Unable to find any cells for a layer break

[Anchor1]

I have authored a DVD on hard disk using DVDLab from a number of recorded TV shows using a simple menu. When I try to output to file or burn directly to DVD disk using ImgBurn I get the same message, "Unable to find any cells that could be used for a layer break!"

 

I have re-authored the DVD, twice, re-constructing the menu etc to no avail.

 

It's not the first time I have done this, it has always worked before. ImgBurn has found at least one cell suitable for a layer break and often two or even three, but this time it can't find any.

 

A search on this forum has found others have had this to but the symptoms and cure look nothing like mine.

 

The authored DVD is in a VIDEO_TS folder as usual and Windows reports the folder contains 6.78 GB.

 

I'm hopeing someone can explain why this is happening because so far I am more than pleased with ImgBurn. The reliability of burns on my Pioneer 111L using MKM-001 DL Verbatims has been 100%. I really don't want to go back to Nero or CopyToDVD.

 

thankyou

 

edit: I should mention I am using ImgBurn 2.3.2.0

Edited June 22, 2007 by Anchor1

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You need to insert some chapters / cells so that you can split it nicely.

 

If there aren't any in the regions that 'should' work as a layer break position, there's no way to make a proper layer break.

 

Using other tools wouldn't get around that, they'd just be ignoring the specs if they worked. I too could just burn it and forget about correct alignment, but I decided not to.

[Anchor1]

Thanks for the fast reply Lightning. Are you saying that If I created chapters in each of the 5 videos in this compilation, say with auto-chapters in DVDLab, ImgBurn might be able to find suitable cells in the right area?

 

cheers

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Yeah, cells or chapters.

 

You just really need them around the midway point - i.e. between 3 and 4GB if the image is 6.7GB

[Anchor1]

Well, thats great. I have just re-authored this DVD with 10 chapters in each of the 5 videos using the auto-chapters feature of DVDLab and now ImgBurn finds no less than 9 "Average" layer break positions.

 

Thanks Lightning, I think I'm on the right track.

[samtroy]

You need to insert some chapters / cells so that you can split it nicely.

 

If there aren't any in the regions that 'should' work as a layer break position, there's no way to make a proper layer break.

 

Using other tools wouldn't get around that, they'd just be ignoring the specs if they worked. I too could just burn it and forget about correct alignment, but I decided not to.

 

Hello!

 

I also have this "Unable to find any cells for a layer break"-problem a lot . At least half of the DVD9-movies I try to burn produce such an error. The only *easy* way for me to get around it is to use Nero Burning ROM.. which always burns the movies without a problem. But of course I'd rather like to continue using ImgBurn . And I really don't have the nerves and the know-how to start some authoring-tool and change chapters..

 

Why can't ImgBurn do this difficult task of creating a chapter at the needed location automatically? Isn't it possible to include this function?

 

Or at least some kind of "Ignore specs & do it like Nero"-button ;-).. so that ImgBurn-Fans don't have to go back to Nero for these cases...

 

Looking forward to hear from you, LIGHTNING UK! And thanks for this COOL tool!

[blutach]

Welcome to ImgBurn Forum.

 

Creating a chapter is the job of the authoring program. It involves reasonably complex manipulations of the VOBs and IFOs - something which ImgBurn does not (and, as a burning program, never will) do.

 

All commercial DVD-9s will be authored with a layer break at an appropriate position. If your project can't find one, then something is very wrong. You should post a log.

 

Regards