TitleSetBlanker

[maa]

Heres a great new free tool by "shh" :
TitleSetBlanker (http://shh.sysh.de/titlesetblanker.html)

Its a great and quick way of getting rid of thoses extra titles without messing with the DVD structure.

Something that a lot of us have been doing manually with ifoedit and various blank VOBs can now be done within milliseconds !!:)!!

[2COOL]

Thanks ssh and maa!

I'll test it out and see if it works for me this time. ;)

[2COOL]

I just tried it and still no go on NTSC. My IFO still shows PAL in my movie titleset, VTS_01_0.IFO.

VTS overview:

Menu attributes:
Video: MPEG-2 720x480 (NTSC) (NTSC 525/60) (4:3) (not specified perm.display)
Audio 1: Not Specified (Dolby AC-3) 2ch 48Kbps DRC
SubPicture 1: Not Specified (2-bit rle )

Title Set (Movie) attributes:
Video: MPEG-2 720x480 (NTSC) (NTSC 525/60) (4:3) (not specified perm.display)
Audio 1: Not Specified (Dolby AC-3) 2ch 48Kbps DRC (ID: 0x80)

PGC_1 (program chain): [Title(TTN): 1] [00:00:00.01 / 30 fps] (Programs: 1) (Cells: 1) (uses VOB-IDs: 1)
[Ch 01] [Pg 01] [Cell 01] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps [Pos: 00:00:00.01] [Frames: 1]

PGC_2 (program chain): [Title(TTN): 1] [00:00:00.01 / 30 fps] (Programs: 1) (Cells: 1) (uses VOB-IDs: 1)
[Ch 02] [Pg 01] [Cell 01] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps[Pos: 00:00:00.01] [Frames: 1]

PGC_3 (program chain): [Title(TTN): 2] [00:00:00.01 / 30 fps] (Programs: 1) (Cells: 1) (uses VOB-IDs: 1)
[Ch 01] [Pg 01] [Cell 01] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps[Pos: 00:00:00.01] [Frames: 1]

PGC_4 (program chain): [Title(TTN): 3] [00:00:00.05 / 30 fps] (Programs: 5) (Cells: 5) (uses VOB-IDs: 1)
[Ch 01] [Pg 01] [Cell 01] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps[Pos: 00:00:00.01] [Frames: 1]
[Ch 02] [Pg 02] [Cell 02] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps[Pos: 00:00:00.02] [Frames: 2]
[Ch 03] [Pg 03] [Cell 03] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps[Pos: 00:00:00.03] [Frames: 3]
[Ch 04] [Pg 04] [Cell 04] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps[Pos: 00:00:00.04] [Frames: 4]
[Ch 05] [Pg 05] [Cell 05] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps[Pos: 00:00:00.05] [Frames: 5]

PGC_5 (program chain): [Title(TTN): 4] [00:00:00.05 / 30 fps] (Programs: 5) (Cells: 5) (uses VOB-IDs: 1)
[Ch 01] [Pg 01] [Cell 01] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps[Pos: 00:00:00.01] [Frames: 1]
[Ch 02] [Pg 02] [Cell 02] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps[Pos: 00:00:00.02] [Frames: 2]
[Ch 03] [Pg 03] [Cell 03] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps[Pos: 00:00:00.03] [Frames: 3]
[Ch 04] [Pg 04] [Cell 04] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps[Pos: 00:00:00.04] [Frames: 4]
[Ch 05] [Pg 05] [Cell 05] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.01 / 25 fps[Pos: 00:00:00.05] [Frames: 5]

Another bad bug is that when I open my VIDEO_TS.IFO, this is the only thing I have displaying.

-C:\MOVIE\VIDEO_TS.IFO

There's nothing else. No VMG Overview or tables showing. Nothing. :eek: :eek:

Here's my files after using TitleSet Blanker 9.1 ON VTS_01_*.VOB only.

