Problem when inserting layer break marker

PeterDuke wrote on 3/6/2024, 6:36 PM

I have made many dual layer DVDs in the past, but I think I must have always had a chapter marker that was suitable for a layer break. This time, it is not so. It could also be that I have forgotten something. 😕

I can prepare a DVD folder without problems, but when I go to burn it to a disc, DVD Architect tells me to insert a chapter marker for the layer break within a certain time range. I have 8 chapters (buttons) on my scene selection page, and the layer break range lies between buttons 4 and 5.

I exit the burn process and insert a chapter marker within this range, at the junction of two source clips where the scene will jump anyway.

This new marker now appears as a button on my scene selection menu page where chapter 5 button used to be, and chapters 5 to 7 buttons now occupy the sites of buttons 6 to 8, and button 8 is lost.

What to do?

I could delete my scene selection page and create a new one with 9 buttons, then delete the spurious 5th button and tidy everything up, but this represents a lot of work (but probably less than the fiddling around that I have already done looking for an easier way.)

The manual says, in the Preparing and Burning DVD chapter, "If you're preparing and burning a dual-layer disc, the Choose Layer Break Behavior page is displayed to allow you to choose whether you want to choose a layer break or allow the software to choose a break for you.", etc.

This does not happen.

I get the same behaviour whether I use Sony DVD Architect 5.2 or Magix DVD Architect 7.0.

Comments

PeterDuke wrote on 3/6/2024, 9:44 PM

I did my workaround that I suggested above and it only took a minute or two to do. Before deleting the scene menu, I noted the size and position of the buttons and other details, so the replacement page could be tidied up quickly. It still irks me that I had to do it, though.

One side effect is that if I play the DVD and progressively step to the next scene, from the first scene it goes to 2, 3, 4, the layer break, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Not a big deal, I suppose.

Another thing I sometimes do is place a dummy marker at the end of the video so that if you are playing the last scene, then pressing the Next button takes you quickly to the end and hence back to the main menu.