Figure 9-15 Vertical resize tool Figure 9-14 Diagonal resize tool in Software

Encoder Code-39 in Software Figure 9-15 Vertical resize tool Figure 9-14 Diagonal resize tool

Hovering over the top or bottom edge will provide an Up-Down resize tool dragging resizes the button vertically

while hovering over the left or right edge provides Left-Right sizing Dragging will resize the button horizontally

Click ON the button to select the button, then move your cursor into place at a corner or edge, click, drag, and resize the button at will Adjust the shape of the button to fit the graphic in the Background Layer

You can add additional menu buttons by drawing additional buttons wherever they are needed you can draw a button any time the crosshair cursor is visible just click and drag to create the proper rectangular button size you need Remember, 36 buttons maximum!

You can continue drawing button rectangles to add buttons, or you can use the Duplicate Command to clone them Select the button (or buttons) you wish to copy first, and then issue the Edit > Duplicate command Remember that each button you clone will contain all instructions, commands, and properties authored into it so far It is possible to duplicate more than one button at a time When you duplicate a button, the clone will appear slightly down and right from the original like this:

Note that all buttons are by default named Button X , where X is a numerical sequence that begins at 1 Naming of the button is accomplished in the Name field of the Button Property Inspector

buttons themselves change color to indicate the highlight modes By way of an example, let s look at a button from the Recipe 4 DVD tutorial menu: In the Normal mode, the button looks innocent enough:

To rename a button:

Click on the button to select it, Click in the Name field of the Button Inspector; Modify or replace the Button Name text in the Name field Double-click to select the entire Name field for easy replacement, then just type a new name or modify the name as needed

Simple Overlay Colors is the least complicated highlight scheme in DVD Studio Pro To make the difference in the highlight states visible, choose Simple Overlay Colors and assign the Apple Shape Simple Button to each button

Once the names are in place, you can set up a HIGHLIGHT scheme some way of colorizing the buttons to display useful status information to the DVD Viewer In their most rudimentary form, menu highlights may be created by setting the appropriate colors for the Selected and Activated button states, and letting the

To see the highlights when they have been selected, commands in the Menus settings pop-up allow selection and display of the overlay layer Be sure it is turned on, and the button has been clicked on and selected

Assigning the Simple Button shape will provide the Button with an overlay to activate the Simple Highlighting When a button is Selected by the DVD user, the Selected color will be visible When Activated, the highlight will disappear That s why it s called Simple highlighting!

Figure 9-25 Action button in Selected Highlight Mode (yellow)

When the Button has been Activated by the DVD remote control, the Activated Set 1 color will be visible for the split-second just prior to execution of the Button s connection (command)

You can also control whether or not the names and outlines of the buttons are displayed using the Show Button Outline and Names command in the View menu

Figure 9-28 Show Button Outline and Name Menu command Figure 9-26 Button 1 in Activated state (no highlight)

Three different sets of highlight colors can be used, which allow great flexibility in creating complex highlighting schemes Each Button can be directed to use the Set 1, Set 2, or Set 3 colors in the Button Property inspector In this way, you can accommodate a menu screen that has buttons requiring different highlights in order to be visible over an inconsistent background picture (imagine a sunset shot on the ocean blue water below the horizon line, orange-red sunshine above) To select a Highlight set, first click on the button to be adjusted, then click on the Highlight Set property pop-up to select the desired Highlight Set That button will now follow those Color Settings