DVD Menu Programs

chuckg31 · Post by **chuckg31** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 12:13 am

Does anyone know of a DVD menu program that is actually decent and customizable? I currently have Sonic MyDVD and its way too simple for me. It also doesn’t allow for multiple videos in the menus (as far as I know).

What I want to be able to do is have some sort of video playing in the background with music. When you go to a sub menu, I want the to be able to change the video playing in the background to something different with different music. I also want a program that I can make custom buttons for.

Anyone know of a decent program? Better yet does anyone know of a way to do this with freeware?

Thanks
-Chuck

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 2:13 am

Ulead MovieFactory might be what you're looking for. It's not free, but it doesn't cost too much ($50).

The menu builder is not completely flexible, but it offers a large number of styles, templates, fonts, button shapes, and scene frames that you can choose from (samples). You can select an image for a menu background and attach a piece of music to it. You can have different backgrounds and music for the submenus. But the backgrounds must be still images, not video.

More information is at the Ulead Web site:
http://www.ulead.com/dmf/runme.htm
http://www.ulead.com/learning/dmf.htm

Stakyl · Post by **Stakyl** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 6:32 am

update to an old thread....im wondering the same thing.

What does everyone else use?

Org Profile · Post by **GloryQuestor** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:37 am

For DVD burning, I use MyDVD also.

The only way I can point you is Download.com's DVD Tools section, which features a lot of DVD players, makers, and some movie makers (WMM2 is on the list for download as well).

Click here to view Download.com's list.

narcted · Post by **narcted** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:39 pm

For customizable DVD menus you will want professional level authoring software. Ulead DVD Movie Factory is consumer/beginning level. Ulead makes DVD Workshop. This lets you build a menu from scratch without being restricted to the templates. This program starts at $200.

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:25 am

Photoshop and adobe encore are all you need.

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 4:33 am

To correct an error I made in my previous reply: it is possible to use video files as menu backgrounds in MovieFactory. See this site for a tutorial:
http://www.ulead.com/learning/dmf/dmf3_04_1.htm

This is the tutorial for creating your own menu layouts with MovieFactory:
http://www.ulead.com/learning/dmf/dmf2_05_1.htm

Rurounikeitaro · Post by **Rurounikeitaro** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 6:00 pm

If you want a video or picture on your DVD menus with music, you should get Nero. I can't live with out it.