VIDEO_TS.BUP 2 KB
VIDEO_TS.BUP~ 12 KB
VIDEO_TS.IFO 2 KB
VIDEO_TS.IFO~ 12 KB
VIDEO_TS.VOB 10 KB
VTS_01_0.BUP 16 KB
VTS_01_0.BUP~ 92 KB
VTS_01_0.IFO 16 KB
VTS_01_0.IFO~ 92 KB
VTS_01_0.VOB 9,370 KB
VTS_01_1.VOB 10 KB
VTS_01_1.VOB~ 1,048,574 KB
VTS_01_2.VOB~ 1,048,574 KB
VTS_01_3.VOB~ 1,048,574 KB
VTS_01_4.VOB~ 579,522 KB

Good news is that my I don't have cell commands being changed in Cell Playback section.

I had high hopes on this version.:(

@maa

How's the PAL side status?

[maa]

The PAL side is working fine - so fast and usefull!
Don't like the back up feature - prefere to do it manually after choosing the VOBs to work on.
Shh knows this and may change the routine soon.
I hope shh has some NTSC DVDs to test with....

[2COOL]

@ssh

If you are reading this, the reason why my NSTC cells are showing 25 fps in IfoEdit is because TitleSet Blanker changes my Cell Playback value for each cell in each VTS_PGC_# to 65. This is a PAL value. To get a NTSC value for a time of 00:00:00.01 / 30 fps, it's 193. That's one fix you can work on.

[shh]

I finally can login now! :)
Thanks Swede for fixing this! The email-adress I've entered here doesn't exist for years anymore. :rolleyes:
And many thanks to RB for emailing Swede. My email to the webmaster got lost somehow. :D

> NSTC cells are showing 25 fps
> I had high hopes on this version

Ok, I've fixed that - I think.
Don't loose your hopes, I'm still releasing fixes. :D

Can you guys send me some NTSC-IFOs (to shh(at)dvdboard.de).
Unfortunately I don't have any NTSC-DVDs and have to put out these try & error releases.
You may get some beta-versions in return. :)

> by "ssh"

I'm shh, please! :sly:

> Another bad bug is that when I open my VIDEO_TS.IFO, this is the only thing I have displaying.
> -C:\MOVIE\VIDEO_TS.IFO
> There's nothing else. No VMG Overview or tables showing. Nothing.

The dash at the beginning of the path wasn't shown in the program, was it?
Hmm, could be a path-problem.
Could you describe the problem more precisely?

> Program sais it corrects VTS sectors.
> Why is that when I still do a Get VTS Sectors in IfoEdit, there are still sectors corrected. Shouldn't I have non after TitleSet Blanker is done? Try it for yourself.

The program doesn't recalculate the sectors from start, as IFOEdit does. It just corrects what itself has changed.
So, if the VTS-sectors are already messed up, TitleSet Blanker can't help you.
Have you already changed the DVD-directory in some kond of way, that results in a VTS-sectors change? You did delete the backups in the directory before letting IFOEdit recalc the sectors, did you? :p

Best regards
shh

[maa]

Hey shh (got it right this time :) )

You can make some NTSC DVDs with DVDLab (Trial 30 day) by creating a slide show - just need a picture !

[shh]

I hoped you can save me some time.
I also need problematic IFOs, no generic ones.

[shh]

I've released an update: TitleSet Blanker v0.9.2 (http://shh.dvdboard.de/download.php?Action=DL&ID=titlesetblanker092)
And have put some rough pages on my homepage: http://shh.dvdboard.de

v0.9.2: release: January, 24th 2004
o 'Remove Stops' doesn't change angles anymore
still-times are now removed
- NTSC-framerate should be now really correct

I hope this NTSC-stuff works now. :)

Best regards,
shh

[maa]

TitleSet Blanker v0.8.0 (http://shh.dvdboard.de/download.php?Action=DL&ID=titlesetblanker080)
Version 0.8.0 works fine with PAL, all later versions including 0.9.2 have a tendancy to destroy the VIDEO_TS.IFO unless you check the box to blank the VIDEO_TS.VOB (which you don't in many cases)

