Adding a still frame overlay to existing mpeg for menu

[Smells_Like_Feet]

I am attempting to create a moving background to a simple menu (text buttons). To build my menus I currently use Paint Shop Pro and Pinnacle's DVD Impression Pro. Due to the limitiations of Impression Pro I need to create an mpeg that has my text buttons overlayed. Anyone have suggestions for a cheap (perferrably free ) software that can add a mostly transparent frame on top of the mpeg? I am aware that Adobe Premiere is the preferred software but it is just too expensive for a single type of menu creation. Thanks for any help.

[adam]

You can do this with Avisynth or VirtualDub, which are both free.

http://home.att.net/~adam.poole/Motion_Menus_with_VirtualDub.htm

Follow this page of my guide down to the Adding Items link and follow that to find out how to do this.

[Smells_Like_Feet]

Thanks for the reply adam. I appreciate the link. After doing a little more research it seems as though all I am trying to do is watermark the file and Vdub seems to be the way to go and I think your site will help.

- Smells_Like_Feet