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t e m p la t e is s h o w n a b o v e t h e
la y e r s a r e lo c a t e d o n t h e r ig h t o n t h e s c r e e n g r a b in t h e      r ig h t b o t t o m
h a n d c o r n e r . I h a v e f o u n d t h a t u s in g a t e m p la t e t o m a k e     s u r e e v e r y t h in g
is in t h e c o r r e c t p la c e t o h a v e a s u c c e s s f u l D V D c o v e r ,
I t h e n n e e d e d t o d e c id e o n a b a c k g r o u n d t o u s e f o r t h e b a c k g r o u n d o f
t h e D V D c o v e r , a s t h is
is a D V D w h ic h is f o r M o n a t h e V a m p ir e w h ic h h a s a t a r g e t a u d ie n c e o f
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t h e D V D c o v e r n e e d t o s t a n d o u t o n t h e s h e lf a n d b e a b le t o d r a w in t h is
t a r g e t a u d ie n c e . T o
o p e n a p h o t o y o u n e e d t o o p e n a n e w la y e r a n d t h e n c lic k f ile a n d o p e n
T h is p h o t o s h o w n a b o v e is t h e p h o t o w h ic h is g o in g t o b e u s e d o n
the b a c k g r o u nd fo r
m y D V D c o v e r , a s t h e r e is a lo g o o n t h e p h o t o I w ill h a v e t o e d it t h is
o u t b y u s in g
P ho to s ho p .
A f t e r o p e n in g t h e p h o t o w h ic h y o u w a n t t o e d it in P h o t o s h o p y o u n e e d
t o d u p lic a t e
t h e p h o t o la y e r s o t h is p h o t o c a n b e e d it e d , y o u a ls o n e e d t o m a k e s u r e
t h a t t h e p h o t o is
u n lo c k e d b e f o r e y o u s t a r t e d it in g a s t h e a r e a t h a t y o u a r e e d it in g w ill
n o t a p p e a r o n t h e im a g e .
Yo u a ls o n e e d t o m a k e s u r e t h e la y e r t h a t y o u a r e e d it in g is a t t h e t o p
g o in g t o e d it o u t t h e lo g o a n d lin e s o f t h e p h o t o s h o w n a b o v e , t h is c a n b e d
 in g t h e lo g o in a s im ila r c o lo u r in t h is c a s e I a m g o in g t o u s e t h e c o lo u r
o u f ir s t ly s e le c t t h e p a in t b r u s h t o o l lo c a t e d o n t h e le f t h a n d t o o l b a r a n d t h
w h ic h c o lo u r y o u w a n t b y c lic k in g t h e t w o s m a ll b la c k a n d w h it e c o lo u r e d
t t h e b o t t o m o f t h e le f t h a n d t o o l b a r . T h is w ill t h e n c o v e r t h e w h it e is t o c k p
 w n a b o v e w e r e o n e o f t h e lin e s a s a lr e a d y b e e n e d it e d o u t .
t h e n c o n t in u e d t o e d it t h e lo g o o u t o f t h e p h o t o s h o w n a b o v e , w it h t h e
r u s h t o o l. I h a v e d o n e t h is b y m a k in g t h e c o lo u r o f t h e p a in t b r u s h b la c k t o
 the re s t o f the b a c k g ro und o f the p ho to s ho w n a b o ve o n the s c re e n g ra b .
T h e p h o t o a b o v e in t h e c e n t r e o f t h e s c r e e n g r a b is t h e f u lly e d it e d
p h o t o w h ic h is g o in g t o b e u s e d a s t h e b a c k g r o u n d f o r t h e D V D
c o v e r . T h is p h o t o d o e s t h e n n e e d t o b e c o p ie d o n t o t h e D V D
t e m p la t e . T h is is d o n e b y c lic k in g s e le c t , t h e n s e le c t a ll w h ic h w ill
h ig h lig h t t h e w h o le p h o t o . Yo u t h e n n e e d t o c lic k c t r l a n d c a t t h e
s a m e t im e t o t h e n c o p y t h e p h o t o t o t h e D V D t e m p la t e .
