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[Don H Dalton]

I am able to create nice slideshows in MYDVD 8 that plays nice on the pc (HP 3.2GHz, 1.5G RAM). When I burn the project to a DVD encoding & burning goes without error. But, when I play back the DVD each menu stops at 99 pictures. Sometimes it will start again at picture 199, skipping 100 pictures.

Again, the project plays fine on the pc, so the problem is in the burning process to DVD.

Is there a limit to the number of pictures that can be in a menu?

Is there a encoding buffer that is limiting the burn?

Thanks,

Don

[sknis]

Don H Dalton, on Oct 30 2006, 10:31 AM, said:

I am able to create nice slideshows in MYDVD 8 that plays nice on the pc (HP 3.2GHz, 1.5G RAM). When I burn the project to a DVD encoding & burning goes without error. But, when I play back the DVD each menu stops at 99 pictures. Sometimes it will start again at picture 199, skipping 100 pictures.
Again, the project plays fine on the pc, so the problem is in the burning process to DVD.
Is there a limit to the number of pictures that can be in a menu?
Is there a encoding buffer that is limiting the burn?
Thanks,
Don

The sales information says 999 images.  Do you have only the myDVD 8 or the entire EMC 8 Suite?  What happens if you chose to edit the project in Video Wave and then output the slide show to a mpg2 project and use that mpg2 project in MYDVD?  I don't have your version so I'm going by the sales images and they may not be correct.

Sorry, I don't remember if you can burn that project to an image file from MyDVD. If you can, do that (and not to a disc at the same time). Then you can copy that iso file to the blank DVD. Use an RW just to check.

Edited by sknis, 30 October 2006 - 09:03 AM.

[Larry]

If it was done using the slideshow assistant, and DVD Projector as the transition theme style, this would cause that if you selected more than 99 picture files, as what that style does it make each picture a chapter. DVD standards are limited to a total of 99 chapters per movie.

[Don H Dalton]

Larry, on Oct 30 2006, 09:03 AM, said:

If it was done using the slideshow assistant, and DVD Projector as the transition theme style, this would cause that if you selected more than 99 picture files, as what that style does it make each picture a chapter. DVD standards are limited to a total of 99 chapters per movie.

Good point. Every menu stops at exactly 99 pictures. I have been using the default "dissolve" transition.

How can I keep MYDVD 8 from calling every picture a chapter?

Don

sknis, on Oct 30 2006, 08:53 AM, said:

The sales information says 999 images.  Do you have only the myDVD 8 or the entire EMC 8 Suite?  What happens if you chose to edit the project in Video Wave and then output the slide show to a mpg2 project and use that mpg2 project in MYDVD?  I don't have your version so I'm going by the sales images and they may not be correct.

Sorry, I don't remember if you can burn that project to an image file from MyDVD. If you can, do that (and not to a disc at the same time). Then you can copy that iso file to the blank DVD. Use an RW just to check.

Thanks for the post. I have EMC 8 Suite. I prefer MYDVD over Video Wave just because you can put so many more pictures on the DVD (assuming I can solve the problem).

Opps, sorry I am not familar with mpg2 projects. It sounds interesting. Can you explain a little more.

Don

[myguggi]

Don H Dalton, on Oct 30 2006, 05:21 PM, said:

Good point. Every menu stops at exactly 99 pictures. I have been using the default "dissolve" transition.

How can I keep MYDVD 8 from calling every picture a chapter?

Don



Thanks for the post. I have EMC 8 Suite. I prefer MYDVD over Video Wave just because you can put so many more pictures on the DVD (assuming I can solve the problem).

Opps, sorry I am not familar with mpg2 projects. It sounds interesting. Can you explain a little more.

Don

The number of pictures in a slideshow has nothing to do with myDVD or Videowave but is determined by the  time-length of your slideshow. Videowave is the best program to use for creating the slideshow, myDVD is mostly used to create the menus, and burning to DVD or image file.

[grandpabruce]

Don H Dalton, on Oct 30 2006, 04:21 PM, said:

Good point. Every menu stops at exactly 99 pictures. I have been using the default "dissolve" transition.

How can I keep MYDVD 8 from calling every picture a chapter?

Don
Thanks for the post. I have EMC 8 Suite. I prefer MYDVD over Video Wave just because you can put so many more pictures on the DVD (assuming I can solve the problem).

Opps, sorry I am not familar with mpg2 projects. It sounds interesting. Can you explain a little more.

Don

Use VideoWave to create that slide show.  MyDVD is the wrong program for creating productions.  MyDVD is for authoring and burning.

