Maestro: Creating Still Menu

[sundance]

This one appeared to be easy:
I have an m2v file (mpeg2 still, 1 frame) and a corresponding ac3 file (30 secs) that I extracted/demuxed from a DVD menu using VobRator. DVDMaestro imports that files without error. But no matter what I tried (flaged the menu to be "still" and "loop") the resulting menu won't play! I tried that on WinDVD, MPC and a stand-alone; only the DVDMaestro navigation preview works.
I've done still menus a hundred times with bmp or jpg sources.
Any idea where I did wrong? Or is there some tool around to convert that mpeg2 still to bmp/jpg?

[dvd_maniac]

If you can actually play the file in powerdvd you can click the capture frame to file button, I am sure other players have this same feature but I can't think of them now, then just replace it with the menu asset in Maestro

[sundance]

Yes, you're right, WinDVD has the same feature, however, that was supposed to be my "last resort" since the image quality suffers during this process.

[auenf]

you shouldnt use a single frame m2v for menu in maestro, create a bmp instead.

Enf...

[sundance]

Enf,
that's exactly what I'd like to do.
The thing is that I don't have a clue how to convert that single frame m2v (which I demuxed from an original menu w/VobRator) to a bmp file. I tried to generate a d2v/avs to import that into VirtualDub but that didn't work. The only method I have so far is the "capture in WinDVD" method, but usually the height/width don't match with the menu subpicture I get with SubRip, while the m2v has exactly the same dimensions...

[DnGermany]

If it's a vob file, then you can try MenuEdit and export the part you want to bmp. Or like it was said before power dvd or windvd.

[oddyseus]

Use a utility called m2v2bmp. Its a freeware and would extract all frames from a m2v video to bmps.

[sundance]

oddyseus,
that's exactly what I'm looking for.
But since google gave me no results, would you mind providing a link to that freeware application?

[oddyseus]

i found it on google once. I can email it to u, its rather small if u pm me your email.

[SurfDrifter]

Hmm, interesting utility...

Why don't you put it in software section, so ppl can download it?
I sure want that utility...
Odysseus, can you post a link for its website or...send it also to me?
You can find my e-mail at the greek mirror

[oddyseus]

I guess that only the author should perform such a gesture. If doom9 wants the utility to put it in the download section I have no problem to provide it.

In the readme file it dosn't forbide the distribution by anyone so I guess its OKed by the author already.

[Richard Iredale]

Another request for m2v2bmp. Funny, I thought Google could find anything.

riredale@email.com