dvd auto running from a flash drive
by Noah Barron-Cohen
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Oct 30, 2009 at 7:32:02 pm
I've been asked to create a dvd with some info about the company I work for. They want to hand it out on a flash drive. Is it possible to make the menu from dvd studio pro and build it to a flash drive that will auto run when plugged in? Thanks for any help you can offer.
Re: dvd auto running from a flash drive by Anthony Moreschi on Oct 30, 2009 at 8:37:15 pm
I use to use an auto run script for enahnced cds that would auto run a director movie on a PC. I haven't done that in about 10 years though. I'm guessing you could do something similar to that. I would do a google search and test it out.
Re: dvd auto running from a flash drive by Zane Barker on Oct 30, 2009 at 11:02:02 pm
To be honist I don't think that idea wi work well if ar all.
Several things to consider.
The data speed of USB slows down the more USB devices are plugged in so if somebody has a lot of devices conected there computer may not be able to sustain high enuff data rates via USB to play the video smoothly.
The previus potential issue will be even worse if the computer only has USB 1.0
There are numerus DVD player applications on windows and who knows if all of them will play DVD files from a drive instead of a DVD.
A flash drive will NOT be recognized as a DVD so even if the computer is set to autoplay DVDs it will not autoplay.
Again with all the different DVD player software out there I don't think you could get a script to talk with all of them.
In addition DVDs all much cheeper then flash drives.
Sorry but I don't think the idea is that fesable.
There are no "technical solutions" to your "artistic problems".
Don't let technology get in the way of your creativity!
