Re: Recently, DeVeDe ceased applying background images to the menus...

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo-kC51rjc0cqs1dNLGKZg6taU/[email protected]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:49:11 +1300
Newsgroups gmane.comp.multimedia.dvdauthor.user
Organization Geek Central
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On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:14:59 +0800, Leon Brooks wrote:

> I morphed ChemTest4_menu0_bg_15cols.png down to 4 colours, then 3, no
> change in the response from spumux. Since the menu overlays are 2
> colour each, there’s not much else to reduce.

You are only allowed 4 in total among all subpicture images.

> I’m doubly-puzzled, as previous versions were entirely happy with
> 256. But for the bandwidth involved, I could send you scores of DVD
> ISOs with full-colour PNG background images ...

Since the background is an MPEG video, it can be full-colour. But the
subpicture overlay cannot.

This is why it’s quite common to dispense with the overlay image for the
“normal” button state, and rely on the background video to provide that.

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