> Hi all,
>
> I would like to know if, according to the DVD-Video spec,
> it is possible to keep a pop-up menu visible and accesible at all
> times when playing back video. I mean, not just by pressing the menu
> button on the remote, but using the arrow keys, to open up a menu
> that is hidden on a bar up in the screen (like a Mac menu). Would it
> be a subpicture overlay?
>
> I welcome any input on this. Thanks,
>
> Andres Mayo
Andres -
you can put a hilite/subpicture stream over your video program and navigate back and forth between buttons while the video is playing - of course, the quality of the graphics you can display will be limited by the quality of the subpicture area -
and the limited color palette (16 colors).
No reason why it shouldn't be visible all the time... I would, however, use one invisible button (no hilight under it) to "trap" the cursor when the subpicture first displays - that way, the viewer must navigate to "select" a choice, prior to activating it.. assuming, of course, this is the way you wish it to work.
