Photoshop Buttons for Encore " How to "

Hello Folks.
I have seen some examples on how to do / create backgrounds
with Photoshop CS3 for my Encore CS3, but How to I import
a Picture and use it on Encore CS3 as a button.
I have NOT figured out how to link the marks on the video to
the buttons.
Thanks............

Open one of the library menus inside Encore.
Select Edit in PhotoShop.
Examine the structure of a button group.
Swap their graphics for yours.
See how it works back in Encore.
You'll soon get the idea.
Sounds like you might enjoy a tutorial. Try http://www.wrigleyvideo.com/videotutorial/tut_encore.htm for some from Curt Wrigley. They are for an earlier version, but the principles have not changed.
And there are some more on the DVD that came with PPro CS3, or view them on the web at http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/

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