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Jay Gladwell wrote on 11/28/2005, 8:19 AM

Could you be more specific as to what you're trying to accomplish? DVDA doesn't do CDs.


ScottW wrote on 11/28/2005, 8:28 AM
Depending on exactly what you mean by multimedia CD, my suggestions would be multi media builder from www.mediachance.com - there is a bit of a learning curve but its very a very flexible program.

--Scott
craftech wrote on 11/28/2005, 9:07 AM
Are you talking about a "business card" type CD with resume' , video, and still photos?
Best program for that is Autoplay Media Studio. I have version 4. Indigo Rose is now up to version 6, but the price is now out of sight. See if you can find the older version.

John
Zendo wrote on 11/28/2005, 10:28 AM
Hi Jay, and others -

I need to create a CD that features text, hypertext links, still-photos and mpeg-1 video.

The client thinks that CD is a better bet than DVD, as the project will be distributed around the world, and more likely played on computer.

Thanks for your help, so far!

zendo
logiquem wrote on 11/28/2005, 10:57 AM
That's a Macromedia Director project...
ScottW wrote on 11/28/2005, 10:59 AM
MultiMedia Builder can handle all of this and at $45 dollars (US) it's one heck of a lot less expensive then the other alternatives.

--Scott
garo wrote on 11/28/2005, 11:00 AM
or a Flash presentation?
Zendo wrote on 11/28/2005, 11:30 AM
I found another program, CDMenuPro. Has anybody used this?

I'll look at MultiMedia Builder, too.

As this is a one-off project, I hope to keep costs low.

Can anyone speak to how difficult CDMenuPro or MultiMedia Builder are to learn? (I know that's a sujbective question.

Thanks!

Zendo
ScottW wrote on 11/28/2005, 11:42 AM
MultiMedia Builder is fairly easy to learn for simple stuff, and they have some good examples as well as a good manual. Scripting in MMB can get complex, but the manual assumes no programming background; it's entirely possible that you won't need to do any scripting, or if you do, you'll be able to use their script wizard to create what scripting you need.

The downside to most of these autorun CD programs is that they only run on Windows - so if you have a requirement to be able to run on Windows or MAC, then Flash might be a better option.

--Scott
craftech wrote on 11/28/2005, 12:02 PM
Autoplay media studio will do what you want. It handles flash and Mpeg 1 very well. See if you can download version 4 somewhere. It is more than adequate and easy to use + plenty of tutorials and forums.

John