Taking out Menus of different languages

[macmac]

Does anyone know how to keep part of a menu? I find that my most of my region 3 dvds have multiple languages of menus to choose from and that takes up alot of space when I back them up. I thought about blanking the buttons to stop me for going into menus of other languages but the other menus still exist right? Is there a way i can remove those parts out and blanking the buttons so the dvd will never get into those menus? Hope someone could help me! thanks

[blutach]

If they are in LUs, delete the LU with PgcEdit and cleanup with FixVTS.

If not, either blank the offending languages with VobBlanker (http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/vobblanker.htm) or assign the same VCIDs as the English language menus to the foreign language ones (and clean up with FixVTS). In any event, if your player is set up correctly, the foreign language menus will never be shown.

Regards

[linx05]

After I remove all the languages (menus/subpics/audio) I go back into the english menu and right click on the other languages. Then I go to Hide Button > Replace command with NOP. That stops you from selecting those buttons when there isn't any menus/subpics/audio to back them up.

If any of that is wrong someone tell me please :P

[r0lZ]

Not wrong, but Hide Button > Jump to Non-deleted Button might be preferable. If, per chance, an hidden button has been selected when the menu is entered, no button highlight will be displayed. With NOP, you have to use the arrows on the remote to select another button. With Jump, you can also press OK.

Of course, if you apply also Menu > Select a Non-hidden Button/BOV by Default on the menu PGC, this situation should never occur.

[linx05]

Thank you for the tips r0lZ! I will change that part of my routine.

The second tip (second paragraph) looks a bit confusing when I tried it. I hope it went alright. Otherwise I will just re-rip the DVD and do it the right way the first time.

[r0lZ]

To use "Select a Non-hidden Button/BOV by Default", you have to hide all menu buttons you don't want in the PGC first, then use the function. It modifies the pre-commands to ensure that a non-hidden button is selected (in SPRM 8) before entering the menu.

This function requires a GPRM, but since you might have to hide buttons in several PGCs and that there is a limited number of GPRMs, I have designed that function so that you can use the same GPRM every time you use the function on the same DVD, or even a GPRM that is used elsewhere if its value cannot be greater or equal to 1024. My explanation might be somewhat confusing, but when you understand that, it's really simple.

[blutach]

@linx05

As usual in PgcEdit, it's a one click process. Just hide your buttons and call the function - if you need to (in many cases, you won't - eg audio/subtitle selection menu where the button highlighted is dependant on the audio/subpicture stream already selected - in other words, a non-deleted button will be selected anyway and a deleted one will never be selected).

Regards

[linx05]

Just to make sure I'm understanding this correctly, if I use Hide Button > Jump to Non-deleted Button instead of NOP then I will not have to use the other feature, "Select a Non-hidding Button/BOV by Default"?

[blutach]

Incorrect. You might have to use it (and in many circumstances will have to).

Eg in a special features menu. You keep the features pertaining to buttons 1, 3 and 5. Suppose the menu is authored to enter initially at button 1. Now from here, you can only select buttons 1, 3 and 5 (and the return to main menu button - call it button 6). Suppose you select B1. The title plays and the DVD is authored such that button 2 is supposed to be displayed next. Bad! Cos you won't see it. You want it to land on B3. So, in this situation, you call the new function (which is really very very snazzy). It analyses which buttons are hidden and if that button is somehow selected, it goes to the next button.

Of course, if the return to the SF menu is to land on the original pressed button (B1), you won't have to call the function in this case. So test it out with a trace.

All in all, it's 6 of one and half a dozen of the other. I sometimes hide buttons, other times, just change their commands to Link Top Cell and HL (next button). Having them as NOP is OK but always rests on the same useless button. Of course, you can also keep the button to the blanked title and let it play (but this seems inefficient). Your choice.

Regards

[linx05]

Thanks for the reply, much appreciated. Just when I thought I had my whole routine down pat this sort of thing happens. But it's good in a way, I learn new things!

I'll come back if I have any more questions :).