LEGIBILITY OF VIDEO-BLENDED TV MENUS

This article describes three experiments relating to the legibility of TV menus, Special emphasis is placed on the influence of a relatively new feature in TVs: the possibility to blend graphics and video. Thre e experiments are presented: one concentrating on the influences of bl ending level and video content; one concentrating on the influences of content and of colour combinations; and one concentrating on the infl uences of various font characteristics. The results are interpreted in terms of guidelines for blended TV menus. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science L td.