IDVD project without menu

I am trying to burn my quicktime file with IDVD but I DO NOT want a menu. I want the DVD just to play when it is put into a player.
Any suggestions???

In an iDVD project you can define a movie file that will start at insertion of the DVD in the player.
Select from the menu: View -> Show Map.
In the first placeholder you can drop a movie (DV) file. That's all.
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