Los Angeles, CA July 11, 2008 -- Call Box's latest DVD release teaches experienced users of Apple's DVD Studio Pro how to make special edition DVDs.

Now available at: DVD Studio Pro

Call Box, a provider of interactive training for digital media professionals, has released their latest disc worldwide, "DVD Studio Pro: Special Edition."

About DVD Studio Pro: Special Edition
Created by Apple Certified Pro instructor Noah Kadner, this course takes you through the process of authoring a Special Edition DVD using Apple's DVD Studio Pro. "DVD Studio Pro: Special Edition" features original content broken down into learning modules with interactive demonstrations and easy to understand, real-world examples. The disc also comes with sample tutorial media including encoded MPEG-2 and AC3 files to allows views to follow along with the on-screen examples in DVD Studio Pro.

"There are plenty of courses out there covering the basics in DVD Studio Pro but none with the deeper stuff." says Kadner. "We wanted to make a disc that would give all the tips and tricks for making a more special edition DVD, like the kind everyone is used to from the Hollywood Studios. This class gives you all the good stuff step-by-step that the manual only hints at."

Topics include Creating Director's Commentary, Bitrate Encoding Strategies, Motion Menu Secrets, Easter Eggs, Scripting, Photoshop Highlights, Workflow Shortcuts, Logic Testing, Compression Markers, Stories and more.

Pricing and Availability
"DVD Studio Pro: Special Edition," is available on DVD and is priced at $59.99 (US). It can be purchased directly from the company.

About Call Box
Call Box, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, is a training software developer specializing in post-production products for the digital producer industry. Call Box was founded in 2006 by filmmakers Noah Kadner and Hal Long. The company's most recent release covered the Sony EX1 and the Final Cut Studio workflow and is also available at:

Sony EX1 Guidebook

Hal is a Los Angeles based director / cinematographer. He holds a B.A. from Duke University and an M.F.A. in film production from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema Television. He's worked with Final Cut Pro since version one and uses it on a daily basis to create productions for a wide variety of clients.

In addition to being an Apple Certified Trainer in Final Cut Pro, Noah Kadner administers several online filmmaking forums including Withoutabox, 2-pop, Creative Cow and DVXuser.com. He also writes for industry magazines like Videography and American Cinematographer. Noah recently covered Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Get Smart for American Cinematographer.

Additional Quotes:

"No one knows digital post-production better than Noah. Highly Recommended."
Michael Horton, Founder, Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User's Group.

"Can save you thousands of dollars in post-production trouble-shooting."
DV Magazine

"Professional-Level instruction."
MacWorld

"I count on Noah when I need advice or problem-solving to get things working right."
Larry Jordan
Editor-in-chief, Edit Well, The rich-media newsletter for Final Cut Studio.

Call Box products are available directly from Call Box, Tool Farm, B&H and Abel Cine Tech. Additional information on Call Box can be obtained on the Web at Call Box