Roxio DVDit Pro HD, User Manual

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Examples of DVD projects
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“Easter eggs”
This example shows how to hide material from viewers. Menu 1 contains a button that is
invisible to the viewer unless the viewer accidentally selects it — for example, by playing
the DVD on a computer and moving the mouse over the button. This is done by setting the
button’s Opacity to 0%. The button links to Movie 2, and is the only way that a viewer could
get to see this movie.
Another way to hide such a button is by having no subpicture on the button (the subpicture
is an image that changes color and opacity when the button is selected and activated). If the
button has no subpicture, viewers cannot tell that it is a button; all they will know is that the
button selection has disappeared.
Some DVD authors don’t hide material with invisible buttons, but design their projects so
the viewer must watch the main feature in its entirety before they can see the extra material.
In this example, the button that links to Movie 1 does not have a Link End Action.
Movie 1’s own End Action links to a special menu (Menu 2) that can only be seen if the
viewer watches Movie 1 to the end. If the viewer gives up and presses the remote control’s
Menu button or stops playback before Movie 1 finishes, they will never see Menu 2.
Play 1
Play 2
Menu 1 (FP)
Movie 1
Movie 2
Movie 1 Movie 1
Menu 1
Menu 1 (FP) Menu 2
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