How to Build non-interactive DVDs?

murk wrote on 12/20/2003, 7:50 PM
I am just evaluating DVD Architect. I need to build non-interactive DVDs such that when a user inserts the DVD into a player, it begins to immediately play. It seems that I cannot get rid of the main menu page. And when I insert a media file, it automatically creates a button. Is what I wnat even possible with DVD architect? Namely, no menus. Just looped media files. If not, I will have to look into other DVD burning software.

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box532 wrote on 12/21/2003, 12:06 AM
Easy.

Go: NEW.... and select "Single Movie".... and you'll get exactly what you want.
farss wrote on 12/21/2003, 1:58 AM
box 532,
you know I use DVDA every day and never realised that.
Thanks heaps!
murk wrote on 12/21/2003, 4:37 AM
Theoretically I want to have more than one MPEG2 file and/or loop points. Lets say I have 5 MPEG2s and I want each to be able to loop indefinitely. How can I do this with the "Single movie" tecnique? It seems that when in this mode, DVDA only allows a single MPEG2 fand I don;t even see how to loop it.

This is quite a trivial task with Encore DVD and DVD Studio pro. I am a vegas user so I really want DVDA to work for me, but it is looking grim...
Sab wrote on 12/21/2003, 6:13 AM
Because end actions are not possible in the current version of DVDA you cannot do what you ask (have subsequent mpegs play one after the other).
You CAN accomplish this by making a timeline in Vegas that contains all of your mini projects and rendering that into one mpeg. You could have a chapter point at the beginning of each section if you choose or simply let it play completely.

Looping is possible on any DVD player. In the player's menu, select title repeat and you'll get what you need. If you inserted chapter points as described, you can select chapter repeat to loop an individual section of your project.

These are the choices currently available in DVDA. There's nothing we can do about it except wait for the next version or move on to one of the others.
A search for "end actions" will give you even more opinions and insight into this missing feature but it's just the way it is right now. You may find you're able to get around this by using the techniques described and still get some very nice, useable DVDs.


Mike
murk wrote on 12/21/2003, 1:24 PM
Thanks for the info, that helps a lot.
box532 wrote on 12/21/2003, 6:50 PM
Nope.

Don't think so... when you pick "single movie"... it just asks for the single movie file... you'll have to create a a single file... or use another program.
box532 wrote on 12/21/2003, 6:51 PM
"box 532,
you know I use DVDA every day and never realised that.
Thanks heaps!"

No problem at all!