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Chapter 6: Menus
Menu basics
About menus
Menus contain navigation buttons that give viewers access to the DVD contents. Menu buttons can play a movie or
individual chapter, jump to other menus, set active audio and subtitle tracks, or play back special features on the
DVD.
The main menu in a DVD project is usually the first screen the viewer sees when a DVD starts. Depending upon the
complexity of a project, a project may contain a single menu or multiple menus. Many DVD projects require that
buttons on the main menu link to additional menus, called submenus. For example, a main menu may have a button
that lets you play the entire movie, another button that links to a submenu that lets viewers choose which chapter
they want to view, and a third button that links to a submenu with audio and subtitle options.
Main menus and submenus give viewers access to DVD contents.
A DVD need not open immediately to the main menu. A DVD can display other types of menus (or video, for that
matter) before leading to the main menu. For example, the startup screen can be a single-button menu that welcomes
the viewer or a multi-button menu that allows the viewer to choose the appropriate language.
Types of menus
A menu consists of a background, buttons, and button subpictures. Button subpictures change the appearance of
buttons when the viewer selects or activates the button with the remote control or mouse. (See "Button subpicture
states" on page 76.)
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