Noob: Creating my first movie

OK, I've completed everything in iMovie and I'm ready to work in iDVD. A few things I'm confused about, though:
• Do I need something that automatically plays when I've chosen a theme that doesn't have autoplay? Or, when the DVD is inserted into the player, will the theme be the part that auto plays?
• My iMovie is one continuous movie (i.e. no chapters, but I may reconsider this). Do I drag the movie into the menu area and type in "Play" where it says the name of the movie?
• I see in the tutorial that there are 3 choices: Play Movie, Scene Selection, and Extras. Is the original movie broken down into 6 shorter movies?
Thanks.

Hi, Welcome KeenEddie.
Have you been working on this opus since '02?
Your answers:
1) No you don't need to have an auto play movie. This disc will go straight to your main menu.
2) You can type 'Play Me NOW!' if you like, or anything or nothing. Just an indication of what a viewer needs to do in order to play the video on your dvd.
3) Unless you created chapters in iMovie you won't see Scene Selection as an option. Extras is just a suggestion. The menu will only have what you put in them.
Personally, I would put some chapter markers into your video in iMovie before importing into iDVD. It will only take a few minutes to do and depending on the length, it makes it easier to be able to skip through the video rather than just fast forwarding or rewinding.
Also, even if you choose not to include scene selections as an option, your chaptered movie will still be able to be skipped through using the chapter stops. Again this is not the law, just my personal preference.

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