Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 238)

Verifying Button Connections
Each button’s Target setting (set in the Button Inspector) states its connection. Sometimes,
however, the names of the various project elements can make it easy to choose a target
that is not the one intended. For this reason, it’s important to verify the connections are
correct. There are two ways you can do this:
• Double-clicking the button in the Menu Editor: If you double-click a button that is
connected to a different menu, the Menu Editor automatically switches to show that
menu. If you double-click a button connected to a track, story, or slideshow, the
appropriate editor opens to that element and the Viewer prepares to play it (all you
need to do is click its play button).
• Simulating the menu: You can simulate the menu by either Control-clicking in the Menu
Editor, then choosing Simulate from the shortcut menu, or Control-clicking the menu
in the Outline or Graphical tab, then choosing Simulate from the shortcut menu. This
forces the Simulator to start at this menu instead of the First Play connection, as it does
when started from the toolbar.
Verifying Button Navigation
To verify button navigation, you need to use the Simulator. Either Control-click in the
Menu Editor, then choose Simulate from the shortcut menu, or Control-click the menu
in the Outline or Graphical tab, then choose Simulate from the shortcut menu. You can
now use the Simulator’s arrow keys to verify the navigation and highlight settings.
Verifying Menu Aspect Ratios and Languages
When you create menus using the 16:9 aspect ratio or multiple languages, you can use
the Simulator to verify the menu configurations. In DVD Studio Pro Preferences, you can
configure the Simulator to mimic a 16:9, 4:3 letterbox, or 4:3 pan-scan display. You can
also configure the default language settings of the Simulator.
Once you have configured the Simulator preferences, Control-click the menu’s name in
the Outline or Graphical tab, then choose Simulate from the shortcut menu.
About Chapter Index Menus
When you drag a video asset, track, or slideshow to the Menu Editor, you are given the
option of creating a chapter index menu. A chapter index menu is created automatically
and has buttons linked to the asset’s and track’s markers or the slides in a slideshow. How
the chapter index menu is created depends on the menu already in the Menu Editor:
• If the menu does not contain any buttons, text objects, or drop zones: That menu becomes
the first chapter index menu (with additional chapter index menus added if more
buttons are needed).
• If the menu contains one or more buttons (whether you drag to them or not): A new menu
is created to become the first chapter index menu (with additional chapter index menus
added if more buttons are needed).
238 Chapter 12 Introduction to Creating Menus