DVD Xpress Page 50 DVD Xpress Page 51Setup menusCreate main menus and submenus in this step. These menus allow the viewers to instantly access specific portionsof your video. DVD MovieFactory offers a set of menu templates to best fit the purpose of each menu. Custom-mademenus are also easily created. See the illustration below to better understand the DVD/SVCD/VCD menu structure.In this example, Clip 1 has three chapters so when you click the Clip 1 video thumbnail, it willjump to submenu #1. If you look at Clip 2, it has no chapters assigned to it. Therefore, there isno submenu for Clip 2.To design the menu for your project:1. In the Add/Edit Media page, select Create Menu.2. Click Next to open the Edit Menu page.3. Select the menu to modify in Currently displayed menu.4. Select a template layout category in Menu template in MenuTemplate then double-click on a template layout thumbnail to apply it. Click Customize if you want to makechanges to the layout.5. Select Motion Menu and specify the duration for the moving elements in the menu.Notes:•When Motion Menu is selected, the movie will use the beginning part of the video at a fixed durationinstead of the first video frame as button thumbnails. The duration of the motion menus can be setto 10, 20, or 30 seconds.• Using motion menus will increase the file size. Check the disc space usage indicator to make sure thatthe file size is still within the limit of the DVD. Refer to the Required menu space to make sure thespace for the menu does not exceed the menu space limit of your selected output.• Use video backgrounds and buttons to enhance the appearance of your menus. Select a customizedtemplate first then choose a video as your motion background.6. Click Background to specify the image or video background for the menu.7. Click Background Music to set the background music for the menu.8. Click the text description of the thumbnails to change it.9. Click the thumbnail to choose a different frame for the thumbnail.10.To view your menu, click Next to go to the Preview page. A mark on a menu template indicates that thetemplate’s still background can be changed to a motion one.To change the background of a specially marked menu template to a background video:1. Double-click to select the template with the special mark (for example, Sport11 under the Sports category).2. Click Background: Select a Background Video for This Menu (or background video related commandsfor other menus).3. Locate and select Sport11_NTSC.mpg in the Program Files\Ulead Systems\Ulead DVD MovieFactory3\Video\Motion Menu folder.