User manual SONIC SOLUTIONS DVDIT!

[. . . ] USER MANUAL SONIC TM © 2000 Sonic Solutions. User Manual -- Sonic Part Number 800150 Rev C (06/00) This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license. The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Sonic Solutions. Sonic Solutions assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book. [. . . ] · Menu 1 has button links to Movie 2 (the main feature) and Menu 2. · Menu 2 is a scene selection menu, with button links to different chapter points in Movie 2. The last button in Menu 2 links back to Menu 1. 36 Creating a Project Creating the First Play The First Play is an instruction that tells the DVD player to display a particular movie or menu automatically when the disc is inserted. You create the First Play by dragging a video, still, or menu background into the placeholder above the movie/menu list. This placeholder does not contain a movie or menu; it simply indicates which movie or menu is the First Play, rather like an alias or shortcut to a file in Windows. You can change the First Play contents and even delete it without affecting the real movie/menu. (If a disc does not have the First Play instruction, nothing happens when you insert the disc in a player; you must press the remote control buttons to start playing the disc. ) To create the First Play 1 Drag a background, video, or still image thumbnail onto the First Play: The thumbnail appears in the First Play placeholder. Creating the First Play 37 If you drag a background onto the First Play, DVDit!creates a new menu labeled "Menu 1" in the menu list. If you drag a video or still image, DVDit!creates a new movie labeled "Movie 1" in the movie list (you may need to switch to the movie list to see it -- click the button at the bottom of the movie/menu list to choose Movies). This is the real menu or movie; the First Play just shows a copy of its thumbnail. The First Play label changes to "Menu 1" or "Movie 1" to show that it references this new menu/movie: First Play containing Menu 1 First Play containing Movie 1 DVDit!also creates a new empty placeholder labeled "Menu 2" or "Movie 2". You use this to create another menu/movie; see "Creating Menus" on page 51 and "Creating Movies" on page 39 for details. 38 Creating a Project To change the First Play 1 Drag a different menu or movie placeholder onto the First Play placeholder: This example shows Movie 2 being dragged onto the First Play The First Play shows the new menu/movie's thumbnail and its label changes to the new menu/movie's label. To change the First Play contents (for example, to change the menu background to a different background), simply drag a new thumbnail of the same type onto the First Play placeholder. (For example, replace a menu background with another background thumbnail. ) To delete the First Play When you delete the First Play, you are only deleting the instruction that tells the DVD player to play a particular movie or menu automatically. If you want to delete the actual movie or menu, see "To delete a movie" on page 42 or "To delete a menu" on page 54. 1 Click the First Play placeholder to select it, then press the Delete key. asks if you are sure you want to delete the First Play. The menu or movie thumbnail disappears from the First Play placeholder. You can either create the First Play again or leave it empty. 2 Working With Movies 39 Working With Movies A movie contains a video clip or still image, an optional audio clip, and instructions that tell the DVD player how long to display the movie, what to do when the movie finishes, and what to do if the viewer presses different remote control buttons while the movie is playing. A DVD Video project must contain at least one movie. If the movie contains a video clip, you can also add chapter points; these let the viewer jump to specific locations in the video. [. . . ] The Mediabar DVD player, for example, plays DVD video from CD-R but not from a hard disk. The following players will play a DVD volume, but only if the Video_TS folder is at the top level of the hard disk: · Ravisent Cinemaster 99 · Sigma Hollywood Real Magic The above players scan the drives connected to the PC. If they find the Video_TS folder, they start playing its contents automatically. The following players can play a DVD volume regardless of where it is on the hard drive: · Mediamatics · Ravisent Cinemaster 2000 · Xing (discontinued) To play a DVD volume using the above players, navigate to the Video_TS folder within the DVD volume and select a file called "Video_TS. IFO". [. . . ]