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Dave Campbell · February 27th, 2005, 08:04 PM

Okay, have a problemo, questiono.

I have made some DVD's using ReelDVD, Dl media, and nero 6.6.0.8.
The projects are about 2 hours so they are over 4.4 gig which is why I am using
DL media. (Too expensive but.)

So, on my Sony DVD player, everything works fine.
But on a Go video player, when I go to the main menu, the background layer never comes
up, its only black. Again, on my sony it works fine.

Any ideas?

Dave

Edward Troxel · February 27th, 2005, 08:48 PM

The projects are about 2 hours so they are over 4.4 gig which is why I am using DL media.

I've done many 2 hour DVDs on single layer so 2 hours being over 4.4 gig is NOT a given. You just need to use the appropriate bitrate.

Dave Campbell · February 27th, 2005, 08:52 PM

I encoded with the max bit rate to get max quality.
(I know I can do lower bit rate and fit on one disc, which I have done, but better quality at the higher bit rate.)

Dave

Dan Euritt · February 28th, 2005, 02:39 PM

double layer media is not yet compatible enuf to be a distribution format.

beyond that, you could try your disc on more than just two players.

Dave Campbell · February 28th, 2005, 02:52 PM

Is the issues with being a dist format the media, tools, players, etc?

If it were just the players catching up, then, making masters in DL would seem to be okay. But if the authoring tools, and or media are the issues, the, I need to stop using DL media.

Dave

Dan Euritt · March 1st, 2005, 03:25 PM

that is a good question... dvd player penetration in america has made it the defacto standard, so the compatibility issues are going to have to be solved by the hardware/software/media used by the content creators... there probably won't be any significant change in dvd players until the hi-def stuff starts coming out.

please let us know how many players you can get the dual-layer disc to play on.

February 27th, 2005, 08:04 PM	#1
Dave Campbell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 568	reeldvd, dl media and menu's Okay, have a problemo, questiono. I have made some DVD's using ReelDVD, Dl media, and nero 6.6.0.8. The projects are about 2 hours so they are over 4.4 gig which is why I am using DL media. (Too expensive but.) So, on my Sony DVD player, everything works fine. But on a Go video player, when I go to the main menu, the background layer never comes up, its only black. Again, on my sony it works fine. Any ideas? Dave

February 27th, 2005, 08:48 PM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	The projects are about 2 hours so they are over 4.4 gig which is why I am using DL media. I've done many 2 hour DVDs on single layer so 2 hours being over 4.4 gig is NOT a given. You just need to use the appropriate bitrate. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 27th, 2005, 08:52 PM	#3
Dave Campbell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 568	I encoded with the max bit rate to get max quality. (I know I can do lower bit rate and fit on one disc, which I have done, but better quality at the higher bit rate.) Dave

February 28th, 2005, 02:39 PM	#4
Dan Euritt Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Carlsbad CA Posts: 1,132	double layer media is not yet compatible enuf to be a distribution format. beyond that, you could try your disc on more than just two players.

February 28th, 2005, 02:52 PM	#5
Dave Campbell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 568	Is the issues with being a dist format the media, tools, players, etc? If it were just the players catching up, then, making masters in DL would seem to be okay. But if the authoring tools, and or media are the issues, the, I need to stop using DL media. Dave

March 1st, 2005, 03:25 PM	#6
Dan Euritt Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Carlsbad CA Posts: 1,132	that is a good question... dvd player penetration in america has made it the defacto standard, so the compatibility issues are going to have to be solved by the hardware/software/media used by the content creators... there probably won't be any significant change in dvd players until the hi-def stuff starts coming out. please let us know how many players you can get the dual-layer disc to play on.