[Tom Wassick]

I see the same problem at the 100 picture, where it skips forward.  I only created a .iso file, and it does it then, so the image is being corrupted when it's built.

It didn't happen the first time (when we used pan / zoom), but has happened with 2 totally different slideshows that didn't use pan / zoom.

[sknis]

Tom Wassick, on Nov 14 2006, 09:06 AM, said:

I see the same problem at the 100 picture, where it skips forward. I only created a .iso file, and it does it then, so the image is being corrupted when it's built.

It didn't happen the first time (when we used pan / zoom), but has happened with 2 totally different slideshows that didn't use pan / zoom.

Did you read the responses about using VideoWave? What are your computer specs?
Open disc copier and preview the iso image file.  If it looks OK then the problem is your blank disc or your burner.  
Start your own thread so people can understand who is replying to whom.

Edited by sknis, 14 November 2006 - 07:46 AM.

[Tom Wassick]

sknis, on Nov 14 2006, 07:45 AM, said:

Did you read the responses about using VideoWave? What are your computer specs?
Open disc copier and preview the iso image file.  If it looks OK then the problem is your blank disc or your burner.  
Start your own thread so people can understand who is replying to whom.

Yes...after reading a bit more, it appears that it's the 99 limit problem. Building in Videowave resolves the problem.

[sknis]

Tom Wassick, on Nov 14 2006, 09:53 AM, said:

Yes...after reading a bit more, it appears that it's the 99 limit problem. Building in Videowave resolves the problem.

Only if you use that transition selection in MyDVD.  If you use one of the other transitions, you will be able to add more than 99.

If you do make your slide show in VideoWave, and you add that project (dmsm) as a new video and you go to burn, you can archive the original images on the disc so you can see the original quality on your (or anyone else's)  computer. Sorry for that long sentence.   They do take up space so keep that in mind.

[Don H Dalton]

sknis, on Nov 14 2006, 10:53 AM, said:

Only if you use that transition selection in MyDVD.  If you use one of the other transitions, you will be able to add more than 99.

Hi, this is very interesting. I want to put a large number of pictures on a single DVD and MYDVD8 will put about 3500 pictures per DVD (with all menus of 99 pictures or less). I have tried to use other "transitions" but none seem to allow more than 99 pictures per menu. There is no option of no transitions that I can find.

Do you know of any way to get more than 99 pictures per menu and still get 3500 pictures on a single DVD?

I have tried using Videowave8, but then the number of pictures per DVD is severly limited.

Don

[myguggi]

Don H Dalton, on Nov 15 2006, 05:47 PM, said:

Hi, this is very interesting. I want to put a large number of pictures on a single DVD and MYDVD8 will put about 3500 pictures per DVD (with all menus of 99 pictures or less). I have tried to use other "transitions" but none seem to allow more than 99 pictures per menu. There is no option of no transitions that I can find.

Do you know of any way to get more than 99 pictures per menu and still get 3500 pictures on a single DVD?

I have tried using Videowave8, but then the number of pictures per DVD is severly limited.

Don

3500 pictures on a DVD slideshow? You've got to be kidding!!
Since a DVD only holds about 60 minutes of video at best quality (which is really what you want for pictures), you will have only about 1 sec to view each image

Adding menus and transitions will reduce even that time. For a reasonable slideshow, 300-400 photos is a good limit

[Don H Dalton]

myguggi, on Nov 15 2006, 09:00 PM, said:

3500 pictures on a DVD slideshow? You've got to be kidding!!
Since a DVD only holds about 60 minutes of video at best quality (which is really what you want for pictures), you will have only about 1 sec to view each image

Adding menus and transitions will reduce even that time. For a reasonable slideshow, 300-400 photos is a good limit

Hi, Yes! If you use MYDVD slideshows of 99 or less pictures for each menu, you can add menus and sub-menus. I usually start with six sum-menus that go to six menus each. That is 36 menus! I leave the default "desolve" transition and 5 seconds for each picture. You get a little over 8 minutes of slideshow for 99 pictures per menu. That is just under FIVE HOURS! per DVD.

The DVD fills up just before you get all of them full. YES! 3500 pictures!

The quality is every bit as good as any Videowave production.

Try it! You will see how great it works.

Don

[malatekid]

Don H Dalton, on Nov 16 2006, 11:42 AM, said:

Hi, Yes! If you use MYDVD slideshows of 99 or less pictures for each menu, you can add menus and sub-menus. I usually start with six sum-menus that go to six menus each. That is 36 menus! I leave the default "desolve" transition and 5 seconds for each picture. You get a little over 8 minutes of slideshow for 99 pictures per menu. That is just under FIVE HOURS! per DVD.

