Importing Mp3 into MF5

[mbfein]

I'm running DVD MF5 for Toshiba and I am trying to use an MP3 music file in the main menu which is longer than 30 seconds. I see from previous posts that others also want to have more than 30 seconds of music before it loops and repeats. Is there a hack for this? Is there another program which is free without a time limit for music in the menu?

[DVDDoug]

I don't use Movie Factory anymore, but I don't think there's any way around the 30 second limit.

Maybe someone can comment on Movie Factory 7, or you can download the free trial... I haven't tried MF7 myself, as I have "moved on" to DVD-Lab ($100 - $250 USD) which doesn't have these kinds of "artificial" limitations. (It also doesn't have all of the features or ease-of-use of Movie Factory.)

Is there another program which is free without a time limit for music in the menu?

DVDStyler (FREE!!!) doesn't have these kind of limits either, but again it's not as user-friendly as Movie Factory and it has it's set of other limitations.

[teknisyan]

Hello mbfein,

If the DVD MF5 came preinstalled that means that its an OEM version which has limited features than the full version. Also as far as I know the DVD MF7 supports Mp3, so I strongly suggest that you try the DVD MF7 to see if it that's the program that you need. You can download the trial version from http://www.corel.com/trials.

[Ron P.]

While yes, DVDMF 7 Pro does support MP3, the 30-sec limit is still there, which is what MBfein is really wanting to overcome. Personally though, I don't know why anyone wants a menu that plays longer than that anyway. I've never sat and watched a menu. I go to the menu, find what it is I want to watch and go to that part of the video.