Pfc Joker
10th January 2004, 16:59
I’ve been searching the forums for info on DVD Lab ver 1.3 or better yet 1.4 Beta 1 and I just end up with more questions than I started out with.
Here’s the scoop, I almost always use DVD Decrypter and Nero Recode 2 to do any backups but out of sheer curiosity I’ve been messing around with authoring programs like DVDLab, Scenarist, DVD Maestro. I have also used Vegas 4.0, DVD Menu, DVD Shrink 3.0 Beta 5, and Photoshop Elements.
Out of the three authoring programs I mentioned only DVD Lab is a real consideration for constant use because; A: Scenarist 2.6 or 2.7 or what ever is available at a price range I can’t afford and is hard to find period unless you stumble upon some stupid warez or crack. B: DVD Maestro according to my understanding is no longer supported by anyone so there will never be any advances in the program. As time goes by that will suck more and more.
So I have made a few backups by decrypting a disc to the hard drive as an iso with DVD Decrypter, mounting the image with Daemon or Nero Imagedrive, then I’ll use Nero 2 to “Remake A DVD” and just do the main movie, then you can bring those files into DVD Lab any way you like because it gives you the option of A: Using the file as is, B: Demuxing or C: Joining the VOB’s. Now you have to make your own menus, chapter points can be inserted from a file DVD Decrypter will output if you check that option in the setup for ISO read.
QUESTION, how do you or is it even possible to get the real menus into DVD Lab? I’ve got the movie part figured out and making my own menus is fun but I keep thinking there has got to be a way. But I seem to be on that preverbal bleeding edge.
The latest version of DVD Lab
http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/history.html says to have these improvements:
- Added real VMG Menus. Now you will be able to build the full DVD hierarchy.
- Import second VTS (menus+movie(s)) directly from any previously compiled project (loading the VTS_xx_0.IFO). This is a great new way to build multiple VTS DVD by simply first building one normal single VTS project, testing it, then use the compiled result directly as a second VTS in a new project. This way will add flexibility to the whole authoring process where you won't need to touch or recompile already working part.
- Re-authoring: Import VOB files (via IFO) as whole without joining - part of the multi-VTS solution as described above. It allows you to easy directly import previously created project or whole VTS created in other authoring software so you no longer need to join vobs and recreate chapter, etc, all is imported from ifo.
So any ideas?
Here’s the scoop, I almost always use DVD Decrypter and Nero Recode 2 to do any backups but out of sheer curiosity I’ve been messing around with authoring programs like DVDLab, Scenarist, DVD Maestro. I have also used Vegas 4.0, DVD Menu, DVD Shrink 3.0 Beta 5, and Photoshop Elements.
Out of the three authoring programs I mentioned only DVD Lab is a real consideration for constant use because; A: Scenarist 2.6 or 2.7 or what ever is available at a price range I can’t afford and is hard to find period unless you stumble upon some stupid warez or crack. B: DVD Maestro according to my understanding is no longer supported by anyone so there will never be any advances in the program. As time goes by that will suck more and more.
So I have made a few backups by decrypting a disc to the hard drive as an iso with DVD Decrypter, mounting the image with Daemon or Nero Imagedrive, then I’ll use Nero 2 to “Remake A DVD” and just do the main movie, then you can bring those files into DVD Lab any way you like because it gives you the option of A: Using the file as is, B: Demuxing or C: Joining the VOB’s. Now you have to make your own menus, chapter points can be inserted from a file DVD Decrypter will output if you check that option in the setup for ISO read.
QUESTION, how do you or is it even possible to get the real menus into DVD Lab? I’ve got the movie part figured out and making my own menus is fun but I keep thinking there has got to be a way. But I seem to be on that preverbal bleeding edge.
The latest version of DVD Lab
http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/history.html says to have these improvements:
- Added real VMG Menus. Now you will be able to build the full DVD hierarchy.
- Import second VTS (menus+movie(s)) directly from any previously compiled project (loading the VTS_xx_0.IFO). This is a great new way to build multiple VTS DVD by simply first building one normal single VTS project, testing it, then use the compiled result directly as a second VTS in a new project. This way will add flexibility to the whole authoring process where you won't need to touch or recompile already working part.
- Re-authoring: Import VOB files (via IFO) as whole without joining - part of the multi-VTS solution as described above. It allows you to easy directly import previously created project or whole VTS created in other authoring software so you no longer need to join vobs and recreate chapter, etc, all is imported from ifo.
So any ideas?