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Operation Requirements............................................................................................................ 3
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Menu Maker Helper Installation................................................................................................. 5
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Menu Bar...................................................................................................................................... 6
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Changing Highlight Colors ...................................................................................................... 10
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Resizing Menu Buttons ............................................................................................................ 15
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Arrange Button Layout............................................................................................................. 16
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents ......................... 3 NTRODUCTION Operation Requirements......................3 Additional Requirements ......................3 ................. 5 NSTALLATION OF THE IONEER PPLICATIONS Menu Maker Helper Installation....................5 DVD Menu Maker Installation ....................5 (MMH) O ..............5 AKER ELPER PERATION ASICS Menu Bar............................6 Menu Size Setting ........................ - Page 2 Menu Maker Helper Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. all rights reserved (this page intentionally left blank) Page 2 of 38...
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Page 3: Introduction
MMH, the design is available for future projects. After the Photoshop file (.psd) is built, use the original Pioneer PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker program (LX1 Menu.exe) to convert the file into a custom menu for the PRV-LX1. A menu layout usually consists of a background for the menu, a disc title, buttons and/or thumbnails to view video clips, and Previous/Next Menu buttons if there are multiple pages to a menu. - Page 4 Menu Maker Helper • If your disc includes Title menus with Chapter menus under each which would require a Top Menu button as well as Previous and Next buttons • If the Disc Title and button labels will be part of the background or pulled from the PRV-LX1’s Function menu...
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Page 5: Installation Of The Pioneer Applications
DVD Menu Maker Installation Simply copy the LX1-Menu.exe file on to your desktop. The application is self-contained and operates by clicking on the program icon. The application is added to the Pioneer Electronics folder created in the previous step. Note: Although the application requires that the Quick Time 6 player be installed on the PC, the player does not have to be running to use DVD Menu Maker. -
Page 6: Menu Bar
Menu Maker Helper The MMH application window is comprised of five sections; (1) menu bar, (2) color table, (3) Settings, (4) primary command buttons, and (5) information dialog box. Each section becomes available only when an action or modification is possible. For example, although the Color Table appears active when MMH is opened, the color has nothing to work with until the Create New Menu button is selected. -
Page 7: Create New Menu
MMH text box. When the progress bar is filled with blue, continue to the next step. Note: Refer to the final section in this document for information about creating your own button templates to add to the Menu Maker Helper application. Page 7 of 38... - Page 8 Menu Maker Helper A series of multi-layer files are created in Photoshop. These individual files eventually merge in to a single PSD that will be converted using the DVD Menu Maker program. Do not delete or merge any layers or files during the menu building process. MMH handles all merges for you.
- Page 9 Menu Maker Helper Our selected button template includes a note about deactivating an Option from the Menu Bar. Un-checking the Remove Hilite from Button Image Area option for this template causes select/activate button highlights to appear on the shiny ring rather than filling the button image.
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Page 10: Changing Highlight Colors
Menu Maker Helper To revert to the original background, follow the directions below. Click on the Undo button at the lower left section of the MMH window. The MMH application returns you to the original view with the Create New Menu button available. - Page 11 Menu Maker Helper The chart below provides a guideline for identifying which cell reflects which value. Photoshop Color 1 Photoshop Color 2 Photoshop Color 3 Photoshop Color 4 (BLACK) Normal Color 1 Normal Color 2 Normal Color 3 Normal Color 4...
- Page 12 Menu Maker Helper Examples of buttons with Color 2 and Color 3 applied according to the previous chart: (A Menu Layout) (Normal View) (Roll-Over Select) (Activate) (Color 2) (Color 3) Highlight colors are affected by opacity levels; shown as gray cells on the Color Table. The darker the shade of gray, the less of the color shows through as a highlight.
- Page 13 Menu Maker Helper The shade of gray defines the opacity level within Menu Maker Helper. MMH matches the selected gray to the closest value in DVD Menu Maker. DVD Menu Maker’s sixteen opacity levels / values range from 00 (black) to 15 (equal to >3% gray).
- Page 14 Menu Maker Helper Click on a Select or Active color cell from the MMH Color Table Set area. The selected cell changes to teal on the MMH color table and a dashed line appears around the corresponding cell on the button template.
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Page 15: Resizing Menu Buttons
Menu Maker Helper Practice selecting one or more color and/or contrast cells still avoiding the Photoshop and Normal color cells for this exercise. • Single Cell – click on a cell from the MMH window • Multiple Cells With Common Borders – hold down the Shift key then click and drag over the appropriate cells •... -
Page 16: Clone Button Template
Menu Maker Helper LONE UTTON EMPLATE The second menu development stage is to duplicate the appropriate number of buttons for your custom menu. Click on the Clone Button Template button to enter the number of buttons. This generation of the MMH program supports up to ten buttons. - Page 17 Menu Maker Helper Some possible button layouts: If the buttons do not fit the menu, take the following steps to resize the buttons again. 1. Bring the MMH program window to the forefront. 2. Click on the Undo button located in the lower left section.
