Creating disc menus – Adobe Premiere Elements 12 User Manual
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Creating disc menus
Note:
At Each Scene
About menu templates
Apply a disc menu template
Download online disc menu templates
Customize a menu template
Switch to a different menu template
Change from a menu-based disc to an auto-play disc
About menu templates
You create a menu-based DVD, Web DVD, or Blu-ray Disc by using one of the predesigned menu templates included with Premiere Elements. All
templates include a Main Menu 1 button and a Scenes Menu 1 button. The menu buttons are automatically linked with menu and scene markers in
the Expert view timeline. The main menu contains a minimum of two buttons: one to play the movie, the other to display a scenes menu. Some
templates contain additional buttons in the main menu that jump to other movies you’ve marked in the Timeline. The scenes menus generally
contain buttons with a label and a thumbnail from the scene.
A menu can include sound and motion. Some templates contain drop zones, where you can drag and drop a still image or video to personalize
the menu background. If you drop a video or image on a template that does not contain a drop zone, the dropped video or still image replaces the
entire menu background. A video can serve as a moving backdrop to a menu or provide all the visual elements of the menu, except for the button
highlighting. The video can include, for example, a moving background, scrolling credits, and even the button images. How long the video
background or audio plays depends on the duration of the menu. The duration of a single loop of background audio and video must be 30 seconds
or less.
You can personalize a template for your project by changing fonts, colors, backgrounds, and layout. Template changes apply only to the current
project; you cannot save template changes in Premiere Elements.
Apply a disc menu template
When you choose a disc menu template, don’t be concerned if it doesn’t have enough menu buttons to match each marker in the movie. Premiere
Elements creates additional menus and buttons as needed.
When you select a template, the button text on the menus changes to the names you’ve given the menu and scene markers. You can name the
markers and change the title of the menu after you select the template. If you don’t provide marker names, the buttons remain as named in the
template.
You can add menu and scene markers before you select a template; or you can add, move, or delete markers after choosing a template. The disc
menus are adjusted dynamically to match the markers; adding, or deleting buttons as necessary.
If your project uses HDV project settings, make sure to choose an HD template to ensure high-quality output. You can recognize HD
templates by the “HD” in the upper-right corner of the template in the Tasks panel.
1. Click Tools on the Action bar and choose Movie Menu in the Tools panel.
2. Select a template with a theme matching that of your project. If you have used main menu markers, choose a template with at least three
buttons on the main menu. (The first button is labeled Play Movie and the second, Scenes. Additional buttons link to scene markers in the
Expert view timeline.)
3. If you want to Adobe Premiere Elements to automatically add menu markers for you, select Add Menu Markers Automatically For Me
Settings. Click Settings and select one of the following options:
Places a scene marker at each edit point (cut) between clips on the Video 1 track.
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