Slideshow within dropzone of Layered menu
by jesse jacobs
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Aug 3, 2008 at 10:01:26 pm
Can you add a slide show into a dropzone of a layered menu? This is the main menu which has a background. It was created using a .psd layered menu. But whenever a drop zone is added it doesn't seem to work. Can't even add a single slide to a dropzone let alone a slideshow.
The goal is to create a main menu page that has a window with a slide show looping inside of it.
Re: Slideshow within dropzone of Layered menu by Michael Sacci on Aug 3, 2008 at 10:22:42 pm
If you are selecting "LAYERED MENU" within DVDSP you cannot use drop zones. If you created a template kind menus with drop zone structure (which would be a layered psd file, you need to be using a stardard MENU. But you cannot drop in a slideshow, make the slideshow a movie and drop the pre-made movie in.
Honestly I find stuff like this works better if you create the entire motion menu in something like Motion. I'm no graphics guy but I can make chapter menus with looping video in Motion with no trouble at all. In the end they look and act better.
Re: Slideshow within dropzone of Layered menu by jesse jacobs on Aug 4, 2008 at 12:59:44 am
Thank you. We finally just needed to know it wasn't possible. In the manuals its unclear and impossible to search. This concept works with a basic menu.
Here is what we did:
1) Create a standard menu. Use BG from the layered menu.
2) Create a square area for the movie are first as a button.
3) Convert the button to a drop zone.
4) Drag the movie into the drop zone.
5) Select loop.
6) Re-create the the layered menu using text buttons.
