change the background of the main menu after joining 2 DVDs with DVDremake

[almared6]

Hi all and I hope you welcome me as a new member :cool: ,

I use DVDremake to join 2 and sometimes 3 DVDs of my camcorder (uses mini DVDs). DVDremake is the best and probably the only one that let me do this but with a small problem. I need to change the background of the new main menu to a nicer one that goes with the DVD. I was able to do this but I couldn't make the buttons highlight when switching between them in a DVDplayer.

Please help guys because I have no idea how to do this :confused: ,

:thanks: in advance to all of you,

[BigCondor]

You have to produce your menu and replace it with VobBlanker and edit with PgcEdit.

[spyhawk]

To use DvdReMake menu background with your own label, use this GUIDE (http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremakepro/ht_customize_menu.php).

To completely customize your own menu with an authoring software, use this GUIDE (http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremakepro/ht_customize_menu_full.php).

[almared6]

Thanks all.
SPYHAWK, the first guide shows me how to choose a menu which I already know how to do. Now the second one is to show me how to change the default menu with the one I want. Here comes my problem where I dont know how to make that menu with highlighted buttons.
I just need to know how to make a menu with the backgroung image I want and have it as a vob file then change it with the DVDremake default menu.

I hope I'm clear

[spyhawk]

As Step 1 of the guide says, you must use an authoring tool to create menu. With this tool, you can create highlighted buttons. Some of the tools are TMPGEnc DVD Author, Nero Vision Express, DVDLab, Ulead DVD Workshop 2, freeware DVDStyler, etc. To create the menu, these tools require some type of imported video for the title domain. So just use some small video or a blank video should suffice. These tools will output the menu VOB file, which you will replace in DvdReMake Pro.

[almared6]

Thanks, I'll give it a try now and tell you the result

[almared6]

I made the menu and it was just like I wanted but I couldn't still replace it. I opened both DVDs (the joined DVDs and the DVD that has the menu) in DVDRemake, and I copied the first menu and pasted it on the joined DVDs. I also copied the command of the old menu and pasted it on the new one but it still doesn't work. I just want to know how to change the commands for each button to open a certain thing.

Thanx a lot

[BigCondor]

Generally I replace menus with VobBlanker and edit button commands with PgcEdit.

[Dr.Khron]

Yeah dude, sounds like you really want to do it manually. Its kind of hard the first time, but its worth the effort to learn. Its the only way I create or edit menus.

Use the stickied guide: (its on the first page, scroll down)
How to make a new menu or modify the background image of a menu (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=99306)

This will require the use of the following free programs:
PgcEdit
VobBlanker
MuxMan

Plus, a paint/graphics program to edit the BMPs.

[spyhawk]

Instead of the combo VobBlanker and PgcEdit, you can do all that in DvdReMake Pro and is really simple.

@almared6,
I suppose you follow the second guide from post#3 above? The button command is LinkTailPGC (Step 3 of the guide).

Could you state the version of DVDRMP you're using and the authoring program to make your own menu?

[almared6]

Thanx a lot for replying.

I was a bit busy last week and i couldn't try anthg. Anyway, I'm using DvdReMakePro 3.5.3 and I think it should work and do all the things I need without using other programs.
I merged two DVDs with DVDremake and got one with the default menu. I also made a menu with nero and then replaced it using DVDremake with the default one. The only thing left is to make the two new buttons work as the default ones were. I think this should be about a comander or sthg I found in DVDremake.

Thanx again guys and next time I'll show you pictures to where I got so far.

[jolson]

Seems like it would be a good feature request for DVDRemake Pro; To be able to specify in advance the appearance of the "merge menu" - the background, text for the menu alternatives, font...

Seems a bit "backwards" to have a tool create something generic and then use the same tool to get it as you want. If I haven't got it wrong about DVDRemake Pro, have only just read on DimadSoft's home page - don't have the program myself.

[almared6]

Seems like it would be a good feature request for DVDRemake Pro; To be able to specify in advance the appearance of the "merge menu" - the background, text for the menu alternatives, font...

Seems a bit "backwards" to have a tool create something generic and then use the same tool to get it as you want. If I haven't got it wrong about DVDRemake Pro, have only just read on DimadSoft's home page - don't have the program myself.

That would be great cause till now I can't get the new menu to be like the old 1 and I think thats because I always choose the option that says change with STILL background which freezes the animated buttons.

It's really bad to have this great program that is missing a very important and at the same time easy to implement (I guess so) feature.
They should have estimated that people dont want their DVD menu to have the program logo because it doesnt make any sense!!!!!!!!!!!