Import iDVD menus

I am working on a project and one of the menu themes from iDVD is what I need for this proect. I have been told that it is possible to import these into DVD Studio Pro. Does anyone know how to do this?
Thanks!

Each iDVD theme is a video clip in the background and the iDVD application adds buttons on top of it. Since DVD SP won't do this for you like iDVD you'll have to put your own buttons in.
1. To get the iDVD theme files go to your Applications folder.
2. Right/Control click on the iDVD Application and choose "Show Package Contents"
3. A new window will pop up with a folder named Contents, open this folder. Inside this folder double click on Resources. You're now brough to the folder where iDVD's resources are located.
4. They're in alphabetical order. Find the theme you want, should have a moving video background, such as Gen Y.
5. Right/Control click on the theme and choose "Show Package Contents" in this new window, double click on Contents. Then go to Resources.
6. If you're using a moving video theme you will see the video file, which is a QuickTime .mov file, in this folder. If you're doing a still menu, you would find the background picture which can also be used.
7. Duplicate this file, either picture of video. Drag the duplicate to the desktop. Import int DVDSP
Good luck.
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