Menu with image buttons

[lex1972]

I need to mek a menu with a buttom formed by a little image that it will be visible only when selected.
Please someone can help me and give some instruction to solve it.

Thanks to everybody


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[lordsmurf]

That is done in the authoring application, and it depends solely on the abilities of the authoring app. DVD Studio Pro, Ulead DVDWS2, Encore and DVD-Lab Pro can do this. Maybe some others. Many cannot.

[guns1inger]

You have two choices.

1. Use a simplified, 4 colour version of the icon so it becomes just a standard sub-picture. It won't look at good, but most authoring tools will be able to use it

or

2. Create a copy of the menu in each state that it can exist (i.e. one version of the menu for each icon position) and automatically switch menu pages as the user moves around. Depending on the application, this can involve a short or longer pause between changes. DVD Lab Pro, for instance, allows you to set each page up as a cell in a single menu object, os the change-over is very quick. Other tools will require each page to be a separate menu asset, which will mean a slower change between images.

[lex1972]

thanks guns1inger
Can you explain better the second chance I will be intersting and I can use Dvd lab pro or Encore dvd 1.5
Can you show the right way for solve my problem?

Thank you so much

[guns1inger]

The concept is called Switched Menus, and is covered here : http://mediachance.com/dvdlab/tutorial/switchmenu.html

[lordsmurf]

You can do great single-color images, gradient-shaded too, using DVD Studio Pro. DVDWS2 is single-color, but you have a full palette to choose from, it's not just 4 colors total.