Chapter Button Order Question

a1b1n1 wrote on 3/30/2010, 9:32 PM
In DVD Architect I have a chapter scene selection menu. I have set it up where I can select which chapter (out of 23 chapters) I want to watch and when the chapter finishes it returns to the chapter menu. My question is how do I keep the chapter button selected after I finish watching a chapter? An example is, I select chapter 15, watch it and it returns to the chapter menu, now chapter 1 is selected. I want chapter 15 to stay selected or after I watch chapter 15, chapter 16 would be selected. I don't want to have to start at chapter 1 everytime I am navagating around the menu.

Thanks

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TOG62 wrote on 3/31/2010, 12:08 AM
As you've set that each item returns to the menu I assume that you have separate clips, rather than true chapters.

On End Action of each chapter select the menu set the Destination as the menu and Destination button to the required chapter.
Nel. wrote on 3/31/2010, 12:30 AM
on your scene selection pages you would have to insert a ":back" button for each scene on that page.... if you have 5 pages with 3 scenes on each.... on every one of those 5 pages you need 3 "back or return" buttons underneath the 3 scenes....

Select the button you like from the buttons list. drag it under the scene selection then copy and paste this button for the other 2. or drag again the button for the other 2 scenes.
play with the size and placement...
in the button properties, (top right corner) click on ACTION. Destination select the scene selection page # for these buttons. on the left pane you should see Link- Scene Selection page #
I personnally number my scene selection pages... It reads: 6: Link - Scene Selection #3 (page3)
On the film strip on the left side, double click on it, and look on the Media properties, on the top right corner,, click on END ACTION, in Destination select the proper Scene selection page.... if you are in Scene selection page 3,,, select the same.....
Then you have to set the in and out points... remember to have the markers at least 1cm from the in point.... just drag it away from the in point.....
Really look at the left pane... and watch the links... if you have 3 scene on a page you should have 3 film strips, one link to the previous page, one link to the next page and 3 links to the same scene selection page.....on the last page, use a button to return to the menu page.....
You can also check the return process in the preview screen.... use the remote arrows... to watch them move accordingly,... press the "forward" button to speed up the time... and watch if it returns the way you want.....There is more... but for a start... that should do..... It takes a while to figure out all those properties...and lots of frustration....but eventually you will make it.....
a1b1n1 wrote on 4/5/2010, 4:02 PM
Thanks for the info, it helped.

When I watch the chapters of the video on my DVD player and press the "next" or "skip" button it starts playing the next chapter. When I am a playing a chapter how do I get DVD Architect 4 to return to the chapter menu page after the skip button is pressed?

Thanks
Former user wrote on 4/6/2010, 7:33 AM
To return the menu press the MENU button. Skip and Next are for moving between chapters and titles.

Dave T2