DVD AUTHORING - First play & setting targets

Standard Definition DVD / DVD 5. First play - Attaching first play to assets / tracks 

 In final cut pro select the duration of the asset you wish to see when the DVD starts, this is highlighted by a disk icon on the 'Disk' menu screen of DVD pro.

In this example i have created an asset in Final Cut Pro which is my main menu screen. Generally for the first play asset you would have a copyright warning logo/ frame. But for this example i'm using the main menu. Which when the asset is uploaded to DVD Pro you drag the specific asset into the first play icon Starting the chain of play from asset to asset.

Firstly using a colour solid from the text tool and various selected clips merged together on the timeline I have created a menu screen and shall send to Compressor and create an asset to upload to DVD studio pro ( this process as explained in previous post)   

Once step one has been completed and you have each asset imported into the 'Disk' Menu the next thing you need to do is to set targets from each of the assets or tracks from menu screen to screen, the pathway you wish the viewer to see each time they select each button..... 

 ' This is DVD Authoring'

Select created button and within the options of the button menu located at the bottom right of the screen in DVD Pro. There will be a option to 'Set Target' if you select this you can assign the asset you wish to merge with the specific button. So the user when selecting this button will be taken to this specific asset.

once you have set all the targets and have a cohesive chain of play from asset to assets including features and tracks your ready to burn.