PgcEdit 0.6.0 - Page 10

r0lZ · 2nd September 2005, 16:23

OK. I will probably use the Geo code under XP, and use one of these codes when the Geo code is not present. Thanks.

LigH · 2nd September 2005, 20:24

@ berrick:

"HKEY_USERS\S-so-many-uninterresting-and-personally-unique-numbers\Path" is rather useless, because only your PC will have this exact combination of numbers.

The generic location will be "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Path", because this is a shortcut to exactly the same path, but always for the currently logged-in user.

2COOL · 10th September 2005, 10:24

@all

If, per chance, you have this warning dialog upon loading DVD...

... and you selected Yes to all and/or saved, you must manually execute the macro again if you had blanked out any menus or titles.

r0lZ · 10th September 2005, 10:42

I know.
This is because the stream numbers are set to 0 in the VMGM_MAT or VTSI_MAT table, but are left untouched in the PGCs.
I made it that way because josto has signaled that removing the PGC streams can lead to problems. If, for example, subpic 2 has been set with a SetSTN command, and you play, say PGC 1, then PGC 2, and the PGC 1 has no subpic anymore, when you reach PGC 2, the subpic may be disabled.
However, on my standalone, I can't reproduce this problem. So, the question is still open: should I disable the streams assignments in the blanked PGCs as well?

blutach · 10th September 2005, 11:57

I have also tried to reproduce this a while back when jsoto first posted it, and couldn't. But the fact that it happened twice to jsoto, means it can happen to others. Therefore, you need to keep it in and people re-authoring their DVDs should be careful and set their streams correctly.

Regards

Taelon · 11th September 2005, 01:10

Speaking of the "fix number of streams macro" would it be possibly to add a "Yes to All" or equivalent option? The other day I was working on a backup that had 26 discrepancies, hitting the yes button 26 times was a little annoying.

r0lZ · 11th September 2005, 01:34

Sorry, no. I use a standard requester for this kind of simple questions. The "Yes to All" option is not available with these requesters. It's a lot of work to program a new requester just for such things. Maybe later...

goonix · 11th September 2005, 01:44

@rolZ

Do you think additional to the "New dummy PGC" a "New PGC with blank cell" in PgcEdit is possible?
This could be used to replace it later by VobBlanker with motion or still video.

goonix

r0lZ · 11th September 2005, 02:23

Hum... That should be a function of the PGC editor, allowing to add a cell to any dummy. I will see if it's easy to do.
But take in mind that a blank cell is very tiny. VobBlanker is currently unable to replace a table by a larger one (at least if the table must expand over new sectors). So, it will be probably unable to create some tables if you want to replace the blank cell with a large video sequence. But it should work to replace it by a still frame or menu.
Also, I will not allow to create more than one cell per PGC, at least for now.

goonix · 11th September 2005, 02:39

Thanks for your reply! I didn't know about this restriction in VobBlanker until now. Maybe replacing a table by a larger one can be done in future versions of VobBlanker (only jsoto knows...).

goonix

r0lZ · 11th September 2005, 04:02

Anyway, I have already added the function to create the new cell. Was easy.
There is a little problem with the chapters if you add it in the Title domain, but I suppose you want to use it in the menu domain.
Please take some time to test the new function: PgcEdit_winexe_0.6.1beta8.zip. Thanks.

blutach · 11th September 2005, 05:14

If we can add a cell to a dummy, can we add one to an existing PGC? And at least in the titles domain, I thought that VobBlanker's replace function added cells where necessary and there was no problem with the tables.

Re: Fix number of streams macro - I echo Taelon's request.

Regards

r0lZ · 11th September 2005, 10:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by blutach

If we can add a cell to a dummy, can we add one to an existing PGC?

Do you mean to a non-dummy PGC?
Currently, it is only possible to add one cell to an existing dummy PGC. Of course, since it is possible to create a new dummy, it is also possible to create a dummy with a blank cell, in two operations.

Quote:

Originally Posted by blutach

And at least in the titles domain, I thought that VobBlanker's replace function added cells where necessary and there was no problem with the tables.

