If I go over the 99 chapter limit, what happens? at DVinfo.net

David Delaney · April 16th, 2009, 08:47 PM

I am in the process of preparing a DVD and found out that the limit for chapters is 99 - is this going to affect my project? Will it still run properly? Thanks

Edward Troxel · April 17th, 2009, 06:30 AM

Do you need more than 99? BTW, I believe it's 99 per playlist so you may be agle to get around that by using more playlists.

David Delaney · April 18th, 2009, 10:11 AM

It was a picture slideshow, so there were a lot of pictures in this. The chapters are really more for the editor to check out each picture and the caption before it goes to the final version. I burned it anyway, so I guess I will have to wait and see.
BTW, how do you get a playlist? Is that Vegas or ARCH?

Mike Kujbida · April 18th, 2009, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Delaney

BTW, how do you get a playlist? Is that Vegas or ARCH?

Playlists are a function of DVDA.
I've never done one but the online help seems pretty self-explanatory.

David Delaney · April 22nd, 2009, 03:43 PM

Well, I have discovered what happens. It does not go beyond 99 chapters when viewed through the player. That sucks. Luckily, there is only about 15 minutes of photos left in the end, but it is a pain not being able to cycle through them to check for errors and such before getting it out to people. I will have to look into the playlist function, but I don't know how it can work considering they are created in VEGAS and in fact, when I went over 99, the markers went blank.

Ok, tried to make a playlist in Arch, but I can't seem to get it - I made playlists, but they all access the entire 99 chapters and nothing more. I am not sure how to combat this or if I can. Someone said something about 'titling'? Does anyone know a way around this or how I can get more then 99 in arch?

Jay Allen · April 23rd, 2009, 07:30 AM

I have been in your shoes before and the only way i could get around this was to split the movie. When you render the second half with the blank markers they will be renumbered from the first marker.

April 16th, 2009, 08:47 PM	#1
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	If I go over the 99 chapter limit, what happens? I am in the process of preparing a DVD and found out that the limit for chapters is 99 - is this going to affect my project? Will it still run properly? Thanks

April 17th, 2009, 06:30 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Do you need more than 99? BTW, I believe it's 99 per playlist so you may be agle to get around that by using more playlists. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 22nd, 2009, 03:43 PM	#5
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	Well, I have discovered what happens. It does not go beyond 99 chapters when viewed through the player. That sucks. Luckily, there is only about 15 minutes of photos left in the end, but it is a pain not being able to cycle through them to check for errors and such before getting it out to people. I will have to look into the playlist function, but I don't know how it can work considering they are created in VEGAS and in fact, when I went over 99, the markers went blank. Ok, tried to make a playlist in Arch, but I can't seem to get it - I made playlists, but they all access the entire 99 chapters and nothing more. I am not sure how to combat this or if I can. Someone said something about 'titling'? Does anyone know a way around this or how I can get more then 99 in arch? Last edited by David Delaney; April 22nd, 2009 at 05:43 PM.

April 23rd, 2009, 07:30 AM	#6
Jay Allen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Scottsdale AZ Posts: 66	Chapter limit I have been in your shoes before and the only way i could get around this was to split the movie. When you render the second half with the blank markers they will be renumbered from the first marker.

April 18th, 2009, 10:11 AM	#3
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	It was a picture slideshow, so there were a lot of pictures in this. The chapters are really more for the editor to check out each picture and the caption before it goes to the final version. I burned it anyway, so I guess I will have to wait and see. BTW, how do you get a playlist? Is that Vegas or ARCH?