Theme Selection Page
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Theme Selection Page  
 
This page allows you to specify a default look and feel for your DVD and packaging. You can easily change the theme for each DVD by simply loading a new template before creating that DVD, but setting up a default template allows you to create a DVD more easily if you wish to use the default template. The wizard page for selecting the theme is shown below:  
 
setup_theme  
 
In this case the 'Home Movies - Insert your own titles.tpl' was chosen. The 'insert your own titles' means that the theme has merge fields or place holders for text to be dynamically inserted at the time the project is run. The color, font and placement of the text can be seen or modified by using the disc layout editor or case wrap layout editor. For this particular menu theme, the first menu is the main menu and has buttons to play the video, jump to the chapter selection menu(s) or jump to the second menu page which can be an information page. The third menu page shown is used for bitmaps to represent each chapter. To modify or see how the menu is laid out, use the accompanying MenuMaker application. If you choose to modify either the disc label, case wrap those changes can be saved by saving the project from the application using the 'Save Project' button. If you choose to modify the DVD menu, use the MenuMaker application. It is probably best to save the new template and menu theme under different filenames because, if you install an upgrade, it will most likely overwrite the project and menu theme templates. If you change the menu, make sure to change the name of menu in the project theme to points to your modified menu.  
 
Finally, if you choose the project theme shown, the rest of the quick start guide will match what you actually see on your own screen.  
 
To continue the Quick Start Guide, proceed to 'Select Live or Pre-Captured Video'.  
 
For additional information on this Wizard Page see also (Theme Selection Page)