Menu Maker Helper
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Note: “Remove Hilite from Button Image Area”
The optional layer, Notes, provides any mandatory Option settings information. The Notes layer
on the Test-Template.psd file indicates that the Option,
Remove Hilite from Button Image Area
,
needs to be activated for highlighting to appear for the DVD menu buttons. MMH automatically
discards this layer during the merging to the final PSD file.
Menu Title (Text Size Only)
The mandatory layer, Menu Title, must be present but may remain empty if the Menu Title is
part of the Background image. If the Menu Title is entered through the PRV-LX1, the font size is
limited by those available on the recorder. Although you may change to any font size on the
template, the font size is still limited to those available on the PRV-LX1, (font sizes: 14, 16, 18,
20, 22, or 24). The font face and color may be changed in DVD Menu Maker.
Title Area
The mandatory layer, Title Area, must be present but may remain empty if the Menu Title is part
of the Background image. If the Menu Title is entered through the PRV-LX1, the Title Area block
must be the exact gray fill color listed earlier in this manual (Section 5.1) on the Button Order
Chart (RGB: 127-127-127) and be large enough to support the selected font size. If the block is
smaller than the font section then the text may appear cropped.
Color Table
The mandatory layer, Color Table, has the following specifications:
•
Each cell is 20-pixels x 20-pixels
•
Left vertical bar (7 cells) must be filled with black (RGB: 0-0-0)
•
Third, fifth, and seventh horizontal bas must be a shade of gray
•
Layer must be filled with white (RGB: 255-255-255) except for the cells
Note: Because the Color Table must be mapped to specific pixels, it is simpler to copy
the Color Table layer from a proven button template into your custom template.
For more information about the color assignments on the Color Table layer, refer to the section
4.1 Making Changes To Highlight Colors
in this manual.
Create a Preview Graphic
The Menu Maker Helper application automatically creates a preview graphic of new
backgrounds and button templates. However, if the button template preview graphic fails to
appear in the button template selection window, follow the directions below to create your
preview graphic.
1.
Launch the Photoshop application.
2.
Open your Button Template (PSD) file.
3.
Turn ON all layers in the file.
