Looping menu in DVDStyler/dvdauthor

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Hello everyone,

This may be a simple question, but since I am relatively new to this, I am hoping that some one can enlighten me.

I used DVDStyler to create a DVD with animated menu. DVDStyler makes XML file that's fed into dvdauthor.

I made sure that <post> tag to itself (i.e., <post>jump vmgm menu 1;</post>) is in the XML file. but the animated menu didn't loop to beginning after first run when I tried viewing the video.

What am I missing? Doesn't dvdauthor allow looping menu? Are there any other (free) tool that can create looping menu?

Thanks!!!

[borax]

Use 'jump cell 1;' instead of 'jump vmgm menu 1;'

Example:

    <menus>
    <video format="pal"></video>
      <pgc entry="title">
        <vob file="C:\Menu.mpg" pause="0"/>
        <button name="MMB1">jump titleset 1 menu;</button>
        <post>jump cell 1;</post>
      </pgc>
    </menus>

P.S. In GFD there is a simple checkbox to set the menu to loop...

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Hi borax,

Thank you for the quick reply.

I tried changing <post>jump vmgm menu 1</post> to <post>jump cell1;</post> as suggested as seen in the menu portion of dvdauthor.xml file below, but I got an error while executing dvdauthor. Do you have any idea what I've done wrong?

Thanks again!

    <menus>
      <pgc>
        <button name="1">jump title 1;</button>
        <button name="2">jump vmgm menu 2;</button>
        <button name="3">jump title 9;</button>
        <button name="4">jump vmgm menu 3;</button>
        <button name="5">jump vmgm menu 4;</button>
        <vob file="H:\Video\Temp\dvd\menu0-0.mpg" pause="inf"/>
        <post>jump cell 1;</post>
      </pgc>
      <pgc>
        <button name="1">jump vmgm menu 1;</button>
        <button name="2">jump title 1;</button>
        <button name="3">jump title 2;</button>
        <button name="4">jump title 3;</button>
        <button name="5">jump title 4;</button>
        <button name="6">jump title 5;</button>
        <button name="7">jump title 6;</button>
        <button name="8">jump title 7;</button>
        <button name="9">jump title 8;</button>
        <vob file="H:\Video\Temp\dvd\menu0-1.mpg" pause="inf"/>
        <post>jump cell 2;</post>
      </pgc>
      <pgc>
        <button name="1">jump vmgm menu 1;</button>
        <button name="2">jump title 10;</button>
        <button name="3">jump title 11;</button>
        <button name="4">jump title 12;</button>
        <button name="5">jump title 13;</button>
        <button name="6">jump title 14;</button>
        <button name="7">jump title 15;</button>
        <button name="8">jump title 16;</button>
        <button name="9">jump title 17;</button>
        <button name="10">jump title 18;</button>
        <vob file="H:\Video\Temp\dvd\menu0-2.mpg" pause="inf"/>
        <post>jump cell 3;</post>
      </pgc>
      <pgc>
        <button name="1">jump vmgm menu 1;</button>
        <button name="2">jump title 21;</button>
        <button name="3">jump title 22;</button>
        <button name="4">jump title 20;</button>
        <button name="5">jump title 23;</button>
        <vob file="H:\Video\Temp\dvd\menu0-3.mpg" pause="inf"/>
        <post>jump cell 4;</post>
      </pgc>
    </menus>

[borax]

1. It is always 'jump cell 1;' as the menu loops to cell 1 of the actual pgc.
2. You should set the pause to "0" instead of "inf", otherwise the menu "waits" after playing the mpeg and you will never see a loop...

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Hi borax,

That did the trick. Now I have a looping menu, and if I say so myself, it looks pretty good. Thanks again!