Picture Cube Disc Menu Problem

Using PE 10. The Menu Marker Names do not appear on the Scene Selection menus with I use the 'Picture Cube' disc menu. Works just fine using the 'Fun' disc menu. I know, I know.... just use the one that works! Is this only my problem or have others come up with the same troublesome behavior?

Robert J. Johnston
I do not frequent this forum as often as I would like, but I will watch my emails for additions to this thread. If Mapper53 needs any additional assists on this one, I will be glad to help.
Based on my experience,
a. You cannot use Photoshop Elements (not just version 10) in Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 bit to open the Premiere Elements DVD Menu .psd major Layer Sets. And, you do need to do that to get at the Picture Cube sub-layer sets apparently incorrectly named (^), instead of correctly named (^^). That (^^) to (^) automatic switch can typically be seen when the user is duplicating menu buttons in the menu .psd file. When this happens, the user has to be on alert for this and be ready to rename/correct the sublayer(s) from (^) to (^^). In my case, the Picture Cube menu came as a photoshop.com plus one, and I opted to stay with the free photoshop.com account. So, I cannot confirm first hand what you have observed. But, I do have another user at another site that I frequent who is experiencing the same symptoms with use of this Picture Cube menu.
b. You can do this when Photoshop Elements is in Windows XP Professional SP3 32 bit as we both have observed.
If the user has Premiere Elements 10 in Windows 7 64 bit, then the alternative become
a. If available, do the menu corrections in Photoshop Elements in a Windows XP Professional SP3 32 bit computer environment
or
b. If Photoshop CS or higher is available do the menu correction there. (Reason for the CS or higher, is related to the fact that Photoshop versions earlier than CS allowed for the major Layer Sets, but not the sublayers that are needed..)
ATR

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ATR
Sorry for the delay but here's the update.
The menu is now at the beginning of the discs....but.
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Regarding your final statement about Adobe Engineers the 2 following
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<http://feedback.photoshop.com/people/satish_ramakrishnan> Satish
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<http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/adobe_premiere_elemen
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The videos you are using are definitely 1440x1080. I say this because the
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there is a resize that needs to be done and that is the reason the quality
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As I told you earlier , there are three resolutions available for each menu.
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HD menus are designed for 1440x1080 . and SD menus are designed for 720X480
4:3 and 16:9 .
When you used 720p clips, loss of quality was evident because resizing was
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But with 1080i, the loss wasn't there as told by you.
Because images or videos can be resized from large resolution to smaller
resolution without loss in quality.
Resizing from small resolution to large resolution will result in loss of
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The engineering team are aware of the limitation with menu and are working
on it Bob.
Thanks and regards
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VIPUL VAIBHAV
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER
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Possibly my interpretation is faulty but away back when I experimented with
9 using Fun the only available template I was told by Adobe on the phone
that there was a bug. When I ordered 10 I asked them to confirm that the
menu issue was rectified.
Finally, I appreciate your help and will also appreciate your putting me
straight on any points you catch. On the whole this is a good program and I
stand amazed to see it render almost in playing time, which reflects the
combination of computer and software.
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