported directly into a
Scenarist BD project.
Note: Scenarist Designer PS requires that Photoshop CS or higher be installed

on the user’s system. If Photoshop is not installed, or if the installed version is
lower than CS, the Scenarist BD installer will not install Scenarist Designer PS.
Both interactive graphics and presentation graphics are defined by a hierarchy of

layers that delineate the structures needed to create IGs or PGs in Scenarist BD.
These layers must be created within a Photoshop file in order for Scenarist
Designer PS to export it successfully.
The arrangement of layers affects how Scenarist Designer PS builds optimized

palettes and exports images. Scenarist Designer PS exports files that become
either interactive graphics (IGs), presentation graphics (PGs), or asset sets. Each
single Photoshop file must be layered to reflect the structure of one of these
types of files.
Note: For information on using Photoshop and Scenarist Designer PS to create

and export IG files, PG files, or asset sets, see the Scenarist Designer PS User
Guide.
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Importing Scenarist Designer PS files into

Scenarist BD
If you create graphics files using Photoshop and Scenarist Designer PS, you can
import them directly into a Scenarist BD project.
To import a Scenarist Designer PS graphic file into Scenarist BD:

1 Open your project within Scenarist BD.
2 In the Data Tree, right-click the Data folder, and choose Import > Scenarist
Designer file from the shortcut menu.
The Import Scenarist Designer File dialog box appears.
3 Locate the Scenarist Designer PS file you want to import; then click Open.
The Scenarist Designer Import dialog box appears.
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4 Select the proper Frame Rate; then click OK. The Import Result dialog box
appears.
Note: If the imported file is a group of assets, the Scenarist Designer Import
dialog box does not appear, since you do not need to set a Frame Rate for an
asset set.
The imported graphics asset appears in the Data Tree.
If you have imported an asset set, the import process is finished. If you have
imported an interactive graphic (IG) or presentation graphic (PG), there are a
few additional steps. These are described in detail in the following sections:
• “Completing IG imports” on page 330
• “Completing PG imports” on page 334

Completing IG imports
To complete the import of a Scenarist Designer PS IG:

1 Expand the IG virtual asset in the Data Tree so all of its components are
visible.
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2 In the Data Tree, select the IG virtual asset, then set the Acquisition Point
3 In the Data Tree, select the first Display Set object, then select or enter
• PTS (Drop Frame) sets the PTS start time for the IG Display Set (in drop
frame contexts); you may need to adjust this value to allow for decoding
time (depending on the size of the IG).
• PTS (Non Drop Frame) sets the PTS start time for the IG Display Set (in
non drop frame contexts); you may need to adjust this value to allow for
decoding time (depending on the size of the IG).
• User Timeout Duration sets how long the IG Display Set is displayed with
no user activity before it is removed. If set to zero (00:00:00:00), the
duration is “infinite”; if User Interface Model is “Always On,” the timeout
duration is taken to be zero (“infinite”); if User Interface Model is “Pop
Up,” the IG Display Set disappears after the timeout duration.
• Composition Timeout PTS (Drop Frame) sets how long the IG is

displayed (in drop frame contexts) before it is removed.
• Composition Timeout PTS (Non Drop Frame) sets how long the IG is
displayed (in non drop frame contexts) before it is removed.
• Selection Timeout PTS (Drop Frame) sets the valid interaction time within
an Epoch (in drop frame contexts).
• Selection Timeout PTS (Non Drop Frame) sets the valid interaction time
within an Epoch (in non drop frame contexts).
4 Set appropriate Properties values for each Display Set object in the IG.
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5 Right Click the IG virtual asset, then select Encode > Build from the Shortcut
menu. The Save ES file appears.
6 Click Save. Scenarist BD encodes the IG. The Encode result dialog box
appears.
The IG import process is complete.

Completing PG imports
To complete the import of a Scenarist Designer PS PG:

1 Expand the PG virtual asset in the Data Tree so all of its components are
visible.
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2 In the Data Tree, select the PG virtual asset, then set the Acquisition Point
3 In the Data Tree, select the first Display Set object, then select or enter
• Start Time (Drop Frame) sets the PTS to begin display of the PG (in drop-
frame contexts).
• Start Time (Non Drop Frame) sets the PTS to begin display of the PG (in
• End Time (Drop Frame) sets the PTS to end display of the PG (in drop-
frame contexts).
• End Time (Non Drop Frame) sets the PTS to end display of the PG (in
4 Set appropriate Properties values for each Display Set object in the PG.
5 Right Click the PG virtual asset, then select Encode > Build from the Shortcut
menu. The Save ES file appears.
6 Click Save. Scenarist BD encodes the PG. The Encode result dialog box
appears.
The PG import process is complete.

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Updating Scenarist Designer PS graphics

If you need to change elements of an IG or PG asset created using Photoshop and
Scenarist Designer PS, Scenarist BD makes it possible for you to effect your
changes using those programs, and then update the registered asset as it exists in
your Scenarist BD project. Only certain properties of the various Photoshop
layers (and the HDMV objects they represent) may be updated.
Table 1: IG updateable properties
Photoshop layer Scenarist BD object Updateable properties
IG: Interactive Graphics [none]
DS: Display Set [none]
[none] Palette Colors.
P: Page [none]
BG: Common Background [none]
BOG: Button Overlap Group Size, Position.
B: Button Size, Position.
N: Normal State (IG button) Artwork.
A: Active State (IG button) Artwork.
S: Selected State (IG button} Artwork.

Table 2: PG updateable properties
Photoshop layer Scenarist BD object Updateable properties
PG: Presentation Graphics [none]
W: Window Size, Position.
DS: Display Set [none]
BG: Common Background [none]
[none] Palette Colors.
<layer> Composition Object WindowRef, Position.
In addition, there are certain rules that govern the update process:
• The updated file must be of the same type as the project asset being updated.
• The name of the updated file must be the same as that of the file originally
imported into your project.
• Any item from the originally imported Designer file that is missing from the
updated Designer file will be removed from your project.
• Any item that is new to the file is added to the IG/PG tree in your project.
• Any changes made to BOGs and buttons will not destroy navigation
commands, unless the BOG/button is being removed.
• Any object properties not associated with the visual elements supported by
Designer remain as set in Scenarist BD (they are not overwritten).
To update a Designer IG or PG asset:

1 WIthin Photoshop, make any necessary changes to the IG/PG asset. (For more
information, see the Scenarist Designer PS User Guide.)
2 Export the IG/PG asset file, using Scenarist Designer PS. (For more
information, see the Scenarist Designer PS User Guide.)
3 Close Scenarist Designer PS.

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4 Close Photoshop.
5 Launch Scenarist BD and open your project.
6 In the Data Tree, right-click on the Designer IG/PG asset you want to update,
and choose Import > Update IG/PG from the shortcut menu.
The Update IG/PG dialog box appears.
7 Locate the Scenarist Designer PS file you want to update.

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8 Click Open. The Import Result dialog box appears.
Note: If you right-click on the Data folder in the Data Tree, select Import >
Scenarist Designer file from the shortcut menu, and choose a Scenarist
Designer PS file that is already part of your project, the Inquire Update IG/PG
dialog box appears:
To update the existing IG/PG in your project, click Update. To create a new
IG/PG asset in your project (using the same Designer file), click Create New.
16 Titles and movie objects
Titles and movie objects are used to define how a project is presented to the
viewer, and how it can be navigated. This chapter documents how to add titles to
a project and how to link them to playlists. It includes the following topics:
• “Titles” on page 344
• “Tips for working in the Scenario Editor” on page 347
• “Navigation commands” on page 348

Titles
Titles are the movies, slideshows, and bonus content residing on finalized discs
that the user can view. Titles are added in the Scenario Editor and contain movie
objects that link to PlayLists. The following sections document how to add titles
and link them to PlayLists:
• “Adding titles” on page 344
• “Linking content to titles” on page 346
• “Deleting titles” on page 347
Adding titles
New projects contain only a First Playback and Top Menu by default. The
following procedure documents how to add titles to the project.
To add a new title:

• In the Scenario Tree, right-click the Scenario folder, and choose New >
HDMV Title from the shortcut menu. A new title containing a movie object is
added to the Scenario Tree.
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Adding movie objects

Movie objects contain navigation commands that point to PlayLists and PlayItems.
When you add HDMV Titles to a project, they automatically contain movie
objects. However, in order to link content to the First Playback and Top Menu,
you need to add movie objects to them.
To add a movie object to the First Playback or Top Menu:

1 Right-click the First Playback or Top Menu in the Scenario Tree and choose
Set MovieObject from the shortcut menu.
2 In the Set MovieObject dialog box, confirm that New MovieObject is selected.
3 click OK. A movie object is added.

Linking content to titles

The easiest way to link content to titles is by dragging PlayLists from the Stream
Tree into the Scenario Editor. You can also link content by adding navigation
commands to movie objects in the Navigation Editor (see “Adding navigation
commands in the Navigation Editor” on page 350).
To link content to a title:

• Drag a PlayList from the Stream Tree onto a movie object in the Scenario
Editor. The PlayList is added to the movie object, complete with any
PlayItems and PlayListMarks contained in the PlayList.
Note: You can also drag PlayItems and PlayListMarks from the Stream Tree onto
movie objects if you want the title to begin playing from those locations, instead
of from the start of a PlayList.
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Deleting titles
Only HDMV titles can be deleted from the project. The First Playback and Top
Menu cannot be deleted.
To delete a title from the project, do one of the following:

• Select the title you want to delete, either in the Scenario Tree or Scenario
Editor, and choose Edit > Delete, or press the Delete key.
• Right-click the title you want to delete in the Scenario Tree or Scenario Editor,
and choose Delete from the shortcut menu.
Tips for working in the Scenario Editor

Some tips for working in the Scenario Editor include:
• To collapse or expand a title, movie object, PlayList, or any PlayList
component, click the Plus/Minus button on the object.
• To locate and select an object automatically in a crowded scenario, select the

object in the Scenario Tree. The Scenario Editor automatically scrolls to the
object and selects it.
• To align scenario objects neatly, right-click in the Scenario Editor and choose
Align All from the shortcut menu.
• To hide or show the lines connecting objects in the Scenario Editor, click the
Line Show/Hide button in the toolbar.
Select which lines you want to show. To show all lines, select the All option
• To zoom the Scenario Editor, use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons in the
toolbar, or select a zoom value from the View > Zoom submenu.
Navigation commands
When dragging PlayLists from the Stream Tree onto movie objects in the Scenario
Editor, a navigation command (PlayPL) is added to the movie object that points to
the PlayList. Movie objects can contain other types of commands (for setting
system parameters, playback settings, or determining what happens when the
title finishes playing), as well as multiple commands. Button objects can also
contain navigation commands, which are executed when the button is activated
by the viewer.
You can add navigation commands in the Scenario Editor with the Connect tool,
or you can use the Navigation Editor to edit commands or insert them manually.
This section includes the following topics:
• “Adding navigation commands in the Scenario Editor” on page 349
• “Adding navigation commands in the Navigation Editor” on page 350
• “Deleting all navigation commands” on page 352
• “Navigation command types” on page 352

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Adding navigation commands in the Scenario Editor

You can add navigation commands to movie and button objects in the Scenario
Editor with the Connect tool. If the object already contains navigation
commands, the new command is appended to the end of the command list.
To add a navigation command in the Scenario Editor:

1 Click in the Scenario Editor to make it the current window.
2 Set the Connect button in the toolbar to the type of navigation command you
want to add (see “Navigation command types” on page 352).
3 Click the CMD flag of the movie or button object to which you will add the
navigation command.
4 Drag to one of the following destinations for the navigation command.

