For your 1st question...
If you run eac3to and give it a hd dvd folder (either main or hvdvd_ts) it would list all titles found in the xpl file. It is very easy to get an idea of what's into the hd dvd. After that you can "add" a title # in the command and get more detail description of the contents. E.g:
Code:
eac3to "G:\Galapagos HD DVD 1080p VC-1 DD 2.0"
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1) EPISODE1.EVO+EPISODE2_1.EVO+EPISODE2_2.EVO+EPISODE3.EVO, 2:26:44
"PlayAll"
- VC-1, 1080i (16:9)
- E-AC3, 2.0, 48khz
2) EPISODE1.EVO, 0:49:02
"Episode1"
- VC-1, 1080i (16:9)
- E-AC3, 2.0, 48khz
3) EPISODE2_1.EVO+EPISODE2_2.EVO, 0:48:55
"Episode2"
- VC-1, 1080i (16:9)
- E-AC3, 2.0, 48khz
4) EPISODE3.EVO, 0:48:47
"Episode3"
- VC-1, 1080i (16:9)
- E-AC3, 2.0, 48khz
5) PLANETEARTHTRL.EVO, 0:01:02
"Planet Earth Trailer"
- VC-1, 1080p (16:9)
- E-AC3, 2.0, 48khz
and then
Code:
eac3to "G:\Galapagos HD DVD 1080p VC-1 DD 2.0" 3)
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EVO, 1 video track, 1 audio track, 1 subtitle track, 0:48:58
"Episode2"
1: Joined EVO file
2: Chapters, 6 chapters with names
3: VC-1, 1080i60 /1.001 (16:9)
4: AC3, 2.0 channels, 448kbit/s, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
5: Subtitle, English
Note that stream listing from xpl reading (1st case) isn't 100% reliable. To be sure you have to read the actual evo files (2nd case).
EDIT1: I was more detailed, therefore 2nd...
EDIT2: Since i started, i can't stop...
Code:
eac3to "G:\Galapagos HD DVD 1080p VC-1 DD 2.0" 3) 2: galapagos.ep2.chapters.txt 3: galapagos.ep2.mkv 4: galapagos.ep2.ac3 5: galapagos.ep2.sup
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EVO, 1 video track, 1 audio track, 1 subtitle track, 0:48:58
"Episode2"
1: Joined EVO file
2: Chapters, 6 chapters with names
3: VC-1, 1080i60 /1.001 (16:9)
4: AC3, 2.0 channels, 448kbit/s, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
5: Subtitle, English
Creating file "galapagos.ep2.chapters.txt"...
Extracting primary video track...
Muxing video to Matroska...
Extracting audio track number 4...
Removing dialog normalization...
Extracting subtitle track number 5...
Creating file "galapagos.ep2.ac3"...
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EDIT3: Put some colors to make it more beautiful and eye catching.
eac3to is great!!! No need to type any input files anymore. All being done automatically. And it's a command line program.
madshi you are my hero!!!
