Apple iDVD 6 - Manual (Page 6)

6 Chapter 1 Welcome to iDVD
Themes
The overall look of a DVD menu and its buttons is called a theme . The theme is defined
by the colors and graphical elements used in the menu, the font style and size of text,
the button shape, and much more.
The professional quality themes provided in iDVD are simple to use and easy to
customize. If you make changes to a theme that you want to use again, you can save
the modified theme as a
favorite and use it for other projects.
So what are you waiting for? It’s time to create your first DVD.
Finding Out More
Your computer comes with a built-in help system for iDVD. When iDVD is open, you can
choose Help > iDVD Help in the menu bar. When iDVD Help opens, you can type a
word or phrase in the search field at the top of the page or click one of the topic areas
to find out information about a certain topic.
You’ll find links to other helpful resources on the main iDVD Help page, such as a Hot
Tips website and the Apple Support website.
For the latest news and information about iDVD 6, go to the iDVD website at
www.apple.com/ilife/idvd.
Did You Know?—Quickly Creating a DVD
The choice is yours in iDVD 6. If you don’t have the time to spend creating a DVD, you
can choose one of the quick DVD features built into iDVD 6.
Use the OneStep DVD method to create a DVD directly from your DV camcorder.
This is useful if you want to transfer your unedited video footage from your
camcorder to a disc that plays automatically and doesn’t include menus.
For a quick DVD with a professional menu that includes buttons, take a step up from
OneStep DVD and create a Magic iDVD. When you open iDVD, just click “Create a
Magic iDVD.” Then choose a theme and select the media and music you want in your
DVD. That’s it! iDVD builds your DVD and burns it to the DVD disc format of your
choice.
For more information about OneStep DVD and Magic iDVD, see iDVD Help.