Pioneer DVD Menu Maker Operating Instructions - Page 1

PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker

G

UIDE TO

D

ESIGNING

M

ENU

L

AYOUTS

FOR THE

PRV-LX1 R

ECORDER

U

SING THE

DVD M

ENU

M

AKER

A

PPLICATION

Table of Contents

1.0

I

NTRODUCTION

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2

2.0

B

ACKGROUND

L

AYER

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3

3.0

H

IGHLIGHT

A

REA

L

AYER

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4

4.0

B

UTTON

A

REA

L

AYER

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4

4.1

Button Area Locations

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5

4.2

Button Area Colors

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5

5.0

B

UTTON

I

MAGE

L

AYER

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6

6.0

B

UTTON

M

ASK

L

AYER

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7

7.0

T

HUMBNAIL

A

REA

L

AYER

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7

8.0

T

HUMBNAIL

M

ASK

L

AYER

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8

9.0

T

EXT

A

REA

L

AYER

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9

10.0

C

OLOR TABLE

L

AYER

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10

11.0

C

ONVERT

M

ENU FROM

P

HOTOSHOP

U

SING THE

PRV-LX1 DVD M

ENU

M

AKER

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13

11.1

Create The Import Folder/Files

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14

11.2

Inspect the Custom Menu

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14

11.2.1

Change Highlight Colors from within the Application

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18

11.2.2

Change Button Actions from within the Application

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18

11.2.3

Change Text/Labels from within the Application

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19

11.2.4

Create The Custom Menu

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19

11.3

Import Your Custom Menu

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20

11.4

Select Your Custom Menu

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20

12.0

H

ELPFUL

H

INTS

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21

August 2005

Technical Publication #T502208

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.

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Pioneer DVD Menu Maker Operating Instructions - Page 1

Pioneer DVD Menu Maker Manual

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Section	Page
1.0 Introduction	2
2.0 Background Layer	3
3.0 Highlight Area Layer	4
4.0 Button Area Layer	4
4.1 Button Area Locations	5
4.2 Button Area Colors	5
5.0 Button Image Layer	6
6.0 Button Mask Layer	7
7.0 Thumbnail Area Layer	7
8.0 Thumbnail Mask Layer	8
9.0 Text Area Layer	9
10.0 Color table Layer	10
11.0 Convert Menu from Photoshop Using the PRV-LX1 DVD Menu	13
11.1 Create The Import Folder/Files	14
11.2 Inspect the Custom Menu	14
11.2.1 Change Highlight Colors from within the Application	18
11.2.2 Change Button Actions from within the Application	18
11.2.3 Change Text/Labels from within the Application	19
11.2.4 Create The Custom Menu	19
11.3 Import Your Custom Menu	20
11.4 Select Your Custom Menu	20
12.0 Helpful Hints	21