Understanding the Menu Editor windowAdobe Encore DVD opens the Menu Editor window each time you create a new menu, import a menu you created in Adobe Photoshop, or open an existing menu. The Menu Editor window provides a canvas for creating and modifying a menu. You can place, move, resize, or delete buttons and subpictures, as well as add text. When creating and editing a menu, you will also frequently use the Layers palette and Library palette, as well as the Project tab. The buttons at the bottom of the Menu Editor window let you change the view of the current menu. ![]() Menu Editor window A. Zoom level B. Toggle Pixel Aspect Ratio Correction C. Show Safe Area D. Show Button Routing E. Show Normal Subpicture Highlight F. Show Selected Subpicture Highlight G. Show Activated Subpicture Highlight Zoom level Controls the magnification of the menu. Either select a preset zoom level or type a value from 25% to 1600% and press Enter. Toggle Pixel Aspect Ratio Correction Approximates how the menu would appear when displayed on a television. You see a difference only in menus with the following dimensions: 704 by 480, 704 by 486, 720 by 480, or 720 by 486 pixels for NTSC menus; and 704 by 576 or 720 by 576 pixels for PAL menus. Adobe Encore DVD assumes that menus of these dimensions were created using non-square pixels. This button scales these menus to simulate display on a television. Show Safe Area Displays guides that mark the action and title safe zones. Television monitors reduce the visible area of footage and menus. Important visual elements should not extend beyond the outer guide, and you should keep text within the inner guide. (The actual amount that is clipped varies from monitor to monitor.) Show Button Routing Displays remote control routing for all buttons in the menu. You can use these routing icons to customize the routing only if the menu property Automatically Route Buttons is turned off. (See Customizing routing.) Show Normal Subpicture Highlight Displays the normal (unselected) state of all the buttons. Show Selected Subpicture Highlight Displays the selected (highlighted) state of all buttons. Show Activated Subpicture Highlight Displays the activated state of all buttons. Note: Because the activated state is displayed for so little time, many designers make the selected and activated state the same. |