Looping A DVD

i have a five minute DVD that I need to loop. It has no chapters or menus. I need the most basic directions for this as I haven't done it before.
Read the manual but just got confused.
Thank you

David's response couldn't be much clearer, so I'm not sure why it's still confusing.
Anyway, look at page 130-131 in the DVDSP 4 manual, under the heading "Setting the Project's First Play". It discusses creating a looping DVD for kiosk play, which is the behavior you described.
The manual says the same thing that David did, though...

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I just finished creating a movie in IMovie and now want to burn it to a DVD and make it loop. Since I just purchased this IMac it no longer comes with IDVD. My question is how to burn and loop a dvd without IDVD. Thanks for any help.

I just finished creating a movie using IMovie and want to burn it to a DVD and loop it. Since I just purchased this mac it looks like they no longer include IDVD. Is there something out there to help me do this. I am new to MAC and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

There is free open source software called Burn that will burn DVDs. Here is a link.
If you wish to pay for software, there are many, including TOAST TITANIUM from Roxio. Apple's retail copy of iLife 11, and Apple's Compressor.
Of these, I would say that iDVD is known for being able to create very professional looking DVDs with intros, menus, lots of interesting templates.
Toast is much simpler and the menus and templates are more plain.
Compressor is a professional tool that does a lot more than make DVDs. Don't expect much in the way of menus or templates.
Burn, I have never tried, since I have iDVD and Toast for those ocasions when I need to burn a DVD. However, since it is free, I think it is worth a try.
Each software package is a little different, but in general, in iMovie, you can use the SHARE menu to SHARE/MOVIE in Large size. Save the movie to your desktop or someplace you can easily find it. Then drag it into the tool of your choice. You can alsouse SHARE/MEDIA BROWSER/LARGE if you have iDVD or Toast.

How do I make a video loop in DVD Studio Pro?

Hello good folks,
I've been using DVD Studio Pro for a few years, but none of my clients requested a video loop ever before, therefore, I don't know how to do it. In the project I'm actually working on, my client wants me to activate that function in the final product; do you guys have any suggestion in this matter?
Thank you very much in advance

Have a look at this article (see steps 9-10)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93812
Good luck!

Export Project to loop on DVD Player

Hi, Can anyone help me. I need to know a simple way to export/save a project onto DVD which will play on any standard player and loop ?
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Hillster

IDVD has the loop feature under the advanced tab. You can also make the DVD play on insert on the map view menu if you need that.
IDVD is about as easy as you can get.

Best way to Loop in DVD SP without getting pause or glitch

I have three 30 sec - 1 min video clips that I need looping on a DVD . What is the most reliable way to set it up in DVD SP to get a loop without a slight pause at the end/beginning of each loop ? Is it too much to ask to avoid a slight pause altogether ? It seems like file size isn't the only consideration in this. All my files are b/t 100- 250 mb. Is that too large ? What other factors am I dealing with ?
(I have tried just putting the video into a track and then selecting that as first play, I have tried putting it the menu as a background loop. Both seem to not avoid that slight pause for the most part, although one DVD i burned did not seem to pause, and often the pause only happens on hardware dvd players)
Any ideas, suggestions etc... most appreciated. Thanks.
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I normally set films to loop within FCP and DVD pro must see a marker as it usually just loops. Now all of a sudden my DVD won't loop. I looked at the manual but can't quite figure out the exact steps to loop within DVD Pro.. are there any tutorials online??
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Once you've got your menu and track in place in the project, set the end jump of the track to the track itself. Then it'll loop until you tell it to stop.

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The Apple Loops for Soundtrack were still sitting on my harddisk but Garageband didn't recognize them in the Loop-Browser. Looking at the structure I found the Search Index files (/Library/Audio/Apple Loop Index/). I have two there, one for Garageband and another for iLife Sound Effects. Both are interpreted by Garageband. But no third for the old Soundtrack Loops. So I had a look at the Sound Loops installer DVD from FinalCut HD and there I found a similar structur and copied the Index file to the location of the two indexes mentioned above. I left the Loops for Soundtrack where they are (also could edit the index file for new locations, but that's a 7.5MB text file) and now Garageband knows their location and also lists the loops at the right categories inside the Loop-Browser.
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How to use loop in premiere elements 8?

