DVD Studio Pro - Dragging Assets to the Menu Editor

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Dragging Assets to the Menu Editor

You can drag video, audio, and still images to the Menu Editor. You can drag multiple
assets, but they must all be of the same type (video or still image). You can drag a folder
that contains still images to create a slideshow.

If you drag the asset to the Menu Editor and drop it immediately: It uses the default action

for that asset type.

If you drag the asset to the Menu Editor and pause: The context-sensitive Drop Palette

appears so that you can choose the asset’s action. The choices available depend on
the type of asset you are dragging and whether you are dragging it to an empty part
of the Menu Editor, a button, or a drop zone. See

Options in the Drop Palette for

Standard Menus

and

Options in the Drop Palette for Layered Menus

for a complete list

of the actions available.

If you drag video assets to the Menu Editor: DVD Studio Pro automatically looks for audio

assets with the same base name in the same folder and imports them as well. This does
not happen if you drag a mixture of asset types, such as video and still images.

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Chapter 11

Importing and Managing Assets

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You can also drag templates and styles from the Palette. Any assets used by the template
or style, such as a background video or an asset assigned to a drop zone, are also added
to the list in the Assets tab, in a folder named Templates. See

Using Templates, Styles,

and Shapes to Create Your Menus

for more information on using templates and styles.