Menu Question with IFOEDIT 0.95

[pafkosta]

Is it possible when authoring the dvd in ifoedit to add the original menu so that i dont end up with a non-menu dvd? if so can anyone please tell me?
tks

[Tano]

Yer, Use IFOUPDATE.
U gotta use it in 'cell only mode' and you have to make sure that the number of programs and cells in the original ifo matches the number in the newly authored ifo.

You will find that info when u open the ifo and goto the VTS_PGCIT_>VTS_PCG1 menu.

[waldok]

HEad to IFOEdit web site (http://www.ifoedit.com)
and go to the Guides section.
Third link in the table will point you to the guide for creating a DVD with movie and main menu.

Hope this helps

Waldok:cool:

[pafkosta]

sorry i didn´t made my self clear. The problem is that i use the DVD2AVI, Vfapi, CCE DVDmaestro method to do my DVD. As a result i cant place the original menus with dvdmaestro because it is very dificult and time taking. Before when i used to do with rempeg2 and ifoedit i found it very easy to join the menus because i just had to copy/paste them -after the usual stuf.
I just want to know if there is a way of using the DVD2Avi, cce methode and after dvdmaestro, to use Ifoedit 0.95 to create new ifo´s that can first read the menu´s and then access the movie like a usual DVD. In a nutt shell all i want is just to proceed with the copy/paste technic but using the CCE/DVDmaestro and maybe if possible IFOedit 0.95 after to acomplish that.
Hope i´ve made my self clear and that someone can help me.
Many tks.

[Tano]

Use the DVD2AVI, Vfapi, CCE DVDmaestro method to do your DVD. Make sure u use dvd2avi to make a project of just the main movie. Re-encode it and just place the main movie in Maestro with the sound track and chapter information. NOTHING ELSE, no menus or extra's or anything. Now compile that project and it should generate some video_ts files and vts_01 files. If your original main movie wasnt vts_01 then rename all these files.

NOW, open up the newly created Maestro movie ifo (vts_01.0.ifo) and goto VTS_PGCITI then VTS_PCC1 and at the top there should be some info about number of cells and programs. remember these values and then open up your original movie ifo and change these values to match the new ifo.

NOW, delete your original movie vob's (not ifo's). eg vts_01.1.vob, vts_01_2.vob .... > BUT NOT vts_01_0.vob (the first one is the menu files for the main movie.

Then, just replace your maestro vobs (vts_01_1.vob , vts_01_2.vob ....
into the same directory as the ones u deleted.

Now run ifoUpdate in cell only mode and fill in the required parameters. Press update ifo, then get VTS sectors then try and play the movie with original menus in ifoedit.

95% of the time this works and starts playing like original dvd. If it dosnt then open up video_ts.ifo, click on VGM_MAT then first play PCG, look for precommands then add a new one that jumps to Video Manager Menu.

Now all the extras are missing so create dummy vobs and it should work fine.