IfoEdit & Subtitles

[EpheMeroN]

I am using MuxMan v0.14g to bring together my video, audio, and subtitle streams. But is there an option in IfoEdit to force auto-start on the subtitles? It's a Japanese film with English subs that I'd prefer to just display automatically.

[goonix]

@EpheMeroN

Save your project to a mxp file and set "Forced Start=Yes" with a text editor. Then reload it into MuxMan.

goonix

[Matthew]

Forced start relates to displaying a specific subpicture whether or not the subtitle stream has been selected by the viewer.

I prefer to set the subtitles as an initial stream via a precommand, i.e. it's like you pressed the subtitle button just before the movie has started (and they can be turned off if you like). You can add a precommand using IFOEdit after authoring or you can include it in the MuxMan mxp e.g.:

Name=VTS01_TTL01
Uop=0
Item=PGC
{
Name=VTS01_TTL01_PGC1
Menu ID=Title Entry
Uop=00000000
Next PGC=
Prev PGC=
GoUp PGC=
PG Playback Mode=Sequential Playback
Repeat Times=0
PGC Still Time=0
Palette=DefaultPalette
Item=Pre Commands
{
SetSTN subpicture=1:ON
}
Item=Post Commands
{
}
Item=Cell Commands
{
}
Item=Program List
{

[Taelon]

2C00L also wrote guides for turning subtitles on / off using PgcEdit.
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?threadid=45440
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[EpheMeroN]

@Matthew: So in MuxMan, I'll open the video, audio, and sub files, then save it as a profile (mxp file), open it and change that "SetSTN subpicture=1:ON" line and that's it? Then I just click Start as usual?

[Matthew]

Yup, that's right (although I'd re-load the project file after editing it). The effect will be exactly the same as if you added a pre-command after authoring using IFOEdit or PGCEdit :)

Change the =1 to whichever stream you want selected (1->32).

[goonix]

@Matthew
Thanks for this information!
There is a lot I can learn by reading this forum...

goonix

[EpheMeroN]

Thanks a ton Matthew. One final question though... What should the "Extension" for the subs be set to? Normal?

[blutach]

Normal would be fine.

I find PgcEdit the easiest way to edit commands, as opposed to authoring in muxman.

Regards

[EpheMeroN]

PgcEdit looks like an amazing tool. It just seems so daunting to someone like myself. There's like 1,001 things it can do :confused:

[Taelon]

The other consideration is on my 'movie only' backups where I forced subtitles on, if insert another 'movie only' backup it starts with those subtitles on. So I've been using PgcEdit be sure to SetSTN to defaults as a post command after the main movie.

@EpheMeroN, it is and it can, and I barely understand half of what it can do. But the guides on r0lZ's homepage are all excellent. As long as I follow a guide I can usually accomplish what I'm aiming for, and little by little the terminology and techniques have started to sink in.

[EpheMeroN]

@Matthew: I just finally got my video, audio, and subs loaded into MuxMan, but when I saved the .mxp file there was no SetSTN settings whatsoever. Actually, not 1 line of the mxp you posted was in mine. What's wrong?

[Matthew]

I just saved an mxp from MuxMan 0.14f and the precommand, etc stuff is there.

The entire SetSTN line has to be specifically added though.

Taelon that's an interssting point, I wouldn't have expected that to be an issue. Dodgy dvd player behaviour, perhaps.