3 Replies Latest reply: Apr 2, 2014 9:45 PM by A.T. Romano RSS

    Scene Menu in Premiere Elements 12.1

    Michael Stehly Community Member
    Michael Stehly Apr 2, 2014 5:06 PM

      On my Timeline I have four individual AVCHD video clips.  I placed a Scene Marker at the beginning of each clip.  I then chose a Menu Theme and burned a DVD.  When I inserted the DVD the Main Menu appears.  It has two options:  "Play Movie" and "Scene Selection".  In the Scene Selection Menu I can select which video I want to play.  After one  video plays, however, the rest of them play.  I want it to go back to the Scene Menu so I can select another video.

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        • 1. Re: Scene Menu in Premiere Elements 12.1
          A.T. Romano Community Member
          A.T. Romano Apr 2, 2014 5:24 PM (in response to Michael Stehly)

          Michael Stehly

           

          With the menus described as is, you need to wait for the movie to play out to the last scene (movie) when it will revert back to the Main Menu where you select Main Menu's Scene Selection again, followed by a choice of another scene (movie).

           

          Labored remedies include

          a. stopping the playback and forcing going back to the main menu for another selection

          b. some combination of stop rewind and fast forward with the Remote.

           

          In your case of DVD-VIDEO on DVD disc, consider

           

          Timeline Setup

           

          Scene Marker at the start of the first movie, Stop Marker at the end of the first movie

           

          few frames gap

           

          Scene Marker at the start of the second movie, Stop Marker at the end of the second movie

           

          few frames gap

           

          and so on until you get to the last movie in the series, then

           

          Scene Marker at the start of the last movie, NO stop marker at the end of the last movie

           

          In this scenario, the Play All of the Main Menu becomes meaningles and the Main Menu's Scene Selection takes you to the page to make your movie choice.

          After each movie, the viewer will be returned to the Main Menu to repeat the selection procedure. There is not return to the Scene Selection page after the selected movie is played back.

           

          Please review and consider and then let me know if any questions or clarification.

           

          Thanks.

           

          ATR

          • 2. Re: Scene Menu in Premiere Elements 12.1
            Michael Stehly Community Member
            Michael Stehly Apr 2, 2014 8:23 PM (in response to A.T. Romano)

            Your information was very helpful.  Hopefully, future updates will allow the program to make it possible to return to the Scene Selection page. 

            • 3. Re: Scene Menu in Premiere Elements 12.1
              A.T. Romano Community Member
              A.T. Romano Apr 2, 2014 9:45 PM (in response to Michael Stehly)

              Michael Stehly

               

              Thanks for the reply. Glad that the information was useful.

               

              The disc menu situation for Premiere Elements has remained the same from version to version for a long time. It would be unexpected to find fundamental changes in it any time soon.  But, we are not Adobe, so cannot say never.

               

              There is an Adobe Feature Request Bug Report Form that exists for letting Adobe know what you are looking for in features. You could investigate that. But, menus have been as is for a long time, especially the Blu-ray disc playback and stop markers issue.

              https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform&product=12

               

              Please do not hesitate to ask if you have more questions on the above.

               

              Thank you.

               

              ATR