PgcEdit v0.4 - Page 16

blutach · 13th December 2004, 12:41

@rolz

In the same spirit as removing the Ctrl for menus, can we also do it for "Trace". Now, it is Ctrl-T, where T alone would do fine, n'est pas?

I actually think that none of the "Ctrl's" in the file menu are necessary, except for perhaps R for reload and S for Save (don't wannna do them accidentally)

Regards

r0lZ · 13th December 2004, 14:45

... and B for Create Backup.

OK. I will change them...

blueboyec · 13th December 2004, 20:27

rOIZ,

Is PgcEdit able to remove angles (keep one angle) and correct all referances to angles (have the DVD seam as thought it was never a multy angle move)?

thanks

r0lZ · 13th December 2004, 21:03

No. PgcEdit is not a VOB editor.
Use IfoEdit's strip angle function.

blueboyec · 13th December 2004, 21:12

rOIZ,

Thanks for your quick responce.

r0lZ · 19th December 2004, 15:12

PgcEdit 0.4.5 released.

Added 'Remove Cell' button in the PGC editor.
Added "Clone PGC" function (works in Title and Menu domains)
PgcEditPreview version 1.4, by Jeanl.
Menu buttons viewer: It is now possible to hide the buttons by clicking on the background image. (Windows only)
Dummy PGCs in the title domain are now labelled with "(dummy)" instead of "(0:00)".
"New Dummy PGC" in title domain now create the dummy 'attached' to the current Title (ie, it inherit the current Title and TTN numbers.)
The Layer Break checkbox is now disabled in the Cells List of the PGC Editor when the Seamless flag must be kept OFF. Therefore, the checkbox is checked and enabled only for real layer breaks.
Renamed some labels of the Type Flags in the Cells list of the PGC Editor.
The Remapping VOB/Cell ID function in the Cells List now clears the Seamless Playback flags of the remapped cell and the following one.
The TTN numbers are now retrieved from the VTS_PGCITI table, instead of VTS_PTT_SRPT. This is more reliable.
Bug in "New 'Play All' PGC" function with wrong Category Mask and Parental ID Mask in the VTS_PGCITI table fixed.
Bug in VTS_PTT_SRPTI table when saving a DVD with illegal dummy titles.
Bug when launching both Preview and Menu buttons viewer at the same time fixed by Jeanl.

PgcEditPreview 1.4 by jeanl (Windows only)

Improved error reporting in bitmap saving mode.
Fixed a bug that prevented preview from loading some VOB files in bitmap saving mode.
The elapsed time was wrong in some cases (SCR discontinuity), I'm setting it to 0 if the audio pack has no PTS.
Fixed a bug that caused an image to be displayed in the improved bitmap-saving version of preview.
Rolled in most changes made by jsoto for vobblanker.

blutach · 19th December 2004, 19:23

Thanks rolz for another masterpiece

Rgds

blutach · 19th December 2004, 19:31

When using the Calls Cross References utility to see which PGCs are not in use, it can be useful to do this in 2 or 3 passes.

Once you have found a PGC that is not called (it will be highlighted in pink - make sure you have the highlight errors and GOTO targets option set), simply delete all the commands (pre, post and cell) for that PGC. Do this for all such PGCs. Call cross references again and see if any more unused PGCs appear and delete their commands, and so on.

This particularly applies if you are (re)authoring your DVD, where I have found this technique very useful to see if I have any broken navigation links.

One warning! BOV has not been implemented in PGCEdit yet, so be certain your disk does not contain any BOV. If it does, do not use this technique.

Regards to all

jeanl · 19th December 2004, 20:08

good one blutach, I"ll keep that in mind for looking for a free register....
Jeanl

stickboy · 20th December 2004, 01:59

Can pgcedit be run from network shares using UNC paths? If I do this, pgcedit.exe runs but no UI appears. (I do have write access to the network share.)

