Setting Default Streams in Spruce DVDMaestro

[superbob]

Hi!

Last week i was trying to re-author a dvd with Spruce DVDMaestro, i couldn't figure out how to set the audio/subtitle streams to the players defaults.

To do that i created a "Command Sequence" similar to this (i already deleted the project):

1 MOV GP0, SPRM16
2 SETSTN AU(GP0)
3 JUMP TO MENU1(#1)

I set this sequence as "First Play" in the Connections Box, so it could change the audio stream, and the go to the menu (also tried to make it jump to the movie, just in case the mess were in the menu, but the same happened).

Also tried a similar thing with the subtitles stream. I found that SPRM16 is players default audio lang, and SPRM18 is players default subpicture lang. But the resulting compilation (tried on MediaPlayerClassic, PowerDVD, WinDVD and a El-Cheapo Standalone player) always resulted playing the first audio stream (english) when all players were configured to Spanish (which was the second stream).

Any clue or tip on where is my error ??

Thanks.

[Fateh2002]

in left project tree right click on the first word in the tree
which usually name (Untitelled Project) if you did not changed it

a dialog box will occur to you in it you will find in the middle
this section:
Initiall stream Setting:
Audio Stream ....
Subtitle Stream ....
Angel Stream ....

Here you can make any stream you want is the default one

:D :D

[superbob]

I noticed it, but that's not what i want to do.
You can set the streams according to the presets of the standalone or software player, for example, my standalone has a menu where i can choose which default audio an subp stream i want, so when i put a dvd on it, it directly sets to them, these things are managed by commands in the dvd, the player just says "my default is XXXX", the the dvd should set the stream according to it.

Sorry about by bad english, i tried to explain it the best possible.

Originally posted by Fateh2002
in left project tree right click on the first word in the tree
which usually name (Untitelled Project) if you did not changed it

a dialog box will occur to you in it you will find in the middle
this section:
Initiall stream Setting:
Audio Stream ....
Subtitle Stream ....
Angel Stream ....

Here you can make any stream you want is the default one

:D :D

[McPoodle]

The annoying thing about audio and subtitle settings is that they are reset based on the tracks in each source. For example, if Menu1 only had one audio track (language EN), using your command sequence to set the audio to ES will cause the EN track to play, followed by the EN track of the movie when it is played. If you add dummy tracks to all movies and menus so that they have the same number of audio and subtitle tracks (and gave them all consistent language codes), then your command sequence should work.

The other solution is to get SPRM16 and SPRM18 into GP0 and GP1 in the First Play, then create an additional command sequence for playing the movie that uses GP0 and GP1 to set audio and subtitles. That way, if you have an audio/subtitle menu, it will also set GP0 and GP1.

[superbob]

Originally posted by McPoodle
The annoying thing about audio and subtitle settings is that they are reset based on the tracks in each source. For example, if Menu1 only had one audio track (language EN), using your command sequence to set the audio to ES will cause the EN track to play, followed by the EN track of the movie when it is played. If you add dummy tracks to all movies and menus so that they have the same number of audio and subtitle tracks (and gave them all consistent language codes), then your command sequence should work.

The other solution is to get SPRM16 and SPRM18 into GP0 and GP1 in the First Play, then create an additional command sequence for playing the movie that uses GP0 and GP1 to set audio and subtitles. That way, if you have an audio/subtitle menu, it will also set GP0 and GP1.

Good idea, will try the next time.

Thanks!