Depending on the navigation command type and CMD source, the available
link destinations will vary.
• Title
• Movie object
• PlayList
• PlayItem
• PlayListMark
• Page
5 As you drag the mouse, a line appears that will connect the source and
destination. When you release the mouse button, the navigation command is
added to the movie or button object.
Adding navigation commands in the Navigation Editor
To add or edit navigation commands in the Navigation Editor

• Select a movie object or button object in the Scenario Tree, then click the
NaviCommand Editor tab in the Editor window. The object’s navigation
commands are displayed in the Navigation Editor.
• Double-click a Navigation object in the Scenario Tree to display its navigation

commands in the Navigation Editor automatically.
2 If the movie object or button object has no defined navigation commands,

you can select the default Nop command and edit it. If the object contains
previously defined navigation commands and you want to edit one of those,
select the command you want to edit.
3 Using the Cmd drop-down list, select the command type you want to add (see
“Navigation command types” on page 352). Configure additional options for
the command as needed.
• Click Add to add the navigation command to the command list.
• Click Change to edit the previously selected navigation command.
5 If the object contains multiple navigation commands and you want to change
the position of the command, select the command and click Move Up or
Move Down.
6 To delete a navigation command from the command list, select the command
you want to delete and click Delete.
Deleting all navigation commands
To delete all navigation commands in a movie or button object:

1 Select a movie object or button object in the Scenario Tree or Scenario Editor.
2 Choose Edit > Delete All NaviCmd, or right-click in the Scenario Editor and
choose Delete All NaviCmd from the shortcut menu.
Navigation command types

Below is a brief summary of the different navigation commands:
Nop No command.
Note: Nop commands are useful as label placeholders.
GoTo Jumps to a specified command label.
Break Stops executing commands in the current command list.
JumpObject Discards the current movie object and branches to the specified
movie object. Resuming playback of the previous movie object with the Resume
command is not possible after executing a JumpObject command.
JumpTitle Discards the current title and branches to the specified title.
Resuming playback of the previous title with the Resume command is not
possible after executing a JumpTitle command.
CallObject Suspends playback of the current movie object and branches to the
specified movie object. Resuming playback of the previous movie object with the
Resume command is possible after executing a CallObject command.
CallTitle Suspends playback of the current title and branches to the specified
title. Resuming playback of the previous title with the Resume command is
possible after executing a CallObject command.
Resume Resumes playback of the previously suspended movie object.

PlayPL Plays the specified PlayList. Only available as a movie object command.
PlayPLatPl Plays the specified PlayItem. Only available as a movie object

command.
PlayPLatMk Plays a PlayList from the specified PlayListMark. Only available as a

movie object command.
TerminatePL Terminates the current PlayList. Only available as a button

command.
LinkPI Branches to the specified PlayItem. Only available as a button command.
LinkMK Branches to the specified PlayListMark. Only available as a button

command.
StillOn Pauses playback of presentation graphics. Only available as a button

command.
StillOff Resumes playback of presentation graphics. Only available as a button

command.
Set Performs an operation using a “source” and a “destination” operand,

assigning the result to the destination operand.
• Move (Source) Destination

Stores a value (GPR, PSR, or immediate) in a GPR.
• Swap (Source) Destination

Exchange the value of two GPRs.
• Add (Source) + (Destination) Destination

Addition
• Sub (Destination) – (Source) Destination

Subtraction
• Mul (Source) * (Destination) Destination

Multiplication
• Div (Destination) / (Source) Destination

Division
• Mod (Destination) % (Source) Destination

Modulus
• Rnd Random(Source) (Destination)

Generates a random number between “1” and (Source)
• And (Source) & (Destination) Destination

Bitwise AND
• Or (Source) | (Destination) Destination

Bitwise OR
• Xor (Source) ^ (Destination) Destination

Bitwise Exclusive OR
• Bit Set 1 <bit number = Source> of Destination

Sets the specified bit of the Destination to “1”
• Bit Clear 0 <bit number = Source> of Destination

Sets the specified bit of the Destination to “0”
• Shift Left (Destination) Shifted by <count = Source> Destination

Moves the Destination left by the specified number of bits
• Shift Right (Destination) Shifted by <count = Source> Destination

Moves the Destination right by the specified number of bits
SetSystem Sets system values for stream numbers, the Navigation Timer, and
button parameters.
• SetStream Sets the current Primary audio, PG TextST, Angle, and Interactive
Graphics streams to be presented.
• SetNVTimer Sets the initial time (0-300 seconds) and starts the Timer. When
the Timer reaches “0,” a Jump operation to the specified Movie Object is
executed.
• SetButtonPage Set selected Button ID and/or set Page ID.

• EnableButton Sets the specified Button to its Normal state, if currently

Disabled. Commonly used to specify the topmost Button in a Button Overlap
Group (BOG). If the specified Button is in the same Button Overlap Group as
the current Button, then commands after the EnableButton command
continue to be executed.
• DisableButton Disables the specified Button. If the specified button is the

current button, then commands after the DisableButton command continue
to be executed. If no new Button has been selected before the end of the
command sequence, the Page’s Default Selected Button is selected.
• SetSecondaryStream Sets the current Secondary video, Secondary audio, and

PiP PG TextST streams to be presented.
• Pop up Menu Off Immediately displays the OutEffect of the current Page if
present, and then removes the Interactive Graphics display.
17 BD-J titles
This chapter introduces you to BD-J mode; it tells you how to create a BD-J
project in Scenarist BD, how to import a Java project from Scenarist BD-J into
Scenarist BD, and how to create BDJOs in Scenarist BD. It includes the following
introductory topics:
• “Introduction to Blu-ray BD-J mode” on page 358
• “Comparison of HDMV to BD-J” on page 359
• “BD-J graphic planes” on page 360
• “Creating BD-J projects in Scenarist BD” on page 362
• “Importing Scenarist BD-J Java projects” on page 364
• “Creating BDJOs in Scenarist BD” on page 367
• “BD-J development with Ensequence on-Q” on page 378

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Introduction to Blu-ray BD-J mode

BD-J mode is a fully programmable application environment based on the Java
platform. It allows for the creation of compelling interactive experiences, which
are traditionally only found as ROM features for PCs on DVD video. There can be
one Java application on the whole disc, or they can be provided on a title-by-title
basis. They can also be provided in combination with HDMV content, but each
title can be only one or the other (HDMV or BD-J).
BD-J mode is based on MHP (Multimedia Home Platform) and GEM (Globally
Executable MHP), which are commonly used for Cable TV applications, and
which in turn are built on packages such as JavaTV and the Java Media
Framework (JMF).
You will want to use BD-J if you want to include any of the following in a title:
• applications that respond dynamically to user input
• games
• network-enabled application
• video scaling
• applications that read or write local storage
• overlapping buttons
Note: For more information on BD-J mode, see the Scenarist BD-J User Guide.
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Comparison of HDMV to BD-J

There are numerous differences between HDMV mode and BD-J mode:
Table 1: Comparison of HDMV to BD-J
Category HDMV BD-J
Programming Command Language. Full Object Oriented language,

supporting multiple concurrent
applications.
Compositing 3 Layers: 3 Layers:

Model • Video • Background
• Presentation Graphics • Video
• Interactive Graphics • Java Graphics
256 colors, 8-bit alpha. True color, 8-bit alpha.
Code Scope Movie Object (though registers Title, Multi-Title, Disc, or Disc Set.
can carry across titles).
Online Not supported. Supported in Profile Type 2 (Full

Connectivity Profile).
Video Scaling Supported in Profile Type 1.1. Supported.

Note: HDMV scaling is limited
to the asset’s natural size or
full screen.
Local Storage Not supported. Supported.
Buttons Native HDMV Objects. Can't HDMV Objects not supported.

overlap. Each state can use Can use HAVi buttons. Can
colors from a shared 8-bit overlap. Can use true color
palette with transparency. images with transparency.
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BD-J graphic planes

The BD-J format allows for the following independent image planes:
Background plane
Video plane
Flight through History Flight through History
graphic menu
Java Graphics plane
graphic menu
Image planes for BD-J titles
Background plane Sits at the back, behind the video. Displays a single image or a
single color. It provides a backdrop for the video, if the video is scaled.
Video plane Displays video and associated presentation graphics, including

subtitles, titles, labels, or graphics. The video and the associated presentation
graphics can be scaled. (The presentation graphics scale with the video.) The
video plane is completely independent of the other image planes, allowing menu
buttons to be navigated with no interruption in playback.
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Java Graphics plane Displays the graphic user interface (GUI) for the BD-J
application. It is similar to the IG plane in HDMV.
The three BD-J image planes are layered:
back
Background plane
Video plane
front Flight through History

Java Graphics plane
graphic menu
Layering of image planes in BD-J

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Creating BD-J projects in Scenarist BD

To create a BD-J project in Scenarist BD:
1 Follow the steps in “Creating Solutions and Projects” on page 55 to create a
new Solution, Disc Project, and Project.
2 Prepare and import video, audio, and (presentation) graphic assets into the
project. For more information, see Chapter 3 (“Preparing assets” on page 33),
Chapter 4 (“Creating Solutions and Projects” on page 55), and Chapter 6
(“Managing assets” on page 89).
3 Set up Clips, PlayLists, and PlayItems. For more information, see Chapter 8
(“Movies and slideshows” on page 139).
4 Prepare subtitles and other presentation graphics. For more information, see
Chapter 12 (“Presentation graphics” on page 253) and Chapter 14 (“Text-
based subtitles” on page 301).
5 In the Scenario Tree, right-click the Scenario folder, and choose New > BD-J
Title from the shortcut menu. A new BD-J title appears in the Scenario Tree.
6 In the Scenario Tree, click on First Playback to select it.

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7 In the Properties window, set First Playback Object Type to BDJObject

(instead of MovieObject).
You can now set the BD-J Title as the First Playback item.
Note: By default, the First Playback in Scenarist BD is a MovieObject, not a

BD-J object. To set a BD-J title to play immediately, you must define the First
Playback as a BD-J Object.
8 If appropriate, continue to set up titles and movie objects, and link content to
titles. For more information, see Chapter 16 (“Titles and movie objects” on
page 343).
9 Choose File > Save Project to save your project.
10 Choose File > Exit to close the Scenarist BD application.

