Video thumnail over motion background

Hello adobe users.
I am having some difficulty in learning to create a video thumbnail that is not an actual "button".
I have edited a preview loop, and wish to display it on one of my sub-menu's. My goal is to have a video preview pane that does not act like an actual button, meaning the video play within the thumbnail only. I do not wish for this button object to actually link to another sub-menu or full screen video.
my O'reilly Encore DVD book mentions this is possible but doesn't explain how it is done specifically.
Seems to me that encore could be improved with a simple option to deactivate the link property, while the video properties still remain on the object
Can anyone help me out please?
best regards,
Scott

Hi Scott,Bill & John
Scott has raised this issue again
why can we not disable the button from navigation but retain its features its a great idea.
Scott we offered a good solution for this derived from a previous thread and ideas from the above minds
without using other softwares.
have a read here
http://www.digitalvideoteam.co.uk/newsletter.htm#tips
the article links back to the original forum discussion
video editor is a good alternative
i personally put the boat out for after effects integration as it overcomes many restrictions and allows for proper project recreation.
Herein lies a problem, i remember many years ago i used after effects for the first time, gee was i dissappointed, not that software was in anyway bad it just did not easily reveal its capabilities.
by including media project builders by example and conveying the relevant software capability simultaneously permitting access and use of the concept makes the learning process much more enjoyable
http://www.hd720.co.uk
After effects needs to shipped with more of this
with cs3 integration this type of consructor can easily be included into encore and it would be nice to see some dynamic link project inclusions
Robert

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