WORKING WITH iDVD2 1 3 USE THE DROP ZONE EDITOR 1 Click Edit Drop Zones to open the drop zone editor.. 2 Click and drag a file from the media pane to a drop zone icon.. To replace conte
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USE THE DROP ZONE EDITOR
1 Click Edit Drop Zones to open
the drop zone editor
iDVD displays icons for the drop
zones in the menu
2 Click and drag a file from the
media pane to a drop zone icon
● iDVD adds the media to the drop
zone
To replace content, click and drag
another file to a drop zone icon
To remove media from a drop
zone, click and drag the media
from the drop zone icon to
outside the drop zone editor
3 Click Edit Drop Zones to exit the
drop zone editor
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How do I add background music to a menu?
Follow these steps:
1 Click Audio.
2 Click a list item to display the available music from
GarageBand or iTunes in the media pane
3 Click and drag an audio file to the menu background
iDVD adds the audio file as background music To
adjust the volume, see “Change Menu Settings.”
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Autofill Drop
Zones
1 Display a menu in an iDVD
project The project should
already have media associated
with it
Note: To add media, see “Add a Movie” or “Add a
Slideshow.”
● In this example, the drop zone
editor is open See “Add Media to
a Drop Zone” for details
2 Click Project.
3 Click Autofill Drop Zones.
● iDVD fills the drop zones in the
menu with media from the
project
● You can edit the selections by
clicking and dragging media files
to the editor icons
Autofill Drop Zones
iDVD
autofill content
DROP ZONE EDITOR
iDVD can automatically fill the drop zones in your
project with movie and photo content from your
project You can make changes to the autofilled
content using the drop zone editor.
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Edit Media in
a Drop Zone
You can change how a movie is played or how a still photo
is oriented in a drop zone This helps you focus on specific
actions or subjects in drop zones.
EDIT A MOVIE
1 Click a movie in a drop zone
● A line representing the movie
appears
2 Click and drag a slider to specify
where the movie starts
3 Click and drag a slider to specify
where the movie ends
4 Click away from the drop zone to
save the movie edit
EDIT A STILL PHOTO
1 Click a still photo in a drop zone
iDVD selects the photo
2 Press and click and drag
inside the photo to reposition it
3 Click away from the drop zone to
save the photo edit
Edit Media in a Drop Zone
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Customize
a Button
You can customize the clickable buttons
that allow you to play movies and
slideshows or view submenus in your
project You can edit the text, change the
font, or add graphics to suit the style of
your project.
EDIT THE TEXT
1 Click a button in a menu to
select it
2 Click the button again to make it
editable
Note: Do not double-click the button, which opens
the content.
3 Type a label for the button
4 Select a font for the button
5 Select a font style
6 Select a font size
7 Click away from the button to
save the changes
ADD A GRAPHIC
Customize a Button
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2 Click Buttons.
3 Select a button category
4 Click a button style
● iDVD customizes the button in the
menu
You can click and drag the button
to reposition it
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How do I change the size of a button?
You can change the size of a button shape
to make it fit in with the other buttons and
graphics on the page.
1 -click a button and select Show
Inspector Window in the menu that
appears
The inspector appears The inspector options
vary depending on the button style
2 Click and drag the slider to adjust the size of the button shape
3 Click to close the inspector and save the change
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Add a
Submenu
When you create a new project from
within iDVD, the program adds a
single main menu to that project You
can add submenus to your project to
organize your media content in a
hierarchical fashion You access a
submenu by clicking a button on the
main menu Submenus can also have
their own submenus.
1 Display the menu to which you
want to add a submenu
2 Click the add icon ( )
3 Click Add Submenu in the menu
that appears
iDVD adds a button for the new
submenu
Note: To edit the text and style of the button, see
“Customize a Button.”
4 Double-click the submenu button
Add a Submenu
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iDVD opens the new submenu
5 Double-click the title to edit it
6 Click and drag content from the
media pane to add content to the
submenu
Note: For details, see “Add a Movie,” “Add a
Slideshow,” and “Add Media to a Drop Zone.”
Note: To change the theme of a submenu, see
Chapter 20.
7 Double-click the back button ( )
The style of the back button varies
depending on the theme of the
menu
iDVD displays the parent menu
from which the new submenu is
linked
● You can click Show the DVD
Map to view your menu
organization in map view
Note: For details, see “Use Map View.”
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You can select one or more buttons in an existing menu and move them
to a new submenu.
1 -click to select the buttons you want to add
2 Click Project.
3 Click New Menu from Selection.
iDVD creates a new submenu and moves the selected buttons to it You can
double-click the new submenu button to access it
Note: To edit the button, see “Customize a Button.”
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Menu Info Inspector
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Change Menu
Settings
You can open the Menu Info inspector to
configure a menu You can change the
duration of a menu animation, control the
volume of background music, and turn on a
grid to help align menu buttons.
1 Display the menu whose settings
you want to change
2 -click the menu
background
3 Click Show Inspector Window.
Note: You can also click the Inspector button
( ) in the toolbar.
iDVD opens the Menu Info
window
4 Click and drag the slider to adjust
the duration of the menu
animation
Change Menu Settings
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5 Click and drag the slider to adjust
the volume of background music,
if it exists
iDVD can use an invisible grid to
align the buttons you add to a
DVD menu
6 Click to turn on the grid
( changes to )
7 Click to close the inspector
and save the changes
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How do I change the highlight
color for menu buttons?
iDVD uses color highlighting to show
which button in a menu is active You
can change the color in the Menu
Info window.
1 In the Menu Info window, click the
highlight swatch
iDVD opens the Colors dialog
2 Click a highlight color
3 Click to close the dialog
● The highlight color is updated
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Use Map
View
You can view your iDVD project as a chart
by opening map view In map view, boxes
represent menus, movies, and slideshows
Lines represent the connections between
the media items You can add new content
in map view as well as reorganize existing
content.
ADD MEDIA
1 Click Show the DVD Map to
open your project in map view
iDVD displays the menus, movies,
slideshows, and other content
hierarchically, as boxes connected
by lines
2 Click and drag an item in the
media pane to a menu box
● iDVD adds the item to the map,
connecting the item to the menu
with a line
A button for the item is added to
the menu
● You can double-click the menu to
view it
To delete content in map view,
select the content and then press
Delete
REARRANGE MEDIA
Use Map View