DVD setup

I am now going to make the graphics and the sound that i have created sync up with each other to create the start up sequence for the DVD screen. To do this i used Adobe Premier because i can get the widescreen view when i import the .PSD folder of the pictures. The PSD file of the actual picture is used for this because when it is compressed down to a JPEG it will loose it's aspect ratio and will not be widescreen if you import the JPEG. However the PSD file keeps all the information you need and will make it easier to create the video with. After i created the video i exported the video in a 720p PAL Widescreen format because that is the settings that the images were created on in photoshop. I then went to another Adobe program called Encore. I created a new file with PAL video settings because that is what the video and images that i have created were exported on.

I then inserted a new timeline into the project by right clicking in the project section of the program and selecting New > Timeline. This is so i can insert my video into the start up in the DVD sequence.

i then clicked and dragged the video into the program's project section and then put it in the timeline for the sequence. I then created my menu for my DVD. I also created this in photoshop with the PAL Widescreen settings for it to suit the video's format. When i went to create the buttons I made a folder for each button on its own with the folder name (+) so Adobe Encore will detect that they are buttons.

After i saved the PSD file of the image i then imported the PSD file into Encore because it has the button data that we needed. After i had imported the PSD file into Encore the buttons had already been created for me so all i had to do then was create the end action for the video timeline. For this in the timeline properties i went to the icon next to the end action and dragged a line towards the menu option in the library.

I then went to file > build > file so i can export the DVD menu and selected my place to export the DVD start up and menu for a DVD disc to play the Dracula film. I set the export to go to an empty file and then exported the file then i had my dvd start up menu for my DVD.