Understanding layer name prefixes for Photoshop menus


    For Adobe Encore DVD to recognize the components of a menu from Photoshop, you must add predefined prefixes to the layer names. Adobe Encore DVD uses the prefixes to identify the layers as button sets, video thumbnails, and subpictures. In this way, you can import a finished menu, ready for use in the project. You can also manipulate and change elements from within Adobe Encore DVD.

    Layers palette in Photoshop compared to same set of layers as they appear in Adobe Encore DVD
    Layers palette in Photoshop compared to same set of layers as they appear in Adobe Encore DVD

    The following layer name prefixes identify the components of your menu

    Menu Item

    Photoshop Element

    Layer Name Prefix

    Example

    Button Name

    Layer set containing button components

    (+)

    (+) Daisy button 1

    Button Text

    Text layers within the layer set

    None Required

    Daisy button

    Button Image

    Image layers within the layer set

    None Required

    Daisy image

    Subpicture (optional)

    Single-color image layers. Each layer represents one color of the three-color subpicture.

    Important: See About subpictures.

    (=1)

    (=2)

    (=3)

    (=1)Text highlight

    (=2) Daisy Outline

    (=3) Check mark

    Video thumbnail (optional)

    An image layer within the layer set that serves as a placeholder for video.

    (%)

    (%) Daisy Thumbnail

    Other design elements or text (such as logo or menu title)

    Individual Layer

    None required

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