DVD Template created in PS works in preview but not after burning?

[Vince Becquiot]

It is my understanding that, unlike Adobe Encore, PP templates cannot be modified in PS.

Vince

[Steven L. gotz]

They can, but you have to be very, very careful not to disturb anything. Just change – one for one – images and text.

Steven
https://www.stevengotz.com

[Tom J]

Are you serious, you’ve got to be joking. A .psd file that cannot be edited without some sort of trouble, that bites. Talk about a workflow hurdle. I mean I know they are pre-made templates, but that’s just it, they are templates, one would think you should be able to modify them to some extent.

[Steven L. Gotz] “They can, but you have to be very, very careful not to disturb anything. Just change – one for one – images and text.”

I have tried this to no avail. And all I did was change the text, images and placement of menus. That’s it…

So lets say I choose to modify one, and keep the layer structure in tact. In my previous versions I have paid close attention to the naming conventions for each layer and item. How do I use just 2 of the 4 menus that are in some of these templates. I.e. Play All / Movie, Scene Selection. vs. Play All, Scene Selection, Credits, etc.?

I just want to use the first two menus and discard the others. Do I have to keep them in the file and turn off their visibility where they are at or can I delete them?

Thanks for the feedback and help,
Tom

[Tom J]

Ok so not only did Photoshop start behaving badly, but PPro upon opening the saved project crashed everytime. Something along the lines of “Sorry but Premiere has encountered an error and needs to shut down. We will attempt to save your file”. Then it closed. Note: I did see for a split second what appeared to be the DVD Layout Preview window before closing.

Luckily this project was an easy one to recreate with 12 chapters.

So I first tried to dump my Prefs and Cache, etc. and that didn’t help. In fact, things got worse. I then unistalled the entire suite and re-installed it (man was that fun…)

I recreated the sequence, reloaded the DVD Template that I created the first time, and Voila! Everything works. And “YES” in case someone is wondering, the check box for “allow DVD with Menus” or whatever it’s called, was checked originally.

Alright enough babble, I just thought explaining my situation would help future Grazers here :>)

Thanks again for the help,
Tom

[Vince Becquiot]

Yep, I’ve had mixed success modifying templates as well. The first thing to remember is that you shouldn’t introduce new layers unless they are button objects, and a functional part of the menu. Also, make sure all highlights are still hidden. And, of course, make sure that you respect the (++),(+*) etc. symbols.

Vince

[Cal Johnson]

I just started playing around with trying to modify/create custom templates too (a friend of mine was asking how to do it). Doesn’t seem easy or straight forward. However, what is easy and straight forward is to make your own menus in Encore. Just wanted to say that Encore is really easy to use, its not a heavy, in-depth program that you have to spend months learning. I took a few days to go through it, and found it pretty simple to create great looking menus quickly now, even if I haven’t used the program for a few weeks, its easy to remember. I know this isn’t much help for those out there with only Premiere to work with, but if you’ve got Encore, you’ll find it much easier to make your own menus. I notice that Premiere Pro CS3 is going to include an integrated version of Encore, so that should make the work flow that much easier.