69What Makes DVDs Go’Round and ’Round
Marshal M. Rosenthal
When it comes to making your own DVD, the only thing more important than the movie is how the viewer gets to see it: will you start with an animated splash screen? Or will it go directly to the main menu? Will you have all sorts of buttons to select from? Or will you use just a few straightforward panels with text? These are the decisions to consider before you make your DVD. Let’s look at some commercial DVDs and how they handle the menus.
Using Animation: Lion King 11/2
Most discs start with some type of start up animations, previews or warning screens, and Disney’s Lion King 11/2 is no exception. After the Disney logo and a spate of video previews (which you can skip), ...
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