Creating buttons and backgrounds in DVD Architect - Sony Vegas & Sony Movie Studio

From http://www.bmyers.com - use this technique to create great looking DVD menus, menu buttons, and menu backgrounds using Sony DVD Architect

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• Sony
• Vegas
• Movie
• Studio
• DVD
• Architect
• menu
• buttons
• background
• bill
• myers

[SkremeWorkStudios]

Can you create DVD backgrounds using GIMP 2.6?

[guerillabill]

@SkremeWorkStudios Yes, you can use Gimp or any image editor to create DVD menu backgrounds.

[droctogonapus1223]

I'm guessing thus is only for the 600$ one...:|

[guerillabill]

@droctogonapus1223  No, you can do this with the $49 version of Sony Movie Studio.

[evsynator]

Stupid question time again Bill. How do you get a project that is finished in SV to dvd architect ? . I have done a good wedding video and it burns perfect onto a dvd . Now I want to learn dvd architect so that future projects are even more polished .

The help section in dvd architect is useless. I cannot find the project in any files to add to it . Even though it is in my sv 11 hd program. Loads of help on making menus etc.... but none on how to get the media in to it .

[guerillabill]

@evsynator In Sony Movie Studio, use 'render as', then choose the 'ntsc DV' template, and give the file a file name.

Then open DVD Architect, and open the rendered file. Then follow the steps I show above.

[evsynator]

@guerillabill ... Thanks Bill. Spent 2 days trying to get a project in. It seemed the only way I could do it was to save it to a folder of my choice. It seemed impossible to find it in sony vegas. Thanks again for your help.

[TheAmbivalency]

Great information, truly appreciated.

[me20003]

Thanks Bill!

[Littledude514]

It's cool how you can make your own graphic menu in a separate program then add interactive buttons in DVD Architect on the parts of the graphic menu.