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With DVD Studio Pro: Possible to do an 'auto-play' DVD with no menu?

X-Joel_Peregrine
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Oct 24, 2002, 10:21 AM

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Hi,
Anyone using DVD Studio Pro may be able to answer this question: Can I make a DVD that is simply one MPEG2 file that 'auto-plays' when you insert the disc and contains no menus? I use iDVD2 but feel restricted by the 60 and 90 minute limits on recording time and unvariable bit rate. I have DVD Studio Pro but have no desire to spend hours on authoring when clients don't expect that level of sophistication...
Thanks!
Joel Peregrine
Peregrine Video Production
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
www.RememberTheFeeling.com

X-pkjackson
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Oct 24, 2002, 11:37 AM

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Hey Joel,
YES!!!
This is very easy to do.
Just ad a track and set this track as the startup action.
You can also make it repeat if you need it to.
Paul

X-Rob_S
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Oct 24, 2002, 11:40 AM

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Hi Joel...
Glad to see you back in this forum.
As noted earlier, it's easy to use DVDSP to make a DVD without a menu.
You should look in to Bitvice...It's an MPEG2 encoder that encodes at a 4.5 bitrate with very hight quality. (Of course, the bitrate is adjustable) A bitrate of 4.5 in Bitvice is better that the 8.0 bitrate in iDVD. Also, with a lower bit rate, it will be more compatible with home DVD players. I've had very good results with it. Some DVD players can not handle at 8.0 bitrate.
Best wishes,
Rob