dvd templates

tails007 · Post by **tails007** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:29 pm

Hi all. This if my first post here so hello!

I have downloaded and installed a 30 day trial version of moviefactory6. So far i am pretty impressed and am seriously considering purchasing.

I am looking at dvd menus at the moment and i only have 3 to choose from. Is there anymore that i can get to trial as i have seen thumbnails of other menus on the ulead site.

Thanks for all replies.

Velojet · Post by **Velojet** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:09 am

You need to purchase the full version to get the full range of available menu templates.

Horrorwitz · Post by **Horrorwitz** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:16 am

I was wondering the same thing about the trial version. I was also wondering if all of the chapter page templates only allowed for 3 chapters per page? Is there a way I can have 4 or more up there on each chapter menu page?

Velojet · Post by **Velojet** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:38 am

Horrowitz, you'll find that the full version gives you a variety of menu layouts with differing numbers of chapters on each.

You'll also find a number of threads here telling you how to go about creating your own custom templates - here's one.

Horrorwitz · Post by **Horrorwitz** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:58 am

Thanx for the fast reply! I have been testing out the trial version and think I will give it a try. Since I use a stand-alone editor I am mainly looking for a PC program for authoring and one that will make decent menus and allow me some creative freedom.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:47 pm

Dependant upon your requirements you might also be interested in
DVD Workshop 2.

Although it is a few years old, not Vista compatible, not 16.9 Compatible (Without workarounds found in our tutorials forums) it still remains my favourite DVD authoring program.

Horrorwitz · Post by **Horrorwitz** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:16 pm

I appreciate the tip but I think for the price I'd better start with the other first.

Horrorwitz · Post by **Horrorwitz** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:20 am

Just to update, I used about 20 minutes of a documentary I shot as a test, took the files from a DVD-R I had burned off of the master tape which was on mini DV. I made a main menu and sub-menu for chapters. Everything burned to disc okay. Then when I played the burned DVD it looked and sounded fine but I noticed 3 jumps in it at seemingly random places. I went back and checked and in the "edit room" I noticed the jumps were there at the exact spots where the 5 clips I used were joined. Did I do something wrong?

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:33 am

For starters, you went about it all wrong. Don't burn the contents of your tape to a DVD, import (capture) from the camera via a firewire connection in DV-AVI format and do your edits on that. After you are done with editing, create a DVD compliant mpeg file and, in a separate step in MF, author the previously created mpeg file to DVD.

Horrorwitz · Post by **Horrorwitz** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:51 am

Thanx for the fast reply!

That is how I plan on doing the final project but I wanted to just quickly test out the trial version to see if I can get it to do what I want. Which is mainly authoring a decent disc with a nice menu. And so far so good but I still don't understand why it had those jumps when the source DVD looks good. I did load everything as 1 clip. The original DVD disc had chapter marks every 5 or 6 minutes. Could this have caused the problem? And if so then what can I do in case I ever want to edit from a DVD source?

As a side note, my last "hurdle" is to figure out how to "windowbox" a scene (as oppose to letterbox), that is, put a black matt on all 4 sides. Would you happen to know if the full version can do that? Thanx in advance for all your help!