Hi,
I have recently been asked to write a DVD using build 1731b to look for the loop menu problem.
I carried out the task rather hurriedly as i don't have much spare time... and I also wanted to combine the "test" so i wouldn't have to repeat the task.
From the emails I wrote to Terry:
Right, I have...just for you.
1. Opened a project file
2. Added two chapters...no change of text (didn't have time)
3. Created a disc to a directory folder (this is what I do)
4. Used Power2Go 5.5 Next Gen worth buying at the offer price (sales pitch!!) to write the DVD
5. Placed the DVD in a multifunctional player connected to a TV
Observed the following:
1. Chapters and menu displayed...and are still doing so for the last 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Chapter 1 flickered every 15 seconds.
Note: I do not have video movement in the thumbnails nore do I have any background music or video selected.
Terry followed my email up with the question as to why I used Power2Go?
The way I wrote the disc...is fully acceptable if just testing the disc and the software. It was all I had time for.
1. The directory contained all the data needed. All I did was to copy the info on to the DVD - TS VIDEO and TS AUDIO
2. P2G was only used to place the data onto the disc.
Why did i chose that method.
1. I wanted to check the process....it would write the data correctly - without wasting (potentially) a DVD
2. I wanted to quickly produce a DVD to put it onto a standalone...play it (TEST IT FOR YOU) before I had my dinner.
3. The method I chose to do is from habit* and from being aware of the additional strain placed on the computer I'm using.
*Habit..why? Computers use all the resources when editing...so IF my computer were to fall over during the additional render and write
process it would be at this juncture. So I split the process...I got the program to write to the directory and then utilised the P2G to
complete the write to disc. Not a big deal for me.
I have been using a computer for a long time...and I've had a lot of coasters in the past... ;
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Dafydd