Linking PDFs to Video ??

This isn't exactly a DVDSP question, but there are a lot of knowledgeable people here who may know this:
I want to incorporate a PDF into my DVD and have some links from the PDF text to open video clips.
I've used DVDSP with dvd@ccess and I've used eDVD to make enhanced DVDs with links to PDFs and the web. I understand intellidisc is worth using as well... But can any of these allow me to make a link in a PDF to jump to a video chapter?
Any ideas welcome.

Hi Stannard
what you posted earlier is not what you are saying now,
originally you said you wanted a PDF file to play a DVD
However if you want the buttons on a DVD menu to open a PDF file then that is a different procedure.
we do not use eDVD for the following reasons:
- e DVD is far too complicated to use for the task, and is very unreliable in play back
we now use Intellidisc which is very easy to use,
and is faultless in playing the Blended DVD
Have a look at the Intellidisc web site for more info:
www.Intellidisc.com
there is a 10 day limited trial download available
Intellidisc will launch a PDF file from clicking a button on the DVD's menu, so the user can view, navigate and print the document.
Intellidisc can also
link to a web page on the internet
link to an HTML document on the computer
play a Powerpoint presentation
launch other applications such as Word or Excell
playing the video chapters will of course be controlled by the buttons on the DVD menu
regards

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