Chapter Selections return to menu

I'm creating a DVD project where i want to be able to select chapters. So, in imovie i created chapter markers where i wanted the chapters to begin. I have 6 of them. when i imported the movie to idvd it created the chapter selection menu with 6 chapters. I burned the DVD and put it in the dvd player and tried to select a chapter but it just returns me to the main menu. When i preview the project in idvd it works fine, but not when i burn the disc. Can someone more educated than I please help me.

Did you create a Disk Image first? Under the File menu, select Create Disk Image. iDVD will encode a disk image that, later, you can burn using Disk Utility. You will be able to preview the Disk Image in your Mac's DVD player to see how everything is working. Using the Disk Utility you will be able to select a slow burn speed like 1 or 2x which can help eliminate some problems
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I just saw this post and wanted to ask you a question about stories before I set up my project.
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