User manual ROXIO DVDIT PRO HD

[. . . ] DVDit Pro HD User's Guide Copyright and Disclaimer © Copyright 2006 Sonic Solutions. This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license. The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Sonic Solutions. Sonic Solutions assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book. [. . . ] If the original image or video does not have a 4:3 aspect ratio, it is distorted. - 108 Using individual elements to create menus - Zoom: Scales the image or video to completely fill the menu without distortion. If the original image or video does not have a 4:3 aspect ratio, it is cropped vertically or horizontally. Letterbox: Scales the image or video to fill the menu in at least one dimension without distortion. If the original image video does not have a 4:3 aspect ratio, black letterbox bars fill the gap to the edge of the menu. - Adjusting menu background colors For menus with an image or video background, you can change the background's Hue, Saturation, Brightness, and Contrast. See also "Adjusting menu object colors and opacity" on page 116. To adjust a menu's background color: 1. Double-click the menu in the Project window. The Attributes window displays the menu's attributes. Click the Effects tab in the Attributes window. While observing the menu in the Preview window, adjust the Color controls in the Attributes window. To return the controls to their default settings, click Reset. Adding menu objects You can add graphic objects and text blocks to a menu, which you can then link to the project's menus, titles, and playlists as described in "Creating and editing links" on page 127. You can also create menu buttons from menus, titles, and playlists. These objects float over the menu background and can be sized and arranged as described in "Editing menu objects" on page 112. This section includes: · · · "Adding graphic objects to menus" on page 110 "Adding text blocks to menus" on page 111 "Creating buttons from titles, menus, and playlists" on page 112 109 Chapter 7 Creating and editing menus Adding graphic objects to menus To add graphic objects to a menu: 1. Double-click the menu in the Project window. The menu appears on the Menu tab of the Preview window. Click the Buttons or Frames tab in the Palette window: Frames are button objects that include a thumbnail image of the linked material. When you link a menu or title to the button, DVDit Pro HD generates the thumbnail automatically. See "Creating buttons and menus in Adobe Photoshop" on page 55 for information on creating your own buttons and frames. If you clicked the Buttons tab, select a button category from the Show pop-up menu: Show Button Images: Contains the same assets as the Images tab. Show Button Objects: Contains general button designs. Show Navigation Buttons: Contains buttons suitable for linking menus together. Show Button Video: Contains the same video assets as the Media tab. 4. [. . . ] A method of encoding MPEG video streams by allocating more bits to complex sections of video and fewer bits to less-complex sections. This results in higher quality video than CBR encoding at the same overall bit rate, or the same level of quality as CBR encoding at a lower overall bit rate. This MPEG video encoding parameter sets the maximum number of bits that can be used to encode a single video frame. If a video file contains a frame that exceeds this figure, DVD players may not be able to decode the frame. [. . . ]