n00b: Menus not working.

jizlobber · Post by **jizlobber** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:46 pm

Hi all. I'm a newbie as the title says and just playing around with VS8 trying to get a handle on it. I can't get the menus to work. They're there, but they don't do anything.

The first question should be: will menus work on SVCD, or does it have to be DVD? When I put the disc in my player it automatically goes to video, not the menus. If I press the menu button it will go to the menu, but then I can't get out no matter what I press.

Has anyone seen this?

Thanks.

Edit: spelling.

GeorgeW · Post by **GeorgeW** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:49 pm

What type of disc are you creating?

VCD and SVCD's use the Number Buttons on your remote control to make a selection (i.e. not the arrow buttons).

For DVD's, the arrow buttons should allow you to navigate your menu

jizlobber · Post by **jizlobber** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:56 pm

Well, that answers it. Thanks.

Actually, the numbers didn't work either. But I have a really cheap DVD player.

GeorgeW · Post by **GeorgeW** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:15 pm

Check if your DVD Player has a "PBC" button (I think it stands for Play Back Control, but I am not sure). I haven't done a VCD in a long time, but one of my dvd players needs me to hit that PBC button in order to get it to work...

kebrinton · Post by **kebrinton** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:23 am

I've noticed the same problem, if you call it that, with both VCDs and SVCDs. I've given up on menus with those, and put the information into the video itself.

Isn't a cheap DVD player more likely to play a variety of formats?

jizlobber · Post by **jizlobber** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:26 pm

kebrinton wrote: Isn't a cheap DVD player more likely to play a variety of formats?

Play them? yes. Play them well? Maybe not. Just needed a region-free so I got a cheapie.

Thanks for the info.