PgcEdit v7 discussion thread - Page 2

r0lZ · 24th April 2006, 08:16

I don't know if a guide exists for this specific purpose.

But try the DVDShrink plugin for PgcEdit. It has a function to enable the Title Menu button to skip to the next title. It's very easy.

Also, have a look at TitleWriter. It can add menus to a DVD reauthored by Shrink.

blutach · 24th April 2006, 09:39

AX

You need to setup your trace preview. Tick the little box so the preview comes on at every cell played back. Also ensure under Setup --> Preview Options when the trace window is showing that "Close preview automaically at the end of the cell playback" is unchecked. This will ensure that the cell doesn't vanish on you and you have time to decide whetehr to mark it for blanking or not.

When you have finished, simply process the whole DVD in FixVTS or VobBlanker.

Regards

AlienX69 · 24th April 2006, 16:49

Hi Les,

Yes, I did do that per r0lZ instruction (see PGC_Window.jpg attachment in previous post, the one in the bottom right, yes ?) .... the only thing I notice is that when I do this (and please excuse as I'm not in front of my home screen, doing from memory) is that each cell wants to play, slightly annoying in the movie (as it wants to play each cell/chapter), what's the best way to skip though ?

Also, I can't right click on the PGC window to either "Kill PGC Playback(Ctrl+K)" or "Blank out all VTST in Titleset(Ctrl+Delete)". Not sure if I got the Hot Keys right but now that I write this I did not try the Hot Keys while the preview window was open ..... please excuse for any memory leaks above ... LOL !!!

AX

r0lZ · 24th April 2006, 19:32

That's right. The problem is that the preview is a totally independent app, and I cannot have full control on it. The preview is normally launched in background, and therefore I cannot know what the user do with it, but in trace mode, it is launched synchronously, so I can test the user actions when it is closed.

I agree that playing all cells in sequence is somewhat boring, but it's currently the only way to synchronize the trace with the preview. Sorry for this limitation.

AlienX69 · 24th April 2006, 19:44

NP, I can work around it ..... PgcEdit stills ROCKs my WORLD !!!

Keep it running, and I will KEEP DONATING !!!!!

Have a GREAT DAY (Evening) ....

AX

foobaz · 25th April 2006, 04:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by r0lZ

PgcEdit v7.0 released!

The enormous gap between the latest official version 0.6.3.1 and this v7.0 doesn't mean that it's a particularly major upgrade

Whoa! If this isn't a major upgrade, I'd love to see what you consider a major upgrade! Thanks so much for this wonderful gift. And your extreme humility. That is something so rare these days.

blutach · 25th April 2006, 05:17

@AX

Can't see the attachment yet - it's still pending appro by mpucoder. Not to worry though.

I find when I am tracing the main title, that I uncheck the little preview box to make things go quicker. It's only on those pesky extras and warnings that I wanna see how things go. Hope that helps you speed things up a bit.

Regards

frank · 25th April 2006, 20:46

I have created a hearing book title with DVD-lab.
Stills muxed with MPEG audio track.

Audio: MPEG-1, 48 kHz, 64 kbit/s, mono (1ch)
Video: PAL 720x576 stills

Then I loaded it into PgcEdit.
VTS Title works fine but I cannot change the stream attributes at all.
After pressing Current domain stream attributes all buttons of Audio 0 are greyed out!

There is a problem with mpeg audio when it is the only one track.

My workaround was IfoEdit.

r0lZ · 25th April 2006, 21:50

You have to use Domain Streams Attributes from the main window, not from the PGC Editor. Now, in the PGC Editor, the DSA editor is read-only. I had to change that because it's incompatible with the new options to delete the streams.

President · 26th April 2006, 07:14

WOW!!! Great thnx, r0lZ!!! PGC Edit forever!!! Excellent app. Many, many thank's!

frank · 26th April 2006, 08:44

Quote:

You have to use Domain Streams Attributes from the main window, not from the PGC Editor.

blutach · 26th April 2006, 12:54

Blame me, frank, for this. I am sorry. This was in response to a request to easily remove deleted streams in multi-PGC VTSs, where you had to go through the disabling process over and over again for each PGC before DSA would tell you they are no longer needed.

Regards

jm1647 · 29th April 2006, 02:06

@r0lZ - just to make sure - do you accept credit card donations thru PayPal. I'm new to using PayPAl and did (EDIT - not) see what type you accept.

Edit2 - I hit the wrong button and it went from by bank

r0lZ · 29th April 2006, 02:19

Yes, credit cards are accepted by PayPal. It's even the preferred method! (But you have to live in a country supported by PayPal.)

Thanks in advance for your donation!

jm1647 · 29th April 2006, 02:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by r0lZ

Yes, credit cards are accepted by PayPal. It's even the preferred method! (But you have to live in a country supported by PayPal.)

Thanks in advance for your donation!

