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DVD SP - assigning "last menu viewed" to menu button

David L
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Feb 19, 2008, 10:05 AM

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I'm relatively new to authoring on DVD Studio Pro, and I'd like to have the remote control "menu" button go to the last menu viewed, preferably with the last button used highlighted.

It looks like the only way to do this is to write out a "script", such as the one described here.

Is there a simpler way?

Thanks.

( I'm using DVD SP 4)

(This post was edited by David L on Feb 19, 2008, 10:06 AM)

Joel
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Feb 19, 2008, 12:16 PM

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Until DVDSP 5 comes out (long overdue compared to the update frequency of the other pro apps) that would seem to be the way to go...

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Joel

"Think of this business as a room with a huge table and a bunch of chairs around the table. There is a big pie on the table. Your mission is to take your place at the table, pick up your fork, and eat your pie. Do not look to the left and do not look to the right. Just eat your pie. There is plenty of pie for everyone."

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David L
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Feb 19, 2008, 1:23 PM

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Thanks Joel. Have you heard any rumors as to when that might be?

(By the way, spent all morning designing a new DVD, menus, chapter points, etc. then realized that my DVD standard was HD DVD, not SD DVD! And I can't switch it back! Aargh)

chucksav
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Feb 20, 2008, 12:07 AM

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With the HD format war now over, one would expect a blu-ray capable version of DVDSP soon, but certainly sometime this year. Meanwhile, there is Adobe Encore.

Joel
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Feb 20, 2008, 10:46 AM

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Thanks Joel. Have you heard any rumors as to when that might be?

Can't be soon enough. There are so many things that DVDSP could do better. My biggest gripe is the quality of the drop zone movies and thumbnails for the chapters. Their so crunched up and full of artifacts I'll often just use stills instead. I've had a little success importing higher quality codecs for the menu clips but its time consuming and doesn't always help.

Did eventdv contact you about being included in an article? I passed your name along...

Joel

"Think of this business as a room with a huge table and a bunch of chairs around the table. There is a big pie on the table. Your mission is to take your place at the table, pick up your fork, and eat your pie. Do not look to the left and do not look to the right. Just eat your pie. There is plenty of pie for everyone."

starting | perfectionists

(This post was edited by Joel on Feb 20, 2008, 10:47 AM)

David L
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Feb 20, 2008, 4:26 PM

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they did -- thanks for the mention. Should be an interesting article.