DVD Menu's - Open Forum

Sellout007 · 12-01-2002, 04:55 PM

Got some quesitons about how to make the DVD Menus, like scene selections and what not. Also where a good place is to get videos put on to VHS and also onto DVD.

I know Baker is heavy into the film editing, so if you see this i could really use your help man. Just got a few questions.

My msn name is under sellout007@hotmail.com and my AIM name is selloutsoldout

If anyone else has any info, it would be greatly appreciated.

-Baker- · 12-01-2002, 05:32 PM

Thats where the money is now in DVD menu making. I'm still learning. Best thing to do is look for a place who does DVD authoring and look for a duplication company. The more units you buy the cheaper it gets..lol

Darius might have some input for ya in regards to duplication and DVD authoring. I believe you should just pay someone who knows DVD authoring and thats done ...there are tons of duplication companies around throughout the nation.

What city are ya in again?

Hope this helps in some ways...its quite easy to get everything together, but there will be some hurdles to jump in the road to finishing the final version...STRESS!!!!

Sellout007 · 12-01-2002, 05:34 PM

Ive been doing some research on DVD software. And Ulead has one that allows you to make some menus. Do you know of any other software bundles that let you do this? Or have any that you recomend?

As for mass producing a DVD or VHS tape, do you have any companies youd suggest?

-Baker- · 12-01-2002, 06:58 PM

Sonic ReelDVD

I have v2.5.1 full version. This program goes for about 1599.00 retail!

Let me know.

What city do you live in? I'll help locate a duplicator for ya out there.

GYNXxx · 12-01-2002, 07:17 PM

Baker got the hookups like crazy man !!!! ......

Sellout007 · 12-01-2002, 07:23 PM

Gonna Go check sonic out right now. Ill check for it on kazaa as well. Any chance you can hook me up with a copy of it? *big smile*

I live in Orland Park, right across from the mall. Behind hOOters! Oh Yeah!!!

And thanks for your help man.

BTB Matt · 12-02-2002, 02:27 PM

ReelDVD is the only way to go! It's a little harder to use then the other drag and drop software, but all the other software I've used so far sucks for authoring menus. With ReelDVD you can at least customize all your own buttons. The only thing I don't like about ReelDVD is that the highlight on the button when your selecting the menu item has to be square, at least as far as I've found. A couple more problems I've had with ReelDVD was getting the video in the right MPEG format to import and I had to use some other software to burn the DVD because ReelDVD only burns directly to SCSI drives or DLT tape drives. Now that I got everything working it's a piece of cake and my DVD's look killer.

-Baker- · 12-02-2002, 04:07 PM

yep those are the problems i have seen too...played with it last night for the first time in months. I now remember the problems..lol

Sellout007 · 12-02-2002, 04:38 PM

So which one of you great guys wanna send me a copy??!?! :D

WestCoast Films · 12-02-2002, 05:58 PM

we've used ulead, we've used reel .....neither one are perfect, as they're only consumer grade, not built for full on customization

we use ulead to kick out one-off's onto DVD-R's cause the program is a no brainer, and the built in menu's and button effects aren't too bad

if you are truly serious about doing DVD authoring on your own, alot of professionals use Apple's DVD Studio Pro....its really where's it at if you want your product to look like the studios do (check out our menus on Project Mayhem: Las Vegas)

oh yeah, you'll need to have a mac to use DVD Studio Pro....but then again, thats where its at for editing too.....thats a whole different discussion tho....LOL

sorry to bust in on your thread baker....much love!

-tyson
WestCoast Filmworks

Sellout007 · 12-02-2002, 06:28 PM

Ive thoguht about buying an apple and having both, but i dont have the cash right now and my PC can do everythign an apple can do just as well. haha

And i dont need super duper professional quality here. Me and my buddy are just startinga very very small editing gig. Just like family videos, maybe some stuff for churches. Not charging alot, just some extra spending money and helping friends out. Most of all i just want it for the experience.

Thanks for the input though!

WestCoast Films · 12-02-2002, 06:43 PM

no problem at all....you should always gauge what you're going for as far as what tool you should use to acomplish it. if you plan to just do smaller projects for light editing and presentation, then it wouldnt make sense to go for the biggest gun out there

either reel dvd or ulead are plenty for what you're doing

-tyson

-Baker- · 12-02-2002, 08:41 PM

Sellout,
I hope you ended up getting that off my server and installing it..I'll check with you later after I get off work.
------------------------------------

MACs are for newbies..LOL

Stick with the best ....IBM's. / desktops (Normal computers) LOL

MACs cost to much to simple repairs and NO programs out there to get for free you got to buy the damn things!

