To make developing DVD publications simpler Opus DVD provides three types of pages, each with a specific purpose. The page types are:
Menu Pages These pages are used to link together the pages produced using the Video and Normal page types. Menu pages are the only place where user interaction can take place in a DVD. Interactivity in DVDs is limited to a simple mouse click in computer based players, or a press of the OK button on standalone players, and navigation through the available options Video Pages These pages play back a single video file full screen. This is the simplest way to include any material generated from other sources. For example you could edit the video portions of a DVD in a suitable editing package and then use Opus DVD to combine the video material into a finished DVD. If you have video in DVD compatible MPEG2 format files they can be included directly into the DVD without any re-encoding. Other formats and sizes of video must be re-encoded during the publish process. This can result in a loss of quality so it is always advisable to start with source material that is uncompressed or has been compressed with a lossless codec. Normal Pages Normal pages are exported to MPEG2 video in the same manner as the standard video export publications. Most Opus actions and object types are available but there is no interactivity. User interaction can be simulated through the Mouse and Keyboard recorder. Overview of Opus DVD PublishingRelated Topics: