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Darren Burns · July 14th, 2009, 04:35 PM

I am hoping to setup a menu where our company logo shows beside the selected menu item. I have been searching way too long to try and find a solution, has anyone achieved something like this or can direct me to a link that will guide me through it?

I have tried the layered PSD method in the help and modified the examle in JetDV's vol 2 #6 but using masks the logo naturally shows in the color from the color set, not the logo itself (unless I've missed a setting somewhere). I have also tried a method I found using "inverse selection," using the inactive button color to hide the logo. This works if you have a solid background, which unfortunately I don't.

I am using DVDA v5b.

Many Thanks

Edward Troxel · July 14th, 2009, 04:48 PM

Try Vol 2 #6 of my newsletters

Darren Burns · July 14th, 2009, 05:05 PM

Thanks Edward. That was one of the examples I came across and tried. I don't know if I did something wrong but unfortunately the logo is masked with the color from the color set.

I added the logo before each menu item in the PNG file used as the highlight mask. It worked but the logo showed as a round disk (the logo is round) of the color from "color set 1" not the logo itself.

Did I miss something, do something wrong or is there another setting I should be using to enable the logo itself to display instead of the color from the mask?

Edward Troxel · July 15th, 2009, 07:24 AM

I'm not sure of a way to show full color.

Here's a way that WOULD work if you don't have music on the menu:

Create SEVERAL menus - one each with the logo by each single item. Then as they move to different menu items, move to the menu with THAT logo position. That is doable in DVD Architect.

July 14th, 2009, 04:35 PM	#1
Darren Burns Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 29	DVDA Menu with bullet I am hoping to setup a menu where our company logo shows beside the selected menu item. I have been searching way too long to try and find a solution, has anyone achieved something like this or can direct me to a link that will guide me through it? I have tried the layered PSD method in the help and modified the examle in JetDV's vol 2 #6 but using masks the logo naturally shows in the color from the color set, not the logo itself (unless I've missed a setting somewhere). I have also tried a method I found using "inverse selection," using the inactive button color to hide the logo. This works if you have a solid background, which unfortunately I don't. I am using DVDA v5b. Many Thanks

July 14th, 2009, 04:48 PM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Try Vol 2 #6 of my newsletters __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 15th, 2009, 07:24 AM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I'm not sure of a way to show full color. Here's a way that WOULD work if you don't have music on the menu: Create SEVERAL menus - one each with the logo by each single item. Then as they move to different menu items, move to the menu with THAT logo position. That is doable in DVD Architect. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 14th, 2009, 05:05 PM	#3
Darren Burns Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 29	Thanks Edward. That was one of the examples I came across and tried. I don't know if I did something wrong but unfortunately the logo is masked with the color from the color set. I added the logo before each menu item in the PNG file used as the highlight mask. It worked but the logo showed as a round disk (the logo is round) of the color from "color set 1" not the logo itself. Did I miss something, do something wrong or is there another setting I should be using to enable the logo itself to display instead of the color from the mask?