DVD-PRODUKTIONSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN

A method for compiling an authored multimedia presentation to obtain a multimedia data access program, the method being characterised by the steps of: creating a skeleton command segment layout from a plurality of program code segments, wherein instructions associated with the program code segments are abstracted; embodying the skeleton command segment layout in a skeleton data structure; receiving connection information including authored source and destination designations for a plurality of performance information elements and performance information access elements, wherein the performance information elements include menus and the performance information access elements include menu buttons; and, merging the connection information into the abstracted instructions in corresponding abstracted command segments.