The Project Plan

The project you will create, Facepainting. consists of a video feature, slide show, and several motion and still menus. Playback begins with a short Main Intro sequence that leads directly into the Main Menu. The Main Menu is a 10-second video loop containing four menu buttons that link to the:

Main Movie, a video feature (lasting 2 minutes, 30 seconds) with three chapters, audio and subtitles.

Chapter Menu, a 10-second video loop with three buttons that link to the chapters in the Main Movie, and one button that links back to the Main Menu.

Slide Show, a 40-second slide show with four images.

DVD Credits, a still menu with one button that links back to the Main Menu.

The project flow for the tutorial is illustrated in Figure 1, where gray items represent a menu with buttons and white items represent a linear sequence (video or slide show).

Figure 1: Flowchart of the project plan

The linear sequences will be authored to return to the Main Menu after playback completes. In addition, all of the elements (except the Main Intro) will be set to return to the Main Intro when the Return key is pressed on the remote control. The Main Menu will serve as the Title Menu, and therefore be associated with the Title key on the remote control. The Chapter Menu will serve as the Root Menu and be associated with the Menu key on the remote.

For more information on planning a project, see Chapter 5, “Planning and Preparation” in the ReelDVD User Guide.

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