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Comparison of flipping object horizontally and vertically
A. Object as originally placed B. Flipped horizontally C. Flipped vertically
Open the menu containing the object you want to flip.
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In the Menu Viewer or Layers panel, select the object (or objects) you want to flip.
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3 Choose either Object > Flip Horizontal or Object > Flip Vertical.
About drop shadows
Drop shadows add depth to a menu. You can apply the drop shadow effect to any objects in the menu, be it text,
buttons, or other graphic elements.
Original (left) and drop shadow applied to text and button image (right)
Adobe Encore DVD gives you extensive control over the look of the shadow, letting you specify its color, opacity,
angle, offset, size, and spread. You apply drop shadows to individual elements or to layer sets. Because the effect is
applied to the element, when you move or resize the element, or edit the text, the drop shadow moves, resizes, or
changes shape accordingly. If you apply a drop shadow to a button or layer set, Adobe Encore DVD applies it to the
bottommost layer.
The Styles panel contains many predesigned Photoshop layer effects that let you quickly change the look of a button
or other element. See "About predefined styles" on page 92.
To add a drop shadow to a button or object
Open the menu containing the buttons you want to modify.
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2 In the Layers panel, click the layer of the element to which you want to add a drop shadow. If the element is in a
layer set, you may need to open the layer set first.
Choose Object > Drop Shadow, and select Drop Shadow in the Drop Shadow dialog box.
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4 To change the color, click the color swatch.
To limit your color selection to NTSC-safe colors, click NTSC Colors Only in the Color Picker dialog box.
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B C
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