h e t o a p p e a r o n t h e D V D t e m p la t e y o u n e e d t o c lic k e d it a n d t h e n p a s t e t o
p h o t o t o a p p e a r o n t h e b a c k g r o u n d o f t h is D V D c o v e r . Yo u a ls o n e e d t o m a
 t a n e w la y e r is o p e n e d e v e r y t im e y o u a d d a n e w it e m t o t h e D V D c o v e r , s
y t o e d it e a c h o f t h e it e m s w h ic h a r e g o in g t o b e o n t h e D V D c o v e r s u c h a s
kg ro und .
h e p h o t o f it t h e b a c k g r o u n d , y o u n e e d d r a g t h e p h o t o a n d t h e n r ig h t c lic k ,
b le t o c lic k f r e e t r a n s p o r t . T h is is s o t h a t t h e p h o t o c a n b e m o v e d f r e e ly a n
A s s h o w n a b o v e t h e p h o t o a n d b e s t r e t c h t o f it t h e a r e a t h a t is n e e d e d t o
s h o w s t h e c o m p le t e d b a c k g r o u n d f o r t h e M o n a t h e V a m p ir e D V D c o v e r ,
h e p h o t o h a s b e e n e d it e d t o f it t h e D V D t e m p la t e b a c k g r o u n d .
s t a g e o f m a k in g t h e D V D c o v e r is t o o c h o o s e a p h o t o t o u s e t o b e t h e m a i
o f t h e D V D c o v e r , t o d r a w t h e a t t e n t io n o f t h e a u d ie n c e . I h a v e c h o s e n o n e
o s t h a t I h a v e u s e d f o r t h e s a n d a n im a t io n t h a t I h a v e c r e a t e d f o r t h e M o n a
 t it le s e q u e n c e u s in g t h e s a n d a n im a t io n t e c h n iq u e .
x t s t a g e is t o e d it t h e p h o t o w h ic h is g o in g t o b e u s e d o n t h e b a c k o f t h e D
 I h a v e d o n e t h is b y z o o m in g in o n t h e a r e a o f t h e p h o t o w h ic h I w a n t t o s t a
   a n d T h e n u s e d t h e p a in t b r u s h t o o l lo c a t e d o n t h e le f t o f t h e s c r e e n g r a b
t s id e o f t h e t o o l b a r . I h a v e c h o s e n t o u s e d w h it e t o m a k e t h e c a t o u t lin e g
   t h is p h o t o w ill t h e n s t a n d o u t o n a g a in s t t h e b la c k b a c k g r o u n d , o f t h e D V D
round.
r e e n g r a b a b o v e t h e n s h o w s a z o o m e d o u t v e r s io n o f h o w t h e e d it in g o f t h
e d t h e p h o t o a b o v e . W it h a ls o h o w m u c h m o r e e f f e c t iv e t h e im a g e n o w lo o k
e fo r e .
g e a b o v e is t h e f in is h e d t h a t I h a v e e d it e d w h ic h is n o w g o in g t o b e c o p ie d
 VD b a c k g ro u nd .
s t a g e is t o t h e n m a k e t h e la y e r t h a t h a s t h e b a c k g r o u n d o n t o s h o w u p o n
p la t e . T h is is d o n e b y c lic k in g t h e s m a ll le f t b o x w h ic h is n e x t t o t h e la y e r w
 e is t h a t y o u w a n t t o a p p e a r o n t h e p a g e , f o r e x a m p le t h e la y e r t h a t y o u w
a p p e a r in t h is c a s e w ill b e la y e r 2 .
a k in g u n c o v e r in g t h e la y e r w it h t h e b a c k g r o u n d o n t h e n e x t s t a g e is t o m o v
 y u s in g t h e m o v e t o o l in t h e t o p le f t h a n d c o r n e r o f t h e le f t h a n d t o o l b a r , a
 c lic k t h e g r e e n t ic k w h e n y o u a r e d o n e .
g e t h a t y o u h a v e m o v e d w ill t h e n a p p e a r a s p a r t o f t h e b a c k g r o u n d a s s h o w
n t h e s c r e e n g r a b . I h a v e c h o s e n t o p u t t h e c a t in t h e t o p r ig h t h a n d c o r n e
 t h e n s t ill s e e t h e d e t a il o f t h e b a c k g r o u n d , o n t h e D V D c o v e r .
x t s t a g e w h ic h I c a r r ie d o u t w a s t o a d d t e x t in a n e w la y e r o n t o p o f t h e c a
o n e t o f ill t h e im a g e , a n d t o t h e n p r o v id e t h e a u d ie n c e w it h in f o r m a t io n a b o
 D . A s t h e t a r g e t a u d i e n c e i s 8 t o 13 y e a r o l d s t h e r e i s n o t m u c h t e x t o r
a t io n t o k e e p t h e a u d ie n c e a s in t e r e s t e d a s p o s s ib le .
