CD/DVD Menu

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Templates_overview

 

 

 

The "CD Menu" is a template for a  CD/DVD-menu application.

 

Create autoplay menus for your content, with fully customized, branded user interfaces. Add any advanced functionality here... Unseen possibilities for your presentations.

 

Technologies used for this template:
The CD menu template uses several buttons, which link to included files (accessible under View->additional files). The included html pages do provide some information on how to add your own content.
Look at the button properties of each of the buttons in this template to see how it has been done.

Additional files:

Files you want to ship with your application may be included under View->Additional Files. From there, you can create a directory structure of your choice and include any files. File editing is possible directly from the Additional files window, via opening the associated program of the respective filetype.

 

For creating big multimedia CD/DVD projects, you should read the following topic, in order to get a detailed idea on how to organize your CD content, as well as finding the right output method for your project, which is usually the Raw files method.
Creating multimedia CD/DVDs

 

Autoplay enabling your CD/DVD:

If you want to create autoplay/autorun CD/DVD's, you need to create an autorun.inf file ( a textfile that specifies, which application should be launched at startup:

 

Example of the most simple possible Autorun.inf file.

It specifies YourCdmenu.exe as the startup application:

 

[autorun]

open=YourCdmenu.exe

 

Just open your text editor, enter the information above and save it as "autorun.inf". Copy the file to the folder, which you burn to the CD. Make sure the file is placed in the root of the CD. If the application is placed in a subfolder on your CD, you need to specify the full path.

 

External reference on creating autorun.inf files with more options, please visit the Microsoft support center: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818804

 

 

Related topics:

Creating multimedia CD/DVDs

Additional files

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