Hi,
Using pre elements 8 and I don`t know how to set or use loop option in premiere elements 8
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Vinay

For an authored DVD, there is no capability to Loop that DVD, created in PrE. There are other authoring programs, like Sony's DVD Architect, and Adobe Encore (available only with PrPro), that allow this to be done easily.
The way to do similar in PrE is to do an AutoPlay DVD and then this use the Repeat button on the DVD player.
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How can you loop a CD

I and using Garageband to edit several interviews together. The total length of this project will be somewhere around 20 minuets. This interview will be incorporated in to an art project that will be up for a week, where the audio will need to loop all day long. What would be the best way to loop this audio wile maintaining the highest quality.
I guess I could import it in to final cut pro and burn it to a DVD and then loop the DVD, but that seems like the long way around.
Thanks
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Well I guess for a CD you could put the CD player on "Repeat", no? After-all, a CD can only hold 80 minutes, so it won't play all day even if you did loop the same 20 minutes over and over, you could only do 4 iterations.
QuickTime Player is a simple solution too and will sound exactly the same a a CD --Hang

Help. HD DVD not recognised by Toshiba player

I am burning a 40 second slideshow with no sound onto a looping HD DVD for display on a widescreen. I have burnt around 9 DVDs so far with a variety of settings, but the Toshiba HD-E1KY player I have to use recognises none of them. It simply brings up a box saying this is not a DVD.
Looking through the forum it seems Toshiba players may be an issue, but has anyone any advice on some simple settings that work with DVD SP 4.2.1
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How did you create the HD DVD and how did you burn it?
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Can you make a DVD without a menu?

We need to make a DVD of a Quicktime movie I created.
I can do it just fine using one of the supplied themes.
Looks great.
But in this circumstance I need to make it so the movie keeps playing continuously in a loop.
Is there a way to make it do that through iDVD?
I also tried a version using Roxio Toast.
It can create a menu-less DVD that plays back continuously.
But the quality pales by comparison to what iDVD creates.
Any suggestions?

Yes.
See this for help:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7201517&#7201517
From *iDVD Help*: (Look there to see this entire explanation with pictures):
+Creating a DVD that plays automatically when it is inserted into a DVD player+
+You can create a DVD that consists of a single movie or slideshow that begins to play automatically when the viewer inserts the DVD into a player. Such a movie or slideshow is called an “autoplay” movie or slideshow. You can also set the movie or slideshow to loop so that it plays continuously in what is called “kiosk mode.” This is great for creating presentations to be used in a kiosk or for making simple projects that require minimum viewer interaction.+
+To create a looping autoplay DVD:+
+Open iDVD and choose “Create a New Project” in the dialog that appears.+
+Type a name for your project in the Save As field, and then click Create.+
+The iDVD window opens with a default theme selected. This theme will not appear in your final DVD because an autoplay DVD does not use a theme.+
+Click the Map button (shown below) to open the DVD map.+
+Click Media to open the Media pane, then click Photos or Movies.+
+Drag a movie or a photo album, or even a single image, from the Media pane to the project icon (shown below).+
+You can also drag images or movies stored elsewhere on your computer or a connected server.+
+You can use photos, movies, presentation slides (created in a program such as Keynote), or other image files in a slideshow created in iDVD. iDVD works with any image file that is supported by QuickTime (including PICT, JPEG, TIFF, and PDF.)+
+To turn on looping for the autoplay movie or slideshow (a single image is also considered a slideshow in this context), click the project icon and then choose Advanced > Loop Movie or Loop Slideshow.+
+If you added a movie with sound, the audio of the movie is retained, so the viewer hears it during autoplay.+
+If you added a slideshow, you can double-click the project icon to open the slideshow editor. There you can add a single audio file or a playlist as a soundtrack and set other slideshow features, such as transitions and slide duration.+
+Click the Preview button (shown below) to see how your movie or slideshow looks.+
+The iDVD remote control opens, and your DVD begins to play immediately.+
+When you’re finished, click the Exit button on the DVD remote control to return to the iDVD window.+
+If you are sure your project is the way you want it, you can burn it to a DVD. When you put the final DVD into a DVD player, it begins to play immediately and will continue to play until you stop it.+
If you are ok with one of the iDVD menus and just want the movie to loop, select 'loop movie' like this:
Also from *iDVD Help*:
+Setting movies and slideshows to loop+
+You can set slideshows, autoplay movies (which start to play immediately when a DVD is inserted into a player, before the DVD menu appears), and movies to repeat continuously, or “loop.” This means they begin replaying immediately after they end. If they include audio, the audio also loops.+
+Looping an autoplay movie is especially useful for creating self-playing presentations, such as those used in tradeshow kiosks. For more information, see Related Topics below.+
+In map view you can see at a glance which slideshows and movies are set to loop. A circular arrow symbol appears in the bottom-right corner of the icon.+
+Here are ways to turn looping on or off:+
◼
+Double-click a slideshow button on the DVD menu to open the slideshow editor. Click the Settings button (shown below) and select the “Loop slideshow” checkbox.+
◼
+Select a slideshow icon in map view, and then press Command-I to open the Slideshow Info window. Select the “Loop Slideshow” checkbox, and then close the window.+
◼
+Click a movie or slideshow button on the DVD menu, or a movie, slideshow, or autoplay movie icon in map view, to select it, and then choose Advanced > Loop Movie or Loop Slideshow.+
+When looping is turned on, a checkmark appears next to the command in the menu. To turn off looping, select it again to remove the checkmark.+
◼
+To turn looping off for a background movie on a menu, open the Menu Info window. With your pointer over the menu (but with no buttons or text items selected), press Command-I. Move the Loop Duration slider to zero.+
+When you’re viewing the burned DVD, you can press the Menu button on the DVD remote control to exit from looping.+
Please post back if these do not address what you are wanting to do.