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Importing Scenarist BD-J Java projects

To import a Scenarist BD-J Java project into Scenarist BD:
Scenarist BD. Scenarist BD opens.
2 Choose File > Open Project file. The Open Project file dialog box appears.
3 Select the project to which you want to import the BD-J files; then click
Open.
4 Locate the JAR file from your Scenarist BD-J project; drag it into the Data Tree
in Scenarist BD.
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5 Locate the BDJO from your Scenarist BD-J project; drag it to the First Playback
item in the Scenario tree in Scenarist BD.
6 Choose File > Save.
Placing the root certificate

If the JAR file containing the BD-J application has been signed, you must place
the “app.discroot.crt” file in the CERTIFICATE directory of the Blu-ray Disc.
To place the root certificate:

1 In Scenarist BD, Choose Tool > Disc Layout, and select the Logical File Layout
tab.
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2 Locate the “app.discroot.crt” file created as part of the JAR signing process
(for details, see Chapter 8 of the Scenarist BD-J User Guide; in particular, see
the section called “Building and Signing JAR files”). Drag it to the
CERTIFICATE directory displayed in the Disc Package view in the Layout
Editor.
3 Click OK.

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Creating BDJOs in Scenarist BD

If you generate Java code for BD-J titles using an application other than Scenarist
BD-J, you can import your JAR file into Scenarist BD, and then create the
necessary BDJO (BD-J Object) file within Scenarist BD.
To create a BDJO in Scenarist BD:

Scenarist BD. Scenarist BD opens.
2 Choose File > Open Project file. The Open Project file dialog box appears.
3 Select the project to which you want to create the BD-J Object; then click
Open.
4 Locate the JAR file for your project; drag it into the Data Tree in Scenarist BD.
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5 In the Scenario Tree, right-click on First Playback, then choose New > BD-J
Object from the shortcut menu. A BD-J Object appears in the Scenario Tree.
6 In the Scenario Tree, right-click on the BD-J Object, then choose New > BD-J
Application from the shortcut menu. A BD-J Application appears in the
Scenario Tree.
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7 Double-click on the BD-J Application. The BD-J Application Parameter Setting

dialog box appears.
8 Enter or select appropriate values for the fields.
• application type is a read-only field.
• organization id is the Organization ID created for the Producer

certificate (for details, see the Scenarist Safeguard User Guide).
• application id is a unique 16-bit value that identifies the application

function. This is allocated by the organization registered with the organization
id who decides the policy for allocation within the organization. Values of
zero will not be encoded. The application id values are divided into two
ranges, one for unsigned applications and one for signed applications. This is
for security reasons. Applications transmitted as unsigned will use an
application id from the unsigned applications range, and applications
transmitted as signed will use an application id from the signed applications
range.
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application id values use
0x0000...0x3fff Application ids for unsigned applications.
0x4000...0x7fff Application ids for signed applications.
0x8000...0xfffd Reserved for future use by DVB.
0xfffe, 0xffff Not used in BD-J.
• application control allows the content provider to signal the initial

lifecycle state of the application after title selection to the BD-J terminal.
control values description
Auto Start The class implementing the Xlet is loaded into the VM, an
Xlet object is instantiated, and the application is started
(subject to usual restrictions).
Present The application is present in the title, but is not autostarted.
• application priority identifies a relative priority between the

applications signaled in this service. Where there are insufficient resources to
continue running a set of applications, this priority is used to determine
which applications to stop or pause. A larger integer value indicates higher
priority. There will be at least 32 priority levels.
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• application binding specifies whether or not an application is bound to

a title and/or a disc.
Note: GEM divides applications into service bound and not service bound,
sometimes referred to as “service unbound.” BD-J provides refined signaling
for not service bound applications. Obviously for a disc environment, such
applications can be bound to a disc or not. BD-J’s refined signaling allows
controlling the lifecycle behavior of running not service bound applications
when the disc is ejected. BD-J also specifies the lifecycle behavior of running
service bound applications when the current disc is ejected.
value DVB-GEM [4] additional semantics for BD-J

correspondence
Service Service unbound This value indicates a title unbound/disc

Unbound(0) Semantics for service unbound application. When the current
unbound applications disc is ejected, currently running
as defined in DVB- applications whose application binding
GEM [4] apply. is set to 00b will continue running.
Service Service unbound This value indicates a title unbound/disc

Unbound(1) Semantics for service bound application. When the current
unbound applications disc is ejected, the Application
as defined in DVB- Manager will kill currently running
GEM [4] apply. applications whose application binding
is set to 01b.
Service Bound(3) Service bound This value indicates a title bound/disc

Semantics for bound application. When the current
“service bound” disc is ejected, the Application
applications as Manager will kill currently running
defined in DVB-GEM applications whose application binding
[4] apply. is set to 11b.
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• visibility specifies whether the application will be visible to end users or

other applications (via an application-listing API).
visibility values description
false This application will not be visible either to applications via

an application-listing API or to users via the navigator, with
the exception of any error reporting or logging facility.
true This application will not be visible to users but will be visible
to applications via an application-listing API.
• application icon locator is the first part of the string that specifies the
location of the icon files. The icon locator should not end with a forward
slash “/” (0x2F) character.
• application icon flags: To set this value, click select. The Select Icon
Flags dialog box appears.
Select the appropriate icon flags, then click OK.

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• base directory contains a string specifying a JAR file on the Virtual

Package and a subpath within the JAR file. The string may or may not start
with a forward slash character “/” (0x2F), followed by the name of the JAR file
excluding the extension (e.g. “00000”), optionally followed by a string
indicating a subpath in the JAR file. To indicate directories within a JAR file,
use the slash character “/” (0x2F). This directory is used as a base directory
for relative path names in the BD-J application, and relative paths in the
classpath extension specified below. It is automatically considered to form the
first directory in the class path (after the path to the system’s classes). Authors
are encouraged to store the initial class (see below) of the application in this
directory.
Note: A JAR file that is stored in another JAR file on the Virtual Package is
not considered as a sub-directory; i.e., it is considered as a normal file.
Note: As an example, “00000” indicates the root directory of 00000.jar on

the Virtual Package being the base directory for the application. As another
example, “00001/base” indicates the directory named “base” under the root
directory of 00001.jar on the Virtual Package being the base directory of the
application.
• class path extension This field contains a string specifying a further

extension for the application class path, where the classes of the application
are searched in addition to the base directory. The class path extension string
is made up of a number of separate paths each indicating a directory. Each
path in the string is delimited by the semicolon character “;” (0x3B). Each
path may be either an absolute path or relative path. A path starting with the
slash character “/” (0x2F) is interpreted as an absolute path into a JAR file on
the Virtual Package. For such paths, the initial slash character “/” (0x2F)
should be followed by the name of the JAR file on the Virtual Package
excluding the extension (e.g., “/00002”), optionally followed by a string
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indicating a subpath in the JAR file. All referenced files in the classpath will be
present in the VFS. A path that does not start with the slash character “/” is
interpreted as being relative to the base directory specified above. To indicate
directories within a JAR file, use the slash character “/” (0x2F). The relative
order of searching a class in the specified paths is as signaled in this string,
starting with the first path. Note that a JAR file stored in another JAR file on
the Virtual Package is not considered as a sub-directory. All referenced
directories in JAR files will exist.
Note: The class path in the manifest file of a JAR file has no meaning in BD-
J, and is ignored.
• parameters are strings that are passed to the application as parameters.

To add a parameter, click add param. A “New Parameter” placeholder appears
in the parameters list box.
9 Click OK. The BD-J Application Parameter Setting dialog box closes.
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10 Select the Data Tree and the Scenario Editor.
11 Drag the JAR in the Data Tree to the BDJO in the Scenario Editor.
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12 The JAR appears in the Scenario Editor, linked to the BDJO.
13 The JAR also appears in the Scenario Tree.

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Placing the root certificate

If the JAR file containing the BD-J application has been signed, you must place
the “app.discroot.crt” file in the CERTIFICATE directory of the Blu-ray Disc.
To place the root certificate:

15 In Scenarist BD, Choose Tool > Disc Layout, and select the Logical File Layout
tab.
16 Locate the “app.discroot.crt” file created as part of the JAR signing process
(for details, see Chapter 2 of the Scenarist Safeguard User Guide, “JAR
signing). Drag it to the CERTIFICATE directory displayed in the Disc Package
view in the Layout Editor.
17 Click OK.

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BD-J development with Ensequence on-Q

<<INTRO>>
Exporting Scenarist BD projects with Scenarist Bridge

18 Content protection
This chapter documents how to add AACS content protection to Scenarist BD

• “AACS content protection” on page 380
• “Scenarist BD and AACS” on page 380
• “Using the CPS Editor” on page 382
• “Allocating AACS files in the disc image” on page 391

AACS content protection

AACS (Advanced Access Content System) was developed to handle the
protection of content on high-definition movie titles. DVD-Video titles employed
various copy protection schemes, such as CSS, APS, and CGMS. AACS is a
next-generation content protection protocol that offers state-of-the-art protection
for high-definition titles:
• It offers multiple layers of content protection.
• It has an encryption key size of 128 bits (as compared with 40 bits for CSS).
• It allows those who license titles for distribution to control copying, or grant
rights to produce a limited number of “fair copies” from each disc.
The multiple layers of encryption that AACS provides offer unprecedented

control over high-definition movie title content:
• Every AACS-compliant device has its own unique Device Key Set; therefore,
every brand and model of AACS device can be identified.
• The Device Key Set is used to decrypt Media Key Blocks; Media Key Blocks
can be updated to revoke certain devices.
• Media Key Blocks are used to compute Media Unique Keys, and Media
Unique Keys are used to decrypt the actual media content.
Scenarist BD and AACS

Whenever you create an authoring project, the newest version of Scenarist BD
automatically generates AACS files for the project (including the Duplicate files
required by AACS protocols). You edit these files and set AACS-related values
using the CPS (Content Protection System) Editor. You can also export
information files that contain CPS Unit information; these same information files
can then be imported into other authoring projects.
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AACS Files
For single-layer discs, Scenarist BD creates the following AACS files:
Content000.cer
ContentHash000.tbl
ContentRevocation.lst
CPSUnit00001.cci
mcmf.xml
MKB_RO.inf
MKB_RW.inf
Unit_Key_RO.inf
For dual-layer discs, Scenarist BD creates the following AACS files:
Content000.cer
Content001.cer
ContentHash000.tbl
ContentHash001.tbl
ContentRevocation.lst
CPSUnit00001.cci
mcmf.xml
MKB_RO.inf
MKB_RW.inf
Unit_Key_RO.inf
Note: For both single-layer and dual-layer discs, there will be one CPSUnit file
for each Clip Unit in the project.
Project file compatibility

