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OCTOBER 31, 2003 Zoom Masks for DVD Studio Pro 2
7. Use the Paint Bucket tool to refill the layer with black. Then switch colors to white, and use whatever tool you wish to use to define where within your button the asset will be visible.  [an error occurred while processing this directive]And now your mask is done. Save your button file.If, for your own education, you'd like to know what you just did, choose Image > Reveal All, and you'll see that Photoshop is actually hiding the true dimensions of our mask layer within the smaller dimensions of the image's canvas size. This way, you get the advantage of a large mask without having a large button.  If you have chosen to Reveal All, you'll now have to undo this step to hide the true dimensions of the Mask layer. Do not, under any circumstances, crop the image, or you'll lose all the work you've just done. After you've saved your file, import your new button into DVD Studio Pro in the Shapes palette.  Apply your button, and then drag your asset into it.  And voila! The button on the left in the example below uses the technique we just discussed, while the button on the right shows the asset in a wider view using a standard mask. Same button, same asset, different mask.  In our next installment in this series, we'll take a look at an alternate method for creating more general-purpose zoom masks. In the meantime, if you have any questions, be sure to visit me in the DVD Studio Pro forum here. Contact the author: Dave Nagel is the producer of Creative Mac and Digital Media Designer; host of several World Wide User Groups, including Synthetik Studio Artist, Adobe Photoshop, Apple DVD Studio Pro, Mac OS, Adobe InDesign, Adobe LiveMotion, Creative Mac and Digital Media Designer; and executive producer of the Digital Media Net family of publications. You can reach him at dnagel@digitalmedianet.com. Prev 1 2 3 Related sites: • AV Video • Creative Mac • Digital Media Designer • Digital Post Production • Digital Producer • DVD Creation • Film and Video Magazine • The WWUG Related forums: [an error occurred while processing this directive] 
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