VobBlanker 1.6.0.6 is out

jsoto · 8th December 2004, 03:04

I'm starting a new thread because the old one is too long...

Vers 1.6.0.1 (08-12-2004)
Added: New integrated preview using jeanl DVDPreview class: Resizeable, with DAR management and with “real” playback speed
Change: All internal arrays are now allocated in run time, so maximums have been changed to the official DVD ones: MaxPGCs=32768 and MaxMenuPGCs=32768. Also the maximum of IFO size is now 10 MB.
BugFix: Cell still time was not clear when blanking.

Special thanks to jeanl for his support and DVDpreview class.

jsoto
EDIT: Download problems solved.
Versions <= 1.5 discussion thread:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73145
Versions = 2.0 discussion thread:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=92481

Links to announcement posts
VobBlanker 1.6.0.2
VobBlanker 1.6.0.3
VobBlanker 1.6.0.4
VobBlanker 1.6.0.5
VobBlanker 1.6.0.6

mrslacker · 8th December 2004, 03:58

Congrats jsoto on overcoming the dynamic allocation hurdle. jsoto & jeanl: I hope to learn to program as well as you guys! Can't wait to try it out.

DMagic1 · 8th December 2004, 05:25

Great work.

G_ · 8th December 2004, 18:46

Really good job guys! Many thx again

sweetness · 8th December 2004, 21:30

great job jsoto and jeanl too.
wow, last year we didn't have all these tools to work with. i was always looking at 2cool guides(that's not a bad thing

) on how to do things.
well, the people in this forum are the best.

Grave · 9th December 2004, 02:39

did i miss explanation for this:
is there a reason why it does rearrange vobids so they are no longer sorted properly? (in menu vts. eg no longer consecutive 1-2-3-4-5-6 but unsorted 1-3-5-4-6-2)
it's a real pain in the ass finding certain vobids in vobs with tens of vobids

jsoto · 9th December 2004, 19:59

Seems nobody likes VobBlanker reordering...

Well, no special reason, this is because how VobBlanker works and because I never thought it can be a problem when I started the development. (In fact I've never seen a problem in a settop due this).

As I said in other threads, changing this now is not easy, I've to rewrite a lot of code (with the risk of introducing bugs, lately I'm a little heavy..).

May be I can address it in a future (I can feel the pressure pushing me...

), but, by now, it is not in my TODO.

If you don't like your VOBids unordered or may be with gaps, you always can use VIDChanger as a post process. I've never use it, and I've backed up a lot of DVDs with VobBlanker.

jsoto

CoNS · 9th December 2004, 20:14

Quote:

Originally posted by jsoto
Seems nobody likes VobBlanker reordering...

Well, cheer up, jsoto, it's just that the program is so great in every other respect... But I can understand that you don't want to redo the whole code as long as noone has reported the reordering issue to be a real problem when playing the disc.

blutach · 9th December 2004, 21:32

If you have a look at my original posting in the PgcEdit thread, I did say the disk plays OK in a set top!

I was just reporting something strange that PgcEdit couldn't parse.

Regards to all

sweetness · 9th December 2004, 21:55

went i preview a VMGM menu VobBlanker crashes. in the VTSM the preview is ok.

jsoto · 10th December 2004, 00:25

@CoNS, blutach
Don't worry, I can live with it

Currently I'm seeing it as a challenge, so who knows....

@sweetness
Weird!. Yes, you are right. But it is not a bug. In fact, I needed to fix three before be able to preview. They are old (wrong, but not really used) references to the title domain memory (which do not exist any more in Video Manager due the new memory allocation system). May be there are more...The good thing is that you will experience a crash if I'm accessing to a non allocated memory.

BTW, There is other bug (potential crash) in memory deallocation (done when you load the second time a VIDEO_TS.IFO, when loading a project or when exiting the program)

I'm going to release a fix on these issues soon.

jsoto

blutach · 10th December 2004, 00:27

Quote:

Originally posted by jsoto
@CoNS, blutach
Don't worry, I can live with it Currently I'm seeing it as a challenge, so who knows....

