what is best way to create DVD with menu

saultopaul wrote on 9/10/2007, 3:41 PM
Hi this is my first post and am trying to work out how to do i guess what is seen as a simple thing using Vegas and architect.
I want to create a menu and a couple of still pages with a few lines of text. I am creating 4 DVDs covering a 7 1/2 hour seminar. I want to be able to give the viewer the choice of playing the whole DVD through or selecting the talk titles (about 2 talks per DVD).Before the talk i also want to put a simple page with text giving the title of the talk before it begins. In Vegas i have worked on the sound and edited coughs etc and have included cues every 5 minutes (including making sure 2 of the cues are at the beginning of the talks)
Is it now best to render to architect and add menu and pages?
and also please if possible give me a simple instruction how to do this. I have tried using the templates and have got completely confused! Have also tried understanding the manual but am getting nowhere.If anyone could advise i would really appreciate it thank you Paul ps i am using Vegas platinum 6.0b and architect studio 3

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MPM wrote on 9/10/2007, 6:22 PM
Briefly and going with what I *think* you're after...

I'd suggest rendering to mpg2 in Vegas (use the DVDA template for the correct video stream you're using) -- if possible encode audio to ac3 in Vegas, DVDA or separate free app (check videohelp.com or google for free app.). Also suggest tacking on your title in front of your video in Vegas rather than trying a separate page in DVDA for simplicities sake. Once you have your media ready, drag onto menu background in DVDA for 2 buttons linked to 2 titles. If your version of DVDA allows, create a playlist from those two titles, making sure to link to the playlist through a 3rd button if it isn't done automatically. Name all 3 buttons appropriately and render your DVD.