Adding buttons to your menu, Adding overlay-based buttons – Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual
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Playback Options Settings
• Pre-Script: Choose a script to run before the menu appears. This script can decide
whether to show the menu or configure the DVD player before showing it. See
for information on pre-scripts.
• DVD@CCESS: Selecting this checkbox allows you to add DVD@CCESS links, which provide
additional functionality to your title when played on a computer. See
for
more information.
• Display Condition: Selecting this checkbox enables the Display Condition settings that
control whether or not this menu should be displayed and to define what should be
displayed if not this menu. See
for more information.
Adding Buttons to Your Menu
Once you have set your background and overlay, you are ready to start adding buttons
to your menu.
You can add buttons either by creating active areas in the overlay or by dragging shapes
to the Menu Editor. You can then set each button’s properties, such as what the button
jumps to when activated and how to navigate from it when using the DVD player’s remote
control.
The number of buttons a menu can have depends on the DVD standard and its display
mode.
SD Projects
• Menus using a 4:3 display mode can have up to 36 buttons.
• Menus using a 16:9 Pan-Scan or 16:9 Letterbox display mode can have up to 18 buttons.
• Menus using a 16:9 Pan-Scan & Letterbox display mode can have up to 12 buttons.
HD Projects
• Menus using a 4:3 display mode can have up to 48 buttons.
• Menus using a 16:9 Pan-Scan or 16:9 Letterbox display mode can have up to 24 buttons.
• Menus using a 16:9 Pan-Scan & Letterbox display mode can have up to 16 buttons.
Adding Overlay-Based Buttons
To add an overlay-based button, you must identify each button’s “active area.” The active
area is where selected and activated state highlights will occur, whether the title is played
on a set-top DVD player or on a computer. Additionally, when the title is played on a
computer, the active areas also determine the area in which a mouse-click activates the
button.
To create the active area, you use the pointer to drag over the area containing the button’s
elements. See the next section for details.
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Creating Menus Using the Standard Method