
iDVD Addendum—Chapter 1
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Previewing the DVD
The menu screen provides a good represen-
tation of what your viewers will see, but some
aspects of a DVD—the way items are high-
lighted, for example—appear only when you
preview the DVD. Obviously, you don’t want to
have to burn a new disc to see each iteration,
which is why iDVD offers a preview mode.
To preview the DVD:
1. Click the Preview button to enter preview
mode (Figure 1.21). A virtual DVD
remote control appears.
Using the remote, test the following
features:
s
Use the arrow keys, mouse pointer,
or the arrow navigation buttons on
the virtual remote control to move
the button highlight between items
(Figure 1.22).
s
Use the forward and back buttons on
the remote control to switch between
chapters while watching the video.
s
Click the Menu button to exit a movie
and return to the movie’s submenu, or
click Title to return to the main menu.
2.
Click the Exit button or the Stop button
(with the square icon) to leave Preview
mode.
4 Tip
n As you’re previewing the project, pay
attention to the order in which items are
highlighted as you move the focus around
the menu. Does it act the way a viewer
would expect? Seeing the highlighting in
action reminds me to rearrange the order
of my items. This is more important when
your buttons don’t align with the theme’s
invisible grid (see Chapter 3 for more on
positioning items).
Figure 1.22 Even Apple’s virtual remote controls are
designed better than most real-world remotes.
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Figure 1.21 Preview mode approximates what your
viewer will see when the DVD is played.
Button highlight Remote control
Supplement for iMovie 09 and iDVD for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide by Jeff Carlson.
Copyright © 2009. Pearson Education, Inc. and Peachpit Press.
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