Timeout not working w/Scene Selection Menu

Chuck T wrote on 3/10/2010, 6:31 AM

I've inserted a Scene Selection Menu into my single-movie DVD project, and formatted it - 16 animated scenes with images+text in menu, six per menu screen. Looks great and works okay, except: I want it to show the menu for 20 seconds, then automatically play the first scene if there's no user input. So, I set the General Menu length to 20 seconds, Loop Point set to 0, then in the END ACTION, set Command to 'Activate Button', Timeout: 20 seconds, and the Button selected to the first scene's button.

I doesn't work- the menu plays forever, never times out.
What am I doing wrong? Thanks! Using DVD Architect Pro 5.0b.

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plekkie wrote on 3/10/2010, 7:23 AM

Just tried exactly as you describe and it works as it is supposed to. Just to be sure, you did fill in 20 seconds (00:00:20,000)?

musicvid10 wrote on 3/10/2010, 8:07 AM

I've inserted a Scene Selection Menu into my single-movie DVD project,

A Single Movie Project in DVDA does not accept menus afaik. It just plays the movie. Exactly how are you doing this?

Chuck T wrote on 3/10/2010, 8:46 AM

1) I create a New Project-> Single Movie -> OK
2) then I OPEN a single .MPG media file as prompted.
3) then right-click on the medianame, and select Insert Scene Selection Menu
4) I select 6 links/page (this DVD has 16 scenes). It does the rest.

From this point I treat it as if it's just created a bunch of buttons automatically for me, and adjust them for size, to animate them, etc.

It all works great, except I can't get it to timeout after showing the first menu for 20 seconds and then play the first scene onwards.

This is my first project, so I'm a relative newbie. Any advice?

Chuck T wrote on 3/10/2010, 8:50 AM

I thought I was putting in 20 secs, but I was using 00:20:00.500 instead.
How embarrassing! It works fine, as you say.

THANKS SO MUCH!
Chuck

musicvid10 wrote on 3/10/2010, 9:15 AM

Ahh, now I see how you are doing this. Thanks for the education!