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About resizing images for menu backgrounds

You can use images to create backgrounds for menus. iDVD works with most image formats supported by QuickTime (including JPEG, TIFF, and PDF).

Images in a menu background are automatically cropped to fit the standard DVD window size, but the aspect ratio of the original image is preserved. For example, a picture taken vertically (also known as “portrait format”) may appear with black bands on either side of it to fill out the screen. If you want an image to fit the DVD window exactly, use an image-editing application to resize the image before bringing it into iDVD. Resize to these dimensions:

720 x 540 pixels for standard video in NTSC format

854 x 480 pixels for widescreen in NTSC format

768 x 576 pixels for standard video in PAL format

1024 x 576 pixels for widescreen in PAL format

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Changing the background image of a DVD menu

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