Ulead 1.0 - Manual (Page 9)

SpruceUp’s User’s Guide ix
Creating a Menu .....................................................................................6—2
Setting the Background ........................................................................6—2
Adding and Assigning a Button ..............................................................6—3
Adding Text ........................................................................................6—4
Using the Alignment and Sizing Tools .....................................................6—4
Simulating the Menu ............................................................................6—5
A Movie as First Play ................................................................... 6—6
What is First Play? ..................................................................................6—6
A Movie as First Play ...............................................................................6—6
Movie as First Play Considerations ............................................................6—6
Right-Clicking on Buttons ............................................................ 6—7
The Button Properties Dialog....................................................................6—7
Overlapping Buttons.................................................................... 6—9
Introduction...........................................................................................6—9
Setting Button Priorities ..........................................................................6—9
Different Kinds of Overlap........................................................................6—9
Using the Alignment and Sizing Tools.......................................... 6—11
Surprising Results!...............................................................................6—11
Selecting Multiple Items .......................................................................6—11
The Alignment Buttons ............................................................................6—11
Edge Alignment Buttons .......................................................................6—11
Center Alignment Buttons .....................................................................6—11
Evenly Spaced Alignment Buttons ..........................................................6—12
Other Alignment Buttons ......................................................................6—12
The Size Buttons ....................................................................................6—12
Adding Drop Shadows ................................................................. 6—13
Turning Drop Shadows On and Off ............................................................6—13
Setting Default On/Off Status................................................................6—13
Setting Drop Shadow Properties ...............................................................6—13
Default Versus Custom .........................................................................6—14
The Drop Shadow Settings.......................................................................6—15
Drop Shadow X/Y Position.....................................................................6—15
Drop Shadow Color ..............................................................................6—15
Drop Shadow Opacity ...........................................................................6—15
Drop Shadow Blur................................................................................6—15
How Do I Get One Button's Shadow to Match Another's? .............................6—15
Using the Shadow as a Glow ....................................................................6—15
Layering Priorities ....................................................................... 6—16
Changing an Item's Priority......................................................................6—16
Square Pixel Issues ..................................................................... 6—17
What is a "Square Pixel"? ........................................................................6—17
Video Pixels ...........................................................................................6—17
What Does This Really Mean? ................................................................6—17
Menus as Simple Slide Shows ...................................................... 6—18
Slide Show Tips ......................................................................................6—18
Resources ...........................................................................................6—18
Actually Building the Title .....................................................................6—18