Layout style properties, Other template properties – Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual
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• Shadow: Whether or not the menu’s drop shadow has been enabled for the drop zone
• Rotation: The rotation setting used for the drop zone
• Motion: Whether or not motion has been enabled for the asset
Layout Style Properties
Layout styles and templates contain the following properties.
• Position/Size: The position and size of all buttons in the layout
• Button Assets: The assets assigned to the buttons. This asset does not appear when a
layout style is applied to a menu with buttons already containing assets. This asset only
appears if the existing buttons do not already have an asset assigned.
• Button Shapes: The shapes assigned to the buttons
• Button Text: The text assigned to the buttons. This text does not appear when a layout
style is applied to a menu with buttons already containing text. This text only appears
if the existing buttons do not already have text assigned.
• Default Button: The button number of the button assigned as the default button. This
is the button selected when the menu appears, unless the connection to the menu
specified a different button.
• Guides: The guide configuration, including the number of guides and their positions
Other Template Properties
In addition to the button, text, drop zone, and layout style properties, templates contain
the following properties:
• Default Button Style: The default button style is used when a Drop Palette action requires
new buttons to be created on the menu. See
for information on
setting a default button style.
• Default Text Style: The default text style is used when you double-click the menu
background to create a text object. See
for information on setting
a default text style.
• Background Asset: The name of the asset assigned to the menu as the background
• Overlay: The name of the asset assigned to the menu as the subpicture overlay
• Audio Asset: The name of the audio asset assigned to the menu
• Drop Zones: All drop zones added to the menu. Each drop zone includes its own settings.
• Text Objects: All text objects added to the menu. Each text object includes its own
settings.
• Color: The color mapping settings for the menu. These include the color and opacity
assigned to each button state for each of the three color sets, as well as the Color
Palette’s 16 colors.
• Mapping Type: Whether the menu uses the chroma or grayscale mapping type
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Chapter 14
Using Templates, Styles, and Shapes to Create Your Menus