Remove ALL masks from button images

Ethan Winer wrote on 5/22/2011, 10:59 AM
I'm using DVD Architect 3, but I assume the answer to my question is universal to all versions. Here's the problem: When I drag a video file onto a menu in DVDA, a yellow haze is added to the image. I understand that this is to show which of several menu items is selected. But it's ugly, so I'd rather use something else. Plus, I often make DVDs having only one video and one Play "button" image.

How the heck do you get rid of that yellow mask? I thought I remembered doing that in the past by going to the Media tab, then under Thumbnail Properties selecting Remove in the Mask field. But when I tried that yesterday it didn't work. There was no mask on the menu while in edit mode, but when I hit F9 to preview the video the yellow mask was still there. What am I missing?

--Ethan

Comments

Steve Mann wrote on 5/22/2011, 3:42 PM
Color sets.
You can change the color and opacity of the button masks in the color sets. The default is color set 1, and for some warped reason, yellow.
Ethan Winer wrote on 5/23/2011, 9:35 AM
Thanks Steve, I found it under Activated Button Colors, I selected None (all transparent) from the drop-down menu, and that fixed it. I just made a note in my Vegas Tips text file for the future!

--Ethan
Steve Mann wrote on 5/23/2011, 9:12 PM
I think most of us have such a tips file. I will likely publish mine soon.