Override end action

Streetdog wrote on 6/28/2004, 11:14 AM
Hi there!

I'm currently using Adobe Encore but i've found DVDA and i think it's amazing! It's 100 times better then encore in every aspect, from the firewire output to the rock-solid stability.

There's one thing i miss though, the "override end action" feature.
Is there a way to do that in DVDA?

Here's an example: If i have a menu with 5 buttons, one for each language and one for a "looping" version of the movie, i can set the end action to "back to main menu" for each language, but for the "loop" button i'd like to set the end action to go back to the beggining of the same movie (to loop).
Is this possible, without duplicating data on the DVD?

Thanks in advance!

Comments

bStro wrote on 6/29/2004, 8:38 AM
Need a couple clarifications here:

This "loop" button -- do you want it to play the movie and loop it, or do you want it to "flip a switch" so that the movie will loop when it is played. Specifically, should the movie start playing after you select the "loop" button?

Second, are you going to also have a button that plays the movie a single time?

Rob
Streetdog wrote on 6/29/2004, 9:30 AM
I have 5 buttons. All of them play the same movie but in different languages.
So, button #1 plays the movie with the audio track 1 on, button #2 plays it with the audio track 2 on, and so on.
The last button is a loop button. All it does is playing the same movie (with audio track 1 or whatever) in an infinite loop, so my client can use it on a roadshow without having to understand how the loop function works on a dvd player.

Meanwhile i've found that if i import the movie again, and add the same audio tracks, it won't take any extra space on the dvd.
So, i've duplicated the movie and set the end action to go back to the beggining and it worked. My loop button points to this movie while the others point to the non-loopable movie.
I just wish i could duplicate movies in DVDA instead of importing everything all over again. Copy / paste is the best i've found so far...

Thanks for the help. Let me know if you agree with this method or if i'm missing something.
bStro wrote on 6/29/2004, 9:35 AM
Sounds about right. So long as it does what you want.

As for duplicating the movie, I can't imagine what would be simpler than the copy / paste method you're using now. :)

Rob