Multiple avi's in DVD-A

JJKizak wrote on 3/17/2006, 6:52 AM

How to input 6 AVI files into DVD-A with only one menu icon so that all files play sequentially? I checked the book and it no tell me.

JJK

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whr wrote on 3/17/2006, 8:53 AM

I have had to do this several times. The only way I have found to do it is to...
1. load all of the videos sequentially
2. On the workspace Menu page Select all but the first one in the sequence
3. Right click and select button style and select text only
4. Shrink the text to minimum size by using the sizing tool and place them all outside the safe area.
5. Selct the first in the sequence in the Project overview window
6. In the Compilation properties window select end action.
7. Make the end action "LinK"
8. Make the link to the title to the next in the sequence
9. Repeat steps 5-8 for each clip, making the last clip link back to the main menu

JJKizak wrote on 3/17/2006, 8:55 AM

Thank you,
JJK

ScottW wrote on 3/17/2006, 10:26 AM

There's no need to drag the videos onto the menu and then hide the text. You can drag the video clips right into the project tree view, that way they don't appear on the menu, then just use the process you outlined for setting the end actions.

--Scott

DGrob wrote on 3/17/2006, 4:06 PM

Do a Help search for "playlist." Very simple. Darryl

bStro wrote on 3/17/2006, 4:50 PM

When asking questions about how to do something in DVDA, you should specify which one you're using -- DVD Architect or DVD Architect Studio -- as well as which version, 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0. Later versions have more advanced features than previous ones.

That said, there are (at least) three ways to do what you want in the latest version of DVD Architect:

1. Create a music compilation and add your AVI files to it. Or...

2. A. Drag all of your AVIs to the root folder (looks like a disc) in the Project Overview window. B. Move the first video to your menu and then chain them all together using End Actions (check the help file). Or...

3. Do step A from Option #2 above, and then create a Playlist and add the videos to it (again, see help file).

The other versions of DVDA / DVDAS can do some or all of these in some fashion.

Rob

JJKizak wrote on 3/20/2006, 8:08 AM

Thank you all. I have 3c. Ended up using all 6 text only menus then double clicking each one and setting end action to the next clip. So each clip could be selected on the main menu and it would play thru all of them. It actually worked out better than I thought.

JJK