[shh]

Update: TitleSet Blanker v0.9.3 (http://shh.dvdboard.de/download.php?Action=DL&ID=titlesetblanker093)

Changes:
======================
v0.9.3: release: January, 25th 2004
- VTS-Sectors are now also corrected, when just a TitleSet menu is blanked
- VIDEO_TS.IFO shouldn't be destroyed anymore
- VIDEO_TS.VOB shouldn't always be replaced

I hope I've fixed all issues now. :)
Thanks for the IFO-files, maa.

maa> Further suggestions:
> Blanking individual VobIDs in the menu VOBs would be better than
> trying to completly blank the whole menu VOB - thats a lot of work by hand :)

Argh! And very much work to program that. :)
I'd need to implement copying of specific VOB_ID-parts.
I'd have to rewrite my actual IFO-processing-part, because CELL_IDs & VOB_IDs aren't just mapped to the first one.
Progress-bar (and user-interaction) would be necessary.
(and then, people like to have a preview... )
Perhaps, when I have much time. ;)

> Drag 'n Drop would be nice to open. (Video_ts.ifo)

Hmm.

Best regards,
shh

[RB]

shh, what about an option to use our own replacement VOB files? I prefer to show a short "content removed bla bla" message when removing titles from my backups. Of course, this would be something everyone would have to use at his own risk. And the duration of the cell should be configurable in this case ("cell still time" property in IFOEdit).

[shh]

Something like that? http://shh.dvdboard.de/TitleSetBlanker_v094test1.zip

Unfortunately that doesn't work. I must miss something.
The still-time works, but no manual video is shown.
And after correcting the VOBU-sectors with IFOEdit (which I didn't change yet), the still-time is gone.
Entering it manually afterwords can't activate the still-time again.

Hmm. Perhaps there is some other info necessary to create a still.
(In the NAV-Packs of the replacement-VOB?)

Best regards,
shh

[maa]

Oh yes ! - that would be a dream (I do it manually too on somwe disks)

Actually - come to think of it - its easy once TitleSetBlanker has done its work to replace the 10k VOB with a single slide (show).

[shh]

Hmm, the still-stuff seems to work with the internal VOB of TitleSet Blanker.
(Try to extract it somewhere and use it as REPLACE.VOB)

The black video frame is shown and the still-time is applied afterwords, but only in conjunction with this one-VOBU-Cell.
I've tried other VOBUs, but with them even the video of the replacement-VOB isn't shown.
(Your's maa doesn't work either)

Hmm.. this must have to do with the Navigation-structure of the VOB.
And this would mean I'd have to parse & edit the manual replacement-VOB to make it work. [grumble]

Has anybody got some experience with the NAV-packs and knows, what's necessary to make stills work with any manual VOB (or how these manual VOBs must be authored)?

Best regards,
shh

[maa]

I think the clue must be in the IFO of the VOB I sent you - 'cause it works perfectly for me.
Just don't expect IfoEdit to disply it !

[Chazmann]

is this tool like DVD Stripper?


Well...besides the fact that this isnt a rip off?

[2COOL]

Originally posted by Chazmann
is this tool like DVD Stripper?


Well...besides the fact that this isnt a rip off? DVD Stripper is so more advanced. TitleSet Blanker has been built from scratch. Why do you say it's a rip off? That the functionality of both programs are the same as for replacing cells with blanks? Even the GUIs are nowhere mirroring each other. Where did you get this actual "fact"? :eek: :eek:

[Chazmann]

This program was meant to help people out.

NOT to take money from them.


That's the fact.

[2COOL]

Originally posted by Chazmann
This program was meant to help people out.

NOT to take money from them.


That's the fact.
Which program are you referring to in this post? "This program" as in TitleSet Blanker? TitleSet Blanker, to the best of my knowledge, is freeware. It also says so on shh's website, http://shh.dvdboard.de.

