This is really frustrating. I have an Encore 2.0 project, previously used to
build an SD DVD, using AVI/AC3 output from Premiere (built from what had been
HDV video). REALLY basic menu buttons (no animation, or anything like that).
They simply have standard highlights (which show as an arrow next to the
button). In fact, those buttons weren't anything fancy that I built, they were
simply standard buttons supplied in a previous Encore package. They worked fine
in Encore 2.0 when the project was used to burn an SD DVD.
I've been sitting on the Premiere and Encore projects for several years, waiting
for the HD support, so when I upgraded to CS3, I transcoded some a set of
MV4/AC3 files in Premiere, and re-opened my original Encore project with the CS3
version; and then simply replaced the original AVI/AC3 files with new MV4/AC3. I
then flipped the Encore project settings to burn a BR disk. I had to re-point
the menu links (to the chapters in the new video file), but made NO changes to
the content of the menus (i.e. all of the menu components are exactly what they
were before). Within Encore, I previewed the Menu functionality and they work
perfectly (i.e. the pseudo-remote moves the arrow/highlight between the buttons,
and I can jump between my two menu pages, as well as jumping into my chapters).
Everything LOOKED great.
So then I burned a disk (first one, on my new BR burner!). It burned great. I
popped it in my Panny, and when the first menu popped up, I immediately clicked
Enter (as my default button was to "Play"). That worked fine (so the
button is "functional"), and my movie played (it was great to finally
see my HDV footage in its full resolution). But then I jumped back to the menu
to test out the rest of the menu capability. That's when the disappointment set
in. The problem is that the menu navigation is all non-functional. I am unable
to move between the buttons on my opening menu (and hence, can't even get to my
submenu). It's just like the remote isn't working. And it's not like the buttons
are "really" moving, but just not being highlighted properly, as I've
played with the remote to test that possibility (based upon having seen some
posts along those lines). It's simply that the navigation is "dead".
It's dead when the disk is first loaded, and dead if you jump back to the menu
after playing the movie. Of course, all "other" DVD and (commercial)
BR disks work just fine.
So... the obvious question that I have is whether anybody else has seen any such
behavior, or whether I'm the only unlucky SOB to suffer this problem? This is
the sort of "buggy crap" (in Encore and/or Premiere) that has driven
me crazy over the years (thru numerous version). This is absolutely one of the
simplest projects (all of "seven!" resources listed on the Resource
tab). How in the world have they managed to muck up the navigation in the menus,
on something this simple? I'm clueless as to what I can even try, that might
resolve the problem (especially when the menus work perfectly while being
previewed). It simply looks like Encore has some basic bug that results in it
mangling the menus when it builds them before the burn process.
Any input/thoughts would obviously be appreciated.
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