GfD lagging while no loop (Jump to the movie directly)

[michcio]

hi!

I use GfD while creating all my DVD's. Now I wanted to make a simple DVD with one movie clip where the movie is automaticly played when inserting the DVD into the player. So I just unchecked the loop radio button in Menu Propeties (and set the Pause to 0 sec) then in the post action I wrote "JumpTT TitleSet1_Title1" so it jumps to the movie automaticly. When I create this kind of projects my movie always lagg before playing it, the user sees main menu for about 1 sec and then the movie is played . Why is that?

Please help!

Thankfull for any answers =)

michcio

[tinker]

What is happening is that DVD go to pre command fist, than Menu (0 sec), just glitch and than post command.
If you can place "JumpTT..." to pre commannd it will go directly to your movie.

[borax]

This is possible in the advanced mode. But the question is: Do you want the DVD to return to the menu after playing? Because if you put the JumpTT... command in the pre command section of the main menu, it will always play the movie and the menu can never be shown (not even by the remote). If you don't need menus at all, there is the possibility to turn them off in GfD (or use muxman without GfD). The other possibility is to edit the mxp file (activate 'Edit author.xml file before DVD creation process' in the default project settings) and change the 'First PGC'. Normally the 'First PGC' points to the main menu (TitleMenu) or to the intro if an intro is used. You can change the line:
JumpSS TitleMenu in the block:

Section=Navigation
{
	Item=First PGC
	{
		Name=FP
		Menu ID=No Menu
		Uop=00000000
		PG Playback Mode=Sequential Playback
		Repeat Times=0
		PGC Still Time=0
		Palette=DefaultPalette
		Item=Pre Commands
		{
			Mov GPRM0, 1
			JumpSS TitleMenu
		}
		Item=Post Commands
...

to JumpTT TitleSet1_Title1, so the whole block would look like:

Section=Navigation
{
	Item=First PGC
	{
		Name=FP
		Menu ID=No Menu
		Uop=00000000
		PG Playback Mode=Sequential Playback
		Repeat Times=0
		PGC Still Time=0
		Palette=DefaultPalette
		Item=Pre Commands
		{
			Mov GPRM0, 1
			JumpTT TitleSet1_Title1
		}
		Item=Post Commands
...

This way the main menu can be shown (either by remote or after playing the title)

I hope this is 'understandable'...

[michcio]

hm yeah thanks! I think I understand but I can't test anything right now because GfD has gone really creazy when I puch the "Create DVD" -button I get this error message when the batchrun is finished (without any errors :S):

author DVD
MuxMan version 0.16.6
Opened script file C:\Users\Michal\Documents\GFDOutDir\Temp\muxman.mxp
Accepted audio D:\5.ac3
No useable audio found for PGC "MainMenu"

19:54:16 Begin multiplex VTS01.
Title Segment List
Segment_1
Failed to open vob file
C:\Users\Michal\Documents\GFDOutDir\Temp>Time: 2008-11-24 19:54:16

Batchrun finished

then when I try to show DVD I got an error message in my MPC:

Connot find DVD directroy
what shall I do now

[michcio]

ah I have just rebooted my computer and creating DVD works again =)...anyway I foiund this "no menu" function (which borax has written about) in the project settings (Default settings) and everything worked just fine =)...in the beginnning the movie starts and in the end it stops (not return to main menu but just stops - my screen is all black)...so now I'll also try the other ways you have written about:

tinker exactly like you said... when inserting my command into the white space under the loop function (under Post action) it was only post action (AS WRITTEN AT THE TOP LOL -_-) and what I wanted it to be was pre... so instead of selecting a Post- jump- action I have now selected both pro AND post (because a post need to be selected when I don't have a loop in my menu) and it worked perfectly!

borax... I tried to use the advanced settning you have written about as well... and it worked fine in the beginning... my video jumps to the movie directly ... but then when it's finished it returns to the main menu (and not start my movie over again )

after all these 3 ways I think I will choose (thinkers) the one where I change my pre / post action so in the beginning my movie starts and in the end it starts all over

thank you for all your answers btw!

michcio

[tinker]

You do not need post command. DVD go to pre command, than cell at the end of cell to post command.
With menu, you do not need post command, because most commands are in the menu and in case of motion menu, repeat is done in cell command.
But what borax tell you is correct, he is the man behind that software.
Problem with you is that you left 0sec for menu and post command with Jump.
That what is going on with repeat.
Delete Jump in post and make menu duration infinite or whatever duration you need before going next.

[michcio]

ah yeah thanks! that's true

[borax]

Now you know (nearly) all the possibilities
That's why I've asked if you want a menu at all. Because with a 'JumpTT TitleSet1_Title1' in the pre command of the main menu the movie will play indefinitely and always restart. There is one disadvantage of this method: If you activate the menu button on your remote at any time the movie is playing, the movie will restart. To avoid this, use a UOP for the movie.
It just depends on what you want...

[michcio]

It just depends on what you want...

I think I want the movie to play all over (no menus)... so I'll use the pre command + no pause or pre + post command=)

[michcio]

I have now tested the possibility when I set the pause to "inf" and just have my pre command (and no post) and it worked as tinker said =)

thanks!