Length Limitation on DVDA Introductory Media Clip?

rtbond wrote on 6/4/2003, 9:52 AM

Hello,

I was experimenting with the use of the Introductory Media (first play) clip in DVDA. When I increased the clip (an AVI file created in Vegas) length, DVDA stops playing the clip after about 22 seconds, and jumps directly to the Main Menu of the DVD.

Is there some inherent limitation on the clip length that can be specified for the first-play video in DVDA?

BTW, if I play the AVI file outside of DVDA it plays for the entire duration (which is around 34 sec).

Thanks!

--Rob

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mountainman wrote on 6/4/2003, 9:27 PM

rtbond, I just put over 3 minutes into the introductory file and it played fine. created the file in v4 dropped it into dvda and it worked. I did this so the dvd would play on startup.
JM

David Settlemoir wrote on 6/11/2003, 3:40 PM

I just tried to do this with a 38 minute clip. It gives me the error message "The estimated total size of all menus is greater than the maximum of 1 GB." It won't let me ignore the error and prepare/burn anyway. This clip is the only thing I need on the disc, no actual menus.

What I am trying to do is make a DVD that loops itself for use by a University Admission's office for a booth display. I guess I'm back to making a VHS with the program on it several times. Being able to do this might be worth SF looking into.

David

wobblyboy wrote on 6/12/2003, 3:37 AM

Sofo has heard the many requests for end of play options, time out for menus, and more control of first play for DVDA. Until then you probably should use DVD Workshop, or DVD Labs for projects that you want to automatically loop..

vicmilt wrote on 6/12/2003, 4:19 PM

What are DVD Labs and/or Workshop?
Are they in the SOFO family?
Where to find?

wobblyboy wrote on 6/12/2003, 10:31 PM

Do a net search on DVDlab and DVD Workshop. Although I much prefer to work in DVD Architect, I have these programs on my system for when I want to control end of play action. Also, there are a number of very inexpensive consumer applications that will do what you want to do.

I am an almost fanatic fan of Sonic Foundry and own all of their software. I will be so glad when they come out with a version of DVDA that addresses menu time out issue and end of play issue. I don't like to have to recommend other software.

Lightway wrote on 6/13/2003, 7:15 AM

does the end user have a DVD player with a loop setting. if so why not just make a single movie DVD and use the loop function on the set-top DVD player.

GaryStebbins wrote on 6/17/2003, 6:26 PM

I suspect that a menu must be contained within one VOB, and the maximum size of a VOB is 1 megabyte (I don't know if that's a 1000 or 1024 Mega). Can you reduce the bitrate to make the file smaller? Also, make your audio AC3 (instead of PCM), as that takes less space.

Gary

SVoBa wrote on 11/15/2003, 12:44 AM

There's a bug somewhere in the DVDA Preview feature that caused this. In any case, the way to get around it is as follows.

If you alter the clip to be used as the Introductory Media, make sure you go to the Properties->Introductory Media dialog box, remove (select the X button) both video and audio entries, click OK to close it. Then re-open that dialog box and enter the filenames in those fields again.

--svb

kameronj wrote on 11/22/2003, 4:09 PM

does the end user have a DVD player with a loop setting. if so why not just make a single movie DVD and use the loop function on the set-top DVD player.

Dont even have to do that. Trim the media down to just under 1 gig....make it the background menu - and set it to loop.

I have dozens of DVDs I've burned with an hour of video crisp and clean under 1 gig....so it is very possible to do with 38 minutes.