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  • DVD Architect slideshow question

    Posted by Neblackshirts on April 7, 2007 at 3:38 am

    I want to create a DVD that is basically a powerpoint presentation that only goes to the next slide when the “next” button is pushed on the DVD remote. I know DVD Architect supports “Picture compilations”, but changes pictures automatically every 5 seconds. Is there a way to pause between pictures using Architect? Thanks.

    Pballain replied 19 years, 1 month ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Edward Troxel

    April 7, 2007 at 1:05 pm

    I guess you could make each picture a separate menu.

    Edward Troxel
    JETDV Scripts

  • Pballain

    April 7, 2007 at 3:08 pm

    How would I tell Architect to loop the menu (so the graphic stays on the screen until the “next” button is pressed on the remote) and also point to the next menu when the next button is pressed on the remote? Thank you.

  • Laszlo Kovacs

    April 7, 2007 at 4:23 pm

    Not the “next” but the OK button.
    Insert a button that links to the
    next menu (slide), if you have more
    buttons, make sure that the “next”
    is the default.
    Doing so ensures that you just have to press the “OK”.
    The menu’s end action tells the player what to
    do if the end is reached, the default is hold, I think.
    You can set it to LOOP if you want, but this makes only
    sense if you have something motion on the page.

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    Another way is that you set the slides length to a value
    that is surely more than needed.
    Let’s say change the page every 30 sec, make the slides
    3 minutes length. When playing, pressing “next” skips
    the remaining time of the current slide.

    —-

    For projecting pps/ppt files I’d recommend a using
    a notebook.

    By(t)e
    K.L.

  • Adam Rose esq.

    April 7, 2007 at 5:52 pm

    it’s unlikely to be an issue if only PPT slides, but remember there is a limit to how large all your menus can be, in total.

    someone else can no doubt tell you the exact figure, but IIRC it’s something like 100MB or 1GB…..

  • Pballain

    April 7, 2007 at 6:23 pm

    I think I got it to work adding just menus. I made the link to the menus so small that you can’t see when pressing the “ok” or “enter” button. It’s not the easiest thing to set up, but it’s what I need. Thanks for all of your suggestions!

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