Buttons turn in a blob
by walter biscardi
on
May 8, 2008 at 10:06:28 pm
Hi guys,
I created a custom menu by simply exporting one of the stock Encore Menus (NTSC Television) as a Photoshop file and then modifying it with my own images. I did not change the button naming structure or the folders. Just changed the images within.
When I look at the buttons in Photoshop, they look nice with the correct icons. The icon is the company logo which is a stylized bow and arrow in a circle.
When I look at the buttons in Encore, they just turn into round blobs. Like low rez version of a circle that you would see in an old video game. The color is right, but I don't see the icons at all.
Running Mac version of Encore, latest 3.0.2 version, on OS 10.4.11. I'd appreciate any suggestions.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.
Re: Buttons turn in a blob - Sample in blog by Jeff Bellune on May 9, 2008 at 1:02:28 am
You can't have fancy graphics as highlights. The highlight layer is a 2-bit graphic that's generated by the DVD player during playback.
To do what you want, you need multiple duplicate copies of the same menu, each with the logo appearing next to a different button, and the button auto-activate feature turned on. Be prepared for lots of linking to lots of different menus. It will be a real nightmare if your menu structure is more than 2 deep.
Re: Buttons turn in a blob - Sample in blog by walter biscardi on May 9, 2008 at 2:02:13 am
[Jeff Bellune]"You can't have fancy graphics as highlights. The highlight layer is a 2-bit graphic that's generated by the DVD player during playback.
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Well that's a shame. One thing I can actually do in DVDSP. Well, I guess I'll just do a simple circle then, shame, the client really liked having her logo as the buttons.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.
