self launch video

[Snoopy]

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I was just asked to produce a short demo video clip for someone to leave
with potential customers. Like a business card CD. What the best way to have
a short video clip autolaunch if the disk is put into the computer drive?
Can such a disk be set up as dual format? i.e also work if placed in a DVD
player? (Its for my brother so not like its a huge contract, but I'd like to
help him.)

Thanks
Jeff

 

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On Fri, 09 Jul 2004, "Snoopy" <Snoopy is not@home.com> wrote:
>I was just asked to produce a short demo video clip for someone to leave
>with potential customers. Like a business card CD. What the best way to have
>a short video clip autolaunch if the disk is put into the computer drive?

I would create an AUTORUN.INF file and enter the command to run
the video file inside that file, just the big boys do

Your big problem here is selecting a file format that will play
in "all" computers... there may be help at the link below

>Can such a disk be set up as dual format? i.e also work if placed in a DVD
>player? (Its for my brother so not like its a huge contract, but I'd like to
>help him.)

SOME standalone DVD players will play a VCD

Go here and read http://www.videohelp.com/


John Thomas Smith
http://www.direct2usales.com
http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith

 

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"John Thomas Smith" <jtsmith@pacifier.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 09 Jul 2004, "Snoopy" <Snoopy is not@home.com> wrote:
> >I was just asked to produce a short demo video clip for someone to leave
> >with potential customers. Like a business card CD. What the best way to
have
> >a short video clip autolaunch if the disk is put into the computer drive?
>
> I would create an AUTORUN.INF file and enter the command to run
> the video file inside that file, just the big boys do
>
> Your big problem here is selecting a file format that will play
> in "all" computers... there may be help at the link below
>
> >Can such a disk be set up as dual format? i.e also work if placed in a
DVD
> >player? (Its for my brother so not like its a huge contract, but I'd like
to
> >help him.)
>
> SOME standalone DVD players will play a VCD
>
> Go here and read http://www.videohelp.com/
>
>
> John Thomas Smith
> http://www.direct2usales.com
> http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith

You might want to consider 80mm disks, they make a great
impression on people, and are handier to carry a bunch around.
/Ken