User manual ADOBE ENCORE DVD

[. . . ] Classroom in a Book ® www. adobepress. com Peachpit Press/Scott Design © 2004 Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe® Encore DVDTM Classroom in a Book® This book, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. The content of this book is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe Systems Incorporated assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book. [. . . ] Click the Create a New Timeline button at the bottom of the Project window. Peachpit Press/Scott Design ADOBE ENCORE DVD 139 Classroom in a Book The Timeline window opens with three tabs, one for each video file. Adobe Encore DVD has placed each video file into its own timeline, and named it to match the original AVI filename. The Monitor window opens as well. 3 In the Project window, select the Kiss timeline. Note: Make sure you select the timeline rather than the AVI file. 4 Choose Window > Properties to open the Properties palette, if it isn't already open. It displays the properties for the Kiss timeline. 5 In the Properties palette, choose Door > Chapter 1 from the End Action pop-up menu. By default, when the Kiss timeline ends, the Door timeline will play. 6 Select the Door timeline in the Project window. The Properties palette displays the properties for the Door timeline. 7 In the Properties palette, choose Cut > Chapter 1 from the End Action pop-up menu. Peachpit Press/Scott Design 140 LESSON 6 Overriding Default Actions By default, when the Door timeline ends, the Cut timeline will play. 8 Finally, select the Cut timeline in the Project window. Then, in the Properties palette, choose Outtakes_main > Default from the End Action pop-up menu. By default, when the Cut timeline ends, the Outtakes_main menu appears with the Play All Outtakes button highlighted. Setting links for the main menu Adobe Encore DVD recognizes buttons in the Photoshop files you imported as layers, but the buttons aren't linked to anything yet. You'll link the buttons in the main menu first. 1 Click the Outtakes_main tab in the Menu Editor window. 2 With the selection tool, right-click the Play All Outtakes button in the Menu Editor window, and then choose Link To. The Specify Link dialog box opens. 3 Select Kiss, and click OK. You only need to link the button to the Kiss timeline. The end actions you set in the previous section ensure that after the Kiss timeline plays, the Door timeline will play, and when it finishes, the Cut timeline will automatically play. Peachpit Press/Scott Design ADOBE ENCORE DVD 141 Classroom in a Book Notice that the Target field in the Specify Link dialog box reads Kiss > Chapter 1. Because the Kiss timeline has only one chapter point, selecting the timeline automatically selects the first chapter. If a timeline includes multiple chapters, click the arrow to the left of the timeline's name to display them. You may then select a specific chapter. 4 With the selection tool, right-click the Individual Outtakes button in the Menu Editor window, and choose Link To. [. . . ] 156 Creating and naming chapter points . 159 Specifying an end action and a link for a timeline . 162 Adding video to the background of a menu . 164 Previewing the motion menu background . [. . . ]