Creating Chapter Length

Question

I'm trying  to work with a video that is going to be used for ceremonial purposes.  On parts of it I need the video to hold on a certain image for minutes at a time.  Is there any way I can create a chapter where it's just the frozen image and it will only advance if you were to hit the button for next chapter?  

Answer 1

If you have access to Encore, I would use it in a hearbeat. The power of DVD authoring is unleashed. Now, unfortunatly, Encore is no longer sold as a stand-alone program. It only comes bundled with PrPro, as of the CS3 version. I use EncoreDVD 2.0 (came bundled with the Adobe Production Studio package then), and it is wonderful. There are very few things, within the DVD-specs, that it cannot do.
Another stand-alone, that gets high marks, is DVD Architect. I've not used it, but following some of the discussions, it does look good. However, I have Encore, so I am not likely to change.
The biggest differences between PE authoring capabilities and those of Encore are:
1.) far greater control and flexibility in Encore
2.) far more "hand-work," as nearly everything must be done by hand, while PE is semi-automatic, with the limitation of #1 above
3.) simple Menu creation and modification is available to a greater extent in Encore, though I use Photoshop for most of that
4.) greater range of DVD delivery in Encore
5.) much better interface, IMO, in Encore - makes the power of #1 above come alive
6.) PE does everything internally, where one will need to Export from the NLE and then Import into Encore. Later versions, CS3 & CS4, offer Dynamic Linking to PrPro, and that imporves with each version, but you can still use the Export/Import workflow
7.) Menu Assets from PE can be used in Encore, plus it ships with many of its own
That's about it for the major aspects. For me, the combo of Encore, PrPro and PS cannot be beaten. PE is very nice, and I do use it along side of PrPro, but do not use it for any authoring - that is done 100% in Encore.
Good luck,
Hunt