MacVCD and VCD menus

[Neddie]

I was wondering if I'm stupid or what but MacVCDX doesn't play my menus created with Toast 6 or VCDBuilder burned with Toast 6. I have some VCDs that were created on a PC and MacVCDX shows the menus but they don't actually work right. My best guess is MacVCD has problems with VCD menus. I know it's sad but I don't have a real DVD player to test this on, just my Mac.

All thoughts are welcome.

Thanks

[galactica]

why not try other players

VLC and MPLAYEROSX come to mind...

[Neddie]

MacVCD, VLC and mplayer all play the video fine but the menus do not show up. I guess I can live without the menus on the Mac. Hopefully they show up fine when I get a DVD player. If not, oh well.

I did notice that Toast 6 used a different format for the menus than my other VCDs. Toast 6 uses the SEGMENT folder where as the ones that showed up do not.

Thanks

[AntnyMD]

Properly authored menus on a VCD will always appear as segment items in the SEGMENT folder. Menus that are just video tracks on a VCD will appear in the MPEGAV folder. MacVCD X will always play video tracks (items in the MPEGAV folder) but ignore items in the SEGMENT folder.

When I author VCDs (especially when I want entrypoints), I use VCDEasy from within the VirtualPC environment. I get a different experience depending on where I'm playing back the disc. On my Mac, I just see video. On a PC, I see the video from within the Sony Videopress software (I author those files onto the VCD). In my DVD player, I get the full VCD experience.

[terryj]

Just a quick one:
Using VCDBuilder 1.1, the menus do work
in My RCA 5240P,
( the greatest DVD player known to man! check my reviews if you don't think so!) as well as my brother's Apex.
I have also heard back from friends using Progressive Scan Phillps
and GE settops, and they also can see the menus.