Learning the Big3

[zeeter]

I am trying to learn this method and I am pretty new to dvd authoring. What guides should I start out with, and are there some movies that are pretty straight forward (in other words, easy!) when trying to reauthor. I tried to do Seabiscuit as my first movie, and I had very bad luck with it. I then tried to do Toy Story and had even more bad luck since I had to process this movie by VOBID since it had angles (have no clue how to do this). I really would like to get comfortable at using the Big3 method, which I know will take lots of practice and projects, but I need to get it to work first.

So what are the pro's advice? :)

Thanks

[charpunk]

i just followed the guides in the dvd section on this site, and at http://dvdguides.trilight.net/. things are little easier than they were a few months ago with the release of sceneaid. as for practice, i would try any dvds that don't contain seamless branching. i just found some titles on my shelves that didn't contain duplicate pgcs or seamless branching and started there. i took boiler room first and tested with that using different amount of passes and bitrates. after i got comfortable with the basics, i tried finding nemo *before sceneaid* and learned about duplicate pgcs using the guide here.

then i took my copy of mallrats and messed around with the multiangle aspect. then i used identity to work on seemless branching. i'm far from a pro but i have a pretty solid grasp on things when i'm not half asleep and mess up or skip a step heh. also, reading posts here is also helpful. this way you can read about problems people might be having, and the solutions people give them. this way, if you come across the problem, you'll be prepared for it. plus this is a great resource for help as well.

summary, read the guides here on doom9 *the big 3, finding nemo guide, and seamless branching ones are key. the button over video ones are good as well* and over at http://dvdguides.trilight.net/, pick a movie, and follow along with the guide. for me that was the best way to learn.

[jel]

...not exactly the easiest projects to jump into by the sounds of things...

as for guides, go the guides section and look in the document overview and search 'DVD-R stuff' for all scenarist related guides.http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/doc-overview.htm

as for suggestions on easier titles....well considering there are so many different releases for the same title dependant on region etc.
try an older title with only a few special features.

hope that helps
j

[Eyes`Only]

Mmmmm Mallrats... Kevin Smith is a Golden God!

[EonBlue]

@ Eyes`Only
I agree completely!! Jersey Girl comes out March 19th...not a typical "Kevin Smith" movie (it's said to be more along the lines of Chasing Amy than the 'dick and fart jokes' of Clerks, Mallrats, Jay and Bob Strike Back, etc) but I'm loyal and eagerly anticipating it's release.

PS: I'm not a rep for Miramax or Kevin Smith :) ...I'm just very enthusiastic about movies/directors/actors that I love. (I'm sure that sentiment can be understood in this forum)

[Eyes`Only]

Hell yeah, I'm waiting for it. Weird that it's called Jersey Girl yet from what I understand, J&SB was the last of the Jersey Chronicles?

Chasing Amy was excellent, possibly his best direction yet. Joey's performance while she was screaming outside the car in the rain was stellar!

On the flip side though, have you seen Vulgar? I'm actually ashamed to admit I sat thru it, but it wasn't Kevin Smith's work, yet I thought it would be similar because of the cast. Boy was I wrong.

[charpunk]

if you haven't checked it out yet, watch drawing flies. it has a lot of the cast from kevin smith movies, only he didn't write or direct it. i believe he produced it though. it's pretty cool movie.