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StanleyD
15th August 2008, 17:00
DVD Movie that uses Fast Play automatically plays FULL-SCREEN version of film after Fast Play without going to "Full or Wide" option screen. You only have the option to choose Wide/Full screen when you choose to go to the Menu. But if you let Fast Play run its course the DVD will play the Full screen version. I know how to set the Menu to automatically choose Wide, blank out the option page for wide/full selection and even blank out the Full screen VOB thanks to 2Cools guides. But Im stuck here and am forced to ask my first question on this site. Please dont flame if this is stupid question, but I feel its something that most of you prob know how to do. Someone please help.

DETAILS: Fast play plays a bunch of previews. I follow the Titles and after the last title of I can redirect it from playing Wide Screen Chapter instead of Full Screen that would be great. Im assuming I have to go into the last Preview Title option as redirect the 'post' link (if thats what its called).

Using PcgEdit 7.4 (I love this program and 2 Cool's guides)

Alex_ander
15th August 2008, 18:39
Im assuming I have to go into the last Preview Title option as redirect the 'post' link (if thats what its called).

You are thinking in right direction. Most likely a post command of that last played item leads to some VMG (dummy) PGC with a pre-command like 'JumpVMGTitle#'. Try to find out the numbers for wide and fullscreen titles in VMG (not VTS) title numeration. There's a chance that it would be enough to change title number in such a command. If you find something more complicated, post what you see on the way to that fullscreen title.

blutach
16th August 2008, 01:54
Stanley - Just one more thing. PgcEdit's latest version is 8.6

Also, Fast Play usually has 2 titles for each piece of video (different post commands for the normal play vs fast play), although this is not strictly necessary (it can be tested with another register - or even just one bit of a register). If this is so on your disc and you renumber the title as Alex_ander says, you may find it returns to the menu if the original authoring of that title is not intended to include fast play. In this case, you may need to make a 2nd WS title (with PGCEdit's clone PGC function) and emulate the post commands of the FS version. Just trace things through, till you fully understand them.

Regards