Changing which TS play-movie points to

[jschmoley]

I have a DVD title that has a main menu with the standard list of options, one of which is "Play Movie". When I click this Play Movie selection it first plays a rather long and annoying clip :angry: which PowerDVD reports as being Title 25, Ch 01, but I know it's not quite accurate because the opening clip just before the menu is displayed shows the exact Title/Chapter.

After having played this clip, then it switches to Title 01, Ch 01, which is the main movie.

All I want to do is make it so that when I press "Play Movie" it goes directly to the main movie at Title 01, Chapter 01. So my question is: How do I change the Title/Chapter that this "Play Movie" button graphic is pointing to?

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
:D

[jeanl]

You have several options:
- You can find out exactly what is the annoying stuff in vobblanker (which has a preview). Then you can either blank it with vobblanker, or go to PgcEdit and "skip playback" on that PGC. This is the simpler route, I think.
Doing it in vobblanker will always work. In PgcEdit, you won't be able to skip it if it isn't in its own PGC (for example, if it's part of the main title, you won't be able to skip it with PgcEdit).

In fact, that's the only reasonable (simple) option I see.
Jeanl

[sweetness]

after blanking the unwanted title like jeanl pointed out.
you might also want to change the menu button command too. menuedit,(unregistered version has limits) dvdremaker,(not free) and vobedit (free but i don't know how to do that) all can change button commands.
i know that does help you much but it's a start.

[jeanl]

Originally posted by sweetness
after blanking the unwanted title like jeanl pointed out.
you might also want to change the menu button command too. menuedit,(unregistered version has limits) dvdremaker,(not free) and vobedit (free but i don't know how to do that) all can change button commands.
i know that does help you much but it's a start.
I'm not too sure about that:
- Normally if you blank the stuff you don't like, there's no need to change the menu button command.
- Changing the menu button command can be very risky: If you manage for it to go directly to the movie title, you will probably skip some important register setting commands, and playback might not be "normal" (i.e., you might have some erratic navigation). So unless you know what you're doing, I wouldn't touch the button commands.
Jeanl

[sweetness]

well, blanking isn't 100% perfect and i don't think that "rather long and annoying clip" would have any register setting, but like you said you never know.
you can copy all the commands to the post-command of Title 01.

[blutach]

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Find the long and annoying clip's Title - you say it is 25, that's probably right. But jean's method of looking at it in VobBlanker (or IfoEdit) will tell you for sure.

Open the DVD in PgcEdit.

Find the title - PgcEdit will report the length and you will be able to gague whether it is the right one by the time.

Right click on the title and hit Kill PGC Playback.

Presto! No need for further menu editing.
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[r0lZ]

Originally posted by jeanl
You have several options:
- You can find out exactly what is the annoying stuff in vobblanker (which has a preview). Then you can either blank it with vobblanker, or go to PgcEdit and "skip playback" on that PGC. This is the simpler route, I think.
Doing it in vobblanker will always work. In PgcEdit, you won't be able to skip it if it isn't in its own PGC (for example, if it's part of the main title, you won't be able to skip it with PgcEdit). Yes, it is possible to skip the beginning of the title with PgcEdit, if it is in a separate cell. Just go to the PGC Editor, and click on the VOB/Cell ID button of cell 1, in the cell list, and select Create a New Blank VOB Cell.

[jeanl]

Originally posted by r0lZ
Yes, it is possible to skip the beginning of the title with PgcEdit, if it is in a separate cell. Just go to the PGC Editor, and click on the VOB/Cell ID button of cell 1, in the cell list, and select Create a New Blank VOB Cell.
Excellent! Here's a new trick I didn't know of!!!!
Yeppeeee!
Jeanl

[erdoke]

The easiest way to get rid of playback of such annoying clips is to copy post commands of its PGC to the end of the Pre command section. It is 100 % sure and does the least possible harm to navigation — if there are no cell commands present...:)
Use the Demo version of DvdReMake Pro to locate the clip. You'll find it very easy. ;) Also you can do all this editing stuff (including button commands editing) with only a couple of clicks in DRM, but export only works in the registered version. Not expensive though (IMHO).

[jeanl]

Originally posted by erdoke
The easiest way to get rid of playback of such annoying clips is to copy post commands of its PGC to the end of the Pre command section. It is 100 % sure and does the least possible harm to navigation — if there are no cell commands present...:)
Use the Demo version of DvdReMake Pro to locate the clip. You'll find it very easy. ;) Also you can do all this editing stuff (including button commands editing) with only a couple of clicks in DRM, but export only works in the registered version. Not expensive though (IMHO).
Erdoke, it's not just that simple, because of break commands, and it's even less simple when you have link commands! You have to do a bit more to make sure it works in all cases, for example, see this (from 2COOL's guide)
http://home.tiscali.be/debie.roland/pgcedit/third_party/2cool/kill_playback/kill_playback_titles.htm#About%20Kill%20Playback
and the many discussions on this forum about this subject. But that's exactly what pgcedit does automatically, so why not use that instead of doing it by hand.
Now, that's only possible if what you want to skip is in a PGC of its own. If you want to skip something that's only a small part of the PGC, r0lZ indicated you can still do it, provided it's in its own cell...

Jeanl

[erdoke]

Yes you're right, but I prefer doing it by hand because this way I can take the unusual situations into account. 9 out of 10 it's enough to copy post commands.;)

[jschmoley]

Thank you all a bunch for these replies.:thanks: So the PgcEdit option sounds like it's the most reliable as I concur that missing one of those commands could result in unpredictable results. Really, thank you all again. I'll give the PCGEdit thing a try. I have no problem with paying/registering a good program.

:)

[r0lZ]

PgcEdit is free, but you can donate! :)