Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PRV-LX1 Pioneer
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PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker G UIDE TO D ESIGNING M ENU L AYOUTS FOR THE PRV-LX1 R ECORDER U SING THE DVD M ENU M AKER A PPLICATION Table of Contents 1.0 I NTRODUCTION .........................................................................................
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 1.0 I NTRODUCTION The PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker application allows a custom layout menu to be i mported in to the Pioneer PRV-LX1 professional recorder.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker • A Disc Title label placed within the background must anticipate all button locations including the Previous menu page and Next menu page buttons for multi-page menus. Multi-page menus would require Previous menu page and Next menu page buttons.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 3.0 H IGHLIGHT A REA L AYER The Highlight Area layer, also known as the Subpicture layer, maps where the button Select (roll-over) and Activate colors and/or shapes appear.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 4.1 Button Area Locations Button areas should not overlap so modify the button size or alignment to suit your layout. Avoid having areas touch or cover each other. The application uses a 720-pixel (W) by 480-pixel (H) screen. Because of these dimensions, the title-safe area is already accounted for.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 5.0 B UTTON I MAGE L AYER The Button Image layer exists to add individual or group visual effects to the buttons. To test different looks to your buttons, follow the steps below. 1. With the Background layer selected, click on Layer from the main menu bar.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 6.0 B UTTON M ASK L AYE R The Button Mask layer defines the shape of your buttons. Although the PRV-LX1 provides some standard button shapes such as squares and ovals (in pre-set locations), buttons can be any polygonal shape.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker To create a Thumbnail Area layer, follow the directions below. 1. With the Button Area layer selected, click on Layer from the main menu bar. 2. Select the Duplicate Layer command. 3. Change the name of this layer from Button Area copy to Thumbnail Area .
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 4) Remove all shapes and fill colors from the Thumbnail Mask layer except for the black shapes representing thumbnails. 5) Select all of the thumbnail shapes. 6) Fill the thumbnail shapes with white (RGB: 255,255,255). 7) Fill the remainder of the layer with black (RGB: 0,0,0).
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 3. Choose Layer from the submenu. 4. Enter the name of this layer as Text Area . 5. Using the Rectangular Marquee tool ( ) , outline an area for button text. 6. Fill the area with the appropriate color. Refer to the Color Order Chart in section 4.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Once the layer is added to your design, change the colors in 20-pixel blocks. However, the first vertical bar must remain black. Note: Avoid using the final vertical color bar on the righ t, shown as Yellow/Red/Yellow in the example above.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker The chart below provides a guideline for identifying which cell reflects which option. Original Color 1 (BLACK) Original Color 2 Original Color 3 Original Color 4 Normal Color 1.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Examples of buttons with Color 2 and Color 3 applied from the chart above: (Normal View) (Roll-Over Select) (Activate) (Color 2) (Color 3) Note: The higher the contrast number, the stronger the highlight color on the m enu. Follow the steps below to manipulate the values assigned in the Color Table layer.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 11.1 Create The Import Folder/Files Follow the steps below to create your import folder/file. 1. Create a new folder to receive the custom menu files. The folder name becomes the menu name when imported in to the PRV-LX1. This name cannot have spaces and should have fewer than 12 characters.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Note: Clicking on the OK button saves the file but also closes the application. Once the application is closed, no further m odifications are allowed.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Button Area is for preview only, no changes are available (this view integrates the Button Image layer) Button Mask is for preview only, no changes are available Thumbnail Area .
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Thumbnail Mask is for preview only, no changes are available Button Action allows directional and button advancement order changes Text allows changes to the Disc Title and/or B.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 11.2.1 Change Highlight Colors from within the Application The third preview screen provides a method to change the highlight (Select and Active) colors and shades. Being a s the color table is linked to the S ubpicture layer, the Original and Normal colors should only be changed on the Photoshop (.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 11.2.3 Change Text/Labels from within the Application Unless the disc title and button labels are part of the background image, the text must be entered through the PRV-LX1 (Function / DVD Menu / Menu T ype/Font).
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 11.3 Import Your Custom Menu Follow the steps below to import your custom menu in to the PRV-LX1 using a disc. You may also import the folder from a connected PC using FTP to your PRV-LX1. Refer to the PRV-LX1 operating instructions ( Importing Image Data ) to import the menu via FTP.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker 12.0 H ELPFUL H INTS This final section deals with common issues you may experience when creating custom menu designs. As you build button layouts, refer to this section for hints or further clarification.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker • Highlights are not showing on the Previous/Next buttons 1 – Verify that Previous/Next buttons are part of the Highlight Area (Subpicture) layer. 2 – Check that the Previous/Next button shapes are included on the Button Image layer.
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Files may be downloaded from the Business Products Support section of the Pioneer website (under the Service & Support tab). Select the DVD Players & Recorders option then choose PRV-LX1. Manuals are under Documents and free applications are under Utilities on the Support page: http://www.
PRV-LX1 Professional Recorder DVD Menu Maker Ope ratin g Instru ctions Property of Pione er Electronics (USA) Inc. All ri ghts reserved Released June 200 4 – Updated July 2005 Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
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