Is this related to the known issue with pgcedit requiring ASCII paths?

r0lZ · 20th December 2004, 02:32

Quote:

Originally posted by stickboy
Can pgcedit be run from network shares using UNC paths? If I do this, pgcedit.exe runs but no UI appears. (I do have write access to the network share.)

Humm. I really don't know. And I have nothing to test this situation.

Quote:

Is this related to the known issue with pgcedit requiring ASCII paths?

Probably... The symptoms are the same.

This may be a problem with the freeWrap method of accessing internal, wrapped files, in the standalone version. Maybe you could try to install Tcl/Tk and the PgcEdit sources.

Sorry, I can't help much more.

stickboy · 20th December 2004, 10:39

Quote:

Originally posted by r0lZ
Humm. I really don't know. And I have nothing to test this situation.

You should be able to test it by enabling file sharing and accessing your own PC through a UNC path.

blueboyec · 20th December 2004, 18:12

Quote:

Originally posted by r0lZ
PgcEdit 0.4.5 released.
[list][*] The Remapping VOB/Cell ID function in the Cells List now clears the Seamless Playback flags of the remapped cell and the following one.

r0lZ,

This this mean that I can use pgcedit to correct pointer etc that ifoedit/dvddecryter did not correct after useing ifoedit/dvddecryter to keep one angle?

r0lZ · 20th December 2004, 19:48

No. PgcEdit now sets the SCR discontinuity flag, and removes the Seamless flag when needed by a function of PgcEdit (VOB/Cell ID remapping, and Remove Cell). It does not fix the wrong flags set by other programs.

But maybe I can add this in a future version. This will not be totally automatic, but will ask if it must correct the wrong flags when you enter the PGC Editor, for a specific PGC. (It will work like the Total Playback Time fix of the current version.)
Anyway, it will not fix ALL the flags and pointers... Sorry, but that is too much work!

blueboyec · 21st December 2004, 00:12

Tring to learn.

Thank for your effort.

lovelegend · 24th December 2004, 00:51

I don't know since when but now when I double-click a command line, there is no new dialogue window popped up for editing command, and the program freezes... I just tried downloading and running the older versions and found that there is no such problem for version 0.2.1... Does anyone know how could I fix this problem?

P.S. I'm using win2k

jeanl · 24th December 2004, 00:57

I downloaded the current version yesterday, running XP, all is OK on my side...
Jeanl

r0lZ · 24th December 2004, 01:19

@lovelegend
This is the first time I hear of that problem.
Furthermore, the Command Editor has not been changed in the last version. So, maybe the problem is coming from your PC, a virus or something like that...

PS. Have you tried to launch the editor by single-clicking on the command, and then selecting the menu Edit -> Edit Cmd, or the Edit Cmd button?

lovelegend · 24th December 2004, 02:01

I know it's my PC problem, I think it got the problem after a crash or something. It may be caused by a corrupted dll file or so, that's why I would like to ask if anyone knows about it...

However, I don't wanna reinstall the os again...

Before I worked around this problem by adding a NOP command in pgcedit, and then use IfoEdit to edit that command... but now it's better since I can use version 0.2.1 to edit the command directly, though it makes the problem being more weird -- how comes it works on 0.2.1 but not newer (I remember 0.3.8 worked fine for me, but now it doesn't work either)?

And yeah, I tried using menu Edit -> Edit Cmd, or the Edit Cmd button, and both didn't work... ^^"

r0lZ · 24th December 2004, 04:02

Well, one thing has changed between v0.2.1 and newer versions. It's the way config files are saved.
In v0.2.1, the config file was "C:\Documents And Settings\<your user name>\.pgcedit.cfg".
In 0.3 and more, the config files are stored in "C:\Documents And Settings\<your user name>\Application Data\PgcEdit\".

You may try to verify that the Application Data directory exists and is writable. (Note that it may be hidden. To see it, you may have to enable the "Show hidden files and folders" option in Windoze's Folder Options, View tab.)

