2 replies to this topic

[jabrowner]

I've noticed that, when creating menus for video DVDs, I am sometimes unable to select a frame from the video as the button picture -- all I get is a black square. Anyone ever have this happen and know of a solution? I've mainly been burning .avi to DVD using Toast 6.0. The files play fine in Quicktime, and I do not have Quicktime Pro so I cannot work with the video tracks directly.

[tsantee]

jabrowner, on Apr 29 2006, 11:16 PM, said:

I've noticed that, when creating menus for video DVDs, I am sometimes unable to select a frame from the video as the button picture -- all I get is a black square. Anyone ever have this happen and know of a solution? I've mainly been burning .avi to DVD using Toast 6.0. The files play fine in Quicktime, and I do not have Quicktime Pro so I cannot work with the video tracks directly.

The way it works for me is to click on the thumbnail image. A scroll bar appears underneath and I can drag it to select a different frame for the button picture. If Toast is showing a black box it must be having difficulty reading the AVI.

[spungokid]

jabrowner, on Apr 29 2006, 11:16 PM, said:

I've noticed that, when creating menus for video DVDs, I am sometimes unable to select a frame from the video as the button picture -- all I get is a black square. Anyone ever have this happen and know of a solution? I've mainly been burning .avi to DVD using Toast 6.0. The files play fine in Quicktime, and I do not have Quicktime Pro so I cannot work with the video tracks directly.

Have you had any success yet getting a button picture?
I've got Toast 7 and have been having the same problem with some .avi files.  Would love to figure this out, too.