I h a v e t h e n m o v e d e a c h lin e o f t h e t e x t s o it f it s in t o t h e c a t
p e r f e c t ly , w it h ju s t g iv e s a b a s ic d e s c r ip t io n o f w h a t t h e f ir s t s e r ie s
is a b o u t . T h e d a r k o r a n g e c o lo u r h a s b e e n u s e d a s t h is is t h e s a m e
c o lo u r t h a t h a v e b e e n u s e d in t h e d e t a il o f t h e b a c k g r o u n d .
t h e n s e le c t e d a n o t h e r im a g e f r o m m y s a n d a n im a t io n t h a t I h a v e c r e a t e d
n a t h e V a m p ir e t it le s e q u e n c e t o u s e o n t h e f r o n t c o v e r o f t h e D V D . T h is is
s w ir l s h o w n a b o v e w h ic h I h a v e t a k e n t h e b la c k b a c k g r o u n d o f f b y u s in g t
 t o o l, w h ic h is t h e p in k s p o n g e .
n n e e d s e le c t a ll t h e s w ir l p h o t o a n d c o p y t h e p h o t o o n t o t h e D V D b a c k g r o
 in g e d it in g a n d t h e n p a s t e . T h is t h e n m e a n s t h a t y o u c a n m o v e t h e s w ir l p h
w n a b o ve o n the s c re e n g ra b .
m a k in g t h e s w ir l p h o t o f it t h e s iz e o f t h e p a g e t h a t y o u w a n t e d it in g o f t h is i
 e n t a k e p la c e . T h e s w ir l h a s b e e n u s e d a s it is p la in a n d s im p le a n d w ill d r a
  c e in . A s t h e d e t a il o f t h e D V D is a lr e a d y v e r y f u ll t h is m e a n s t h a t a s im p le a
  o n t c o v e r w o u ld b e t h e m o s t e f f e c t iv e o p t io n .
e n m a d e t h e s w ir l s t a n d o u t b y u s in g t h e p a in t b r u s h t o o l a n d s e le c t in g t h e
h it e t o m a k e t h e s w ir l g lo w a n d s t a n d o u t o n t h e f r o n t c o v e r o f t h e D V D c o v
t s t a g e is t o in s e r t t e x t o n t h e D V D c o v e r , y o u n e e d t o m a k e s u r e y o u o p e n
e r a n d t h e n c lic k t h e T w h ic h m e a n s a t e x t b o x w ill t h e n a p p e a r . A lo n g t h e
a g e y o u c a n t h e n c h o s e t h e f o n t , c o lo u r a n d s iz e , I h a v e c h o s e n t h e s a m e
c o lo u r w h ic h h a s b e e n u s e d f o r t h e t e x t o n t h e b a c k o f t h e D V D c o v e r , w h i
  s a m e c o lo u r u s e d o n t h e d e t a il f t h e b a c k o f t h e D V D c o v e r .
v e u s e d a s w ir l s h a p e o n t h e f o n t o f t h e D V D I t h e n n e e d t o m a k e t h e M o a n
e t e x t c u r v e . I h a v e d o n e t h is m a k e s e le c t in g t h e t e x t a n d t h e n n e x t t o t h e
  t o t h e n c lic k m o v e m e n t a n d a r c h t e x t . T h is t h e n m e a n s t h e t e x t c a n b e a r
 v e d t o f it r o u n d t h e s h a p e t h a t y o u w a n t .
t D V D s h a v e b o a r d e r s I h a v e d e c id e d t o e d it t h e p h o t o t h a t I h a v e u s e d in
r o u n d t o u s e t h e a s d e t a il a r o u n d t h e D V D c o v e r . T h is w ill t h e n d r a w y o u r
 o n t o t h e m a in im a g e s o f t h e D V D c o v e r .
e e n g r a b a b o v e s h o w s t h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f in s e r t in g t h e b o a r d e r o n t o t h e D
ho w n a b o ve .
