DROP DOWN LIST?

jrazz wrote on 4/26/2006, 8:07 PM

It should be on the right hand side when you have the DVD project selected on the left hand pane. (DVD being the top most layer of your project- like in explorer, my computer would be the top most layer and then your hard drives and then folders and then sub folders etc.) It should say something to the effect of (in the right hadn pane) End Action and under that click on "command". This will give you the options you are looking for. You can also do this individually for each clip by using the left hand pane to select the clip and doing the same on the right hand pane- it has some different options for end actions too.

j razz

studioLord wrote on 4/27/2006, 9:41 AM

I don't have a problem finding the "end action" and the "command" in the right side window(Properties window) I can't find the "arrow" button the instructions describe. Re-read the instructions I quoted in my first post. I am looking for the "arrow" that has a small blue box around it as described in the instructions that is supposed to give me a "drop down list" to choose from with selections like "stop".. "link" ... "loop"... "hold".. etc.
I can see the Properties window and get as far as the "command" tab , but I'm not finding the downward facing arrow in the blue box as described in the instructions on "end actions"
John

bStro wrote on 4/27/2006, 9:54 AM

Click on the word "Command".

Rob

studioLord wrote on 4/27/2006, 10:17 AM

I did that and no "down arrow" appeared to the right of "command" like it does when I go to Optimize DVD and choose something in the Properties window. Can I have missed something when I installed the program? It should show up if then instruction guides you that way. I am confused.
John

studioLord wrote on 4/27/2006, 10:19 AM

Also... I am seeing the down arrow in the Properties window as an arrow in a gray box .. not a blue box as the instruction shows. Does that help?
John

ScottW wrote on 4/27/2006, 11:10 AM

I think people may be confusing how DVDA 3.0 works with how DVDA 2.0 works, so it might help if you tell us what version you are using, and even better, whether you are using DVDA or DVDAS.

DVDA3 and DVDAS3 do not allow you to set the end action at the project level if you have a menu based project (this makes sense because there really is no end to a menu based project). If you created a single movie project then you can change the end action at the project level, otherwise you can't

You can however change the end action of a movie to stop from the default value of link. Simply navigate into the movie by clicking on it in the project view, select "End Action" in the media properties and this time the command drop down should function for you.

--Scott

studioLord wrote on 4/27/2006, 1:49 PM

Now we are getting somewhere. I am using DVDA 3.0
I contacted Sony ... The lady didn't even know what the Properties window was....
Anyway... I just recieved my DVD tutoring disc
"Introduction to DVD Architect software" by Douglass Spotted Eagle.
I put it into my DVD burner and it says I need a DVD encoder software... What is that all about?

jrazz wrote on 4/27/2006, 1:59 PM

Do you have DVD software installed on your computer? Such as WinDVD? If so, you can watch it. If not, then you need to install DVD software to watch it. There are free ones out there (open source). If not, just pop it in your set top DVD player if you have one. If all else fails, copy the files that are on the DVD to your computer and then drag the .vob files to your Vegas timeline and watch them from there.

j razz

studioLord wrote on 4/27/2006, 5:53 PM

I set up a DVD player for the DVD for now ... My frustration with the window on the right continues...
In the Tutoring DVD(which is for DVDA 2... not DVDA 3.0) the instructor is using choices from the window on the right such as choosing a graphic for the button face or animation for the button face and applying or removing the "Mask" ... I don't have any of those options in my window on the riight (The Button Properties Window).... Why is that? He used a slider from that Properties window to find a place in the video where he wanted the button to start playing
When I highlight "end action" or "media" and choose "command" or something else... all I get is an explanation at the bottom of the page... It's like I have a sales brochure or something instead of the program ..... Man, is this a bummer

DrLumen wrote on 4/27/2006, 6:16 PM

Just to check the seemingly obvious... The options change for whatever element is selected. Try clicking on the background of the main menu and then see what options you get when click on the End Action command button.

studioLord wrote on 4/27/2006, 7:55 PM

It is the same. I don't get any drop down menus to choose from.
I tried your suggestion. There has to be something wrong with the install or the program itself for me not ot get what everyone else is getting... right?
All I get is an explanation at the bottom of the properties window when I click on a tab... be it "end action" ... "media" ..."thumbnail media" ..."mask" .... "start time"... I keep getting a definition of what the selection does instead of options that change the selection....
Should I uninstall and re-install DVDA? This is crazy.
I can see the multitude of options on the Tutoring DVD as the guy makes the changes. Even though it is DVDA 2 and I have DVDA 3.0 That shouldn't make that much difference.... surely.
I have Vegas Movie Studio + DVD tutoring DVD on the way...(2 day delivery)
We'll see if that makes any difference...
By the way, Thank you for your interest in this ... not many people would stick with it when it comes to ferretting out certain problems...
Your patience and knowledge are greatly appreciated. This is important work. It will mean tha certain Missionaries can get the message out on what they are doing around the world. Most people have no idea what they contribute to mankind. I am trying to help them be seen. Thanks.

jrazz wrote on 4/27/2006, 9:35 PM

Just for the utmost clarification, do you have DVDA or DVDAS (Studio that comes with Vegas movie studio)?