Any authoring project CP/CMF settings and AACS files created using earlier
versions of Scenarist BD are ignored when you use the newest version of the
application to open the project file. All AACS-related files and settings will be
newly created with the default parameter values. This means that AACS files
manually added by users with previous versions of Scenarist BD will be removed
from AACS folder, and replaced by newly created AACS files. Therefore, the AACS
folder in Layout Editor looks the same, but the files themselves are different, and
have default parameter values.
Using the CPS Editor

To edit AACS settings using the CPS Editor:
1 Choose Tool > CPS. The CPS Editor appears, with the CPS Unit Info tab
showing.
Note: The CPS Editor tabs are as follows:
• CPS Unit Info tab, which allows you to set CPS Unit values.
• CP/CMF tab, which allows you to set basic CP/CMF values.
• Managed Copy tab, which allows you to set managed copy protection
values.
• File Size tab, which is reserved for future use.
• BD System Use tab, which is used to configure BD+ settings.
2 Click Verify. Also, check that the CPS Unit List is correct, with all Titles and
Clips accounted for,
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3 To add a CPS Unit to the CPS Unit List, click Add.
4 To delete a CPS Unit from the CPS Unit List, select the Unit number to be
deleted; then click Delete.
5 To register a Title in a CPS Unit, do the following:
• Choose the Title tab.
• Select the Title to be registered.
• Drag and drop it to the CPS Unit in which you want it registered.
6 To register a Clip in a CPS Unit, do the following:
• Choose the Clip tab.
• Select the Clip to be registered.
• Drag and drop it to the CPS Unit in which you want it registered.
7 To edit CPS Unit settings, select the first Unit number from the CPS Unit List;
then click Setting. The CPS Unit Info Setting dialog box appears.
Note: The settings for Copy Permission Indicator, Retention Move Mode,
and Retention State are the only possible values for encrypted settings, and
Encrypted Setting is the only available mode in this dialog box.
8 Select appropriate settings in the CCI and Other Info group box.
• EPN sets the status of Encryption Plus Non-assertion.
numerical value setting
0x00 EPN-asserted.
0x01 EPN-unasserted.
• CCI is the Copy Control Information setting.
0x00 Copy Control Not Asserted.
0x02 Copy One Generation.
0x03 Never Copy.
• Image Constraint Token sets the form for the HD analog output.
0x00 High Definition Analog Output in the form of Constrained

Image.
0x01 High Definition Analog Output in High Definition Analog Form.
• Digital Only Token determines whether output of decrypted content is

allowed for analog/digital outputs, or just for digital outputs.
0x00 Output of decrypted content is allowed for Analog/Digital

Outputs.
0x01 Output of decrypted content is allowed only for Digital

Outputs.
• APS sets the type of analog copy protection.
0x00 APS off.
0x01 APS1 on: type 1 (AGC).
0x02 APS1 on: type 2 (AGC + 2L colourstripe).
0x03 APS1 on: type 3 (AGC + 4L colourstripe).
0x06 APS2 on.
0x07 APS2 on.
9 To save the CPS Unit information, click Save. The Save As dialog box appears.
10 Select a location for the information file; then click Save.
11 Click OK. The CPS Unit Info Setting dialog box closes.
12 Using the procedure outlined in steps 7-11 above, edit settings for all CPS
Units in the CPS Unit List.
13 To import a CPS Unit Information file, do the following:
• In the CPS Unit List, elect the Unit number to which you wish to import
the information file; then click Setting.
• Click Load. The Open dialog box appears.
• Locate the information file you wish to import; then click Open.
14 Choose the CP/CMF tab in the CPS Editor.
15 Select or enter appropriate CP/CMF settings.
• CPTBL Version is the version of the Copy Protection table being used by
the application. In most situations, you should use the default value.
• BCA Flag shows whether or not there is data in the Burst Cutting Area. In
most situations, you should use the default value.
0x00 [No data exists.] No PMSN.
0x01 [Data exists.] Use PMSN.
Note: PMSN = Pre-recorded Media Serial Number.
• Unique ID (Hex) is the unique ID for the disc volume. The default value is
a time stamp (year, month, date, hour, minute, second, millisecond). In
most situations, you should use the default value.
16 Select the appropriate Region Code(s).
17 Choose the Managed Copy tab in the CPS Editor.
18 If there is an ISAN (International Standard Audiovisual Number) associated

with your project, enter it in the ISAN Number fields.
19 If you want to add your own Managed Copy Manifest File (mcmf.xml) to
specify the Managed Content URL for the project, click the Create
“mcmf.xml” checkbox to uncheck (deselect) the option.
Note: To add your own mcmf.xml to the project, choose Tool > Disc
Layout. In the Layout Editor Window, select the Logical File Layout tab. Drag
and drop your Managed Copy Manifest File into the AACS folder in the Disc
Package tree view:
If a Managed Content Manifest File already exists, the program asks you to
confirm that you want to replace it.
Click Yes to add your mcmf.xml file to the project; then click OK to close the
Layout Editor.
20 In the CPS Editor, click OK to save your AACS-related settings.

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Allocating AACS files in the disc image

In order for AACS files to function properly, they must be allocated in the disc
image according to the AACS format. Since the AACS format defines rules of
physical file allocation in the disc image, you should allocate AACS files before
multiplexing to be compliant with the AACS spec.
To allocate AACS files in the disc image:

1 Choose Tool > Disc Layout. the Layout Editor appears.
2 Choose the Physical File Layout tab.

3 Click Auto Layout to move the AACS files to their proper locations
automatically. The Auto Layout function groups and organizes the files into
logical sequences. For example (single layer):
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Note: For single-layer discs, the AACS files belong in the inner position of
the disc, and the AACS/Duplicate files belong in the outer position of the disc.
Note: For dual-layer discs, there are two acceptable patterns:

Make sure to locate AACS/Content000.cer and AACS/Duplicate/

Content000.cer in Layer 0, and locate AACS/Content001.cer and AACS/
Duplicate/Content001.cer in Layer 1. Also, make sure to locate AACS/
ContentHash000.tbl and AACS/Duplicate/ContentHash000.tbl in Layer 0, and
locate AACS/ContentHash001.tbl and AACS/Duplicate/ContentHash001.tbl in
Layer 1. For example (Pattern 2):
Note: If you use the Auto Layout function, the application overwrites any
file layout created manually. You can troubleshoot and adjust the layout
manually after you use the Auto Layout function. To delete Sequences, use
the Delete key (not the backspace key). To view the files in order (from the
beginning of the disc to the end), click the Layer tab.
4 Check to make sure that any streams that need to connect seamlessly are
placed adjacent to one another, and are in the correct order within the
physical layout of the disc.
5 Click OK to save your physical layout settings and close the Layout Editor.
Your project is now ready to be multiplexed in preparation for final output. For
more information, see “Multiplexing” on page 396.
19 Multiplexing and output
This chapter documents how to multiplex and create a final CMF output image
for your Scenarist BD project. It includes the following topics:
• “Multiplexing” on page 396
• “Final CMF Output” on page 404

Multiplexing
Once a Scenarist BD project is completed and the AACS setting are entered, you
can multiplex it in preparation for final output. Multiplexing, or MUXing, is the
process of writing the completed video, audio, and graphic streams. Multiplexing
takes place in the MUX Remoting Server, which is called by Scenarist BD, and
outputs a BDMV Volume containing the video object files and information files
that will reside on the mastered disc.
To multiplex a project:
1 In Scenarist BD, choose File > Save Project to save the project.
Utilities > Mux Remoting Server. The MUX Remoting Server launches.
3 In Scenarist BD, choose Tool > MUX, or click the MUX button in the toolbar.
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The MUX Configuration dialog box appears.
4 Using the drop-down list, set the MUX Server to localhost.
5 Using the drop-down list, set the Selected Contents to Disc only.
6 In the CMF Output Type field, select output type using the drop-down list. In
general, you should use the “BDCMF Creator ver1.2 (or higher)” option. The
SonyCMF option should only be used if you are using a Sony replication plant.
Note: The “BDCMF Creator ver1.2 (or higher)” option is used in conjunction
with the BDCMF Creator utility to generate BDCMF output.
7 The Output Root Path and ES Encode Path are set by default to the paths that
were defined when you created the project. If appropriate, select new output
paths by clicking the Browse buttons and selecting new output folders.
Note: In most situations, the default paths should be retained.

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8 Check the “Create disc image file” option to create the disc image. (If your
project is dual-layer, the “Create the image file of each layer” option is still
grayed out, but is default selected.) If you select the “Create disc image file”
option, the Disc Image Path field becomes active.
Note: In most situations, the default path should be retained.

9 If your are using BD-RE (Blu-ray Disc Rewritable), click Other Options. The
MUX Options dialog box appears.
10 Using the drop-down list, select BD-RE (Beta).

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11 Click OK. The BD-RE option you have selected appears in red in the MUX
Configuration dialog box.
12 Click MUX Start to begin multiplexing the project. The MUX Monitor dialog
box appears.
13 The Monitor shows you the progress of the MUX operation.

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14 The Monitor also tells you when the MUX process is complete.
15 Click Close to close the MUX Monitor dialog box.
16 In the MUX Remoting Server application, choose MUX Server > Exit.
17 When prompted to confirm you want to exit the MUX Server, click Yes.
18 Choose File > Save Project to save the project.

Final CMF Output

Once you have multiplexed your project (for details, see “Multiplexing” on
page 396), you are ready to create the final CMF (Cutting Master Format) image.
Note: The current version of Scenarist BD supports the Sony CMF format. The
Sony CMF format can be converted to BD CMF format using the BDCMF Creator
utility.
To create a final CMF image:

Utilities > DW Remoting Server. The DW Remoting Server launches.
2 In Scenarist BD, choose Tool > Download, or click the Download button in
the toolbar.
The DW Configuration window appears.
3 Using the drop-down list, set the DW Server to localhost.
Note: By default, the Output Path is set to the Output folder used by the
project, and should not be changed.
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4 Click the DW tab.
5 Using the drop-down lists, set Source Device and Destination Device to HDD.
6 Verify the Destination path, and the Destination(Layer1) path if your project is
dual layer.
7 If appropriate, adjust any other CMF settings in the Process, IG Info,

Unit0(Data), and Unit0(List) tabs.
8 Click Download Start to begin downloading the project. A Download Monitor

dialog box appears.
9 The Monitor shows you the progress of the download operation.

