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bigdog2112kc
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Joined: 26 Aug 2002
Post Posted: Oct 15, 2002 07:18 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I need a little help with the VCD menus I'm trying to make with VCD
Easy. So far, every VCD I create works, except for displaying the
menu when I play it in my standalone player. No problems otherwise,
themain movie looks great and chapters are perfect. Here's what I currently do to add the menu. I use the MPEG Stills tool in VCD Easy to generate an MPEG from a .JPG file I have. Looks fine, I add it to the list
(unchecked, right?) and I burn. Like I said, the VCD plays great, but
every time my menu displays a blank screen rather than the menu image
from VCD Easy. I know it has burned it because the playback starts
after 15 seconds which is what I set it to in VCD Easy. Any help with
this is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Martí
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Joined: 14 Jul 2001
Location: Spain
Post Posted: Nov 14, 2002 12:40 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I've got the same problem and I can't find a solution!!

PLEASE, HEEELP!!

sterno
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Joined: 11 Jun 2002
Location: MO, US
Post Posted: Nov 14, 2002 15:09 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Have you checked the comments on your DVD player in the list on this site (DVD Players link on the left)? It's possible that it doesn't support VCD menu stills. I've also heard that getting a newer version of MJPEGTools from the vcdeasy server fixes some people's menu/still problems.

bigdog2112kc
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Post Posted: Nov 14, 2002 16:22 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
You're absolutely right sterno, thanks. My Pioneer DV-440 wouldn't play the menu stills I created but other DVD players played them just fine. It's a shame because otherwise the DV-440 is a great unit. Thanks for the help.

sterno
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Post Posted: Nov 15, 2002 15:30 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
A workaround you might try is using tmpgenc to encode your menu image to a single-frame (S)VCD MPG file, I think you'd need to add it as an actual video clip rather than a still. You may have to play with the PBC setup for that clip to make it do exactly what you want, though.

Martí
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Joined: 14 Jul 2001
Location: Spain
Post Posted: Nov 15, 2002 17:14 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Thanks everybody!

I'll try this weekend. I've got the pioneer DV-444. Will post my results.

Thanks again,

Martí

StewartGilray
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Joined: 26 Nov 2002
Post Posted: Nov 26, 2002 18:59 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I've got a DV-444, and have the same problem too, what I don't understand is...

if I make a VCD in Nero with it's terrible "simple menus" they display fine (the stills) so my question is, what is the difference between the way in which NERO and EASYVcd make their stills?

One displays them (nero) and one doesn't (Easy vcd).

Is there a VCD flag not being set correctly?! just a guess..

StewartGilray
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Joined: 26 Nov 2002
Post Posted: Dec 03, 2002 06:33 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Sorry to be annoying, but I'm just bumping this topic back to the top.

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