To create an autoplay movie or slideshow:
Click the Map button (A, below) to open the DVD map.
If you are just starting a project that will consist of an autoplay item only, you can ignore the default theme that opens in the iDVD window. Autoplay DVDs have no theme because the autoplay item is the only element in the project.
Click the Media button to open the Media pane, then click Photos or Movies.
Drag a movie, a photo album, or even a single image from the Media pane to the project icon (shown below).
The project icon is the first icon in the DVD map. You can also drag images or movies stored elsewhere on your computer or a connected server.
To turn on looping for the autoplay movie or slideshow (a single image is also considered a slideshow in this context), select the project icon and then choose Advanced > Loop Movie or Loop Slideshow.
If you added a movie that includes audio, the audio of the movie is retained so the viewer hears it during autoplay.
If you added a movie with chapter markers (from Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express), these chapter markers can be used for navigation. The viewer can click the Next or Previous button on the remote control to advance or return to a chapter, even though iDVD doesn’t create scene selection menus for autoplay movies.
If you added a slideshow or a single image, you can double-click the project icon to open the slideshow editor. There you can add a single audio file or a playlist as a soundtrack, rearrange images, and set other slideshow features, such as slide duration.
Click the Preview button (shown below) to see how your autoplay movie looks.
This opens the iDVD remote control. Because the autoplay movie begins to play immediately, you don’t need to click any buttons on the remote control. If you want to preview your entire project, use your pointer to click the buttons on the remote control.
When you’re finished, click the Exit button on the iDVD remote control to return to the iDVD window.