audio with stills

[anengineer]

I used MIK999's guide to add audio to a high
rez still. It plays back fine on my computer
using PowerDVD but my Sony DVP-S7000 displays
only the still but no audio. Below is the XML
I used. Anyone see what I'm doing wrong?
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE videocd PUBLIC "-//GNU//DTD VideoCD//EN" "http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/videocd.dtd">

<videocd xmlns="http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/1.0/" class="vcd" version="2.0">
<option name="relaxed aps" value="false"/>
<option name="track pregap" value="150"/>
<option name="track front margin" value="30"/>
<option name="track rear margin" value="45"/>
<option name="leadout pregap" value="0"/>

<info>
<album-id>VIDEOCD1</album-id>
<volume-count>1</volume-count>
<volume-number>1</volume-number>
<restriction>0</restriction>
</info>

<pvd>
<volume-id></volume-id>
<system-id></system-id>
<application-id></application-id>
<preparer-id>VCDComposer / VCDImager</preparer-id>
<publisher-id></publisher-id>
</pvd>

<segment-items>
<segment-item src="N:\Project\mainmenu.mpg" id="menu-0"/>
<segment-item src="L:\BRICKMAN.MMD" id="music-0"/>
</segment-items>

<sequence-items>
<sequence-item src="N:\Project\heart2.mpg" id="heart.mpg">
<default-entry id="default-entry-00"/>
</sequence-item>
</sequence-items>

<pbc>
<selection id="smenu-0" rejected="false">
<prev ref="smenu-0"/>
<next ref="selection-01"/>
<return ref="smenu-0"/>
<default ref="smenu-0"/>
<timeout ref="selection-01"/>
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="menu-0"/>
</selection>

<selection id="selection-01" rejected="false">
<prev ref="smenu-0"/>
<next ref="selection-01"/>
<return ref="smenu-0"/>
<default ref="smenu-0"/>
<timeout ref="smenu-0"/>
<wait>1</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="music-0"/>
</selection>

<endlist id="endlist-00" rejected="true">
<next-volume>-1</next-volume>
</endlist>
</pbc>
</videocd>


<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: anengineer on 2002-01-13 12:52:02 ]</font>

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: anengineer on 2002-01-13 12:53:32 ]</font>

[lee mu bai]

i'm a newbie, but i also used that guide and noticed that the music on a still menu did not start until 4 or 5 seconds after the menu was displayed. did you wait to see if the music started after a delay?

[anengineer]

Yes, I waited and waited....and waited. It very well
be the problem is with my Sony although it plays any
other VCD quite well.

Did you take a look at my xml code? Do you see any
problems in it?


Thanks for the response.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: anengineer on 2002-01-14 04:28:08 ]</font>

[anengineer]

Have been experimenting. If I move:
" <play-item ref="music-0"/> "

out of section:
" selection id="selection-01 "

up to and place it into:
" <selection id="smenu-0"> "
the music plays but the still isn't
displayed.

====================
reference NON-WORKING code:

<selection id="smenu-0" rejected="false">
<prev ref="smenu-0"/>
<next ref="selection-01"/>
<return ref="smenu-0"/>
<default ref="smenu-0"/>
<timeout ref="selection-01"/>
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="menu-0"/>
</selection>

<selection id="selection-01" rejected="false">
<prev ref="smenu-0"/>
<next ref="selection-01"/>
<return ref="smenu-0"/>
<default ref="smenu-0"/>
<timeout ref="smenu-0"/>
<wait>1</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="music-0"/>
</selection>

[vitualis]

<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font size=-1>Quote:</font><HR size=1 color=black></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT SIZE=-1><BLOCKQUOTE>
On 2002-01-14 04:52:58, anengineer wrote:
<selection id="smenu-0" rejected="false">
<prev ref="smenu-0"/>
<next ref="selection-01"/>
<return ref="smenu-0"/>
<default ref="smenu-0"/>
<timeout ref="selection-01"/>
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="menu-0"/>
</selection> </BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD><HR size=1 color=black></TD></TR></TABLE>

Try changing <wait> to a value of 1 (i.e., 1 second rather than 0 seconds). I've found that sometimes having a loop of 1 and a wait of 0 can cause a player to hang even though <timeout> has been defined.

Regards.