d e r a ls o m a k e s t h e D V D c o v e r lo o k m o r e c o m p le t e a n d f u ll, t h e n w it h o u t a
  A s t h e b o a r d e r a ls o r e f le c t s t h e D V D c o v e r t h is a ls o t ie s in w e ll, w it h t h e t
VD .
r e e n g r a b a b o v e s h o w s a p h o t o t h a t h a s h a d t h e c h o s e n b o a r d e r in s e r t e d
 c id e d t o in c lu d e t h is b o a r d e r o n t h e s p in e o f t h e D V D c o v e r a s t h is w ill a ls
 g e t a u d ie n c e a t t e n t io n t o t h e D V D w h e n it is o n t h e s h e lf o f a s u p e r m a r k e t
e n s ta rte d to       c o m p le t e m y D V D c o v e r m y in s e r t in g t e x t a c r o s s t h e    to p o f th
 t h is in c lu d e s    in f o r m a t io n a b o u t t h e D V D s u c h a s t h a t t h is is ‘ T h e   c o m p le t e
e s . ’ T h e t it le   o f ‘ M o n a t h e V a m p ir e ’ is a ls o in c lu d e d o n t h e b a c k       o f the D
 o , a s w e ll a s     ‘ M o n a . ’ A c r o s s t h e s p in e T h e c o lo u r w h it e w h ic h is      us e d re
 p ho to s us e d       o n b o th th e fr o nt a n d the b a c k o f th e D VD c o ve r .
t s t e p is t o a d d in t h e f in a l s y m b o ls s u c h a s t h e U c e r t if ic a t io n , a D V D lo g o
 o f in f o r m a t io n w h ic h h a s b e e n a d d e d o n t o t h e b a c k o f t h e D V D c o v e r .
n a ls o a d d e d o n a q u o t a f r o m t h e C B B C t o g iv e a p o s it iv e v ie w f o r t h e D V D
F in a l D V D c o v e r

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How to make dvd final version

  • 1. How I created my DVD cover using Photoshop. Sarah Noble
  • 2. T h e f ir s t s t e p is t o o p e n t h e D V D t e m p la t e w h ic h I h a v e c re a te d o n P h o t o s h o p e l e m e n t s 10 w h i c h is t h e la t e s t e d it io n o f P h o t o s h o p a v a ila b le t o d o w n lo a d . The D VD t e m p la t e is s h o w n a b o v e t h e la y e r s a r e lo c a t e d o n t h e r ig h t o n t h e s c r e e n g r a b in t h e r ig h t b o t t o m h a n d c o r n e r . I h a v e f o u n d t h a t u s in g a t e m p la t e t o m a k e s u r e e v e r y t h in g is in t h e c o r r e c t p la c e t o h a v e a s u c c e s s f u l D V D c o v e r ,
  • 3. I t h e n n e e d e d t o d e c id e o n a b a c k g r o u n d t o u s e f o r t h e b a c k g r o u n d o f t h e D V D c o v e r , a s t h is is a D V D w h ic h is f o r M o n a t h e V a m p ir e w h ic h h a s a t a r g e t a u d ie n c e o f c h i l d r e n a g e d 8 t o 13 t h e D V D c o v e r n e e d t o s t a n d o u t o n t h e s h e lf a n d b e a b le t o d r a w in t h is t a r g e t a u d ie n c e . T o o p e n a p h o t o y o u n e e d t o o p e n a n e w la y e r a n d t h e n c lic k f ile a n d o p e n
  • 4. T h is p h o t o s h o w n a b o v e is t h e p h o t o w h ic h is g o in g t o b e u s e d o n the b a c k g r o u nd fo r m y D V D c o v e r , a s t h e r e is a lo g o o n t h e p h o t o I w ill h a v e t o e d it t h is o u t b y u s in g P ho to s ho p .
