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Adobe's predesigned menus and buttons include subpictures. You can let Adobe Encore DVD create subpictures for
you by using the Create Subpicture command or the Convert To Button command. In Adobe Photoshop, you can
design your own subpictures. (See ""Using Photoshop to create Adobe Encore DVD menus" on page 114".)
See also
"About button subpictures" on page 120
Menu Viewer
The Menu Viewer provides a canvas for creating and modifying a menu. You can place, move, resize, flip, rotate, or
delete buttons, and you can add text. When creating and editing a menu in the Menu Viewer, you frequently use
other panels. For example, you can use the Project panel to drag and drop video clips, audio clips, and images onto
a menu. You can use the Library panel to add content, including predesigned templates and buttons, to your menu.
You use the Layers panel to view, navigate, and edit the layer structure of a menu. Use the Properties panel to change
motion and navigation options for either menus or menu buttons.
You can display the Menu Viewer on an attached DV device (IEEE 1394). In the Audio/Video Out panel of the
Preferences dialog box, select the Show Menu Editor On DV Hardware option.
A B
Menu Viewer
A. Selected object B. Show Safe Area C. Subpicture display buttons
The Menu Viewer contains the following controls:
Controls the magnification of the menu. Choose a preset zoom level, or type a value from 25% to 1600%
Zoom Level
and press Enter. You can also choose Fit to view the entire menu, even if you resize the Menu Viewer.
Correct Menu Pixels For TV Display
(default setting) and displaying the menu's true dimensions and uncorrected pixel aspect ratio (if different from the
project frame size).
Displays guides that mark the action safe areas and title safe areas. Television monitors reduce
Show Safe Area
the visible area of footage and menus. You should keep important visual elements within the outer guide, and keep
text and buttons within the inner guide. (The actual amount that is clipped varies from monitor to monitor.)
C
Toggles between displaying the menu as it will appear on a television monitor
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