I think VobBlanker is not able to expand the IFO. In other words, if per bad luck, after the replace, one of the IFO table is to big for the current number of sectors occupied by the table, that table cannot be updated. But maybe (I hope) I'm wrong.
Jsoto?

blutach · 11th September 2005, 10:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by r0lZ

Do you mean to a non-dummy PGC?
Currently, it is only possible to add one cell to an existing dummy PGC. Of course, since it is possible to create a new dummy, it is also possible to create a dummy with a blank cell, in two operations.

No, I mean a PGC with exisiting video in it - like AddChapter. I envisage asking the number of cells to add and adding them, perhaps creating a new VID and CIDs in the process (or just adding new CIDs to the existing VID in the PGC).

Regards

blutach · 11th September 2005, 11:06

New function - see attached pic.

Couple of things:

1. Little typo in the message ("ro" instead of "to")
2. I'm not sure that VobBlanker replaces in the menu domain.

Regards

r0lZ · 11th September 2005, 11:08

Well, I'm just reading the code. It should be relatively easy to add a cell to a non-dummy PGC (aka a PGC with existing video in it

). Maybe I will also add the possibility to add several cells at once.
But it will not be possible to add new CIDs to the existing VID. Since the cell is always appended at the end of the VOBs, I think it's better to create a new VID.

blutach · 11th September 2005, 11:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by r0lZ

But it will not be possible to add new CIDs to the existing VID. Since the cell is always appended at the end of the VOBs, I think it's better to create a new VID.

Right!

Regards

r0lZ · 11th September 2005, 14:57

Sorry, guys, I have too many things to change in the code to be able to easily add several cells in one operation. The problem is that my code is written to create a new VOB ID, not to add a new Cell ID to an existing VOB ID.

But the new version of the Create Cell can be used to add a new cell to a PGC with existent cells. So, you should be able to add as many cells as you like to any PGC (except, of course, to the First-Play PGC).

There are also a couple of bugs fixed in this version. For example, the old version was unable to create the cell in a domain with no cells at all (ie with no VOB file.)

I have removed the beta 8. Please download this version instead: PgcEdit_winexe_0.6.1beta9.zip.

blutach · 11th September 2005, 15:31

Here we go again - 2 betas per day

Thanks r0lZ and PS. Congrats to Kim Clijsters

Regards

r0lZ · 11th September 2005, 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by blutach

Congrats to Kim Clijsters

Nice day for Belgium!

2nd September 2005, 16:23	#181 \| Link
r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,839	OK. I will probably use the Geo code under XP, and use one of these codes when the Geo code is not present. Thanks. __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) Mirror (in Belgium) Unofficial mirror (in Poland)

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2COOL PGC Navigator in Training Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NTSC Land Posts: 3,552	@all If, per chance, you have this warning dialog upon loading DVD... ... and you selected Yes to all and/or saved, you must manually execute the macro again if you had blanked out any menus or titles. __________________ 2COOL

10th September 2005, 10:42	#184 \| Link
r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,839	I know. This is because the stream numbers are set to 0 in the VMGM_MAT or VTSI_MAT table, but are left untouched in the PGCs. I made it that way because josto has signaled that removing the PGC streams can lead to problems. If, for example, subpic 2 has been set with a SetSTN command, and you play, say PGC 1, then PGC 2, and the PGC 1 has no subpic anymore, when you reach PGC 2, the subpic may be disabled. However, on my standalone, I can't reproduce this problem. So, the question is still open: should I disable the streams assignments in the blanked PGCs as well? __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) Mirror (in Belgium) Unofficial mirror (in Poland)

10th September 2005, 11:57	#185 \| Link
blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,424	I have also tried to reproduce this a while back when jsoto first posted it, and couldn't. But the fact that it happened twice to jsoto, means it can happen to others. Therefore, you need to keep it in and people re-authoring their DVDs should be careful and set their streams correctly. Regards __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media.

