Layer 0 in DVD Studio Pro

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Layer 0 in DVD Studio Pro

I'm trying to burn my project. On the upper right side the GB Meter shows 8.5 GB. I tried lowering the quality in preferences, same result. I am using DL disc. The discs are Ridata DL+R 8.5 GB.

The message I get is:

Formatting was not successful. Layer 0 exceeds the maximum layer size allowed. Please choose a suitable marker location that will support this condition.

Where do I go from here?

MacPro, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Sep 15, 2008 12:55 PM

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Drew13

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Sep 15, 2008 1:53 PM in response to fkrascek

1.) In a DL disc Layer 0 needs to be larger than Layer 1
2.) A marker needs to be placed as a Layer Break in the project to indicate the layers.
3.) You can start by assuming the marker will be right around the 1/2 point of the disc (give or take)
4.) Find the place which is about 1/2 way and put a few markers in there
5.) Build the DVD to the hard drive then select format. If there is a suitable layer break marker it will be black otherwise it will be gray. Sometimes finding the right place for the marker with hunting and pecking

Then format the build - it is at that point in the Dialog you will see Black/Gray. The following movie shows where (note there is no break point shown in the movie, it jut s to point out where to look) Proper break points will be black the others which cannot be set as a break point will be grey

http://dvdstepbystep.com/markers.mov

This thread also can help and has a good suggestion in there

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6546274&#6546274

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