DVD Studio Pro: Rules for Entering DVD@CCESS Links
Summary
The DVD@CCESS feature allows you to add additional interactivity to your DVD title when it is played on a computer. When authoring a DVD, it's important to enter the links in the correct format, or they might not work as desired.
Products Affected
DVD Studio Pro
Rules for Entering DVD@CCESS Links
Enter your links in the following format:
Note: The entry cannot contain any spaces.
- Internet links: Enter the entire link. For example:
http://www.apple.com - File links: To view a file you have placed in a folder on the DVD, enter:
file:///DVDName/FolderName/FileName
In the example above, "DVDName" is the name of the disc entered in the Disc Inspector, "FolderName" is the folder or directory the file will be in on the DVD, and "FileName" is the file (the name may include an extension such as .pdf or .jpg).
Notes:- The file path information is case-sensitive. Be sure you enter it exactly right. Additionally, what you enter for FolderName is not the same folder you enter as the DVD-ROM Location in the General tab of the Disc Inspector—it is actually the name of the folder that is placed at the root of the disc. For more on this, see the Additional Information below.
- Filenames and paths using double-byte characters may not work correctly on systems configured for single-byte characters.
- Email links: Enter the email link as:
mailto:yourname@yourplace.com
For more information about DVD@CCESS, refer to the DVD Studio Pro User Manual, available under the Help menu in DVD Studio Pro.
Additional Information
Location
This setting is active only when you select Content. The Location setting lets you choose the folder to include as the DVD-ROM contents for the disc. All files and folders at this location (but not the actual folder specified with the Location setting) are added to the root of the DVD.
For example, if you want several PDF files to be in a folder named PDFExtras at the root of the DVD, you would have to create the PDFExtras folder, place the PDF files in it, then place that folder in the folder you specify as the Location (DVDROMContent in the example below).