  • 5. A f t e r o p e n in g t h e p h o t o w h ic h y o u w a n t t o e d it in P h o t o s h o p y o u n e e d t o d u p lic a t e t h e p h o t o la y e r s o t h is p h o t o c a n b e e d it e d , y o u a ls o n e e d t o m a k e s u r e t h a t t h e p h o t o is u n lo c k e d b e f o r e y o u s t a r t e d it in g a s t h e a r e a t h a t y o u a r e e d it in g w ill n o t a p p e a r o n t h e im a g e . Yo u a ls o n e e d t o m a k e s u r e t h e la y e r t h a t y o u a r e e d it in g is a t t h e t o p
  • 6. g o in g t o e d it o u t t h e lo g o a n d lin e s o f t h e p h o t o s h o w n a b o v e , t h is c a n b e d in g t h e lo g o in a s im ila r c o lo u r in t h is c a s e I a m g o in g t o u s e t h e c o lo u r o u f ir s t ly s e le c t t h e p a in t b r u s h t o o l lo c a t e d o n t h e le f t h a n d t o o l b a r a n d t h w h ic h c o lo u r y o u w a n t b y c lic k in g t h e t w o s m a ll b la c k a n d w h it e c o lo u r e d t t h e b o t t o m o f t h e le f t h a n d t o o l b a r . T h is w ill t h e n c o v e r t h e w h it e is t o c k p w n a b o v e w e r e o n e o f t h e lin e s a s a lr e a d y b e e n e d it e d o u t .
  • 7. t h e n c o n t in u e d t o e d it t h e lo g o o u t o f t h e p h o t o s h o w n a b o v e , w it h t h e r u s h t o o l. I h a v e d o n e t h is b y m a k in g t h e c o lo u r o f t h e p a in t b r u s h b la c k t o the re s t o f the b a c k g ro und o f the p ho to s ho w n a b o ve o n the s c re e n g ra b .
  • 8. T h e p h o t o a b o v e in t h e c e n t r e o f t h e s c r e e n g r a b is t h e f u lly e d it e d p h o t o w h ic h is g o in g t o b e u s e d a s t h e b a c k g r o u n d f o r t h e D V D c o v e r . T h is p h o t o d o e s t h e n n e e d t o b e c o p ie d o n t o t h e D V D t e m p la t e . T h is is d o n e b y c lic k in g s e le c t , t h e n s e le c t a ll w h ic h w ill h ig h lig h t t h e w h o le p h o t o . Yo u t h e n n e e d t o c lic k c t r l a n d c a t t h e s a m e t im e t o t h e n c o p y t h e p h o t o t o t h e D V D t e m p la t e .
  • 9. h e t o a p p e a r o n t h e D V D t e m p la t e y o u n e e d t o c lic k e d it a n d t h e n p a s t e t o p h o t o t o a p p e a r o n t h e b a c k g r o u n d o f t h is D V D c o v e r . Yo u a ls o n e e d t o m a t a n e w la y e r is o p e n e d e v e r y t im e y o u a d d a n e w it e m t o t h e D V D c o v e r , s y t o e d it e a c h o f t h e it e m s w h ic h a r e g o in g t o b e o n t h e D V D c o v e r s u c h a s kg ro und .
  • 10. h e p h o t o f it t h e b a c k g r o u n d , y o u n e e d d r a g t h e p h o t o a n d t h e n r ig h t c lic k , b le t o c lic k f r e e t r a n s p o r t . T h is is s o t h a t t h e p h o t o c a n b e m o v e d f r e e ly a n A s s h o w n a b o v e t h e p h o t o a n d b e s t r e t c h t o f it t h e a r e a t h a t is n e e d e d t o
  • 11. s h o w s t h e c o m p le t e d b a c k g r o u n d f o r t h e M o n a t h e V a m p ir e D V D c o v e r , h e p h o t o h a s b e e n e d it e d t o f it t h e D V D t e m p la t e b a c k g r o u n d .
  • 12. s t a g e o f m a k in g t h e D V D c o v e r is t o o c h o o s e a p h o t o t o u s e t o b e t h e m a i o f t h e D V D c o v e r , t o d r a w t h e a t t e n t io n o f t h e a u d ie n c e . I h a v e c h o s e n o n e o s t h a t I h a v e u s e d f o r t h e s a n d a n im a t io n t h a t I h a v e c r e a t e d f o r t h e M o n a t it le s e q u e n c e u s in g t h e s a n d a n im a t io n t e c h n iq u e .
