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Changing the appearance of buttons

Each iDVD theme comes with a specific style of menu buttons, but you can customize them in several ways. You can give the buttons a shape to which you can add video clips, images, or even slideshows. You can change the typeface, size, style, and color of the button label text. You can also create buttons without a label or buttons that are text only. You can even make each button that appears on a menu different by mixing styles for an interesting visual effect.

Changing the shape of buttons
In the Buttons pane of iDVD, you can choose among several shapes and ornamental styles for your buttons. This palette of styles allows you to customize your menus, making them as simple or embellished as you want.
Changing the button label
All buttons have a default name when they are first created, but you can easily change this name and modify the appearance of the label text, including its typeface, font style, size, and color.
Modifying image buttons
Image buttons are buttons that consist of a shape and a text label. The shape part of the button is designed to be filled with an image or video clip to give your menus visual interest. When you add a video clip to a button, it becomes a “motion button” because the video plays inside the button.
Adding button transitions
A button transition smooths the jump that occurs when a viewer clicks a button to access a submenu or play a movie or slideshow. You can add a transition to any button, and each button in a project can use a different transition.

After you make changes to buttons, you can revert back to the button style that comes with the theme. Select the buttons you want to change, and then choose Advanced > “Reset Object to Theme Settings.”

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