[G4] DVD Studio

[Lavode]

Hi Craig,

I tried hitting play as you recommended, and the VIDEO_TS folder plays 
fine.  But when I put the disc in my home player, it just sits there 
trying to read the disc, and eventually just spits the disc out.  There 
were no errors in the build.

Thanks,
Lavode

On Jul 3, 2004, at 12:22 PM, Craig Turner wrote:

> Hey, Lavode,
>
> This is actually a good sign ; ). That is, you know that there is 
> something in your build that is not quite right.
>
> Before you try something simpler, as an alternative go to your Assets 
> Window and click on the Log tab to see if there were any errors (in 
> red I think) in the Build you did. It's a great way to see if any of 
> your DVD elements is off in some way or if DVDSP is having trouble 
> with it.
>
> One more thought: how are you attempting to start your DVD when it is 
> inserted? I think on my home machine it starts right up at the Home 
> menu I've set, but I think in DVD Player, for instance, and maybe in 
> lots of controllers for DVD machines, you have to press Play or Menu 
> or something to get the first screen to appear. Are you not getting 
> any screen/menu at all?
>
> Craig
> On Jul 3, 2004, at 1:00 PM, Lavode wrote:
>
>> Hi Craig,
>>
>> Thanks for the advice.  Indeed, DVD Player won't open the VIDEO_TS 
>> folder.  Makes me wonder what I'm doing wrong in the 
>> creation/building process.  I have followed (I think) all the steps 
>> to make a very simple DVD, but maybe I should try going simpler and 
>> just using a background image and lay in the buttons in DVDSP, rather 
>> than having a multi-layered psd.
>>
>> Any more advice would be very welcome.
>>
>> TIA,
>> Lavode
>
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