Using DVD Art Professional with Apple DVD Studio Pro

1) Launch DVD Studio Pro. A new project will open by default.

Please note that before using any of the layered Adobe Photoshop files as menu items in Apple DVD Studio Pro, it is important to flatten all layer effects and to rasterize all text layers or they will not look as they do when viewed in Photoshop.

2) In the Assets tab, click Import and select the files that you want to use; you will need to import both the main and the selections files to complete the DVD menus. The "main" file is for the background image and navigation buttons that appear when you insert the DVD into the DVD player, while the selections file contains the graphics for the buttons that will enable the user to navigate through the various chapters or titles of the DVD.

The imported files will appear in the Assets tab.

3) In the graphical tab, select the items that appears by default (usually labeled Track 1 and or Menu 1) and remove them by pressing the delete key on your keyboard. The tab Graphical should now appear empty.

4) In the toolbar click the Add Layered Menu button and a new menu item will appear.

5) Select the new menu item by clicking it.

6) Once selected, the Menu Editor will display its controls.

7) In the General Tab, find the imported Background pop-up menu and select the imported file.

Check the box for the background layer and uncheck the rest. You should now see the imported file in the Menu viewer.

8) In the Menu tab, create DVD Studio Pro button areas by clicking and dragging. Be careful not to create the buttons too closely together and ensure that the button areas do not overlap.

9) Click on one of the button areas to select it and observe that the Menu Editor will display it's controls. In the Layers tab, select the appropriate layers for each button in each state.

10) Control-click the background image of your menu and select Simulate Menu to preview your menu in the Simulator.

Once all of the buttons have been configured, your menu is ready to be connected to your other assets.

Follow the same procedure for the scene selection menu as you did for the setup of the main menu, and then link the buttons to the imported media assets in the timeline.