DVDStyler Guide

This tutorial presents the shortest possible path to creating a DVD menu. It is limited to a single movie clip, a single menu selection, and virtually no modifications to the default selections.

  1. Start DVDStyler

  2. Start a new project by:

    1. Click File -> New. The program will prompt you to select a movie format. Select PAL or NTSC, as desired.

    2. Note - See 'Configuration - > Settings -> Default Menu Format' for additional details on these selections.

  3. Select a movie clip by:

    1. Click on the 'Directories' tab on the left side of the program window.

    2. Navigate-to and highlight the directory that contains your movie clip(s). An icon for each clip will be presented in the top-center panel.

    3. Drag the desired movie clip (left-click, hold, and drag) onto the project timeline panel at the bottom of the program window.

  4. Create a menu by:

    1. Click the 'Backgrounds' tab on the left side of the program window.

    2. Select a menu background image by double-clicking on an image in the 'Backgrounds' panel.

    3. Note: See 'Advanced Features / Setting Menu Background Image' for further information on background images.

    4. Click on the 'Buttons' tab on the left-hand edge of the program window.

    5. Insert a button by dragging (left-click, hold, and drag) a button name into the Menu Editing Panel. With the provided handles, re-position the button as desired.

    6. Edit the button properties (name, color, font, etc) by right clicking on the button in the Menu Editing panel (place the mouse pointer over the button and right-click). From the speed-menu select 'Properties' to access the menu. Change various properties as desired. When finished, click 'OK' to return to the Menu Editing Panel.

  5. Save the project

    A very basic menu has now been configured. Now is a good time the save the project. Save it by selecting 'File', 'Save As', and select a directory and name for your saved project.

  6. Render the project by:

    1. Select 'File' then 'Burn Dvd...'

    2. From the 'Burn' dialogue select an appropriate directory for 'Temporary directory:' Use the directory created during the installation instructions.

    3. Check the box for 'create iso image'.

    4. From the 'Burn' dialogue select an appropriate directory for 'Save to:' Use the directory created during the installation instructions. DVDStyler will automatically write the 'dvd.iso' image file to your selection.

    5. Click 'Start' to render the movie. The rendering status will be displayed with its associated messages. The final 'iso' burn image file will be written to the directory selected in step D above.

    6. Burn your finished DVD with the desired burning software.