[individeol]

Hi
I am used to Nero and have designed my own buttons as PNG files. Sonic doesnt see changes made to its buttons. When one alters the origional button artwork in its native photoshop format. It also recognize an alpha (transparent) channel, this is handy for making an 'invisible' button which is simply placed over a 'button' wich is actually drawn as part of background (flat video or a flat image). This works so well that my menus look better than those made in Adobe encore dvd 2, DVDit or any programe ever. I have compleate freedom and control over everything (thanx to after affects, photoshop and premiere) Which by the way also does not recognise the pioneer writer. If I could make my own buttons in photoshop using an existing my dvd button ( which is a psd file) as a guide for size and color I would be happy to continue using my dvd. I think I need the specific shade of the color that My DVD uses to key and create an alpha channel. I seen they use the grey with default file logo pic to key in the video footage the button links to.

Any ideas?

This post has been edited by individeol: 22 March 2007 - 12:54 PM

[sknis]

Hi
I am used to Nero and have designed my own buttons as PNG files.

Sonic doesnt see changes made to its buttons. When one alters the origional button artwork in its native photoshop format. It also recognize an alpha (transparent) channel, this is handy for making an 'invisible' button which is simply placed over a 'button' wich is actually drawn as part of background (flat video or a flat image).

This works so well that my menus look better than those made in Adobe encore dvd 2, DVDit or any programe ever. I have compleate freedom and control over everything (thanx to after affects, photoshop and premiere) Which by the way also does not recognise the pioneer writer.

If I could make my own buttons in photoshop using an existing my dvd button ( which is a psd file) as a guide for size and color I would be happy to continue using my dvd.

I think I need the specific shade of the color that My DVD uses to key and create an alpha channel. I seen they use the grey with default file logo pic to key in the video footage the button links to.

Any ideas?

Sonic? What program do you have?

Perhaps I don't understand what you are having problems with (threw in a lot of information). If you have buttons that you want to use, just use them; you can use any image or video.

Select the menu theme or create your own. Add the movies to the project, right click on the button and select show settings. Select the tab with the four rectangles. In the top drop down box, select one of the button styles - for now, try aquarium no text. That will simply be a colored frame. The box below the button selection will activate. Select custom and browse. Select a video or image that you want to use in that frame.
Hint, turn off the default button and select none or extend for the selection. If you have a highlighted button and it is the default, it will be colored so you may not see what you want.

This post has been edited by sknis: 22 March 2007 - 02:09 PM

[individeol]

Thanx 4 ya reply!

I have My DVD 7. The Pioneer drive came std on HP dv5000 notebook. It wont recognize other software (or versa visa).

I want to make a button that is transparent. I dont want the cheesy borders in the menus I create, actually I dont want anything but the video I make as the background. This video would have an image representing the button or text already. I want a simple activator that cannot be seen. The native files that MY DVD buttons were created from is Adobe Photoshop. I am able to change the shape of the button.

What I cant find is the color that represents the alpha channel.


I will post some pics of artwork that are in Macromedias PNG file format. This is what nero uses instead of PSD

[sknis]

Sonic? What program do you have?

Perhaps I don't understand what you are having problems with (threw in a lot of information). If you have buttons that you want to use, just use them; you can use any image or video.

Select the menu theme or create your own. Add the movies to the project, right click on the button and select show settings. Select the tab with the four rectangles. In the top drop down box, select one of the button styles - for now, try aquarium no text. That will simply be a colored frame. The box below the button selection will activate. Select custom and browse. Select a video or image that you want to use in that frame.
Hint, turn off the default button and select none or extend for the selection. If you have a highlighted button and it is the default, it will be colored so you may not see what you want.

Perhaps this will help:

Perhaps this will help:

Sorry, I thought that you were using a later version of MyDVD or EMC. I haven't used your version for a long time so I would not be of much help. Did you just try to right click on the button to see what options you have?

[individeol]

**********Im struggling to find my url and post the pics.***************
What is the url? the path to my pic files or wot.

This post has been edited by individeol: 22 March 2007 - 04:49 PM

[sknis]

**********Im struggling to find my url and post the pics.***************
What is the url? the path to my pic files or wot.

Only frequent posters have privileges to post pictures on this forum. The forum manager must allow that to happen. If you want us to see your picture buttons, you'll have to post them on a public web site.

I think that is what you mean by your last post?



wot ?

[individeol]

Only frequent posters have privileges to post pictures on this forum. The forum manager must allow that to happen. If you want us to see your picture buttons, you'll have to post them on a public web site.

I think that is what you mean by your last post?



wot ?

Thanx man,

Are you interested in seeing them otherwise I wont bother posting them on a pub web site?
The pics simply illustrate how the chroma key effect is used by software like My DVD etc to assist in creating buttons.

I havent had many replies on this subject and tried to us a color gradiant to identify the color (to key transparent). My external byrner does most the work now so no sweat.

By 'wot' I mean 'what', wot sounds they way we South Africans say 'what'. When text messaging on cell phones I have short texts that friends & fam r use 2 (similar to that). Im sure u got it there to. On the internet is doesnt work quite as well 4 me yet as accents vary and confusion often sets in. Some times I let the odd habbit slip.

Do have experience with the DVDit series, it looks tempting! I think I'll post a querrie around the matter.

Well cool! speak again some time...

individeol.