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How-To Create a Commentary Track

Ever wonder exactly how a production company creates and implements a commentary track? Well here it is.

To make a commentary available when viewing the DVD:

Record the audio in real time as you watch the film. Use headphones so the mic only picks up your voice and not the movie itself.

Mix the recorded audio with the actual film audio (except make the film much quieter), and export as a .ac3 or.aiff (traditionally) - whichever audio you plan on using in your dvd.

Open DVD Studio (or whichever DVD authoring program you're using) and drag the new audio track (with commentary and movie pre-mixed) into the A2 track on the feature (right beneath the original audio).

Now the audience can hit the audio-stream button on their remote and toggle from track 1 to track 2 (which does not add the tracks together, hence you have to mix the original film audio into the commentary track; they simply hear a brand new file).

To make a commentary available as a special feature:

Re-open DVD Studio.

Create a button in the menu like you would any other button, but instead of making it go to a track or menu or whatever, you need a script (DVD Studio has some good information on basic scripts in the help manual).

Write a script so when the user selects the 'play with commentary' button, it runs a simple script which says to switch the audio track from track 1 to track 2, and then play the feature (otherwise it'll just play the feature and ignore the other command - not good).

One more thing: You'll need one more script so your viewers can get back to normal audio.  For the 'end-jump' (the thing the DVD runs after the movie is finished), send it to another script which makes the audio track back to #1, so you resume normal audio (unless, of course, they hit the commentary button again).

Let me know if you have any questions,

~ Kyle