If the PgcEdit folder is there and is writable, try to delete the .pgcedit.cfg file, and restart PgcEdit 0.4.5.

Let me know if it worked. Thanks.

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blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,499	@rolz In the same spirit as removing the Ctrl for menus, can we also do it for "Trace". Now, it is Ctrl-T, where T alone would do fine, n'est pas? I actually think that none of the "Ctrl's" in the file menu are necessary, except for perhaps R for reload and S for Save (don't wannna do them accidentally) Regards __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media. Last edited by blutach; 13th December 2004 at 12:44.

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r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,469	... and B for Create Backup. OK. I will change them... __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) BD3D2MK3D A tool to convert 3D blu-rays to SBS, T&B or FS MKV

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blueboyec Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 118	move angels rOIZ, Is PgcEdit able to remove angles (keep one angle) and correct all referances to angles (have the DVD seam as thought it was never a multy angle move)? thanks

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r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,469	No. PgcEdit is not a VOB editor. Use IfoEdit's strip angle function. __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) BD3D2MK3D A tool to convert 3D blu-rays to SBS, T&B or FS MKV

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r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,469	PgcEdit 0.4.5 PgcEdit 0.4.5 released. Added 'Remove Cell' button in the PGC editor. Added "Clone PGC" function (works in Title and Menu domains) PgcEditPreview version 1.4, by Jeanl. Menu buttons viewer: It is now possible to hide the buttons by clicking on the background image. (Windows only) Dummy PGCs in the title domain are now labelled with "(dummy)" instead of "(0:00)". "New Dummy PGC" in title domain now create the dummy 'attached' to the current Title (ie, it inherit the current Title and TTN numbers.) The Layer Break checkbox is now disabled in the Cells List of the PGC Editor when the Seamless flag must be kept OFF. Therefore, the checkbox is checked and enabled only for real layer breaks. Renamed some labels of the Type Flags in the Cells list of the PGC Editor. The Remapping VOB/Cell ID function in the Cells List now clears the Seamless Playback flags of the remapped cell and the following one. The TTN numbers are now retrieved from the VTS_PGCITI table, instead of VTS_PTT_SRPT. This is more reliable. Bug in "New 'Play All' PGC" function with wrong Category Mask and Parental ID Mask in the VTS_PGCITI table fixed. Bug in VTS_PTT_SRPTI table when saving a DVD with illegal dummy titles. Bug when launching both Preview and Menu buttons viewer at the same time fixed by Jeanl. PgcEditPreview 1.4 by jeanl (Windows only) Improved error reporting in bitmap saving mode. Fixed a bug that prevented preview from loading some VOB files in bitmap saving mode. The elapsed time was wrong in some cases (SCR discontinuity), I'm setting it to 0 if the audio pack has no PTS. Fixed a bug that caused an image to be displayed in the improved bitmap-saving version of preview. Rolled in most changes made by jsoto for vobblanker. __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) BD3D2MK3D A tool to convert 3D blu-rays to SBS, T&B or FS MKV

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blueboyec Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 118	rOIZ, Thanks for your quick responce.

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blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,499	Thanks rolz for another masterpiece Rgds __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media.

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blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,499	A tip for PGCEdit users When using the Calls Cross References utility to see which PGCs are not in use, it can be useful to do this in 2 or 3 passes. Once you have found a PGC that is not called (it will be highlighted in pink - make sure you have the highlight errors and GOTO targets option set), simply delete all the commands (pre, post and cell) for that PGC. Do this for all such PGCs. Call cross references again and see if any more unused PGCs appear and delete their commands, and so on. This particularly applies if you are (re)authoring your DVD, where I have found this technique very useful to see if I have any broken navigation links. One warning! BOV has not been implemented in PGCEdit yet, so be certain your disk does not contain any BOV. If it does, do not use this technique. Regards to all __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media. Last edited by blutach; 20th December 2004 at 02:18.

