Pioneer PRV LX1 User Manual 2
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker
GUIDE TO DESIGNING MENU LAYOUTS
FOR THE PRV-LX1 RECORDER
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SING THE DVD MENU MAKER APPLICATION
Table of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 2
2.0 BACKGROUND LAYER................................................................................................... 3
3.0 HIGHLIGHT AREA LAYER .............................................................................................. 4
4.0 BUTTON AREA LAYER ..................................................................................................4
4.1 Button Area Locations.................................................................................................5
4.2 Button Area Colors ......................................................................................................5
5.0 BUTTON IMAGE LAYER ................................................................................................. 6
6.0 BUTTON MASK LAYER..................................................................................................7
7.0 THUMBNAIL AREA LAYER ............................................................................................. 7
8.0 THUMBNAIL MASK LAYER............................................................................................. 8
9.0 TEXT AREA LAYER....................................................................................................... 9
10.0 COLOR TABLE LAYER................................................................................................. 10
11.0 CONVERT MENU FROM PHOTOSHOP USING THE PRV-LX1 DVD MENU MAKER ............. 13
11.1 Create The Import Folder/Files .................................................................................14
11.2 Inspect the Custom Menu..........................................................................................14
11.2.1 Change Highlight Colors from within the Application................................................. 18
11.2.2 Change Button Actions from within the Application ...................................................18
11.2.3 Change Text/Labels from within the Application........................................................19
11.2.4 Create The Custom Menu..........................................................................................19
11.3 Import Your Custom Menu........................................................................................20
11.4 Select Your Custom Menu.........................................................................................20
12.0 HELPFUL HINTS ......................................................................................................... 21
August 2005 Technical Publication #T502208
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
The PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker application allows a custom layout menu to be imported in to
the Pioneer PRV-LX1 professional recorder. A menu layout usually consists of a background
for the menu, a disc title, buttons to select/view the various clips, and Previous/Next buttons if
there are multiple pages to a menu.
Before beginning to build your custom menu consider the following features; if the Disc Title and
button labels will be part of the background or pulled from the PRV-LX1’s Function menu, how
many buttons are needed, if your layout will have buttons on a single screen or there will be
multiple pages representing a single menu thus requiring Previous/Next buttons, etc. Once you
have a firm idea of what your menu will consist of, continue to the next step, building your menu.
This document describes how to create an Adobe
in to a custom menu layout for the PRV-LX1. You must be familiar with Photoshop layer
creation and manipulation to build this file. In addition, a version of Quick Time needs to be
present on your computer to launch the PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker.
Each layer can be named according to your operational style but the content order must be
maintained. The PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker program requires that the layers be in the
following order:
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Photoshop® (.psd) file that can be converted
Note: The Highlight Area layer is also referred to as the Subpicture layer.
The PRV-LX1 supports a single menu layout (provided on the HDD or custom built with the
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker) per project or disc. Because of this limitation, your design must
work within the following parameters:
Button labels placed within the background must match the number of menu buttons.
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For example, a six-clips project on a six-button layout could have button labels merged
in to the background or entered through the PRV-LX1’s Function menu. The same sixclip project on a four-button layout requires that button labels be brought in from the
LX1’s Function menu entry system. Otherwise, the two buttons shown on the next menu
page would be improperly labeled with two additional labels identifying empty areas.
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• 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.
However, not all projects will have multiple menu pages. To build a layout usable for
multiple projects, create a Disc Title layer in a separate file then ‘duplicate’ the layer over
the Background layer before the layout is flattened.
Other file guidelines are as follows:
File dimension must be 720 pixels (W) x 480 pixels (H)
Black (RGB: 0,0,0) is equivalent to hiding material on a particular layer
White (RGB: 255,255,255) indicates a transparent area that allows another layer’s data
to show through
Layers not used for a particular menu must still be present for the conversion
Per DVD specifications, button and thumbnail areas must be squares or rectangles
(however, button/thumbnail shapes may be any polygon, see sample layout for example)
Button and Thumbnail Areas must be a particular color as this delineates the button
order (more information on these colors is available later in this document)
Custom menu name (folder name) may include dashes or underscores between
characters but spaces in the name cause the PRV-LX1 import function to fail
PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker is compatible with operating systems Microsoft
2000 and XP
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This document details what elements are required in each layer. To further assist with menu
layout design, please download LX1_Sample-Layout.psd from the Pioneer website before
beginning to build a menu. The file is located under
Support / DVD Players & Recorders / PRV-LX1.
2.0 BACKGROUND LAYER
The Background layer is your creative canvas. The disc title, button labels, and graphic designs
can be designed as part of this layer but are not required. Once the design is established,
merge the graphic and text layers in to a single Background layer.
In the example below, the Disc Title, Sample Layout, has been merged on to the background
layer. However, button text will be provided by the PRV-LX1 for this layout.
and with Photoshop 6.0 or newer
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3.0 HIGHLIGHT AREA LAYER
The Highlight Area layer, also known as the Subpicture layer, maps where the button Select
(roll-over) and Activate colors and/or shapes appear. Areas to remain hidden must be filled with
black (RGB: 0,0,0) and areas where highlights are to appear must be filled with a ‘Normal’ color
from the Color Table. More information regarding the color assignments is documented in
section 10, Color Table Layer.
In the example below, the center of each star shape is filled with black so that only the area
around the button is highlighted. White must be one of the normal colors on the Color Table
layer if the shapes on this layer are white. Although the highlight areas extend beyond the star
shape, this mask allows only the portion surrounding each button to change color. The center
and the corners of the highlight areas are hidden.
