A3 learning curve -- backward play

RexA wrote on 9/26/2005, 11:23 PM
Did my first DVD in a long time. DVD Architect 3 is *NOT* an intuitive program. Last I used it was with Architect 1 and as I remember it, it made more sense then. (It could be my weak memory or just complications with the newer features.) Is there a good tutorial that explains how to link buttons to your media?

I set up a sub-menu for chapters (maybe not the normal way but I got it working.) Then I put a bunch of empty buttons on the page and then tried to figure out how to link them to parts of my video. Eventually I found ways to do that. I'll spare details unless I need to explain later.

Tested and all seemed to work, so burned a DVD.

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Most of it works, but I had a surprise when viewing. If I skip forward to some arbitrary chapter (this doesn't even involve menu buttons) and then put my player in reverse, it stops at the start of the active chapter -- doesn't play backwards across the chapter boundry. Seems simple and broken -- did I do something wrong?
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I don't usually monitor this forum, so forgive me if I am asking a repeat question.

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RexA wrote on 9/27/2005, 12:24 PM
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Most of it works, but I had a surprise when viewing. If I skip forward to some arbitrary chapter (this doesn't even involve menu buttons) and then put my player in reverse, it stops at the start of the active chapter -- doesn't play backwards across the chapter boundry. Seems simple and broken -- did I do something wrong?
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After looking at how I made the DVD and finding nothing wrong, I tried playing the same DVD again. This morning, playing backwards across chapter boundries works fine. I have no idea what I was seeing yesterday. Maybe my player got into some strange mode.
ScottW wrote on 9/27/2005, 1:19 PM
Alas, the trade-offs associated with ease of use and adding much needed features....

Normally, you simply drag your media into the project window and a button gets created for you automagically that links to your media. Adding a scene selection menu is as easy as right clicking on the media/button and selecting "insert scene selection menu" and as long as your media had chapter marks, everything will be done automatically.

I've always found the manual pretty good at step by step for doing things; there are some training DVD's available (offhand I don't remember the location).

--Scott