The way I understand you program works, by going through in PGC order, I guess it will end up with VOBIDs out of order, if the VOBIDs aren't in a nice sequence.

So long as it plays, I don't give a rat's....

jeanl · 10th December 2004, 09:04

Jsoto,
Here's a stupid little request: I love the drag/drop feature in vobblanker, but you know how it is, given them a finger, they'll want the arm!
Could you possibly make it so we can drag/drop any file (not just VIDEO_TS.IFO)? Or even the directory itself?
Shrink does not have drag/drop but it lets you open a DVD by selecting the entire folder (even the folder above the VIDEO_TS subfolder!). PgcEdit is the same, very very convenient.
I don't think that would be very hard to add...

But maybe I'm too damn lazy!
Jeanl

jsoto · 10th December 2004, 19:18

Yes, it can be done.
Currently I'm accepting "any" file as project file, except VIDEO_TS.IFO which is recognized as the DVD index. I can change and accept a folder or any VOB/BUP/IFO file and try to find the VIDEO_TS.IFO in the same folder. Any other extension (different *.VOB , *,BUP or *,IFO) will be managed as a "project file". Is it OK?

jsoto

jeanl · 10th December 2004, 19:22

Quote:

Originally posted by jsoto
Yes, it can be done.
Currently I'm accepting "any" file as project file, except VIDEO_TS.IFO which is recognized as the DVD index. I can change and accept a folder or any VOB/BUP/IFO file and try to find the VIDEO_TS.IFO in the same folder. Any other extension (different *.VOB , *,BUP or *,IFO) will be managed as a "project file". Is it OK?

jsoto

oh, OK I get it, I forgot you had your own "project" file type. I see. What you suggest sounds like a good solution... I hope it isn't too much work!
Jeanl

sweetness · 10th December 2004, 19:53

hi,jsoto
can you explain to me what this warning is? and is it a big deal?

WARNING: nuPGCs mismatch between VTS_TMAPTI and VTS_PGCI 0
WARNING: nuPGCs mismatch between VTS_TMAPTI and VTS_PGCI 1
thanks

jsoto · 10th December 2004, 21:09

This warning means a mismatch between the number of Program Chains in the VTS stored in the table VTS_PGCI and the one stored in the table VTS_TMAPTI . AFAIK it should be the same.

VobBlanker quits TMAPTI processing and keep this table as it was.

So, TMAPTI table is wrong and the consecuence is that the player will not be able to do the "Goto" function, i.e. powerDVD you will not allow you to drag the navigation slider to advance/rewind in the title.

But (unless there was a VobBlanker bug) the original DVD should have the same problem. It is not a big deal in the case of a short PGC and obviously you can forget it if you are blanking the PGC.

BTW, because how VobBlanker works (PGC by PGC) the warning is outputted once per PGC in the VTS. In your case, seems you have two PGCs in the VTS.

jsoto

PS: Mmmm, I've to review what happens if the original TMAPTI table does not exist....

sweetness · 10th December 2004, 21:34

it might not be a bug. i had some trouble ripping that dvd.
thanks.

jsoto · 10th December 2004, 22:03

Quote:

PS: Mmmm, I've to review what happens if the original TMAPTI table does not exist....

It's OK, the code does not process the table in this case, but without any warning.

jsoto

jsoto · 13th December 2004, 02:06

Vers 1.6.0.2 (13-12-2004)
Added: Drag & drop of folder or any VOB/IFO/BUP file
Added: Option to process files in input folder, (using a backup subfolder)
BugFix: Bug when deallocating memory
BugFix: Crash due unused references to title part of Video Manager
BugFix: PGC still time (0xa3) was not cleared when blanking PGCs
BugFix: Replaced/Blanked Cell and the following one is now marked as system clock discontinuity.
BugFix: Now marks as system clock discontinuity the appropiate cells when cutting PGCs
BugFix: A couple of bugs in slider management in preview, but I'm going to rewrite this code...