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jeanl Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,079	good one blutach, I"ll keep that in mind for looking for a free register.... Jeanl __________________ A few PgcEdit guides. DVDSubEdit a free tool to edit subtitles directly inside the vob.

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stickboy AviSynth Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: California, U.S. Posts: 1,267	Can pgcedit be run from network shares using UNC paths? If I do this, pgcedit.exe runs but no UI appears. (I do have write access to the network share.) Is this related to the known issue with pgcedit requiring ASCII paths? Last edited by stickboy; 20th December 2004 at 02:11.

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r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,469	No. PgcEdit now sets the SCR discontinuity flag, and removes the Seamless flag when needed by a function of PgcEdit (VOB/Cell ID remapping, and Remove Cell). It does not fix the wrong flags set by other programs. But maybe I can add this in a future version. This will not be totally automatic, but will ask if it must correct the wrong flags when you enter the PGC Editor, for a specific PGC. (It will work like the Total Playback Time fix of the current version.) Anyway, it will not fix ALL the flags and pointers... Sorry, but that is too much work! __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) BD3D2MK3D A tool to convert 3D blu-rays to SBS, T&B or FS MKV

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blueboyec Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 118	Tring to learn. Thank for your effort.

24th December 2004, 00:51	#316 \| Link
lovelegend Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 86	I don't know since when but now when I double-click a command line, there is no new dialogue window popped up for editing command, and the program freezes... I just tried downloading and running the older versions and found that there is no such problem for version 0.2.1... Does anyone know how could I fix this problem? P.S. I'm using win2k

24th December 2004, 00:57	#317 \| Link
jeanl Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,079	I downloaded the current version yesterday, running XP, all is OK on my side... Jeanl __________________ A few PgcEdit guides. DVDSubEdit a free tool to edit subtitles directly inside the vob.

24th December 2004, 01:19	#318 \| Link
r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,469	@lovelegend This is the first time I hear of that problem. Furthermore, the Command Editor has not been changed in the last version. So, maybe the problem is coming from your PC, a virus or something like that... PS. Have you tried to launch the editor by single-clicking on the command, and then selecting the menu Edit -> Edit Cmd, or the Edit Cmd button? __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) BD3D2MK3D A tool to convert 3D blu-rays to SBS, T&B or FS MKV Last edited by r0lZ; 24th December 2004 at 04:04.

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lovelegend Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 86	I know it's my PC problem, I think it got the problem after a crash or something. It may be caused by a corrupted dll file or so, that's why I would like to ask if anyone knows about it... However, I don't wanna reinstall the os again... Before I worked around this problem by adding a NOP command in pgcedit, and then use IfoEdit to edit that command... but now it's better since I can use version 0.2.1 to edit the command directly, though it makes the problem being more weird -- how comes it works on 0.2.1 but not newer (I remember 0.3.8 worked fine for me, but now it doesn't work either)? And yeah, I tried using menu Edit -> Edit Cmd, or the Edit Cmd button, and both didn't work... ^^"

24th December 2004, 04:02	#320 \| Link
r0lZ PgcEdit daemon Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,469	Well, one thing has changed between v0.2.1 and newer versions. It's the way config files are saved. In v0.2.1, the config file was "C:\Documents And Settings\<your user name>\.pgcedit.cfg". In 0.3 and more, the config files are stored in "C:\Documents And Settings\<your user name>\Application Data\PgcEdit\". You may try to verify that the Application Data directory exists and is writable. (Note that it may be hidden. To see it, you may have to enable the "Show hidden files and folders" option in Windoze's Folder Options, View tab.) If the PgcEdit folder is there and is writable, try to delete the .pgcedit.cfg file, and restart PgcEdit 0.4.5. Let me know if it worked. Thanks. __________________ r0lZ PgcEdit homepage (hosted by VideoHelp) BD3D2MK3D A tool to convert 3D blu-rays to SBS, T&B or FS MKV