Part 1. Introduction Yuhan 4K UHD Creator

When you insert a retail 4K Blu-ray, you are greeted with a cinematic atmosphere—moving backgrounds, custom music, and intuitive navigation. For home authors, the "Menu" is often the hardest part to get right. Standard software usually offers rigid templates that look dated or "cheap."

Yuhan 4K UHD Creator changes this by offering a professional-grade Menu Designer that gives you total control over the user interface. Whether you are archiving a family wedding or a professional film project, here is how to use Yuhan’s advanced tools to create a menu that rivals major studio releases.

1. The Power of Motion: Background Video & Audio

Static menus are a thing of the past. To give your disc a premium feel, your menu should move.

• Background Video: Yuhan is one of the few authoring tools that allows you to import a 4K video clip to serve as your menu background. This could be a montage of the movie or a stylish abstract loop.
• Background Music Effects: Don't just add a song—perfect it. You can precisely set the Start and End time points, apply Fade-in/Fade-out effects, and toggle Loop Play so the music never cuts out abruptly.

2. Advanced Navigation: Highlight & Selection Modes

The "Highlight" is the visual cue that tells the viewer which button they have selected. Yuhan offers three distinct professional styles to match your project's aesthetic:

• Draw a Box: A classic, clear selection box around the text or icon.
• Draw an Underline: A modern, minimalist look—perfect for high-end photography or art discs.
• Change Text Color: The most cinematic option, where the text itself glows or changes color when selected.

3. Professional Structure: Sub-Menus and "Extras"

A professional disc organizes content logically. Yuhan allows you to customize every layer of the disc hierarchy:

• Top Menu: The main gateway to your content.
• Scene Menu: Display your chapters in four different ways: File (Icon), File (Text), Chapter (Icon), or Chapter (Text). This flexibility is rare in consumer-level software.
• Setup/Audio Menu: Let your viewers choose between different audio tracks (like your Atmos mix or a Stereo track) and subtitles before the movie starts.
• Bonus Features: Use the Sub-Menu Extras feature to include "Behind the Scenes," "Deleted Scenes," or "Photo Slideshows" as independent sections.

4. The "Pro" Details: First Play and Skip Menu

To make your disc feel like a real retail product, you can control the "behavior" of the player:

• First Play: You can designate a specific video clip (like a studio logo or a short intro) to play automatically before the menu appears.
• Skip Menu: If you want your movie to start immediately when the disc is inserted, you can enable the "Skip Menu" function while still allowing users to access the menu later via their remote.

5. Refining the User Journey: The Four Scene Display Modes

This is where you define how your audience will browse your content. Within the menu editor, look for the "Scene Menu Format" or "Display Mode" settings. You can now toggle between the four specialized modes:

• File (Icon): Choose this to turn each imported video into a clickable thumbnail.
• File (Text): Select this for a clean, professional list of titles—ideal for multi-movie collections.
• Chapter (Icon): Use this to generate a classic "Scene Selection" page using thumbnails from within a single movie.
• Chapter (Text): Choose this to create a text-based index of specific movie milestones or song titles.

Step-by-Step: How to customize the disk menu

Before we start, we need to download and install Yuhan 4K UHD Creator. If your computer is Windows, you can click the button on the left below to download it. If your computer is Mac, please click the button on the right below to download it.

Step 1: Add Video Files

To create a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc, launch the software and select the "4K Ultra HD" tab from the top menu. You can click "Add Video" to add a video; after adding the video, you can select the audio track and subtitles you need.

Step 2: Video Settings (Optional)

Click the edit icon on the right side of the video to open the video settings window. Here, you can trim the video, set chapters, and if the video already includes chapter information, Yuhan 4K UHD Creator will automatically import them.

Step 3: Choose a menu template and customize it

1. Access the Menu Designer

Once you have imported your video or audio files into the 4K UHD or Blu-ray tab, look at the bottom of the interface and click the "Select Menu" button. This opens the library of 30+ high-resolution templates.

