Hello. I am using Encore CS6, and would like to have an intro animation seamlessly transition into the main menu which loops if no selection is made. After a selection is made I would like my outro animation to play before playing my feature timeline. I would like to know how to do this without any black frames popping up during these transitions.
I have been doing much research on this, and it seems that I should create an animation with the intro and looping menu in the same video file, and set the loop point where the intro becomes the menu.
Then my only questions are how do I have the buttons visible only during the looped portion, and how do I provoke the outro to seamlessly play before my feature when selecting a button?
Thanks so much for any help.
Best,
-Stephanie
EDIT: I have found you can link your buttons to transition with a video file. This isn't exactly seamless, but it works.
I am still trying to figure out how to make the button icons appear later in the menu, without separating the intro from the menu completely. Any suggestions are much appreciated.
EDIT 2: By selecting Default Button: None you can effectively erase the button from the intro animation. I would like, however, for the button to appear at a certain point, but this does not seem possible. I guess the user will have to select a button manually.