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@rickduley the error log says that the disc is not empty or not writable. There is also often this error: ThumbnailCache::GetThumbnailFromFile: invalid filetype 208 J:\Movie Archive\Attenborough 99\Attenborough 99.MVP Maybe it has something to do

Photostory

15 answers, most recent on 1/28/2026

RE: 2026 Manual doesn't agree with program - Split Photostory, etc.

Tonight I burned three storylines to the DVD+RW disk using the same blue grid menu as before and it played back on my BD player this time. Extremely slow burning, but it worked. Is there anyway to use a custom menu image background or edit an

Photostory

15 answers, most recent on 1/28/2026

RE: 2026 Manual doesn't agree with program - Split Photostory, etc.

Re your comment above, I have another problem. The Sony DVD-R disk I burned, that I mentioned above, the AVCHD, doesn't play back on my home BlueRay player. I get the main menu screen with the two story lines switchable and it looks great in HD.

Movie Studio

5 answers, most recent on 5/4/2025

How can I create USB thumb drive with menus.

I've been producing DVDs and Blu-ray for decades and am proficient with Pinnacle Studio. I'm currently using PS-26 and can make DVDs. But these days most computers don't have optical drives. I have several hundred DVDs of family and travel. My

Other products

4 answers, most recent on 3/9/2026

RE: Video Deluxe 2026 | When I add a flag, would you open the rename bar

@Survey123Jedi Hi I too agree it would be useful when creating DVD/Blu-ray discs, the Chapter names would be picked up by the chapter menus automatically. . . . . I use it to remind me to do something . . . . For that I use the 'old school' method -

Movie Studio

3 answers, most recent on 9/10/2025

RE: MAGIX Video deluxe 2026-number of chapter markers

@Alfns Hi This depends on which disc format you are referring to The DVD standard which all DVD discs must adhere to, states you can have up to 99 movies each with up to 99 Chapters on one disc. The Blu-ray standard, which all BD discs must adhere

Movie Studio

2 answers, most recent on 9/11/2024

[Solved] 24 version Burn DVD etc.

Hi I created DVD with 4 video files sections / pages - but on play want subsequent files to auto start after previous one completes, currently it stops after each and awaits manual selection to play .. the person i am doing this for is not good with

Movie Studio

8 answers, most recent on 2/5/2026

RE: Repeated glitch in burned disc

@k9vet Hi . . . . This has happened with several burn attempts. . .. Always happens at nearly the same spot in the playback and occurs on different DVD players . . . . We need more information to help with this issue: Windows 11 version

Photostory

15 answers, most recent on 1/28/2026

2026 Manual doesn't agree with program - Split Photostory, etc.

I have some projects that I would like to separate into separate Photostories within that project so that I can burn them to a DVD and have each story as an option to play. In the manual on page 95 the instructions don't make sense, I separate the

Movie Studio

2 answers, most recent on 9/11/2024

RE: [Solved] 24 version Burn DVD etc.

@Paul-Holloway Welcome to the Magix users forums. When you enter the Burn pages of the app you will see the DVD Menu screen (which you can change to suit). If you right-click on the menu image you will see two options, "Simulate DVD action" and

Movie Studio

2 answers, most recent on 2/6/2025

Return to menu after chapter finishes on a DVD

Good Morning, i have movie studio 2024 as well as Vegas pro 22 . Currently I'm trying to figure out "if MS" can even do it , but i want to build a video collection "3" and burn them to a dvd. however i can't find anywhere a setting that will allow a

Rescue Your Videotapes!

2 answers, most recent on 6/15/2025

Problem to add projects to the DVD menu.

MAGIX Video easy Video SaverVersion 7.0.1.12 (UDP3) Windows 11 Hi I have problem to add project to the DVD menu, when i am about to burn the movies to a DVD The first project is loaded as usual in the start. => "Finish movie" => "burn to

Rescue Your Videotapes!

3 answers, most recent on 3/12/2024

[Solved] Video Saver 2023

How do you change the music on the DVD menus to your own file.

Photostory

15 answers, most recent on 1/28/2026

RE: 2026 Manual doesn't agree with program - Split Photostory, etc.

@doane Hi . . . . DVD writer is not Bluetooth capable . . . . To clarify, Bluetooth is a format of wireless communication between devices, eg mobile phone/ear buds mouse/computer. Blu-ray is a disc format. . . . . anyway to use a custom menu image

Movie Studio

14 answers, most recent on 3/19/2026

RE: Separating Audio Tracks Video deluxe 2026 premium

@Tom-Essex, @CubeAce, @browj2 Hi . . . . I need both of my audio tracks to have their own tracks I'm trying to eliminate the need of swapping between my audio tracks constantly. . . . In addition to @CubeAce comment, the 'switch between each track'

Movie Studio

26 answers, most recent on 1/17/2025

Blu ray disk chapters blank

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

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 12/4/2024

Custom Buttons on BluRay Menus Throw Errors on Menu Encode

SO I've used Vegas for some time, and DVD architect used to be my go-to for making home video DVDs. Now for a new project I needed a larger format, so I switched to BluRay and started using Magix Movie Studio Platinum (2025). The built-in DVD/BR

Movie Studio

2 answers, most recent on 2/6/2025

RE: Return to menu after chapter finishes on a DVD

@me_again Hi Movie Studio 24 does not support the options, in the Disc menu editing, to enable single chapter playback and return back to the Chater menu. The method @me_again gave: . . . . if each "chapter" is edited as a new video on the timeline

Movie Studio

4 answers, most recent on 9/17/2025

RE: How to create a Blu-ray Disc without fancy menus

@jak.willis Hi Jak . . . . Is there a way to simply create the Blu-ray movie and have just a plain data disc-style menu when playing back on a Blu-ray Player? . . . . For a single movie you can create an 'Autorun' disc by unchecking the options

Other products

27 answers, most recent on 1/7/2025

DVD Architect Studio 5.0

I have been using DVD Architect Studio 5.0 for several years with Movie Studio Platinum 13 to burn DVDs with menus. I am getting ready to purchase a new computer (which will run Windows 11) and may or may not upgrade the Movie Studio program. For

Other products

27 answers, most recent on 1/7/2025

RE: DVD Architect Studio 5.0

@Julia-Huddleston Hi . . . . making slide shows of old family photos along with background music and a few movie file imports - and then burning them to DVDs with menus . . . . . With Magix Movie Studio you can do all this 'in program' without the

Photostory

2 answers, most recent on 3/26/2025

RE: Project automatisch opnieuw laten afspelen

@Margret-Brandhoff Welcome to the Magix user to user forums. You can create your slideshow to play on a "loop" but only if you are exporting it to DVD, I believe. When you go to the Burn screen , click on the image of the menu which you see and

Movie Studio

2 answers, most recent on 2/6/2025

RE: Return to menu after chapter finishes on a DVD

@ron-griswold Greetings Ron, I'm not near my computer for a few days but if memory serves, I seem to remember that if each "chapter" is edited as a new video on the timeline instead of as part of a large video they all show in the DVD menu but each

Video Pro X

7 answers, most recent on 3/5/2024

DVD Menus

Upgraded to Video Pro X15 last year and now only have 4 DVD menus available. Older version had quite a few menus. Is there supposed to be more than 4 menu templates in Video Pro X15 version 21.0.1.205 (UDP3)?