Create dvd menu chapters

Hello,
I would like to create a DVD from a file exported with Final Cut Pro X that has information of chapters.
I want to have a Main Menu and then a link to a second menu with links to the chapters.
Is there any program you would recommend?

FCX now does chapter markers, but still for only the most basic menus. If you want sub menus, you'll have to use an authoring app – like DVD Studio Pro, iDVD (both of which are EOL) or Encore. (You may be able to get a boxed version of iLife, with iDVD, on Amazon or Ebay.) I assume Toast can do what you want, but I don't use it so I can speak from first hand experience.
Good luck.
Russ

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When you go into Photoshop, make sure that you select a high def alternative to create your menu, not SD.
Create a new file, select Film and Video and look in the list for HDV 1080p or HDTV 1080p as a start point. If you use anything else, you won't get the resolution that you need for HD.

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I'm wondering if it's possible to create a menu using Photoshop and import it into DVD Studio Pro with all the layers intact along with all the buttons? I am used to using Adobe Encore which has this feature. All you need to do in Photoshop is name each layer a certain way and as soon as you import your .psd file into Encore it automatically converts each specified layer to a button, image, link, etc. Does DVD Studio Pro have this feature as well?
Thanks all!

Does not sound like it is the same (you cannot automatically create links etc.)
Some links on Photoshop in DVD SP
Mapping Menus
Layered Menus
Quick Menus Ovwerview

Premiere 9: Create DVD menu with several movies

I want to put several movies which I created on one DVD. How do I do this? I found a way to put ONE movie in the menu with its scene selection (although I can't get that to work, which is a separate issue), but I haven't found a way of pullling in the FOUR movies.

You can look at the Duration of each Project's Timeline and jot down the total runtime for each. Add those together to get the full runtime/Duration of the multiple Projects. If you have already Exported/Shared to a DV-AVI, you can get that Duration for each with G-Spot, or another similar utility. If you have already Imported those DV-AVI's into the new, combined Project, just look at the Duration on the Timeline Ruler.
Good luck,
Hunt
PS - When working with TimeCode (00;00;00;00 - Hours; Minutes; Seconds; Frames), I really like the free WFT Timecode Calculator. It also allows one to choose the FPS of the base.
PPS - One can also play the resultant DV-AVI's in WMP, VLC, MediaPlayer Classic HC, or other players, and see what the Duration of each is.

I would like to create chapters within my footage for Scene selection on the DVD menu

I have edited footage using FCPX and exported it to allow me to use it in IDVD. I now would like to set chapter markers so that the DVD menues allow for scene selection. I believe that I may have to do this in FCPX before exporting it
Can you tell me how to do it.
Thank you

This is one of the most embarrassing omissions in FCP X. There is no proper facility to add chapter markers and export them with your movie.
The way I get around it is to make each chapter a separate project in its own right. I then export each of the chapters and when I bring them into my DVD Authoring application, it's a synch to add the chapter markers (between each file on the timeline) with precision.
As you've already created your project (presumably in one hit) create a new project for each chapter then copy and paste the relevant clips into each 'chapter' project, then export.
Alternatively, you can add chapter markers from within the preview window in Compressor if you have it - but it's quite fiddley and not very precise.
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Hi,
relatively new to FCP I'm trying to create three chapters in a 1.5 hr. movie. Can someone tell me how to create 3 separate chapters, each preceded by it's owner chapter page.
I want to create a navigation menu from these chapters, that will be included on the DVD so that viewers can navigate immediately to either of these chapters.
I find the FCP manual rather confusing. Any help will be greatly appreciated !!!!
THNX
Wim
[email protected]

In FCP, you create chapter markers by first making sure that none of the clips are selected, then place the Timeline playhead where you want the chapter marker to be located, then hit the m key twice. A marker dialog window will open; give the chapter a name if you like (optional), then click the Chapter button in the dialog window.
Once you're finished with that (all editing should be completed before chapter markers are added), go to File-Export->QuickTime Movie. Include DVD Studio Pro markers in the drop-down menu.
Once in DVD Studio Pro, create the menu(s) you want to use, or import them if you created the menus in another application like Motion or Photoshop. Link to menu buttons to the chapters.
You should be able to find any number of tutorials online regarding this subject, as well as plenty of information in the DVD-SP user's manual/help files.
-DH

