VobBlanker Request

[FilipeAmadeuO]

I asked once, but i´m trying again :)
Is it possible to remux an bmp back to a still menu ?
Can you add this feature ?
It would be great because sometimes i want to modify the background of a menu to remove some references that i don´t want to keep.
With VobBlanker is possible to create an bmp file but i want to remux the bmp file back and adjust the pointer.
Thanks

[Surf]

Just guessing here: I think your request is not accomodated is like have a sub-program like his PGCdemux built in to perform the demux/remux....

Blutach wrote an excellent guide to do exactly what you're seeking. I'm just too lazy to go into that much trouble, just hide the button inside PgcEdit. :p

Now only if r0lZ would a "over-strike" line over the hidden button feature indicating that the button has been intentionally disabled....:D

[jsoto]

A bmp can be created by DVD2AVI (or pgcEdit), but currently not with VobBlanker.

But to put back a modified bmp you need to do:
- MPEG-2 Encode
- Remux the video, changing the original video by the newly encoded one

Encoding is out of the scope of VobBlanker, but honestly, the main problem is that I do not know how to do it. I know there are some open source SW where you can look into, but all the encoding stuff is unknown for me, so it will take me a lot of effort.

jsoto

[D3s7]

Not sure he's referring to re-encoding but either way.. it's not as simple as just inserting a BMP and expecting the buttons to work...

the NAV packs would need to be updated to reflect the button information..

your best bet would be to use a tool like numenu or the like but before remuxing, modify the asset, then allow it to continue

[jeanl]

Originally posted by D3s7
Not sure he's referring to re-encoding but either way.. it's not as simple as just inserting a BMP and expecting the buttons to work...

the NAV packs would need to be updated to reflect the button information..

your best bet would be to use a tool like numenu or the like but before remuxing, modify the asset, then allow it to continue
Well, in the case of vobblanker menu2still, it would really be as simple as encoding the bmp to an I-frame then replacing the one in the still menu. Buttons and highlights would still work normally. All jsoto is missing is a simple bmp->I-Frame encoder (a small part of a full-blown MPEG2 encoder). I"m looking around to see if there's an open source encoder that I could easily pull apart to extract the I-frame encoding part. Haven't had that much luck yet!
jeanl
EDIT: Another option is to launch muxman to create a tiny DVD with the bitmap then extract the encoded I-frame from it (should be fairly easy).

[FilipeAmadeuO]

For creating a m2v file from a Bmp i´ve been using DVDAuthorGUI and it uses some free source mpeg encoder (i think it is png2yuv and mpeg2enc)
Please download the DVDAuthorGUI, try and look at the log because it says how it do it.
Normaly for remux the new created m2v back i´ve been using vobedit and it work well.

The page for the mpeg encoder is :
http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

[blutach]

It's not that hard. Demux the menu. Take the BMP and make it into a DVD with muxman (make sure your video attributes match those of the menu). Extract the m2v from the newly created DVD.

Now take your menu PGC and demux that. Remux in what you created above. And rejoin the PGCs.

I'll find the link to the old guide - it was done with VobEdit.

Regards

[blutach]

Here's the link to the original menus to stills guide to which surf refers (incorrectly as excellent):

http://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?link=713

It used Menuedit to create the BMP (you already have that) and Blank VOB/DVD Shrink to create the Blank DVD (muxman now does that in almost 1 click).

Regards

[FilipeAmadeuO]

I normaly use a procedure like the guide.
But it would be great to have it all done only with one program.
And i think VobBlanker is a great possibility for it.

[Surf]

Credit where due, Blu. Any plans to update now that PgcEdit can edit menus? Or using Muxman instead of VobEdit?

Filipe, I'm like you, have wondered about that. While exercising Menu2still, there's an obvious technical reason that it cannot grab your prepared bmp and instead grabbing one of the I-frames...B-frames...P-frames.

[blutach]

With the advent of MenuShrink and VobBlanker's Menu2Still functions, I hadn't thought about updating the guide. However, I can and indeed muxman to make the DVDs, PgcEdit to edit menus and VobBlanker to replace cells seems the most logical way.

I'll pop it on my TODO list, OK?

Regards