Menu Designer question

moviez

Newbie Joined: Jul 22, 2010 00:04 Messages: 1 Offline

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Jul 22, 2010 00:10

Hi,
I've just recently got and installed PowerDirector 8. I'm trying to edit a movie file and burn it on to a dvd, and having some issues with customizing the dvd menu.

1. I can't seem to edit any of the loop duration on the different menu pages. The reason I'm trying to do this is because I was changing the background music. But the full song won't play and will only play for like 10 seconds or less and repeats itself.

2. How can I get rid of the intro video that was put in on a template. I was using template 1 that came with PowerDirector 8 and the intro video for that is pretty stupid, but the main pages are ok. So I was trying to figure out a way to remove the intro video altogether.

Please help!
Thanks

Aknot

Newbie Joined: Aug 20, 2010 16:36 Messages: 9 Offline

Aug 24, 2010 10:45

I was looking for the exact same answer, I dont think anybody knows, that clown intro face is awful and so is the music but the rest of the template is ok.

Branislav 2

Newbie Joined: Jan 21, 2010 15:46 Messages: 22 Offline

Aug 27, 2010 13:25

Moviez and Aknot,

It's been already discussed about poor quality of "Menu Designer" module.
But answers to your questions are:

1. Loop duration you can set clicking on "arrows" at the "Playback mode" line (at the right-down corner of "Menu Designer" window. In new window, you can see (down, left) field for Duration input in seconds. Put any number between 15 and 99. Limitations (because of many-many mentioned above bugs): real loop duration will be LESS then time which you entered, for about 20-50%; loop for "Chapters Menu" will be about half time of the "Root Menu"; you can not set different loop for "Chapters" and "Root Menu". Solution, which I use: put 99 seconds always, use my own "song" which contain desired loops (made by myself).

2. Template 1 is not editable. In Template 2 or 7, for example, you can modify any of the elements.