More on Menus and Chapters

[irhyper2]

I have read a lot of post on the forum regarding chapters, and still am having problems. I created a DVD with 4 chapters, and want to be able to play a chapter, then have the program go back to the menu. I instructed it to "return to Menu" rather than continue to play to the end, but it still plays to the end. I can hit "Menu" with my DVD remote, anytime during the play back, and it will stop playing and return to the menu, thereby enabling me to choose a different chapter to play. Is that the best I can do, or has anyone actually been successful in burning a DVD that will return to the menu after each chapter?

[GeorgeW]

Break your one long video (called a Title) into 4 separate videos (the 4 chapters). Then it will do what you want...

Regards,
George

[Totores]

I recently posted the very same issue earlier, i'ts stated that you need to create a video file before burning (How to do things right) my video has 24 chapters do I use a 3rd party software to split my created video file or do I use the multitrim option in the edit module?

[Ken Berry]

As has been said many times on this Board, including IIRC within the past week, there is probably a confusion in terminology involved in all this. Forgive the repetition, but each DVD-compliant mpeg-2 video file you include in the burning module for inclusion in the eventual DVD, is a title and NOT a chapter. Each of those titles in turn can be broken down into chapters. When you make your menu, each title will have a separate icon, and if you elect to also include a chapter menu, then each chapter can also have an icon on a separate page. AFAIK, the 'return to menu' command in the burning module applies to titles and NOT to chapters...

[rguthrie]

Ken,

You're right! "Return to menu" is for titles, not chapters. BTW, when are they going to make you (and Steve and the other Ron) the moderator(s) for this forum? I never see any input from the current moderators. Are they even active any more?

I wish I could spend some more time helping out, but I'm currently very busy working on my Masters.

Ron G.

[GeorgeW]

Ouch Ron, that hurts -- considering I'm in this thread

Regards,
George

[irhyper2]

Thanks Ken, I now understand. IF I have, say 3 MPEG files, I will have 3 menus, and will have to set up chapters in each.

[rguthrie]

George,

I'm so sorry. I didn't even notice you had posted. Now I feel foolish, and I have to admit I do remember seeing you posting a bit on this forum.

Ron G.

[Ken Berry]

irhyper 2 -- almost there. You won't have 3 menus. You will have 3 icons, each one representing each of your clips, on the main page of the (single) main menu. And there will be a separate subsidiary page in the menu for your chapters, if you elect to construct a chapter menu as well as the main menu.

And Ron, while I appreciate the vote of confidence, you will perhaps have also noted that GeorgeW at least has posted in this Board a good many more times than I have!!!

[rguthrie]

Ken,

You're right, George has posted a lot. And I should have done my homework before opening my mouth. Again, I feel really bad about it. This board would come to a dead halt if it wasn't for guys like you both (among a few others). Just for curiosity, I checked out the other moderator's profile. He's/she's only posted 12 times since joining in December 2004! Hmmm, George has posted a whopping 1787, and you a pretty hefty 1275. So.... you know where my vote stands! When's the election?

Ron G.

[sjj1805]

Ron

Thanks for the compliment. I think you will find that some Moderators use a different identity for their "Day to Day" posts and their "Moderator" identity for Admin work which would account for some Moderators having very few posts.

Steve J