How to Create a DVD Menu Using AVS Video Remaker

It is clear that the DVD menu is a more useful function of all commercial DVDs. It allows you to browse the contents of the DVD and find the point at which you want to watch the video without losing time. Currently this option is available for personal DVDs. Create the menu for your DVD using AVS Video Remakes and enjoy!

1. Download and install AVS Video Remaker

Go here to download it: http://www.avsmedia.com/videotools/videoremaker.aspx

Once downloaded, start the AVSVideoReMaker.exe file and follow the installation instructions.

2. Launch AVS Video Remakes and choose the input files

After launching the program, select your video using the Add File button. Then in the window find the folder with your movie.

As the Create DVD menu is only available for DVDs, you can select MPEG or DVD as input an file. If you want to create the DVD menu in another file type (AVI, WMV etc), you may use AVS Video Converter to convert it to DVD and create the menu for the resulting file.

ATTENTION! If you convert a DVD, follow: X: \ Video_TS \ VIDEO_TS.IFO file where "X" is your DVD-ROM drive or folder with the DVD files stored.

It is preferable to choose only the IFO file, which contains information on the structure of the DVD so you can avoid problems of synchronization sound / video. If you choose VOB files (files containing separate video SNEN) you must attach it later.

Be careful, if you choose several video files they must have the same settings - video resolution, aspect ratio, frame rate and bit rate.

3. Create DVD menu management chapters

When you import the video, it is automatically divided into chapters by maintaining the structure of the original menu. To go to the Creation menu click the appropriate button located on the left side of the main window. All chapters will be presented in the field Chapters DVD.

If you want to manage the list of chapters as follows:

* Preserve the original menu (in this case do nothing, the list of chapters will be created by default). If you delete some sections of the list, you can restore them simply by clicking on Add>> Adding Chapters of the source.

*Remove sections of the list first find the chapter that you do not need it, click it and press the Delete button.

*Create your own menu - First you must delete all sections by clicking Remove, Secondly, create your own chapter: click the left mouse button on the timeline where you want the chapter begins, then press the Add button. Each new chapter will appear in the DVD field chapters. Do the same way to create other chapters.

*Add chapters automatically - go to the method Detect scenes, and click Add>> Adding Chapters of the list of scenes. If you choose this option, the number of chapters will correspond to the number of scenes detected. You can also create chapters at the specified interval (1,2,5,10,15,20 minutes) following Add>> Adding Chapters in the meantime.

4. Create DVD menu: menu customization

You can choose a template from the list style DVD menu. Click on the arrow next to the field style DVD menu to see the whole list of predefined templates and choose what suits you. The menu will be displayed in the window of the DVD menu. All chapters are organized into groups by 6; each group is shown in the window. Main Menu -> go to Chapter 1, Section 2, Chapter 3 for the complete list of chapters.

If you want to create your menu, press the Customize button to start the application included in the installation AVS DVD Menu Editor. This application will allow you to do the following:

1. Change the screen by adding an image. To do this click on the icon in the field Image0 layers, press the button Load Image and find the image needed. You can do the same thing by clicking Change the screen of the interface of AVS Video Remake

2. Add additional images. Click on the icon in Control Panel Image Tools left and find the image needed. The image will be put on the field as layers Image1 default. The right-click and select Rename from the menu if you want to rename.

Also you can adjust the edges of the image imported. To do so click the image in the field Layers, check whether the selection tool is activated on the Tools panel (click it) and move the edges (by clicking on the black rectangles) to change the size of the 'image.

3. Changing the text chapters Play button. To do so, click the appropriate buttons in the field, check if the text is well chosen in the field type, then right-click on the window menu, select Edit Text and type the text.

The menu is created; click Exit to close AVS DVD Menu Editor. The program will ask if you want to save changes. Choose Save as to save the menu created as the template so that you can use it next time without recreate.

5. Burn to DVD

Click the Start button! To open the Save File.

Here you can specify the name, path and the imposter DVD format.

The option save video disk is available. When enabled, AVS Video Remake burn the resulting file on the disk using the integrated burning engine.

Insert the blank discs compatible with your burner.

AVS Video Burner launched automatically will guide you through the burning process.

Choose the recorder from the list if you have several. Also if you want to check the disc recorded to ensure its quality check "Check Disk".

Then click Burn! To start writing. If necessary you can erase the rewritable disc.

Once finished burning the disc is automatically ejected. If you choose Check Disk, registration will take more time which depends on the size of the input file.

Now you can watch your DVD on your computer or DVD player!