How long should it take to render a menu

govarney · Post by **govarney** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:57 am

Hi,

I'm creating my first DVD video based on 100+ JPG images divided into 4 "projects" concatenated together. About 15 or so chapters in the title pages.

So far its been rendering for 13 hours 25 mins and its only 75% thru the "Converting video of the title [004/004]" its has been sitting at this point for at least 3 hours. CPU is running at 59%-90% and has been for all of this time.

My system is a P4 @ 2.8Ghz with 1.0 GB ram.

Is this normal, or do you think (as I do) that I am in some infinite loop ?

I am using VS 11+.

Regards,
G.O.Varney

Post by **Ken Berry** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:49 am

That is certainly not right. But I don't think it is converting the menu -- if it says it is converting the title, that means the slideshow itself.

What I suspect has happened is that, after compiling and editing the slideshow, you did not first make a DVD-compatible mpeg-2 of it (Share > Create Video File > DVD). Instead, you went straight to the burning module (Share > Create Disc). That way, the burning module has to convert the slideshow to DVD-compatible mpeg-2 plus the other complex tasks involved in the burning phase, including conversion of the menu to video, multiplexing the video and audio and of course the burning itself.

Evidently, there is something about the slideshow which is causing VS to choke. So try it the way I suggested. That way, you will be able to tell if the final mpeg-2 is created properly or not. Since it is only one slideshow and a relatively modestly sized one, you can use the highest quality settings for the mpeg-2 creation (e.g. bitrate of 8000 kbps). You can also use Frame Based as the field order as only still photos are involved.

If it is and you are happy, you then close that project by opening a new one. Then you can choose Share > Create Disc. The burning module opens, you insert the mpeg-2, construct your menu and burn. Oh, and make sure 'do not convert compliant mpeg files' is ticked in the middle of the three icons in the bottom left of the burning screen. That will ensure that no further conversion of your slideshow takes place during the burning stage.

govarney · Post by **govarney** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:57 am

You are correct I did not create the MPEG first. I stop it and try again.

Thanks Ken.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:20 am

Depending on how complex the transitions and editing your might have added to the slideshow, the conversion of it to mpeg-2 should, on your computer take probably no more than an hour, and probably a good deal less.

Then in the burning module, depending on how complex the menu is, and what burning speed you choose, that whole process should also take no more than about half an hour, say, at 4x speed for a single layer DVD.