Ciao Franco -

It's great that you're getting to know PD a lot better!

Unfortunately, the menu structure in PD is - well - less flexible than many of us would like. Motion thumbnails are just part of the deal.

Here's a menu created by Jeff (JL_JL) http://directorzone.cyberlink.com/detail/153239 which has no thumbnails

I hope Jeff chimes in here because he'd be able to advise you best.

Cheers - Tony
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Ciao Tony,
thanks for your advise. I downloaded and analyzed it. It seems that Jeff was able either to cancel or hice the thumbinails. I tried with a blank menu and only I could put the thumbinails at minimum size out of the secure border of the screen. It seemed to work, even if my monitor is 16/9 and the thumbinails were visible anyway, maybe because being the project made with clips for 4/3 TV.
Does it sound good to you?

Again grazie 1000

Take care
Franco Franco

I made a menu that had text only, no thumbnails. I used transparent images for the thumbnails, and covered the text with them. The result is that you can see the text through the (transparent) thumbnails, and when you think you are selecting the text you are really selecting the invisible thumbnail.

The menu is at http://directorzone.cyberlink.com/detail/81968. Jerry Schwartz

I don't know how many times I most post this until users of PD get it for menus YOU CAN'T BEAT NERO SOFTWARE and this is Nero 8 what Nero 10 is capable of I will let you know as I have order it.

Thanks to Jerrys as well!
Unfortunately, after creating the trasparent image with extension "png" and having laid it on the thumbinails, apparently everythind works good, but in the attempt of running the DVD preview, after selecting "scenes" on the 1st page of the menu, the program crashes. I do not why, I used a different menu and the program runs! Reboted the PC, reloaded the menu with trasparent image and PD10 crashed again
Anyone experienced anything similar? Do you encourage me to send the pop up issue reporter to Cyberlink?

abslayerYOU CAN'T BEAT NERO SOFTWARE

Forgive me abslayer, but I didn't get the ut. What the link between PD10 and NERO (8 or 10)?

Thanks for writing

Franco Franco

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I also found menus imposable within PD and time consuming.
PD is a great editor for making video clips and cleaning up defects but not individual click on titles of your finished DVD movies.

So what I do is use PD 10 for all my editing of video then produce the video in PD
Then load video into Nero for menus and burning of DVD.
Set up for menus is one of the steps when you click on burn in Nero.

I don't think I am alone in using more than one software to achieve what I want.

Try it Nero has the eases set up for this I have ever seen Editing video in Nero sucks however.

I can guarantee once you try this you will never use any other method.

Now I just but DVD in my player click on what clip I want as you can see in att.

Well now it is clear Abslayer!
I agree with you about the features of PD10 that, being a consumer product, it acts as a semiprofessional SW.
I am use to work with Studio Pinnacle, which has not been able to increase its feaures. It is more expensive then PD10 and it cannot compare with it. Nevertheless with Studio you can create your menus as you want, creating your own button, menu into another menu acc...
I have to say that I like menus in PD10, really I do, but it is a pity such a limitation. Perhaps there is a way that we don't know to get it. Who knows, other users may say their opinion.
Regards
Franco Franco

Quote: Do you encourage me to send the pop up issue reporter to Cyberlink?

In my opinion, always. Whether or not they use the information, they certainly can't use it if you don't send it. Jerry Schwartz

Many thanks to all.
I sent the report to Cyberlink; awayting now the reply.


Ciaooo
Franco Franco