Description

Specifies the background mask and the mask of up to four patterns to be used in the <display>, <selection>, and <action> elements.

<mask
   file="file"
   backgroundColor ="#FFFFFF"
   patternColor ="#FFFFFF"
   emphasisColor1 ="#FFFFFF"
   emphasisColor2 ="#FFFFFF"/>

Required Attributes

Attribute	Description
file	Specifies a file that contains the menu mask. This must be a 24-bit Windows Bitmap image. The mask bitmap image must contain patterns in 4 or less than 4 colors. The colors used in the mask bitmap must match the colors specified with the backgroundColor, patternColor, emphasisColor1, and emphasisColor2 attributes.
backgroundColor	This color defines the mask background pattern. This is an RGB color value expressed in hexadecimal format ("#FFFFFF").
patternColor	This color defines the mask primary pattern. This is an RGB color value expressed in hexadecimal format ("#FFFFFF").
emphasisColor1	This color defines the mask first emphasis pattern. This is an RGB color value expressed in hexadecimal format ("#FFFFFF").
emphasisColor2	This color defines the mask second emphasis pattern. This is an RGB color value expressed in hexadecimal format ("#FFFFFF").

Remarks

Picture mask layer is usually a black-and-white or up to 4-color background image. In simple black-and-white masks, the background color is the black area of the image and the pattern color is the white patterns. Additionally, in 4-color masks, there can be also the two emphasis patterns.

It is important to know that the <mask> colors are used by the DVD player only to see the different patterns in the mask. The actual display color is determined by the color and contrast attributes of the <display>, <selection>, and <action> elements.