Import Templares from Motion to DVDSP?

I can't find a template in DVDSP that is appropriate for my subject, but can find several in Motion that fill the bill. Is it possible to import a Motion template into DVDSP in a way that converts it to a useable file in DVDSP? If so, what are the steps?
Thanks

Wish I knew this, too.
I don't know why Motion even offers all of those templates, with buttons fading in over time, etc., when you cannot apparently even use those templates as DVD menus.

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Not sure what you are asking, especially RE: "DVD Pro
does not see it (not highlighted)"
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create in Motion into DVDSP. But things like buttons
won't be highlighted (Highlit? What is the proper
grammar) until you create a button over the text
(say, for example, you add the word 'play all' or
'chapter' to a template you create in Motion...you
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It is "not clean" in the final built DVD as well.
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Thanks but it still shows up as 16:9 when I import the Motion project... I can't find a preference in Motion to select anamorphic or 16:9 vs 4:3... why not?!?
Question... does this have something to do maybe with bit depth? I have mine set to 16 but if I change it to 8 the graphic looks really dull.
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Thanks TOny
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I've been raking the internet with no success for an answer to my question, but I've had no luck so far.
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Yar.
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The audio we've dealt with, it's not coming from Motion.
But the image is black. Unsupported codec? No, that would be white.
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I'm trying to create a slide show using Final Cut Pro. No, I'm not interested in using iDVD slide show function because it doesn't allow me to do a whole lot. I would like to add titles and music for certain segments with video inserted here and there.
Anyway, when I used the slide show function in iPhoto, exported it out as a quick movie file, and then imported it into Final Cut Pro, I noticed a significant downgrade in quality of images. It obviously looks different from when I play the slide show in iPhoto. What would be the best way to import pictures into Final Cut Pro without any compression?
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I only see Share > Export.
Some versions of iPhoto work that way -it's just Apple moving things around.
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