DVD Studio Pro Dual Layer Break Point Problem

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DVD Studio Pro Dual Layer Break Point Problem

I have a problem with a disc that I am burning. It is a dual layer (the break point is not set to seamless) with 1 movie that is about 3.6 GB and 1hr 23 min long, a 30 min slideshow, another 30 min extra and five other extras that total to about 20 min. I put the dual layer break point at the beginning of the slideshow, everything played fine on the computer, but on the Panasonic DVD player it just freezes at 35 seconds into the slideshow. Its never had a problem with DLs before. Itried the DVD on my softmodded Wii, on a program for it called WiiMC (it uses Mplayer) and everything played fine. I tried another burn where i set the break point to fifteen minutes before the end on the main 1:23 movie and on the DVD player it still froze at 35 seconds on the slideshow. Is there anything that you guys can suggest to help?

Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jun 11, 2011 11:30 AM

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Answer 1

Jun 11, 2011 11:45 AM in response to Lord Immortallix

DVD+R or DVD-R?

http://documentation.apple.com/en/dvdstudiopro/usermanual/index.html#chapter=1%2 6section=9%26tasks=true

DVD+R Double-Layer

You can use DVD+R double-layer media, often referred to as DVD+R DL, for burning your dual-layer projects. With DVD+R double-layer media, DVD Studio Pro places the layer break point and sets the switch point to be nonseamless as specified in your project.

DVD+R double-layer discs require you to use the Opposite Track Path (OTP) direction setting when burning the disc. This means that the first layer must be larger than the second layer. See Setting the Dual-Layer Direction for more information.

While DVD+R double-layer discs allow you to burn your dual-layer projects, they tend to have more compatibility issues than the other types of DVD media.

DVD-R Dual-Layer

If your system contains a DVD drive that can write to the new DVD-R dual-layer media, you can burn your DVD project to it with DVD Studio Pro. However, there are several issues:

Because currently DVD Studio Pro has no way to identify DVD-R dual-layer media as having two layers, burning a dual-layer project to it results in the appearance of an alert message telling you that the DVD media may have insufficient room to hold the project. This message is based on the assumption that the disc is single layer. Both layers of the disc will be written to as needed, however, when you click Continue.
If you are burning a dual-layer project, the break point you set will not affect where the layer break actually occurs. Instead, the first layer is written to until filled, at which point the drive switches to writing to the second layer.
The switch between layers is a seamless layer change not supported by some DVD players, which may stop playing the disc when the switch point is reached.

Important: Do not use DVD-R dual-layer media unless these issues do not impact your project.

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Answer 2

Jun 11, 2011 11:53 AM in response to Christina Rodriguez

I am using a DVD+R and I have it set to OTP. Does this mean that I should try setting the break point to automatic?

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Answer 3

Jun 11, 2011 11:58 AM in response to Lord Immortallix

Don't know, never dealt with dual layer, hopefully someone else can chime in.

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Answer 4

Jun 12, 2011 8:32 AM in response to Lord Immortallix

Sometime on burned dual layer discs different players will react differently with the discs. I would put the break point at the beginning of the slideshow this way you are starting a new layer with new content, this way if there is a pause when the dvd play switches layers it is not noticeable.

but remember there is a warning, turn off the seamless attribute not all DVD players support a large enough buffer to support the seamless transition between layers.

I would suggest turning off that option and try again. This is why you want the break point at a spot where if it pauses for a split second to refocus the laser, no one can tell.

Hopefully this helps

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Answer 5

Jun 12, 2011 9:15 AM in response to Lord Immortallix

I have never had great results with burned dual-layer dvd's. I've authored a few jobs that were replicated successfully and they were tested extensively for navigation on burned dual-layer dvds, but smooth playback was almost impossible to acheive with the burns. This was a few years ago, so it's possible that the technology has improved, but I doubt it.

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Answer 6

Jun 12, 2011 9:38 AM in response to MikeyBouchereau

In the first time i tried which I described earlier, i set the break point to the beginning of the slideshow, and it still froze at :35 in the slideshow. I also tried just burning the slideshow itself to a DVD to see if there was a problem with the encode it self, but when alone, it played just fine on my DVD player.

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Answer 7

Jun 12, 2011 9:39 AM in response to Michael Grenadier

When you used the dual layers, did you set the break point to automatic, at the beginning of an asset, or in a chapter of it?

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