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Help. I am trying to create a wedding DVD in DVD studio pro but there are no templates. There are no buttons bar the default one and no shapes to be seen at all?? Please help me locate them. I really want to give this wedding to the couple.

Hello I have been working on a project (someones wedding for a long time) I have finally got through it to the stage of creating the DVD in DVD studio Pro But there are no templates available, No shapes and no buttons aside from the default one. What do I do how do I reattach or locate them.

Please help I would love this to be done and in the families hands by Christmas

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Posted on Dec 7, 2011 1:32 PM

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Russ H

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Dec 10, 2011 3:11 PM in response to lindabob

I'm sure you'll get your movie on a DVD in plenty of time.

But again, I need to know more about your movie to be able to be helpful (which is why I keep coming back to that command i query).

Some questions:

What camera (or cameras) shot your footage?

Did you edit in Final Cut Pro and if so, what were your sequence settings (open the project, click in the Timeline and hit command 0).

When it was exported, was it exported as Quick Time movie (not Quick Time Conversion)?

Looking forward to your report.

Russ

Russ H

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Dec 10, 2011 3:58 PM in response to lindabob

Ok. 13 GB for an hour long SD DV makes sense.

Please go back to iDVD and click on Project in the Tool Bar. Video mode should be PAL. Encoding should be High Quality. DVD Type should be Single Layer.

Create a new iDVD project. Click the + button in the lower left corner of the menu window. Drag your movie to where it says "add movie here".

Let us know.

Thanks,

Russ

Russ H

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Dec 11, 2011 6:19 AM in response to lindabob

Linda,

Any progress with a new iDVD project, using those settings?

Another thought – If you get more complaints from iDVD, please double-check the duration by going into Finder and control clicking on the movie file> Get Info.

Russ

lindabob Author

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Dec 11, 2011 12:29 PM in response to Russ H

Hello Russ I used a consumer level camera. A panasonic full HD 1920x1080 ,3mos advanced o.i.s.

I edited in Final Cut ProI have exported the same project several times over the last week, in both Quick time movie and also Quick time conversion.

I clicked in the time line and here is what came up.

Sequnece 2

frame size-wid 720x576-aspect ratio ccir 601/dvpal(5:4)

pixel aspect ratio Pal-ccir 601 (720x576)

amorphic 16-9

feild domince -lower (even)

editing timebase-25

quicktime video settings

compressor -dv-pal

quality 100%\Audio setting

rate 48KHZ

Depth 16-bit

config Channel groups'

thank you so much for your help and perseverance

Linda

lindabob Author

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Dec 11, 2011 12:36 PM in response to Russ H

Hello Russ

In Idvd here is what is says.

Vidoe mode pal

encoding Best perfomance

aspect ratio widescreen 16-9

dvd type single layer (sl-4 2gb

dv rom 0mb

slideshow 0mb

menus 858mb

movies 5876mb total 119 mins 6.57gb

I am so glad you understand all of this as i dont but hopefully one day i will.

Russ H

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Dec 11, 2011 1:02 PM in response to lindabob

Thanks, Linda,

Several things: Best performance is for small projects…the best quality setting is for longer projects. More importantly…

According to the iDVD info, your movie is just under 2 hours and is roughly 6,5 GBs (including menus), which definitely cannot fit on a single layer DVD. I understood that the movie was half that size at 59 minutes. Are you sure the movie file you imported into iDVD the same one that was reported as13.51 GBs in your post yesterday? (You said you'd done several exports.)

Russ

lindabob Author

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Dec 11, 2011 1:06 PM in response to Russ H

Hi Russ,

At the momment (as I type) I am very hopeful that something is working. I have done exactly as you said and Idvd is doing something. I so hope this is it.

Ive a pedantic sounding question for you. When the movie is playing ( I have it in preview at the mo and am about to burn it to disc.) I will know in 2 1/2 hours if its in the bag. The project is in letter box style but weirdly it has a grey panels either side of the image. What do i do with that; or should I just be more than relived with having what I have breath a sigh of relief thank you profusely and post it?

You are a God send

Linda

lindabob Author

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Dec 11, 2011 1:16 PM in response to Russ H

Hi Russ I think im in a whirl as i exported so many copies of this now that I a confused myself. The first one I mentioned didnt have the messages for the bride and groom on it, todays one does have those messages.

I am finding Idvd very moody one day, it will accept an import and the next it wont so i am going with what i can get it to accept. I am wondering if my Final Cut studio is an unhappy one as so may things are playing up. Mind you an expert head around the subject is making it so much better

Il know in a few hours what has happened and if we have been successful but worryingly from your last dvd it sounds as though my optimism that the worry is over may have been remature as you say it wont fit on to a single DVD what do i do in that case?

Many thanks

Linda

Russ H

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Dec 11, 2011 4:11 PM in response to lindabob

Your update sounds encouraging. I imagine the gray bars are pillar-boxing. If it's objectionable, go to Project in tool bar and click switch to 16:9. Then preview by hitting the large play triangle on the lower right of the main window.

Good luck.

Russ

Russ H

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Dec 11, 2011 4:17 PM in response to lindabob

Forgot to answer your what-if question. I would put the main movie and the messages on separate disks (meaning, create two projects). You could theoretically do this on a dual layer, but that's a different can of worms.

Russ

lindabob Author

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Dec 13, 2011 7:17 AM in response to Russ H

Hello Clever clever person, I now have DVDs I can send to the couple. I am so relieved and thankful. If you had not helped I would still be here desperatly trying and getting no where fast. As it is I will post tomorrow and either have a happy couple or a less than happy couple but without you they would not be able to see their wedding.

Your a Godshend

Thank you

Linda

lindabob Author

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Dec 13, 2011 7:18 AM in response to lindabob

Ermm that was God Send

Russ H

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Dec 13, 2011 7:53 AM in response to lindabob

Thanks…glad it worked out.

Russ

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