Static thumbnail in Ulead DVD Workshop

[aguinsburg]

Hi, I need to create a menu with static thumbnails using Ulead DVD Workshop but I cannot find how to.
It is also hard to me to find how to tell the program which 20 secs of video to use as motion thumbnail.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

[canadateck]

Un-check this and it will be a (Still image).

[canadateck]

Right click on the Chapter.

[p_l]

Right click on the Chapter.

Hey, canadateck,

What version of DWS do you have? I've got 2.0 and I can't find that option.

[GeorgeW]

It is also hard to me to find how to tell the program which 20 secs of video to use as motion thumbnail.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

Create a small 20-second clip of the video you want to use as your motion button. Create your menu, link your menu button to the right chapter. Then drag the small 20-second clip onto the button -- it will use that as the motion for that button.

[p_l]

It is also hard to me to find how to tell the program which 20 secs of video to use as motion thumbnail.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

Create a small 20-second clip of the video you want to use as your motion button. Create your menu, link your menu button to the right chapter. Then drag the small 20-second clip onto the button -- it will use that as the motion for that button.

Yeah, that's the workaround I use.

[canadateck]

Hey, canadateck,

What version of DWS do you have? I've got 2.0 and I can't find that option.

I'm using 2 but I think the update makes 2.2 not sure,Says 2 in one spot 2.2 in another.

[canadateck]

It is also hard to me to find how to tell the program which 20 secs of video to use as motion thumbnail.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

Create a small 20-second clip of the video you want to use as your motion button. Create your menu, link your menu button to the right chapter. Then drag the small 20-second clip onto the button -- it will use that as the motion for that button.

I just use my (Video Clip) as the Button.No need to make a link then use the (Video Clip) to over ride the (button Link) when the (video Clip) can be used as the button to begin with.

But I may not be understanding what your saying.

[GeorgeW]

The question was how to use a specific 20-second clip as the motion button. If you want to use the 20 seconds that start from your chapter point, then you don't need a separate clip. But if you want to use a different 20-second clip than the 1st 20-seconds from your chapter button, you have to do it with a separate clip...

You can change the timing of the "loop" point, but the 1st iteration will start from the beginning, while subsequent iterations will start from your loop point...

[canadateck]

I understood his question.

Create your menu, link your menu button to the right chapter. Then drag the small 20-second clip onto the button -- it will use that as the motion for that button

This is not what I understood.

Why not just use your (Video Clip) as the button in the first place.

[GeorgeW]

I understood his question.

Create your menu, link your menu button to the right chapter. Then drag the small 20-second clip onto the button -- it will use that as the motion for that button

This is not what I understood.

Why not just use your (Video Clip) as the button in the first place.

Sometimes chapters are at fade to/from black. If you don't want your motion button to start off from the black (or you want to use any other 20-second clip for that motion button), you can use a different video clip for that motion button.

If you want to use the 1st 20-seconds starting from your linked-to title/chapter, then you don't need the second clip.

[canadateck]

I thought there was a way to cut a clip in DWS and use that as the button instead of doing it in another program?

I never tried as I always have everything ready before going into DWS.

[aguinsburg]

Un-check this and it will be a (Still image).

What version are you using? I use v2 and cannot see that option.
By the way, fade in video is the problem because I need to select another 20 sec of video for the thumbnail.

Bye

[GeorgeW]

he's using DVD WS 2.x -- are you in the MENU step, and then click on a button, and make sure you are on the BUTTON tab.

Also, did you try the approach I suggested?

[aguinsburg]

Thanks GeorgeW. That workaround was fine. BTW, I finnaly found Motion Buttom option!

Thank you everyone