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Adding images and movies to drop zones

You can add movies, slideshows, still images, or even graphics you have created in other applications to the drop zones of a DVD menu. If your theme has multiple drop zones, you can add a different type of file to each if you want.

When you drag a photo or movie into a drop zone, the aspect ratio of the image is preserved, but it is scaled larger or smaller to fill the drop zone.

Here are ways to add images or movies to drop zones:

Drag media directly to drop zones on the menu screen.

If a menu has several drop zones, it can be easier to use the drop zone editor, discussed below. To learn how to add media to dynamic drop zones (which are not stationary but move on the menu), see Related Topics below.

To add a movie, drag a movie from the Media pane or another location on your hard disk or a connected server to the drop zone. The drop zone changes to display the first frame of the movie.

To add a slideshow, drag an iPhoto album or an image folder from the Media pane to the drop zone, or drag an image folder from another location on your computer or a connected server. A drop zone slideshow can include up to 99 images, depending on their size.

To add a still image, drag the image from the Media pane or another location on your computer or a connected server to the drop zone.

Use the drop zone editor to see all the drop zones in your project at once and add files to them.

This is especially useful for themes with several drop zones and for themes with dynamic drop zones, which move around the menu. For information on using the drop zone editor, see Related Topics below.

To have iDVD automatically fill all drop zones with images from the media in your DVD, choose Project > Autofill Drop Zones.

iDVD fills each drop zone with files it chooses. You can manually change these files, using any of the methods described above.

You can also import a file or folder into a drop zone. Press the Control key, click the drop zone on the menu screen (not in the drop zone editor), and then choose Import from the shortcut menu. Browse to locate the movie, slideshow, image folder, or image file you want to import.

Note: You can’t delete individual drop zones or add drop zones to an iDVD project. You can, however, hide all drop zones on a menu. For more information about working with drop zones, see Related Topics below.

Related Topics

Repositioning an image or movie in a drop zone

Adding or hiding drop zones

Using the drop zone editor

Adding images and movies to dynamic drop zones

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