DVDrebuilder Encodes even if I tell it not to?

[casperse]

Hi

After doing a prepare, I did a "Dont reencode" for the main movie and choose Half-D1 & half space for extras.. and pushed encode

Now I can see that it encodes everything?
I know this might not fit a DVD-R single but I wanted to see how low I could get the extras and maybee still keep the ORG movie.
(I know I can keep the main movie ORG...just a matter of how much Extra material I can have also?)

Does DVDrebuilder overrule my settings if it "knows" it cant fit on the specified target DVD?

[jdobbs]

How did you do a "Don't Encode" for the main movie? Did you go into the segment editor and set it for every segment?

If half/half doesn't create enough savings in space to allow the main feature to fit untouched -- Rebuilder will reencode to make it fit.

[casperse]

I tried both way´s first by Clicking on the segments until I got the "Dont reencode" and afterwards by choosing it in the menu for each segment.

Yes it could be the case that there isnt enough space...Anyway I can see this in a log, or anyway I can force it to dont reencode the main movie..?

Because DVDrebuilder dosent "fit" the extras to the space I have left on the disc, I want to reencode the extras leave the movie intact and afterwards use preprossing to blank the parts that cant be on the disc.. That was my plan anyway a quick fix to keep as much of the extras and still use 99% of the disk space :D

My next solution is to replace the encoded main movie with the ORG vobs but thats just wasts 6 hours of encoding with rebuilder that I dont need anyway :o

Thanks for your feedback & the god work!

[jdobbs]

I may (depending upon the amount of work involved) add a switch in the next version that will keep the main feature intact -- and take whatever measures are necessary (steal space, half-d1, still menus, etc.) in order keep the extras as well (if feasible).

First, though, I'm working on trying to keep my promise about closed captioning (which, by the way, is a pain-in-the-ass -- but a promise is a promise).

[casperse]

Would be great...

closed captioning is that when you code the subtitles into the MPEG stream as part of the picture?

Cant see why anyone would like to have this feature unless the use some Streaming box to display video around their house and wants subtitles do be displayed?

Thanks for your quick answer :)

Cheers

[masscamp24]

Would be great...

closed captioning is that when you code the subtitles into the MPEG stream as part of the picture?

Cant see why anyone would like to have this feature unless the use some Streaming box to display video around their house and wants subtitles do be displayed?

Thanks for your quick answer :)

Cheers
I personnally agree with you.

[jdobbs]

closed captioning is that when you code the subtitles into the MPEG stream as part of the picture?Not actually a part of the picture. It is encoded as a user data stream within the MPEG stream. It isn't "fixed" into the picture and can be turned on and off. Subtitles are displayed by the DVD Player while CC are displayed by the TV.

I've been told there are some titles in Europe that use CC instead of subtitles.

[SpazzHH]

I've been told there are some titles in Europe that use CC instead of subtitles.
Most all of the older(pre 2000) DVD's from here in the U.S. use CC too.

[BobZhome]

First, though, I'm working on trying to keep my promise about closed captioning (which, by the way, is a pain-in-the-ass -- but a promise is a promise).
:thanks:
I have found that a lot of the new R1 DVD's only have english CC, with no english subs.
Here are 2 title's that I recently picked up as examples:
Spongebob Squarepants: Lost In Time: http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=766887
Fantastic Four: The Complete Animated Series http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=670110

The kiddie dvd's are the most important to backup. The kids are brutal with the dvd's!
Personally, I leave the CC on all the time and have found that the kids do read them as they watch the TV :eek:

[jdobbs]

Good! I certainly hope there are others who will benefit from CC as well...

[Trahald]

television show DVDs tend to have english only in CC.. sorta makes sense since the CC information is already available.. just has to be converted to DVD's version of it.

[wmansir]

I know a few hearing impaired people who will be very happy when CC's are supported. Mostly because, as Trahald posted, many TV releases do not bother converting CC's to Subtitles.