DVD starting on insertion to player

I am using iDVD 08. I want my DVD to begin playing automatically when it is inserted into the player.

Very easy to do. Just open map view and drag and drop your QT movie to the very first box. Now your movie will play as soon as it is inserted into a typical set top dvd player or computer with Dvd-Rom or S-Drive. Btw, this is called an Autoplay Dvd.
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This is a sample view from iDvd 6 but the procedure is identical to iDvd'08.
Creating a DVD that plays automatically when it is inserted into a DVD player
You can create a DVD that consists of a single movie or slideshow that begins to play automatically when the viewer inserts the DVD into a player. Such a movie or slideshow is called an “autoplay” movie or slideshow. You can also set the movie or slideshow to loop so that it plays continuously in what is called “kiosk mode.” This is great for creating presentations to be used in a kiosk or for making simple projects that require minimum viewer interaction.
To create a looping autoplay DVD:
Open iDVD and choose “Create a New Project” in the dialog that appears.
Type a name for your project in the Save As field, and then click Create.
The iDVD window opens with a default theme selected. This theme will not appear in your final DVD because an autoplay DVD does not use a theme.
Click the Map button (shown below) to open the DVD map.
Click Media to open the Media pane, then click Photos or Movies.
Drag a movie or a photo album, or even a single image, from the Media pane to the project icon (shown below).
You can also drag images or movies stored elsewhere on your computer or a connected server.
You can use photos, movies, presentation slides (created in a program such as Keynote), or other image files in a slideshow created in iDVD. iDVD works with any image file that is supported by QuickTime (including PICT, JPEG, TIFF, and PDF.)
To turn on looping for the autoplay movie or slideshow (a single image is also considered a slideshow in this context), click the project icon and then choose Advanced > Loop Movie or Loop Slideshow.
If you added a movie with sound, the audio of the movie is retained, so the viewer hears it during autoplay.
If you added a slideshow, you can double-click the project icon to open the slideshow editor. There you can add a single audio file or a playlist as a soundtrack and set other slideshow features, such as transitions and slide duration.
Click the Preview button (shown below) to see how your movie or slideshow looks.
The iDVD remote control opens, and your DVD begins to play immediately.
When you’re finished, click the Exit button on the DVD remote control to return to the iDVD window.
If you are sure your project is the way you want it, you can burn it to a DVD. When you put the final DVD into a DVD player, it begins to play immediately and will continue to play until you stop it.
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Looping A Clip

Hello
I need to export a video to a quicktime .mov file. I would like to have my final clip, a motion graphic, loop at the end. Is there a way to add a loop to a single clip that is not going to a DVD? I did a search and only found info for adding loops to DVDs.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you

Import the quickTime movie file back into FCP. Add the motion graphic at the end with the duration you need then export again.
-DH

