Menu overlay problems - Am I missing something?

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Menu overlay problems - Am I missing something?

Hello!

I've been making menus by creating a photoshop document, then using that as my background and overlay, setting the overlay in DSP as a certain layer I created in photoshop. I've done this a hundred times before, but since I got the crossgrade update, when I bring a psd or tif file into DSP, I can't select one of the layers as an overlay. I know there are multiple layers when I save it in photoshop. I'm trying to make my button have an underline when selected, so if there's any other way I can do this, please help.

Posted on Oct 13, 2006 11:09 AM

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Answer 1

Drew13

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Oct 13, 2006 11:37 AM in response to Carly Crawford

Usually it is better to make flattened images for the background and overlay

http://dvdstepbystep.com/quickmenus.php

as oppossed to targeting layers in a photoshop file (unless you are using layered menus of course.)

If you still want to try the layers, make sure all text and layers are rasterized.

In general though, be careful with the crossgrade, there have been a couple of VERY strange results occcurring (layers not showing on players) from the Universal Version. The work around seems to be to make the background a motion menu (even if just a still for a few seconds)

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Answer 2

Oct 13, 2006 11:51 AM in response to Drew13

Those are the steps I've been following. I don't have any text in my photoshop file, I have a layer that is flattened, and a layer above it that is called overlay, which just has a thick horizontal line. My issue is that when I put a psd with multiple layers, when I select it as my background, I cannot see any layers in the menu tab under background layers.

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Answer 3

Drew13

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Oct 13, 2006 12:04 PM in response to Carly Crawford

Is this a layered menu or standard menu? If standard just make the background a seperate pict and bring that in and assign it as a background.

For standard menus that is the best approach - one file background and one file overlay - both totally flattened images with no layers.

Are you trying to use layered menus?

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Answer 4

Oct 13, 2006 12:10 PM in response to Drew13

I've tried both layered and standard menus, and I've tried a psd file with multiple layers, and 2 differnent flatteneed images.
I just went and opened an older project, and imported one of the psd's I used then, and it worked just fine. But anything new I create in photoshop won't show up with layers in DSP. Maybe this is caused by something in photoshop then?

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Answer 5

Oct 13, 2006 12:15 PM in response to Carly Crawford

I just noticed that in DSP, any new psd I create imports as type quicktime picture. Why is that? The older files come in as a photoshop still . . .

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Answer 6

Oct 13, 2006 12:18 PM in response to Carly Crawford

aha! I may have found it. I think I used the wrong preset in photoshop or something, because I re-did the psd, and now it imports as a photoshop still, and I can see my layers in DSP.
wow do I ever feel like a fool now.

Thanks for your help though.

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Answer 7

Drew13

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Oct 13, 2006 12:56 PM in response to Carly Crawford

Glad it worked. And reallly make sure that when using standard overlays, just use two totally flattened images with no layers whatsoever. It was a le$$on I learned the hard way at one point 🙂

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Answer 8

Silal

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Oct 13, 2006 1:25 PM in response to Carly Crawford

Carly:

Don't forget to close the thread as Answered and mark Drew13's answer as Solved.

Alberto

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