How to Add Menu Buttons in iDVD
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Don Schechter
If you want to create a DVD of your video, but skip using iMovie, you can still create fun menu buttons. Learn how it's done in iDVD.
Transcript: How to Add Menu Buttons in iDVD
Hi, I'm Don Schechter for About.com Computing. Today I will show you how to create menu buttons in iDVD.Why Create iDVD Menu Buttons?
If you create chapter markers in iMovie, menu buttons will automatically be created in iDVD if you export it from iMovie. However, you may have a movie or clip that you don't want to bring into iMovie. I will open up iDVD and one of the templates will open.Create a Linking Menu Button
To create a button that links to my movie all I need to do is drag the movie from my finder into the iDVD menu. Make sure not to put it in a drop zone. Now you will see that a button has been created that, if I double click on it, will play my movie.Adjust the iDVD Menu Buttons
I will click stop and go back to my design. If I click on the text I can rename it. If I click on the buttons box on the bottom right I can design the button. I can click on any of these shapes to change what the button looks like. I can resize it and play with the alignment, font, and more.Position the iDVD Menu Buttons
If you are having problems moving the button to where you want it, click on free positioning instead of snap buttons to grid. You can always click once on the button and click delete to remove it.Add Additional Menu Buttons
To create a second button to a different movie, I will go to the media Pane and then drag the movie to the menu. Just as before, a title menu will appear which I can customize by going to buttons.Create an iDVD Submenu
Now I am going to create a submenu to show different movies. I will click on the plus sign and choose add submenu. Let's call this 'My Movies.' I will double click on it and it will bring me to a new menu. Now I will drag and drop two of my movies in and it will create the buttons. To create a button that, when clicked, will automatically go back to the main menu, I can go up to 'project' and click on 'add title menu' button.Create an iDVD Motion Button
Finally, I can create a motion button. I will change one of these buttons to a shape. If I hit the motion button you can see that my video plays. If I highlight the button a movie slider will appear. I can choose what frame to start the button on. If I uncheck the box, it will turn into a still frame. Finally, if I click on the menu pane, I can change the length of time before it, and the entire submenu, loops.Thanks for watching for more information please visit us online at computing.about.com.