Re: Problems making custom buttons by Simon Bonner on Jun 3, 2008 at 9:40:36 am
So what you want to happen is, when you highlight the button it gets replaced by another 'button' graphic rather than a typical highlighting effect?
In this case, you don't want to specify your new graphic as a subpicture (which I think is what you're doing) but rather make a duplicate menu with the new graphic in it and make the button self-activate. That way it will look like the button is changing, when in fact you are sending the viewer to a new menu.
It's a bit of a pain to have multiple similar menus, but I believe this is the only way to do it in Encore.
Re: Problems making custom buttons by Carlos Leituga on Jun 3, 2008 at 1:54:08 pm
Yes, I found a topic here about each button having its own sound and I adapted the reply to my advantage.
Now, the only trouble I'm having is to make the button change when the mouse goes over it. The preview only changes the buttons when I click on them or use the arrows to go to them.
Also, I've been trying to import mpeg2 files to the project and they load indefinitely, with the loading bar keeping reaching its end and going back a bit.
I'm getting disappointed with encore... Is there a better, more flexible, DVD menu creation program?
Re: Problems making custom buttons by Nick McCoy on Jun 16, 2008 at 1:08:04 pm
I am of the understanding that this problem (as well as many other annoyances of DVD authoring) is simply a limitation of the DVD format's technology.
Are you saying that you are able to create this kind of thing in the Sony DVD Architect software? If so I will definitely have to give it a trial run!
*soapbox quickie* I was originally excited when I found out CS3 could make Flash files, and thought it would be great to have my Demo Reel DVD and Website look the same. Two birds, one stone! Then I learned Flash basics and realized my DVD will never look that way. In fact, as a DVD it looks good, as a website it looks amateurish.... mediocre at best. If only we could use Flash and Javascript to author DVDs.... *end soapbox*