I have over 50k worth of software for FREE!!! Thats the way I like it...

Tyson...I laughing at this as I'm busting on you! Please take this as a joke. I hope you don't use MAC's but it sounds like you do....sad story!

WestCoast Films · 12-02-2002, 10:29 PM

no offense taken baker....i know that newbies need PC's to survive...i'm not hatin'

ROFL

i actually have two rigs....PC editing station and also a Mac G4 dual 1.25 processor machine with a 22" flat panel monitor....oh yeah, its pro-grade allright

whats going on in the bay? haven't heard from any of you guys in a while...

-tyson

-Baker- · 12-03-2002, 03:25 AM

busy .... the sponsors are buying us all new bikes and clothes and a new house so we don't have to work anymore. Plus paying all of our bills off. ...hmmm (Wake up from dream)!

Just been busy with work and paying the bills. Weather is cool out here still just busy working and christmas coming up...busting out Credit card ..lmao

Anyways hit us anytime bro.

WestCoast Films · 12-03-2002, 08:17 PM

good deal....we're still wanting to get back down there and film some with you guys....i'll keep you in the loop fo sho

-tyson

12-01-2002, 04:55 PM	#1
Sellout007 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Orland Park Age: 28 Bike: 99' VTR1000 Gender: Posts: 29	DVD Menu's Got some quesitons about how to make the DVD Menus, like scene selections and what not. Also where a good place is to get videos put on to VHS and also onto DVD. I know Baker is heavy into the film editing, so if you see this i could really use your help man. Just got a few questions. My msn name is under sellout007@hotmail.com and my AIM name is selloutsoldout If anyone else has any info, it would be greatly appreciated.

12-01-2002, 05:32 PM	#2
-Baker- Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cali-Bay area Age: Bike: 02 GSXR 750 & 89 Ninja 6 Gender: Male Posts: 819	Thats where the money is now in DVD menu making. I'm still learning. Best thing to do is look for a place who does DVD authoring and look for a duplication company. The more units you buy the cheaper it gets..lol Darius might have some input for ya in regards to duplication and DVD authoring. I believe you should just pay someone who knows DVD authoring and thats done ...there are tons of duplication companies around throughout the nation. What city are ya in again? Hope this helps in some ways...its quite easy to get everything together, but there will be some hurdles to jump in the road to finishing the final version...STRESS!!!! __________________ PimpN Corrupt COPS: Bad boys, bad boys whatcha goin do..

12-01-2002, 06:58 PM	#4
-Baker- Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cali-Bay area Age: Bike: 02 GSXR 750 & 89 Ninja 6 Gender: Male Posts: 819	Sonic ReelDVD I have v2.5.1 full version. This program goes for about 1599.00 retail! Let me know. What city do you live in? I'll help locate a duplicator for ya out there. __________________ PimpN Corrupt COPS: Bad boys, bad boys whatcha goin do..

12-01-2002, 07:17 PM	#5
GYNXxx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Toronto Age: Bike: 02 R1 01 929 Gender: Male Posts: 1,189	Baker got the hookups like crazy man !!!! ...... __________________ www.GYNXxx.com

12-02-2002, 04:07 PM	#8
-Baker- Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cali-Bay area Age: Bike: 02 GSXR 750 & 89 Ninja 6 Gender: Male Posts: 819	yep those are the problems i have seen too...played with it last night for the first time in months. I now remember the problems..lol __________________ PimpN Corrupt COPS: Bad boys, bad boys whatcha goin do..

12-01-2002, 05:34 PM	#3
Sellout007 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Orland Park Age: 28 Bike: 99' VTR1000 Gender: Posts: 29	Ive been doing some research on DVD software. And Ulead has one that allows you to make some menus. Do you know of any other software bundles that let you do this? Or have any that you recomend? As for mass producing a DVD or VHS tape, do you have any companies youd suggest?

12-01-2002, 07:23 PM	#6
Sellout007 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Orland Park Age: 28 Bike: 99' VTR1000 Gender: Posts: 29	Gonna Go check sonic out right now. Ill check for it on kazaa as well. Any chance you can hook me up with a copy of it? big smile I live in Orland Park, right across from the mall. Behind hOOters! Oh Yeah!!! And thanks for your help man.

12-02-2002, 02:27 PM	#7
BTB Matt Regular StuntLifer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fremont, CA Age: Bike: Just riding Debo's Gender: Male Posts: 316	ReelDVD is the only way to go! It's a little harder to use then the other drag and drop software, but all the other software I've used so far sucks for authoring menus. With ReelDVD you can at least customize all your own buttons. The only thing I don't like about ReelDVD is that the highlight on the button when your selecting the menu item has to be square, at least as far as I've found. A couple more problems I've had with ReelDVD was getting the video in the right MPEG format to import and I had to use some other software to burn the DVD because ReelDVD only burns directly to SCSI drives or DLT tape drives. Now that I got everything working it's a piece of cake and my DVD's look killer.

