Presenting video clips as menu items

Hi,
I can't seem to find the answer to this question in the forums so here it goes. I have a bunch of video clips that I would like to place in iDVD. My idea is to have a menu that lists each clip and when you select a menu item, the project plays that selected video full screen like a typical photo slideshow. When it ends, the DVD would return the user back to the menu from which you came.
It sounds simple but I cannot seem to find a way to do that. The only way to create a menu item is either by having a folder or slideshow of images. Am I missing something?
Thanks,
Matt

Well I beg to differ a little. It is in the help and getting started files, but I agree it seems a little counter-intuitive, and many users run into this. Just remember the drop zones are for the menus only, not the main feature.
In iDVD help, if you type movie in the search box, you'll find Adding a movie to your iDVD Project where it says Drag a movie file from the Finder to the background of a DVD menu.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iDVD5GettingStarted.pdf
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/idvd_5stone.html
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