373 WORKING WITH iDVD Editing a DVD Project chapter 21 22 11 33 USE THE DROP ZONE EDITOR 1 Click Edit Drop Zones to open the drop zone editor. iDVD displays icons for the drop zones in the menu. 2 Click and drag a file from the media pane to a drop zone icon. ● iDVD adds the media to the drop zone. To replace content, click and drag another file to a drop zone icon. To remove media from a drop zone, click and drag the media from the drop zone icon to outside the drop zone editor. 3 Click Edit Drop Zones to exit the drop zone editor. 22 33 11 How do I add background music to a menu? Follow these steps: 1 Click Audio. 2 Click a list item to display the available music from GarageBand or iTunes in the media pane. 3 Click and drag an audio file to the menu background. iDVD adds the audio file as background music. To adjust the volume, see “Change Menu Settings.” 374 22 33 Autofill Drop Zones 1 Display a menu in an iDVD project. The project should already have media associated with it. Note: To add media, see “Add a Movie” or “Add a Slideshow.” ● In this example, the drop zone editor is open. See “Add Media to a Drop Zone” for details. 2 Click Project. 3 Click Autofill Drop Zones. ● iDVD fills the drop zones in the menu with media from the project. ● You can edit the selections by clicking and dragging media files to the editor icons. Autofill Drop Zones iDVD iDVD iDVD autofill content autofill content DROP ZONE EDITOR DROP ZONE EDITOR DROP ZONE EDITOR iDVD can automatically fill the drop zones in your project with movie and photo content from your project. You can make changes to the autofilled content using the drop zone editor. 375 chapter 21 Editing a DVD Project WORKING WITH iDVD 11 11 33 22 22 Edit Media in a Drop Zone You can change how a movie is played or how a still photo isoriented in a drop zone. This helps you focus on specific actions or subjects in drop zones. EDIT A MOVIE 1 Click a movie in a drop zone. ● A line representing the movie appears. 2 Click and drag a slider to specify where the movie starts. 3 Click and drag a slider to specify where the movie ends. 4 Click away from the drop zone to save the movie edit. EDIT A STILL PHOTO 1 Click a still photo in a drop zone. iDVD selects the photo. 2 Press and click and drag inside the photo to reposition it. 3 Click away from the drop zone to save the photo edit. Edit Media in a Drop Zone 376 11 11 33 66 44 55 PLAY RECORD VACATION 2007 VACAT IO N 2008 VACATION 2009 Customize a Button You can customize the clickable buttons that allow you to play movies and slideshows or view submenus in your project. You can edit the text, change the font, or add graphics to suit the style of your project. EDIT THE TEXT 1 Click a button in a menu to select it. 2 Click the button again to make it editable. Note: Do not double-click the button, which opens the content. 3 Type a label for the button. 4 Select a font for the button. 5 Select a font style. 6 Select a font size. 7 Click away from the button to save the changes. ADD A GRAPHIC 1 Click a menu button to select it. Customize a Button 377 WORKING WITH iDVD Editing a DVD Project chapter 21 44 22 33 2 Click Buttons. 3 Select a button category. 4 Click a button style. ● iDVD customizes the button in the menu. You can click and drag the button to reposition it. 33 11 22 How do I change the size of a button? You can change the size of a button shape to make it fit in with the other buttons and graphics on the page. 1 -click a button and select Show Inspector Window in the menu that appears. The inspector appears. The inspector options vary depending on the button style. 2 Click and drag the slider to adjust the size of the button shape. 3 Click to close the inspector and save the change. 378 11 22 44 33 • cinnamon red-hots • caramel • crushed peanuts • raspberry • punch • strawberry • kiwi • grape • orange SNO KONES SNO KONES SNO KONES KANDY APPLES KANDY APPLES KANDY APPLES Add a Submenu When you create a new project from within iDVD, the program adds a single main menu to that project. You can add submenus to your project to organize your media content in a hierarchical fashion. You access a submenu by clicking a button on the main menu. Submenus can also have their own submenus. 