User Guide

ADOBE ENCORE DVD 2.0
User Guide
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Setthecolorandopacityofallelementsonthelayerasyouwantthelayertoappearintheselectedstate.(Allitems
should use the same values.) When you import the menu, Adobe Encore DVD automatically generates a color set
using this color definition and opacity value for the selected and activated state. (See “Automatic color set” on page 127.)
5 Ifyouwantamulticoloredsubpicture,repeatstepsthreeandfourforcolors2and3,usingthelayernameprefixes
(=2) for color 2 and (=3) for color 3.
6 If you want to create subpictures for another button, repeat steps 3 through 5.
7 In Photoshop, choose File > Save, and then File > Close.
Photoshop saves the file to the project folder. It does not overwrite the original file that you imported into your
project.
Note: When you import a menu into Adobe Encore DVD, it creates a copy of the menu. The Edit In Photoshop command
opens this copy, not the original file. Photoshop saves any changes to the copy. If you want to update the original as well,
it is important to first save the copy so that your project contains the revised menu. Once saved, you can also save the
changes to the original file using the File > Save As command in Photoshop or the Menu > Save Menu As File command
in Adobe Encore DVD.
8 Define the colors and opacity values used in each button state, and assign a highlight group to each button as
desired. See “To base a new color set on the Automatic color set” on page 127 and “Assigning color sets and highlight
groups” on page 127.
You can let Adobe Encore DVD automatically generate a subpicture for the text of a button. The advantage of using
this button property is that it regenerates the subpicture for you if you edit the text. See “To update subpicture text
automatically” on page 121.
To view subpictures
You can view the subpictures in the Menu Viewer in each of the button states. These views show the subpictures of
all the buttons at the same time using the menu’s assigned color set and each button’s Highlight group. To preview
the subpictures with the mouse or a simulated remote control, see “To preview a project” on page 187.
1 Open the menu that you want to preview.
2 At the bottom of the Menu Viewer, click the one of the following buttons to see the subpictures of all the buttons
for a particular state:
Shows the button subpictures using the Normal color settings from the color set.
Shows the button subpictures using the Selected color settings from the color set.
Shows the button subpictures using the Activated color settings from the color set.
To improve menu display performance, turn off Show Button Subpictures when you’re finished viewing subpictures.