Transferring a Menu template to a different computer

Clark711

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Feb 23, 2015 13:48

I've asked a lot of questions the last few days, and have received many good answers. Thanks much for your help, because I now have two more questions -- ones for which I have searched for answers but not found.

I created a very complex template, a detailed Menu, that has a video as its opening. I want to use that template on another computer. So, I tried to upload it to the Cyberlink Cloud. I got a message saying "Can't upload a template to cloud that has a video in it." Hmmm...

So, I thought I would delete the video from the Menu template, save it under a different name, and again upload to Cyberlink Cloud, thinking I would add back the video when I used the Menu template on the other computer. But I don't see a way to delete the Opening video to a Menu, once I put one in. I can switch the background image, no problem, but cannot delete the Opening Video. Unless, of course, I'm making a mistake. As strange as that may seem, that may be possible.

Question 1
How do you delete the Opening Video from a Menu template ?

Question 2
And maybe a better question is this --- How do I save a Menu template (one that has a video in it) as a single file that I can locate and then copy to a different computer. I don't want to "Share" it, just use it myself on a different computer.

Thanks again,

Clark

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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Feb 23, 2015 15:39

Hi Clark -

Your thinking about uploading to DZ then downloading to your other PC was good - only hampered by that DZ video restriction.

I can't help you with Q1 because I cannot see a way to remove the opening video from the template once it's applied. You can easily uncheck "Include Menu Opening Video" when burning a project, but that doesn't remove it from the actual template.

In any case, it's unnecessary.

All you need to do is go to C:\Users\UserName\Documents\CyberLink\Custom Menus\3.0 and locate the folder containg the menu in question. It'll be named "Menu_123" or similar. Transfer that whole folder to a USB drive, take the stick to your other PC and copy it to the corresponding folder.

If there are no naming conflicts with the folder names, your menu will now be available on both PCs.

Cheers - Tony
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Clark711

Member Joined: Dec 28, 2014 11:49 Messages: 124 Offline

Feb 23, 2015 16:41

Thanks again, Tony...

I had seen those folders in "3.0", and felt them to be associated with the Custom Templates I had created. However, I didn't know if there was a "look-up" table somewhere else that translated each folder's name into a Menu Template name. But apparently, PD just interprets "on-the-fly" each sub-folder within "3.0", giving it the proper name within the Templates ?

That's cool. I can do that. I'll report back with success.

Clark

Clark711

Member Joined: Dec 28, 2014 11:49 Messages: 124 Offline

Feb 23, 2015 17:30

Success !!!

That procedure worked like a charm. I use LogMeIn to synch my 3 computers. So, with remote access, I copied the proper "3.0" subfolder to my synch directory on that computer, it then automatically transferred to this computer, and I then copied the folder to this local computer.

The folder's name was "Menu_004" . I guess if there had already been a "Menu_004" on this computer, I would have manually renamed one of them, since apparently (??) PD reads the contents of each folder to determine the proper, visible Template name.

It's a wee bit of a kludge, but it does work.

Again, thanks for the help, Tony.

Clark

Clark711

Member Joined: Dec 28, 2014 11:49 Messages: 124 Offline

Feb 27, 2015 14:09

Quote:
All you need to do is go to C:\Users\UserName\Documents\CyberLink\Custom Menus\3.0 and locate the folder containg the menu in question. It'll be named "Menu_123" or similar. Transfer that whole folder to a USB drive, take the stick to your other PC and copy it to the corresponding folder.

Cheers - Tony

Tony,

As I said earlier, that procedure did work.

Then, today, I determined that I wanted to remove the video entirely from the Menu Template, and then include that same video as a "First Play Video" instead of in the Menu itself. Even though there apparently is no way to remove a video from a template once it has been included, I thought I would "out-smart" PD13 and manually remove the video from the 3.0 directory.

In 3.0, I found 9 (Nine !!) videos that were apparently 3 copies each of three different versions that I had included in the Menu Template before. 9, not one. Oh well, so I "hid" all 9 by placing them in sub-directories, so that PD13 could not find them.

But PD13 thwarted me anyway. It could not find the videos, but instead put up a blank screen for I guess the same amount of time as the video, while playing the Background Music file.

I have no choice but to reconstruct the Menu Template, without a video.

FYI-ing...

Clark

JL_JL

Senior Contributor Location: Arizona, USA Joined: Oct 01, 2006 20:01 Messages: 6091 Offline

Feb 27, 2015 14:28

Quote: But PD13 thwarted me anyway. It could not find the videos, but instead put up a blank screen for I guess the same amount of time as the video, while playing the Background Music file.

Of course, because it's still defined in the template. Moving the video didn't change the template, PD just can't find the proper video now.

You properly delete the opening video in Menu Designer with the "Delete Menu Opening" while editing the "Root" menu page.

Jeff

Clark711

Member Joined: Dec 28, 2014 11:49 Messages: 124 Offline

Feb 27, 2015 15:02

You properly delete the opening video in Menu Designer with the "Delete Menu Opening" while editing the "Root" menu page.

Thanks much. That did work.

But, another question, please. Does it actually delete the video, or just not include it ?

My original quest was to transfer a Menu Template via Cyberlink Cloud, but Cloud does not like videos in templates. I could find no way to transfer this template via Cloud , since I could not truly delete the video from the Template. With Tony's help, I then manually transferred the Menu Template to another computer by copying the proper 3.0 subfolder over.

I don't think that unchecking "Include Menu Opening Video" actually deletes the video, based on a couple of tests, including the fact that rechecking it brings back the same video.

Admittedly, this now is mostly an academic question since I can remove the opening video by unchecking, as you said, and then can add a "First Play Video" instead. If I ever do want a different Menu Opening video, I can attach a new one, and re-check.

But back to the original goal of copying a Menu Template (with Opening Video), I believe the only way to do that is to manually move/copy the proper folder --- since I am cannot truly delete the video via a PD13 menu.

I hope I didn't confuse you, as much as I am confused.

Thanks,

Clark

JL_JL

Senior Contributor Location: Arizona, USA Joined: Oct 01, 2006 20:01 Messages: 6091 Offline

Feb 27, 2015 15:20

Quote: I don't think that unchecking "Include Menu Opening Video" actually deletes the video, based on a couple of tests, including the fact that rechecking it brings back the same video.

Correct, that's why I did not imply to use that feature, that feature is not in "Menu Designer" but simply the "Create Disc" module. That's simply a toggle for a menu that has an opening video to include or not.

If you delete in "Menu Designer" as suggested it does remove the video from the menu folders.

Can't help with Cyberlink Cloud, I would never use it, I'd simply move on my home cloud.

Jeff

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