Getting back to root menu - scenarist

[Badbonez]

I have searched the forums on this subject and have not found a clear answer to this question.

My DVD structure:

FIRST PGC -->VMG-->LANGUAGE-->MAIN MENU

So the first PGC points to my TITLE menu in the Language domain of the VMG. That menu has 3 options. Play a video, go to CHAPTERS MENU, or go to a SPECIAL FEATURES menu.

VTS_1 looks like this:

VTS_1--->LANGUAGE--->CHAPTERS MENU
VTS_1--->TITLE_1--->Main Movie

So the ROOT menu of VTS_1 is a chapters menu and then TITLE_1 is the actual movie.

The problem is if a user selects ROOT menu when playing the video from the MAIN MENU it will go to the CHAPTERS MENU. I want to trap that ROOT call and send them to the MAIN MENU.

So, in a nutshell, if the user goes to the MAIN MENU, selects the MAIN MOVIE, and then during that playback hits ROOT MENU, I want to make sure he/she is sent back to the MAIN MENU.

(I understand about the GPRMS, but I can't get the value to work out so that it knows which menu it needs to go.) Maybe Goup would help? But I'm not sure how to use that.

In case a screenshot would help (http://www.emily-and-matt.com/pix/scenario.jpg)

Thanks in advance.

[Badbonez]

Originally posted by A380


I'm not sure if it's possible to catch this RootMenue call.

A380
Sure it is. Watch any theatrical DVD and select the chapters, watch a video and then press the ROOT MENU button on your DVD (on my remote I have TOP MENU and MENU; MENU=ROOT MENU). You will be taken back to the chapters menu. But if you watch the movie from the main menu and press the ROOT MENU button you'll be taken back to the TOP MENU.

It's possible, I just don't know how to do that. Thanks for the reply though.

[Badbonez]

I'd settle for being able to DISABLE the root menu button. Is there a way to do that?

Oh wait, if I make a VTS without a language domain, wouldn't that effectively disable the ROOT MENU button on the DVD remote?

I'd still rather have that button do something when it pressed though.

[burnttoast]

I'm a newbie to dvd authoring but there was a post in one of these forums not to long ago about the structure in the senario layout.It was helpful to me and maybe you should see if you could find it.I dont think many people put there main menu in the VGM.If you would have put a blank there and the main menu in the tile language folder you could have that as the root.If you want to keep your current layout and have the main menu be the root when you start from play and the chapter be the root when you start from chapter you could try this.

VGM precommands
1.Mov GPRM5 0 -sets it back to 0 returing from chapt menu
2. if GPRM4>=2 Mov GPRM4,1 -helps with resume


VGM Post Commands
1.If GPRM5=1 goto 5
2.If GPRM4=10 goto 6
3.If GPRM4=11 goto 7
4.Link xxxpgc -the name of the track in this menu this loops it
5.JumpSS vts1,vts_ttn_RootMenu
6.JumpTT Title 1
7.RSM,button 0

VGM Button Commands
1.Add GPRM4,10 linktailpcg button=1 -menu play button
2.Add GPRM5,1 linktailpcg button=1 chapter menu

basicly whats happening is that you setting Different GPRM values that jump to the post commands when you press your buttons.
When your post commands match the value it jumps to a line that carries out a command.


Title precommands
1:if GPRM4>=2 Mov GPRM4,1 -part of play resume

Title post commands
1.Mov GPRM4,0 -clears the resume when movies over



it sets a value when the movies played from the play button


Root menu precommands
1.if GPRM5,1 goto 3 -checks if its the chaptmenu value
2.if GRRM4<=11 goto 4 -checks if its the main menu value
3.LinkCN xxxxx-cell,button1 -the name of the track in the root menu
4.JumpSS Title Menu - main menu int VGM


it's checking to see where the call came from


For the chapter buttons just drag them from the menu to the chapter points.

This gives a resume if you start from play and brings you the different menus when you press the root.
Theres probably an easier and better way to do this but like i said i'm a newbie. I've only gotten up to the goto function in the scenarist commands.
If any knows a different or better way of doing this i'd appreciate if you'd point me and Badbonez in the right direction.Or if this way is kinda off the wall this let me know.

[DnGermany]

Add a second pgc to the language folder of VTS1 and make this your root menu and add a post command to make it jump back to the main menu. Then set the chapter menu as to what it really is.