Creating DVD from digital camcorder

My question was almost answered before.
I want to create a DVD from my camcorder using a mini DV Cassette.
If I use the idvd and go automatic I get no scene selections on my DVD.
If I go from camcorder to imovie to idvd I get a several different scenes while watching the DVD.
In imovie - my movie is separated by day.
Let me cut to the chase.
Can I create a DVD that will allow me to watch the DVD straight through without stopping automatically between scenes and will allow me to select clips/scenes by DAY.

Copy the .img file to your Desktop and mount it by double clicking on it..
Launch Disk Utility and select the disk image in DU's left hand pane.
Select Burm from the Images menu.
Insert a DVD disk and select the slowest burn rate possible in order to produce the best quality burned DVD.
Then burn to disk with Disk Utility or Toast at the slowest speed available (2x-4x) to assure the best burn quality.  Always use top quality media:  Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R are the most recommended in these forums.

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