Using motion clips for overlays in dvd studio?

does anyone know if you can use a motion file,(eg. highlight for a dvd menu button), in dvd studio pro for overlays?
like if you had a menu set up, and you need to put a highlght on a button for it's selected state?
thanks

Sure, just create the black and white elements (or red and blue and black, or grays, depending on the type of highlight overlay you are creating), then export as a still image.
Mark

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