Setting menu display time and end action navigation


    The Properties palette contains several options that control the display time and looping of a menu. You can let the menu display indefinitely or limit how long a menu waits for the viewer to activate a button. If the viewer makes no selection, you can designate what should display next. If the menu contains video or audio content, you can set the menu to loop a specific number of times. In addition, you can initially disable the menu buttons until the menu has displayed a set amount of time (the Loop Point), and on subsequent repetitions of the menu it will loop back to that point. (See Understanding menu display time and looping).

To set the display time of a menu:

  1. Click the Project tab to activate it.
  2. Select the desired menu from the list of assets.
  3. Click the Properties tab to activate it (or choose Window > Properties).
  4. (Still menus only) To set the display time, do one of the following actions in the Properties palette:
    • To have the menu display until the viewer selects an option, select Hold Forever.

    Note: When you select Hold Forever, Adobe Encore DVD leaves the values for End Action, Override, and Duration unchanged, but does not use them.

    • To set the menu display time to a fixed amount, click Hold Forever to deselect it and then double-click the value for Duration. Enter the amount of time you want the menu to display, using the format mm:ss (minutes:seconds).
  5. (Motion menus only) To set the display time and looping, do one or more of the following actions in the Properties palette:
    • To set the menu display time to a fixed amount, click Hold Forever to deselect it and then double-click the value for Duration. Enter the amount of time you want the menu to display, using the format mm:ss (minutes:seconds). Make sure Hold Forever is not selected.
    • To have the menu loop a set number of times, select or type a value for Loop #.
    • To have a menu loop until the viewer activates a button, select Forever from the Loop # pop-up menu.
    • To disable the menu buttons for a set amount of time, type a timecode value for Loop Point. (See Understanding menu display time and looping.)
  6. If you set the menu to display for a set amount of time or to loop a limited number of times, set the end action for the menu so that it has a destination once it times out. (See To set the End Action and Override links for a menu:.)

To set the End Action and Override links for a menu:

  1. Click the Project tab to activate it.
  2. Select the desired menu from the list of assets.
  3. Click the Properties tab to activate it (or choose Window > Properties).
  4. If you want the menu to lead to another menu or timeline when it times out, select a destination for End Action in the Properties palette 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 End Action 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 End Action submenu 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 End Action pop-up menu. Then open the desired folder, and select the button or chapter point. (To keep the default button unchanged, select the menu name rather than a button.) Click OK.
    • Drag the End Action pick whip to the desired 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 a button or chapter point, Adobe Encore DVD sets the button to Default or the chapter to Chapter1.
  5. If you want to change the end action for the destination link set in step 4, select a destination for Override in the Properties palette.
  6. The Properties palette contains the following menu navigation options:

    End Action

    (Optional) Sets the menu or timeline to switch to when the menu has timed out. Default setting is None.

    Override

    (Optional) Specifies a link that should override the end action of the menu or timeline to which this menu is linked. Default setting is Not Set, which leaves the end action unchanged. (See Understanding end action overrides.)