Selecting a menu design
Selecting a menu design for your DVD is quick and easy once you have decided to
create a menu and to partition it into chapters.
The Instant DVD Recorder offers numerous background pictures to choose from:
At the center of the window you can find menu design templates which you can view
by clicking and .
To select a particular menu simply click it.
If you do not want to make any further changes to the menu design that you have
selected, then you don't have to make any further settings in this window.
Changing a menu design
You can, however, customize the menu design which you have already selected:
To do so, click the
Edit
menu button and the window for menu design will open:
You can see the preview of your menu in the lower section. In the upper section there
are tabs with the individual design functions.
Selecting a background image
Click the
Background
tab and select a background image by clicking it with the
mouse. The selected background image is then displayed in the preview window.
You can also import your own picture from your hard disk: To do so, click the
Import
button and in
Open File
select the graphic file that you want to import as a background
image and then click
Open
. The image is then inserted on the left next to the
background images and can then be activated by clicking it with the mouse.
Selecting a frame
Click the
Frame
tab and select a frame design with a click of the mouse. The frame is
then displayed in the preview window.
Selecting the layout
The thumbnail of each layout includes a colored triangle which symbolizes the various
types of content:
Turquoise: Scene image frame
Light purple: Menu title (heading)
Dark purple: Scene number and title
Click the
Layout
tab and select a layout design by clicking it with the mouse. This will
be indicated in the preview window.
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