MARCH 19, 2003
Customizing iDVD 3, Part 1
How to add your own button presets
by David Nagel
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Then I'll move on to my highlight file, known as "Formal.Highlight.tif." This is simple. Delete the current yellow box, and replace it with a new shape that you will want to use for a highlight. Until you want to get really experimental, just use a simple shape with a fixed width, and make it the same yellow color as the original. Believe me, these highlights can look pretty horrible when you try to get too complex with them.

For my particular technique, I'm going to create a yellow highlight for the "N" in my button graphic.[an error occurred while processing this directive]

Save it, and you're done with your primary button files. The remaining two files are simply icons used in the iDVD button menu. Do whatever you want with these, making sure you pay attention to the six rules outlined above. For mine, I'm simply going to use an "N" character so that my button is easily identifiable in my button menu.



When you're done, save all of your files. Remember, we're replacing the "Formal" button in iDVD for this tutorial, so there's no need to rename any of the graphics that you've created.


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