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Johns
07-09-2005, 05:52 PM
Can someone explain to me how I could add the Menu List in the beginnin of a DVD. For example, my friend gave me a copy of a soccer game and when i pop it in the DVD player, the menu shows if I want to watch 1. full game or 2. goal kicks.

Do i need a special program to do this, Right now I have the NEC-3520 and the Sony RDR-HX900.

thnx!
graywolf624
07-09-2005, 07:01 PM
For a game I doubt youll be able to customize it.. For movies typically the program you use to burn you can use to add them.

edit- apparently a misread on my part.
mhn3773
07-09-2005, 09:35 PM
I'm going to assume this is an amatuer dvd of people playing soccer in the park, not one of a professional match you would have to buy ;)
RC45
07-09-2005, 11:36 PM
You need a DVD Authoring Application. DVD Architect is one that comes to mind, DVD Factory is another.

These ones are pro-sumer. There are some lower end apps such as DVDiT and probably a slew more that ship with DVD WRiters and mabe capture cards.

In short, yes you need menuing software.
Toronto
07-10-2005, 12:07 AM
most DVD burning software has a menu setup built in
PATo355
07-10-2005, 02:38 AM
Use nero vision express , its very easy to use .
RC45
07-10-2005, 04:01 AM
Does Nero allow animated thumbnail movies in the buttons and video as background?
PATo355
07-10-2005, 04:56 AM
Does Nero allow animated thumbnail movies in the buttons and video as background?

Video in the background yes ! , animated thumbnails never tested it , but it has an option to show the first 10 seconds of the video inside the button tho .
Johns
07-11-2005, 03:20 PM
Ok i took a pic of the Menu that I want to do. I am not sure but is this what they call a "chapter Mark" because the sony dvdr has this feature but I havent learnt how to use it yet.
http://img334.imageshack.us/img334/9712/dsc005536ky.th.jpg (http://img334.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc005536ky.jpg)
RC45
07-11-2005, 05:46 PM
Those menus look like the rudimentary ones that even the most generic of DVD burning software can handle.
Johns
07-12-2005, 11:40 AM
Ok. so are any of these softwares mentioned above capable of turnin a DVD that has the picture is decent quality into High Quality?

Reason why I ask is after recording a 3hr show, I cant split it so that I can burn them on 2 DVD with High Quality but have to burn them into 1 DVD with lower quality.

Or should I get a usb cable to plug the DVD-R into my PC to edit?