Continuous play of root menu audio throughout all menu's

[breakbred101]

Basically here's my stump. Im using windows xp sp3 and dvd lab pro to author my dvd's. I understand dvd lab pro more and more everyday and got the simple things figured out. But this seemingling so simple task i cannot figure out. Basically i want to add one audio track to my assets window and throw it in my root menu for auto play. The thing i cant figure out is how i make that one track of audio play continuously and loop (play again), whether you navigate away from the root menu to the chapters menu/credits etc... or not. Currently my Root menu audio has to restart everytime you change the page which is so annoying. Also is there a way i can preview the menu with the audio playing? At the moment my preview window wont play the video and audio at the same time all i get is video. When i click the audio tab it says "Video+Audio can play only on multiplexed (program) files *.mpg, *.vob" What the hell does that mean??? and how do i fix it or should i.

[guns1inger]

You cannot do it. The DVD specification doesn't support continuous audio across menus. Each asset is discrete, so the audio will break and restart when you change menus. It is a known and constantly annoying short-coming of the specification.

As for audio preview, install the pro tools add-on, found in the media chance forums, and use that for previewing.

[spyhawk]

So is this short-coming now possible in BR? I don't have BR, thus the question.

[guns1inger]

BR is a totally different kettle of fish. It allows for java(script ?) based menus, much greater levels of interaction, and yes, seamless audio and video backgrounds for menus.