Subtitles Work in simulator but are wrong in Apple DVD player

OK I have used scripts to set one of two subtitle tracks (French or English) and another script to jump to a play once or a looping version of the video track. One menu selects the subtitle language and another menu selects the single or loop play option.
In the simulator it all works as expected, I can see that the SPRM and GPRM values are correct for the functions I have set. The SPRM 2 values are correct for the subtitle tracks and they are copied to a GPRM register so the correct language slideshow is played before the video track.
However when I do a build and play that in the Apple DVD player only the English subtitle appears no matter what language is selected. The correct language slideshow is played for either language selected but I always see the english subtitles when it jumps to the video.
Would this be a problem with the Apple DVD player software or could there be a problem with some of my scripting?
I have used the Set System Stream command to select the subtitle tracks and the Set GPRM and Compare commands to jump to the correct language slideshow.
Any advice gratefully received.
Regards, Russell

Hi Russel
After endless hours of trying to work around the same problem you have, I found the solution. The problem has to do with the script. For some strange reason the scripts become corrupted. I found out that the problem was corrected when I made a new script and connected the buttons to the new script. Hope they at apple find time to correct this problem in the future.
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