I need a studio pro question answered

So here's a question for you that i can't seem to figure out... may not be possible.
I have a 2 hr home movie that i'm burning to a DVD.  That's not the issue.  Here's what I would like to accomplish:
First question:  I have 17 chapters set up on the DVD and 17 buttons on the menu page.  Right now when you click the button it takes you to the correct spot on the dvd and begins playing.  While that may be what its supposed to do, its not really pleasing to the eye.  Is there a way to set it so that it would fade in to that spot?  Sort of like a crossfade transition instead of the video just starting. (don't know if I asked that right)
Second question:  Lets say i went to button #8 (right in the middle of the dvd).  Right now it would start at that chapter spot and continue to play all the way to the end of the DVD without stopping.  My question is, is there any way of having the DVD only play selection #8 and stop before playing #9 and then have it go back to the main menu after the entire segment plays?
Hopefully someone understands what i'm saying and can get back to me.
Thanks,
Greg

Question 2-you need a story for the movie that contains all the chapters.  This story is targetted by your play button.  To play the individual chapters; you need to have a duplicate of that story.  Button 8 goes to chapter 8, in this duplicate story and, in the story, you set chapter 8 to jump back to the menu.  The same is, of course, true with the other chapters. 
You don't want to set end jumps for your chapters.

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