DVD Stripper is not and I, for one, wouldn't call it that program a ripoff.

So you are saying all tools that are "meant to help us" and we have "to pay" for them are considered rip offs? e.g. DVD2one, DVD95Copy, Recode 2, MenuEdit, etc. Is this how you base your facts? Sure they "took" my money because I let them but it was all worth it at the time and still is.

[Chazmann]

I wasn't arguing with ya man :)

I know this program is free. I was talking about DVD Stripper.


I cant wait til someone gets mad enough to release a crack for that program:angry:



That's just my opinion though guys ;)

Anway....I'm digging this program :-D

[2COOL]

No problems.

I sort of jumped on your post since, in your post...

Originally posted by Chazmann
is this tool like DVD Stripper?


Well...besides the fact that this isnt a rip off? ... you were referring to TitleSet Blanker as "this" twice. I just wanted to tell you that it, TitleSet Blanker, wasn't a rip off and that's the fact.

Oh BTW, Welcome to the Forums! :D

[Chazmann]

"is this tool like DVD Stripper? Well...besides the fact that this isnt a rip off?"

Again man...I'm talking about DVD_Stripper. The "besides the fact that THIS ISNT" means that TitleSetBlanker is not a major ripoff, but infact it's DVD Stripper.

[Psychotourist]

All 4 of your total posts to complain about a great tool like DVDStripper that costs a whole whomping $9?

:rolleyes:

[Doom9]

@Chazmann: DVD Stripper actually offers an added value over the tools it's based on (DVD Decrypter and IfoEdit according to my knowledge). However, rip-off can be used for selling freeware with a guide, rebadge existing programs under another name and sell them, or charge too much for a tool. Either way, I know a lot of programs that I consider a rip-off (due to the price.. not that the program wouldn't be good) but that doesn't necesarily mean that everybody sees it the same way and it would be highly unproductive to go flaming a program like you're doing.

You obviously don't like that DVD Stripper isn't free (I presume.. and I'm inclined to agree with you on this), but please stop this destructive talk right now, it isn't helping anybody. In fact, it does the exact opposite considering things that happened in the past surrounding DVD Stripper.

[tf]

Wow, I am really quite impressed with this tool. I've used it on only a few titles so far, but it has been working just fine. I did of course test my DVDs after having blanked titles, and there were no problems.

Lovely! Thumbs up to shh!

-tf

[wmansir]

Another note of thanks from me. I haven't burned the disc yet, but everything looks OK.

Good job.

[geffroman]

Originally posted by Chazmann
I wasn't arguing with ya man :)

I know this program is free. I was talking about DVD Stripper.


I cant wait til someone gets mad enough to release a crack for that program:angry:



That's just my opinion though guys ;)

Anway....I'm digging this program :-D

Well I have an opinion too.

If you "can't wait til someone gets mad enough to release a crack", then clearly YOU MUST LIKE the program.

I mean you can't be mad at the program. It didn't steal your girl or date your sister. It never got you fired or kicked your dog. I can't believe it wrecked your moped or spilled Koolaid on your toys. We all know programs don't do things like that.

If you LIKE the program, your only complaint could be that you have to pay for the program. I saw in this post it ONLY cost's $9.

MY Conclusion: You are just a cheap SOB! DVD Decryptor is ONLY FREE if you never send a donation. IFOEdit is only FREE if you never send a donation. MenuEdit is only FREE if you are too cheap to pay $14 to buy a full version.I pay for software that's GOOD that I USE whether it's FREE or not. You seem to think FREE is FREE. Period. You totally miss the point of all the hard work that is offered here.

I can't wait til someone gets mad enough to remove you from this forum. We don't need crack heads here. It's bad for everyone.

PS - As long as I am on this rant. That goes for everyone else too. If you LOVE DVDDecryptor, IFOEdit, MenuEdit or any others. If you use these programs regularly. SEND A DONATION. Give these guys a reason for continuing their hard work. They need to be rewarded.

