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Hi everyone.
Just an update to let you know that I have sorted out out how to modify the templates and would like to say thank you to everyone for the little snippets of info that helped me to sort it.
Many thanks
Chris. 
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Hi Brook 2424.
Sorry I havn't replied to your post as I have been having a few days away with the family.
Thank you for your reply but what you have suggested hasn't worked so I guess it's back to the drawing board.
PS I was going to have a haircut today but I don't need to now as I have pulled all my hair out in frustration with these blooming templates.
PPS Only jocking.
Many thanks,
Chris.
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Hi Jeff,
Thankyou for your reply.Have given it a try but the problem is with that because my first two clips are colourboards with intro text on them there is no video shots to create a video thumbnail and if I go to the first scene with a video shot the set video thumbnail icon will not work.
The closest I have got to succes with my problem is by inserting a short slideshow at the front of the timeline, but then I have the problem of when i play the movie on the menu it plays the slideshow as well as the movie.Is there anyway of keeping the slideshow and movie seperate so that when you press play it will play the movie only?(Should this be in a different thread?)
Many thanks
Chris,
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Hi Tony,
Thank you for your reply.The answer to your first question is that where the black blobs are is a video that plays within the template and that is the problem.The black blobs at the start of my movie are black colorboards with a title showing what the video is about ie:- the wedding of x & x on such and such day etc now all i want to do is have something different playing within the template,for instance I have tried a mini slideshow and it works well but then the next problem is when I play the movie it starts with the slide show but i would like it to start from the actual movie.
As to making my own I appreciate what you are saying and I have made a couple of menus using your method that look pretty good but I would still like to know why you cannot modify the video section within the template plus I also paid out $19 for an extra pack which look pretty good for weddings but then again what use are they if you cannot modify them.
Many thanks
Chris.
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Hi everyone,
Just an update to let you know that I am still trying to get a template to work properly.I won't go into the list of what I have tried so far cos it would cover too many pages but my conclusion is that unless I am missing something simple that basically templates are a waste of time.The reason I have reached this conclusion is that whatever I try to do the template will only play the video in the background and in my case because i have placed opening credits at the start of my project all I end up with are black blobs in the background:- see enclosed screenshot
If anyone has ever got a template to work properly I would be grateful for any help.
Many thanks,
Chris
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Hi everyone.
Thank you all for trying to help me but I think what I am trying to do is way beyond the scope of my tiny brain.I have taken a screen shot of what I would like to have achieved.
Many thanks,
Chris.
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Hi Dafydd.
Never have been any good at explaining things but here goes:-
1PD 8
2 Create disk
3 Menu Preferences
4 All TEMPLATES
5 Template 7
In the screenshot you will see letters within the heart and this is where i would like to fit a picture of the Bride and Groom if possible
Hope this was of help to explain myself?
Many thanks Chris
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I everyone,
A question on templates,In the templates there is a picture in the middle, one shows a dog and in my case it shows the start of the video but I would like to place a still picture in them, for instance for a wedding video i would like to place a photo of the couple in them.I have tried all sorts of modifying and placing a still photo in the timeline and in the pip line but nothing seems to work.so if possible could someone plaease tell me if it can be done.
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Hi Everyone.
Just wanted to let you know my problem is now sorted.It was my dvd player that was causing the problem.
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Hi Tony.
Have just got home so will give it a try when I can.Something else I have noticed with the videos is that they are very dark compared to the original? any idea why this is and how to overcome it.
Many thanks.
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Hi Barry,
Thank you for your reply.I am using the same 8.5gb discs that I use for copyng films onto so I know that the dvd will play 8.5gb discs and I have just done a video using Power producer 2 Gold and although it keeps crashing .takes forever to actualy do a video and there are no nice menus and goodies it will burn it to a 8.5 gb dvd without any problems.
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Hi Tony.
I think I have found out what the problem is but not how to overcome it.I have been burning a wedding video which is over 4.7gb so i have been using 8.5gb discs.I have just burnt a disc at lower quality onto a 4.7gb disc which doesn't look very good but will play in a dvd player,so the problem is something to do with PD burning to 8.5 discs although I never had this problem with Power Producer?
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Hi Tony,
Thank you for your reply.I have burnt two discs now in Power Director 8 and both will play on my pc but not in my dvd player.I have also burnt two discs using Power Producer 2 and they will play on my pc and also in my dvd player.
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Hi everyone.
The story so far is I have been using Power Producer 2 Gold for sometime without problems.I recently downloaded a trial version of Power Director 8 and liked it so much i purchased it and now my problem is i can burn a DVD with no problem but it will not play on my DVD player?I cannot seem to find any help omline as to why this shouk be so I am hoping someone on this forum might be able to help.
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