Can I make vcd auto-play?

[SWjedi]

HI,
Can I make a vcd or svcd that will automatically start playing when inserted into a dvd player?
Thanx in advance.

[theDruid]

AFAIK, any VCD or SVCD will autoplay in a standalone DVD player, if you don't put a menu on it at the authoring stage.

cheers,
mcdruid.

[Amerzone]

I beg your pardon?! You say "afaik", but are you sure about that? Whatever vcd / svcd I have authored, even without menu, do not autoplay in my Pioneer 535. I think this feature is not even foreseen by the specs, it is meant for DVD only...

[theDruid]

Fair enough - I wasn't 100% sure, which is why I said As Far As I Know.

On both standalone DVD players I've owned, (S)VCD's just start playing when the drawer closes if there's no menu in the authoring.

They've both been cheapy players though - not as posh as a Pioneer :P

cheers,
mcdruid.

[Amerzone]

On both standalone DVD players I've owned, (S)VCD's just start playing when the drawer closes if there's no menu in the authoring. They've both been cheapy players though - not as posh as a Pioneer.

Well, it seems that the newest "cheap-and-dirty" far-east models can make miracles nowadays But, frankly speaking, I do think that this feature is not foreseen by the official specs...

[mujahid7ia]

Some DVD players will play anything automatically. My Sony DVP NS 315 will play anything auto after i cahnged some settings. So it depends on the DVD player.

[SWjedi]

Thanks for all the replies.I use GE 1101p player.I guess that it is an issue with the players specs and not something we can write onto the vcd.
Thanx.