Topic: how to create a playable DVD with no menu?

[junkyardt]

i'm looking for a simple way to take an MPEG-2 format video (in a .mpg file) and simply convert it to a properly-formed set of VOBs, IFOs and BUPs without going through the process of DVD authoring, creating menus etc., so that when you pop it in the DVD player it just starts playing the footage automatically. i know this must be possible somehow as i have some old DVDs of shows that are set up this way, but i'm not sure how. anyone know how to do this?

not really important to share the reasoning i suppose, but nonetheless the reason is that i have some raw footage i shot for my dad of an event this past Memorial Day weekend that ultimately will probably be distributed to the many people involved in the event, but for now i just want to give it to him so he can play it in his DVD player to examine what i shot. it's not anywhere near a finished product yet so it doesn't need to have snazzy menus right now. plus, i'm not real savvy with DVD-authoring at this point and i don't care to learn for the purposes of this footage.

[Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B)]

I use TMPG DVD Author to do this. I make DVD's that start automatically and then loop back when they end.

I don't have it on this computer, but it's fairly obvious how to do it. It's all wizard based, so you just choose No Menu and go from there.

Not sure if that helps you out.

[junkyardt]

thanks for the tip, i just dl'ed and installed TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4, hopefully it'll work.

[mattmiller]

ConvertXtoDVD has worked well for me.

[Shadow_7]

In linux, dvdauthor.  The SIMPLE configuration for menuless is pretty simple.  It still requires a configuration file, but that file is TINY compared to other configurations.  Per DVD specs, you need to put varying 16:9 and 4:3 videos in their own respective titles.  Plus no single file > 4GB and no single layer disc > 4.7GB.  But pretty simple otherwise.  (for a rocket scientist).  There's also devede, but it adds a menu iirc.  A simple menu, but a menu.

Basically make a simple XML file.  Optional too, but it really simplifies the steps with relation to the dvdauthor command line.  And run a few commands.

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dvd.xml

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<dvdauthor>
    <vmgm />
    <titleset>
        <titles>
            <pgc>
                <vob file="video1.mpg" />
                <vob file="video2.mpg" />
            </pgc>
        </titles>
    </titleset>
</dvdauthor>

mkdir dvd
dvdauthor -o dvd -x dvd.xml
growisofs -Z /dev/dvd -dvd-compat -dvd-video ./dvd

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And a few other ways to create a dvd iso image and test with ogle first.  Plus many front ends if that was too technical for you.

[Matt Quinn]

DVD Flick....easiest program ever.

http://www.dvdflick.net/

[SmokinJoe]

DVD Flick....easiest program ever.

http://www.dvdflick.net/

Seconded.

There is a little YouTube video about 10 minutes long that explains some helpful hints on settings.  Recommend watching that.  After that I copied a bunch of MOV files from my camera and burned the DVD correctly the first try no problem.