Options for creating menus in Adobe Encore DVD


    Adobe Encore DVD gives you several options for creating menus:

    Menu templates

    You can customize the numerous premade menu templates included in the Library palette and on the application DVD. These templates will give your project a professional look quickly and easily. (See Creating a menu using a menu template.)

    Predesigned buttons and backgrounds

    You can use the predesigned buttons and backgrounds included in the Library palette to create menus right in Adobe Encore DVD. (See Creating a menu using predesigned buttons and backgrounds.)

    Assets from projects

    You can compose a menu using any asset that you import into your project. You can use both still and moving images for either the background or buttons. How you incorporate an asset into a menu depends upon whether it is a still image or moving footage and whether you want it to be a button or part of the background. (See Creating a menu using still assets from the project, Adding a video background to a menu, and Creating a video thumbnail button.)

    Menus (or elements) created in Photoshop

    You can design entire menus in Adobe Photoshop and import them into your project ready to go. You can also create buttons, backgrounds, or other design elements, such as logos, in Photoshop and compose the menu using these elements in Adobe Encore DVD. Because of its extensive design tools and close interaction with Adobe Encore DVD, Photoshop is an excellent tool for creating menus. (See Working with Adobe Photoshop.)