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I'm a bit lost trying to get a blu ray menu to work the way I have it in my head.
I'd like it so that when the disc is inserted it automatically plays a short 10 second or so intro clip. This then fades to black and then a different 15 second clip fades in and plays, over the final frame of which the video stops and the disc menu appears.
Can this be done with Authoring Works 5 and if so how?
You want to create a First Play Track. In the Source stage, click on the arrow next to the "Add a Track" button on the left hand side of the screen. Select to add a first play track.
The first play track will play once you put the disc in the player, then the menu will appear after it.
So you'd want to put the clips you mention into the first play track, and then add transition effects for your fades.
Cool, thanks for that. Next stumbling block. After playing the first play track the disc immeadiately goes on to play Track 1 rather than go to the top menu. I've got the playback settings set to "Play the header track only" at disc insertion and and "display the track menu or top menu" for track playback end action (I only have a top menu), but it refuses to go to the top menu without user input.
Your disc insertion action should be set to "Display the top menu". I think the header track refers to the first actual track, not the firstplay track. The firstplay track will always play first no matter what insertion action you use.
I created an AVCHD movie and in the output section set the target size to a single layer DVD. In disk writing tool it says the output size is 4478 megabytes and refuses to write to the disk because there is insufficient storage size. I have reprocessed this movie and it comes out the same size again. Why is the program not compressing the files adequately, or if it is, why will disk writing tool not write the file.
From what I've read from other peoples' experiences, that tool is a bit hit and miss. I think people have reported it going slightly over or under the target size.
You may want to try setting a custom target size a little lower than the actual DVD capacity.
You can create menus of emerging as bluray movies, Lord of the Rings in a menu appears on the main menu and merge as one. If possible someone can guide me to incorporate a menu similar to my projects. Thanks
I think you're talking about adding a "first play" track. In the Source stage, right-click on the track list and select "Add a firstplay track". The firstplay track plays once you insert the disc in your player and will go directly to the top menu after it plays.
All you need to do is make a video that transitions to an image or the first frame of your menu background.
I have seen it posted on here before that we have to use the 299 version of the Nvidia drivers or else mkv files will not import properly. I have a kepler based card and I have to use new drivers or else my display is craptacular. Will any pegasys employees please look into this issue. mkv files crash or the program just hangs when they are trying to be imported. I am using my own collection of DVDs to rip to mkv so I can author blurays without having to swap dvds. And I find it impossible to make the program work any more. Even with direct show filter enabled it is NOT working. Please FIX this issue. 5 months and no update to the software that we all paid for is pathetic :(
Hi There
I'm brand new to TMPEG. How do I add an audio track over the slideshow and video clips that I have just added, so that the music will play when and where I want it ?
Am I missing something in the tutorial ? I cant seem to find anything that tells me how to do it !
TAW4 isn't a sophisticated editor, so it'll take a bit of work to do what I think you want to do. If you have software with a layered timeline editor, you should use that instead.
You can replace the audio of a video clip or add audio to a slideshow, but if the video clip and slideshow are in the same track and you want to add audio over the entire track, it gets a little more complicated.
TAW4 can only change the audio on a per-clip basis, not for the entire track. So in order to have audio span multiple clips/slideshows, you'll need to encode the track first (just output as a DVD/BD without burning it to disc). This will combine the video clip and slideshow into one clip.
You can then import the encoded DVD/BD track and it'll show up as one clip which you can then replace the audio for.
The second issue which could be difficult is getting the audio to start when you want it to. TAW4 has an audio gap tool that can offset the audio by up to 1 minute. If you want to start the audio at more than a minute later, you'll need to add dead air to your audio track with an audio editor (Audacity is a good one).
Obviously, this is not ideal but TAW4 was not designed for this type of editing.
I downloaded the trial version (from cnet and again from softpedia) and the install program (over 200 mb) does not work. When I run it a box pops up too fast for me to read and then Mega Zipper opens and shows an empty archive. What do I need to do?
Is it possible to do a multicam edit with this software. moving from cam to cam files on separate layers. I have only seen demos do only simple things.
If you have two angles, one angle per layer, you'd have to edit the top most layer to remove the sections where you want the lower layer to show.
Easiest way to do this is to split the top clip in the clip editor at the points you want to cut to and from the other angle; it is important to use the split clip function instead of the cut/delete tool. When exiting the editor, select to keep all split sections as clips.
Back in the timeline, remove the sections where you want the lower layer to show.
5.3.0.82 updates x264 to core 124(previous version is x264 core 118).
Supports flac input/output.
x264 output resolution can be multiple of 2.
Less output preparing time.
5.3.0.82 is a major update, I don't understand why english version still get nothing.
I'm a new user having trouble doing the simplest thing. I have a single video file with 5 chapters. I simply want a top menu with a button to begin playing the file, and that's it. I don't want all chapters listed on the menu page, and I don't want a second menu page listing the chapters. No matter what selections I make the program wants to create a list of tracks or track page. Is there a way to do this?
I was able to accomplish what I needed using a built-in template, and it worked fine. However I needed to relocate items on the menu for a better fit for the ratio I'm using on playback, and the program would not allow me to move items in the built-in templates. Why can't I move items like titles and buttons?