Hi,
Here is my problem. I am not sure what is causing it.
I am making a Director Program - a DVD with videos.
The video files are MPEG-2 (not DVD or video_TS files). I am using
MPEG Advance Xtra to control.
When I play the DVD locally from the hard drive (or over a network)
everything is great - no problems. Video plays smooth and loads quick.
However when I burn to a DVD, the first time the video is accessed on
the DVD via Director it takes a long time to get started. Depending
on the size it can take 5-30 seconds. I can hear the DVD chugging
away. If I try to play the DVD right away, it stutters for a second
then catches up and is fine. If I try to play the videos by clicking
on them from within windows they open fast and play smoothy within
WMP. No chugging.
But once the video is played the 1st time, it plays smoothly
afterward. Even if I go to another video and then come back to it.
But if eject the disc and load again the problem happens again.
I can trick the DVD by accessing the video file off the stage (and
paused) then bring it on to the stage. I can also hit each movie in
the beginning of the program (but not display it). Then when the
program actually views the DVD, things play smooth and video starts
up fast.
Unfortunately that means the DVD churns for over a minute with
nothing happening (or my splash screen sits there).
I have tried putting the video in different places on the DVD (in the
xtras folder) and in separate video folders. Same results.
I am burning my DVD's on Toast on a Mac but the DVD's are being
played on a Windows Compaq laptop. It seems the DVD drive is having
trouble accessing the video.
I do not have the same stuttering problem with Flash files or audio
files.
Thanks in advance,
Greg
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