End jump problems

problem:
end jump works in simulator, but when dvd-project is played in the dvd-player, both from the video_ts folder and the dvd, the end jumps of the videos is not working.
can anybody help?
we are using dvdsp 3,0,2
henrik

hi B
I am teaching new media, and one of my students has made a dvd containing about 45 menus and 10 tracks.
he is a very clever students ,so all the targets and end jumps is something he is used to do himself
after he made a build & format the end jump commands suddently didn´t work on the remote in apples dvd-player. i have checked and doublechecked and cannot find the problem
that´s about all the information i can give
henrik

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Ed:
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