I'm releasing this version mainly because the memory crashes fixes, but I did not have time to test the other fixes/additions in deep, so be careful...

jsoto

8th December 2004, 03:04	#1 \| Link
jsoto Just a Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 2,067	VobBlanker 1.6.0.6 is out I'm starting a new thread because the old one is too long... Vers 1.6.0.1 (08-12-2004) Added: New integrated preview using jeanl DVDPreview class: Resizeable, with DAR management and with “real” playback speed Change: All internal arrays are now allocated in run time, so maximums have been changed to the official DVD ones: MaxPGCs=32768 and MaxMenuPGCs=32768. Also the maximum of IFO size is now 10 MB. BugFix: Cell still time was not clear when blanking. Special thanks to jeanl for his support and DVDpreview class. jsoto EDIT: Download problems solved. Versions <= 1.5 discussion thread: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73145 Versions = 2.0 discussion thread: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=92481 Links to announcement posts VobBlanker 1.6.0.2 VobBlanker 1.6.0.3 VobBlanker 1.6.0.4 VobBlanker 1.6.0.5 VobBlanker 1.6.0.6 __________________ Web sites with my tools http://download.videohelp.com/jsoto http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/ Last edited by jsoto; 4th April 2005 at 00:32.

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sweetness member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 346	great job jsoto and jeanl too. wow, last year we didn't have all these tools to work with. i was always looking at 2cool guides(that's not a bad thing ) on how to do things. well, the people in this forum are the best. __________________ some guides

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jsoto Just a Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 2,067	Seems nobody likes VobBlanker reordering... Well, no special reason, this is because how VobBlanker works and because I never thought it can be a problem when I started the development. (In fact I've never seen a problem in a settop due this). As I said in other threads, changing this now is not easy, I've to rewrite a lot of code (with the risk of introducing bugs, lately I'm a little heavy..). May be I can address it in a future (I can feel the pressure pushing me... ), but, by now, it is not in my TODO. If you don't like your VOBids unordered or may be with gaps, you always can use VIDChanger as a post process. I've never use it, and I've backed up a lot of DVDs with VobBlanker. jsoto __________________ Web sites with my tools http://download.videohelp.com/jsoto http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/ Last edited by jsoto; 9th December 2004 at 20:01.

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blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,421	re: VOBID reordering If you have a look at my original posting in the PgcEdit thread, I did say the disk plays OK in a set top! I was just reporting something strange that PgcEdit couldn't parse. Regards to all __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media. Last edited by blutach; 9th December 2004 at 21:42.

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sweetness member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 346	went i preview a VMGM menu VobBlanker crashes. in the VTSM the preview is ok. __________________ some guides

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mrslacker Junior Slacker Join Date: May 2004 Location: End-World Posts: 296	Congrats jsoto on overcoming the dynamic allocation hurdle. jsoto & jeanl: I hope to learn to program as well as you guys! Can't wait to try it out.

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DMagic1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 440	Great work.

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G_ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3	Really good job guys! Many thx again

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Grave Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Slovakia Posts: 29	did i miss explanation for this: is there a reason why it does rearrange vobids so they are no longer sorted properly? (in menu vts. eg no longer consecutive 1-2-3-4-5-6 but unsorted 1-3-5-4-6-2) it's a real pain in the ass finding certain vobids in vobs with tens of vobids

10th December 2004, 00:25	#11 \| Link
jsoto Just a Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 2,067	@CoNS, blutach Don't worry, I can live with it Currently I'm seeing it as a challenge, so who knows.... @sweetness Weird!. Yes, you are right. But it is not a bug. In fact, I needed to fix three before be able to preview. They are old (wrong, but not really used) references to the title domain memory (which do not exist any more in Video Manager due the new memory allocation system). May be there are more...The good thing is that you will experience a crash if I'm accessing to a non allocated memory. BTW, There is other bug (potential crash) in memory deallocation (done when you load the second time a VIDEO_TS.IFO, when loading a project or when exiting the program) I'm going to release a fix on these issues soon. jsoto __________________ Web sites with my tools http://download.videohelp.com/jsoto http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/ Last edited by jsoto; 10th December 2004 at 00:27.