White is a Normal color on the Color Table layer Yellow and Red are Normal colors on the Color Table layer
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Note: The white circles at the bottom of the layer are the Previous/Next Menu Page buttons. In
the example on the left these buttons share the same Select/Activate colors as the thumbnail
buttons while in the example on the right Prev/Next are a different color from the thumbnails.
4.0 BUTTON AREA LAYER
Button areas must be squares or rectangles according to the DVD Specifications. However,
applying a mask layer can change button shapes (use of a mask layer to create your button
shapes is explained later in this document).
To begin building your button areas, follow the steps below.
1. Add a layer over your ba ckground layer
2. Label the layer as Button Areas.
3. Decide how many button s are needed for your project.
4. Arrange the square/rectangular areas on the new layer.
5. Fill all unused space around your button areas with white (RGB: 255,255,255).
For more information about button areas, please see the next two sections.
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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. Buttons may be positioned
close to but not touching the edges of the screen.
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4.2 Button Area Colors
The DVD Menu Maker application uses colors to assign the DVD Menu button access
order. Please refer to the following chart to assign a RGB color for each button area.
Color Order Chart:
Access Order Color Red (R) Green (G) Blue (B)
Button 1 Yellow
Button 2
Button 3 Red 218 0 18
Button 4 Pink 243 0 137
Button 5 Purple 85 0 169
Button 6 Dark Green 0 105 0
Button 7 Brown 84 45 2
Button 8 Cream 250 206 151
Button 9 Tan 200 155 100
Button 10 Bright Green 33 255 146
Next Button Green 0 196 0
239 253 0
Orange 249 100 4
Previous Button Blue 56 145 255
Disc Title Gray 127 127 127
KEY: Custom menus support up to 10 buttons per menu page.
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5.0 BUTTON IMAGE LAYER
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.
2. Select the Duplicate Layer command.
3. Change the name of this layer from Background copy to Button Image.
4. Move the Button Image layer to above the Button Area layer.
The stacking order from top to bottom should now be Button Image, Button Area,
Highlight Area (or Subpicture) and Background.
5. Duplicate the Highlight (or Subpicture) layer using the same method as described
above in steps 1 and 2.
This layer is merged with the Button Image layer shortly so it is unnecessary to
change the name of the layer.
6. Use the Clear command to remove all the black areas from this temporary layer.
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Use the Magic Wand
under the Edit menu options.
7. Select the button area(s) to be modified.
8. Alter the button image(s) to suit your custom menu layout.
To affect all buttons, try using the Blending Options for the layer. To alter selected
buttons, try applying a filter or a fill affect to just those buttons.
9. Merge temp orary layers down in to the Button Image layer.
In the example below, the button shapes were designed with 50% transparency then blended
with an outer glow in yellow, inner-beveled with black, and contoured with a 20% double-spike
element. The Previous/Next menu buttons were also individually filled with 30% transparency
rainbow angles.
( ) tool to select the black areas. The Clear command is
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6.0 BUTTON MASK LAYER
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. To ease creation of this layer, copy the Highlight Area (Subpicture) layer
if your intent is to have the highlights show around or on top of your buttons.
Follow the steps below to create the Button Mask layer.
1. With the Highlight Area (Subpicture) layer selected, click on Layer from the main
menu bar.
2. Select the Duplicate Layer command.
3. Change the name of this layer from Highlight Area copy to Button Mask.
4. Move the Button Mask layer to above the Button Image layer.
The stacking order from top to bottom should now be Button Mask, Button Image,
Button Area, Highlight Area (or Subpicture) and Background.
5. Remo ve any unnecessary shapes from the Button Mask layer.
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6. Keep the area around and between the buttons as black (RGB: 0,0,0).
In the following example, the black star patterns inside of the Highlight Area layer’s button
shapes have been removed from the new Button Mask layer and all the area around the buttons
remains filled with black (RGB: 0,0,0).
Subpicture (Highlights) Layer Button Mask Layer
7.0 THUMBNAIL AREA LAYER
According to the DVD Specifications, Thumbnail Areas must be squares or rectangles.
However, applying a mask layer can change the thumbnail shapes (use of a mask layer to
create thumbnail shapes is explained in the next section).
Note: Refer back section
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4.2 Color Order Chart for additional information.
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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.
4. Trim or man i pulate the colored boxes to define the thumbnail locations.
5. Save the Th umbnail Area layer as the top layer on the stack.
The stacking order from top to bottom should now be Thumbnail Area, Button Mask,
Button Image, Button Area, Highlight Area (or Subpicture) and Background.
In this example, the thumbnail areas are slightly smaller than the button areas.
Button Area layer
Note: Thumbnails represent video clips thus the Previous and Next menu page buttons
do not appear on the Thumbnail Area layer.
Just as the Button Area colors dictate button order, Thumbnail Area colors dictate order and
must match the button order/colors.
8.0 THUMBNAIL MASK LAYER
The Thumbnail Mask layer defines the shape of your thumbnails. Although the PRV-LX1
provides standard thumbnail shapes such as squares and ovals (in pre-set locations),
thumbnails can be any polygonal shape. To ease creation of this layer, copy the Highlight Area
(Subpicture) layer if your intent is to have the highlights show on top of your thumbnails.
Final Thumbnail Area layer
Follow the steps below to create the Thumbnail Mask layer.
1) With the Highlight Area (Subpicture) layer selected, click on Layer from the main
menu bar.
2) Select the Duplicate Layer command.
3) Change the name of this layer from Highlight Area copy to Thumbnail Mask.
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