During the few years of DVD-lab development I created many backgrounds and audio background music that simply cannot be all included with the installation because of the size restrictions.
I was thinking to work on them more and release a resource CD or resource site with these files, perhaps create new templates for chapters and film-strip etc…
The question is if it is worth while, if you are interested in such thing, or there is already too much of this stuff elsewhere?
Update Jun 16: I am in the process of creating a subscription site with the ability to download as much as anybody wants. It is still in beta stage, butI believe this may be a better idea than to fiddle with resource CD’s, postages and lost packages.
As you see on the images above, with 2.0 version we can also use a more 3D -like menu backgrounds as there is a new Perspective tool in menu editor which makes easier to fit text and other objects onto perspective plane.
May 24th, 2006 at 9:13 am
I think a Resource CD would be a great idea. Why not organise a competition for user-submissions and include the winning entries?
Mark
May 24th, 2006 at 8:10 pm
Of course the resource CD will be a great idea, with this stuff we can create new menus without start from scratch.
I´m just waiting for the new DVD-lab Pro for buying it.
Julio Abundis
May 25th, 2006 at 11:19 am
Here’s another “Yes please” vote for this.
It’s a great idea, and will get bigger as well.
There are so many authors who don’t have either the ability to create great looking graphics (Like myself - I have to get my better half to do them for me) or don’t have the time to get it all just so, and having a wide variety of library content to use would be a definite plus.
Mark’s idea about getting our users to submit material is also a good one. I am always being pleasantly surprised at just how much undiscovered talent there is out there.
May 31st, 2006 at 5:39 am
The Resource CD is a great idea.
New stuff to play with is always well accepted.
I’m waiting new DVD-lab PRO version too!!!!
Great job.
Ivana
June 4th, 2006 at 6:10 pm
“Free” Templates/Footages was never a surplus.
But not all of them would be useful. My suggestion is to add a section to the web-site where they could be downloaded selectively.
June 9th, 2006 at 4:48 pm
I totally agree.
More resources for hobbyists to use in the projects is a great idea. You can buy pro stuff, like stock footage and menu background, but the price is generally equally professional. I would definitely like some cheap or even free stuff, perhaps including some user-created content.
However, a valid point is raised: you can have too much of a good thing.
Maybe we should use BitTorrent to distribute it
June 17th, 2006 at 7:27 pm
I would like that very much
it is very time consuming and all efforts are much appreciated
speaking on this line
something like object placement and rotate
I don’t like BT dwnlders,but thats me if thats where you put it then thats where I’ll get it
or I can host on my server I got the bandwidth to spare
July 3rd, 2006 at 1:54 pm
Just tell me how it could have happened that I haven’t seen this article earlier? Must have been blind due to coding
Great idea and great website!
Congrats!!!!!!!
July 5th, 2006 at 10:05 am
How much would the subscriptions be?
Something like this is almost tailor made for me, as I’m crap at graphics & my better half doesn’t always have time do do mine for me.
July 5th, 2006 at 10:10 am
Cancel last comment.
I just found it on the site.
Doh!
July 18th, 2006 at 8:40 pm
with reference to http://www.dvdstyle.com and the subscription there should be a yearly fee or a one-off fee, or maybe as part of DvD Lab pro 2.0 optional extra/inclusive fee for access via web
July 28th, 2006 at 5:16 am
just subscribed,
dvdstyle is a great idea…
fine work…
BUT:
all the stuff there is made for 4:3 tv.
People are changing more and more to 16:9, and shortly 4:3 will vanish.
I do all my DVD in 16:9, even if after i switch to 4:3 video.
anyone with a great idea ?
July 28th, 2006 at 6:26 am
Cancell last comment,
Did a little more studying and it did work on 16:9,
Will do a little more investigation for the mask,
so far so good,
So many things to learn….
and read………..!!!!!
July 28th, 2006 at 7:05 am
The templates usually work ok for 16:9 either by stretching, pillarboxing or cropping in.
But it is probably a good idea to think about 16:9 and offer both versions for images that would not look good with the above methods.
August 7th, 2006 at 5:51 am
Yes Oscar I have done the stretching… it works, look at (2) and I didn’t get highlight, this was done in my first try with the same images as in the guide.
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Been trying for quite a few hours the BOOBTUBECH.
-the images for 16×9 are noiw available but the mask is not there, tried to built my own w/o success, to long and to confusing to discribe here.
-tried in 4:3 went quite a way looking at the guide.
BUT
1) when you do step 15 and align image it blanks out the bottom as the mask is not a complete image.
2) the neat trick discribed in step 24 and after works ok but nothing is highlighted anymore after rendering thre DVD.