Drop zone trouble

I just upgraded to iLife 08. I'm creating a DVD in iDVD 7 and when I put a picture into the drop zone it is off centered. In my previous version of iDVD (iDVD4), when I hovered over the photo, a hand print appeared which allowed me to center the photo in the drop zone. Does iDVD 7 not have this feature, otherwise how can I center my photos??
Thanks for your help!!

I've asked the same question almost and have gotten no response:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1440787&tstart=0
I guess we've stumped the best of 'em.

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Motion 5 / FCP X - Frustrating Drop Zones

I've been (trying) to use Drop Zones lately on a number of projects and while I've been able to kludge things here and there to get them to work properly, they sure have frustrated me. The projects I'm working on need snippets of properly timed video floating around the screen, usually within the opening sequence for the video. The trouble is I've never been able to really figure out the timing for these things.
1) Initially, the logical thought was (for me, at least) to set at least an in point for the video before dropping it into the Drop Zone in FCP X. That certainly didn't work because it appeared as though FCP X totally ignored my clip's in point. I wanted that clip video to start exactly at the beginning of that drop zone.
2) Since that didn't work I did some Internet research and someone posted that Drop Zones ignore clip in points. They said that when selecting the clip for the drop zone to place the cursor on the exact frame where you want the video to start before applying it to the Drop Zone. Well, that works to an extent.
Here's what I found after doing some experimentation in both Motion 5 and FCP X (latest versions of each). First, I created a video with timecode in it so that I could accurately track where the video really started on the first frame of the individual Drop Zone. The video starts with 10 seconds of color bars followed by 5 minutes of burned in timecode, then another 10 seconds of color bars. I created a simple Motion Generator with four Drop Zones - upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right. Each Drop Zone was placed exactly 10 seconds apart. So, for example:
For the first test I placed each Drop Zone within one Group in Motion. Drop Zones start at the following timecode for each location as follows:
UL: 00:00:00:00
LL: 00:00:10:00
UR: 00:00:20:00
LR: 00:00:30:00
After publishing the project, I loaded it into FCP X. I used the same timecode video for each Drop Zone starting it at timecode value 00:01:00:00. Now, one would think that each drop zone window, having been placed exactly 10 seconds apart, would show timecode values for the inserted videos also each 10 seconds apart. But they don't! All four Drop Zones show exactly the same timecode value. They are acting as if all four were placed within the Motion 5 timeline starting at 00:00:00:00. But they weren't.
So, I thought, what would happen if I placed each Drop Zone in Motion in a separate Group? I created four Groups, each one holding only one Drop Zone. It didn't make a difference. The timecode videos in each window were still in sync with one another.
The only way I can get this to work properly is to offset the beginning of each clip by -10 seconds. Unfortunately, if there's not enough "preroll" in the clip to do that, I'm out of luck.
But it gets stranger! Further experimentation leads me to believe that all of the Drop Zones within a project reference themselves to the very first Drop Zone within the project. I picked a new point within the timecode video - in this case, the 2 minute point (00:02:00:00) and dropped it into the UL drop zone. I did the same then for the other three and now they all track based on that 00:02:00:00 point within the video!
But it gets even stranger!!! I tried one more experiment, this time loading the Drop Zones in reverse order. That seemed to work. But still, why should I have to mess around like this trying to sync drop zones in some of weird order?
The question is, why do Drop Zones work this way and what can be done to fix this problem? However I select the first frame of video for a particular drop zone should be what that drop zone references when rendering. Ideally it would be great to be able to use an in point on the clip, but I'm also happy with just moving the clip's cursor to the first frame. It's easy enough to do. Hopefully the software team working on these apps can come up with a solution that makes sense. Thanks.
John

I've had this too and the fix then was to delete my project render files (FCP that is).
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I am using DVD Studio Pro 4.0.3 and I'm relatively new to it. I am working on a project and realize that since I do not have motion yet, I cannot edit templates. I am trying to use the template "Wedding" and having some trouble. I like how it looks (i need the project to look professional) but when I drag my content to the three drop zones that are on the cover page, I get run into a problem. I need the three items to be in color and the left and right items are not. When I change the style of the drop zone I get a color image, but now when the template starts the animation, it is in front of the line that draws across the page in the first 6 seconds.
I see there are two solutions to this but I do not know how to do it and I have tried to find out on the discussion boards here.
Solution 1: I find a way to change the inherent properties of the imagine from black&white to color.
Solution 2: I change the beginning of the slide to take out the line drawing across and instead use the wedding template slide transition from the QuickTime movie that is set to "first play".
There are other possible solutions but the first one I have layed out would be the best. If anyone could please help me I would be able to get this project finally over. Thank you.
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Brian,
The carousel one as featured here?
http://idustrialrevolution.com/component/option,com_sobi2/sobi2Task,sobi2Details /catid,2/sobi2Id,15/
Or is the the other slightly diferent one? The Moments1 template has been released as you can see from the above & got a good testing/bashing, so I know it works!!
Its a bit late here, so give me a few hours on Monday & I will test the Moments2 if you say its that one.
Peter
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I have a menu in DVD SP with a movie in the background and a number of text based buttons, I am trying to place my clients logos on the menu as well and I am creating drop zones for the logos and placing them where I need them. Trouble is they look mushy, when I make them the small size I want them to be the pictures break up and don't look clean.
Is there a preferred format for the logos, I have tried jpeg and tga.
I have tried the same thing by making them real small in FCP and exporting that as the B/G movie, but still mushy.....
Any help appreciated!

Something you may want to consider is making the whole thing outside of DVD SP (Photoshop or otherwise), DVD SP is not a good scaler plus what you are doing (workflow with text and the rest) means DVD SP is also compressing the menu.
In some instances DVD SP re-encodes menus and they can look poor - check out the manual DVD SP 4 (Pg 230 of the PDF) for certain instances (not all) where menus willl have to be compiled/rendered - try to avoid them if possible.
You can acccess the bits and pieces used by DVD SP for working outside DVD SP
http://dvdstepbystep.com/useelements.php
I usually work with flattened Picts or Tifs

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This has been bugging me for a while now. I am trying to create an easy to use/burn presentation platform for a recent group trip I went on. I'd like to eventually be able to burn copies to a DVD so that others may have a copy of our adventure. At first I was going to just create a slideshow using iDVD, when I came into these troubles I switched to using iMovie to create a slideshow with the music I want and the transitions I want. That still leaves the embellishment portion of it. I don't want the menus to look boring.
What I am finding to be troublesome is that I try to import images from iPhoto into iDVD and they some times, more often than not, will not appear in the drop zones on the larger screen. They will show in the editor but not above. I've tried changing themes, same thing. I have also tried to bypass iPhoto by importing the images I want into the drop zones by using the File>Import>Image... route.
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hi there, I am confused when you stated you cant "import images from iPhoto into iDVD" .
The way I get photos into the drop zones is to drag the photos from the media browser on the right hand side of the screen. I don't "import" .. unless I'm misinterpreting the use of that term. here is my idvd project and note on the bottom right hand side I've clicked Media. Then I click Photos on the top and it shows me all my photos. Thats where I drag and drop FROM.
Note you can also drag and drop photos from a finder window. The only time I have issues is if my photo is a landscape and I'm trying to stick it into a box that is portrait and vice-versa.
does this help at all?

Photos in Drop Zones not visible

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I recently purchased a refurbished iMac and have used iDVD previously, but am having trouble with it now. It's my first attempt at iDVD since I bought the computer. I'm using a 6.0 theme, Reflection Black. When I drop photos into one of the eight drop zones, the zones go black. I can see in the drop zone editor area that the photo is loaded, just not visible. The twist is that the first time I use the photo it works. But if I try to drop it in the second time, or close the saved draft and then reopen, I get a black image where the photo should be. I've searched on the help topics, and can't figure it out.
Thank you!

You're right. There's not alot of info available on this particular issue regarding invisible slideshow photos. So let's try the following.
You say the photos are showing in the drop zone editor nevertheless ..... correct?
What happens when you add a transition (simple 3 second dissolve for example)?
If that fails to help then add music as well and then set the slideshow to "fit to audio". Post back with your results.
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Drop Zones and Final Cut Placeholders

Hi,
I'm trying to create a generator in Motion 5 that I can use in FCPX. It's fairly simply - a bunch of drop zones for video or photo content and a camera that travels through them in 3D. All fine - looks great in Motion, but when I open the generator in FCPX and try to drag content (either video or photos) into the drop zones, the content just becomes a new background rather than filling the drop zones. I guess I'm probably doing something wrong in Motion rather than FCPX. If I take any of the pre-defined titles (rather than generators) in FCPX that allow one to add a video clip and drag video content onto those titles, it all works as I would expect - the video sits below the title in the timeline and when I play it back, the video is in the right place. Why doesn't that work with my drop zones?
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LM
I thnk that Adrie is correct. Place the Generator in the timeline
Then click on it once
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Click on the Drop Zone Icon in the inpector (see picture) and a message will appear
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That should place it correctly
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Hope that helps
G