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jeanl Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,022	Jsoto, Here's a stupid little request: I love the drag/drop feature in vobblanker, but you know how it is, given them a finger, they'll want the arm! Could you possibly make it so we can drag/drop any file (not just VIDEO_TS.IFO)? Or even the directory itself? Shrink does not have drag/drop but it lets you open a DVD by selecting the entire folder (even the folder above the VIDEO_TS subfolder!). PgcEdit is the same, very very convenient. I don't think that would be very hard to add... But maybe I'm too damn lazy! Jeanl __________________ A few PgcEdit guides. DVDSubEdit a free tool to edit subtitles directly inside the vob.

10th December 2004, 19:18	#14 \| Link
jsoto Just a Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 2,067	Yes, it can be done. Currently I'm accepting "any" file as project file, except VIDEO_TS.IFO which is recognized as the DVD index. I can change and accept a folder or any VOB/BUP/IFO file and try to find the VIDEO_TS.IFO in the same folder. Any other extension (different .VOB , ,BUP or *,IFO) will be managed as a "project file". Is it OK? jsoto __________________ Web sites with my tools http://download.videohelp.com/jsoto http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/

10th December 2004, 19:53	#16 \| Link
sweetness member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 346	hi,jsoto can you explain to me what this warning is? and is it a big deal? WARNING: nuPGCs mismatch between VTS_TMAPTI and VTS_PGCI 0 WARNING: nuPGCs mismatch between VTS_TMAPTI and VTS_PGCI 1 thanks __________________ some guides

10th December 2004, 21:09	#17 \| Link
jsoto Just a Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 2,067	This warning means a mismatch between the number of Program Chains in the VTS stored in the table VTS_PGCI and the one stored in the table VTS_TMAPTI . AFAIK it should be the same. VobBlanker quits TMAPTI processing and keep this table as it was. So, TMAPTI table is wrong and the consecuence is that the player will not be able to do the "Goto" function, i.e. powerDVD you will not allow you to drag the navigation slider to advance/rewind in the title. But (unless there was a VobBlanker bug) the original DVD should have the same problem. It is not a big deal in the case of a short PGC and obviously you can forget it if you are blanking the PGC. BTW, because how VobBlanker works (PGC by PGC) the warning is outputted once per PGC in the VTS. In your case, seems you have two PGCs in the VTS. jsoto PS: Mmmm, I've to review what happens if the original TMAPTI table does not exist.... __________________ Web sites with my tools http://download.videohelp.com/jsoto http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/

10th December 2004, 21:34	#18 \| Link
sweetness member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 346	it might not be a bug. i had some trouble ripping that dvd. thanks. __________________ some guides

13th December 2004, 02:06	#20 \| Link
jsoto Just a Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 2,067	Vers 1.6.0.2 is out Vers 1.6.0.2 (13-12-2004) Added: Drag & drop of folder or any VOB/IFO/BUP file Added: Option to process files in input folder, (using a backup subfolder) BugFix: Bug when deallocating memory BugFix: Crash due unused references to title part of Video Manager BugFix: PGC still time (0xa3) was not cleared when blanking PGCs BugFix: Replaced/Blanked Cell and the following one is now marked as system clock discontinuity. BugFix: Now marks as system clock discontinuity the appropiate cells when cutting PGCs BugFix: A couple of bugs in slider management in preview, but I'm going to rewrite this code... I'm releasing this version mainly because the memory crashes fixes, but I did not have time to test the other fixes/additions in deep, so be careful... jsoto __________________ Web sites with my tools http://download.videohelp.com/jsoto http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/

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