7 Replies Latest reply: Feb 22, 2010 7:42 PM by Stan Jones RSS

    dvd hangs when rendering

    computerskillme Community Member

      I'm getting very frustrated.  I would prefer to burn a DVD without a menu, but it doesn't want to burn without a menu.

       

      So I created a simple menu, the black wide screen one with one button.  The menu is set to first play, and the button is linked to the first chapter.  There are no other chapters.

       

      The timeline's end action is set to return to last menu.  The menu remote is return to last menu.

       

      The disc properties say first play is the menu, and the main timeline is not set.

       

      The menu's end action is stop.

       

      The flow chart just shows three things:  dvd icon pointing to the menu.  the play in the menu is pointing to the timeline.

       

      I chose the write speed at 4x.

       

      I would love to hear what I'm doing wrong and what I can do to fix it.

       

      Thank you!

        • 1. Re: dvd hangs when rendering
          Stan Jones CommunityMVP

          You should be able to burn a disk without a menu.

           

          I don't see why your simple menu project should not burn.

           

          Can you build to a folder or image?

           

          It should not matter, but are you CS4?

           

          What format is your video?

          • 2. Re: dvd hangs when rendering
            computerskillme Community Member

            I am using CS4.  The video is an .avi file.  Shot with a Canon GL2 camera.

             

            The video is just a bit over an hour long.

             

            I haven't tried burning just the image yet.  I have started the build for that now.

             

             

            If I try to burn without the menu, it asks for the menu and says error, there is no menu.

             

             

            UPDATE:

            It also hangs during image build.  During audio.

            • 3. Re: dvd hangs when rendering
              Stan Jones CommunityMVP

              I'm using CS3, but I don't think for this purpose it matters.

               

              I just made a project with no menu, and one timeline.  The only error I got (and it was a check project warning) was that the title remote wasn't set.  I did so, and could build a folder without error.  this worked whether the end action for the timeline was stop or last menu.

               

              I don't understand the audio issue.  Are your files transcoded?  What are the avi properties?

              • 4. Re: dvd hangs when rendering
                computerskillme Community Member

                Timeline                   --                                      transcode                  N/A settings

                PPS                         Untranscoded                 transcode                  Automatic

                Menu                        Untranscoded                 transcode                  N/A settings

                 

                .avi settings  720x480  29 frames/second

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                I started the transcoding on the pro sequence.  Maybe that is the problem?

                • 5. Re: dvd hangs when rendering
                  Stan Jones CommunityMVP

                  I'm just wondering whether your problem is with the transcoding of the asset or with the build of the disk, after the transcode is complete.  Transcode first, then build; that will tell us.

                   

                  A menu should not need to be transcoded; the "N/A Settings" is right - does it really say "Untranscoded" on the menu line?  If so, tell us about your menu.

                  • 6. Re: dvd hangs when rendering
                    computerskillme Community Member

                    The transcoding has been finished.

                     

                    Here's what the project says now:

                     

                    Timeline                   --                                     N/A

                    PPS                         Transcoded                   Dont' Transcode

                    Menu                        --                                     N/A

                     

                    The menu is the black blank wide, with one button, which is the drive-in button.  That button links to the timeline.

                     

                    When I click on the preview icon, the video plays fine.

                     

                    I just finished the DVD build, and the DVD burned this time.  I will test the DVD tomorrow.

                     

                    Thank you!

                    • 7. Re: dvd hangs when rendering
                      Stan Jones CommunityMVP

                      Excellent!  Good luck!