how to launch Picture in Picture editor in Sonic scenarist

[drive1]

hello friends,
how to launch Picture in Picture editor in Sonic scenarist BD5.0?

[setarip_old]

Hi!

Have you:

1) Clicked on "Help"?

2) Read documentation?

3) Contacted Tech Support?

[rik1138]

Have YOU actually clicked on 'Help' in Scenarist BD? Here's your options:

Online Help (greyed out and unselectable)
Version
Legal Notices
Enter New Activator Code

Not a whole lot of useful anything there...

Scenarist doesn't come with a printed manual, and you'd be surprised how many people don't realize one is placed in the install folder...

Contacting Sonic is an option, but kind of overkill for such a simple question. :) And, you have to pay extra to get their support, and not everyone does that, so it's not always an option anyway...

To answer the original posters question:
Right-click on the secondary video asset (the PiP asset) in the SubPath of the PlayList you want to edit...

There's a PDF of the User's Guide in the folder Scenarist was installed into under 'Documentation', it'll explain in more detail, with pictures. There's an entire chapter of just PIP stuff... If you are using ver 5.1.3, page 210 is what you want...

Rik

[setarip_old]

@rik1138

Hi!There's a PDF of the User's Guide in the folder Scenarist was installed into under 'Documentation'Sounds like you've simply found another way (very similar to my suggestion) to to tell the O.P. to read the documentation that he/she should already have...

Scenarist doesn't come with a printed manual, and you'd be surprised how many people don't realize one is placed in the install folder...I'd be hardpressed to believe that folks who have spent big money to purchase such a sophisticated program wouldn't be able to locate the documentation...

[rik1138]

@rik1138
I'd be hardpressed to believe that folks who have spent big money to purchase such a sophisticated program wouldn't be able to locate the documentation...

Trust me, I can assure you that almost no one using this software has actually paid for it themselves. They are plopped in front of a computer with pre-installed software and told to get to work. And, depending on the user rights you have on the computer, you may not even be ABLE to get into the 'Program Files' directory (which is where the manual is placed). Scenarist usually creates a Start Menu option for it as well, but again, most people don't notice this, and it's creation is optional and can be over-ridden by whoever installed the software. But, there is no way to get to the documentation from within the program itself (as far as I can tell), which is what people have learned to expect since Windows 3.1.

The fact that you can't get to the Manual via the 'Help' button probably just creates more confusion. :rolleyes: One of the things Sonic needs to improve. You see a disabled 'Help' button, you just assume there is no help available and you are on your own... So you head over to Doom9!

And, anyone that's used a Sonic product for any length of time is pretty much pre-trained to assume the manual is worthless... :cool: Although they are getting better about this one... If you can find it, at least.

[Ghitulescu]

Trust me, I can assure you that almost no one using this software has actually paid for it themselves.
Most people jump to Scenarist because they heard that it's THE software for authoring, while they are much better off with a low level 1Click authoring software. They have usually no idea what a BD is, how it works internally (it's NDA and the manual cannot help here due to the same NDA), and go to various fora asking "How can one creates a Chapter Menu in Scenarist?" or similar.
It's a general remark, not an offence to the OP.
And, anyone that's used a Sonic product for any length of time is pretty much pre-trained to assume the manual is worthless...
While the DVD and the BD generally use the same philosophy (event driven playback), there is a huge jump from the DVD version to the BD one, the learning curve needs to be reset to 0, however the learning pace gains a lot from a previous experience.
Maybe it's worth saying that the manual is not for learning Scenarist, because you got a training course in that price, but a reference, in case you forgot how to do something.

[rik1138]

Maybe it's worth saying that the manual is not for learning Scenarist, because you got a training course in that price, but a reference, in case you forgot how to do something.

Scenarist doesn't necessarily come with a 'training course'. There's a tutorial you can download that will walk you through making a very basic disc, but that's about it. You can probably ask for a training session (or when one will be), but you can just buy the software and they will send it to you, and you don't need to ever contact them again.

Like you said, people will sometimes just jump right in with the Scenarist assuming it's the only way to go. You can't assume anyone using the software has any experience or training (or access to it). They may not even be aware it's an option...

[meisterlee]

Scenarist doesn't necessarily come with a 'training course'.

As far as i know it's only sold with one year 'Sonic care', and in my point of view it make sense. Although i got two days training questions came up with the first projects...

Yes there is a manuall within scenarist - and 195.714 "How to..." arcticles...:)