DVDAS is way different than DVDA and that is likely where your problem is coming in. You might want to try your hand at asking these on the DVDAS forum instead of the movie studio forum if you do indeed have that.

j razz

studioLord wrote on 4/28/2006, 9:28 AM

jRAZZ...This is the DVD Architect forum... The Movie Studio forum is for editing question, right?... or should I go there for DVD Architect Studio questions as well?
I have DVD Architect 3. Does that mean that I don't have the same working format as DVD Architect?
Anyway, I thank you for your help on these matters to date. Sorry if I am in the wrong forum.

bStro wrote on 4/28/2006, 9:39 AM

studioLord, could you take a screenshot of your DVD Architect screen and post it online somewhere for us to see, or e-mail it to me: bstro at 50mail dot com

When you take the screenshot, be sure that you have gone to the screen where you're having the problem and have selected / clicked / activated anything that should give you the result you want (ie, the ability to click the dropdown arrow you're looking for). For example, if you're trying to set the end action for a menu, be sure that you have that menu open and that you do not have any elements on that menu selected. If you are trying to set the end action for a particular movie, be sure that you have navigated into that movie and its timeline is visible.

'Cause this thread has gone on way too long for something this simple, and I think it will go a lot more quickly, and we will be able to identify what's going wrong better, if we see what you're seeing.

Rob

studioLord wrote on 4/28/2006, 12:13 PM

Okay... How do I "take a screen shot"?

jrazz wrote on 4/28/2006, 3:55 PM

If you have DVDAS then it is a different program than DVDA that might be where the inconsistancies are coming in. I have never seen DVDAS so I don' t know what would be different or what is where in relation to DVDA. DVDAS is coupled with movie studio so I would assume other users there would know what you are wanting to do.

As for a screen shot. You have a button on your keyboard, usually above your insert button. It is labeled as "print screen" or something similar. If you press it nothing will happen. But if you open up microsoft word or some image editing program you can right click and paste the image of your screen that was captured when you pressed the print screen button on the keyboard.

Hope that is more insightful.

j razz

ScottW wrote on 4/28/2006, 4:35 PM

DVDA and DVDAS are so close with the latest versions that the same manual is used for both products and it's simply noted where certain functionality isn't available in DVDAS.

bStro wrote on 4/28/2006, 4:45 PM

With regard to the trouble studioLord is having with the End Actions tab, there is no difference between DVDA 3.0 and DVDA Studio 3.0.

Rob

studioLord wrote on 4/28/2006, 5:00 PM

So you got the screenshot? Am I just an idiot or shouldn't I be able to have choices via drop downs like it states in the "How to" section at the top of the page?

studioLord wrote on 4/28/2006, 5:15 PM

I just installed VMS(platinum)6.0a update. maybe that will help.

bStro wrote on 4/28/2006, 5:28 PM

I just meant that the Properties window in this situation should behave the same in DVDA Studio as it does in DVDA.

But I do have you screenshot now, and I gotta admit I'm stumped. I've got a trial version of DVDA Studio here, and I set it up (as best as I can tell) the same as your project, and I'm not getting the problem you're having.

Here is studioLord's screenshot and one I just made of my own workspace. Obviously, I'm not using the same files he is (just named them that way), and I don't know what settings he's got in the rest of his project, but I can't figure why some of the options are disabled or missing ("Destination item" just plain isn't there) for him.

Anyone else? My suggestion would be to go ahead and re-install the program. Something might be fubar either in the DVDA Studio install or in Windows itself...

Rob
BTW: The funky banding at the top of his screenshot is just a result of me copying it from Word into Paint Shop Pro...pictures copied from Word don't always jive.

studioLord wrote on 4/28/2006, 5:43 PM

I am glad it's not me. I have worried that I was taking up everyone's time for nothing.
I think the uninstall and re-install idea has merit. I just updated to 3.0a on both Architect and Movie studio(6.0a)
Rob, thanks again for the help... I'll keep plugging away here until I get an end result on this thing... Who knows? It will happen though.
John

studioLord wrote on 4/28/2006, 5:59 PM

the re-install worked !!!!!!!!!!!
I now have what I'm supposed to have .... How crazy is that !!!!!
Look out world here I come !!!! Okay okay, I know I'm nuts .....
Thanks for all the help.... but stand by for a ton of questions for later ...
God bless
John

sammy63 wrote on 5/2/2006, 6:54 PM

I know this is a little late, but I think I figured out why your dropdown list wasn't visible. I tried to reconstruct what your screenshot showed and was able to. If you look at your screenshot as opposed to bstro's, you will see a small divider line almost up against the right wall. If you place your mouse over that divider line, you can move it left or right. Maybe at some point you inadvertantly moved it right, hiding the second panel. Just a thought but if it happens again...