1 Display the menu to which you want to add a submenu. 2 Click the add icon ( ). 3 Click Add Submenu in the menu that appears. iDVD adds a button for the new submenu. Note: To edit the text and style of the button, see “Customize a Button.” 4 Double-click the submenu button. Add a Submenu 379 WORKING WITH iDVD Editing a DVD Project chapter 21 55 77 66 iDVD opens the new submenu. 5 Double-click the title to edit it. 6 Click and drag content from the media pane to add content to the submenu. Note: For details, see “Add a Movie,” “Add a Slideshow,” and “Add Media to a Drop Zone.” Note: To change the theme of a submenu, see Chapter 20. 7 Double-click the back button ( ). The style of the back button varies depending on the theme of the menu. iDVD displays the parent menu from which the new submenu is linked. ● You can click Show the DVD Map to view your menu organization in map view. Note: For details, see “Use Map View.” 22 33 11 How do I create a submenu from existing buttons? You can select one or more buttons in an existing menu and move them to a new submenu. 1 -click to select the buttons you want to add. 2 Click Project. 3 Click New Menu from Selection. iDVD creates a new submenu and moves the selected buttons to it. You can double-click the new submenu button to access it. Note: To edit the button, see “Customize a Button.” 380 11 33 22 44 menu animation duration background music volume align menu button Menu Info Inspector s Change Menu Settings You can open the Menu Info inspector to configure a menu. You can change the duration of a menu animation, control the volume of background music, and turn on a grid to help align menu buttons. 1 Display the menu whose settings you want to change. 2 -click the menu background. 3 Click Show Inspector Window. Note: You can also click the Inspector button ( ) in the toolbar. iDVD opens the Menu Info window. 4 Click and drag the slider to adjust the duration of the menu animation. Some menus include an intro and an outro as part of the animation. ● You can click to disable the intro ( changes to ). ● You can click to disable the outro ( changes to ). Change Menu Settings 381 WORKING WITH iDVD Editing a DVD Project chapter 21 77 66 55 5 Click and drag the slider to adjust the volume of background music, if it exists. iDVD can use an invisible grid to align the buttons you add to a DVD menu. 6 Click to turn on the grid ( changes to ). 7 Click to close the inspector and save the changes. 22 33 11 How do I change the highlight color for menu buttons? iDVD uses color highlighting to show which button in a menu is active. You can change the color in the Menu Info window. 1 In the Menu Info window, click the highlight swatch. iDVD opens the Colors dialog. 2 Click a highlight color. 3 Click to close the dialog. ● The highlight color is updated. 382 11 11 22 Use Map View You can view your iDVD project as a chart by opening map view. In map view, boxes represent menus, movies, and slideshows. Lines represent the connections between the media items. You can add new content in map view as well as reorganize existing content. ADD MEDIA 1 Click Show the DVD Map to open your project in map view. iDVD displays the menus, movies, slideshows, and other content hierarchically, as boxes connected by lines. 2 Click and drag an item in the media pane to a menu box. ● iDVD adds the item to the map, connecting the item to the menu with a line. A button for the item is added to the menu. ● You can double-click the menu to view it. To delete content in map view, select the content and then press Delete . REARRANGE MEDIA 1 Click and drag a media item in the map to a new menu. Use Map View . Inspector Window in the menu that appears. The inspector appears. The inspector options vary depending on the button style. 2 Click and drag the slider to adjust the size of the button shape. 3. A STILL PHOTO 1 Click a still photo in a drop zone. iDVD selects the photo. 2 Press and click and drag inside the photo to reposition it. 3 Click away from the drop zone to save the photo edit. Edit. 373 WORKING WITH iDVD Editing a DVD Project chapter 21 22 11 33 USE THE DROP ZONE EDITOR 1 Click Edit Drop Zones to open the drop zone editor. iDVD displays icons for the drop zones in the menu. 2 Click