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Wrong track playing after hitting “stop” twice
When testing an instructional DVD on set-top, and hitting the “stop” button twice, then “play”, I expected to see the “first play” track, which is a menu with a “play” button only. This is to account for those people who put the disc in before turning on the TV — so the piece doesn’t play without the TV on.
However, after hitting stop twice, they play, one of the other tracks on the disc plays. Not the “first play” track.
I can’t figure out why. Normally, the DVD starts with the one-button menu I mentioned, plays three logo/disclaimer tracks, and intro track, then goes to a menu. That menu links to 2 tracks and 8 sub-menus. Each of those sub-menus then links to 5 or 6 looping tracks. It’s one of those 47 looping tracks that plays after hitting stop twice, then play.
That track isn’t the last one I was viewing — I checked that. It is consistent, though — it always seems to play that track. I’ve also noticed that the chapter button on the remote lets me jump from track to track, irrespective of the menus, and a number appears onscreen, between 1 and 47, it looks like. And this track that plays after two stops is Number 1, according to the number on the screen.
So how can I assign Number 1 to my “first play” track?
Thanks,
Steve
P.S. it plays properly on my laptop. -
4 Replies
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Thats the way DVDSP abstraction layer has things set up. Put a short 1 sec black in that number 1 position with an end jump to your menu and you should be good to go.
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Thanks, Eric. That sounds easy, and I know how to make the 1 sec black with an end jump, but I don’t know how to place a track in the number 1 position. I see no indication in the authoring environment of where those positions are, or where I could place a track to make it number 1.
Sure, I see the track in the graphical view, but I see no indication of its “number 1” status in the authoring environment. Where should I look?
Just a little more help, and I’ll be out of your hair. 🙂
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Belay that … it’s in the VTS editor, right?
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That fixed it. Thanks, Eric!
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