Viewer Interactive DVDs

[TScubed]

I have several fitness DVDs that have 5 10-minute selections on them. There is a customize button on the menu that I can select and "program" which combination of the workouts I want to do and it will play the selections back to back, in the order chosen, or just the ones I have selected if fewer than 5. Does anyone know how to make these customized DVDs? Thanks.

[aedipuss]

the easiest way for you to do it is a menu tree. just have the viewer follow the dots.

[TScubed]

Thank you for the quick response. Sorry it took so long to get back, but I was trying to figure out what you meant by menu tree, but it finally dawned on me. I thought I was always returning to the same menu, but it is just a series of menus that all look alike, except that previous selections are highlighted. Yes, this should be easy to implement. Thanks!

[Cornucopia]

The "Correct" way for this to be done on standard DVD-Video is to use a GPRM (DVD virtual machine) script that uses your menu selections as input for a temporary memory storage and then plays back that stored memory.

Looks NICE, but is somewhat complicated, especially/more-so if you've never programmed GPRMs.

Scott

[videopoo]

Here's a good tutorial for DVDSP for Jukebox Playlist. Used to do music titles like this all the time with Scenarist: My programming is a little different and much cleaner but it'll give you an idea.

http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/bitshifting.php

[TScubed]

Thank you for the information. From the first post I now understand why some authoring software was "limited" by only allowing 99 menus! I have really not done any GPRM programming, but you all have given me good information and the tutorial looks exactly like what I want to do. I have some studying to do! Thanks again to all of you.