Changing Audio that Plays during a Menu

1.) Can the audio that comes with a menu template for iDVD 6 be changed? I am interested in using the "Memories" template and changing the audio that plays during the menu.
2.) If so, what is the best audio format, bitrate, etc. for importing into a iDVD menu?
Thanks.

Sure. Look in the Settings menu for iDVD and you'll see a "well" where you can drop audio files. Lots of audio formats will work, but you may run into a bit of trouble if you use protected songs purchased from iTunes. I'm assuming that you'll be using this for your own personal use, and in that case you can use any song from a CD that you own. Import it into iTunes using any of the iTunes formats (aiff, mp3, etc) and you should be able to drag and drop a copy from the iTunes library into that well. Don't be tempted to reorganize your Library with the Finder while you're there to get your song -- iTunes won't like that at all.
"Best" audio formats? I think you'll be hard pressed to tell the difference among the competing formats, but .aiff is less compressed than mp3 if space is tight on your DVD.
John

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