User Guide

LESSON 6
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Overriding Default Actions
9 In the Menu Editor window, use the selection tool to select the The Door button. Make
sure the Properties palette displays the attributes for the The Door button.
10 Drag the Link pick whip from the Properties palette to the Door timeline in the
Project window.
11 In the Project window, click the Menus tab. Click the The Door button in the Menu
Editor window to make sure the Properties palette displays the attributes for the The
Door button. Drag the Override pick whip to the Cut button in the lower pane of the
Menu tab.
12 Repeat steps 8-11 to link the Cut button to the Cut timeline, and set the override to
the Back button in the Outtakes_Indiv menu.
13 Save the project.
Previewing the project
Before you burn your DVD, make sure the links and overrides are working as you intend
them to. The project should look like the completed project you previewed at the
beginning of the lesson.
1 Choose File > Preview.
The Project Preview window opens, and the Outtakes_main menu appears. There are two
buttons, and the default button is highlighted.
2 Click the Play All Outtakes button.
Three videos play in sequence. After each video has finished playing, the next video plays
automatically. After the third video plays, the main menu reappears.
3 Click the Individual Outtakes button.
A new menu named “Individual Outtakes” appears. It contains four buttons.
4 Click each button to play an individual timeline.
After each video plays, the Outtakes_Indiv menu reappears.
5 Click the Back button.
The main menu reappears.
Close the Project Preview window. If your DVD project did not behave as described,
return to the project and correct the links or overrides.
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