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Pioneer PRV-LX1 Software Manual

Pioneer PRV-LX1 Software Manual

Guide to designing menu layouts; dvd menu maker
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11.1 Create The Import Folder/Files ................................................................................. 14
11.2 Inspect the Custom Menu.......................................................................................... 14
11.2.1 Change Highlight Colors from within the Application ................................................. 18
11.2.2 Change Button Actions from within the Application ................................................... 18
11.2.3 Change Text/Labels from within the Application ........................................................ 19
11.2.4 Create The Custom Menu .......................................................................................... 19
11.3 Import Your Custom Menu ........................................................................................ 20
11.4 Select Your Custom Menu......................................................................................... 20
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker UIDE TO ESIGNING AYOUTS PRV-LX1 R FOR THE ECORDER DVD M SING THE AKER PPLICATION Table of Contents ......................2 NTRODUCTION ....................3 ACKGROUND AYER ....................4 IGHLIGHT AYER ....................4 UTTON AYER Button Area Locations....................5 Button Area Colors ......................

  • Page 2: Introduction

    PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker NTRODUCTION The PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker application allows a custom layout menu to be imported in to the Pioneer PRV-LX1 professional recorder. A menu layout usually consists of a background for the menu, a disc title, buttons to select/view the various clips, and Previous/Next buttons if there are multiple pages to a menu.

  • Page 3: Background Layer

    Button and Thumbnail Areas must be a particular color as this delineates the button order (more information on these colors is available later in this document) Custom menu name (folder name) may include dashes or underscores between characters but spaces in the name cause the PRV-LX1 import function to fail ® ®...

  • Page 4: Highlight Area Layer

    PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker IGHLIGHT AYER The Highlight Area layer, also known as the Subpicture layer, maps where the button Select (roll-over) and Activate colors and/or shapes appear. Areas to remain hidden must be filled with black (RGB: 0,0,0) and areas where highlights are to appear must be filled with a ‘Normal’ color from the Color Table.

  • Page 5: Button Area Locations

    PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Button Area Locations Button areas should not overlap so modify the button size or alignment to suit your layout. Avoid having areas touch or cover each other. The application uses a 720-pixel (W) by 480-pixel (H) screen.

  • Page 6: Button Image Layer

    PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker UTTON MAGE AYER The Button Image layer exists to add individual or group visual effects to the buttons. To test different looks to your buttons, follow the steps below. With the Background layer selected, click on Layer from the main menu bar.

  • Page 7: Button Mask Layer

    UTTON AYER The Button Mask layer defines the shape of your buttons. Although the PRV-LX1 provides some standard button shapes such as squares and ovals (in pre-set locations), buttons can be any polygonal shape. To ease creation of this layer, copy the Highlight Area (Subpicture) layer if your intent is to have the highlights show around or on top of your buttons.

  • Page 8: Thumbnail Mask Layer

    PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker To create a Thumbnail Area layer, follow the directions below. With the Button Area layer selected, click on Layer from the main menu bar. Select the Duplicate Layer command. Change the name of this layer from Button Area copy to Thumbnail Area.

  • Page 9: Text Area Layer

    Background layer, the Text Area layer must still be part of the .PSD file imported in to the PRV-LX1. Fill the entire layer with white (RGB: 255,255,255) if it is not to be used. Follow the steps below to create the Text Area layer.

  • Page 10: Color Table Layer

    The Disc Title and/or button text must be entered through the PRV-LX1’s Function menu in order to show in the designated areas. If title/button labels are not entered, the text blocks are ignored but this layer is still mandatory.
  • Page 11 Although some cells seem to be larger (40 pixels x 20 pixels, 20 pixels x 80 pixels, etc.) than a normal cell, this appearance is deceiving. Because the color table does not have borders around each cell, similar-colored cells visually merge. However, the PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker references a specific mapped location for each cell/color and each opacity/contrast/ transparency level.
  • Page 12 PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker The chart below provides a guideline for identifying which cell reflects which option. Original Original Original Original Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 Color 4 (BLACK) Normal Normal Normal Normal Color 1 Color 2 Color 3...

  • Page 13: Convert Menu From Photoshop Using The Prv-Lx1 Dvd Menu Maker

    SING THE AKER Once the Photoshop (psd) layers are complete, the file needs to be processed by the PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker application. The application splits the layers in to files that can be imported in to the PRV-LX1, creating a single DVD Menu layout. Before processing the Photoshop file, read the following guidelines: •...

  • Page 14: Create The Import Folder/Files

    Follow the steps below to create your import folder/file. 1. Create a new folder to receive the custom menu files. The folder name becomes the menu name when imported in to the PRV-LX1. This name cannot have spaces and should have fewer than 12 characters.
  • Page 15 PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Note: Clicking on the OK button saves the file but also closes the application. Once the application is closed, no further modifications are allowed. Background is for preview only, no changes are available Subpicture (Highlight Area) is for preview only, no changes are available...
  • Page 16 PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Button Area is for preview only, no changes are available (this view integrates the Button Image layer) Button Mask is for preview only, no changes are available Thumbnail Area is for preview only, no changes are available...
  • Page 17 Thumbnail Mask is for preview only, no changes are available Button Action allows directional and button advancement order changes Text allows changes to the Disc Title and/or Button fonts when using labels generated from the PRV-LX1 Function Menu Page 17 of 24...

  • Page 18: Change Highlight Colors From Within The Application

    Color Table provides color change options 11.2.2 Change Button Actions from within the Application The Pioneer application presets directional arrows for the menu. To set remote control or front panel arrows for different directions/buttons, select the button from the drop-down menu on the right then choose the advancement and reverse order.

  • Page 19: Change Text/Labels From Within The Application

    Unless the disc title and button labels are part of the background image, the text must be entered through the PRV-LX1 (Function / DVD Menu / Menu Type/Font). The font style is determined by the selected setting but the custom menu application provides a way to adjust text size and color.

  • Page 20: Import Your Custom Menu

    11.3 Import Your Custom Menu Follow the steps below to import your custom menu in to the PRV-LX1 using a disc. You may also import the folder from a connected PC using FTP to your PRV-LX1. Refer to the PRV-LX1 operating instructions (Importing Image Data) to import the menu via FTP.

  • Page 21: Helpful Hints

    2 – Verify that the color table layer is the top layer in the stack. 3 – Check that the highlight colors within the PRV-LX1’s Function menu are set to Auto. If the highlights are still incorrect, manually set your Select and Activate colors through the Function menu/DVD Menu (under Edit)/Menu Modification color selection options.
  • Page 22 2 – Check that the Previous/Next button shapes are included on the Button Image layer. • Button text/labels are missing 1 – Enter the text through the PRV-LX1 Function menu/DVD Menu option. 2 – Add button labels to the background if there will be only a single DVD menu page •...
  • Page 23 Additional product information is available from the main Pioneer website: www.pioneerelectronics.com For help with this procedure or other PRV-LX1 questions please contact a Pioneer Service technician (800) 421–1613, sales & technical staff ([CA] 310-952-2000 or [NJ] 201-327-6400) or send an email summarizing the situation to mailto:LX1-help@pioneer-usa.com...
  • Page 24 PRV-LX1 Professional Recorder DVD Menu Maker Operating Instructions Property of Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. All rights reserved Released June 2004 – Updated July 2005 Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Industrial Solutions Business Group (ISB) 2265 East 220 Street Long Beach, CA 90810 Phone: (310) 952 –...

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