Operation Manual

Chapter 10: The Title Editor 195
Would you like to make a button that says “Grandma”
and link it to the video of Grandma’s birthday party?
Just create a text object, make it as fancy as you like
with text stylings and the Looks Browser, and assign it
the normal button action. Back in the Clip properties
tool, link the new button to the chosen video clip and
the job is done.
Button highlighting
DVD menus (but not VCD and S-VCD
menus), give visual feedback by high-
lighting the current button as the user
scrolls around the menu. Special active
highlighting distinguishes a button that is
in the process of being actuated, just before the action
is performed. (You can preview this highlighting effect
in the Player, and interact with the menu using either
the mouse or the Player’s DVD controls.)
The Title Editor lets you assign the color that will be
used for each type of highlight, and a style option that
governs how the highlights will be drawn. The controls
for these settings are located below the button-type list:
Click the Active and Selected color swatches to set the
highlight colors that work best with your menu. It may
help to make your menus clearer if you use consistent
highlighting colors for all the menus on a disc.
The three highlight style options, from left to right, are:
• Box: The highlighting is drawn as a rectangle
enclosing the button.
• Follow shape: The highlighting covers the visible
area of the button, whatever its shape.
• Underline: The button is underlined.