cut short a menu

[senderj]

The DVD I am backing up has a long clip before displaying the menu. From VobBlank and PgcEdit, I found that the long clip is in the same cell as the menu. I am able to demux the cell into AC3, sup and m2v. But how can I edit the AC3 and m2v together to cut short the menu? I assume the sup doesn't matter, as long as I mux it back later. Am I right?

[blutach]

Maybe use VobBlanker (http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/vobblanker.htm) to cut the video (no need to demux or remux).

Or if you want to really kill the menu down to size, MenuShrink (http://jean.laroche.free.fr/MenuShrink/) (or VobBlanker's menu2still function) can help.

Regards

[senderj]

Thanks for the reply. I know how to use VobBlanker to blank a cell. But I don't know how to cut short the video in the cell. THe video I don't want is the leading video before the menu, both of them are in the same cell. Can you briefly tell me how?

[jsoto]

Well, cut cells is a feature still not supported in VB... Only cutting PGCs in titles domain.

But, you can do it with a little more work.
a) Extract the cell with VB to a file called VTS_01_1.VOB in an empty folder
b) create IFOS with IFOEdit with this "alone" cell. You will get a "single cell" DVD, with the cell in titles domain.
c) Cut the PGC with VobBlanker on the newly created DVD
d) Replace the cell in the original DVD with the one you get in step c).

jsoto

[r0lZ]

Don't forget to export and import back the menu button definitions if you use jsoto's method. You can do that with PgcEdit.

[blutach]

Nice idea jsoto!

Thanks

Regards

[jsoto]

Don't forget to export and import back the menu button definitions if you use jsoto's method. You can do that with PgcEdit.
I was assuming an intro/outro , that means, w/o buttons.
If the cell has buttons, you have to recover them (pgcEdit is OK) but the subs packs cannot be in the cut part. And this is something which is hidden when you do the cut...
jsoto

[senderj]

Thanks for the replies. The scene I want to cut does not have any button. Besides, it is easily destinguishable from the scene that has button. So jsoto's idea should be applicable. Will give it a try.