Changing DVD Project Options
Clicking on Options from the main DVD project window will give you the following project options:
Choose How Your DVD is Played Back
If you want the DVD menu to display when the disc is inserted in a DVD player, click Start with DVD menu.
If you want the video to play automatically when the disc is inserted in a DVD player and have the menu display at the end, click Play video and end with DVD menu.
If you want the video to play automatically and loop continuously, click Play video in a continuous loop.
DVD Aspect Ratio
The DVD Aspect ratio represents the width vs the height of a screen. Widescreen televisions typically have 16 points in width for every 9 points of height.
You should consider what you would like the output to look like when considering 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios.
If you are targeting a widescreen television for playback, choose 16:9. Standard televisions are 4:3.
Note that this setting is used for determining the aspect ratio of both the video and menus.
Video Format
Most of the time you will not need to change this setting. However, if you intend to share your DVD with a friend or family member who lives in a different country/region, you might need to change the video format to one that matches theirs.
The video format that is currently selected, NTSC or PAL, is based on the Regional and Language Option settings in Control Panel. Those in the United States should have NTSC selected.
Temporary file location
This option allows you to change the location for temporary files to a drive with more space than the default.
The best results are on a fast drive or partition with at least 5GB of free space. If you are unsure, leave this blank.