How to loop track in DVD studio pro

I'm trying to loop the main track in DVD Studio Pro and can't remember how?

Hi Steve,
The DVD-Video Specifications provides instructions for this and luckily, DVD Studio Pro allows us to implement it:
Set the last chapter's end jump in the Connections Window to the first chapter in your Track (Title PGC).  This places the DVD Specifications 'Link Program' cell command, which keeps navigation in the Title.
Linking a Track back on itself with a Track End Jump setting causes mutliple, unneccessary player laser seeks through the Video Manager Domain, e.g, A 'Call VMG PGC#' command 'jumps system' the head of the disc into the Video Manager, then into a VTSM 1 PGC, then back through the VMG again and finally back into the Title - no sense allowing these extra seeks as some players on their bad hair days and on players that are already borderline compatible barely playing a DVD-R - can balk.
Take care,
Trai
Trai Forrester
DVD Verification, Proofing, Pre-mastering

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