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10 The Monitor also tells you when the download process is complete.
Note: Once the download process is finished, your destination directory will
contain a CMF image with supporting .DAT files.
11 Click Close to close the Download Monitor dialog box.
12 In the DW Remoting Server application, choose DW Server > Exit.
13 When prompted to confirm you want to exit the DW Server, click Yes.
14 If you are using the SonyCMF format, sent the DST folders
(C:\HDMV_projects\<ProjectName>\Output\Download\DST) to the plant. If
the plant does not accept SonyCMF, use the BDCMF Creator utility to
generate a BDCMF output.
20 Save As options and archiving
This chapter documents the Save as options offered by Scenarist BD, and tells
you how to make a compressed archive file of your project. It includes the
following topics:
• “Save As options” on page 410
• “Archiving” on page 420

Save As options
As with many other applications, Scenarist BD offers a simple Save As function,
which allows you to create an alternate version of the (.xml) project file and
make minor changes to it. This new project file references the same Encode and
Output folders as the original project file.
If you want to make more extensive changes to the project, including replacing
IG and PG assets, Scenarist BD offers a Save As New Project function. This
operation saves the Encode and Output folders along with the new (.xml) project
file, rather than referencing the folders associated with the original project file.
The following sections document the use of Scenarist BD’s Save As options:
• “Save As” on page 411
• “Save As New Project” on page 415

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Save As
The Save As option allows you to save a new version of the Scenarist BD (.xml)
project file. This new project file is tied to the same Encode and Output folders
as the original project file.
To use the Save As option:

1 Open your project in Scenarist BD.
2 Choose File > Save As.
The Save Project dialog box appears.

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3 Select a location for your project file, and (if appropriate) create a folder for it.
4 Select the new folder you have created, and enter a name for the (.xml)
project file.
5 Click Save. The project, with its new name, appears in Scenarist BD.
Only the new (.xml) project file is saved in the new location.
This new project file references the Encode and Output folders of the project
that was open in Scenarist BD before the Save As operation.
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Save As New Project

The Save As New Project option allows you to save a new version of the Scenarist
BD (.xml) project file, and associate that file with new Encode and Output
folders (rather than simply referencing the folders tied to the original project
file).
To use the Save As New Project option:

2 Choose File > Save As New Project.
The Save Project As Another Project dialog box appears.

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3 Enter a name for the (.xml) project file.
4 Enter optional data into the following fields:
• Disc Title Name
• Contents Owner
• Disc Number
• Author Name
• Organization ID (this is a read-only field)
• Disc ID
5 If appropriate, select a new default Language Code for the project.
6 Select the Auto-create Project Folder option. The Project Folder Path field
becomes active, and the Browse For Folder dialog box appears.
7 Select the location for the new project folder.
8 Click OK. The path to the new project folder appears in the Project Folder
Path field, and the paths to the new Output and Encode folders appear in
those (grayed-out) fields.
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9 Click OK. The project, with its new name, appears in Scenarist BD.
New Encode and Out put folders are saved in the new location, along with
the new (.xml) project file.
Archiving
Using Scenarist BD’s archive feature, you can create a compressed archive file of
your project. This allows you to create a backup of your project, and makes it
easy to move your project to another computer or location.
The following sections document the use of Scenarist BD’s archive function:
• “Archiving a project” on page 420
• “Extracting an archived project” on page 425
Archiving a project
To archive a project:
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2 Choose Tool > Archive. The Archive Settings dialog box appears.
The Project File field shows the path to the open project file.
3 Click the Browse button to the right of the Additional Folder field. The
Browse for Folder dialog box appears.
4 If appropriate, select an additional folder that you want to have saved as part
of your archive.
Note: All folders that are created as part of the project, and all folders that
are imported into the project, are automatically included in the archive.
5 Click OK. The path to the selected folder appears in the Additional Folder
field.
6 Click the Browse button to the right of the Output File field. The Save As
dialog box appears.
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7 Select the location and name for your archive file; then click Save. The path to
the archive file appears in the Output File field.
8 If appropriate, select the “References the original audio and video files”
option in the Archive Option group box.
Note: If you select this option, audio and video files are included in the
project by reference only: The file paths for the audio and video streams (as
saved in the archived and extracted project) will not been changed to point to
a new destination folder when you extract the project. If you do not select
this option, the audio and video files themselves are included in the archive,
and will reside in the destination folder when the project is extracted.
9 Click OK. Scenarist BD creates the archive. The program shows you the
progress of the backup operation.
10 When the backup operation is finished, an Archive Result dialog box appears.
11 Click OK. The selected location folder contains the archive file.
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Extracting an archived project
To extract an archived project:

1 Within Scenarist BD, choose Tool > Extract. The Extract Settings dialog box
appears.
2 Click the Browse button to the right of the Input File field. The Open dialog
box appears.
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3 Locate your archive (.sbda) file; then click Open. The path to the archive file
appears in the Input File field.
Note: If you created your archive with an earlier version of Scenarist BD, the
file extension may be different (“.zip” instead of “.sbda). In order for the
Open dialog box to see this file, you need to select the appropriate file
extension from the drop-down list.
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Note: Although this older file suffix is the same as that used with WinZip
archives, the file does not have the same structure; it cannot be extract
successfully using WinZip.
4 Click the Browse button to the right of the Output Folder field. The Browse
5 Select the location for the project. If you don’t have an appropriate
destination folder, click Make New Folder. A generic New Folder appears in
the selected location.
6 Give the folder a name that matches your project.
7 Click OK. Scenarist BD extracts the archive. The program shows you the
progress of the extract operation.
8 When the extract archive operation is finished, an Extract Result dialog box
appears.
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9 Click Yes. The project opens in Scenarist BD.
The destination folder contains folders for each element of the project.
The Addition folder contains the additional folder you selected during the
archiving process.
Note: If you selected the “References the original audio and video files”
option when you archived your project (see step 8 on page 423), there will
not be “audio” and “video” element folders in your destination folder.
These assets are included in the project by reference only: The file paths for
the audio and video streams (as saved in the archived and extracted project)
have not been changed to point to the new destination folder.
A Keyboard shortcuts
This appendix documents the following keyboard shortcuts for Scenarist BD:
• “File menu shortcuts” on page 432
• “Edit menu shortcuts” on page 432
• “Tool menu shortcuts” on page 433
• “Editor window shortcuts” on page 433

432 File menu shortcuts
File menu shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcut Command
Ctrl+N New Solution
Ctrl+O Load Solution
Ctrl+S Save Solution
Ctrl+W Close Solution
Edit menu shortcuts
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+Y Redo
Ctrl+X Cut
Ctrl+C Copy
Ctrl+V Paste
Delete Delete Project
Ctrl+A Select All
F2 Rename
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Tool menu shortcuts
Ctrl+L Disc Layout
Ctrl+M MUX
Editor window shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcut Command Active windows
Ctrl+I Zoom In Scenario Editor, IG Editor, IGEffect Editor,

PG Editor, TextST Editor, PiP Editor
Ctrl+U Zoom Out Scenario Editor, IG Editor, IGEffect Editor,

PG Editor, TextST Editor, PiP Editor
Ctrl+R Previous IGEffect Editor, TextST Editor, PES Editor
Ctrl+T Next IGEffect Editor, TextST Editor, PES Editor

434 Editor window shortcuts
B Video and Audio specs for BD
This appendix provides video and audio specifications for BD. It contains the
following topics:
• “BD Primary Video” on page 436
• “BD Secondary Video” on page 437
• “BD Primary Audio” on page 438
• “BD Secondary Audio” on page 439

436 BD Primary Video
BD Primary Video
BD Video Type Frame Rate Codec Available

Frame Size 1920 x 1080 16:9 Ratio
HD 1080 24p 23.976 progressive MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1
HD 1080 60i 29.97 interlaced MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1
HD 1080 50i 25 interlaced MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1
Frame Size 1440x1080 16:9 Ratio
HD 1080 24p 23.976 progressive AVC, VC-1
HD 1080 60i 29.97 interlaced AVC, VC-1
HD 1080 50i 25 interlaced AVC, VC-1
Frame Size 1280x720 16:9 Ratio
HD 720 24p 24 progressive MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1
HD 720 60p 59.94 progressive MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1
HD 720 50p 50 progressive MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1
Frame Size 720x480 16:9 or 4:3 Ratio
SD 480 60i 29.97 interlaced MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1
Frame Size 720x576 16:9 or 4:3 Ratio
SD 576 50i 25 interlaced MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1
Note: 50i playback is mandatory only within areas that have HD and SD video
transmission, such as Europe. Outside these areas, 50i support is optional;
therefore, certain players will not play back 50i content outside these regions.
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BD Secondary Video
• Unless the video codec used for the primary video is MPEG-2, the codec used
for the secondary video must be the same as the codec used for the primary
video.
• Both the primary and secondary video must use the same scan mode
(interlaced or progressive).
• Both the primary and secondary video must use the same frame rate.
Note: Secondary video allows for progressive SD video. Both 720 x 576 p25
and 720 x 480 p29.97 are available and allowed in secondary video only.
• If the primary and secondary video is 720x480 or 720x576, they must both
have the same aspect ratio.
• Currently, players are not able to display full HD frame size in the secondary
decoder. It is best to use SD frame size for secondary video to ensure widest
compatibility.
438 BD Primary Audio
BD Primary Audio
Max Channels Bits per Sample Sample Rate (kHz)

LPCM – (max transfer rate 27.748 Mbps)
8 available with 48 and 96 kHz 16, 20, 24 48, 96, 192
6 available with 192 kHz
DTS-HD Master Audio – (max transfer rate 24.5 Mbps)
Dolby Lossless – (max transfer rate 18.64 Mbps)
DTS Digital Surround – (max transfer rate 1.524 Mbps)
6 (5.1 configuration) 16, 20, 24 48
Dolby Digital Plus – (max transfer rate 4.736 Mbps)
8 (7.1 configuration) 16, 20, 24 48
Dolby Digital – (max transfer rate 0.64 Mbps)
6 (5.1 configuration) 16, 20, 24 48

439
BD Secondary Audio
Max Channels Bits per Sample Sample Rate (kHz)

Dolby Digital Plus – (max transfer rate 256 Kbps)
6 (5.1 configuration) 16, 20, 24 48
DTS-HD Master Audio LBR – (max transfer rate 256 Kbps)
6 (5.1 configuration) 16, 20, 24 48

440 BD Secondary Audio
C Navigation principles
This appendix provides a primer of navigation principles for Scenarist BD.

