Asking the guides about a few subject in PgcEdit

[dashali]

1) How I can't delete a blank dummy pgc?

2) What is different "pre command", "post command" & "cell command"?

3) what are GPRMs & aplications's? in addition, guide about GPRMs, SPRMs, MOV(in Set GPRM) & CallSS, please.

4) Please, explain about all type of Link (e.g. TopCell, NextPG, TailPGC, ...).

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Is there a usefull & complete guide about above?

[blutach]

Have a look at the DVD Replica site.

http://www.dvd-replica.com/DVD/index.php

Regards

[Alex_ander]

Although dvd-replica give some useful information, most articles on their site are incomplete and often end in an interesting place, thus urging the reader to order their unofficial specification.
I find DVDRemake help file ('user manual', particularly reference tables in its appendix) very informative on DVD structure and VM command system. It is downloadable from here:
http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremakepro/info.php
Some commands can differ in one letter from those used in PGCEdit, but they are always recognizable.

[dashali]

Although dvd-replica give some useful information, most articles on their site are incomplete and often end in an interesting place, thus urging the reader to order their unofficial specification.
I find DVDRemake help file ('user manual', particularly reference tables in its appendix) very informative on DVD structure and VM command system. It is downloadable from here:
http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremakepro/info.php
Some commands can differ in one letter from those used in PGCEdit, but they are always recognizable.

I read DVDRemake user manual but it isn't a exact reply to 4 my question.
If you read it, guide me about this 4 question, please.

[blutach]

@dashali

This is not a place for an online course in VM Programming and DVD structures. Most of this stuff is a "do it yourself" learning exercise. You have been pointed to 2 excellent resources. Use them (and the search function here).

Regards

[Alex_ander]

I read DVDRemake user manual but it isn't a exact reply to 4 my question.
If you read it, guide me about this 4 question, please.

You can find rather clear definitions in Appendix/Virtual Machine commands/Link instructions, but I'd add some usage examples for those you mentioned:

LinkTopCell = restart current cell

can be used e.g. for looping a motion menu cell in case a menu has an intro cell and next (looped) cell contains buttons; optionally (as with most link instructions) button# can be used to select proper button for highlighting on executing the command

LinkNextProgram = start the next program in the current PGC

this can be used e.g. for skipping last cells in current program (using a cell command given to one of the first cells of it, or using a button command for a button over video)

LinkTailPGC = skip to the end of the current PGC and execute its post commands

most often used for menu buttons, especially to override button command limitation (only one line per button command), all (or most) buttons can be given the same LinkTailPGC command which leads to the menu PGC's post-command list where the # of last highlighted button is taken from system register, then the corresponding (to that button) set of commands is executed.

As said, it's impossible to create a compact manual explaining everything or to start complicated editing just after reading something, much easier to first explore different DVDs by opening in an editing program (PGCEdit or DVDRemake) and looking into reference tables (like in that manual) for explanation what a particular command does and how you can use it to produce the same disc behaviour in your editing.

[dashali]

Dear Alex_ander
Thanks