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Linking a Menu Button to DVD ROM content??
Hi,
I am currently putting a DVD together in Encore 2.0 that has a video and DVD ROM content. This DVD is to be used specifically in a computer and not on a television. Is there any way to make one of the DVD buttons in a menu open up a browser window with the ROM content of the DVD?
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Not using Encore. That type of interactivity requires a third party program to be installed on the playback computer. You will find the most common program used, Intervideo, on some commercial DVD films. It allows you to access the multimedia features on your computer. It also lets you follow weblinks on menu pages. There is a seperate software out there that lets you author for Intervideo DVDs. I think Sonic did it as well.
But, as a rule, the DVD playback is simple without any third party software. That’s why Blu-ray/HD DVD is so different. It gives that interactivity back to the user.
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Clients asks us for this from time to time. We have a link on the menu, then that links to a static menu page giving directions on how to access the content.
However, navigating to the DVD drive is not as intuitive for your average computer user as it should be. Most people will double click the DVD icon, which of course plays the DVD.Mike Cohen
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Thanks guys thats really helps alot!
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