Professional DVDA menu templates at DVinfo.net

Thomas Roberts · August 5th, 2009, 10:48 PM

Is there anyone that makes and sells professional DVDA Menu Templates?

Thanks,

Jeff Harper · August 5th, 2009, 10:54 PM

Don't think so. There are some available for Premier Pro and Final Cut, but I've not seen any for DVDA.

Jason Robinson · August 6th, 2009, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomas Roberts

Is there anyone that makes and sells professional DVDA Menu Templates?

Thanks,

The templates on DVDA are the bane of my dvd mastering existence. Why must they look like cheap crap! Honestly?!?!

I too long for some good, clean, templates.

Jeff Harper · August 7th, 2009, 06:45 AM

The only thing good about the templates is they force you to get creative.

You can create nice looking DVD menus of your own. Here's a simple one that my clients like. Use cookie cutter in Vegas to create the effect here for an elegant DVD menu movie and then use text only buttons with a nice font and you're done.

Simple and effective.

Dugi Barr · August 7th, 2009, 07:29 AM

Or create them in photoshop and "hide" the image and text buttons behind your graphic

Edward Troxel · August 7th, 2009, 07:29 AM

I've never used a "template" for any of my DVDs. I find it easy enough to create from scratch and they'll all be unique that way as well.

Rich Petruccelli · August 7th, 2009, 09:08 AM

I make a background slideshow of the highlights of the disc in Proshow Producer. Easy to do and it looks real good.

Jason Robinson · August 7th, 2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Thomas Roberts

Is there anyone that makes and sells professional DVDA Menu Templates?

Thanks,

another gripe is why can't the DVDA software switch aspect ratios on all the masks, buttons, when the project is 16:9. All the masks and buttons are still 4:3 which looks bad!

Bill Spearman · August 8th, 2009, 07:32 PM

Those examples are impressive! Thanks for sharing them. It really helps to see creative and beautiful work like that.

Manohar Hegde · August 10th, 2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich Petruccelli

I make a background slideshow of the highlights of the disc in Proshow Producer. Easy to do and it looks real good.

Can you give some more details as how you create background slideshow and bring them in DVDA

Thanks

Thomas Roberts · August 10th, 2009, 10:28 AM

Seems like this would be a very good entre for some very savvy and creative types to develop this for the Vegas Pro community....

I too end up using the start from scratch....

August 5th, 2009, 10:48 PM	#1
Thomas Roberts Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: OC and LA Posts: 56	Professional DVDA menu templates Is there anyone that makes and sells professional DVDA Menu Templates? Thanks, __________________ Canon DSLR's, C100, C300. FCPX, Sony Vegas Pro. Assorted Nikon, Canon, Zeiss lens.

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Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	The only thing good about the templates is they force you to get creative. You can create nice looking DVD menus of your own. Here's a simple one that my clients like. Use cookie cutter in Vegas to create the effect here for an elegant DVD menu movie and then use text only buttons with a nice font and you're done. Simple and effective. Attached Thumbnails

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Dugi Barr Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Esher, Surrey Posts: 89	Or create them in photoshop and "hide" the image and text buttons behind your graphic Attached Thumbnails

August 7th, 2009, 07:29 AM	#6
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I've never used a "template" for any of my DVDs. I find it easy enough to create from scratch and they'll all be unique that way as well. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

August 10th, 2009, 10:28 AM	#11
Thomas Roberts Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: OC and LA Posts: 56	Seems like this would be a very good entre for some very savvy and creative types to develop this for the Vegas Pro community.... I too end up using the start from scratch.... __________________ Canon DSLR's, C100, C300. FCPX, Sony Vegas Pro. Assorted Nikon, Canon, Zeiss lens.

August 5th, 2009, 10:54 PM	#2
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Don't think so. There are some available for Premier Pro and Final Cut, but I've not seen any for DVDA.

August 7th, 2009, 09:08 AM	#7
Rich Petruccelli Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: East Boston, MA Posts: 46	I make a background slideshow of the highlights of the disc in Proshow Producer. Easy to do and it looks real good.

August 8th, 2009, 07:32 PM	#9
Bill Spearman Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 161	Those examples are impressive! Thanks for sharing them. It really helps to see creative and beautiful work like that.