Create a DVD Menu

[TranTekSys]

Hello,

I am trying to create a DVD that works on Mac and PC, where if a user insert the disc into computer/laptop, you can open up using browser or menu screen where you can select category under their own tab, then a list of video they can select and watch.
Also they are able to open up pdf documents to read, best if this could be done under a browser like a web page in a way

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you

[manono]

Most authoring programs can create menus for you. The free ones include DVDStyler, GUI4DVDAuthor, and DVDAuthorGUI. I use the last one mentioned. Of the commercial products, the ones with good marks here include DVDLab-Pro and TMPGEnc Authoring Works.

The best menus are those using backgrounds/pics/video you created yourself.

As for including extra material such as a PDF file, you create a new folder called, maybe 'EXTRAS' and stick the stuff in there. Burn using ImageBurn. I have no idea what you're talking about with that browser stuff. You asked how to create a DVD with menus and included extras.

[TranTekSys]

Thank you
I will look thru each of them.

As for browser stuff, i saw there are people that created a html like an index startup page, where if you click on it, it will launch in a broswer, then you can select which title/category to go into the sub menu, then select which software you like to install, for me, more like short mp4 video to watch.

In a way like a website on DVD

[mgh]

In a way like a website on DVD

Use a program for creating a web site, you can find them through Google by searching for html editors.

you can look for free ones at download.com

[TreeTops]

But you would have to include a player on the DVD so that the browser could play the videos. I just checked Firefox and it when I clicked on a AVI file on my hard drive, it asked if it should play in windows media player. So maybe that would work after all. I guess it all depends on what the extension of the video file is and what software player the user had on his computer. MP4 files played but only in a very small Quicktime window.

[fvisagie]

for me, more like short mp4 video to watch.

If I understand correctly that your menu only needs to serve up videos, normal DVD menus and navigation as manono suggested would work equally well, and would be one fewer thing to learn.

Cheers,
Francois

[TranTekSys]

Thanks everyone, i found this tool seem to do what i was looking for called websitebaker

[TreeTops]

Websitebaker will help you build a CMS website but getting it on a DVD and getting your videos to play from that DVD is another story.

[TranTekSys]

WebsiteBaker-Portable: This is what you need, nothing else.

The current settings are for USB or HDD (and this are the best solutions for offline-presentation), but it is only one little change needed to use it with CD/DVD.
Than you can make your Design or whatever and copy the whole folder to DVD.

Download WebsiteBaker Portable from http://www.websitebaker-portable.com
- extract it
- open the file pms_config.ini (to find in the root-folder)
- edit line 21 from "StartLocal=1" to "StartLocal=0"
- burn the whole folder to DVD
- make a presentation of finest

[TreeTops]

Well that sure sounds easy enough. Please let us know if it worked for you.

[NoBuddy]

But keep in mind, that there are people like me. With Autorun deactivated (on CD-drive & USB)
So we should be able to start the CD manually. For both OS : MAC & PC