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About Loop # and Duration
You can set the display time of a menu to a specific amount (called Duration). For motion menus, the Duration
setting determines how long the menu plays before either repeating itself (called Loop #) or triggering the end action.
The video or audio content of the menu plays within the confines of the Duration. The menu duration is set automat-
ically to match the length of the video background or audio that you add to the menu. If the run time of the video or
audio content exceeds the menu duration, the content is clipped. If the run time of the video background or audio is
less than the duration, the content ends. (The background displays the last frame until the menu loops or ends.) For
animated thumbnail buttons, if the run time of a video thumbnail button is less than the duration, it repeats until the
menu loops or ends.
A
C
E
In this menu, duration exceeds length of video and audio content. Video background freezes on the last frame before the menu loops. Audio
finishes and starts again only when menu loops. Thumbnails repeat until menu loops.
A. Menu duration B. Video thumbnails C. Video background D. Last frame E. Audio
About Loop Point
You can set motion menus to loop either a specific number of times or until the viewer activates a button (forever).
When looping, all content begins again once the menu duration is reached. The only exception to this is when you
specify a Loop Point.
The Loop Point is used to initially disable the buttons. Until the loop point is reached, the viewer cannot select or
activate a button. The menu returns to this point on each repetition, so the buttons are disabled only when the menu
is first displayed. For any subsequent repetitions, the Duration is shorter and the start point of all video content in
the menu is offset.
A
B
C
Buttons are inactive until background video reaches loop point. If the menu loops, it returns to the loop point, making the menu duration
shorter.
A. Menu duration B. Background video C. Loop point
B
B
D
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