User Guide

ADOBE ENCORE DVD 2.0
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Layers flattened into single overlay The subpicture layers you create are flattened into a single image in the build
process.
Top layer wins If subpicture layers in a button layer set overlap, the top layer takes precedence when the layers are
flattened into the final overlay.
Layers part of button layer set The subpicture layers for a button must be contained within that button’s layer set.
Solid colors only Elements on these layers must use solid colors and sharp edges. Use one solid color per layer. Do
not use gradients, feathering, or anti-aliasing on the subpicture layers. Color gradations are not possible in subpic-
tures.
Color definitions control look in button states Although you create layers for each color, the color numbers (1, 2, or
3), not the color values you used, are stored in the overlay. The color set is the color key or index, and contains the
color values. (As mentioned below, Adobe Encore DVD will automatically generate a color set based on the color in
each layer.)
Layer visibility controlled in color set You use the opacity setting in the color set to control the visibility of elements
in each state. You do not use the Eye icon in the Layers panel in Photoshop.
Different color definitions for each state Colors are defined in the Adobe Encore DVD Menu Color Set dialog box.
For each color, you can specify a different color and opacity setting. By varying the colors and their opacity in each
state, the highlighting can look quite different, even though it uses the same overlay. For example, color 1 might be
transparent for the normal state (opacity set to zero), red for the selected state, and blue for the activated state. So all
elements on layers with the (=1) prefix would not appear in the normal state, would be red in the selected state, and
blue in the activated state.
Automatic color set generated from layers While the colors you use in the layers do not become part of the actual
subpictureoverlay,AdobeEncoreDVDdoescreateacolorsetbasedonthosevalues.Byapplyingthecolorsyouwant
for the selected state of the button to the three layers, you are able to design the highlight color in Photoshop and
save time editing the color set in Adobe Encore DVD. (For more information, see “About color sets for menus” on
page 125 and “Menu Color Set options” on page 126.)
Layers represent areas of color, not states It is important to understand that the subpicture layers represent color
areas that correspond to the color set. They do not represent the activation states of the button.
Therefore, while the same subpicture overlay is used for each state, you can vary which elements in the subpicture
are visible by changing the opacity and color definitions in each state.
To create subpictures in Photoshop
1 In either the Project or Menus panel, select the menu containing buttons that need subpictures.
2 Choose Edit > Edit Menu In Photoshop or click the Edit Menu In Photoshop tool in the toolbox.
Photoshop starts, displaying the selected menu.
3 In the Photoshop Layers panel, select the button layer set for which you want to create a subpicture.
4 Create a new layer and add the prefix (=1) the beginning of the name.
On this layer, create the subpicture elements that you want displayed using color 1. Elements should consist of a
single, solid color, without gradients, feathering, or anti-aliasing. Remember that you can control the visibility of
these elements in each state in the color set. If necessary, you can create more that one layer for a this color (for
example, if you want text and a button outline in this color). Each layer for this color should have the same prefix.