Format Frame dimensions (in pixels) Pixel aspect ratio Equivalent frame dimensions in square pixels NTSC fullscreen (standard definition) 720 x 480 0.9 720 x 534 NTSC widescreen (standard definition) 720 x 480 1.2 854 x 480 PAL fullscreen (standard definition) 720 x 576 1.07 768 x 576 PAL widescreen (standard definition) 720 x 576 1.42 1024 x 576 High-definition formats 1280 x 720 1.0 1280 x 720 1440 x 1080 1.33 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 1.0 1920 x 1080 Button size Create buttons at least 70 x 60 pixels in size to guarantee their visibility on a television. Number of buttons Include no more than 36 buttons for a fullscreen (4:3 aspect ratio) menu or 18 buttons for a widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio. Graphic elements Use vector shapes and masks, rather than bitmaps, where possible, because scaling these elements does not affect their quality.

Use this reference to find, extract, download, and link full library and functional content for Adobe Encore CS6. Where to find DVD menu templates. Anonymous Jan. These are designed for Adobe Encore. (Even if you were to make a single.psd file menu, a wallpaper would make.

If creating pixelated content, such as buttons and logos, make sure that you create them at the largest size needed for the disc. If you want to resize some elements, it is better to scale a pixelated object down, rather than up. (Scaling images up can cause quality loss; scaling images down does not.) RGB color Create your images using RGB color.

Convert any CMYK images to RGB before importing them into Encore. NTSC colors Use only NTSC-safe colors if you want to play your project on an NTSC television display. You can create colors in your graphics application that are beyond the color range that NTSC televisions can display.

These colors can cause an unwanted halo effect. Use RGB values from 0 through 255. Horizontal lines Set lines at three pixels or greater. Ps3 Controller Pcsx2 Mac Guide here. Horizontal lines thinner than three pixels flicker when displayed on a television screen. Font size Use a font size of 20 points or greater to ensure that the viewer can comfortably read titles and button text. Duplicate the page layer, and rename the buttons if you are planning to maintain a uniform appearance across pages. • Save the menu in the corresponding Library folder as a PSD file.

• Open Encore, and select Windows >Library. • In the Set menu, select the category in which you have saved the PSD file. For example, if you had saved your file in the Corporate folder, select Corporate.

• Select the PSD in the library panel, and drag it to the menu panel. • Link the buttons to pages, buttons, chapter points, or assets. • To navigate the pages in the menu, use the arrow buttons. The navigation provides you with the browsing sequence of the pages. Menu item Photoshop component Layer-name prefix Example Button Name Layer set that contains button components (+) (+)Daisy button 1 Chapter Button Layer set that links to the chapter in a timeline or slide show when chapter indexes are created See (+#) (+#)Chapter 1 Next Button Layer set that links to the next submenu when chapter indexes are created (+>) (+>)Next Previous Button Layer set that links to the previous submenu when chapter indexes are created (+.

As your project evolves, you may want to change elements in a menu. Encore is designed to work directly with Photoshop. Without closing the project, you can jump to Photoshop to refine any menu, even menus created in Encore. Once you save the changes in Photoshop, the changes automatically appear in Encore. • Select the menu that you want to edit in either the Project or Menus panel. • Choose Edit >Edit Menu In Photoshop, or click the Edit Menu In Photoshop button in the Tools panel. Photoshop starts, displaying the selected menu.

• Make changes as necessary. • In Photoshop, choose File >Save, and then File >Close. Photoshop saves the file to the project folder. It does not overwrite the original file that you imported into your project.

Do you like Encore but have always used the included content for your DVD or Blu-ray menus? If you're ready to take the next step, watch this clip, which will walk you through how to build an Encore menu right inside of Photoshop. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editor or a seasoned design professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial.