Comments on: Full-Color DVD Menu Highlights http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/full-color-dvd-menu-highlights/ Tutorials, Hints, and News for Sony Vegas (and DVD Architect, too!) Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:08:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sony dvd architect http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/full-color-dvd-menu-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-4269 sony dvd architect Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:10:38 +0000 http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/?p=244#comment-4269 [...] DVD Architect Pro can work with a wide list of media formats, including high-definition video. ...Full-Color DVD Menu Highlights | VegasVideoHelp.com (Tutorials)This is a DVD Architect tutorial teaching the inverse selection method of having a full color image [...] [...] DVD Architect Pro can work with a wide list of media formats, including high-definition video. …Full-Color DVD Menu Highlights | VegasVideoHelp.com (Tutorials)This is a DVD Architect tutorial teaching the inverse selection method of having a full color image [...]

]]> By: Rob Strobbe http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/full-color-dvd-menu-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-3788 Rob Strobbe Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:11:22 +0000 http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/?p=244#comment-3788 I'm afraid I'm stumped, Daniel. I can reproduce the problem you see, but cannot figure out if this is a) a problem with the way DVD Architect creates the inactive button highlights, b) a problem with the way VLC intreprets those highlights, or c) just a conflict between the two. Nor have I found a solution so far. I made several projects in DVDA, trying out things to change the outcome -- including using the other colors in the color set -- but no matter what, VLC seems to only accept "transparent" as valid for inactive items. I also looked all through VLC's settings to see if there was anything to change this, but nothing helped. I'd try using another authoring app to mirror the same technique, but I don't any others that even let the user use highlights on the inactive buttons. So far, of the players I've tried, VLC is the only one that exhibits this behavior, though, if that's any consolation. Any other readers out there have a suggestion? Rob I’m afraid I’m stumped, Daniel. I can reproduce the problem you see, but cannot figure out if this is a) a problem with the way DVD Architect creates the inactive button highlights, b) a problem with the way VLC intreprets those highlights, or c) just a conflict between the two. Nor have I found a solution so far.

I made several projects in DVDA, trying out things to change the outcome — including using the other colors in the color set — but no matter what, VLC seems to only accept “transparent” as valid for inactive items. I also looked all through VLC’s settings to see if there was anything to change this, but nothing helped.

I’d try using another authoring app to mirror the same technique, but I don’t any others that even let the user use highlights on the inactive buttons.

So far, of the players I’ve tried, VLC is the only one that exhibits this behavior, though, if that’s any consolation.

Any other readers out there have a suggestion?

Rob

]]> By: Daniel Gaze http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/full-color-dvd-menu-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-3754 Daniel Gaze Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:43:09 +0000 http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/?p=244#comment-3754 Hi there Rob, hoping you can help. I followed your tutorial with a dvd menu of my own, and when previewing in dvd architect the trick appears to work. However once I created the dvd to a audio ts/video ts output folder and used dvdshrink to turn into a .iso file, all icons appear when playing through vlc media player. Any ideas? Hi there Rob, hoping you can help. I followed your tutorial with a dvd menu of my own, and when previewing in dvd architect the trick appears to work. However once I created the dvd to a audio ts/video ts output folder and used dvdshrink to turn into a .iso file, all icons appear when playing through vlc media player. Any ideas?

]]> By: Rob Strobbe http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/full-color-dvd-menu-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-2284 Rob Strobbe Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:31:48 +0000 http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/?p=244#comment-2284 That will hide everything while the button is being activated, but there is still a moment after that but before the selected item is played during which <em>all</em> highlights disappear -- including the Active color. That will hide everything while the button is being activated, but there is still a moment after that but before the selected item is played during which all highlights disappear — including the Active color.

]]> By: Jim Port http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/full-color-dvd-menu-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-2271 Jim Port Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:48:26 +0000 http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/?p=244#comment-2271 Another thing one could do is use the same color set for the Active buttons instead of transparent. Then when the button is activated it will disappear too, instead of potentially having them all show, yes? Plus, I think it would work the same on all DVD players. Another thing one could do is use the same color set for the Active buttons instead of transparent. Then when the button is activated it will disappear too, instead of potentially having them all show, yes? Plus, I think it would work the same on all DVD players.

]]> By: Rob Strobbe http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/full-color-dvd-menu-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-869 Rob Strobbe Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:25:06 +0000 http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/?p=244#comment-869 Thanks for pointing that out, Paul. I've added an addendum to the article to address this. You didn't do anything wrong; it's just another gotcha with DVD players to keep in mind. Thanks for pointing that out, Paul. I’ve added an addendum to the article to address this. You didn’t do anything wrong; it’s just another gotcha with DVD players to keep in mind.

]]> By: Paul L - MPS Studios http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/full-color-dvd-menu-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Paul L - MPS Studios Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:04:43 +0000 http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/?p=244#comment-854 Thanks for explaining this Rob. I tried this and it really looks sharp. When I play the DVD in an actual player, when I actually click a button(e.g., the "Play the Movie" button), for a second or two I see all the icons. In other words, the inverse selection "cover" goes away - any idea what I did wrong? Thanks for explaining this Rob. I tried this and it really looks sharp. When I play the DVD in an actual player, when I actually click a button(e.g., the “Play the Movie” button), for a second or two I see all the icons. In other words, the inverse selection “cover” goes away – any idea what I did wrong?

]]> By: Rob Strobbe http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/full-color-dvd-menu-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Rob Strobbe Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:52:03 +0000 http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/?p=244#comment-17 Thanks very much! It's a pretty neat trick, isn't it? Thanks very much! It’s a pretty neat trick, isn’t it?

]]> By: cbrillow http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/full-color-dvd-menu-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-16 cbrillow Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:55:01 +0000 http://www.vegasvideohelp.com/?p=244#comment-16 Nice to see this finally written up, Rob. It's very helpful. Great job! Nice to see this finally written up, Rob. It’s very helpful. Great job!

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