Authoring multiple DVD for DVD changer

I happen to be authoring 5 separate DVD's for a trade show to be played in a DVD changer on site and was wondering how I should author them so when one DVD in finished the DVD changer will move on to the next disc.
I am currently setting each disc to run the video as its "first play" (therefore no one has to physically press a play button and babysit the player).. but am unsure how to program the disc once the video is finished playing so the changer just moves on to disc 2/3/4/5 etc.
- Should I NOT author an end jump after the track?....Will the DVD changer recognize this as the end of the disc and move to the next disc.
Thanks in advance
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theres nothing you can author to tell a changer to change a disc. However you can get players which are synced to each other and will behave this way.
How long total is ALL 4 videos - maybe you can get them on 1 disc?

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20 episodes totaling 50 hours equals about 2.5 hours per episode assuming all episodes have the same duration. Fitting 2.5 hours onto one single layer DVD would require a low bit rate which means quality wouldn't be anywhere near best, but that's a judgement call you'll have to make based on several factors. For example; if there is not much motion in the video (talking heads, etc), you can get by with a lower bit rate and may not notice any quality difference.
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+So I take it you have this; written/story boarded, shot, donuts, color corrected, edited, properly formated. blah blah and blah. And you ready to go to dvd.....+
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+It might (and will) cost more for the software, dvds, dvd replicators, cases, printed inserts and headaches will probably cost you more than to hand over the material for the dvd to someone to build the dvd and then sending it to the replicators.+
You are correct. Again...we're not doing the job. A "Pro" lab will. Sounds like you assumed we were tackling the job from start to finish. But there are good and bad houses out there I'm sure (as with anything else you farm out these days) so a little understanding of what to ask these places of their methods/procedures might save ourselves some money and headaches down the road.
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