The DVD fills up just before you get all of them full. YES! 3500 pictures!

The quality is every bit as good as any Videowave production.

Try it! You will see how great it works.

Don

Five hours? Have you burned it yet to DVD? Let us know how it goes.

Edited by malatekid, 16 November 2006 - 08:52 AM.

[Don H Dalton]

malatekid, on Nov 16 2006, 08:51 AM, said:

Five hours? Have you burned it yet to DVD? Let us know how it goes.

Yes, The DVD fill line in MYDVD shows something less than 3700MB but that is about all that will fit on one DVD. I wish I knew why the space fill line is not accurate but .... At first, I would put over 4000 pictures on one DVD but then the .ISO file was too big for the DVD. So I backed off to about 3700MB and it all fit. But that is very close to 3500 pictures on one DVD (with music). At 5 seconds per picture ... Yes, 290 minutes or just under 5 hours viewing time. By the way, they play great on a HD television.

The major disadvantage is that you have to select a new menu every 8 minutes or so. But it does allow you to easily start at any point you want for each viewing.

Don

[myguggi]

Don H Dalton, on Nov 16 2006, 02:49 PM, said:

Yes, The DVD fill line in MYDVD shows something less than 3700MB but that is about all that will fit on one DVD. I wish I knew why the space fill line is not accurate but .... At first, I would put over 4000 pictures on one DVD but then the .ISO file was too big for the DVD. So I backed off to about 3700MB and it all fit. But that is very close to 3500 pictures on one DVD (with music). At 5 seconds per picture ... Yes, 290 minutes or just under 5 hours viewing time. By the way, they play great on a HD television.

The major disadvantage is that you have to select a new menu every 8 minutes or so. But it does allow you to easily start at any point you want for each viewing.

Don

Could you give a detailed description of how you did this? I am really curious to see how that is possible!

[Don H Dalton]

myguggi, on Nov 16 2006, 04:21 PM, said:

Could you give a detailed description of how you did this? I am really curious to see how that is possible!

Well, it is vert straight forward. First, use MYDVD. Add sub-menus and menus. Add up to six slideshows of 99 or less pictures to each menu. Add background music for each slideshow.

Keep adding slideshows until the space used indicator shows about 3700MB or less. (Why it does not indicate correctly, I do not know).

Burn to a .ISO file.

Use "Disc Copy" to copy the .ISO file to a DVD. If it says the file is too big to go on the DVD just remove a few pictures from a MYDVD slideshow so that the space indicator goes down maybe 100MB. I find that 3700MB or less works fine.

When you get it done ... count the pictures as you view them on your TV. You will have 10 times the pictures than any Videowave production.

The secret is use 99 or less pictures per menu. Use MYDVD not Videowave unless you are willing to have much fewer pictures on teh DVD.

Don

[Larry]

Don H Dalton, on Nov 17 2006, 10:47 AM, said:

Well, it is vert straight forward. First, use MYDVD. Add sub-menus and menus. Add up to six slideshows of 99 or less pictures to each menu. Add background music for each slideshow.

Keep adding slideshows until the space used indicator shows about 3700MB or less. (Why it does not indicate correctly, I do not know).

Burn to a .ISO file.

Use "Disc Copy" to copy the .ISO file to a DVD. If it says the file is too big to go on the DVD just remove a few pictures from a MYDVD slideshow so that the space indicator goes down maybe 100MB. I find that 3700MB or less works fine.

When you get it done ... count the pictures as you view them on your TV. You will have 10 times the pictures than any Videowave production.

The secret is use 99 or less pictures per menu. Use MYDVD not Videowave unless you are willing to have much fewer pictures on teh DVD.

Don

So you are using MyDVD and the "Add Slideshow" assistant. What settings did you select for each slide show when you stepped thru the wizard?

Edited by Larry, 17 November 2006 - 08:58 AM.

[Don H Dalton]

Larry, on Nov 17 2006, 08:57 AM, said:

So you are using MyDVD and the "Add Slideshow" assistant. What settings did you select for each slide show when you stepped thru the wizard?

Humm, I used the default "desolve" and 5 sec per slide. I do not think there are any other settings. I also add background music for each slideshow. If this is not what you wanted. I can write each step out.

Don

[grandpabruce]

Don H Dalton, on Nov 17 2006, 06:13 PM, said:

Humm, I used the default "desolve" and 5 sec per slide. I do not think there are any other settings. I also add background music for each slideshow. If this is not what you wanted. I can write each step out.

Don

I am curious, also.  A detailed step by step would be fantastic.