Dual Layer burn won't play second layer

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Dual Layer burn won't play second layer

I made my first dual layer DVD. I had 2 movies that were produced by FCE. Each movie was just under an hour. I set up the main menu so that you could select to play either movie or could access the scene selection for either movie. I selected the first sequence in the second movie to be where the second layer would be located. I burned the DVD from my iMac and tried to play the DVD in our families DVD player and a PS2. The first movie plays just fine. When you select to play the second movie, the DVD acts like that's where it's going and then it brings you right back to the main menu. I went back to the iMac and it could play the second movie without a hitch. I used the high quality Ridata DVD.

What am I doing wrong here? Can someone direct me to a possible answere?

Kendall

iMac G5 1.8 17 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Jan 20, 2006 5:01 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 20, 2006 7:28 AM in response to Kendall Crouch

I am not 100% sure, but I wanna say that in order to watch a second layer, then you need to have a dual layer drive, weather it's on your computer, DVD player, or PS2. You iMac has a dual layer drive, hence it played just fine. But the PS2 and presumably your DVD player are older and thus might not support dual layer discs.

-Brian

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Answer 2

Jan 20, 2006 7:45 AM in response to Brian Kaempen

Most long movies, Lord of the Rings, are dual layer movies. That's why when you see a slight pause in one of the scenes, it's the laser being redirected to the second layer.

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Answer 3

Jan 20, 2006 1:21 PM in response to Kendall Crouch

Kendall

I am having the same issue with mine. I burned a 6.1 gb movie on a one sided dvd dl. Everything works fine until i reach the break point. I have read up on it in the manual and have followed it closely to have no luck. I do have a dl burner. Burned movie to a DVD+R DL disc. I am frustrated with the results had to go back and cut my 2hr+ video ) cust wanted it that long) to fit the normal 4.5gb dvd disc.

And aren't all dvd player compatible to play DL dvd? Most of all movies have that 1-2 second freeze where the laser starts to read from the second layer..

Please let me know if you find a way past this trouble you and i have..

thanks..

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Answer 4

Mar 5, 2006 4:18 AM in response to Kendall Crouch

I'm having a similar problem. Burned on a LaCie Lightscribe using DVD Studio Pro 3.02, the dual layer disk plays on it, the iMac's Superdrive, and my PlayStation. It will play through to the layer break on my DVD players, but will stop and go to the Main Menu after a pause. I figure there is a setting I am missing somewhere...

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Answer 5

Corgan

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Mar 5, 2006 5:00 AM in response to mark castro

Hi.

I'm not totally sure of this.. but couldn't it be because you're using DVD+R DL disc and not DVD-R DL discs?
To my knowledge you should burn movies for dvd-players on DVD-R discs.

What would be be guess.

Best Regards
Corgan

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Answer 6

Corgan

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Mar 5, 2006 6:07 AM in response to Corgan

Hi again.

I just burned a 8.3 GB DVD project on a DVD-R DL, using DVD Studio Pro.... and it works perfectly.

So here's my advise: Always use DVD-R (and DL) discs when burning movies.

Best Regards
Corgan

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Answer 7

Mar 5, 2006 9:16 AM in response to titus02906

Wrong account!

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Answer 8

Mar 5, 2006 9:16 AM in response to Jake.Russell

Replication & Duplication are very different! DVD-9 DVD-Video is not Double (+R) or Dual (-R) layer recordable media. Recordable media isn't 100% compatible and DL media is far far far less compatible than that.

The discs you get from the stores are replicated discs. Basically the info is stamped on (but of course there is a lot more to it than that!). When you burn a disc it's a very different process.

I'm glad going from +R to -R did the trick for you but this is not always the case. Many PCs have +R drives and going the other way can solve problems too...! So you've got to be prepared for all the normal recordable media issues and more when using recordable DL media in uncontrolled environments,

-Jake

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Answer 9

Mar 5, 2006 7:13 PM in response to Corgan

DVD-R DL is Double Layer. DVD+R DL is Dual Layer. My optical drive is for +R. Now if I'm doing single layer disk, then I use DVD-R, which is compatable with most DVD players.

The problem that I was having was due to not selecting the break-point check-box in the inspector window for the chapter marker that I wanted to be the break-point.

Here's the break-down. After doing the build, make sure that there is a chapter marker that can be used as a break-point. To do this, select format and select the 'Disk/Volume' tab. Select the 'Layer Options' to be Dual. Click on the 'Dual-Layer Break Point' option and see if there are any markers that are NOT grayed-out. If you cannot select any markers, then you need to start adding markers to your project and re-build. (Tell it to Reuse the directory so that it won't have to rebuiled all of the video content.) Once you are able to select a marker to be the break point, select that marker in the timeline and select the 'Dual-Layer Break Point' check-box in the Inspector window. Delete any extra markers that you don't want and Format.

iMac G5 1.8 17 Mac OS X (10.4.4) 1 Gig - OWC internal DL optical drive

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Answer 10

Mar 5, 2006 7:37 PM in response to titus02906

See if my reply earlier helps. I posted questions on CreativeCow and got help within 24 hours.

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Answer 11

Mar 5, 2006 7:44 PM in response to Kendall Crouch

Read my reply.

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Answer 12

Mar 5, 2006 10:14 PM in response to Kendall Crouch

>DVD-R DL is Double Layer. DVD+R DL is Dual Layer.

It's the other way around. +R is Double and -R is Dual.

Also, when you're adding markers for the layer break make sure you select each of them and un-check the chapter option under the Type section. This will make each marker a cell marker and it wont mess up the navigation,

-Jake

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Answer 13

Mar 8, 2006 6:49 AM in response to Kendall Crouch

Kendall

Can u provide the link to your post on CC?
I will head over there and try to search for your post.

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