442 Navigation principles for Scenarist BD
Navigation principles for Scenarist BD

Note: To differentiate the principles from the commentary that accompanies
them, each principle is presented in bold.
1 The state of an IG can only be controlled or tracked during the time it is active
in a PlayList. When it is not active, all PSRs related to the IG state will not
necessarily be valid, nor is it guaranteed that you can set the page and button
reliably.
Any code employed in the Movie object per the spec will be meaningless.
Players cannot be counted on to execute this properly. Players are not
required to play this correctly, but some have chosen to accommodate titles
authored incorrectly.
Note: In Scenarist HDMV 4.5.2, there is a bug that allows you to author and
set a button page from a movie object.
Any storing of GPRs related to button activation or selection must be done

within the button object in the IG, and the setting of highlights must be done
within a dummy button within the page or from a dummy page at ID=0 for
the IG (see principle 3, below).
2 You must leave the page to “Not Set” when setting button page to a button on
the page you are currently on.
This is an anomaly within the spec that does not allow the same page to be
set from a button on that page. Be careful when setting button highlights and
pages using GPRs that you don’t inadvertently do this.
3 When a pop-up menu is activated, it always starts out on the 0 page.
PSRs for the title are all current, and can be read and stored or used for setting
highlights, so this page is often used as a dummy page. (For those familiar
with DVD authoring, this is similar to a precommand for the IG.)
443
4 When an “Always On” Top Menu title is jumped to or called using the “Top
Menu” remote function, or when you use a call system command from a
pop-up menu to take you to a specific “Always On” menu in another title, the
IG always starts from the 0 page (PAGE_ID = 0).
5 IG PSR values for button and highlight are lost the moment you leave the IG.
6 If Resume is suspended in the Title you are calling from, you can capture the
back-up registers in the Movie Object for the Title you are calling to. These
include the page and button highlight information for the last button selected
or activated in that Title. (PlayItem and PlayListMark information is stored as
well.)
Note: For more information, see Appendix D, (“Resuming in Scenarist BD”

on page 445).
7 “Jump” or “Call Title” commands will terminate execution of a list of button

or Movie Object comments. The sequence of commands matters.
8 “Link MK,” Link PI,” Set Button Page,” and Set Pop Up Off ” commands will
also terminate a command list.
9 A command enabling a button in the same BOG will not terminate the current
Button Object command list.
10 Enabling a button in the same BOG will cause that button to be selected, but
does not terminate the command list in the button you are currently executing.
The combination of principles 8, 9, and 10 means that you need to have

multiple buttons in a BOG if you want to turn the pop-up menu off, or set
another button page after linking to a chapter or a play item in the current
PlayList. This requires you to set the newly enabled button to be
auto-actioned with the command you wish to execute.
444 Navigation principles for Scenarist BD
D Resuming in Scenarist BD
This appendix discusses how the resume function works in Scenarist BD. It
contains the following topics:
• “Resuming from the Top Menu” on page 446
• “Resuming between Titles” on page 446
• “When suspended Movie Object is discarded” on page 447
• “Backup PSRs” on page 447

446 Introduction
Introduction
Resuming in Scenarist BD is possible because the state of a Movie Object can be
temporarily suspended while some other content is accessed. There are two
situations in which resuming might occur, and each situation is controlled by a
different authoring method.
Resuming from the Top Menu

This is the type of resuming that is found in DVD-Video. While watching the
movie, the user can press a menu button on the remote, make some changes, and
then press the menu button again to resume the film.
In Scenarist BD, it is possible to control whether resume information for a Movie

Object is stored or not. There is a property called the resume_intention_flag,
which can be set to Suspended or Discarded. If set to Suspended, it is possible to
resume back into that Movie Object from the Top Menu. If set to Discarded, it
will not be possible to resume back into the Movie Object from the Top Menu.
Resuming between Titles

This type of resuming is typically used with special features such as White Rabbit
style pieces of bonus content.
Resuming between titles is made possible by the Call set of navigation

commands, which suspend the current Movie Object when used. The Movie
Object can then be re-accessed using the Resume command, which is located in
either a Button or Movie Object command list.
The resume_intention_flag does not need to be set to Suspended for this type of
resuming to work.
447
When suspended Movie Object is discarded

Only one Movie Object can be suspended at any one time, and can easily be
discarded. The actions that cause current suspended Movie Object information to
be discarded are:
• Resuming from the Top Menu to a suspended Movie Object.
• Resuming to a suspended Movie Object using the Resume command.
• Jumping to the TopMenu (using the remote). Jumping from a Movie Object
set to Discarded will discard the current suspended Movie Object.
• Using a Jump navigation command.
Backup PSRs
Resume Information is stored in Backup PSRs:
PSR36 = Back-up Register for PSR4 (Title)
PSR37 = Back-up Register for PSR5 (Chapter)
PSR38 = Back-up Register for PSR6 (PlayList)
PSR39 = Back-up Register for PSR7 (PlayItem)
PSR40 = Back-up Register for PSR8 (Presentation Time)
PSR42 = Back-up Register for PSR10 (Selected Button)
PSR43 = Back-up Register for PSR11 (Menu Page)

448 Backup PSRs
E Troubleshooting IGs
This appendix discusses common problems you may encounter with IGs in
Scenarist BD, and provides ways to deal with those problems. It contains the
following topics:
• “Problem: IG does not show up on players” on page 450
• “Problem: IG buffer overflow” on page 450
• “Problem: IG buffer underflow” on page 452
• “Problem: IG size of any line after coding exceeds the size of the line before
coding” on page 453
450 Problem: IG does not show up on players
Problem: IG does not show up on players

There are a couple of things that can cause your IG not to show up on players.
Here are some possibilities and tips:
1 You have included a button that has a SetButtonPage to highlight another

button on the same page, and have either used GPRs to set the button and
page or have specified the same page as that of the current button. If you find
this to be the case, then make the “set page” part of the command be “not
set”.
2 One player has been found with firmware current as of June 19th, 2008, that
may not display the IG if you have buttons or slices with transparent graphics.
In some cases Scenarist Designer PS may export these without you knowing.
The solution is not to use graphics set to transparent for dummy buttons. If
this is not the case, you may have to search the IG for slices that have been
set to be transparent, and delete them.
3 The safest way to create a dummy button is in Scenarist BD. Right-click on the
Page in the data tree, select New Virtual Asset from the shortcut menu, and
chose BOG. Then, right-click on the BOG, select New Virtual Asset from the
shortcut menu, and select button. This creates a button with no graphics.
These dummy BOGs can overlap. When you update the IG, dummy buttons
with no graphics that contain valid button object commands will not be
deleted.
Problem: IG buffer overflow

After you have encoded your menu asset, you may receive the following error
when multiplexing, should your menu be too large to load into a player’s buffer:
The Decoded Object Buffer(DB) overflows. limit size=16777216, occupancy size=24006595
There are several ways to fix this problem:

451
1 If possible, reduce the dimensions of the individual graphics (i.e., make the
width and height smaller).
2 Reduce the overall dimensions of the IG.
3 Reduce the number of colors you are using; in particular, try to remove any
gradients.
4 Alter the dithering settings so that less dithering occurs.
5 Use a global palette for all pages, rather than one palette per page; this can
save space, but may cause an adverse effect to the appearance of some
graphics. Within Scenarist Designer PS you can optimize the palette to apply
the same palette to all pages in your IG. When you encode the IG, Scenarist
BD will automatically analyze all the images in the IG and include only unique
data. This means that if you have shared graphics between pages, they will
only be included once and referenced as many times as needed, thus reducing
the overall size of the encoded IG.
To apply the same palette to all page in an IG:

• Right-click the top folder in the Tree View portion of the Scenarist Designer
PS window, and select Optimize Palette from the shortcut menu.
452 Problem: IG buffer underflow
Problem: IG buffer underflow

A buffer underflow error may occur when data cannot be fed into the player’s
buffer quick enough for the player to play back all of the required data at the
correct time. This may be caused by having a video stream with high target and
maximum bitrates, and little difference between the two values. This increases
the likelihood that data cannot be placed in the buffer fast enough, due to its
limited size, resulting in the buffer running out of data during playback.
A buffer underflow error you may receive when multiplexing is:
|ERROR|MUX_SN_E_TS_UNDERFLOW_ERR|E:\Projects\Hoops\Mux\MUX\Disc\DB\BDMV\STREAM/
00001.m2ts|0|Buffer underflows|tswrapper.dll::CTSWrapper::ProcThreadMain::Graphics buffer
underflows. - Failed to multiplex with maximum IG PTS: 54900000 (in 90kHz).|
To eliminate this, you can reduce your IG bitrate within Scenarist BD. (Note that
this does not affect size.) Select the IG in the Data Tree; then go to the Properties
window and change the BitRate Adjustment from 1.0 to a lower value, thus
reducing the bitrate. Reducing this to 0.9 or 0.8 is often sufficient.
453
Problem: IG size of any line after coding exceeds the

size of the line before coding
Occasionally Scenarist BD has a difficult time reducing the size of an IG when the
run time encoding it applies to graphics imported from Designer. When this
happens, you get this error:
Error : The size of any line after coding exceeds the size of the line before coding (the 'uncompressed'
line) plus 16 (for coding overhead). LINE=1017, SIZE(rle_coded_line())=22608,
SIZE(uncompressed_line())=15360"
If this IG has been exported from Scenarist Designer PS, it may be that some
form of dithering is turned on; this can be the cause of the problem in some
cases. Try turning the dithering off: Once you have exported the file from
Photoshop into Designer, in the Dither Options drop-down list, choose None.
There are some things you can do to simplify an image that can help avoid this
problem. Primarily, you want to avoid gradients in the image; also, avoid using
very complex images with many small details.
454 Problem: IG size of any line after coding exceeds the size of the line before coding
F Region coding in Scenarist BD
This appendix explains how region coding works in Scenarist BD. It contains the
following topics:
• “PSR20: Region Code” on page 456

456 Introduction
Introduction
The way in which Region Coding works in BD is not the same as it did in DVD.
When creating a DVD title, you would specify the valid regions before pre-
mastering, and the players themselves would decide whether to restrict access
based on this and their own internal region code. In BD you can still specify the
target regions (A, B or C) when pre-mastering. However players do not
automatically restrict access based on their internal region code, this
functionality must be authored instead.
Having control over what the player does based on its region adds the ability to:
• have custom “wrong region” content.
• play back different versions of the same content depending on the players
region.
PSR20: Region Code

A player’s region code is contained in PSR 20. This PSR is read-only; it cannot be
changed by Scenarist BD navigation commands or a BD-J application. The
possible values are as follows:
Decimal Binary Region
1 0000 0001 A
2 0000 0010 B
4 0000 0100 C
457
Here is an example NaviCommand list that checks the player’s region and then
jumps to the appropriate title:
In this case it is also necessary to set the Menu Call Mask and Title Search Mask
properties of both the FirstPlay and NotRegionA Player Movie Objects to
Prohibited.
458 PSR20: Region Code
G BDCMF types
This appendix describes the various types of BDCMF (Blu-ray Disc Cutting Master
Format).
460 BDCMF types
BDCMF types
Blu-ray Disc BDCMF (Blu-ray Disc Cutting Master Format) can have a number of
types. Scenarist BD creates only Type A, and supports Step 0 in Type V. Here is a
list of the different types:
Type V (as Virtual Machine) Refers to Step 0 of BD+ process, and is transmitted
to an Eligible Content code Developer (Macrovision), which performs BD+
processing. Never transmitted to Replicator who does not perform BD+
processing.
Type A Flagged for encryption, not signed by AACS, no ROM-Mark applied. It is

the basic format of BDCMF transmitted to a replication facility. Also is step 1 of
BD+ process when it is transmitted to the replicator.
Type B Encrypted, not signed by AACS, no ROM-Mark applied. Done by

replicators, and used to request signature from AACS LA.
Type C Encrypted, Signed by AACS, no ROM-Mark applied. Used to transmit data

between replication facilities. There are two types, C1 and C2. C2 is not
applicable to Authoring houses.
Type D Encrypted, Signed by AACS, ROM-Mark applied. It is the internal format

of the replication facility.
Type P Refers to the ROM content (non-movie content) to be transmitted to a

replication facility. Sonic does not have a tool at this time that supports this type
of ROM-only BDCMF.
Encryption is handled by replication tools, such as Eclipse.

