returning to the specific button in scenarist

[ivanski]

Hello !
We are currently in the process of changing our authoring suite to scenarist. I have been playing with it for about two weeks and
still cant get firm hold of it. I have trouble with following scenario.
I have main menu (play all, chapter selection, bonus), chapter menu with 7 chapters linked to main program,bonus menu linking
to bonus 1 and bonus 2. I would like the wiever to always return to the corresponding item on the menu from which he started
playback. If you pressed chapter 3 from chapter menu and than again pressed "menu" on the remote I would like to be returned
to the button 3 i.e. chapter 3. If the viewer doesnt press anything the program would continue to play following chapters i.e. chapter 4,
chapter 5 etc.
Same applies for pressing play all, program continues playing chapters 1-7, when presses "menu" it should return to main menu
button 1 i.e. "play all".
For Chapter menu I have used move GPRM 1, SPRM 7 (assigns the value of the chapter 1-7 currently played to the register). Than Set highlight button=GPRM 1 (it should select appropriate button according to chapter played, but it doesnt )
Can someone give me a hint how to achieve this.

[dvdboy]

It's been a while, but on your pre-command into the Scene Select PGC, could you do something like this:

Move GPRM1, SPRM7
If GPRM=1, HL Button 1
etc...

Oh, and have you checked that Scenarist hasn't checked the 'Always highlight Button 1' option?

HTH

[Corion]

Before setting the button highlight you need to multiply your GPRM by 1024. Button highlight values are always counted in multiples of 1024.

[ivanski]

to DVD boy and corion

thanx for reply, I have tried both methods you describing, ...i think problem is that i left chcked "always show first button"...i have to look into that

I will let you know how i go

thanx

[dvdboy]

1024! Of Course! I've spent too much time on Spruce! Time to dust off Scenarist again...

[ivanski]

hi guys
I am back in studio....i am afraid i cannot find the option "always highlight button 1" ...can you point me to the right direction?
thanx

[ivanski]

...I've got it guys...it was the problem it is working ok, however i have another problem. My properties browser seems to disappear somewhere, at least the part where you can edit colors for menu, precomands etc?

..it is funny software

[dvdboy]

Not as funny as the $$$ you pay for the flakey POS.

I remember when our copy turned up a few years ago. We opened this decent sized box to find a dongle, manual (based on Sonic Creator's Intro to DVD in parts), Cinemacraft decoder board and a CD-R with the software. We're all thinking £17,000 are you having a laugh!?!

[ivanski]

Hi !
I've been intensively playing around with it ...and I finally manage to get around and do basic tasks that I am normally required to author. However, in comparison to Spruce package and the speed you can work in Maestro it is a pain. At least at this moment. I don't understand why it is so complicated, I'll see how I go, it took me 2 days to get scenarist to return to a f**** buttons I wanted. I cant imagine doing 16:9 titles with multiple audio tracks, subs and hidden features. I guess I will abuse the forum here a lot.

thanx for help guys

P.S. I even found the missing dialog menu for pgc editing

[Corion]

1024! Of Course! I've spent too much time on Spruce! Time to dust off Scenarist again...

I was thinking the same thing about forgetting to suggest switching off forced selection. Mind you I used to often forget that even when I was working on Scenarist every day!

[PhillipWyllie]

When you press a button, that button is stored in SPRM8( with a multiple of 1024). When a menu is returned to that button is highlighted( or highest), regardless what menu is returned to. When you press menu on the remote, the Root menu is returned to. This may not what you want(returning to the root menu). How I overcome this is to assign a GRPM0(could be whatever GRPM you want) value of 0 for root menu, 1 for scene select, and so on to the pre command of that particular menu. A series of Link to PGC commands with the compare box checked are put in the pre command of the root menu. So when ever a call to the root menu is made(whether it be by remote or by navigation command), the last menu accessed is jumped to, and the last button I pressed is highlighted. Make sure you have the "force selected button #" set to non-existent, as it is set to 1 by default. See the attached image: http://img133.imageshack.us/my.php?image=highlighttd1.jpg

[ivanski]

Hello !

it is quite similar approach I am using, thanx for the answer