2. Customize the Scene Navigation (The Core Workflow)

This is where you define how your audience will browse your content. Within the menu editor, look for the "Scene Menu Format" or "Display Mode" settings. You can now toggle between the four specialized modes:

• File (Icon): Choose this to turn each imported video into a clickable thumbnail.
• File (Text): Select this for a clean, professional list of titles—ideal for multi-movie collections.
• Chapter (Icon): Use this to generate a classic "Scene Selection" page using thumbnails from within a single movie.
• Chapter (Text): Choose this to create a text-based index of specific movie milestones or song titles.

3. Set Your Highlight Style

Navigate to the "Highlight Settings" to determine how a button looks when a user hovers over it. Select "Draw a box" for a bold box, "Draw an Underline" for a modern look, or "Change Text Color" for a seamless, cinematic transition.

4. Configure "First Play" & Automation

you can select a video clip to serve as your "First Play" (like a 4K studio intro). You can also choose to "Skip Menu" if you want the movie to start immediately while still keeping the menu accessible via the remote control’s "Menu" button.

5. Fine-Tune Audio & Backgrounds

Click the Background Image and Background Music tabs to customize the menu background. You can use a video as the background; however, background music will be disabled in that case, so the audio must be embedded directly into the video. You can also trim the background music and apply effects such as fade-in and fade-out.

6. Preview menu

Click the Preview button to preview the menu.

Step 4: Output Settings

You can export your project as a BDMV folder, an ISO image, or burn it directly to a physical disc. For a more streamlined viewing experience, you also have the option to pre-select default audio tracks and subtitles.

Step 5: Start authoring

Once all settings and customizations are complete, click the "Start" button to begin encoding your Ultra HD Blu-ray project.

Part 2. FAQ: Designing with Yuhan 4K UHD Creator

Q1: Can I customize the font and text position?

Yes. Every text element on each layer of the menu can be customized. You have full control over the font, size, color, and precise spacing. If your title is particularly long, you can even add new lines of text to ensure the layout remains balanced and professional.

Q2: Is there a limit to the number of chapters I can add?

Yuhan supports inserting a large number of chapters to accommodate even the longest features. You can manually set timestamps for each chapter or use the "Auto Insert" feature to generate them at set intervals (e.g., every 5 or 10 minutes). Additionally, if your source video already contains chapter metadata, Yuhan 4K UHD Creator will automatically import them for you.

Q3: Can I replace the thumbnails in the Scene Menu?

Absolutely. While the software automatically generates thumbnails from the video timeline, you are not limited to those frames. You can replace any thumbnail with a custom image or a specially designed graphic to perfectly suit your menu’s aesthetic.

Q4: Can I preview the menu before burning a full disc?

Yes. Yuhan supports real-time previews within the interface. For a more accurate test, you can export a 5-minute test ISO that includes the complete, functional disc menu. This ISO can be played in VLC Media Player or other software to verify the menu navigation and style before you commit to a full project export.

Q5: Is there a time limit for menu playback?

By default, the menu playback is set to 1 minute. If your background video exceeds this, the excess portion will be cut off. For most professional projects, a 60-second loop is ideal. However, power users can manually adjust this duration by editing the MenuDuration setting in the app_config.xml file.

Q6: What happens if I add both a background video and background music?

In this scenario, the background video takes priority, and the software will use the audio stream from that video file. If the video is silent, the menu will be muted. To use specific background music with a video loop, you should composite (multiplex) the music into the video file beforehand. You can find a detailed guide on how to do that here: How to Multiplex Music into a Video.

Part 3. Conclusion

A professional menu is the "handshake" between your content and your audience. By utilizing Yuhan 4K UHD Creator’s 30+ templates and near-limitless DIY customization options, you ensure your 4K archives look as good as they sound.

Stop using generic, one-size-fits-all menus. Take control of your disc's identity and provide a truly cinematic user experience from the very first click.

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