I have a few minor issues with my DVD Moviefactory. I will be releasing a DVD for my church really soon and I need some help. This DVD has many videos on it, but I don't want them all to play in a row. I want to have a setup like so
Main Menu-
Program
Short Program
Extra Features-
Extra 1
Extra 2
The problem is I don't know how to set up an second menu for an extra features option. Also, I don't know how to mke it so that on each DVD menu, the video selected does not play every video in the main menu. Any help on this would be great and I may come back for more, so be warned.
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Chris Gaines
Ok .. I'll go first 
This is the method I use with DVDMF2 to ceate a multi-clip DVD that includes ability to play an individual clip by menu selection (returning to the menu after play) and the ability to play all clips sequentially starting from the first clip.
I use this approach to compile music video DVD's recorded from TV
Firstly - I load several seperate video clips into DVDMF.
Second - Check the Create Menu option on first page
Third - set the Project Settings>After Playback option to 'Back to Menu'
Forth - Select a suitable menu (say eg. Classic Clas01). Note that these are usually always multiple page menus so your further videos will appear on the next menu page.
Now the trick is -
To play a single video clip just select it from the menu
To play the entire sequence (all clips) click on the Play button on the front menu.
Oh.. and if you want to skip forward/back when playing the entire sequence ie. jump to next/previous clip, then you need to add chapter points.
That's fairly simplistic - and I know I didn't even use Chapter Menu's - but there may be some answers in there for you and provide a start from where you can start asking specific questions.
Regards.
This is the method I use with DVDMF2 to ceate a multi-clip DVD that includes ability to play an individual clip by menu selection (returning to the menu after play) and the ability to play all clips sequentially starting from the first clip.
I use this approach to compile music video DVD's recorded from TV
Firstly - I load several seperate video clips into DVDMF.
Second - Check the Create Menu option on first page
Third - set the Project Settings>After Playback option to 'Back to Menu'
Forth - Select a suitable menu (say eg. Classic Clas01). Note that these are usually always multiple page menus so your further videos will appear on the next menu page.
Now the trick is -
To play a single video clip just select it from the menu
To play the entire sequence (all clips) click on the Play button on the front menu.
Oh.. and if you want to skip forward/back when playing the entire sequence ie. jump to next/previous clip, then you need to add chapter points.
That's fairly simplistic - and I know I didn't even use Chapter Menu's - but there may be some answers in there for you and provide a start from where you can start asking specific questions.
Regards.
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Jaimetud
Alright, I tried otu what you said about telling it to go back to the menu. That worked. Now, I still have issues with the following: I have told the program that I want my primary video to have chapters. Told it where to properly place these chapters too. Now, in the menu, There is no button that allows me to play only that video. Instead, there is a chapter selection in the area you would think the the "Play Movie" button would be, (in other words, right under the animated sprite of the primary video.) There is no button that will just play the primary video alone. I want to be able to have that option, as well as a seperate chapter selection.
I have also added more videos to the DVD that I want to include in a "Special Features" Menu. How can I create a "Special Features" menu?
I have also added more videos to the DVD that I want to include in a "Special Features" Menu. How can I create a "Special Features" menu?
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Chris Gaines
Ok, you don't say what version of DVDMF you have but with my older Version DVDMF2 I'd be starting to push the flexibility of the product with those requirements.
I have found that I can achieve a very good result by using the method I described - using chapters points but not actually using Chapter menu's. Chapter menu's in my version have proved quite limited when using multiple clips. They seem more geared towards having one big video movie with chapter points being positions within it that you can jump to and play from that point forward to the end of the movie - that has never suited my purposes.
Others on this board may have more experience with the product and say whether and how what you want can be done.
I'm looking forward to learning something here as well
I have found that I can achieve a very good result by using the method I described - using chapters points but not actually using Chapter menu's. Chapter menu's in my version have proved quite limited when using multiple clips. They seem more geared towards having one big video movie with chapter points being positions within it that you can jump to and play from that point forward to the end of the movie - that has never suited my purposes.
Others on this board may have more experience with the product and say whether and how what you want can be done.
I'm looking forward to learning something here as well