ADS Technologies MACAV1750 Manual

Button Builder
Button Builder Screen Format
Button builder is a software utility you can use to create custom buttons for images you have create.
Features of Button Builder:
• Create random form buttons
• Create shadows for buttons
• Indicate thumbnails position, display size of button and titles (including movies and still
image slides)
Button format:
To create a button, you need at least 3 images.
Create each image with a pixel size of 200 x 200.
1. Button image
The images of the button itself.
2. Mask of button shape
A mask image that specify the
form or shape of the button itself.
The part inside the shape is
black, the deleted outside part is
white. Create this image in
gray scale.
3. Thumbnail mask
This is the image which species
the display portion of the
thumbnail picture in relation to
the button shape. A thumbnail is
a miniature image of the movie
frames and still pictures within a
folder that are registered in the
Capty DVD/VCD menu. Create
this image in gray scale.
4. Mask of button shadow.
This mask indicates the form of the shadow for a particular button. The black area becomes the shadow
portion and the white area is deleted. Create this image in gray scale.

5. Mask of selected button.
This mask species that the title in the DVD video menu is being selected. Create this image in gray scale.
6. Listed Thumbnail
This thumbnail image can be used as a custom button in the list of thumbnails that are displayed in the Capty
DVD/VCD button style settings panel.
Indicating thumbnail display
You can indicate the position and display size of all the button thumbnails. If you click the “Display thumbnail
setup frame” button, a bounding box (for adjusting position and size) will appear in the button preview window.
Drag any of the four corners to change the display size. Press the mouse within the box and drag to adjust
the position.
Setting button names.
Type button name in the “Edit Box”. In the recent version, this function cannot be used.
Saving buttons
Click “Save” and create a button from the setting. Indicate the destination folder and name in the save folder
dialog box and save.
Re-editing button
Click “Open”, load the saved button and re-edit.
Creating Buttons
Let’s explain how to create a button with button builder using a simple example.
Let’s create a simple button as seen on the right.
1. Create the button image.
Use a graphic software to create
a button images of 200 x 200 pixel.
Use a graphic software to
create the round shaped image.
2. Copy the whole image you
have created.
3. Click within the frame of the
(button image) in button builder.
4. From the edit menu, choose paste.
5. Create the (button shape mask) as you did with the graphic software in step 1. The white area
becomes the cut out or deleted portion. A mask image that specify the form or shape of the button
(picture 2).

6. Likewise, create the (Thumbnail mask).
A mask image that specify the position of the button, and the form of the displayed thumbnail image.
The white area will be where the thumbnail will be displayed. The white oval shaped becomes this
portion (picture 3).
7. Create the (button shadow mask), if necessary.
Use the (button shape mask) (Picture 2) as a base and add blur to create a shadowy effect
(picture 4). You can even use the (button shape mask) (picture 2) and convert it to bring about a
sharper shadow.
8. Create the (button select mask).
You can convert the normal (button shape mask) (picture 2). This species the highlighted area
when the button is selected for DVD Video playback.
9. Conrm that the button formation is the same as it should be in the preview window button and then
click “Save” to save it.
When you save button image le in the place stated below, you will be able to choose it
from the list in Capty DVD/VCD.
For MacOS 8.6-9
Save in the folder below found within the Capty DVD application folder.
MenuResources/Style/TitleButton(Title button folder)
Menu navigate button
MenuResources/Style/NaviButton/NextNavi/
MenuResources/Style/NaviButton/PrevNavi/
For MacOS X
Open the CaptyDVD application package and save it in the folder stated below.
To open the CaptyDVD application package, click on the CaptyDVD icon while pressing the command key.
Then select “Show package contents” from the menu.
Title Button
CaptyDVD.app/contents/MacOS/MenuResources/Style/TitleButton
Menu navigate button
CaptyDVD.app/contents/MacOS/MenuResources/Style/NaviButton/NextNav/
CaptyDVD.app/contents/MacOS/MenuResources/Style/NaviButton/PrevNavi/

Thumbnail display frame setting
On the button’s thumbnail display portion,
set the frame where the image of the movie title
or still image title registered in the CaptyDVD will
be displayed.
Since a thumbnail can be displayed from any
random position, it is possible to create a button as
the one below
.
If you click the “Display thumbnail setup frame”
button, a bounding box (for adjusting position and
size) will appear in the button preview window.
Drag any of the four corners to change the display
size. Press the mouse within the box and drag to
adjust the position.
Special Effects
You can create the mask image in black and white, but if you use the gray scale color, you can be able to
create special effects like semi-transparent buttons.
In the picture below, the thumbnail mask is tted with the shape of the book, a gray scale graduation is used,
and the shadow re-shaped.