Blu ray disk chapters blank

karataka wrote on 11/23/2024, 6:51 AM

Hi there,

I burned a blu-ray disk ISO with menu. If I play the disk it works as expected, but If I select one chapter from the menu, I see a black screen an just the audio. Tested with VLC and real blu-ray player.

If I burn a DVD, it works as expected. If I select a chapter from the menu I see video and audio

How strange!

Any help?

Cheers

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johnebaker wrote on 11/23/2024, 9:47 AM

@karataka

Hi

We need more information:

  • Movie Studio version and patch number - see under Help, About...
     
  • which disk template was used for creating the disk?

Can post screenshots of the following:

  • the timeline, we need to see the entire length of the timline, click the options shown below to get full screen timeline view and full width. If necessary blur out the 'preview images on the video/image objects



     
  • the disk creation screen in Edit mode as shown below


     
  • which preset are you using in the Burn dialog - BluRay or AVCHD and in the following dialog which video format Mpeg 2 or h.264?
     

. . . . real blu-ray player . . . .

Assuming you mean you burned the ISO to disc and tested in a BD player, what make and type of disc did you use and how did you burn the ISO image to disc?

VLC is not, IMHO, a good program to test BD ISO images with, I have found many issues with it, I use PowerDVD 22 which is BluRay standard compliant.

John EB
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karataka wrote on 11/23/2024, 10:09 AM

@johnebaker

Here is the timeline

Let me explain again.

If I generate a DVD ISO everything works in VLC. If I burn the BD (I use Nero) an play in a real Panasonic blu-ray player attached to my TV I can select any chapter from the Menu and play it.

If I generate a BD ISO in VLC and real Panasonic blu-ray player, I can see the video only if I play from the start. If I select a chapter from the Menu, I see a black screen (video doen't start) but I am able to hear the audio.

In the simulation inside MS it works correctly.

I am using Purple Glass template.

I burned info BD RE..

I sucessfully used this process with PowerDirectory many times... This is my first experience with MS....... IMHO Not a good start...

Cheers

karataka wrote on 11/23/2024, 10:20 AM

Hi @johnebaker

one more thing. If I import the DVD ISO with Handbrake everything works. If I try to import the BD I have this error.

HTH

karataka wrote on 11/23/2024, 11:33 AM

Export as Blu Ray h.264.... the MPEG2 takes about 19 hours.....😕

johnebaker wrote on 11/23/2024, 1:50 PM

@karataka

Hi

. . . . Let me explain again. . . .

What the DVD does is only relevant in so far as the issue would appear to be not related to the video/audio formats on the timeline, this was concluded from your original post.

Therefore the issue is either:

  1. The timeline layout you are using, from your timeline image it looks like you are following the Power Director timeline layout, for adding media, which is 'bottom up', in theory the layout you have used in Movie Studio 'should' work for a single video track, however it is not the conventional layout that is used in Movie Studio.

    Movie Studio is 'top down' ie track 1 is the lowest layer ie contains the background video/images, video images - you can best see this by loading the Magix Demo project.
     
  2. . . . . I burned info BD RE . . . .
    Do you mean as a data disc? if so then this will not work
     
  3. Try the following to eliminate layout as being an issue:

    Move the audio on track 1 to track 5.

    Move the video (MP4) and its associated audio to tracks 1 and 2.

    Burn a Bluray image use the h.264 option for the encoding format - do not change any other burn settings.

    Added:  if you get the message shown below select Encode all.



     
  4. To eliminate Nero as the cause of the issue

    Once you have created the ISO file, using Windows Explorer right click the file and select, Show more options if necessary, then Burn to disc.

 

John EB

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VPX 16, Movie Studio 2025, and earlier versions 2015 and 2016, Music Maker Premium 2024.

PC - running Windows 11 23H2 Professional on Intel i7-8700K 3.2 GHz, 16GB RAM, RTX 2060 6GB 192-bit GDDR6, 1 x 1Tb Sabrent NVME SSD (OS and programs), 2 x 4TB (Data) internal HDD + 1TB internal SSD (Work disc), + 6 ext backup HDDs.

Laptop - Lenovo Legion 5i Phantom - running Windows 11 23H2 on Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB DDR4-SDRAM, 512GB SSD, 43.9 cm screen Full HD 1920 x 1080, Intel UHD 630 iGPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6)

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karataka wrote on 11/24/2024, 4:26 AM

Hi @johnebaker

I don't want to be rude but I am more than 30 years of software engineer so I am aware the difference between burning an ISO or a data DVD (your point 2). I made several DVD and BD with PowerDirector so I consider myself confident on various workflow.

I tried your suggestion on point 3 and I have the same problem. Let me clarify that the problem is visible in VLC, PowerDVD and real phisical disc.

Step 1: I insert the disc and I see the menu:

Step 2: I press play and I see video and audio as expected

Step 3: Eject the BD and start from scratch again. Insert the disc and go to the chapter

Step 4: Select any of the chapter. Result is that I see a black screen and the audio start normally.

Hence: Houston we have a problem.

These are my considerations: It is not a layout problem as I tested with your suggestion. I inspected the BD with BDedit and for what is see the MPLS generated seems not correct. I have about 30 chapters...

I will try to see how it works with mpeg2

Cheers

Andrea