Minimum title length?

[DEmberton]

Today's problem:

Is there a minimum title length on a DVD? I have one 4second title followed by another 1 second title, followed by a menu. This is fine for the most part, but on one DVD player it gets to the second title and just stops half way through. I tried removing the first 4 second title, and that didn't help, and I tried making the second title 8 seconds long, and then it stopped after the first title.

[mwkurt]

I believe that a DVD needs at least 1GB of data on it. There are some burning programs that will add the extra "padding" to get you there. Nero being one of them.
Mark

[guns1inger]

try dropping them onto menus instead. Make them motion menus without buttons and see what happens

[jimmalenko]

What are you authoring with ?

[DEmberton]

I'm using DVD Author, and as if by magic:

<dvdauthor dest="c:\crap\dvdpub">
<vmgm>
</vmgm>
<titleset>
<menus>
<video format="pal" aspect="4:3"/>
<pgc>
<pre>
if (g1==0) jump title 1;
if (g1==2) jump menu 2;
</pre>
<button>g1=2; jump menu 2;</button>
<vob file="c:\crap\dvdpub\Menu1_sub.mpg"/>
</pgc>
<pgc>
<button>jump title 3;</button>
<button>jump title 4;</button>
<button>g1=1; jump menu 1;</button>
<vob file="c:\crap\dvdpub\Menu2_sub.mpg"/>
<post>jump menu 2;</post></pgc>
</menus>
<titles>
<video format="pal" aspect="4:3"/>
<pgc>
<vob file="c:\crap\dvdpub\Title1.mpg"/>
<post>jump title 2;</post>
</pgc>
<pgc>
<vob file="c:\crap\dvdpub\Title2.mpg"/>
<post>g1=1; call menu;</post>
</pgc>
<pgc>
<vob file="c:\crap\dvdpub\Title3.mpg"/>
<post>g1=2; call menu;</post>
</pgc>
<pgc>
<vob file="c:\crap\dvdpub\Title4.mpg"/>
<post>g1=2; call menu;</post>
</pgc>
</titles>
</titleset>
</dvdauthor>


The offending player is a Liteon LVW-5006 recorder. Same disks work fine in my Wharfedale 750S, and on WinDVD and Power DVD on the PC. We're working on trying out some more drives.

My guess would be it's something to do with the variables or the menus, as that's probably more than your average DVD does.

[DEmberton]

The problem is definitely the use of variables. If I take all that out of the dvdauthor script, it works fine, except without that I don't have the flow control I need.

[liquid217]

Try using fpc to play the first title instead of the variables. Also, do all of the titles have the same attributes?

[DEmberton]

Hi,

Sorry haven't followed this up for a few day. fpc? Can't find any mention of that in the help.