11th September 2005, 01:34	#187 \| Link
r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,839	Sorry, no. I use a standard requester for this kind of simple questions. The "Yes to All" option is not available with these requesters. It's a lot of work to program a new requester just for such things. Maybe later... __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) Mirror (in Belgium) Unofficial mirror (in Poland)

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LigH German doom9/Gleitz SuMo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Germany, Gardelegen Posts: 1,464	@ berrick: "HKEY_USERS\S-so-many-uninterresting-and-personally-unique-numbers\Path" is rather useless, because only your PC will have this exact combination of numbers. The generic location will be "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Path", because this is a shortcut to exactly the same path, but always for the currently logged-in user.

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Taelon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 142	Speaking of the "fix number of streams macro" would it be possibly to add a "Yes to All" or equivalent option? The other day I was working on a backup that had 26 discrepancies, hitting the yes button 26 times was a little annoying.

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goonix Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 267	@rolZ Do you think additional to the "New dummy PGC" a "New PGC with blank cell" in PgcEdit is possible? This could be used to replace it later by VobBlanker with motion or still video. goonix

11th September 2005, 02:23	#189 \| Link
r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,839	Hum... That should be a function of the PGC editor, allowing to add a cell to any dummy. I will see if it's easy to do. But take in mind that a blank cell is very tiny. VobBlanker is currently unable to replace a table by a larger one (at least if the table must expand over new sectors). So, it will be probably unable to create some tables if you want to replace the blank cell with a large video sequence. But it should work to replace it by a still frame or menu. Also, I will not allow to create more than one cell per PGC, at least for now. __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) Mirror (in Belgium) Unofficial mirror (in Poland)

11th September 2005, 02:39	#190 \| Link
goonix Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 267	Thanks for your reply! I didn't know about this restriction in VobBlanker until now. Maybe replacing a table by a larger one can be done in future versions of VobBlanker (only jsoto knows...). goonix

11th September 2005, 04:02	#191 \| Link
r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,839	PgcEdit 0.6.1 beta 8 Anyway, I have already added the function to create the new cell. Was easy. There is a little problem with the chapters if you add it in the Title domain, but I suppose you want to use it in the menu domain. Please take some time to test the new function: PgcEdit_winexe_0.6.1beta8.zip. Thanks. __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) Mirror (in Belgium) Unofficial mirror (in Poland)

11th September 2005, 05:14	#192 \| Link
blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,424	If we can add a cell to a dummy, can we add one to an existing PGC? And at least in the titles domain, I thought that VobBlanker's replace function added cells where necessary and there was no problem with the tables. Re: Fix number of streams macro - I echo Taelon's request. Regards __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media.

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blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,424	New function - see attached pic. Couple of things: 1. Little typo in the message ("ro" instead of "to") 2. I'm not sure that VobBlanker replaces in the menu domain. Regards __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media. Last edited by blutach; 11th September 2005 at 11:08.

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r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,839	Well, I'm just reading the code. It should be relatively easy to add a cell to a non-dummy PGC (aka a PGC with existing video in it ). Maybe I will also add the possibility to add several cells at once. But it will not be possible to add new CIDs to the existing VID. Since the cell is always appended at the end of the VOBs, I think it's better to create a new VID. __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) Mirror (in Belgium) Unofficial mirror (in Poland)

11th September 2005, 14:57	#198 \| Link
r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,839	PgcEdit 0.6.1 beta 9 Sorry, guys, I have too many things to change in the code to be able to easily add several cells in one operation. The problem is that my code is written to create a new VOB ID, not to add a new Cell ID to an existing VOB ID. But the new version of the Create Cell can be used to add a new cell to a PGC with existent cells. So, you should be able to add as many cells as you like to any PGC (except, of course, to the First-Play PGC). There are also a couple of bugs fixed in this version. For example, the old version was unable to create the cell in a domain with no cells at all (ie with no VOB file.) I have removed the beta 8. Please download this version instead: PgcEdit_winexe_0.6.1beta9.zip. __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) Mirror (in Belgium) Unofficial mirror (in Poland)

11th September 2005, 15:31	#199 \| Link
blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,424	Here we go again - 2 betas per day Thanks r0lZ and PS. Congrats to Kim Clijsters Regards __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media. Last edited by blutach; 11th September 2005 at 15:42.

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