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Page 18: Additional Settings Available After Button Creation
Menu Maker Helper Additional Settings Available After Button Creation There are two additional settings that become available only after the buttons are created. These settings are Preview Menu and Re-link Related Button Layers. Clicking on Preview Menu causes the buttons to appear on the Photoshop background image as they will appear on the final DVD menu. -
Page 19: Build Composite Layers
Menu Maker Helper UILD OMPOSITE AYERS The Build Composite Layers command creates a significant number of layers on top of the background image file. These new layers provide the button, thumbnail, mask, and highlight information for a menu that complies with the DVD Forum specifications. To see all layers before creating the final PSD file, collapse each layer to a single line item. -
Page 20: Convert Psd To A Custom Menu (Folder )
Menu Maker Helper The next step is to convert this PSD file into a form recognizable by the PRV-LX1. Follow the directions below to prepare the file for conversion. 1. Minimize the MMH application window. 2. Enter a name for the custom 9-layer menu file. -
Page 21: Create The Import Folder/Files
The folder name becomes the menu name when imported in to the PRV-LX1. This name cannot have spaces and should have fewer than 12 characters. 2. Launch the Pioneer PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker program. 3. Locate your custom Photoshop file on the hard drive. - Page 22 Menu Maker Helper Background is for preview only, no changes are available Subpicture (Highlight Area) is for preview only, no changes are available Color Table provides color change options Note: Choose a color block from the right side of the window to change a highlight (select or active) color.
- Page 23 Menu Maker Helper Button Area is for preview only, no changes are available (this view integrates the Button Image layer) Button Mask is for preview only, no changes are available Thumbnail Area is for preview only, no changes are available...
- Page 24 Menu Maker Helper Thumbnail Mask is for preview only, no changes are available Button Action allows directional and button advancement order changes Text allows changes to the Disc Title and/or Button fonts when using labels generated from the PRV-LX1 Function Menu...
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Page 25: Change Highlight Colors From Within Dvd Menu Maker
Menu Maker Helper 8.2.1 Change Highlight Colors from within DVD Menu Maker The third preview screen provides a method to change the highlight (Select and Active) colors and shades. Being as the color table is linked to the Subpicture layer, the Original and Normal colors should only be changed on the Photoshop (.psd) file. -
Page 26: 8.2.2 Change Button Actions From Within Dvd Menu Maker
Menu Maker Helper 8.2.2 Change Button Actions from within DVD Menu Maker The Pioneer application presets directional arrows for the menu. To set remote control or front panel arrows for different operations, select the button from the drop-down menu on the right then choose the advancement and reverse order. -
Page 27: Prepare The Custom Menu For Transfer To The Prv-Lx1
Menu Maker Helper Prepare The Custom Menu For Transfer to the PRV-LX1 Once all modifications have been applied to the preview screens, convert the Photoshop file to a custom menu for the PRV-LX1. Click on OK to store the menu files in your custom menu folder. -
Page 28: Select Your Custom Menu
Menu Maker Helper 3) Access the Cpy/Impt/Bkup option from the App menu section. 4) Select Menu Import from the menu options. 5) Set the following options: • Type is Layout • Source is the drive with the disc (DVD1 or DVD2) •... -
Page 29: Appendixa Helpful Hints
• Runtime 6 Error – Overflow appears whenever I try to open Menu Maker Helper Check the MMH Settings in the registry for the MMH window location. Both MainLeft and MainTop should NOT be zero or a negative value. If either value is zero, manually set the value to 1000 and try launching MMH again. - Page 30 3 – Re-launch the menu application and start again if the application was closed in error. • Menu Maker Helper freezes and the progress bar stops after I push a button A message box should appear telling you to switch to Photoshop because there is a problem.
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Page 31: Appendixb Buildinga Button Template
Once again, DO NOT change the layer order or delete layers. Follow the instructions below to make a copy of a MMH button template. 1. Access the Button Templates folder under the Menu Maker Helper application folder. 2. Open the Shiny Ring Button.psd file in Photoshop. - Page 32 Menu Maker Helper Btn Tmpl The mandatory layers within a Btn Tmpl layer set are as follows: Text Area – block indicates where text appears on the button Thumb(nail) Mask – white shape indicates the thumbnail as it appears on the menu (can be any shape but must be white) Thumb(nail) Area –...
- Page 33 Menu Maker Helper Try the following manipulation: 1. Expand the Btn Tmpl layer set. 2. Click on the Thumbnail Mask layer. 3. Move the layer away from the button image. 4. Turn OFF the Thumbnail Mask layer. White disappears revealing the Thumbnail Area block (red in the test template).
- Page 34 Menu Maker Helper Prev Tmpl The mandatory layer sets within a Prev Tmpl layer are as follows: Button Image – graphic of the button The Shiny Ring template includes several blending options applied to the Previous button template. Hilite Mask – shape and size of Select/Active highlight; colors...
- Page 35 Create a Preview Graphic The Menu Maker Helper application automatically creates a preview graphic of new backgrounds and button templates. However, if the button template preview graphic fails to appear in the button template selection window, follow the directions below to create your preview graphic.
- Page 36 Menu Maker Helper Flatten all layers into the Background layer. Access the Image Size dialog box. Set the dimensions to 220 pixels by 165 pixels. Use the SAVE AS command to convert the image to a JPG file and store it in Preview.
- Page 37 Disc Title Gray Files may be downloaded from the Business Products Support section of the Pioneer website (under the Service & Support tab). Select the DVD Players & Recorders option then choose PRV-LX1. Manuals are under Documents and free applications are under Utilities on the Support page: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/links/list/0,,2076_4247,00.html.
- Page 38 PRV-LX1 Professional Recorder Menu Maker Helper Operating Instructions Property of Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. All rights reserved Released June 2004 Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Industrial Solutions Business Group (ISB) 2265 East 220 Street Long Beach, CA 90810...