DVD Workshop - Chapters don't Preview - Why?

[MNale]

I have DVD Workshop 1.25. My video title consists of a "chaptered" CCE encoded .m2v with a 48K .wav file as it's "replacement audio". DVD workshop burns this "chaptered" DVD-R with no problems and the chapters perform perfectly on a stand-alone player.

However, within DVD Workshop, the "preview" mode transport buttons (for skipping to next or previous chapters) are greyed out, so I can't test chapters within the program's test mode. Does anyone else experience this?

[ahfairley]

MNale,

sorry, this is not an answer, but more questions. Do you mean that you set chapter points before bringing the file into DVD WS? How does that work? How do you find the chapter points in DVD WS to link them to menu buttons - or do you not do that?

I would really like to be able to set chapter points in my editing software (VV3 but I could change) instead of having to note down time codes and manually insert them in DVD WS like I'm doing now.

Tell me more, please!

Thanks

[Lamont Cranston]

MNale,

Another non answer but a two questions. Is the version of DVDWS 1.25 or is that a typo? V1.2 is the latest vesion I am aware of.

Are you entering elemental video and audio streams into DVDWS?

[ahfairley]

Are you entering elemental video and audio streams into DVDWS

lamont, I don't think you can do that (e.g., I can't drag the video stream and then the audio stream into a "title" box). But if I'm wrong, please tell me how it's done. I have DVDWS 1.2.

Thx

[Lamont Cranston]

ahfairley,

lamont, I don't think you can do that (e.g., I can't drag the video stream and then the audio stream into a "title" box). But if I'm wrong, please tell me how it's done. I have DVDWS 1.2.

You are correct. You can not input elemental video and audio files with DVDWS V1.2. However, MNale says

I have DVD Workshop 1.25. My video title consists of a "chaptered" CCE encoded .m2v with a 48K .wav file as it's "replacement audio".

MNale says his input consists of a encoded m2v with a 48K wav which to me means individual video and audio files. Maybe they are muxed but he did not say. He also says he is using V1.25 which may support elemental files. That is why I asked the question.

[MNale]

Yes, I am using 1.25 which supports elementary streams (obviously not muxed or they wouldn't be "elementary").
I chapter my video in DVD Workshop, not before.

[ahfairley]

Yes, I am using 1.25 which supports elementary streams.

Sounds great -- how do you do that (bring in the elementary streams).

Thanks,

Alan

[leebo]

Getting back to the original question, I can only assume the your problem is due to the use of elementary streams.

For a preview to be generated, I would imagine Workshop would have to first mux the files, which must not be happening until you create the DVD.

When was 1.25 released, and what does it add?

[Lamont Cranston]

Yes, I am using 1.25 which supports elementary streams (obviously not muxed or they wouldn't be "elementary").
I chapter my video in DVD Workshop, not before.

The latest version we have in the USA is V1.20 and it does not support importing of elemental streams. It is difficult to help with a version I don't have. Where did you get V1.25?

[leebo]

From the AVS forums:

DVD Workshop 1.3 coming...
new features..

- Elementary Stream file import - The ability to import independent video and audio files enabling you to choose between various audio file formats (AC3 5.1 surround, LPCM stereo, etc.).

- Dual Monitor Support - The ability for DVD Workshop to read when a user is using an expanded desktop on a dual monitor system so that it will center on monitor #1.

- Import of Matrox RT MPEG AVI video files - DVDWS will now accept the proprietary Matrox file format that is native to Matrox's RT video board solutions.

[MNale]

Please re-read my question...

I can preview fine... I just can't use the transport buttons to skip to chapters within DVD Workshop. All of the buttons (other than "Menu" are greyed out while playing my video.

If no one else is having this problem with muxed files, I will assume that the preview chapter function is broken with elementary streams.

[leebo]

Well, I'm confused.

To me, "preview" means not just playing the video.
To me it means testing the entire functionality of the authored DVD:

Menu, buttons, skip to next chapter, etc.

Sounds like you're saying all you can do is preview the video but not the DVD functionality. To me this means you CANNOT preview the DVD.

[MNale]

Yes, I can view (preview) the video within DVD Workshop. Buttons and links work fine.
No, I can't test any of the chapter transport functions (next, previous, up, down) since they are all greyed out.

[leebo]

OK.
I'll have to check that out.

Might be the way Workshop works.