MacroSystem Arabesk Ver.6 - Manual (Page 14)

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This menu is also used to define the start of the chapter in
case of custom chapter partitioning . The option for custom
partitioning of chapters is only available with the Gold Edition .
Partitioning: Use this selection button to select between the
different options to create chapters . You have the choice be-
tween ‘no chapters’, ‘each scene’, ‘every 5 minutes’, ‘every 10
minutes’ or ‘custom’ as chapter markers .
If you select the ‘custom’ option, the buttons ‘Chapter start’
and ‘Undo chapter’ will both become active in the ‘Edit chap-
ters’ dialog window . More information can be found under the
respective subitems .
Naming (only with Gold Edition): Here, you will also be able to
use a selection button to choose between ‘scene names’ and
‘numbered’ . With ‘scene names’, each chapter receives the
name of the corresponding scene from Bogart SE . If you select
‘numbered’, the chapters will be numbered consecutively,
starting with ‘Chapter 1’ .
Chapter start/Undo chapter (only with Gold Edition): As soon
as partitioning has been applied, you will find the ‘Chapter
start’ and ‘Undo chapter’ buttons in the ‘Edit chapters’ menu .
These only become active when ‘custom’ has been selected
when partitioning . In this case, the chapter list will contain the
individual scenes of the movie . Each scene first belongs to
chapter 1 . Should you wish to create additional chapters, you
should select the scene that should mark the start of the chap-
ter, and then click on the ‘Chapter start’ button . After that, the
chapter designation will be indicated by a number following
the scene name . Should you wish to remove the chapter again,
you should click the scene in the list that marks the start of the
chapter and then click on the ‘Undo chapter’ button .
Play: Playing a single chapter can also be done by using the
button . When you click on the button, the chapter selected
in the chapter list will be played .
In the bottom part of the ‘Edit chapters’ dialog window, a
counter shows how many chapters there are in the currently
selected movie . The DVD standard does not allow for more
than 99 chapters per movie . In case there are more, a mes-
sage will appear and Arabesk will reduce the number accord-
ingly .
2.4 Creating – be creative
2.4.1 Menu templates
As the name of the menu item already implies, this is where
you will find menu templates in different versions that you can
use to create your movie menus and/or chapter menus .
Menu templates are predefined or self-saved design settings
for main and chapter menus . The appearance of the back-
ground as well as the appearance and positions of buttons and
text is saved in the templates . This makes it possible to easily
apply the many design settings to appealing templates . If nec-
essary, individual changes can be applied afterwards – this is
often easier than making all the settings from scratch .
The available selection of menu templates depends on the
Bogart SE Edition you are using – templates that contain over-
lays or moving elements are only available starting with the
Gold Edition .
You also have the ability to save menus you created yourself in
this menu . This will allow you to use these again later on . You
may also delete menu templates that are no longer needed .
When you open the ‘Menu templates’ menu, you will get a
dialog window with the following buttons:
Load: Click on this button to call up the ‘Load menu tem-
plates’ dialog window . You will first get the opportunity to use
the selection button ‘Product’ to select which menu templates
should be displayed .
Below this, there is a list with several menu templates from
which you can choose . It is possible to scroll this list by using
the scroll bar to the right of it, or by using both arrow buttons
below the scroll bar for navigating the list . To the right, there is
a preview window in which the currently selected menu tem-
plate is displayed, as well as a short bit of information about it .
If you load a menu template from the ‘Menu templates’ menu,
this will not only load the main menu but also the correspond-
ing chapter menu (if available) .
Tip: The settings in the template will only be incorporated in
the current disc project when the template is loaded. If that
disc project is modified later on (such as adding another movie
or button or creating another chapter) the new elements will
not be of the same style of the template. In such cases, the
template should simply be reloaded – these elements will then
be adjusted as well.
Save: Click on this button to call up the ‘Save menu template’
dialog window . Here, a list on the left side lists the menu
templates that have already been saved, as well as the menu
template that is to be saved, with the name <New template> .
Below this, there is a text field, <New template>, which you
may click to call up the keyboard . This way, you may give a
new template a name, when you want to save it . To the right of
the list is an image of the menu template currently selected in
the list, as well as some information about it .
Before saving, you will be able to select the entries for tem-
plates that have already been saved and that interest you, to
see them in the preview window . To save the template as a
new entry, you should first click on the new name . If you have
selected an older entry, this will be overwritten when saving
(after a confirmation prompt) .