Fixing DVD so it does not skip menu on start-up

[danielmak]

I have a DVD-R of a TV recording. The DVD plays on insert but has a menu (pressing the menu button produces a menu on my set-top DVD player and on Apple's DVD player). I know that I can fix this in MyDVDEdit so the menu appears on insert, but I don't know what to do. Can someone help me with this? Here is a screenshot of my current settings according to MyDVDEdit.

[terryj]

Don't use MyDVDEdit, but it is a User Operand flag you need to set
that will prohibit skipping the Menu and/or set the Menu to be
"First Play" upon insertion of the DVD.

Start in the Prohibited User Operations tab there ( as per your screen shot)
and see if something exists there...

[myDVDEdit]

You should have a Jump Title 1 in the First Play PGC.
First Play is the PGC executed when you insert the DVD.
You have to replace this command with Jump VMG Menu title, that's all.

Jerome

[danielmak]

Thanks for the replies. I do not see any information listed in the First Play section. Here are the 3 screen shots:
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/9956/picture2wc.png
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1800/picture4lk.png
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2919/picture3yz.png

[myDVDEdit]

That's the problem. You should have something.
I you don't, the result depends on the player.
- Some players execute VMG Menu Title
- Some ones run Title 1
- and some ones (the majority) crash.

Add the Jump VMG Menu title in First Play, and all should be fine.

Jérôme

[danielmak]

myDVDEdit[/url]]That's the problem. You should have something.
I you don't, the result depends on the player.
- Some players execute VMG Menu Title
- Some ones run Title 1
- and some ones (the majority) crash.

Add the Jump VMG Menu title in First Play, and all should be fine.

Jérôme

Yes, VLC is the only player that shows a menu. Apple's DVD player and my set-top player skip the menu. How do I Add the Jump VMG Menu title in First Play?

[myDVDEdit]

- Select the First Play PGC in the top-left list
- Select the First Play vertical tab
- Select the Pre-cmds tab
- Clic on the + button under the command list
- Clic on the small triangle button to edit the new command
- Change the command type from Nop to Jump/Call
- Change the command from Nop to Jump VMG Menu title
- Clic on the triangle to close the command editor
- Save
- Burn the DVD
- Enjoy

Maybe the read of my tutorial would help you to understand how DVDs and myDVDEdit works

http://www.mydvdedit.com/viewtutorial.php?t=16e


Jérôme.