It's on it's way......THANKS again for the great program

setarip_old · 30th April 2006, 05:55

@AlienX69

Check out these links:

http://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bi...&postid=859651

and

http://discussions.apple.com/thread....43646&tstart=0

hardkid · 2nd May 2006, 19:31

I dunno why people do this: namely, split movies into two or more titles. But as a result, a have a single layer DVD which is a backup of a dual layer DVD which contained a movie split into two titles. I did not make a backup, so I have no idea how it happened that all layer breaks are still present on the resulting single layer DVD. I even think that there are even more layer breaks than needed. Please look at the attached pix. Pic one shows PgcEdit's first window, with all the titles.
When I open title one (see Pic 2), I see that there are two layer breaks - the first box and the last box are checked. Title 2 (plese see Pic 3) also has a layer break at the very beginning. When I watch this movie (single layer DVD) I see two pauses/freezes - about 2 seconds long each - it's those layer breaks at the end of title one and at the beginning of title 2. What do I do to make my movie play seamless? Is there a utility/function which corrects such problems automatically? If not, what should I do manually in PGCEdit?

bigotti5 · 2nd May 2006, 20:59

You cant see a layer break - only a NSM (non_seamless) flag.
This flag indicates how cells/vobs are logically linked together.
The first cell of a PGC is allways flagged as non_seamless.

You should do following

Open Pgcedit
Left pane doubleclick VTST1 TTN1
in Pgceditor in bottom line click "create new cell" - "pick an existing Vob/Cell ID" - in the slider Vob ID choose "2" and in slider Cell ID choose "1" - Create Cell
Repeat these steps till Vob/Cell ID 2/14
Remove the NSM flags (layerbreaks) manually by clicking it.
The Vob joint from VCID 1/12 to 2/1 is very likely not seamless muxed, so removing can cause your player to freeze stop or anything.
Test it on a DVD-RW, if your player has troubles just leave the NSM flag set.

All other NSM flags (except the first) can be removed.

Note: you will have to fit the commands in your menus too.

blutach · 3rd May 2006, 10:06

In order for the chapter menu to work correctly, keep TTN2. But change the post command in TTN1 to exactly be same as TTN2's post commands (otherwise after playing the now complete movie (under bigotti5's excellent method), it'll play the 2nd half again!).

Regards

hardkid · 4th May 2006, 09:59

Thank you bigotti5 and blutach! Your advices worked!

24th April 2006, 08:16	#21 \| Link
r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,469	I don't know if a guide exists for this specific purpose. But try the DVDShrink plugin for PgcEdit. It has a function to enable the Title Menu button to skip to the next title. It's very easy. Also, have a look at TitleWriter. It can add menus to a DVD reauthored by Shrink. __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) BD3D2MK3D A tool to convert 3D blu-rays to SBS, T&B or FS MKV

24th April 2006, 09:39	#22 \| Link
blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,499	AX You need to setup your trace preview. Tick the little box so the preview comes on at every cell played back. Also ensure under Setup --> Preview Options when the trace window is showing that "Close preview automaically at the end of the cell playback" is unchecked. This will ensure that the cell doesn't vanish on you and you have time to decide whetehr to mark it for blanking or not. When you have finished, simply process the whole DVD in FixVTS or VobBlanker. Regards __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media.

24th April 2006, 16:49	#23 \| Link
AlienX69 Interstellar Traveler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Area 51 Posts: 39	Hi Les, Yes, I did do that per r0lZ instruction (see PGC_Window.jpg attachment in previous post, the one in the bottom right, yes ?) .... the only thing I notice is that when I do this (and please excuse as I'm not in front of my home screen, doing from memory) is that each cell wants to play, slightly annoying in the movie (as it wants to play each cell/chapter), what's the best way to skip though ? Also, I can't right click on the PGC window to either "Kill PGC Playback(Ctrl+K)" or "Blank out all VTST in Titleset(Ctrl+Delete)". Not sure if I got the Hot Keys right but now that I write this I did not try the Hot Keys while the preview window was open ..... please excuse for any memory leaks above ... LOL !!! AX Last edited by AlienX69; 24th April 2006 at 17:01.

24th April 2006, 19:32	#24 \| Link
r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,469	That's right. The problem is that the preview is a totally independent app, and I cannot have full control on it. The preview is normally launched in background, and therefore I cannot know what the user do with it, but in trace mode, it is launched synchronously, so I can test the user actions when it is closed. I agree that playing all cells in sequence is somewhat boring, but it's currently the only way to synchronize the trace with the preview. Sorry for this limitation. __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) BD3D2MK3D A tool to convert 3D blu-rays to SBS, T&B or FS MKV

25th April 2006, 05:17	#27 \| Link
blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,499	@AX Can't see the attachment yet - it's still pending appro by mpucoder. Not to worry though. I find when I am tracing the main title, that I uncheck the little preview box to make things go quicker. It's only on those pesky extras and warnings that I wanna see how things go. Hope that helps you speed things up a bit. Regards __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media.

