8 Replies Latest reply: Jun 25, 2014 12:43 PM by poolcoach RSS

    Chapter Question

    poolcoach Community Member

      I want to make chapters and sub-chapters, several layers or more deep. How can I do that?

       

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        • 1. Re: Chapter Question
          JSS1138 CommunityMVP

          I've never heard of a sub-chapter.  Neither are their layers or levels to chapters.

          • 2. Re: Chapter Question
            poolcoach Community Member

            I need to link clips together in a progression. Example click on a  subject then have several progressions or explanations that explain in a progression or outline.

            So .for learning skills, the first chapter would be the mistake. followed by 3 or 4 sub-chapters on how to correct the mistake..

             

            Thank you for your help 

            • 3. Re: Chapter Question
              JSS1138 CommunityMVP

              [You're talking about menu design for Encore.  This post has been moved there.]

              • 4. Re: Chapter Question
                Stan Jones CommunityMVP

                Start by reading here about playlists and chapter playlists.

                 

                Edit: There are 2 major approaches to preparation of the videos: every chapter in its own video (and then in Encore its own timeline) - in which case you do not need chapter playlists vs multiple chapters in one video (and therefore one timeline in Encore) in which case you must divide them up (using chapter playlists) in Encore. There are pros and cons to each approach.

                • 5. Re: Chapter Question
                  Neil Wilkes CommunityMVP

                  poolcoach wrote:

                   

                  I need to link clips together in a progression. Example click on a  subject then have several progressions or explanations that explain in a progression or outline.

                  So .for learning skills, the first chapter would be the mistake. followed by 3 or 4 sub-chapters on how to correct the mistake..

                   

                  Thank you for your help

                  I'm not too sure I understand the question but it seems to be suggesting a menu with video clips off of it.

                  If you try to do this in menus alone you will hit a 1Gb limitation fairly quickly I suspect.

                  However to be sure we need a lot more information please

                  • 6. Re: Chapter Question
                    poolcoach Community Member

                    Thank you. As I work through it I will ask better questions. This is my first project.

                    • 7. Re: Chapter Question
                      Stan Jones CommunityMVP

                      Do let us know how you are doing.

                       

                      To help you avoid headaches later, make these tests (assumes you are going to DVD not Bluray; won't really matter that much):

                       

                      Create a new project, add one menu, delete buttons so you have only one. Import "as timeline" one of your videos. Select the timeline and set an end action of "last menu." Select the menu button and link it to your timeline. Go to the Build tab, and set it to Build DVD and output to "folder." Set the destination folder, and click "build."

                       

                      Now create another project, add two menus, add a link for each menu to go back to the other. Add two timelines, etc.

                       

                      If you've already done this, great! If not, it can help you avoid having a complex project that won't complete because you haven't gotten some basics down.

                      • 8. Re: Chapter Question
                        poolcoach Community Member

                        GREAT! Thank you!