ArcSoft 2 Design Menus, Modification 1 Organizing Chapter Buttons, Modification 4 Adding Audio

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Chapter 7: How Tos

7.10 Design Menus

Once you have added content to your DVD in the Create module, you can customize the look and feel of your menu.

Modification 1: Organizing Chapter Buttons

To organize the chapter buttons, click the Customize tab. In the Layout section, double-click the layout that you want. You can also click and drag the chapter buttons to customize the layout.

Modification 2: Animating Chapter Buttons

Chapter buttons, rather than being static, can actually play the videos they represent. From the Media tab, check the "Animated Thumbnails" box. Set the time (in seconds) that the video should play before it loops. Click "Preview Animation" to see how it looks. Note that there may be considerable processing time depending on your system and the length of the animated loop.

Modification 3: Updating Chapter Button Frames

Each chapter button can have its own unique frame. Click the Customize tab. Then, select the chapter button that you want to update and double-click the frame you want to use.

Modification 4: Adding Audio

Add music to your menu by clicking and dragging an audio file to the "Background Music" section beneath the preview area. You can add a different track to each menu page.

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Contents Page Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538, USA Table of Contents File Edit View Options Play Extras & Help Keyboard Shortcuts Introduction Introduction Installation System Requirements Minimum System RequirementsWorkflow Overview CaptureEdit CreateIntroduction Capture Capture Video Capture Capturing from a DV TapeCapturing from a TV Tuner Capture Capturing from VFW Devices Capturing from WDM DevicesSave As Capture Audio Capture To stop recording, click the Stop button within the PlayerEdit Edit Video Clip Components Player Edit Media AlbumsCompiling Media Edit Scene Detection Storyboard Split and Combine Edit Timeline Text TrackVideo Track Audio Tracks Split and Combine Text Edit Transitions Effects Export Create Create Media Themes Customize Text Set Chapters Create Preview Area Create Slide Shows Add Pan & Zoom Effects Add AudioSet the Chapter Button Thumbnail Transitions SoundtrackName Slide Show DurationWrite Disc Quick DVD Quick DVD Quick DVD Steps Program then searches for a connected video deviceCapture one video to DVD Quick DVD Quick DVD Menus Menus Following commands are available under the File menu FileEdit View Options Play Stop Stops video playbackExtras & Help Keyboard Shortcuts Menu ShortcutsCapture Module ALT + Edit Module ALT +Quick DVD Ctrl + D Player Shortcuts Storyboard View ALT + Y Timeline View ALT + LAlbum Shortcuts Text Editing Misc. ShortcutsMenus How Tos How Tos Capture Video Capture Audio Create New Album Add Content to Storyboard Modify Content Modification 2 Rearranging TransitionsModification 3 Editing Still Images Modification 4 Editing Video ClipsCreate DVD Create Slide Show Add Pan & Zoom Set the Begin focusSet the End focus Preview Additional OptionsPerform Advanced Editing More information about the Timeline is in Section Design Menus Modification 1 Organizing Chapter ButtonsModification 2 Animating Chapter Buttons Modification 3 Updating Chapter Button FramesModification 5 Choosing a New Background Modification 6 Customizing Menu TextModification 7 Creating Submenus Burn To Disc Disc Label field, enter a title for your movieHow Tos How Tos Licensing Agreement Reference Reference Reference About ArcSoft Index Keyboard shortcuts Layout section, 80 lock Media tab Preview Animation, 44, 80 preview area, 18, 37 Twain