Philly Bill,
Stingy Disc Menu's. Sure if you want to download a lot of default templates that you never use and bulk up the size of download with a lot of unwanted stuff you go right ahead and complain to CyberLink. Now the DZ has many many templates which you can scroll through and selectively download and install at your leisure. The choice and options are there for you.

Now you mentioned the default audio on some of the templates - not sure why you still have an issue with that when you can remove it... and if you're into xml editing you can tweak the generating info file as well.

Design your own Disc template is of course the simplest option and you can do that easily in PD9 - it's not rocket science to put an image in or to create a loop video of your own. PD9's own template tools assist you in that task.

Now to the double/triple layer of the initial Disc interface. The Play all button covers those who just want to play the video and get on with it. The scenes button appears if you have placed multiple chapter marks on a single video or you have multiple videos on the disc. The Subtitles button is generated when these are added and initiated correctly during the Edit stage. For me this is a logical presentation of information. I can understand those that want the full interface on the first hit as displayed on some commercial videos.

PD9 is primarily a video editing software with an interconnected disc writing capability.

Bill, you need to write your feedback to CyberLink: https://membership.cyberlink.com/prog/support/cs/index.do

Dafydd

I realize it seems like petty griping and maybe it is. I wrote it after being frustrated that I couldn't do the simple task I wanted to do. I underline "I" because that doesn't mean it can't be done and done simply, its just that I couldn't figure it out. And that just adds to my frustration; I'm a reasonably smart guy and I've been doing video editing and disc authoring for about eight years now. I start to assume if I can't do it then the program probably isn't designed well. I actually do think that; not that things can't be done.

I'll keep muddling through and try not to vent on this forum as much as I do. HP Pavilion Elite 410f. AMD Phenom II 1045T (six core), ATI Radeon HD 5570 Graphics Card w/1GB, 8GB memory, terabyte HD, generic multi optical, LG BD burner, both Lightscribe, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. Formerly used Ulead/Corel VideoStudio.

How do you create your own loop video is there a tutorial I am missing. The only gripe is the lack of ability to put seperate buttons on the menu page. For example if i want to make a disc with two short unrelated videos there is no need for a chapter index. Just two buttons on the home page. there are alot of templates. Does powere producer have more options for menu making? I think its a great program otherwise.

I see how to puta video in the background. I meant is there a way to change the looping video in the already created templates. right now it only plays from my first video.
















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You can change the starting scene that the looping video plays from if you wish. It can not be a new video residing on your hard disk or in the media library, it has to be just a starting point in your current timeline. Follow the attached pic, it should help.

Jeff

Yes but i would like to make a loop video from multiple unrelated clips that i am putting on one DVD. A collection of my short videos

You asked

Quote: I meant is there a way to change the looping video in the already created templates.

I believe I gave you insight on how to do exactly that.

Now you ask

Quote: Yes but i would like to make a loop video from multiple unrelated clips that i am putting on one DVD. A collection of my short videos

I'm not sure what you really mean by this, maybe explain a little more and I might catch on.

The loop video that plays as part of a supplied "Root Menu" template plays for only about 10 seconds or so. If you are asking can this 10 seconds be composed of multiple 3 seconds clips from various time code throughout your video, no I know of no way the menu system currently allows that. However, each "Title/Chapter Menu" button can have its own unique little video clip from a given time code location on the timeline.

Jeff

Yes that what i meant you can make a button do that? How? THanks

You change the starting scene for the Titles/Chapters video button during the setting of chapters in Edit mode. If you are in the Create Disc area then the Content tab > Show Chapters for your particular video will just take you to the Edit tab anyway where you typically set the chapters in the first place.

See the attached pic for changing Chapter thumbnails. The “set the current frame as chapter thumbnail” icon shown in the pic will use the video at the set location to make the video thumbnail played in the chapter button. The location set for each chapter can be anywhere in the video, or even the same location if you wish.

Hope that helps

Jeff

Hej Jeff!
Tusen Tack, although I have been hjäpt with these fine descriptions. One should take the opportunity to soak up all the lessons here on the forum, which is very helpful.

Therefore, I take that question on the "Create menu".
There are four projects (see attached) when clicking on the scenes on the first menu is playing all the projects in a row. Can you put a stop to this so that only one (first) project is played?

Obliged to use.
Kenneth Keckeson

I'm not sure I understand your question correctly, see if this is correct, if not, phrase the question a little different and I might get it.

Do I understand that on the scene menu page you show in your pic you only want Sex x Kenneth to show? Then since you have a total of 4 titles, you want Rostanga.... on the next page, Foto.... on the next page, and Kenneth... on the last page so that you only have one title on the first scene page?

If the above is what you want, then all you need to do is modify your menu and on the "Titles/Chapters" page of the menu remove "Item 2", "Item 3" and "Item 4" (place holders for the 3 titles you don't want to play) and save and then reapply this new saved menu.

Jeff

Tusen Tack Jeff!
Is glad that you correctly understood my bad English. (Jag skriver hellre på svenska) he, he.
Now, In retrospect, and good description is easier to understand.
Having completed the maneuver and it works in the preview, remains to be seen what will happen when it has been burned to disc.

Again Tusen Tack

Kenneth Keckeson

Jeff, I thought I knew, but I do not. What is the "place holder", where to find them?
I want to play all four episodes from that side which is attached.
I prefer to remove the "Scenes" altogether but you can not do it.

I realize that it needed a lot of training with the "Create Menu", usually I work with Pinnacle which is a completely different choice of menus, but there's no 3D applications. Therefore I bought PD10 which is otherwise a wonderful fine program.

Kenneth
Keckeson

Sorry, I'm not interpreting your intent very well.

What you design in the "Menu Designer" are just templates that the actual menu system will fill. In your pic " Item 1" and so on are just placeholders that the actual menu system will fill. In this case, since you are on the "Titles/Chapters" page, these placeholders will hold up to 4 different "Titles and/or Chapters" in your final menu. If you say delete "Item 4", this page in your final menu will only have place for 3 Titles, the 4th would be on the next page.

In your original picture you have the feature "Play selected title only". This will play "Title 1" (Sex x Kenneth) and then return to the Scenes menu page. If you select, "Title 2", (Rostanga...) it will play that and return to the Scenes menu page. Now maybe I understand that you want to play all 4 titles consecutively once one is selected? If so modify the "Play selected title only" with the icon to the right, shown in pic.

This may also help you, http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/7497.page it walks through what each selection does.

Jeff

Jeff, I'm sorry, now I understand that You have been confused, because I have given the wrong information, I have mixed up the "Play" with "Scenes", very stupid of me.
"Play" is the key that I do not need, but now it'll be like it is.
The main thing now is that by "Scenes" come to the four films and to run (catch) the movie you wish to watch.

As background to both menus were the same 3D-video, at the Root Menu plays the video well but without audio. In the "Title / Chapter" freeze the video, (it plays jerky).

Is really not happy for my scatterbrained, now I do not know if I dare to ask more questions.

With grateful greetings
Kenneth Keckeson