Are there any programs for the Mac like MyDVD?

[starflyer 59]

I want to be able to create menus and then burn to a VCD. Any options? I know that iDVD will do it, but I do not have a superdrive. I am looking for an option that will burn to CD-R's

Thanks
Travis

 

[boskie]

Your idea is flawed.

If you want to create a menu system on a disc to be able to be user navigatable then you are stuck with using DVD only. No other medium supports menu systems.

The only other way i can see to crete a CD based media presentation is to learn Director and produce an interactive CD-ROM, but i suspect you wanted the versatility of VCD.

As far as i know there are no other comparable products to MyDVD on the mac. Which is a pity because one thing i've always thought is that us mac users are sometimes somewhat limited when it comes down to choice of software compared to our windows using 'brothers'.

 

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by boskie
If you want to create a menu system on a disc to be able to be user navigatable then you are stuck with using DVD only. No other medium supports menu systems.

Actually, if you burn the CD as a SVCD, you can create menus. I've seen quite alot of VCDs with menus, and they all say "DVD Version"... implying they used SVCDs.

But, unfortunately, I am not aware of any program that can make SVCD menus on the Mac, but if you use Toast you can make SVCDs.



irmongoose

 

[trose]

VCD

I never made one,but it seems like I remember a menu system when poking around in VCD Builder. Check Versiontracker for it.

 

[medea]

when I was using a windows computer I made plenty of vcd's and svcd's, and some of them were full of music videos which I did have menus for, so yes actually you could have menus on a vcd.

 

[boskie]

Whoops my mistake, just never thought it was possible.

So is there a specific coding language to write the menu's in.

Do you still have to use mattes to indicate if a 'button' is highlighted or selected?

Is this available for the mac then?