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Using individual elements to create menus
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- Zoom: Scales the image or video to completely fill the menu without distortion. If
the original image or video does not have a 4:3 aspect ratio, it is cropped vertically
or horizontally.
- Letterbox: Scales the image or video to fill the menu in at least one dimension
without distortion. If the original image video does not have a 4:3 aspect ratio, black
letterbox bars fill the gap to the edge of the menu.
Adjusting menu background colors
For menus with an image or video background, you can change the background’s Hue,
Saturation, Brightness, and Contrast. See also
“Adjusting menu object colors and opacity”
on page 116 .
To adjust a menu’s background color:
1. Double-click the menu in the Project window. The menu appears in the Preview
window. The Attributes window displays the menu’s attributes.
2. Click the Effects tab in the Attributes window.
3. While observing the menu in the Preview window, adjust the Color controls in the
Attributes window. To return the controls to their default settings, click Reset.
Adding menu objects
You can add graphic objects and text blocks to a menu, which you can then link to the
project’s menus, titles, and playlists as described in
“Creating and editing links” on
page 127 . You can also create menu buttons from menus, titles, and playlists.
These objects float over the menu background and can be sized and arranged as described in
“Editing menu objects” on page 112 .
This section includes:
• “Adding graphic objects to menus” on page 110
• “Adding text blocks to menus” on page 111
• “Creating buttons from titles, menus, and playlists” on page 112
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