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Doug Lange · October 19th, 2007, 03:36 AM

I have a video of 4 different ballets on one DVD. I want to be able to show all 4 as a complete "movie" or individually from a menu. After each ballet, I want to be able to go back to the menu and not continue with the remainder of the ballets. This is unusual because when navigating to a chapter in a movie, it is usually to begin where you left off and want to continue to the end.

By placing each ballet into a different track I can do this but then I am not able to view all 4 ballets from one menu button "play all ballets". If the "end jump" function of a track continues on to another track, this also defeats the purpose.

Is there a script or something I can use to have the ballet continue on to the next ballet or go back to a menu based on which menu item was initially selected "Play All" or "Play Ballet 1", "Ballet 2", etc....?

Another solution would be to place all the video into a single track for complete playback as well as individual tracks for each ballet. However, there will be either too much compression or all the files won't fit onto a DVD.

Ervin Farkas · October 19th, 2007, 01:13 PM

What you need is a playlist for the "play all" function and individual timelines for playing them one by one, with the end action poiting back to the main menu.

Martin Pauly · October 19th, 2007, 01:15 PM

Doug,

what authoring software are you using? Unless I misunderstand something in your post, a "story" is what this is called in Apple's DVD Studio Pro. Basically, you can define a variety of subsets of chapters for a track and then play just one subset - or play the entire track, too, if you like.

Not sure what this is called in other authoring software packages...

- Martin

Doug Lange · October 19th, 2007, 04:07 PM

Martin-

You are stating that I create a main track with chapter markers. Then create stories specifying the start and end points by chapter. At the end point, which would not necessarily be the end to the track, it would jump back to a menu.

Thanks, I'll look for more specific instructions in the reference manual.

Martin Pauly · October 19th, 2007, 09:54 PM

Doug,

yes, that is correct. I just looked at the DVD Studio Pro 4 manual; take a look at chapter 11, section "Working with Stories". It should explain the process in more detail.

- Martin

Bob Thieda · October 20th, 2007, 05:26 AM

Interesting....Is there a way to do that in DVDA 4.5?

I'm trying to do the same thing as Doug, four videos with individual play buttons, plus a "play all" option using DVDA.

Bob T.

Doug Lange · October 24th, 2007, 01:43 AM

I just found the script I was looking for in chapter 14 on p.512 of the DVDSP-4 user manual. Has anyone gotten good mileage from this script?

Bob- Does DVDA 4.5 use scripts?

Bob Thieda · October 24th, 2007, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Lange

Bob- Does DVDA 4.5 use scripts?

According to the manual, it does. But I've never tried it.

I have done a little with scripts in Vegas, so I should be able to figure it out.

Bob T.

October 19th, 2007, 03:36 AM	#1
Doug Lange Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Posts: 138	DVD menu with multiple tracks- DVDSP I have a video of 4 different ballets on one DVD. I want to be able to show all 4 as a complete "movie" or individually from a menu. After each ballet, I want to be able to go back to the menu and not continue with the remainder of the ballets. This is unusual because when navigating to a chapter in a movie, it is usually to begin where you left off and want to continue to the end. By placing each ballet into a different track I can do this but then I am not able to view all 4 ballets from one menu button "play all ballets". If the "end jump" function of a track continues on to another track, this also defeats the purpose. Is there a script or something I can use to have the ballet continue on to the next ballet or go back to a menu based on which menu item was initially selected "Play All" or "Play Ballet 1", "Ballet 2", etc....? Another solution would be to place all the video into a single track for complete playback as well as individual tracks for each ballet. However, there will be either too much compression or all the files won't fit onto a DVD. __________________ After years of lurking, I finally made the mistake of opening my mouth.

October 19th, 2007, 01:13 PM	#2
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	What you need is a playlist for the "play all" function and individual timelines for playing them one by one, with the end action poiting back to the main menu. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

October 19th, 2007, 01:15 PM	#3
Martin Pauly Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 563	Doug, what authoring software are you using? Unless I misunderstand something in your post, a "story" is what this is called in Apple's DVD Studio Pro. Basically, you can define a variety of subsets of chapters for a track and then play just one subset - or play the entire track, too, if you like. Not sure what this is called in other authoring software packages... - Martin __________________ Martin Pauly

October 19th, 2007, 04:07 PM	#4
Doug Lange Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Posts: 138	Yes, DVD Studio Pro Martin- You are stating that I create a main track with chapter markers. Then create stories specifying the start and end points by chapter. At the end point, which would not necessarily be the end to the track, it would jump back to a menu. Thanks, I'll look for more specific instructions in the reference manual. __________________ After years of lurking, I finally made the mistake of opening my mouth.

October 19th, 2007, 09:54 PM	#5
Martin Pauly Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 563	Doug, yes, that is correct. I just looked at the DVD Studio Pro 4 manual; take a look at chapter 11, section "Working with Stories". It should explain the process in more detail. - Martin __________________ Martin Pauly

October 20th, 2007, 05:26 AM	#6
Bob Thieda Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 541	Interesting....Is there a way to do that in DVDA 4.5? I'm trying to do the same thing as Doug, four videos with individual play buttons, plus a "play all" option using DVDA. Bob T. __________________ Bob T.

October 24th, 2007, 01:43 AM	#7
Doug Lange Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Posts: 138	Dvdsp-4 I just found the script I was looking for in chapter 14 on p.512 of the DVDSP-4 user manual. Has anyone gotten good mileage from this script? Bob- Does DVDA 4.5 use scripts? __________________ After years of lurking, I finally made the mistake of opening my mouth.

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