User Guide

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ADOBE ENCORE DVD
Classroom in a Book
Modifying a menu template
You can quickly create sophisticated menus by modifying one of the many templates
included with Adobe Encore DVD.
1 Open the Library palette.
2 Select the Sky Up Menu.psd file.
3 Click the New Menu button at the bottom of the Library palette.
Understanding color sets
A subpicture defines how a button is highlighted when it is selected, activated, or in its normal
(unselected) state. The same image is used in each state, but when you vary the colors and opacity,
the button can appear quite different in one state than it does in another.
Color sets specify the colors used in subpictures. Each menu can reference only one color set, but you
can use many color sets in a project. Typically, using the same color set for all your menus will give
your project a consistent look. Each pixel in a subpicture either references one of three colors defined
in the color set used for that state, or is transparent. Each state has its own color definitions and
opacity settings for all three colors.
For example, using Photoshop, you can create a subpicture composed of three elements, such as a
check mark, a button outline, and the button text. Each element references a different color. By
adjusting the colors and opacity values, you can have the check mark appear next to a menu button
only in the activated state. To do this, you would make the check mark the sole item in the subpicture
to use a particular color, such as color 3. Then you could define color 3 as transparent for all but the
activated state.
Adobe Encore DVD includes a predefined color set. You can modify the default set or create your own
sets. You can save sets and use them in other projects.
In the Blue Grid Menu.psd file, two colors are used for the subpictures. In the normal state, the blue
bars are 100% transparent. In the selected or activated state, the bars are 100% blue. You can see the
subpictures in the Layers palette; they are the layers that begin with (=1).
For more information, see “Creating subpictures and color sets” in Adobe Encore DVD Help.
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