anyone using a DVD-Recorder?

[e behme]

If so, could you answer me some basic questions, please?

I specialize on digitizing 8mm Films (Super and Regular) and most of 
my clients only want the data on miniDV band for editing and burning 
on their own computers. I do offer complete DVD production, using 
DVDStPro, but shy away from it, since it is almost impossible to 
bill-out the time I end up spending on such a job. That's why I would 
like to offer a "down-and-dirty" DVD option, preferrably using one of 
those very affordable (circa 500 Euro) Philips DVD-Recorders.

Here are the questions:

1) Is it possible to generate an opening menu screen, complete with 
still image and a menu-button for the movie to start? The literature 
I have read doesn't really mention how/if this is possible. If not, 
what does the opening screen look like?

2) Can you open the completed DVD-R, extract the AUDIO_TS and 
VIDEO_TS folders and duplicate the DVD with Toast?

3) I assume the recorder is based on hardware mpeg2 conversion. Could 
one extract those mpeg2 files and use them in other aspects of a 
project?

TIA

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