Created a disk image for a DL disc but no menus appear when it is burnt

I told my iDVD project to 'burn' a DL Disc image and burnt the image with Disk Utility.The iDVD project preview shows all of the required menus etc.. BUT the burnt disc does not, neither does the image file if mounted and opened with DVD player.This is very strange - can anyone shed light on it for me?

Hi Neville Neale
Welcome to apple discussions. Perhaps you inadvertently made an "autoplay dvd." But then again sometimes iDvd will default to Autoplay. Hard to tell without being at the computer in which you authored the dvd. I suggest you launch iDvd and then take a look within Map View. If you happen to see a movie in the very first or top box, then simply select it and hit the Delete key. Now preview the dvd again. Should play as expected with menus and all. But if not just come on back.

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