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How does one delete an unwanted disk menu from the beginning of the finished film? (in PE 10)

Apr 7, 2012 4:31 PM

Tags: #items #disk_menu_problems #deleting_unwanted

I was surprised when I played the disk burned to DVD, that the program inserted a title menu (with annoying music) which just sat on the screen until I clicked on Play Movie.  Then the film played fine.  Here are the particulars:

 

  1. There are NO menu markers anywhere in the timeline.  Just to be sure, I cleared them all.
  2. I do not want a menu-driven film, since I entered a static slide title, which does not need to jump to individual sections.
  3. The instruction manual says that title menus can be changed by dragging a different menu template to the clip monitor window.  This does work; however, there is no way to indicate that the editor wishes NO title menu, and I cannot find any delete menu anywhere for these items.
  4. The menu is listed in the project header as "Main Menu 1," but with no menu markers anywhere in the Timeline, and I cannot find a way to eliminate it.
  5. If I play the film from the Timeline or Sceneline, it plays fine, with no main menu appearing.  If I switch to the Disk Menu tab, and click Preview, there it is, plopped down in front of my film.
  6. The burned disk, once placed into the DVD player, starts with this menu, in the manner of an AutoPlay, prompting for an input.

 

If there are no more menu markers to delete, and there is nothing on the Timeline before 00:00:00:00, how do I get rid of this blasted thing?  There must be some "secret" menu screen that I am missing, or something.

 

I do not want to burn another Taiyo Yuden DVD, only to find a disk menu actually appears again.

 

I always seem to get these "hard case" problems, nicht wahr?

 

BK

427 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: Bill Hunt, Apr 8, 2012 9:46 AM
 
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  • Bill Hunt
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    1. Bill Hunt,
    Apr 7, 2012 4:39 PM   in reply to Kalellis
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    I would go to the Create Menus Tab, and make sure that AutoPlay is checked.

     

    Does that clear the offending Menu?

     

    Good luck,

     

    Hunt

     

    PS - To keep from burning T-Y "coaster," pick up a 5-pack of RW DVD's, and use those to test with. I nearly always Burn to Folder, then test on software DVD players, then burn that to an RW disc, for testing on several DVD/BD players, and finally, commit to a T-Y.

     
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  • Kalellis
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    2. Kalellis,
    Apr 7, 2012 4:47 PM   in reply to Kalellis
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    All is well.  I found a Bill Hunt response to a similar question from a couple of years ago.  Of course, Bill knows everything, and his answer about switching to the AutoPlay button, which clears the menu screen, solved the problem.  I can burn another disk with the appropriate diminished fear level.

     

    Question is, why is this procedure not discussed in the instruction manual, nor is it addressed in any of the tv.adobe show/learn videos?  If I had a buck for every hour stumbling around, trying to find answers to maneuvering with these complex programs, I would have a lot larger nest egg!

     

    Thanks, Bill, for your earlier answer.

     

    BK

     
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    3. nealeh,
    Apr 8, 2012 7:20 AM   in reply to Kalellis
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    Kalellis wrote:

     

    Question is, why is this procedure not discussed in the instruction manual

     

    It has a section to itself right here:

     

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    Cheers,

    --

    Neale

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    4. Kalellis,
    Apr 8, 2012 8:26 AM   in reply to nealeh
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    Neale,

     

     

     

    I stand corrected.  But unless you know that the answer is in this specific section, one must spend a lot of time drilling down into the instruction manual.

     

     

     

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    5. nealeh,
    Apr 8, 2012 9:36 AM   in reply to Kalellis
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    Yes, it's like most help systems I encounter - it's easy once you already know the answer but a b*gg*r to find if you don't.

     

    Cheers,

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    Neale

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    6. Bill Hunt,
    Apr 8, 2012 9:46 AM   in reply to Kalellis
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    I am with both you and Neale.

     

    If one knows the exact conventions used, the exact word(s), then Help Files can work. However, if one is off, by just one character, all is lost. It does not help that Adobe uses different terms, to refer to the exact same operation, say between Premiere Pro and Premiere Elements. Of course, there are even greater differences if one knows the terms for a program, like Photoshop, and for similar operations, in Premiere, the terms have all changed.

     

    I understand why Adobe (and many other software companies) loves on-line Help Files, as they can be appended, or amended, instantly, and cost less, than printed books do. Hoever, there is a dark side - the need to know the exact terms.

     

    As Neale points out, if one knows the answers, then Help Files are useful, otherwise, well maybe not so much.

     

    Good luck,

     

    Hunt

     
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