Web DVD Menu Creation and Functionality

[Judboy (Jud)]

Can you create an interactive web DVD menu that will play video on a scene and go back to the main menu?

[Daniel]

Nope, this is not what Hype is for, but you could simulate this if you are viewing this through a web browser / website. (You can’t build DVD menus with Hype).

[Judboy (Jud)]

Can you make a button play a video and then have a button on the scene to go back to the main scene?

Yes, I meant simulate. Not create a real DVD menu.

[Daniel]

Yup:

Creating Play & Pause Buttons for Video

If you’re just starting out with Video in Tumult Hype, please read our video documentation When you drag a video into Hype, it creates a Video element controlled by Hype. You can set whether you wish to show controls, whether you want the video to autoplay, and even if you want the video muted. All controls for these types of videos exist on the video element itself (a rectangle). To create controls outside of the element keep reading: By default, play and pause buttons (and their design) ar…

[Judboy (Jud)]

Thx so much!

What is meant by this?

Use the tabs at the top of the window to go back to the scene

[Daniel]

@Judboy

What is meant by this?

Use the tabs at the top of the window to go back to the scene

When you make a function, it creates a new tab, shown as 'functionname()' below:

[Judboy (Jud)]

Thanks again! I am trying to learn.

Do you have a sample project I could download and study with these elements? Thanks

[Daniel]

The ‘Intro to Elements’ training document at the bottom of http://tumult.com/hype/tutorials/ shows how to use either a Hype Video element or a custom video element.

[Judboy (Jud)]

Thanks again!!’