24th April 2006, 19:44	#25 \| Link
AlienX69 Interstellar Traveler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Area 51 Posts: 39	NP, I can work around it ..... PgcEdit stills ROCKs my WORLD !!! Keep it running, and I will KEEP DONATING !!!!! Have a GREAT DAY (Evening) .... AX

25th April 2006, 20:46	#28 \| Link
frank Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: https://t.me/pump_upp Posts: 811	MPEG audio attributes I have created a hearing book title with DVD-lab. Stills muxed with MPEG audio track. Audio: MPEG-1, 48 kHz, 64 kbit/s, mono (1ch) Video: PAL 720x576 stills Then I loaded it into PgcEdit. VTS Title works fine but I cannot change the stream attributes at all. After pressing Current domain stream attributes all buttons of Audio 0 are greyed out! There is a problem with mpeg audio when it is the only one track. My workaround was IfoEdit. Last edited by frank; 26th April 2006 at 08:43.

25th April 2006, 21:50	#29 \| Link
r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,469	You have to use Domain Streams Attributes from the main window, not from the PGC Editor. Now, in the PGC Editor, the DSA editor is read-only. I had to change that because it's incompatible with the new options to delete the streams. __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) BD3D2MK3D A tool to convert 3D blu-rays to SBS, T&B or FS MKV

26th April 2006, 07:14	#30 \| Link
President Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ukraine. Posts: 109	WOW!!! Great thnx, r0lZ!!! PGC Edit forever!!! Excellent app. Many, many thank's! Last edited by President; 26th April 2006 at 07:17.

26th April 2006, 12:54	#32 \| Link
blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,499	Blame me, frank, for this. I am sorry. This was in response to a request to easily remove deleted streams in multi-PGC VTSs, where you had to go through the disabling process over and over again for each PGC before DSA would tell you they are no longer needed. Regards __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media.

29th April 2006, 02:06	#33 \| Link
jm1647 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 74	@r0lZ - just to make sure - do you accept credit card donations thru PayPal. I'm new to using PayPAl and did (EDIT - not) see what type you accept. Edit2 - I hit the wrong button and it went from by bank Last edited by jm1647; 29th April 2006 at 02:51.

29th April 2006, 02:19	#34 \| Link
r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,469	Yes, credit cards are accepted by PayPal. It's even the preferred method! (But you have to live in a country supported by PayPal.) Thanks in advance for your donation! __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) BD3D2MK3D A tool to convert 3D blu-rays to SBS, T&B or FS MKV

30th April 2006, 05:55	#36 \| Link
setarip_old Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 16,267	@AlienX69 Check out these links: http://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bi...&postid=859651 and http://discussions.apple.com/thread....43646&tstart=0 Last edited by setarip_old; 30th April 2006 at 05:59.

2nd May 2006, 19:31	#37 \| Link
hardkid Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 23	Seamless playback when movie split into 2 titles I dunno why people do this: namely, split movies into two or more titles. But as a result, a have a single layer DVD which is a backup of a dual layer DVD which contained a movie split into two titles. I did not make a backup, so I have no idea how it happened that all layer breaks are still present on the resulting single layer DVD. I even think that there are even more layer breaks than needed. Please look at the attached pix. Pic one shows PgcEdit's first window, with all the titles. When I open title one (see Pic 2), I see that there are two layer breaks - the first box and the last box are checked. Title 2 (plese see Pic 3) also has a layer break at the very beginning. When I watch this movie (single layer DVD) I see two pauses/freezes - about 2 seconds long each - it's those layer breaks at the end of title one and at the beginning of title 2. What do I do to make my movie play seamless? Is there a utility/function which corrects such problems automatically? If not, what should I do manually in PGCEdit? Attached Images

2nd May 2006, 20:59	#38 \| Link
bigotti5 Spielberger Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 838	You cant see a layer break - only a NSM (non_seamless) flag. This flag indicates how cells/vobs are logically linked together. The first cell of a PGC is allways flagged as non_seamless. You should do following Open Pgcedit Left pane doubleclick VTST1 TTN1 in Pgceditor in bottom line click "create new cell" - "pick an existing Vob/Cell ID" - in the slider Vob ID choose "2" and in slider Cell ID choose "1" - Create Cell Repeat these steps till Vob/Cell ID 2/14 Remove the NSM flags (layerbreaks) manually by clicking it. The Vob joint from VCID 1/12 to 2/1 is very likely not seamless muxed, so removing can cause your player to freeze stop or anything. Test it on a DVD-RW, if your player has troubles just leave the NSM flag set. All other NSM flags (except the first) can be removed. Note: you will have to fit the commands in your menus too.

3rd May 2006, 10:06	#39 \| Link
blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,499	In order for the chapter menu to work correctly, keep TTN2. But change the post command in TTN1 to exactly be same as TTN2's post commands (otherwise after playing the now complete movie (under bigotti5's excellent method), it'll play the 2nd half again!). Regards __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media.

4th May 2006, 09:59	#40 \| Link
hardkid Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 23	Thank you bigotti5 and blutach! Your advices worked!