Sending a template design in motion to DVD studio pro

Hi there,
Ok i have been working with Final Cut Pro for years and have never had to do this so im not too sure on how.
I have a awesome motion project that i created into a DVD menu. However how would i move it to DVD studio pro in order to place all my buttons down

Couple of things, first you need to make sure you assign navigation for the buttons, which is why the remote control on the DVD Player did not work, yet you can mouse over in the computer [Assign Navigation|http://dvdstepbystep.com/buttons07.php] and [a thread|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9134310&#9134310]
As to overlays, buttons will not appear (the highlights) until the loop point of the menu, but if ellements are in the background (video) then they will appear. If you do not want those items (in the background) to appear to the loop point you need to fade it in or otherwise do whatever effect you want in the background video. [Motion Example|http://dvdstepbystep.com/motion.php]

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