Apple iDVD '08 - Manual (Page 18)

18 Chapter 2 Learn iDVD
Step 6: Add Media to Drop Zones
iDVD themes can include no drop zones, multiple drop zones, and even dynamic drop
zones that move in the background of a menu. A drop zone isn’t a button; it’s an area
where you can place media that adds interest to the menu background. You can place
a single image, a slideshow, or a movie in a drop zone.
You can add any combination of images, video clips, or slideshows to the drop zones in
your project. You can also hide the drop zones on any menu so that they don’t appear
in your final project. With your pointer over the menu (and with no buttons or text
objects selected), press Command (x)-I to open the Menu Info window. Then deselect
the “Show drop zones and related graphics” checkbox. The drop zones on the menu
immediately disappear.
The Soft Frame Main menu contains three drop zones, which “play” in sequence on the
main menu. Therefore, only one drop zone shows at any time on the main menu. The
easiest way to determine how many drop zones a menu has is to click the Drop Zone
button. This brings up the drop zone editor, which has a well for each drop zone the
menu contains. To return to the main menu, click the Drop Zone button again.
In this step, you’ll fill each of the three drop zones in the main menu using the drop
zone editor. You’ll add a slideshow to one of the drop zones, which is similar to the
process of creating a slideshow described in “Step 5: Add a Slideshow” on page 14.
To add media to drop zones:
1 Click the Drop Zone button. The drop zone editor, shown below, appears.
2 Click the Media button, and then click Movies at the top of the Media pane.
When you‘re working in
the drop zone editor, your
project’s menu shows in
the iDVD window.
The drop zone editor
includes three drop zone
wells, which means the
main menu of this theme
includes three drop zones.
Drop Zone button