Main menu

The main menu of the application consists of the following menus:

File

• New - creates a new project and opens the New project wizard. If you do not want to use the wizard, click the Cancel button in the bottom left corner of the wizard, or disable it in the File → Options menu.
• Open - opens an existing project.
• Recent projects - the recently opened projects.
• Import from template... - asks for a template project, loads it and asks where to save the new project.
• Merge project... - loads another project into the currently open one.
• Import *.dsAp Indie project... - imports a DoStudio Indie project.
• Import PSD into menu/popup - imports Adobe® Photoshop® PSD files.
• Export menus/popups into PSD - exports all menus or popups to Adobe® Photoshop® PSD files. Adobe® Photoshop® must be installed.
• Save - saves the project.
• Save As... - saves the project under a new name.
• Save complete project as... - saves the whole project, including all PNG images and button sounds, into a new folder, preserving the folder structure. The "Convert BDMD Project for HDR" filter applies the "Convert for HDR" conversion and then clears this property (UHD version only).
• Backup project... - saves the whole project, including all PNG images, button sounds, videos, audio tracks and subtitles, into a new folder, preserving the folder structure.
• Export template... - creates a template from the current project on the disk (the current project stays loaded).

View

• Designer - restores/activates the Designer window.
• Project Tree - restores/activates the Project Tree window.
• Objects - restores/activates the Objects window.
• Library - restores/activates the Library window.
• Structure - restores/activates the Structure window.
• Action matrix - restores/activates the Action matrix window.
• Properties - restores/activates the Properties window.
• Output log - restores/activates the Output log window.
• Reset windows - restores the default window positions.

Project

• New menu - creates a new menu.
• New pop-up - creates a new popup menu.
• New movie - creates a new movie.
• New playlist - creates a new playlist.
• Simulate - starts the menu simulation.
• Project properties - opens the Project properties window.
• JAR signature settings - opens the JAR signing settings window.
• Disc fonts - opens the Disc fonts window.
• Background images - lets you add background images.
• Disc information (META) - lets you edit the disc information.

Compile

• Mux by internal muxer - muxes the project with the built-in muxer (MX, MX Pro and UHD versions only).
• Export to Scenarist - exports the project to Scenarist®.
• Mux by tsMuxeR - muxes the project with tsMuxeR.
• Compile JAR - recompiles the JAR only (without export/mux).
• Compile JAR with memory debug info
• Compile JAR with full debug info
• Create ISO image - creates an ISO image.
• Build CMF image - creates a CMF image for factory replication (MX Pro version only).

Designer

• Show Normal/Selected/Current/Activated - shows or hides the button states.
• Object Top/Up/Down/Bottom - lets you move the selected objects in the Z-order:
  • at the top - moves the selected objects in front of all other objects of the menu.
  • up by one position - moves the selected objects one position forward.
  • down by one position - moves the selected objects one position backward.
  • at the bottom - moves the selected objects behind all other objects of the menu.

Tools

• Options - opens the program options window.
• Languages - opens a window where you can select the available language codes.
• Slideshow encoder - starts the slideshow encoder.
• Video encoders - starts the video encoders UI.
• WAV-file fixer - asks for a WAV file and creates a fixed version of it containing only the required fields.
• WAV mixer - lets you mix a W64 file from mono WAV files.
• Convert BDN.xml+PNG for HDR - converts subtitles for HDR video. The parameters are described here.
• SRT time adjuster - lets you adjust the times in SRT subtitles.