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Roy Alexander · June 18th, 2013, 02:13 AM

I am using Vegas movie studio HD platinum coupled with DVD architect studio 5 as part of a production suite which also includes Sound forge and vocal eraser. All these came as a bundle from Vegas. I haven't used the suite for some time as Movie studio woudn't do something I wanted so I switched to Adobe CS5 which did. I now used Adobe for all my HD productions and any SD productions on Vegas which is on another PC> This avoids changing settings all the time.
However I have come across a problem. When making a menu in DVDA 5 I can not open up a choice of
button design or background tenplates. I have read and re-read tutorials and watched DVD disc tutorials and no way can I open up these programmes. I am wondering if my version of DVDA is a cut down versionas it was bundled with Movie studio and doesn't allow these choices, I doubt it. I have clicked onto view and the button and backgrounds are ticked and I have then clicked ALT and the appropriate number
but nothing happens at all. Any suggestions most welcome.

Leslie Wand · June 18th, 2013, 04:15 AM

they only show when a 'menu' is selected otherwise they don't show... that is, iirc ;-(

Roy Alexander · June 18th, 2013, 04:42 AM

LESLIE> I don't follow what you mean by selecting a MENU. I select MENU BASED when starting a new project. I have a single button which is Click to play. How else do I select a Menu. Cheers

Don Bloom · June 18th, 2013, 04:50 AM

Roy,
goto VIEW>...there you will find various things in that drop down like Buttons, backgrounds, themes...that's where they are. Click on any or all and they will show.

Roy Alexander · June 18th, 2013, 06:45 AM

AS I said in my first post I HAVE clicked onto view and then clicked onto which ever subject I wanted and nothing happens. I have now solved the problem and have managed to open the choices of button and themes etc. None of my tutorials have mentioned the fact that you have to click a very tiny arrow to the left of the screen to open which ever subject you require. Also a tiny cross next to the arrow switches them off. I found this by accident as I was so frustrated I clicked everything in sight and then found the solution. It seems that I have wasted a lot of money on tutorials. Thanks for everyone's interest.

June 18th, 2013, 02:13 AM	#1
Roy Alexander Major Player Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 354	more DVDA 5 trouble I am using Vegas movie studio HD platinum coupled with DVD architect studio 5 as part of a production suite which also includes Sound forge and vocal eraser. All these came as a bundle from Vegas. I haven't used the suite for some time as Movie studio woudn't do something I wanted so I switched to Adobe CS5 which did. I now used Adobe for all my HD productions and any SD productions on Vegas which is on another PC> This avoids changing settings all the time. However I have come across a problem. When making a menu in DVDA 5 I can not open up a choice of button design or background tenplates. I have read and re-read tutorials and watched DVD disc tutorials and no way can I open up these programmes. I am wondering if my version of DVDA is a cut down versionas it was bundled with Movie studio and doesn't allow these choices, I doubt it. I have clicked onto view and the button and backgrounds are ticked and I have then clicked ALT and the appropriate number but nothing happens at all. Any suggestions most welcome.

June 18th, 2013, 04:15 AM	#2
Leslie Wand Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: upper hunter, australia Posts: 1,410	Re: more DVDA 5 trouble they only show when a 'menu' is selected otherwise they don't show... that is, iirc ;-( __________________ www.lesliewand.com.au

June 18th, 2013, 04:42 AM	#3
Roy Alexander Major Player Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 354	Re: more DVDA 5 trouble LESLIE> I don't follow what you mean by selecting a MENU. I select MENU BASED when starting a new project. I have a single button which is Click to play. How else do I select a Menu. Cheers

June 18th, 2013, 04:50 AM	#4
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	Re: more DVDA 5 trouble Roy, goto VIEW>...there you will find various things in that drop down like Buttons, backgrounds, themes...that's where they are. Click on any or all and they will show. __________________ What do I know? I'm just a video-O-grafer. Don

June 18th, 2013, 06:45 AM	#5
Roy Alexander Major Player Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 354	Re: more DVDA 5 trouble AS I said in my first post I HAVE clicked onto view and then clicked onto which ever subject I wanted and nothing happens. I have now solved the problem and have managed to open the choices of button and themes etc. None of my tutorials have mentioned the fact that you have to click a very tiny arrow to the left of the screen to open which ever subject you require. Also a tiny cross next to the arrow switches them off. I found this by accident as I was so frustrated I clicked everything in sight and then found the solution. It seems that I have wasted a lot of money on tutorials. Thanks for everyone's interest.