My DVD 8 Pro

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Would appreciate help beginning a new production. I am able to create a menu with photo and audio sounds but adding the first photo to the production has been one big problem.

 

If I drag a picture onto the menu I can click on Edit, Select all and get into the storyline area to add more photos but when I try to eliminate the picture on the menu, all my photos are taken with it.

 

I know this doesn't seem to be the way to start a movie after creating a menu but I cannot get that first picture into the storyline area any other way.

 

Hope someone can help me...before I delete this whole program and buy something better.

 

Thank you

Marie

[james_hardin]

Something better???

 

Generally speaking, you create your production in VideoWave. Add what you want, tinker until you have it right then save the file (dmsm).

 

Then you start MyDVD and after you click on Add Title, select your VW dmsm file.

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Most prefer Timeline for the view setting. When you first open VW, the timeline is empty and you cannot do anything to an empty project.

 

There are no Menus in VW.

 

You are throwing the words "movie" and "pictures" around interchangeably. They are not! You either have a movie clip or you have still pictures.

 

Now these two types can be intermixed in a project. Each picture should be represented as it's own image. Each Movie will be represented by a blue band for the length but only the first frame of the movie will show at the beginning of the band, followed by the name of the clip.

 

In this Timeline graphic, I have 4 pictures followed by one movie clip

In this Storeline graphic, the same project but it displays a little different.

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Most prefer Timeline for the view setting. When you first open VW, the timeline is empty and you cannot do anything to an empty project.

 

There are no Menus in VW.

 

You are throwing the words "movie" and "pictures" around interchangeably. They are not! You either have a movie clip or you have still pictures.

 

Now these two types can be intermixed in a project. Each picture should be represented as it's own image. Each Movie will be represented by a blue band for the length but only the first frame of the movie will show at the beginning of the band, followed by the name of the clip.

 

In this Timeline graphic, I have 4 pictures followed by one movie clip

In this Storeline graphic, the same project but it displays a little different.

 

Hi James

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are correct....I should be using the term still pictures.

 

I now see where I am in error. I thought I was opening up VideoWave but what was coming up was MyDVD. The minute you said no Menus on VW....knew something was wrong on my end.

 

I went back to All Programs and clicked on MyDVD8....this is the first time I actually saw the words VideoWave other than when I would click on Help and those words would appear..so I thought I was in that mode.

 

I just opened up VideoWave and there was the storyline and timeline buttons and all the spots for my still pictures. All fell into place and makes me feel very stupid for not realizing I was in the wrong place.

 

I cannot say thank you enough....:) I knew something was very wrong with my round about procedure but could not figure it out.

 

James, thank you again for your help and for getting back to me so quickly, appreciate it very much

[james_hardin]

Not a problem. You can't imagine how many times at work we bounce our problems off each other only to realize we missed one little detail!

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Not a problem. You can't imagine how many times at work we bounce our problems off each other only to realize we missed one little detail!

 

Hi James

 

Again, thank you so much.......

 

I feel so relieved and happy that I can now go forward on my new project after so many days of going around in circles. Knew it seemed too complicated the way I was using the program...why it worked originally (the wrong way) I will never know.

 

James, thank you again for your help, very nice of you to take the time to help me.

Take care

Marie

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quote name='james_hardin' date='Feb 27 2007, 01:36 PM' post='99100']

Something better???

 

Generally speaking, you create your production in VideoWave. Add what you want, tinker until you have it right then save the file (dmsm).

 

Then you start MyDVD and after you click on Add Title, select your VW dmsm file.

 

Hi James

 

Thank you so much for your response, appreciate it.

 

I am in VideoWave to start my movie however, it is adding the first picture to my storyline area that I am having problems with. I cannot get to the storyline area after I create my new Menu.

 

The only way I can get to the storyline view is to add my first photo of movie (after menu photo) right on top of my Menu photo. Then I can click on Edit.....select all....then Edit movie and the storyline area opens up and I can then place all my photos in. This doesn't seem to be the way to do it but is the only way I could figure out. However, now when I go back to my menu photo and try to delete the very first photo of my production from sitting on top of it, it takes all the production pictures with it. Not sure why and why I cannot get to the storyline or timeline view area to get started. Can you help me?

 

Thank you

Marie