Complete Beginner who needs advice

I am a complete beginner with idvd. My question is can I use idvd to create a dvd for crafting, i.e. I design backing papers, decoupage, templates, envelopes etc etc and I would like to create a dvd that runs smoothly so that when it opens anyone can see the selection of items as listed above then when they click on an option more options appear. I would also like them to be able to jump back and forth and be able to print what they see on screen. The other thing I would like to be able to add is colour changes, for them to change colours and maybe sizes of things, a bit like what you can do in Illustrator. I have been trying to find some software to do this and was told that Autoplay/run will work but only on a PC. Does anybody know if creating this dvd on idvd would be possible. If it is not possible can anyone suggest suitable software.

These items are possible within iDvd:
My question is can I use idvd to create a dvd for crafting, i.e. I design backing papers, decoupage, templates, envelopes etc etc and I would like to create a dvd that runs smoothly so that when it opens anyone can see the selection of items as listed above then when they click on an option more options appear. I would also like them to be able to jump back and forth
However you cannot print directly from the dvd (with the exception of a pdf located within the dvd-rom contents area) unless one uses SnapZPro for Mac or another third party app to screen capture and print from there. (apple + shift + 4 won't work here unfortunately to screen capture and then print).
The following you cannot do within iDvd alone:
The other thing I would like to be able to add is colour changes, for them to change colours and maybe sizes of things, a bit like what you can do in Illustrator.
Not sure what to suggest to you here in terms of an app that might address this. Even DvdSP (iDvd's big brother) will not meet all these needs. Let me think about it and if anything comes to mind I will certainly post back.
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In most cases you should be able to re-import your CDs to the existing library - iTunes will automatically replace your media files and retain all previously added metadata. This does depend on the library being the same one as you originally imported the CDs in AAC format (i.e., the same computer or the result of a complete library migration). You should experiment with a couple of CDs to verify this behavior - I've done this successfully to "update" some of the older content of my library which had been imported as 128kbps AAC to 256kbps..
Obviously this approach will put your media into the existing library media folders, which is going to be the simplest approach. If you subsequently want to move the library to a different drive, see turingtest2's user tip on Make a split library portable. If you're concerned about running out of disc space on the drive that currently hosts your library, you could follow these guidelines to move the library to a second, larger drive before starting to re-import using ALAC.
This is the approach I'd recommend, though there are a couple of other possibilities:
Create a new, empty library on the second drive by holding down SHIFT as you start iTunes; when you see this prompt:
click on Create Library..., navigate to the second drive and create the library there (best approach is to create this in a new iTunes folder in the root of the drive. This will guarantee "clean" imports but you'll not be able to re-use any metadata, artwork, playlists, etc. contained in your current library. To switch between libraries, SHIFT-start and use the Choose Library... option to select the library you want to be active.
On the second drive, create a folder called iTunes in the root and a folder called iTunes Media inside this. Then, with iTunes running against your current library, select Edit > Preferences > Advanced, change the iTunes Media folder location to the one you've just created (i.e., X:\iTunes\iTunes Media, if the second drive is "X:". Also make sure that the Keep iTunes Media folder organized and Copy files to iTunes Media folder... options are checked. When you re-import your CDs the media files should be placed on the second drive ... note, though, that I've not verified that this approach will work - in theory it should do but you should definitely test with one or two CDs before going any further. This approach will result in a "split" library where your library database is on the C: drive and the media divided between drives (since your iTunes Store purchases will still be on C:). This is generally not a good idea (if for no other reason than making creation and maintenance of a backup of your library more difficult). Again, tt2's notes on Make a split library portable describe how to bring the library into a consistent, well-formed layout.

Need advice for deploy adf web fusion application created in Jdev11gTp4

hello,
need advice for deploy adf web fusion application created in Jdev11gTp4
and it will be nice if you have helper sites
thanks
greenApple

Is there something specific in TP4 that you want to use TP4 - as John suggests, it might be an idea to use the full production release (11g). As for resources for information you can check out
[Jdev Home|http://otn.oracle.com/products/jdev] this page contains links to the developers guides and various how tos etc etc. The follownig page is also useful and is focused more to those who are less familiar with Java
[JDev for Forms|http://otn.oracle.com/formsdesignerj2ee]
Hope this helps and maybe if you can be more specific we can better guide you.
Regards
Grant

Newbie needs advice on starting a project

Hi all.. New to DVD Pro, need the wisdom of experienced users before I waste a whole lot of time....
I've got a show mixed (2 cameras, multitracked audio mixed in logic express and synch'd) and rendered from final cut express to a self-contained QT movie, 16 GB, runs maybe 90 minutes, with a dozen or so chapters representing different scenes.
The intended product is a DVD for friends, families, actors, and support for grant writing to philanthropic organizations (it's a small grant-budgeted theater of disabled adults). The DVD should, of course "play all" and each segment.
I plan to have a main menu to choose "play all, scenes 1-6, scenes 6-12", not sure if I'll need 2 or 3 submenus....
Here is the question.....
Shall I import as an asset just the whole show (which I think is what I should do), or should I break it and render each "chapter marker" from FCE to a separate .mov (the temptation would be that each segment could fade in and out from black, rather than cut in abruptly and end abruptly with a return to a menu). Alternatively, if I used segments with fade-ins and fade-outs, it would lose the continuity of the seamless "whole show" when the view chooses "play all".
That's why I need advice - because I don't know how it's all gonna work, what the options and capabilities are, but I felt like i needed to get beyond iDVD.
So thanks in advance for any words of wisdom!!!!
btw... it will be done on a late-2008 vintage 2.4 GHz core duo macbook pro with 2 GB ram, 250 GB hard drive, osX 10.5.?, dvd studio pro 4
Thanks again! Peter

If you want to be able to play just parts of your video as well as a "play all" then what you need are Stories. There is a complete tutorial on setting up stories at;
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/stories_dvdspstone.html

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