Build a Basic Menu with Encore CS3

[Tumzzela]

How come my library doesnt have anything....built in buttons and stuff

[2crackers31]

Thank you so much. You rock.

[liblym]

thanks for the tutorial--it was great.

[conandweezmovies]

this sounds very useful... but is it free for download? :)

[emufandango]

You can create a menu in photoshop, and then import that psd file as a menu (ctrl-shift-i) Then you can select the layer for say button 1, and press ctrl b to convert that to a button.

[NickRiviera10]

do you know why when I try to build and burn my DVD at the end I can't and then appears a message that says failed? THX!

[gorilamagro1]

I needed something fast so this helped me a little

[TheKiCkBeAt]

crap...

[whiteblaze01]

this is shit doesnt even tell u how to get ur own background and is way to fast

[thenamesdave]

"Squiggly" is called the pickwhip. Thanks for the tut!

[RufotSerk001]

this tut sucks..

way too fast

and didnt even explain much

boo

[ratkins0687]

@RufotSerk001 "Sucks" does not mean anything. This shows how to make a basic menu. I explained everything you need to know to make a menu

[RufotSerk001]

@ratkins0687 Let me elaborate and explain. According to the very reliable Urban Dictionary, Sucks can be defined as "when something is a bit downheartening or lame" or "is not good. is, in fact, bad". Now seeing as how I have the right to my opinion, and you absolutely have the right to yours, I believe it is best if we do not spend countless hours debating whether or not your tutorial did indeed "suck".

I bid you adieu

[mypageh]

@RufotSerk001 RufotSerk001 can you do better self?

[RufotSerk001]

@mypageh I am sorry. I cannot answer the question as your question is in wrong syntax. Rephrase your question, and perhaps I will answer.

[fourorthree]

@RufotSerk001 you can always pause if it's too fast, you know: that button with two vertical bars next to each other? :)

[RufotSerk001]

@fourorthree make up your mind. Is it four or three?

And thanks for pointing out the pause button. I now understand everything there is to know about watching a YouTube video. This this valuable piece of information. I plan on taking over The YouTube by simultaneously enabling the so called "pause button", that you have so kindly pointed out to me, on all YouTube videos, rendering all videos virtually useless. I will then proceed to demand a large sum of money. Please don't tell anybody though.

[fourorthree]

@RufotSerk001 you are boring dude.

[RufotSerk001]

@fourorthree Perhaps I am boring. And perhaps you are a Chinese woman who wears sombrero's when she's feeling depressed. The fact is, I don't know the truth, and that is simply because we do not know each other.

[PKsturovo]

pls link to encore cs4 for free =(

[ratkins0687]

@PKsturovo As in getting the program for free?

[PKsturovo]

@ratkins0687 yes ..cause its an expensive prog. =/

[ratkins0687]

@PKsturovo Understandable, but unfortunately I cannot provide that sort of information, even if I did know.

[steevz2]

@PKsturovo Hey i hav a link PM me

[Protoman85]

You went a little too fast... I got confused right at the beginning because your meny had a background graphic to it, which mine doesn't get when I press "new menu" so how did you do that? Plus, I want to do square buttons, how to?

[ratkins0687]

@Protoman85 Well first make sure you have the template files on your hard drive. Secondly, there are other tutorials on how to get the particular buttons you are looking for.  This video was simply to teach how to make a basic one.

[PKsturovo]

@ratkins0687 oh yes..I´ve got the encore cs4 portable but ..there are no menus,buttons,backrounds.....w­hy?

[MajorStuffs]

OHHH MY GODDD. Is there NOTHING that tells you how to ACTUALLY burn the DvD so it plays in DvD players? EVERYTHINGGGGGGGGGSGGFGHFDGJHF­GJ is about making a menu. I just need to put a DvD in and have it play. FUUUUQQQQ.

[ratkins0687]

@MajorStuffs Calm down, you just go to File>Build Disk, and then you hit Build

[allgoodusrnamsrtaken]

@ratkins0687 it always says "encode Failed" when i press Build:( please help!!!

[ratkins0687]

@allgoodusrnamsrtaken Use different DVD's, make sure the destination for your builds are valid, and not a deleted destination.

[YesYou123333]

I don't have any buttons in the place you grabbed your button. What do I do?

[ratkins0687]

@YesYou123333 You just move it to where you want?

[mikiube]

nice tutorial thans!

[ratkins0687]

Everyone, Adobe has obviously released CS4 and now CS5. I no longer support CS3 and have moved to Apple Final Cut Studio. If you still need help with CS3 there are many tutorials online on Adobe's website as well as other videos

[Dammnation]

@ratkins0687 Why did you move to Final Cut? What are the benefits or what are the pitfalls of adobe?

[ratkins0687]

@Dammnation I moved to Final Cut mainly because it has much more versitality with working in HD. Premiere Pro still lacks support for many codecs. When I used CS3 for a majority of my stuff, it did not support ProRess 422 material, nor AVCHD.

The Adobe applications are also slower in performance then with Final Cut, but with the recent CS5 release, I believe it has support for 64 bit processors. Now, After Effects and Motion are both memory hogs. It was a personal choice really.

[startigers]

Thank you so much!!!

[TheDasfilmwork]

Thanks for your tutorial.

I have a problem. Whenh I play my menu, my subtitles wont appear.. Why?

[jkorbisch]

Nice! I was trained in DVD Studio Pro but am trying to learn Encore. This was a little jump that I was looking for. Do you have anything on using other adobe programs such using photoshop to create buttons for encore? Any info is appreciated.

[local9]

@jkorbisch Adobe has an excellent tutorial on 'Create a DVD menu in Adobe Photoshop' which is simple and informative.

[logorealm]

hey .... can you make a tutorial that has several small motion video trailers such as ... chapeter 1 - with small trailer then chapter 2-small video etc etc ???

can you do that?

[ratkins0687]

I'm not sure what you are referring to?

[local9]

@ratkins0687 I believe he is referring to a work flow tutorial, i recommend CS5 though since it fixed those pesky bugs CS4 has.

[ratkins0687]

For an immediate response to your questions, send me a message!

[demboys18]

Just a little something for the viewers, DON"T FORGET TO PUT A END ACTION TO YOUR MAIN TIMELINE, that almost got me.

Just send it back to your main menu

[lothario31]

This was an excellent tutorial and very informative. You answered a lot of questions that I had.

Thank You!

[ratkins0687]

@lothario31

your welcome

[blookerknucklehead]

very very very very very helpful much appreciated 1 million thanksssss

[ratkins0687]

@blookerknucklehead

no problem