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I am having trouble understanding how the drop zone in the "Keynote" title effect works. I added the title effect to my storyline. In the inspector, Title tab, I selected the clip in the Event library, in this case a tiff photo. The thumbnail and clip title display in the inspector, but the clip does not display in the Viewer when I play the storyline even after FCPX has rendered.
Am I missing something in my understanding of this title effect or is there a problem in FCPX (10.0.6)? Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
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There are two ways in which drop zones are available in the Keynote title template. What Luis has shown you is the normal way in which a title placed over a clip shows you the original clip with the title text. That is called a Final Cut placeholder type of drop zone. Keynote also offers a drop zone to be used as a background choice instead of a gradient or solid as you see in Luis's post. This makes a very nice title effect as you can use any clip for that background. That is what I thought you were refering to when you you said drop zone. Keynote is one of the nicer titles we have available in FCP because of this feature. Glad you got it sorted out.

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I am running FCPX 10.0.6 and just noticed something. When using my Crumplepop Effects Generator plugin 'Split Screen' the applied clips in my split screens either freeze the length of the effect or only play intermittently.
Same thing is now happening in the drop zones of my MotionVFX templates. Even if I go back to an older project that was previously working fine, it now has issues. In one instance a template with 4 drops zones - the first plays fine but now the remaining 3 the dropped in clips are frozen.
I figured maybe a recent FCPX update caused this. Any ideas?

Thanks for the info.
Here is the reply I received from CrumplePop:
Sorry for the trouble with SplitScreen X! In Final Cut Pro 10.0.6 there is a brand new workflow for adding content to Drop Zones. This means there are a few new things to learn to use SplitScreen X in 10.0.6. Also there are a few bugs to watch out for. We have a new tutorial about using SplitScreen in 10.0.6 on our website here: http://www.crumplepop.com/final-cut-pro-tutorials/
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Adding Content to SplitScreen X from the Event Library:
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- Then in the event browser move the cursor to the "in point" of the clip you want to place in SplitScreen X and click. After you have selected the frame you wish to be your inpoint, hit the "Apply clip" at the bottom of the viewer.
Adding Content to SplitScreen X from the Timeline.
- Add the SplitScreen X generator you wish to use to the timeline.
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- Move the playhead to the location you want your compound clip to start in SplitScreen X on the timeline, usually this is the first frame of the SplitScreen X Generator.
- Once your playhead is set, click the image well for the Drop zone you wish to place your clip in.
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SplitScreen X in 10.0.6 Known Issues:
- If you try to add a clip from the timeline before making it a Compound Clip it will not be timed properly in your SplitScreen X generator.
- Sometimes changes made to Compound Clips don't display properly in the first few frames of your SplitScreen X Generator. However, there is an easy fix. Try moving the starting point of the SplitScreen X Generator over just one frame, this should correct the issue. "

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I tried different templates but I could find none that had more than 12 drop zones.
Then I was adding movies to the main menu and idvd refused to allow more movies added when I reached 10 movies. It said that the template did not accept more movies.
I tried a few other templates and could not get it to accept more.
I don't want to add submenus because the movies being used do not lend themselves to being put into different submenus.
Is there some way to add more than the default drop zones in an idvd template and to add more movies in a menu without having to use submenus?
Thanks for any advice.

I couldn't figure out how to add more drop zones
Sorry, the templates 'are what they are'.
I don't want to add submenus because the movies being used do not lend themselves to being put into different submenus.
You need to figure out how to work with what is available.
If you want more freedom, buy Apple's Final Cut Studio and learn to use DVD Studio Pro.

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I have created two different assets by making two different flex family.
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Can some one tell me how is it possible to make a drop zone on page which will be able to take two different type of assets because while creating Page attribute when i select page attribute of type asset there is no option through which i can select more than two asset types.
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Hi Rodney,
Thanks for ur Reply.
While creating page attribute on admin site,when we select attribute type as "asset" a dropdown list comes just below through which we can select only a single asset.
how to use a list option here or how can we create it so that it can be used with various asset types.
Also in avisports site there is no drop zone which can contain more than one asset of different type.
The Drop zone contains here all the assets of same type.
Thanks and Regards
Ankur Bhatia

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see this
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
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And if You change view - in main "window/view field" so that You see the box-plot structure.
No exclamation marks there either ?
and non at the front page ?
iDVD do not copy Your material - only points to where it is stored. So if on any external hard disks, USB-memories, CDs or DVDs are missing - assetts are broken.
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