Menu pane – Apple iDVD 6 User Manual

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Chapter 3

iDVD at a Glance

Menu Pane

You use the Menu pane to add content to a menu or drop zones, and edit the look of
text on a menu. To see the Menu pane, click the Menu button in the iDVD window.

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Background well: Drag images or movies into this well to make them appear as the background
of your DVD menu.

B

Audio well: Drag sound files here to make them play as the background music for your DVD
menu. Click the speaker icon to turn the sound on or off as you work.

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Background Movie Start/End controls: Click the triangle to see the Background Movie Start/
End slider when you use custom video as a menu background. Drag the left half of the slider to
set where the video begins, then drag the right half to set where the video ends.

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Loop Duration slider: Move the Loop Duration slider to set how long the background movie
will play before it repeats (or "loops").

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Menu Volume slider: Drag this slider to set how loud the background audio plays. This control
affects the volume of your DVD

F

Drop zone controls: Drag images or movies to fill the drop zones in the list, or click the Edit
Drop Zones button to open the drop zone editor. Click Autofill to have iDVD automatically fill the
drop zones in the menu with images from your project.

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Title text controls: Use these controls to customize the look of the text in menu titles and text
elements. Click the pop-up menus to change the font, font style, or font size. Set the alignment
of the text on the menu. Add a shadow to the text, or click the Color box to choose a different
text color.

H

Reset Text button: Click to undo all the changes to text and return it to the theme settings.

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