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Selection tool:
Use this tool to select, move, and resize button and text objects. See
“Using individual elements to create menus” on page 106
.
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Highlight tool:
Use this tool to draw and edit button highlight rectangles on menus
created from layered Photoshop files (the highlight rectangles define each button to the
DVD player). See
“Creating a layered menu” on page 119
.
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Text tool:
Use this tool to create and edit text blocks. See
“Adding text blocks to
menus” on page 111
.
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Add Sub-Menu:
Click to create a new button on the current menu. The new button is
linked to a new sub-menu that has the same background as the current menu.
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Add Movie:
Click to import a video file and create a new movie.
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Add Slideshow:
Click to create a new slideshow.
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Align Objects:
Use this pop-up menu to align selected menu objects.
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Background Color:
Select to replace the menu background with a solid block of color
(see
“Choosing the menu background” on page 106
). Use the pop-up menu to choose
the background color.
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View Safe Area:
Click to show/hide the menu Safe Area guides, which show where
buttons and text can be placed without being cropped when viewed on a TV. See
“Safe
Area guides” on page 104
for details.
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Show Grid:
Click to show/hide gridlines to help you place menu objects.
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Snap:
Click to turn on/off “snap to grid and guides.”
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Subpicture Layer Drop Zone:
Drag image assets here to add or replace the menu’s
subpictures. See
“Replacing the menu background and subpicture layers” on page 121
.
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Background Layer Drop Zone:
Drag video or image assets here to replace the menu
background (or the entire menu, when creating menus with layered Photoshop files).
See
“Replacing the menu background and subpicture layers” on page 121
.
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View Highlight Layer:
Click to show/hide the button highlight rectangles, which
define the buttons to the DVD player.
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View Subpicture Layer:
Click to show/hide the button subpictures (the images that
appear over menu buttons when the viewer selects them).
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View Background Layer:
Click to show/hide the full-color menu artwork
(background, button images, and text).
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Summary of Contents for DVDit Pro HD
Page 1: ...DVDit Pro HD User s Guide DVDit_Pro_HD book Page 1 Monday September 25 2006 2 32 PM...
Page 10: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 10 DVDit_Pro_HD book Page 10 Monday September 25 2006 2 32 PM...
Page 28: ...Chapter 2 Getting started 28 DVDit_Pro_HD book Page 28 Monday September 25 2006 2 32 PM...
Page 46: ...Chapter 3 Creating projects 46 DVDit_Pro_HD book Page 46 Monday September 25 2006 2 32 PM...
Page 148: ...Chapter 9 Testing playback 148 DVDit_Pro_HD book Page 148 Monday September 25 2006 2 32 PM...
Page 212: ...Glossary 212 DVDit_Pro_HD book Page 212 Monday September 25 2006 2 32 PM...