H Country codes
This appendix provides a comprehensive list of country codes applicable to

Scenarist BD.
462 Country codes
Country codes
Below is a comprehensive list of country codes relevant to PSR19: Country Code.
COUNTRY ABBREVIATION COUNTRY CODE
NOT SPECIFIED NOT SPECIFIED 65535
AFGHANISTAN AF 16710
ALBANIA AL 16716
ALGERIA DZ 17498
AMERICAN SAMOA AS 16723
ANDORRA AD 16708
ANGLOA AO 16719
ANGUILLA AI 16713
ANTARTICA AQ 16721
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AG 16711
ARGENTINA AR 16722
ARMENIA AM 16717
ARUBA AW 16727
AUSTRALIA AU 16725
AUSTRIA AT 16724
AZERBAIJAN AZ 16730
BAHAMAS BS 16979
BAHRAIN BH 16968
BANGLADESH BD 16964
BARBADOS BB 16962
BELARUS BY 16985
BELGIUM BE 16965
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BELIZE BZ 16986
BENIN BJ 16970
BERMUDA BM 16973
BHUTAN BT 16980
BOLVIA BO 16975
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BA 16961
BOTSWANA BW 16983
BOUVET ISLAND BV 16982
BRAZIL BR 16978
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN IO 18767

TERRITORY
BRUNEIDARUSSALAM BN 16974
BULGARIA BG 16967
BURKINA FASO BF 16966
BURUNDI BI 16969
CAMBODIA KH 19272
CAMEROON CM 17229
CANADA CA 17217
CAPE VERDE CV 17238
CAYMEN ISLANDS KY 19289
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CF 17222
CHAD TD 21572
CHILE CL 17228
CHINA CN 17230
CHRISTMAS ISLAND CX 17240

464 Country codes
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS CC 17219
COLOMBIA CO 17231
COMOROS KM 19277
CONGO CG 17223
CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC CD 17220

REPUBLIC
COOK ISLANDS CK 17227
COSTA RICA CR 17234
COTE D’IVOIRE CI 17225
CROATIA HR 18514
CUBA CY 17241
CYPRUS CV 17238
CZECH REPUBLIC CZ 17242
DENMARK DK 17483
DJIBOUTI DJ 17482
DOMINICA DM 17485
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DO 17487
EAST TIMOR TP 21584
ECUADOR EC 17731
EGYPT EG 17735
EL SALVADOR SV 21334
EQUATORIAL GUINEA GQ 18257
ERUTEA ER 17746
ESTONIA EE 17733
ETHIOPIA ET 17748
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FALKLAND ISLAND (MALDIVES) FK 17748
FAROE ISLANDS FO 17999
FIJI FJ 17994
FINLAND FI 17993
FRANCE FR 18002
FRENCH GUIANA # GF 18246
FRENCH POLYNESIA PF 20550
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES TF 21574
GABON GA 18241
GAMBIA GM 18253
GEORGIA # GE 18245
GERMANY DE 17477
GHANA GH 18248
GIBRALTAR GI 18249
GREECE GR 18258
GREENLAND GL 18252
GRENADA GD 18244
GUADELOUPE # GP 18256
GUAM GU 18261
GUATEMALA GT 18260
GUINEA GN 18254
GUINEA-BISSAU GW 18263
GUYANA GY 18265
HAITI HT 18516
HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD HM 18509

466 Country codes
HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE#) VA 22081
HONDURAS HN 18510
HONG KONG HK 18507
HUNGARY HU 18517
ICELAND IS 18771
INDIA IN 18766
INDONESIA ID 18756
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF# IR 18770
IRAQ IQ 18769
IRELAND IE 18757
ISRAEL IL 18764
ITALY IT 18772
JAMAICA JM 19021
JAPAN JP 19024
JORDAN JO 19023
KAZAKSTAN# KZ 19290
KENYA KE 19269
KIRIBATI KI 19273
KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S KP 19280

REPUBLIC OF
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KR 19282
KUWAIT KW 19287
KYRGYZSTAN KG 19271
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC LA 19521

REPUBLIC
LATVIA LV 19542
467
LEBANON LB 19522
LESOTHO LS 19539
LIBERIA LR 19538
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LY 19545
LIECHTENSTEIN LI 19529
LITHUANIA LT 19540
LUXEMBOURG LU 19541
MACAU MO 19791
MACEDONIA MK 19787
MADAGASCAR MG 19783
MALAWI MW 19799
MALAYSIA MY 19801
MALDIVES MV 19798
MALI ML 19788
MALTA MT 19796
MARSHALL ISLANDS MH 19784
MARTINIQUE# MQ 19793
MAURITANIA MR 19794
MAURITIUS MU 19797
MAYOTTE# YT 22868
MEXICO MX 19800
MICRONESIA FM 17997
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF MD 19780
MONACO MC 19779
MONGULIA MN 19790
468 Country codes
MONTSERRAT MS 19795
MOROCCO MA 19777
MOZAMBIQUE MZ 19802
MYANMAR MM 19789
NAMIBIA NA 20033
NAURU NR 20050
NEPAL NP 20048
NETHERLANDS NL 20044
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AN 16718
NEW CALADONIA NC 20035
NEW ZEALAND NZ 20058
NICARAGUA NI 20041
NIGER NE 20037
NIGERIA NG 20039
NIUE NU 20053
NORFOLK ISLAND NF 20038
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS MP 19792
NORMAY NO 20047
OMAN OM 20301
PAKISTAN PK 20555
PALAU PW 20567
PANAMA PA 20545
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PG 20551
PARAGUAY PY 20569
PERU PE 20549
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PHILIPPINES PH 20552
PITCAIRN PN 20558
POLAND PL 20556
PORTUGAL PT 20564
PUERTO RICO PR 20562
QATAR QA 20801
REUNION# RE 21061
ROMANIA RO 21071
RUSSIAN FEDERATION RU 21077
RWANDA RW 21079
SAINT HELENA SH 21320
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS KN 19278
SAINT LUCIA LC 19523
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON# PM 20557
SAINT VINCENT AND THE VC 22083

GRENADE
SAMOA WS 22355
SAN MARINO SM 21325
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ST 21332
SAUDI ARABIA SA 21313
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TZ 21594
THAILAND TH 21576
TOGO TG 21575
TOKELAU TK 21579
TONGA TO 21583
470 Country codes
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TT 21588
TUNISIA TN 21582
TURKEY TR 21586
TURKMENISTAN TM 21581
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TC 21571
TUVALU TV 21590
UGANDA UG 21830
UKRAINE UA 21825
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AE 16709
UNITED KINGDOM GB 18242
UNITED STATES US 21843
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING UM 21837
URUGUAY UY 21849
UZBEKISTAN UZ 21850
VANUATU VU 22101
VENEZUELA VE 22085
VIET NAM VN 22094
VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH# VG 22087
VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.# VI 22089
WALLIS AND FUTUNA# WF 22342
WESTERN SAHARA EH 17736
YEMEN YE 22853
YUGOSLAVIA YU 22869
ZAMBIA ZM 23117
ZIMBABWE ZW 23127
I Language codes
This appendix provides a comprehensive list of language codes applicable to

Scenarist BD.
472 Language codes
Language codes
Below is a comprehensive list of language codes relevant to the following PSRs:
• PSR16: Language Code for Audio.
• PSR17: Language Code for PGs and TextSTs.
• PSR18: Menu Description Language Code.
Abkhazian abk 6382187
Achinese ace 6382437
Acoli ach 6382440
Adangme ada 6382689
Afar aar 6381938
Afrihili afh 6383208
Afrikaans afr 6383218
Afro-Asiatic (Other) afa 6383201
Akan aka 6384481
Akkadian akk 6384491
Albanian alb 6384738
Aleut ale 6384741
Algonquian languages alg 6384743
Altaic (Other) tut 7632244
Amharic amh 6385000
Apache languages apa 6385761
Arabic ara 6386273
Aramaic arc 6386275

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Arapaho arp 6386288
Araucanian arn 6386286
Arawak arw 6386295
Armenian arm 6386285
Artificial (Other) art 6386292
Assamese asm 6386541
Athapascan languages ath 6386792
Austronesian (Other) map 7168368
Avaric ava 6387297
Avestan ave 6387301
Awadhi awa 6387553
Aymara aym 6388077
Azerbaijani aze 6388325
Aztec nah 7233896
Balinese ban 6447470
Baltic (Other) bat 6447476
Baluchi bal 6447468
Bambara bam 6447469
Bamileke languages bai 6447465
Banda bad 6447460
Bantu (Other) bnt 6450804
Basa bas 6447475
Bashkir bak 6447467
Basque baq 6447473
Beja bej 6447466

474 Language codes
Bemba bem 6448493
Bengali ben 6448494
Berber (Other) ber 6448498
Bhojpuri bho 6449263
Bihari bih 6449512
Bikol bik 6449515
Bini bin 6449518
Bislama bis 6449523
Braj bra 6451809
Breton bre 6451813
Buginese bug 6452583
Bulgarian bul 6452588
Buriat bua 6452577
Burmese bur 6452594
Byelorussian bel 6448492
Caddo cad 6512996
Carib car 6513010
Catalan cat 6513012
Caucasian (Other) cau 6513013
Cebuano ceb 6514018
Celtic (Other) cel 6514028
Central American Indian cai 6513001
Chagatai chg 6514791
Chamorro cha 6514785
Chechen che 6514789

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Cherokee chr 6514802
Cheyenne chy 6514809
Chibcha chb 6514786
Chinese zho 6514793
Chinook jargon chn 6514798
Choctaw cho 6514799
Church Slavic chu 6514805
Chuvash chv 6514806
Coptic cop 6516592
Cornish cor 6516594
Corsican cos 6516595
Cree cre 6517349
Creek mus 7173491
Creoles and Pidgins (Other) crp 6517360
Creoles and Pidgins, English-based (Other) cpe 6516837
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other) cpf 6516838
Creoles and Pidgins, Portuguese-based (Other) cpp 6516848
Cushitic (Other) cus 6518131
Croatian scr 7562098
Czech ces 6514035
Dakota dak 6578539
Danish dan 6578542
Delaware del 6579564
Dinka din 6580590
Divehi div 6580598

