I haven't seen this yet on the forums considering the very little time I've been here within the community, so please forgive me if it's come up already..
Knowing that Harmy is working on a future BD release with special features etc. and I'm guessing that this could take considerable time to publish; I'm wondering if instead of each of us individually authoring DVD/BD menus etc. if it would be possible for us as a community to create a menu shell specifically tailored for DE trilogy for all to use?
A little bit of community sourcing?
I'm not as familiar with DVD/BD authoring (I've only done it a handful of times myself) as I am with other forms of interactive digital media so I will leave this to the more experienced community members to answer. (And if this has been brought up already, or if I've missed it elsewhere in the forums, then I apologise!)
But it seems to me that if the more experienced community members were able to collaborate on creating a standardized menu shell for Harmy's DE, it would allow for easier customization (DVD5/9 & BD etc) alongside a fleshed out tutorial (how to add/remove audio tracks or add special features etc. on top of the base shell that would be provided).
I have experience with special effects and various forms of animation. I'm sure others in the community have a mountain of media talent to contribute. We could create some very elegant, minimalistically animated/designed menus.
Does this seem to be a pointless endeavor? Has this been done? Are there technical aspects of the DVD/BD authoring process that I am currently ignorant?
I would love to hear some feedback on this and if this would in anyway contribute to your work Harmy, I would be more than happy to put time in on this as I'm sure others would as well. If executed properly, I think that this could be an excellent compliment to not just the amazing work that Harmy and other editors have shared with the community, but also to the amazing disc/case art for the DE.
Thoughts?
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