So many ways to create a DVD. What is the best?

Would love a little help here. First, every week I deliver a DVD to the local cable operation. It must have a menu so it parks itself until a timer kicks it on at the correct time. I edit in 720p then downconvert to SD when I create the DVD. To make matters worse, it feeds the system via a composite out. Yuch. With that info out of the way, what is the best way? I do not have DVD SP anymore, but I do have Toast Titanium, iDVD, and Compressor. I have been taking my master ProRes file and dropping it into iDVD with a menu of course. Tried Toast with mixed results. I like exporting right out FCP X to DVD, looks good, but on my home DVD player, it will not play but it will play on my computer and another DVD player. I am afraid to give that DVD to the cable company as it might not play. I have no idea why it will not play on my new household player. Anyway, what are your thoughts on how to creat a simple DVD to give to the cable company?
Best.
Tom

Thomas Whaley wrote:
… Tried Toast with mixed results. I like exporting right out FCP X to DVD, looks good, but on my home DVD player, it will not play …
then, something went wrong:
exactly for your purposes, the Share to DVD feature of FCPX is meant
no fancy menus, no options, straight forward:
you can add a graphic as customized background (eg, for a copyright note)
you can choose btw two 'themes' - black or white
autostart, or for you: menu first
and you can burn direct to disk, or create a disk-image first (what do YOU do?)
the resulting videoDVDs are fully standards-compliant …
my guess:
• you're creating a disk-image first (good) and burn that via Finder (wrong)
• for unknown reasons, your DVDplayer doesn't 'like' your brand of DVD-r - test on a 2nd one/change brand
• your internal disk-burner is 'dying' - that's how mine indicated its EOL: disks were only playable on that drive, then no more burn/play only ... months later totally kaputt ....
concerning 'best way'
I prefer iDVD as 'most convenient' + its many customizing options (=you don't need)
keep in mind, the max bitrate/best quality is accomplished in iDVD only with content length <60min
(content length: add menus play time!)
pretty sure, a professional could add the last 0.5% to perfection with other tools, such as DVDSP/Compressor
no hands-on experience concerning 'quality' with Toast …

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