Importing Compressed Video into DVD studio Pro: PROBLEM WITH SYNC

Hello,
This post regards software from Final Cut Studio 3
So, I have made a 2 minute clip in FCP7, exported it, compressed it using compressor, and then opened up dvd studio in order to burn it.
I have made sure the lengths of the audio and video were equal in FCP.
The problem is that when i drag the M2v and AC3 files into the DVD studio pro timeline, The audio is slightly longer than the video track.
I am creating a loop and want to duplicate the tracks within DVD studio to make use of the full dvd....so after i have added the files into the timeline a few times, there is a noticable lag, due to the discrepency between the length of audio and the length of the video.
I have even tried to change the length, under 'duration'in the track menu, but this makes no difference.
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Bradley Zero wrote:
The looped clip in question is APPROXIMATELY 2 minutes. Infact, the DVDs are for an art installation, with numerous clips all Approx 2 minutes long, set to loop using dvd studio to around 20 minutes. (snip) However the loop is fine tuned so cutting frames to allow for the different frame rates of Ac3 and M2v is not an option.
So far I have only made a test batch, next time to avoid these problems I will Loop the files within FCP7 before exporting and compressing to avoid frame rate discrepancies. good idea??
I'm not surprised to hear that the clips are for an Art installation. I once helped my partner with multiple looped VHSs for a Degree Show & believe me DVDs make life a whole lot easier!
In conclusion I would recommend that you do a separate sound & vision edit, so to speak. Once you have finished your vision edit, lay down the single (compressed) vision clip on a track in DVD SP. Loop it to taste, and make a pencil note of the number of loops. Go back to FCP & duplicate your original final edit (ie the 'lock down') & loop the sound to match. Play out just the complete soundtrack at the new ~20 minutes and encode the resulting mix to AC3. Add it into DVD SP3. Voila! Really this is no different from making a movie; when the sound is going to be worked on by a whole different set of people from the pictures and both added together when complete.
... is there an alternative sound format to export in that is compatible with dvd studio pro that will sync perfectly in the sequence?
Of course uncompressed .aiffs don't suffer from the frame-based problem and are compatible with DVD SP. However using uncompressed sound is not recommended as this can lead to playback problems - especially with DVD-Rs - because of the high bit-rate.
BTW where is the show? Regards, Stedman.

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I have went to the Oracle E-delivery site to download Oracle EL 4 and 5 but never see an option to download a dvd iso, just 4-5 iso for cds when I try to mount disk1.iso via the instruction it errors not able to find a particular directory. The example uses the Enterprise-R5-x86-dvd.iso as an example. Does anyone know where i can download this?
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MrOracleDude,
Did u intend to create a vm by manager with a oel4 or oel5 iso? In that case,there may 2 workarounds for u if you've not got a dvd iso,
1.Simply extract all of the contents from cd1-cd5 to a given directory,next,export that directory by a nfs/http service to support a pvm installation.
2.As dyno commented,burn these several CDs to a dvd manually,here I just recommend following scripts for u as a cd2dvd tool(help to create a bootable DVD iso of a Oralce Enterprise Linux or Redhat Linux). you could simply copy/paste these free codes,then save as cd2dvd.sh,what's more,it is pretty easy to use,plz enjoy:)
==========code starts here===============
#!/bin/bash
# No warranties, Have fun.
if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
echo "Usage: `basename $0` source /destination/DVD.iso"
echo ""
echo " The 'source' can be either a directory containing a single"
echo " set of isos, or an exploded tree like an ftp site."
exit 1
fi
cleanup() {
[ ${LOOP:=/tmp/loop} = "/" ] && echo "LOOP mount point = \/, dying!" && exit
[ -d $LOOP ] && rm -rf $LOOP
[ ${DVD:=~/mkrhdvd} = "/" ] && echo "DVD data location is \/, dying!" && exit
[ -d $DVD ] && rm -rf $DVD
cleanup
mkdir -p $LOOP
mkdir -p $DVD
if [ !`ls $1/*.iso 2>&1>/dev/null ; echo $?` ]; then
echo "Found ISO CD images..."
CDS=`expr 0`
DISKS="1"
for f in `ls $1/*.iso`; do
mount -o loop $f $LOOP
cp -av $LOOP/* $DVD
if [ -f $LOOP/.discinfo ]; then
cp -av $LOOP/.discinfo $DVD
CDS=`expr $CDS + 1`
if [ $CDS != 1 ] ; then
DISKS=`echo ${DISKS},${CDS}`
fi
fi
umount $LOOP
done
if [ -e $DVD/.discinfo ]; then
awk '{ if ( NR == 4 ) { print disks } else { print ; } }' disks="$DISKS" $DVD/.discinfo > $DVD/.discinfo.new
mv $DVD/.discinfo.new $DVD/.discinfo
fi
else
echo "Found FTP-like tree..."
cp -av $1/* $DVD
[ -e $1/.discinfo ] && cp -av $1/.discinfo $DVD
fi
rm -rf $DVD/isolinux/boot.cat
find $DVD -name TRANS.TBL | xargs rm -f
cd $DVD
mkisofs -J -R -v -T -o $2 -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table .
/usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/implantisomd5 --force $2
cleanup
echo ""
echo "Process Complete!"
echo ""
==========code ends here===============

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