After outputting DVD, buttons drifting/not lined up
by Andrea H.
on
Apr 26, 2007 at 10:23:01 pm
Ok.. So I created a 720x486 motion menu in AE. Exported it..
Then I made a one layer photoshop file, same 720 x 486, one layer, just 5 px wide lines at 255 Red, (lines as buttons) for the subpicture.
Now. When I bring in the picture in as a subpicture for the motion menu, it appears to only line up with the titles if the motion menu attributes are set to stretch. It looks good in the preview and simulate windows.
After I outputted it though the lines/buttons are not where they should be, they appear to be drifting slightly up
Any ideas?
Originally I had made a AE motion menu at 720x540 with a same size dimension PSD subpicture file and it looked terribly compressed and blurry, assuming b/c DVD it is stretching it.. so at the 720x486 setting it looks much better but I cannot for the life of me get the buttons to line up properly
Re: After outputting DVD, buttons drifting/not lined up by SS Scott on Apr 27, 2007 at 3:26:47 pm
which version are you using?
Might also try the following if the PSD layer is not working for you.
1) create a png file which is simply a straight black line on a transparent background
2) import as a button object
3) drag that button object onto the menu and size it appropriately under your text (do this for each of your buttons)
4) link to your black lines
5) click on your black line (or drag and surround all of them) and then go into the attributes window to the effects tab. Take the opacity to zero
This should create the same effect as the PSD layer. The only difference is that your menu will have to composite, so best to use an AVI or QT file for the menu background rather than a legal MPEG so you can get the cleanest composite and transcode.
Re: After outputting DVD, buttons drifting/not lined up by Streetdog on Jun 20, 2007 at 4:48:23 pm
Two things.
Do your AE export as 720X480, not 486. Results will be sharper and there are no positioning errors.
I make button psd's on a transparent bkg just slightly larger than the button and position them while authoring (bring in as a button). Positioning is rock stable then. It avoids the stretch/zoom.