12-02-2002, 04:38 PM	#9
Sellout007 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Orland Park Age: 28 Bike: 99' VTR1000 Gender: Posts: 29	So which one of you great guys wanna send me a copy??!?! :D

12-02-2002, 05:58 PM	#10
WestCoast Films Regular StuntLifer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Age: 32 Bike: Mostly Film Rigs Gender: Posts: 187	we've used ulead, we've used reel .....neither one are perfect, as they're only consumer grade, not built for full on customization we use ulead to kick out one-off's onto DVD-R's cause the program is a no brainer, and the built in menu's and button effects aren't too bad if you are truly serious about doing DVD authoring on your own, alot of professionals use Apple's DVD Studio Pro....its really where's it at if you want your product to look like the studios do (check out our menus on Project Mayhem: Las Vegas) oh yeah, you'll need to have a mac to use DVD Studio Pro....but then again, thats where its at for editing too.....thats a whole different discussion tho....LOL sorry to bust in on your thread baker....much love! -tyson WestCoast Filmworks __________________ http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=11556853 Free iPod, No Gimmicks, It's For Real

12-02-2002, 06:28 PM	#11
Sellout007 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Orland Park Age: 28 Bike: 99' VTR1000 Gender: Posts: 29	Ive thoguht about buying an apple and having both, but i dont have the cash right now and my PC can do everythign an apple can do just as well. haha And i dont need super duper professional quality here. Me and my buddy are just startinga very very small editing gig. Just like family videos, maybe some stuff for churches. Not charging alot, just some extra spending money and helping friends out. Most of all i just want it for the experience. Thanks for the input though!

12-02-2002, 06:43 PM	#12
WestCoast Films Regular StuntLifer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Age: 32 Bike: Mostly Film Rigs Gender: Posts: 187	no problem at all....you should always gauge what you're going for as far as what tool you should use to acomplish it. if you plan to just do smaller projects for light editing and presentation, then it wouldnt make sense to go for the biggest gun out there either reel dvd or ulead are plenty for what you're doing -tyson __________________ http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=11556853 Free iPod, No Gimmicks, It's For Real

12-02-2002, 08:41 PM	#13
-Baker- Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cali-Bay area Age: Bike: 02 GSXR 750 & 89 Ninja 6 Gender: Male Posts: 819	Sellout, I hope you ended up getting that off my server and installing it..I'll check with you later after I get off work. ------------------------------------ MACs are for newbies..LOL Stick with the best ....IBM's. / desktops (Normal computers) LOL MACs cost to much to simple repairs and NO programs out there to get for free you got to buy the damn things! I have over 50k worth of software for FREE!!! Thats the way I like it... Tyson...I laughing at this as I'm busting on you! Please take this as a joke. I hope you don't use MAC's but it sounds like you do....sad story! __________________ PimpN Corrupt COPS: Bad boys, bad boys whatcha goin do..

12-02-2002, 10:29 PM	#14
WestCoast Films Regular StuntLifer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Age: 32 Bike: Mostly Film Rigs Gender: Posts: 187	no offense taken baker....i know that newbies need PC's to survive...i'm not hatin' ROFL i actually have two rigs....PC editing station and also a Mac G4 dual 1.25 processor machine with a 22" flat panel monitor....oh yeah, its pro-grade allright whats going on in the bay? haven't heard from any of you guys in a while... -tyson __________________ http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=11556853 Free iPod, No Gimmicks, It's For Real

12-03-2002, 03:25 AM	#15
-Baker- Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cali-Bay area Age: Bike: 02 GSXR 750 & 89 Ninja 6 Gender: Male Posts: 819	busy .... the sponsors are buying us all new bikes and clothes and a new house so we don't have to work anymore. Plus paying all of our bills off. ...hmmm (Wake up from dream)! Just been busy with work and paying the bills. Weather is cool out here still just busy working and christmas coming up...busting out Credit card ..lmao Anyways hit us anytime bro. __________________ PimpN Corrupt COPS: Bad boys, bad boys whatcha goin do..

12-03-2002, 08:17 PM	#16
WestCoast Films Regular StuntLifer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Age: 32 Bike: Mostly Film Rigs Gender: Posts: 187	good deal....we're still wanting to get back down there and film some with you guys....i'll keep you in the loop fo sho -tyson __________________ http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=11556853 Free iPod, No Gimmicks, It's For Real