  • 13. x t s t a g e is t o e d it t h e p h o t o w h ic h is g o in g t o b e u s e d o n t h e b a c k o f t h e D I h a v e d o n e t h is b y z o o m in g in o n t h e a r e a o f t h e p h o t o w h ic h I w a n t t o s t a a n d T h e n u s e d t h e p a in t b r u s h t o o l lo c a t e d o n t h e le f t o f t h e s c r e e n g r a b t s id e o f t h e t o o l b a r . I h a v e c h o s e n t o u s e d w h it e t o m a k e t h e c a t o u t lin e g t h is p h o t o w ill t h e n s t a n d o u t o n a g a in s t t h e b la c k b a c k g r o u n d , o f t h e D V D round.
  • 14. r e e n g r a b a b o v e t h e n s h o w s a z o o m e d o u t v e r s io n o f h o w t h e e d it in g o f t h e d t h e p h o t o a b o v e . W it h a ls o h o w m u c h m o r e e f f e c t iv e t h e im a g e n o w lo o k e fo r e .
  • 15. g e a b o v e is t h e f in is h e d t h a t I h a v e e d it e d w h ic h is n o w g o in g t o b e c o p ie d VD b a c k g ro u nd .
  • 16. s t a g e is t o t h e n m a k e t h e la y e r t h a t h a s t h e b a c k g r o u n d o n t o s h o w u p o n p la t e . T h is is d o n e b y c lic k in g t h e s m a ll le f t b o x w h ic h is n e x t t o t h e la y e r w e is t h a t y o u w a n t t o a p p e a r o n t h e p a g e , f o r e x a m p le t h e la y e r t h a t y o u w a p p e a r in t h is c a s e w ill b e la y e r 2 .
  • 17. a k in g u n c o v e r in g t h e la y e r w it h t h e b a c k g r o u n d o n t h e n e x t s t a g e is t o m o v y u s in g t h e m o v e t o o l in t h e t o p le f t h a n d c o r n e r o f t h e le f t h a n d t o o l b a r , a c lic k t h e g r e e n t ic k w h e n y o u a r e d o n e .
  • 18. g e t h a t y o u h a v e m o v e d w ill t h e n a p p e a r a s p a r t o f t h e b a c k g r o u n d a s s h o w n t h e s c r e e n g r a b . I h a v e c h o s e n t o p u t t h e c a t in t h e t o p r ig h t h a n d c o r n e t h e n s t ill s e e t h e d e t a il o f t h e b a c k g r o u n d , o n t h e D V D c o v e r .
  • 19. x t s t a g e w h ic h I c a r r ie d o u t w a s t o a d d t e x t in a n e w la y e r o n t o p o f t h e c a o n e t o f ill t h e im a g e , a n d t o t h e n p r o v id e t h e a u d ie n c e w it h in f o r m a t io n a b o D . A s t h e t a r g e t a u d i e n c e i s 8 t o 13 y e a r o l d s t h e r e i s n o t m u c h t e x t o r a t io n t o k e e p t h e a u d ie n c e a s in t e r e s t e d a s p o s s ib le .
  • 20. I h a v e t h e n m o v e d e a c h lin e o f t h e t e x t s o it f it s in t o t h e c a t p e r f e c t ly , w it h ju s t g iv e s a b a s ic d e s c r ip t io n o f w h a t t h e f ir s t s e r ie s is a b o u t . T h e d a r k o r a n g e c o lo u r h a s b e e n u s e d a s t h is is t h e s a m e c o lo u r t h a t h a v e b e e n u s e d in t h e d e t a il o f t h e b a c k g r o u n d .
  • 21. t h e n s e le c t e d a n o t h e r im a g e f r o m m y s a n d a n im a t io n t h a t I h a v e c r e a t e d n a t h e V a m p ir e t it le s e q u e n c e t o u s e o n t h e f r o n t c o v e r o f t h e D V D . T h is is s w ir l s h o w n a b o v e w h ic h I h a v e t a k e n t h e b la c k b a c k g r o u n d o f f b y u s in g t t o o l, w h ic h is t h e p in k s p o n g e .
  • 22. n n e e d s e le c t a ll t h e s w ir l p h o t o a n d c o p y t h e p h o t o o n t o t h e D V D b a c k g r o in g e d it in g a n d t h e n p a s t e . T h is t h e n m e a n s t h a t y o u c a n m o v e t h e s w ir l p h w n a b o ve o n the s c re e n g ra b .
