Linking content to menu buttons
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Notes on button links
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The DVD-Video format does not support overlapping buttons. If you are not sure
whether two buttons overlap, select both buttons and look at their selection rectangles; if
the rectangles overlap or touch one another, you must move the buttons apart.
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DVDit Pro HD prevents you from creating more than 36 button links on a menu. This is
the maximum allowed by the DVD-Video format.
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Each time you create a button link, DVDit Pro HD assigns a sequential
button number
to the new button. The number appears in the top left corner of the button in DVDit Pro
HD but is invisible on the finished DVD. If you delete a link, DVDit Pro HD reassigns
the button numbers. To change a button’s number, see
“Reassigning menu button
numbers” on page 132
.
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Viewers can select and immediately activate a button by entering its number using the
remote control’s numeric keypad. If you label buttons with their button numbers, it
helps the viewer to navigate the presentation.
Choosing button subpictures
Buttons created from layered Photoshop files usually include a subpicture design in their
overlay
layer (see
“Creating buttons and menus in Adobe Photoshop” on page 55
for
information on creating these buttons). The subpicture is displayed and changes color when
the button is selected and activated on the finished disc. Buttons created from single-layer
images or text blocks do not have a subpicture, so you must choose one for them.
To choose a button object’s subpicture:
1. Double-click the menu in the Project window. The menu appears in the Preview
window.
2. Select DVD Menus > View Selected Subpictures or View Activated Subpictures. The
Preview window then displays any existing button subpicture images.
3. In the Preview window, select the button whose subpicture you want to change. The
Attributes window displays the button’s attributes.
4. On the General tab of the Attributes window, select an option from the Subpicture Style
pop-up menu:
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None:
No subpicture is displayed when the button is selected or activated. The
viewer will have no way of knowing that the button exists. This is one way to create
“Easter egg” buttons.
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Fill Button Shape:
Creates a subpicture that covers the visible portion of the
button.
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Summary of Contents for DVDit Pro HD
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