DVD Studio Pro: How to Author a Still Menu With Audio

This article describes how to author a still menu with audio in DVD Studio Pro.
To create a still menu with audio:
  1. Import assets for your project.
  2. Drag a PICT, .BMP or single layer Photoshop file from the Assets container to the Graphical View. A new menu tile is created. See Figure 1.


    Figure 1 New Menu Tile is Created

  3. Select the new menu tile in the Graphical View.
  4. Choose the audio Asset you would like to use from the Audio pop-up menu in the Property Inspector. See Figure 2.


    Figure 2 Choosing Audio Assets

  5. Choose the overlay for your buttons from the Overlay Picture pop-up menu in the Button Hilites area of the Property Inspector.
  6. Choose Hilite colors for Normal, Selected, and Activated states.
  7. Double-click the thumbnail area of the new menu tile. The menu editor opens which allows you to position and draw additional buttons.
  8. Click Preview to test.

Note: Multiple layer Photoshop files do not allow you to choose audio.
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012