Setting disc navigation links


    The navigation links of a disc control what menu or timeline to display when the DVD starts and, optionally, what to display when that menu or timeline ends.

To set disc links:

  1. Click the Disc tab to activate it.
  2. Note: If you plan to use the pick whip to select a link, you can instead click the Timelines or Menus tab in the Project window. The tab you choose depends on whether the link is to be to a timeline or to a menu. Then click anywhere in the blank space below the list of assets so that Adobe Encore DVD deselects any selected elements and displays the disc properties in the Properties palette.)

  3. Click the Properties tab to activate it (or choose Window > Properties).
  4. In the Properties palette, select a destination for First Play by using one of the following methods. Adobe Encore DVD displays the new link in the Properties palette using the format Menu:Button or Timeline:Chapter.
    • Choose a menu or timeline from the First Play pop-up menu, and then choose the button or chapter point from the submenu that appears. (Choosing Default for a button leaves the default button highlighted on the destination menu.)

    Note: The First Play pop-up menu lists up to 20 of the most recently used menus and timelines. If the menu or timeline you want is not listed, choose Specify Other from the pop-up menu, as described below.

    • Choose Specify Other from the First Play pop-up menu. Then open the desired folder, and select the button or chapter point. (To leave the default button unchanged, select the menu name rather than a button.) Click OK.
    • Drag the First Play pick whip to the destination menu or timeline in the Project tab; or to the chapter point in the timeline or Timelines tab; or to the menu or button in the Menus tab. If you drag to a menu or timeline, rather than to a button or chapter point, Adobe Encore DVD sets the button to Default or the chapter to Chapter 1.
  5. If you want to change the end action for the First Play link, select a destination for Override in the Properties palette.
  6. The disc-related link options in the Properties palette are as follows:

    First Play

    Specifies which menu or timeline is displayed when the viewer first starts the DVD, as well as which button is highlighted or at which chapter point to begin in the timeline. For menus, unless you select Default from the list of buttons, the button you choose overrides the linked menu's default button. Adobe Encore DVD initially sets First Play to the first menu or timeline created in the project, or to the first menu imported.

    Override

    (Optional) Sets the end action for the link specified in First Play. This link overrides the default end action of the menu or timeline. You can specify a menu and the button to highlight or a timeline and starting chapter point. (See Understanding end action overrides.)