Creating DVD Chapters from within DVD studio Pro

Hey,
Is this possible? Can we create DVD chapters from within DVD Studio Pro?
Chris

Yes, you can add chapter markers in the DVDSP timeline, although they are not frame accurate as they are in FCP. You'll typically get them within about half a second as they can only sit on a 'GOP' boundary, and these occur roughly every 15 frames equivalent.
To add a marker you move the playhead to where you want it and type the 'm' key, pretty much as in FCP.
The chapter marker then defines the start of a chapter for playback. You can manipulate the navigation such that only one chapter plays before you go back to the menu, or you can start at a marker and continue onwards. You can even create lists of markers that are not in track order and have playback jump about between them, although it's not always wise to do so!

Creating titles (shortcuts) within the DVD menu

Hi,
Thanks for reading this post.
I recently made a DVD for a client, the dvd was 9mins long and contained 6 different titles within the 1 sequence (main video body). The client has come back asking whether or not i can create a DVD with the 6 titles as options on the main DVD menu for their convenience.
I moderately new to editing/ mac as everything this entails. At the moment i am thinking that i will need to restructure the footage so that the 6 titles have their own sequences which i can then import into idvd individual and burn onto 1 dvd... Is there a much easier way without having to restructure the footage?
Hope this makes sense,
Thanks

You will need to make those 6 different videos into chapters using iMovie, then create a new iDVD project.
I recently made a DVD for a client. I moderately new to editing/ mac as everything this entails
You don't say what versions of iMovie you have, but some or all of these should be helpful to you:
iMovie 6 (and iLife 6) tutorials:
http://www.apple.com/support/ilife/tutorials/imovie/
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieHD_6_GettingStarted.pdf
iMovie 9 tutorials:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie
A good guide to iDVD 7 can be found here:
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/idvd_07stone.html

Is there dvd software out there that allows you to create a dvd menu in which the viewer can choose to play different sequences of the videos offered?

Is there dvd software out there that allows you to create a dvd menu in which the viewer can choose to play different sequences of the videos offered? It was described to me as a dvd matrix menu but I can't find anything like it for mac. The idea is that there are multiple videos on the dvd menu and you can choose to play "video A, then B, then C" or "video B, then C, then A", etc, in different orders each time. And it would play the sequence that you choose.

meghanica wrote:
I think that's on the right track but I'm wanting something that allows the viewer to choose the sequence when they're looking at the DVD menu. I only see how the creator of the DVD can make different sequences. It's a yoga tutorial DVD and we are wanting the viewer to be able to pick a sequence from the menu items as such: pick one of the 3 warm-up videos, then pick one of the 2 yoga practices and then pick 1 of the 3 cool-down videos and then the dvd will play the sequence of selected warm up, practice, then cool down. And it can be differently chosen every time the viewer uses the menu.
You can do this on a DVD with DVD Studio Pro.
DVD's have some very basic storage called SPRM/GPRM scripting IIRC.
There are a few tutorials around for DVDSP…
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/dvd_language_nattress.html
http://www.digitalproducer.com/article/DVD-Studio-Pro-Scripting-Part-4-28784
You use scripts to set values that are stored in a tiny amount of memory on the player & then have to use additional scripts to respond to the values set, so that at the end of a sequence it will jump to the one a user previously chosen.
Some things to consider…
DVD's have limits on the number of chapters & titles, you need to plan around that.
Some DVD players are terrible to navigate, the settings that a user selects will be forgotten when the player is powered off. Users will need to make the choices over & over, every time they use the DVD (computers may remember it - I haven't tested this in years).
You will also need to setup many variations of menus to be able to indicate what selections they chose.
It is not a trivial task, you may want to hire a programmer to set it all up.
Testing is also a lot of work - too many combinations can quickly cause issues for testing, different players can also do odd things too.
I have used scripting for basic, 'play all' or 'play chapter' menus where the video is encoded once on the DVD & the scripts will either play through, or simply play a chapter & return to the same menu.
You may find that it would be better to invest in setting up a website with this. On a custom site it would be possible for users to save a playlist or several, they can also share playlists etc, it would be more flexible & usable IMO.
See roaring apps for info on others who have used DVD Studio Pro with various OS's…
http://roaringapps.com/app/dvd-studio-pro …it looks like 10.8 may be the last OS to work correctly with DVDSP.
Other DVD authoring apps may be able to do GPRM scripting too, but you will have to search for them.
I think the registers are part of the DVD spec, so devices should support them, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-Video

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So, what if iDVD 7.1.2 doesn't recognize the chapters from iMovie 10.0.5?
Apple has removed the ability to create chapters in iMovie 10
I use iMovie 06 to do this. It works perfectly with Mavericks, as does iDVD. You can purchase iMovie on disk as part of iLife 06, readily available on Amazon and eBay.
It's quite shocking that another feature has been removed from the once mighty iMovie.

How to create a dvd menu

hi!
how would I go about creating a dvd menu, either within a program or in a program that can be burned with another program? I have adobe and macromedia suites, so hopefully I have the programs that are necessary, but I don't even know where to begin.
thanks!
jtw
www.jtwilliams.org

Adobe Encore will create menus for you. Encore is now bundled with Premiere pro.

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Please, how make a DVD menu with chapters? FCPX

I already instaled FCPX but I can't find where I can make a profesional DVD menu as in DVD studio before. There is only "share" and this is for amaters not for me. I need make profesional DVD with chapters, caregories etc.
Please is there anybody who know how or where make it ?
Thanks very much to all.

Export a movie from FCP X. Import the resulting movie into FCP 7 or older version of FCP. Add chapter markers as needed, then export to Compressor and on to DVD Studio Pro for authoring and burning. Hopefully you didn't delete the old pro apps before installing FCP X.
If you're waiting for Apple to add a full featured DVD app, don't hold your breath. Apple has declared that the DVD-Video format is dead and apparently they think no one should be using it.
-DH

Create a DVD menu to play only selected scenes?

Hi,
I'm using Premiere Elements 11. Is it possible to create a DVD menu for automatic play of selected scenes? As an example, my movie may have 12 scenes. However, I would like to give the user the capability to play scenes 2, 4, 6, & 12, without interruption (or the need to go back to the menu).
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Dean

ATR,
I also think that your workaround can work for this instance, unless I mis-read the requirements.
As for Encore, as of EncoreDVD 2.0 (CS 2 Production Studio in my case), Encore CS 5, CS 5.5 and CS 6 (the end of the line for Encore), it can do that easily.
Now, I am only guessing with Sony's DVD Architect, but would hope that it can do the same. Maybe Steve Grisetti can comment, since he "wrote the book" on that program.
As we all know, PrE has many authoring limitations. First, they are semi-automatic, and very linear. That said, for most users, it works just fine. However, there are many, fairly common navigation schemes, that just do not directly figure into what it can do.
The downside to a full-featured authoring program, is that that "semi-automatic" work will not be done - one must do things by hand, but with that extra work, comes vast power. To me, that is a small trade-off. I will go for "power" any day. Of course, as I normally use Encore, I am used to doing much by hand, so it's just part of my authoring scheme.
I wish that I knew Sony's DVD Architect better, but I have used Encore for so long, that I have never found a need to even look at it. All that I know has come from here, or Muvipix, where it always gets great recs. Since Encore is no longer part of Adobe, I have the choice to either stick with my versions, or look to another authoring program. Over the years, I have used Encore, Sonic Scenarist (never owned it myself, but authored on other's systems, since it cost about US $50K), and DVD Studio (good, but with a clunky interface). Encore was my go-to app., but then, it will be no more.
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Creating a DVD menu, how do I compress videos?

I'm going to be creating a DVD menu on DVD studio pro for an assignment, but I don't know how to use Compressor. I was wondering if anyone can help me on how to compress videos (main menu, chapter selection menu, transition, etc) on Compressor before importing them to DVD studio pro? What format do I compress videos into (mpeg 2, mpeg 4. etc)?
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Essentiallly: Create your menu in DVDSP. Bring your movie into Compressor as the source file. Select one of the DVD presets (90 minutes best quality is good). Submit for encodimg and then bring the output files into DVDSP.
Clearly, you need to know the fundamentals to do much of this…and learning those from these forums is not very practical The Apple Pro user manuals are very well done. Get acquaninted with them amd you'll be glad you did.
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