continuous play with Mac 10.6.3 not possible?

[David Moran]

I have been writing to disc image as a proof process so I do not waste discs and the time involved, a nice feature I did not use before.

When trying to view my work THE DISC is refusing to automatically play through a disc's entire content even though "play items continuously" was selected prior to writing. Each video or slideshow must be selected individually and then select "shuffle" to view content.

I have looked and looked for a solution without luck. Is this another compatibility issue?

[David Moran]

I'll look into this to see what I can discover. I closed your previous post on this topic because you provided more info in this one.

Thanks!

Been trying to get pics to play continuously with occasional luck. Sometimes the program continues to another title but most often the same few pics in the first title play over and over again.

None play on initiation as the preferences are set to. I must select a title and then select "shuffle". Only once did it progress to the next set of files.

All else seems to work well now. Perhaps I am doing something incorrectly?

 

[David Moran]

I think the trouble is you are clicking shuffle play. If you click the first image instead it should continuously play through the images in that title and continue to the next title. At least it is working that way for me. I think that clicking shuffle play forces it to continue shuffling within the one title.

 

We've discussed the problem with images taking too long to advance. This time I watched the timer in the DVD Player controller. It jumps all over the place while an image is being displayed. Something is definitely amiss there.

 

I do not have the timer problem but I hear you about SHUFFLE but cannot view anything but menu unless I hit it. That title then repeats itself never progressing to the next. Only once did the program go to another title automatically. I have not been able to duplicate that.

 

Roxio finally got back to me. I sent them the text of out last few communications.

Looks like we are caught in the black hole created in the zeal "to get it out there."

[tsantee]

I do not have the timer problem but I hear you about SHUFFLE but cannot view anything but menu unless I hit it. That title then repeats itself never progressing to the next. Only once did the program go to another title automatically. I have not been able to duplicate that.

 

Roxio finally got back to me. I sent them the text of out last few communications.

Looks like we are caught in the black hole created in the zeal "to get it out there."

It works for me clicking on the first photo in the menu instead of clicking the Shuffle button. Glad you have the attention of Roxio's support.

[tsantee]

Thanks!

Been trying to get pics to play continuously with occasional luck. Sometimes the program continues to another title but most often the same few pics in the first title play over and over again.

None play on initiation as the preferences are set to. I must select a title and then select "shuffle". Only once did it progress to the next set of files.

All else seems to work well now. Perhaps I am doing something incorrectly?

I think the trouble is you are clicking shuffle play. If you click the first image instead it should continuously play through the images in that title and continue to the next title. At least it is working that way for me. I think that clicking shuffle play forces it to continue shuffling within the one title.

 

We've discussed the problem with images taking too long to advance. This time I watched the timer in the DVD Player controller. It jumps all over the place while an image is being displayed. Something is definitely amiss there.

[David Moran]

I tried two DVD players here. Both worked with limited success. Meaning, both progressed to another title automatically but only after some convoluted effort, not always using the same buttons on the remote. None actually answer the helm as their description leads one to believe one should expect. I guess you could say it is acceptable albeit not perfect but still cannot get my Mac to do the same.

 

 

[tsantee]

I tried two DVD players here. Both worked with limited success. Meaning, both progressed to another title automatically but only after some convoluted effort, not always using the same buttons on the remote. None actually answer the helm as their description leads one to believe one should expect. I guess you could say it is acceptable albeit not perfect but still cannot get my Mac to do the same.

Something isn't quite right and that does make it unacceptable. My test was using DVD Player from a mounted disc image. It continuously played the slides all the way through the multiple titles and even continued from the beginning again. However, the elapsed time between slides is erratic and that ruins it.

 

Have you tried using iDVD instead to make your slide shows? They have the advantage of including a transition effect and an audio track.

[tsantee]

I'll look into this to see what I can discover. I closed your previous post on this topic because you provided more info in this one.