DVD Studio Pro Button Help

Question

I created a video menu for my DVD in Final Cut and have imported it and I've put a button over the word "play" so that when you click on it, it will play the track. That's all worked but in the menu the word "play" fades in after a few seconds and with the color highlight on the button, there are a few seconds of the color button on the screen without the text. Is there any way to make the button show up on the screen when "play" fades in rather than have it show up immediately?

Answer 1

Yup. You need to understand how the 'Loop Point' works.
Basically, you add the footage to the menu, and then use the loop point marker to show when the words have appeared. When you add the buttons, they will appear (and be able to be selected, etc) once the loop point has been reached. From then on the menu will play, and as it loops (it will flicker an nothing will be able to be selected) it will return to this point, preventing the fade in each time.
You also need to consider what happens when you are watching a clip and press menu... do you go to the loop point, or should you see the fade in again? If the former, you have to add a simple script to your end jump. If the latter, just point the end jump at the menu.