476 Language codes
Dogri doi 6582121
Dravidian (Other) dra 6582881
Duala dua 6583649
Dutch dut 6583668
Dutch, Middle (ca. 1050-1350) dum 6583661
Dyula dyu 6584693
Dzongkha dzo 6584943
Efik efi 6645353
Egyptian (Ancient) egy 6645625
Ekajuk eka 6646625
Elamite elx 6646904
English eng 6647399
English, Middle (ca. 1100-1500) enm 6647405
English, Old (ca. 450-1100) ang 6385255
Eskimo (Other) esk 6648683
Esperanto epo 6647919
Estonian est 6648692
Ewe ewe 6649701
Ewondo ewo 6649711
Fang fan 6709614
Fanti fat 6709620
Faroese fao 6709615
Fijian fij 6711658
Finnish fin 6711662
Finno-Ugrian (Other) fiu 6711669

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Fon fon 6713198
French fra 6713953
French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600) frm 6713965
French, Old (842- ca. 1400) fro 6713967
Frisian fry 6713977
Fulah ful 6714732
Ga gaa 6775137
Gaelic (Scots) gae 6775141
Gallegan glg 6777959
Ganda lug 7107943
Gayo gay 6775161
Geez gez 6776186
Georgian geo 6776175
German deu 6579573
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500) gmh 6778216
German, Old High (ca. 750-1050) goh 6778728
Germanic (Other) gem 6776173
Gilbertese gil 6777196
Gondi gon 6778734
Gothic got 6778740
Grebo grb 6779490
Greek, Ancient (to 1453) grc 6779491
Greek, Modern (1453-) ell 6646892
Greenlandic kal 7037292
Guarani grn 6779502

478 Language codes
Gujarati guj 6780266
Haida hai 6840681
Hausa hau 6840693
Hawaiian haw 6840695
Hebrew heb 6841698
Herero her 6841714
Hiligaynon hil 6842732
Himachali him 6842733
Hindi hin 6842734
Hiri Motu hmo 6843759
Hungarian hun 6845806
Hupa hup 6845808
Iban iba 6906465
Icelandic isl 4805452
Igbo ibo 6906479
Ijo ijo 6908527
Iloko ilo 6909039
Indic (Other) inc 6909539
Indo-European (Other) ine 6909541
Indonesian ind 6909540
Interlingua (International Auxiliary language Assoc.) ina 6909537
Interlingue ine 6909541
Inuktitut iku 6908789
Inupiak ipk 6910059
Iranian (Other) ira 6910561

479
Irish gai 6775145
Irish, Old (to 900) sga 7563105
Irish, Middle (900 -1200) mga 7169889
Iroquoian languages iro 6910575
Italian ita 6911073
Japanese jpn 6975598
Javanese jav 6971766
Judeo-Arabic jrb 6976098
Judeo-Persian jpr 6975602
Kabyle kab 7037291
Kachin kac 7037283
Kamba kam 7037293
Kannada kan 7037294
Kanuri kau 7037301
Kara-Kalpak kaa 7037281
Karen kar 7037298
Kashmiri kas 7037299
Kawi kaw 7037303
Kazakh kaz 7037306
Khasi kha 7039073
Khmer khm 7039085
Khoisan (Other) khi 7039081
Khotanese kho 7039087
Kikuyu kik 7039339
Kinyarwanda kin 7039342

480 Language codes
Kirghiz kir 7039346
Komi kom 7040877
Kongo kon 7040878
Konkani kok 7040875
Korean kor 7040882
Kpelle kpe 7041125
Kru kro 7041647
Kuanyama kua 7042401
Kumyk kum 7042413
Kurdish kur 7042418
Kurukh kru 7041653
Kusaie kus 7042419
Kutenai kut 7042420
Ladino lad 7102820
Lahnda lah 7102824
Lamba lam 7102829
Langue d’Oc (post 1500) oci 7299945
Lao lao 7102831
Latin lat 7102836
Latvian lav 7102838
Letzeburgesch ltz 7107706
Lezghian lez 7103866
Lingala lin 7104878
Lithuanian lit 7104884
Lozi loz 7106426

481
Luba-Katanga lub 7107938
Luiseno lui 7107945
Lunda lun 7107950
Luo luo 7107951
Macedonian mac 7168355
Madurese mad 7168356
Magahi mag 7168359
Maithili mai 7168361
Makasar mak 7168363
Malagasy mlg 7171175
Malay may 7168377
Malayalam mal 7168364
Maltese mlt 7171188
Mandingo man 7168366
Manipuri mni 7171689
Manobo languages mno 7171695
Manx max 7168376
Maori mao 7168367
Marathi mar 7168370
Mari chm 6514797
Marshall mah 7168360
Marwari mwr 7174002
Masai mas 7168371
Mayan languages myn 7174510
Mende men 7169390

482 Language codes
Micmac mic 7170403
Minangkabau min 7170414
Miscellaneous (Other) mis 7170419
Mohawk moh 7171944
Moldavian mol 7171948
Mon-Kmer (Other) mkh 7170920
Mongo lol 7106412
Mongolian mon 7171950
Mossi mos 7171955
Multiple languages mul 7173484
Munda languages mun 7173486
Nauru nau 7233909
Navajo nav 7233910
Ndebele, North nde 7234661
Ndebele, South nbl 7234156
Ndongo ndo 7234671
Nepali nep 7234928
Newari new 7234935
Niger-Kordofanian (Other) nic 7235939
Nilo-Saharan (Other) ssa 7566177
Niuean niu 7235957
Norse, Old non 7237465
North American Indian (Other) nai 7233897
Norwegian nor 7237490
Norwegian (Nynorsk) Nno 7237231

483
Nubian languages nub 7239010
Nyamwezi nym 7240045
Nyanja nya 7240033
Nyankole nyn 7240046
Nyoro nyo 7240047
Nzima nzi 7240297
Ojibwa oji 7301737
Oriya ori 7303785
Oromo orm 7303789
Osage osa 7304033
Ossetic oss 7304051
Otomian languages oto 7304303
Pahlavi pal 7364972
Palauan pau 7364981
Pali pli 7367785
Pampanga pam 7364973
Pangasinan pag 7364967
Panjabi pan 7364974
Papiamento pap 7364976
Papuan-Australian (Other) paa 7364961
Persian fas 6709619
Persian, Old (ca 600-400 B.C.) peo 7365999
Phoenician phn 7366766
Polish pol 7368556
Ponape pon 7368558

484 Language codes
Portuguese por 7368562
Prakrit languages pra 7369313
Provencal, Old (to 1500) pro 7369327
Pushto pus 7370099
Quechua que 7435621
Rhaeto-Romance roh 7499624
Rajasthani raj 7496042
Rarotongan rar 7496050
Romance (Other) roa 7499617
Romanian ron 7499630
Romany rom 7499629
Rundi run 7501166
Russian rus 7501171
Salishan languages sal 7561580
Samaritan Aramaic sam 7561581
Sami languages smi 7564649
Samoan smo 7564655
Sandawe sad 7561572
Sango sag 7561575
Sanskrit san 7561582
Sardinian srd 7565924
Scots sco 7562095
Selkup sel 7562604
Semitic (Other) sem 7562605
Serbian scc 7562083

485
Serbo-Croatian scr 7562098
Serer srr 7565938
Shan shn 7563374
Shona sna 7564897
Sidamo sid 7563620
Siksika bla 6450273
Sindhi snd 7564900
Singhalese sin 7563630
Sino-Tibetan (Other) sit 7563636
Siouan languages sio 7563631
Slavic (Other) sla 7564385
Siswant ssw 7566199
Slovak slk 7564395
Slovenian slv 7564406
Sogdian sog 7565159
Somali som 7565165
Songhai son 7565166
Sorbian languages wen 7824750
Sotho, Northern nso 7238511
Sotho, Southern sot 7565172
South American Indian (Other) sai 7561577
Spanish spa 6648684
Sukuma suk 7566699
Sumerian sux 7566712
Sudanese sun 7566702

486 Language codes
Susu sus 7566707
Swahili swa 7567201
Swazi ssw 7566199
Swedish swe 5461829
Syriac syr 7567730
Tagalog tgl 7628652
Tahitian tah 7627112
Tajik tgk 7628651
Tamashek tmh 7630184
Tamil tam 7627117
Tatar tat 7627124
Telugu tel 7628140
Tereno ter 7628146
Thai tha 7628897
Tibetan bod 6451044
Tigre tig 7629159
Tigrinya tir 7629170
Timne tem 7628141
Tivi tiv 7629174
Tlingit tli 7629929
Tonga (Nyasa) tog 7630695
Tonga (Tonga Islands) ton 7630702
Truk tru 7631477
Tsimshian tsi 7631721
Tsonga tso 7631727

487
Tswana tsn 7631726
Tumbuka tum 7632237
Turkish tur 7632242
Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) ota 7304289
Turkmen tuk 7632235
Tuvinian tyv 7633270
Twi twi 7632745
Ugaritic uga 7694177
Uighur uig 7694695
Ukrainian ukr 7695218
Umbundu umb 7695714
Undetermined und 7695972
Urdu urd 7696996
Uzbek uzb 7699042
Va vai 7758185
Venda ven 7759214
Vietnamese vie 7760229
Volapük vol 7761772
Votic vot 7761780
Wakashan languages wak 7823723
Walamo wal 7823724
Waray war 7823730
Washo was 7823731
Welsh cym 6519149
Wolof wol 7827308

488 Language codes
Xhosa xho 7891055
Yakut sah 7561576
Yao yao 7954799
Yap yap 7954800
Yiddish yid 7956836
Yoruba yor 7958386
Zapotec zap 8020336
Zenaga zen 8021358
Zhuang zha 8022113
Zulu zul 8025452
Zuni zun 8025454

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SONIC USER GUIDE

BD AUT HOR ING

1 Introduction & Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

About Blu-ray Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

2 Using Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

BD data structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

3 Preparing assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Asset requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Using the MUI Generator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

4 Creating Solutions and Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

5 Importing assets to a project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Creating asset folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Asset status markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

7 The Settings window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

The Project > General page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

8 Movies and slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Creating Stream Tree folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Creating audio Clips for browsable slideshows . . . . . . . . 167

9 Picture-in-Picture effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Creating Picture-in-Picture Clips and PlayLists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

10 Interactive graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Interactive graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

11 Interactive graphic effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Interactive graphic effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

12 Presentation graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Presentation graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

13 Importing subtitle sets (BDN import) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

Importing sets of subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

14 Text-based subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

Text-based subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Defining content for Text ST virtual assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

15 Importing/updating Designer PS files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

HDMV graphics and Scenarist Designer PS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

16 Titles and movie objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

17 BD-J titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Introduction to Blu-ray BD-J mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Placing the root certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

18 Content protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379

AACS content protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380

19 Multiplexing and output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395

20 Save As options and archiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409

Save As options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410

A Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431

File menu shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .432

B Video and Audio specs for BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435

BD Primary Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436

BD Primary Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438

C Navigation principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441

Navigation principles for Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

D Resuming in Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445

E Troubleshooting IGs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

Problem: IG does not show up on players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

F Region coding in Scenarist BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455

G BDCMF types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459

BDCMF types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460

H Country codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461

Country codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462

I Language codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471

Language codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472

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