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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker
GUIDE TO DESIGNING MENU LAYOUTS
FOR THE PRV-LX1 RECORDER
USING THE DVD MENU MAKER APPLICATION
Table of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 2
2.0 BACKGROUND LAYER................................................................................................... 3
3.0 HIGHLIGHT AREA LAYER ..................................................................................
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 1.0 INTRODUCTION The PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker application allows a custom layout menu to be imported in to the Pioneer PRV-LX1 professional recorder. A menu layout usually consists of a background for the menu, a disc title, buttons to select/view the various clips, and Previous/Next buttons if there are multiple pages to a menu. Before beginning to build your custom menu consider the following features; if the Disc Title and button labels will be part of the backgr
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker • A Disc Title label placed within the background must anticipate all button locations including the Previous menu page and Next menu page buttons for multi-page menus. Multi-page menus would require Previous menu page and Next menu page buttons. However, not all projects will have multiple menu pages. To build a layout usable for multiple projects, create a Disc Title layer in a separate file then ‘duplicate’ the layer over the Background layer before the layout
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 3.0 HIGHLIGHT AREA LAYER The Highlight Area layer, also known as the Subpicture layer, maps where the button Select (roll-over) and Activate colors and/or shapes appear. Areas to remain hidden must be filled with black (RGB: 0,0,0) and areas where highlights are to appear must be filled with a ‘Normal’ color from the Color Table. More information regarding the color assignments is documented in section 10, Color Table Layer. In the example below, the center of
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 4.1 Button Area Locations Button areas should not overlap so modify the button size or alignment to suit your layout. Avoid having areas touch or cover each other. The application uses a 720-pixel (W) by 480-pixel (H) screen. Because of these dimensions, the title-safe area is already accounted for. Buttons may be positioned close to but not touching the edges of the screen. 4.2 Button Area Colors The DVD Menu Maker application uses colors to assign the DVD
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 5.0 BUTTON IMAGE LAYER The Button Image layer exists to add individual or group visual effects to the buttons. To test different looks to your buttons, follow the steps below. 1. With the Background layer selected, click on Layer from the main menu bar. 2. Select the Duplicate Layer command. 3. Change the name of this layer from Background copy to Button Image. 4. Move the Button Image layer to above the Button Area layer. The stacking order from top to bottom sh
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 6.0 BUTTON MASK LAYER The Button Mask layer defines the shape of your buttons. Although the PRV-LX1 provides some standard button shapes such as squares and ovals (in pre-set locations), buttons can be any polygonal shape. To ease creation of this layer, copy the Highlight Area (Subpicture) layer if your intent is to have the highlights show around or on top of your buttons. Follow the steps below to create the Button Mask layer. 1. With the Highlight Area (Subpi
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker To create a Thumbnail Area layer, follow the directions below. 1. With the Button Area layer selected, click on Layer from the main menu bar. 2. Select the Duplicate Layer command. 3. Change the name of this layer from Button Area copy to Thumbnail Area. 4. Trim or manipulate the colored boxes to define the thumbnail locations. 5. Save the Thumbnail Area layer as the top layer on the stack. The stacking order from top to bottom should now be Thumbnail Area, Button
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 4) Remove all shapes and fill colors from the Thumbnail Mask layer except for the black shapes representing thumbnails. 5) Select all of the thumbnail shapes. 6) Fill the thumbnail shapes with white (RGB: 255,255,255). 7) Fill the remainder of the layer with black (RGB: 0,0,0). The stacking order from top to bottom should now be Thumbnail Mask, Thumbnail Area, Button Mask, Button Image, Button Area, Highlight Area and Background. In the sample menu file, the thumb
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 3. Choose Layer from the submenu. 4. Enter the name of this layer as Text Area. 5. Using the Rectangular Marquee tool ( ), outline an area for button text. 6. Fill the area with the appropriate color. Refer to the Color Order Chart in section 4.2 of this manual. 7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 as needed for your custom layout. 8. Fill the remaining space around the text areas with white (RGB: 255,255,255). 9. Move the Text Area layer to above the Thumbnail Mask layer. Th
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Once the layer is added to your design, change the colors in 20-pixel blocks. However, the first vertical bar must remain black. Note: Avoid using the final vertical color bar on the right, shown as Yellow/Red/Yellow in the example above. Although DVD Forum Specifications allow up to four highlight colors, menus using more than two colors on a single menu can be confusing. Follow the steps below to duplicate the Color Table layer in to your design file. 1. Open
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker The chart below provides a guideline for identifying which cell reflects which option. Original Original Original Original Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 Color 4 (BLACK) Normal Normal Normal Normal Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 Color 4 (BLACK) Normal Normal Normal Normal Contrast 1 Contrast 2 Contrast 3 Contrast 4 (BLACK) (gray tone represents (gray tone represents (gray tone represents opacity level) opacity level) opacity level) Select Select Select Select Color 1 Color
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Examples of buttons with Color 2 and Color 3 applied from the chart above: (Normal View) (Roll-Over Select) (Activate) (Color 2) (Color 3) Note: The higher the contrast number, the stronger the highlight color on the menu. Follow the steps below to manipulate the values assigned in the Color Table layer. 1. Verify that the Color Table layer is the top layer. The final stacking order from top to bottom is Color Table, Text Area, Thumbnail Mask, Thumbnail Area, Butt
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 11.1 Create The Import Folder/Files Follow the steps below to create your import folder/file. 1. Create a new folder to receive the custom menu files. The folder name becomes the menu name when imported in to the PRV-LX1. This name cannot have spaces and should have fewer than 12 characters. 2. Launch the Pioneer PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker. 3. Locate your custom Photoshop file on the hard drive. 4. Click on the Open button to select your .psd file. A new window enti
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Note: Clicking on the OK button saves the file but also closes the application. Once the application is closed, no further modifications are allowed. Background is for preview only, no changes are available Subpicture (Highlight Area) is for preview only, no changes are available Color Table provides color change options Note: Choose a color block from the right side of the window to change a highlight (select, active) color. The numbers in the lower right s
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Button Area is for preview only, no changes are available (this view integrates the Button Image layer) Button Mask is for preview only, no changes are available Thumbnail Area is for preview only, no changes are available Page 16 of 24
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Thumbnail Mask is for preview only, no changes are available Button Action allows directional and button advancement order changes Text allows changes to the Disc Title and/or Button fonts when using labels generated from the PRV-LX1 Function Menu Page 17 of 24
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 11.2.1 Change Highlight Colors from within the Application The third preview screen provides a method to change the highlight (Select and Active) colors and shades. Being as the color table is linked to the Subpicture layer, the Original and Normal colors should only be changed on the Photoshop (.psd) file. However, if the Select and/or Active (action) colors conflict with other menu colors, clicking on an action color allows you to choose a different shade or ano
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 11.2.3 Change Text/Labels from within the Application Unless the disc title and button labels are part of the background image, the text must be entered through the PRV-LX1 (Function / DVD Menu / Menu Type/Font). The font style is determined by the selected setting but the custom menu application provides a way to adjust text size and color. Note: If all menu text is incorporated into the background, ignore this screen. Main Text refers to the disc title while Bu
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 11.3 Import Your Custom Menu Follow the steps below to import your custom menu in to the PRV-LX1 using a disc. You may also import the folder from a connected PC using FTP to your PRV-LX1. Refer to the PRV-LX1 operating instructions (Importing Image Data) to import the menu via FTP. 1) Insert the CD containing the custom menu folder in to the recorder’s drive. If the unit has two drives, either drive may be used. 2) Press the Function button on the front of the PR
