Photoshop Buttons to DVD SP 3

Trying to creat text buttons for a menu in dvd sp 3. I added a drop shadow to my text in photoshop and it shows well, but when i import it to sp i don't see the drop shadow. What can i do to make this work better?

Thanks

Mac OS X.3
Photoshop 8
DVD SP 3

You have an answer waiting for you in the DVD SP forum.

> I added a drop shadow to my text in photoshop and it shows well, but when
> i import it to sp i don't see the drop shadow. What can i do to make this
> work better?

Many of the effects implement in Photoshop -- for example, opacity -- don't show up when the PSD is imported into DVD Studio Pro. Instead of using the Drop Shadow feature, duplicate the text layer in Photoshop, rasterize it, and then use blurring and image adjustments to get the shadow you want. Since the shadow is now a layer, it should show up in DVDSP.

When you are importing a PS file that has layer effects (such as drop shadow, bevel & emboss, etc.) into applications like FCP, and I suspect DVDSP, you must take a special step first before saving in PS. Put a blank layer below the layer you have the effect on, then highlight that effect layer and do Merge Down. The net result would seem to be the same as you had before, but now the layer effects will show up in the other application. I'll bet a donut that will work here with DVDSP.

Scott