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I'm a newbie on DVDSP 3 trying to use stills for a project. There's one issue regarding this that I can't solve:
I am trying to make the menu (background) go from black (a black image or DVDSP's option for black frames) via a slow dissolve transition into a still image. I have tried previously making a clip of this in FCP, iMovie, PhotoToMovie and Still Life, but the outcome has been really low quality in all cases. Doing it with still directly in DVDSP seems to be best.
I have the options for transition set in the menu palette, starting with black and ending in the still, but no go.
I have also made a slideshow of this and turned it into a track, but don't know how to bring that into the menu - if it's even possible.
If someone can help regardless of the lousy description above, I would be very grateful.
The second issue is that the button I placed in the menu doesn't get solid colors (I've used the Apple Panes_Navy50p). When simulating, half of the button is "miscolored". I am probably doing something stupid, but what?
TIA for help.
Dan

We'll probably need more info. When you say...
I am trying to make the menu (background) go from black
(a black image or DVDSP's option for black frames)
via a slow dissolve transition into a still image
Do you mean "I want a menu that starts black, then gradually fades in the background menu image, and then my button options appear once the background has completely appeared"?
If so, then you're better off doing it as you first described. You'd create the entire sequence in Final Cut or something else, export it as a QuickTime movie, then encode it to MPEG2, then import it as your background image for your menu. You'd set the menu's Loop point to where your background image has completely faded in: that's the point where your buttons will appear.
You said you'd gotten "low quality" results when you tried doing this. Describe the issues with your results; also, describe how (or if) you converted your FCP clip to MPEG2. To get the best quality for this type of thing, you would NOT use a DV codec for your FCP sequence. You'd use one of the Apple Uncompressed codecs or the Animation codec... that way you get no compression of the image until you convert to MPEG2.
Also, you'd be better off using FCP's Export->Using Compressor option to encode your fade-in into MPEG2.
Can't help with the button as I rarely use the provided Apple Shapes. I'd recommend going with a different shape, or creating your own highlight with a black-on-white overlay graphic.

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