VS X2 DVD Menus

[hanlen]

Hi,

I use VideoStudio X2 for most of my video editing but I haven't been able to recreate a menu that I regularly use in VS9. I wanted the icons to approximately a certain size and the ability to have 2 lines of descriptive text underneath. VS9, whilst perhaps a little clunky in the way it works, does have the flexibility I need. In my DVDs I might have 30 title so I do want 6 on a screen and about 5 menus are created. I have attached my VS9 template (ignore the Background Image referring to VS10). With this template, I can just keep adding files or create new discs with no changes required to the format and only some minimal text editing. Can VS X2 be tweaked to have a similar menu?

Thanks and regards
Hans

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi

Yep X2 can do that

Unfortunately I am receiving an error from the forum and am unable to attach an image (Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached.)

[hanlen]

Hi Trevor,

I've been searching high and low in my installation files and on the Corel site but cannot find a menu with 6 icons on a page. VS Pro X2 only has 7 menu templates in all, and of these only 2 have thumbnails. I did manage to tweak menu 05vs_SceB34_W to look like my sample but it only has 2 icons which is going to give me 15 menus and drive me crazy. Am I missing something? Surely there are more menu templates somewhere but I can't find them.

Regards
Hans

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi Hans

Yes i think you are missing something.................

My version of Video Studio X2 was a download in three parts:-

1 / The main program………..ESDVSPRX2IEPCPF.exe ( 174mb)
2 / Extra Content…………….VSX2ProContentPack_EN.exe (436Mb)
3 / Bonus file………………...VSX2ProBonusPack_6in1.exe (321Mb)

The extra content when run creates a folder called VS-Installation CP Files
This is saved to C:\Program Files\Corel.
This file completes the installation of Video Studio X2 by adding more templates and library content.

If you are only seeing two thumbnail type menu’s then I would say that the Extra Contents folder has not been installed.

Where did you purchase VS 12 ?

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi Hans

In the meantime to add more thumbnails per menu use the Customise option

1 / select a Thumbnail menu
2 / choose the Edit Tab
3 / choose Customise
4 / Change the option “Frame” to “Layout”
The timeline should show the various options

[hanlen]

Hi Trevor,

I'm dumbfounded. I purchased the download version directly from Corel on 26 April 2009. I had previously downloaded the trial version and the email purchase acknowledgement contained the Purchase Key and 2 download links. The links still work and the Content pack download links to the file you mention. For reasons I can't explain 2 years later I never downloaded this file. I did add the Bonus Pack and also SP1.

I have now created a very similar menu and can now retire VS9 alongside VS10.

Regarding one of your comments that VS9 should have processed the video files which had Dolby Digital audio, I can now only assume that in selecting motion menus, VS9 would not have been able to do this, but its all academic now.

Upgrading will be my next dilemma as the X3 trial version's DVD application required a later version of DirectX than my clunky laptop has. I assume X4 is much the same.

Thanks for you help.

Regards
Hans

[BrianCee]

Well we've now moved on yet another version - so it will be the trial version of X4 you'll be downloading. - Up dating DirectX is a very simple task so should not figure in the problems of upgrading.