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6.
Next
import your menu video and audio, if applicable, by dragging the files
from the explorer window to the storyboard. Menu creation is covered in
separate tutorials. Please refer to our Motion Menu or Still Menu tutorials
for step-by-step instructions on those.
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7.
Finally,
import your main video file and its audio track.
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8.
You
now need to determine the chapter locations of your main video, if any.
Most often I have found it best to use your NLE to determine the time code
of your chapter points before this step. Reel is not designed to play through
your video, so the interface, if you tried to, is a little cumbersome. |
9.
First
select the Main video by clicking it once in the Storyboard. In the track
window there will be a green pointer above the video track, along the timeline
bar. This will be used to determine chapter location. Holding the CTRL button,
click on the timeline to bring the pointer out where it is easily dragable.
The location of the pointer in relation to the video, as well as the timecode
will be displayed in the preview window. |
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10.
Using
the timecode you've collected from your NLE, approximate the location
on the timecode bar above the video track. Holding down CTRL, click on
this location. Drag the pointer to fine tune the timecode location using
the display in the preview window as a guide. Once the pointer is where
you wanted it, click the "Make New Chapter" button at the bottom
left of the track window. You will now have a dashed line across your
tracks as shown to the right. Repeat process for the remaining chapter
points you desire.
Note:
It is recommended that you create chapter points in the order you want
them. Adding one in between two others can be tricky for a beginner.
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Need
more detailed training?
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11.
It
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12.
There
are four sides and features to the frame around a video file in the track
window. The top is to determine a return track. The left determines a Prev
Track, or where the user will go by pressing the Prev button on the remote
when there is not a chapter to skip back to. The next button is also obvious.
The DVD player will play the Next Track immediately after. The Command Link
is only found on menus, and it is how we determine your button commands. |
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13.
Click on the
command link at the bottom of your menu, and drag it anywhere
on top the video file you're linking to. |
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14.
The
first thing you'll see is the window to the right. Reel is asking which
chapter you'll be linking to in your video. The next step will be to determine
which button on your menu will be used for this link. Choose which chapter
point you're linking to (the beginning of the track is always chapter
one) by clicking it.
Note:
You do not need a link on your menu for every
chapter you create.
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15.
The
"Choose Command Button" window will automatically appear afterwards.
Use this window and click on the button you wish to be linked to the chapter
you just selected. Continue this process for the rest of the your video
and chapters.
Note:
Linking buttons to other menus is the same process without the Chapter Selection
step.
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