Audio over multiple menus w/o interruption?

AFW wrote on 7/9/2005, 8:22 AM

I have a music file that plays when the main menu and sub-menus are selected. The only problem is that the music starts form the beginning whenever a new menu is selected. Is there a way to keep the same piece of music playin without interruption when a user moves from main mneu to scene selection menus?

I've searched everywhere and cannot find the way to do this, so any guidance most appreciated.

Comments

rsp wrote on 7/9/2005, 9:14 AM

It seems there's no solution for this as the laser of the DVD is moving between those menus (and pausing both audio and video). That's why it is (near) impossible to get seamless audio and video between menus.

However i would be very interested to hear about tricks and solutions to get it as good as possible!

ScottW wrote on 7/9/2005, 9:28 AM

Can't be done. The audio is multiplexed together with the video stream - both compose the menu. When you switch menus you're switching to a totally different stream.

The best suggestion is don't design your audio this way or use something to cover the transition (which isn't easy even with DVDA3, since while it has delayed menu buttons it's missing the important ability to be able to specify a menu "out" point).

--Scott