Playing back DVDs made in iDVD

Is iDVD able to create DVDs that will play consecutively in a multi-DVD player--a carousel player- without going back to the main menu screen? If I place a movie in the "Drag content here to automatically play..." box it always jumps to the menu screen even if I remove all menu buttons. How do I set iDVD to automatically advance to the next DVD in the carousel?
PM G4/1000DP 1.25GB/80 SD Mac OS X (10.4.6) w/ multiple external HDs

I suggest using the one step feature of iDVD6. That way it won't generate a menu. You can make a one step DVD from a QT movie or folder. Please consult the iDVD6 Help Menu for all details on this procedure. Type in the following into the Help Menu search:
"Burning a OneStep DVD from a folder"
In terms of setting the DVD player you have to automatically advance to the next DVD after one is finished; please consult the owners manual to your particular DVD player/carousel.
Hope this is helpful.
SDMacuser

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No audio on DVD disc.
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Downgrade Perian from recent versions back to version 1.0.
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7. GarageBand fix.
In this set audio to 44.1 kHz (Klaus1 suggestion)
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Before burning the DVD.
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• Double click on the .img file
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Burn at x1 speed.... (or x4)
• In iDVD 08 - or - 09
• Burn from DiskImage with Apple’s Disk Utilities application
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Hi ol Bill
How did You do Your original DVD ?
Get a feeling of thaty it's not a movi DVD but a DVD-ROM but
I'm may be wrong ?
To copy a privat (not commersial) DVD:
- make a disk copy
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I use Roxio Thoast™ to do this.
Yours Bengt W

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I agree with Bengt - there are better ways to make slideshows. Here is mine:
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