If I hit a cord in you then PayPal somebody $10 TODAY (and don't forget DOOM9)... Don't be like crack head.

Just my 3 cents... Jeff

[tf]

I would have bought DVDStripper if I were able to. But no, my bank - and several other DK banks - does not trust PayPal, and as such, there is no way for me to buy it. I have written to MackenX, but the reply was that there would be no other way of paying in the foreseeable future.

So actually I would have enjoyed a cracked version too, but made do without. Now there is a free alternative, and I for one am not complaining.

-tf

[Syden]

Hey guys, lets just leave the flaming out of this thread, i've read far too much about this topic in other threads, I kinda agree with what geffroman said earlier, if you have some spare cash and you use a piece of free/donation software, then make a contribution otherwise don't, users choice in that case. But anyway....

This looks like a fantastic piece of software, can't wait to try it out on the next batch of DVD's :) The only thing that gets to me about DVD Shrink is that it can't completely remove an extra like Recode 2 can, so this looks like it might just be the ticket :) joy.

[maa]

so this looks like it might just be the ticketCertainly is !!

[Eyes`Only]

"crack head" hehehehe

I've just added new slang to my lexicon. Thanks, geffroman!

[Master Yoda]

Nice little program, just used it to blank a title out, the disc seem to be working fine.

[Longinus]

Is it just me, or isn't the download link working anymore???

[wmansir]

Originally posted by Longinus
Is it just me, or isn't the download link working anymore???

The most recent version (0.9.3) shh linked to it about half way down the first page. The link in the first post is out-dated.


ssh,

It might be a good idea for you to start your own thread, then when you release a new version you can edit the first post to point to the most recent release.

[shh]

> might be a good idea for you to start your own thread

Yes, I'm going to do that.
maa started the thread, because at that time I wasn't able to login here.
I also removed older versions from the server, because I expected, that the folks wouldn't look and download the old (and buggy) version.

maa,
can you edit your first post so it points to the actual version v0.9.3? Or to the general homepage?
Thanks!

Best regards
shh

[r0lZ]

Great tool... for free!

But I can't figure out what is the meaning of the three options Merge Programs, Merge Cells and Remove Stops. Can you explain? Thanks.

[r0lZ]

Oops! I have just discovered the balloon helps. Forget my previous post.

Suggestion: can you add a command line that accept the filename so that one can associate the IFO files with TitleSetBlanker and have the DVD opened automatically? I thing it's simple to implement and verry usefull. Thanks in advance.

[duartix]

Anyone else but me is in trouble trying to get the file or entering the http://shh.dvdboard.de (http://shh.dvdboard.de ) board?

[Mrafrohead]

As I'm reading about this program. This is the first I've heard of it...

Is it basically a program so you can remove (ex. the "FBI warning" or previews) or whatever else you would like from the movie, so you can then use DVDShrink to process it without the extra crap that is unneeded?

I know you could use a lot of different programs, but I'm kind of fond of DVDShrink and am curious about that type of scenario.

Please let me know if I have the basic understanding down. If that's right, I definately want to give it a shot. That's a feature that is much needed in DVDshrink - but if I can do it myself out of it, that'd be hella cool!!!

Mrafrohead

BTW - as for crack heads - you know if it weren't for crack, i'd have nothing to wake up for in the morning... ;p j/k

[Eyes`Only]

Yeah, It's hard not snorting crack before my breakfast of Crippleware-O's. Makes me feel like I missed out on the toy prize that shouldv'e been in the box.

[RB]

Originally posted by shh
Something like that? http://shh.dvdboard.de/TitleSetBlanker_v094test1.zip

Unfortunately that doesn't work. I must miss something.
The still-time works, but no manual video is shown.
And after correcting the VOBU-sectors with IFOEdit (which I didn't change yet), the still-time is gone.
Entering it manually afterwords can't activate the still-time again.