  • 23. m a k in g t h e s w ir l p h o t o f it t h e s iz e o f t h e p a g e t h a t y o u w a n t e d it in g o f t h is i e n t a k e p la c e . T h e s w ir l h a s b e e n u s e d a s it is p la in a n d s im p le a n d w ill d r a c e in . A s t h e d e t a il o f t h e D V D is a lr e a d y v e r y f u ll t h is m e a n s t h a t a s im p le a o n t c o v e r w o u ld b e t h e m o s t e f f e c t iv e o p t io n .
  • 24. e n m a d e t h e s w ir l s t a n d o u t b y u s in g t h e p a in t b r u s h t o o l a n d s e le c t in g t h e h it e t o m a k e t h e s w ir l g lo w a n d s t a n d o u t o n t h e f r o n t c o v e r o f t h e D V D c o v
  • 25. t s t a g e is t o in s e r t t e x t o n t h e D V D c o v e r , y o u n e e d t o m a k e s u r e y o u o p e n e r a n d t h e n c lic k t h e T w h ic h m e a n s a t e x t b o x w ill t h e n a p p e a r . A lo n g t h e a g e y o u c a n t h e n c h o s e t h e f o n t , c o lo u r a n d s iz e , I h a v e c h o s e n t h e s a m e c o lo u r w h ic h h a s b e e n u s e d f o r t h e t e x t o n t h e b a c k o f t h e D V D c o v e r , w h i s a m e c o lo u r u s e d o n t h e d e t a il f t h e b a c k o f t h e D V D c o v e r .
  • 26. v e u s e d a s w ir l s h a p e o n t h e f o n t o f t h e D V D I t h e n n e e d t o m a k e t h e M o a n e t e x t c u r v e . I h a v e d o n e t h is m a k e s e le c t in g t h e t e x t a n d t h e n n e x t t o t h e t o t h e n c lic k m o v e m e n t a n d a r c h t e x t . T h is t h e n m e a n s t h e t e x t c a n b e a r v e d t o f it r o u n d t h e s h a p e t h a t y o u w a n t .
  • 27. t D V D s h a v e b o a r d e r s I h a v e d e c id e d t o e d it t h e p h o t o t h a t I h a v e u s e d in r o u n d t o u s e t h e a s d e t a il a r o u n d t h e D V D c o v e r . T h is w ill t h e n d r a w y o u r o n t o t h e m a in im a g e s o f t h e D V D c o v e r .
  • 28. e e n g r a b a b o v e s h o w s t h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f in s e r t in g t h e b o a r d e r o n t o t h e D ho w n a b o ve .
  • 29. d e r a ls o m a k e s t h e D V D c o v e r lo o k m o r e c o m p le t e a n d f u ll, t h e n w it h o u t a A s t h e b o a r d e r a ls o r e f le c t s t h e D V D c o v e r t h is a ls o t ie s in w e ll, w it h t h e t VD .
  • 30. r e e n g r a b a b o v e s h o w s a p h o t o t h a t h a s h a d t h e c h o s e n b o a r d e r in s e r t e d c id e d t o in c lu d e t h is b o a r d e r o n t h e s p in e o f t h e D V D c o v e r a s t h is w ill a ls g e t a u d ie n c e a t t e n t io n t o t h e D V D w h e n it is o n t h e s h e lf o f a s u p e r m a r k e t
  • 31. e n s ta rte d to c o m p le t e m y D V D c o v e r m y in s e r t in g t e x t a c r o s s t h e to p o f th t h is in c lu d e s in f o r m a t io n a b o u t t h e D V D s u c h a s t h a t t h is is ‘ T h e c o m p le t e e s . ’ T h e t it le o f ‘ M o n a t h e V a m p ir e ’ is a ls o in c lu d e d o n t h e b a c k o f the D o , a s w e ll a s ‘ M o n a . ’ A c r o s s t h e s p in e T h e c o lo u r w h it e w h ic h is us e d re p ho to s us e d o n b o th th e fr o nt a n d the b a c k o f th e D VD c o ve r .
  • 32. t s t e p is t o a d d in t h e f in a l s y m b o ls s u c h a s t h e U c e r t if ic a t io n , a D V D lo g o o f in f o r m a t io n w h ic h h a s b e e n a d d e d o n t o t h e b a c k o f t h e D V D c o v e r .
  • 33. n a ls o a d d e d o n a q u o t a f r o m t h e C B B C t o g iv e a p o s it iv e v ie w f o r t h e D V D
  • 34. F in a l D V D c o v e r