[Mark Mckittrick]

Hey Guys,

So, as I had mentioned, the hyperlink needs to be generated onto a PDF document. And then the PDF document needs to be included in the DVD-ROM content folder. This content can only be accessed by navigating through the file tree system of the disc. I have attached my rendition of the “how to access dvd-rom content” menu page so you can see who I approached this tecnho-hurdle.

I hope this helps.

-Mark

[Mark Mckittrick]

rt@TomKaatz –

As I mentioned, when you create your Word Document with a list of hyperlinks, you need to “Save As” a PDF file format. Encore does not recognize hypertext in .doc files.

That being said, you will only see the DVD-ROM content in a CPU in the file browser mode. If the DVD Player software runs upon initial disc spin-up, you cannot access the DVD-ROM content.

This is why I created a separate menu button called “PC Features” (but you could call it “DVD-ROM Only Material” or whatever suits your design needs best) to have a sub-menu appear describing the process for folks to appropriately access the material.

I hope this clarifies the process a little more. I’ll try to dig up that project in question and snap some screen grabs so you can see exactly what I did.

Cheers,
MMcK

[Mark Mckittrick]

So here’s a new twist on the same problem… I can get the switcher’s multi-view to work with any signal output BUT 1920×1080. The monitor’s resolution is sufficient (It’s an HP 2310e with a native 1920×1080 resolution at 60Hz) and it connected with a DVI-D cable.

Every time the HMX100 is set to 1080 59i, the monitor reads: “Signal Out Of Range”

Has anyone had any luck with this?

Thanks,
Mark

[Mark Mckittrick]

I found a way to work around this issue today, actually.

If you simply need the audience to click a hyperlink and have a website actually appear, the easiest thing to do is:

1) Create a Word Document with the active URL as hypertext (i.e. “https://www.asdfjkl;.com”)
2) Then save that document as a PDF. Acrobat will recognize and allow for the hypertext functionality to occur.
3) Save that PDF into your DVD-ROM Content folder
4) Direct Encore to that directory folder as you normally would for all DVD-ROM assets.

Just tried it out and it works perfectly. Almost everyone that has a computer has Adobe Acrobat installed, so there is no need of downloading/running yet another script. The DVD needs to be opened through the Windows Explorer to view the folder, and your PDF will be available to your audience.

Personally, I am making a sub-menu in Encore called “PC Features” to deploy a static image with text describing the process (whereas the content is not noticeable if the DVD player software on the CPU launches immediately).

I hope this was a solution that can work for you. All the best!

-Mark A. McKittrick