Hmm. Perhaps there is some other info necessary to create a still.
(In the NAV-Packs of the replacement-VOB?)

Any progress with this little nice feature? :-)

Hmm, maybe what you could do is in addition to the custom VOB, require the corresponding authored IFO as well. Then you do very much what IFOUpdate does, that is, transfer all the tables (VOBU_ADMAP, VTS_C_ADT, TMAPTI etc.) from the authored IFO and finally, you change the original IFO so that everything points to Vob/Cell ID 1/1. Custom VOB/IFO needs to have only a single cell, of course.

[jir591]

Sounds like an interesting tool. Let me make sure i understand what it does. It leaves the selected title set but removes its' content. So if I have a titleset that is a 2 min. trailer, this tool takes out the content. But, do I get 2 min. of nothing or does the DVD structure just play it for a second and then move on?

[tf]

It will "empty" the file and thus it will only play for a fraction of a second. That's the beauty.

-tf

[godus]

shh, thanks for a nice little tool. I tried it on 2 DVDs, it blanks out complete titlesets very well.

Since it's still in development, can I add somethings to the wishlist?

First, it would be very nice if we can remove individual titles in a titleset (as listed by DVD Shrink). For example, on the DVD Young Frankenstein, there's one deleted scene that should be in the released movie but not. I'll lose that scene if I blank out the whole titleset. If I want to retain that scene, I would have to keep the 2GB titleset that contains the extra features.

Secondly, it's nicer still if we could do the same to individual items in the [DVD Shrink listed] menu list. For example, the menu size of the DVD Entrapment is huge (320 MBs). The menu's VOB file actually consists of several similar menus, each with different video background. It would be ideal if I could retain only one of those menus and zap out the rest. Doing so would reduce the menu's VOB file, not blank it out completely.

Anyway, even if there's no chances for the features above to be added to TitlesetBlanker in the future, it's still a very nice tool to use. Thank you very much.

[tf]

I gotta say I second what godus say and would like to add that a sort of preview function like the one in DVDShrink would be nice too. Of course I am already very impressed with the product, but any kind of improvement will be much appreciated.

Keep up the good work shh!

-tf

[BigSchwag]

Shh... THANK YOU!!! From the bottom of my heart! I can finally get rid of all the friggin advertisements on my Farscape disks!!!

[2COOL]

To all,

It's great that you are posting success with TitleSet Blanker but could you state in your posts if you are doing PAL or NTSC DVDs? I'm assuming alot of you, that don't disclose where you are from, are claiming success from PAL DVDs and I know that side works. ;)

[$$$]

I just blanked FBI warning and company logo in VIDEO_TS.VOB of an NTSC DVD. Played without flaws.

$

[shh]

RB> Any progress with this little nice feature? [adding a manual still-VOB]

No, I haven't worked on the program since then. :(
Perhaps you (or anotherone) can experiment a little with the beta-version, perhaps also with IFOEdit & IFOUpdate, and report solutions. :D
I'm a quite busy at the time.

RB> ...what you could do is in addition to the custom VOB, require the corresponding authored IFO as well. [..] transfer all the tables (VOBU_ADMAP, VTS_C_ADT, TMAPTI etc.)

Hmm. I'd need much time for that (relavively), what I haven't got right now.
I'm also not sure if that would help. Best would be to figure out with IFOEdit what really helps, then include it into TitleSetBlanker.

godus> ... remove individual titles in a titleset [..] individual items in the menu list

That would actually be a new program.
Necessary changes:
- new i/o-engine that keeps some VOBs (or Cells) and skipps other.
- New backup-handling: Check for free space on the hd etc.
- User interaction handling, (pause, break, return to original files, ...)
- rewrite of my actual IFO-changing: When some IFOs are retained, they can't be mapped to VOB_ID=1, CELL_ID=1 as actual.
And I think, even the VOB_IDs/CELL_IDs (and other stuff in the NAV-packs?) have to be changed.
I would be easier to add 'my stuff' to DVDShrink. ;)