scenarist&menus

[depressya]

hi guys! i want to make a dvd project with title menu and 6 other sub menus. but from title menu i can acces one five pre menus (audio/angle//sub pic/ptt/...)
is it possible to jump from title menu tu unlimited other menus?
thnkz

[Dimmer]

It is possible. However, much easier solution would be putting the main menu in the VTS rather than VMG.

[depressya]

yeah, but can i return then onto a selected chapter menu by pressing menu button or i can go only to the main menu?

[Dimmer]

Yeah, you can. Store a unique number in a GPRM using the Pre commands of each menu. Then in the Pre commands of the Root menu check this GPRM and jump to the proper menu. Root menu is the one that's called when you press Menu on the remote.

[depressya]

thankz! it works (of course it) :) so now when i want to access to other VTS on the same dvd (i have 10 multiangle videos and i want to put it each on the separte VTS) i must to make a "bonus" menu for every one? or?

[Dimmer]

Good. Now, why don't you just put everything into one VTS. You only need to put the tracks into different VTS if Scenarist gives you an error when you're trying to put them into one VTS, for example if they have different aspect ratio.

Anyway, to jump from one VTS to another you have to create a dummy PGC in VMG first (i.e. without any video). Jump to it from one VTS, and then from its Pre commands jump to another VTS.

[depressya]

super :) the reason why i'm try to put each file to the separate VTS is very simple. for me looks much better when is not possible to switch it between tracks by pressing previous/next button :)

[Dimmer]

Originally posted by depressya
the reason why i'm try to put each file to the separate VTS is very simple. for me looks much better when is not possible to switch it between tracks by pressing previous/next button You are probably confusing VTS and Title. VTS is a top-level unit that contains menus and titles. When you put the tracks into different titles, you can't simply jump between them using previous/next buttons. You can only do that if you put the tracks as chapters of the same title.

Here's what you need to do. Keep only one VTS with one language and all the menus in there. Create 10 titles within that VTS and put one track per title. Don't put anything into VMG.

[depressya]

yes i can. i tested this on my standalone and i have onle one VTS, in the first title i have the main part of movie, then title 2-11 contains 10 short multiangle hockey clips. after access first of them from bonus menu i can simply switch it from start to end (and back) using by previous/next button.

[Crazyjoe]

Wether you can switch between the Titles or not depends on your DVD Player. My Cyberhome doesn't, my Pioneer does. Generally if there aren't any further programs in the current PGC and nor more PGCs in the current title, the DVD Player will perform a jump to the next title when pressing next chapter/previous chapter.

This is why you can and SHOULD block certain actions with User Prohibitions. ;)