adding additional chaptor buttons, how?

Eugen157

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Nov 08, 2013 16:21

Hello

I would like to have more than 3 chapter buttons per menu page.

Using "modify" I can do that and they show up that way in the custom menu folder.

However, when applying the modified, 5 chapter button menu to the video it only has 3 buttons and an extra page tor button 4 and 5.

Cannot get the "buttons per page" input box to light up

I do not want an extra page.

Tried save and save as, but no luck.

What to do ?

Thanks for any input

Eugene

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Carl312

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Nov 08, 2013 16:40

Quote: Hello

I would like to have more than 3 chapter buttons per menu page.

Using "modify" I can do that and they show up that way in the custom menu folder.

However, when applying the modified, 5 chapter button menu to the video it only has 3 buttons and an extra page tor button 4 and 5.

I do not want an extra page.

Tried save and save as, but no luck.

What to do ?

Thanks for any input

Eugene

You have to create a new menu and put your five buttons on one scene page.

Or you may be able to modifiy an existing menu and add the two more buttons to a 3 button page.
I have modified a menu to have five buttons on one page. This is an example (screen shot of scenes page).


Filename	Five Chapters on a page_resize.jpg	Download
Description	Screen shot of five chapters on a page
Filesize	39 Kbytes
Downloaded:	258 time(s)

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Eugen157

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Nov 08, 2013 16:55

Thank you Carl,

I did add two more buttons to the page, and positioned them.
When I save it to the custom menu folder it shows all 5 buttons in the saved image, yet when try to add that menu to the video I get three buttons on page one and two more on page 2

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Eugen157

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Nov 08, 2013 17:06

Modified an other menu to 5 buttons and the picture and the buttons per page say 5 but not when attached to the video, I get 3+2.

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James1

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Nov 08, 2013 18:37

Hi,
Here is screen shot of my method using my own Objects, but the method is
similar for all objects. The Frame size has to be Maximum size of 512X512 pixels, and cannot overlap (or to close to each other)
I believe you can have maximum of 14 per page.

Jim


Filename	Forum Menu.jpg	Download
Description	chapter menu button objects
Filesize	79 Kbytes
Downloaded:	66 time(s)

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Eugen157

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Nov 08, 2013 19:39

That is how I do it too, James, same page. Add the extra buttons, position them etc.

Then I go to save and the modified version then winds up in the custom folder.

Then in the produce mode the saved image is selected using the "Apply to all pages" command.

But THAT saved image supposedly with additional buttons only has 3 and more on the second page.

This also shows up like that in the "Menu structure".

Eugene

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ynotfish

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Nov 08, 2013 19:55

That's very odd, Eugene. You knew that, of course.

I don't see what's causing that. Here's a menu with 5 buttons - http://directorzone.cyberlink.com/detail/124376090 - see if it behaves for you! If it does, you can just modify it to suit yourself.

... and NO - it doesn't resolve what's happening there. Sorry.

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Eugen157

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Nov 08, 2013 20:11

I have a printed manual, PD11 but it should apply to 12 as well.
Tried to go step by step. When I save a modified menu and click on it, the bottom box on the right side" buttons per page" gives the correct number.

I will try making one from scratch

Really appreciate the inputs,thanks.

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Eugen157

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Nov 08, 2013 21:00

Tony I downloaded yours and it works fine.So do the other menus but somehow I cannot seem to add extra buttons to the FIRST page.They show up alright but after saving wind up on page TWO.

Still have to hammer this out.

Thanks.

Eugene

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ynotfish

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Nov 08, 2013 21:31

Eugene -

I was just testing it to see if there was some kind of glitch by making a new menu from scratch in PD12. No - it did what it was supposed to do.

You're not trying to add buttons to the Root Menu, are you??? That has 3 by default:
Item 1 = Play, Item 2 = Scenes, Item 3 = Subtitles. Maybe that's the problem???

Up to 14 buttons can be added to the Scenes/Chapters page(s).

Anyway - here's the little one I just made from scratch. It may suit you! http://directorzone.cyberlink.com/detail/131975259

Cheers - Tony
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Eugen157

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Nov 09, 2013 00:24

Tony, it is ok now. Restored my computer to two days ago and can now have more buttons on the chapter page. Before it was 3 buttons on chapter page one, additional ones always showed up on chapter page two.

Thanks for all the help.

Eugene

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