TitleWriter1.5 Text >> Settop Players/Jukeboxes

[FallenAngel]

Revisions:

Added code to fix all sector pointers in Video_ts.ifo (equivalent of Ifoedits Get VTS sectors on Video_ts.Ifo) I'm not touching vts_xx files

Moved backup to root of target drive (Ifoedit was picking up Video_ts.bkp file and computing it as legitimate part of DVD -Weird)

Added log to describe what is being done to dvd

Any problems pls post original video_ts.ifo here.

Still haven't had any problems here using proggie 75 times (without GetVts Sectors)

If anyone comes across a dvd (commercial) that displays title and author on settop (perhaps a music dvd) pls copy original video_ts.ifo here. I'd like to add author support but can't find an example to reverse engineer.

FAllenAngel

[kabanero]

FallenAngel,

First of all thanks for a great program TitleWriter. I tried it and it worked great on my Sony DVP-CX985V 400 disks DVD changer.

I have one DVD that have two lines in folder view on my changer. It is SADE "life, promise, pride, love" music DVD by Epic Music Video.

I attached zipped VIDEO_TS.IFO file from that DVD

Regards.

[FallenAngel]

Thanx kabanero - Almost have it nailed down. One ? and I have it. Does Sade life, promise, etc show up on both lines (On sony 400) or is it busted up (Example Sade on first line - life, love etc on second)

[kabanero]

It shows the same text on both lines. I will double check when I get home.

[FallenAngel]

That was Quick - Thanx. I thought that was it. Look later this week for ver to fill both fields.

[FallenAngel]

double line beta

Have a beta for filling second line - A bit unsure as I'm beginning to think the pioneer jukeboxes only fill in second line for CD-Text and not for DVD_TEXT.
This should work though on Sonys - If it does/doesn't Pls feedback.

Slight usage difference:
Clicking on VOLUME: or TITLE: structure entries adds new entry in subsection of list.
Click on subsection entry itself to alter content.
(Note: All subentries now need a class- pulldown covers the major ones)

Added entry under VOLUME: structure.

First is DVDvolumename
Second should be second line in Sonys menu system.
I think both lines should be classed as MOVIE

Perhaps some of these other classes and entries are used by dvd players Info button


FAllenAngel

[kabanero]

Thanks FallenAngel,

I will try it when I get home after work.

[kabanero]

FallenAngel,

It works great! Thanks for the great tool!

I attached picture with the screenshot of my TV so yo can see it.

[FallenAngel]

Well thats good for people who own Sonys - Bad for me (pioneer) I'm pretty sure it means that Pioneer doesn't support any DVD text beyond title -Oh well. I'll be cleaning up some foibles over the weekend and drop a final Ver here later

FallenAngel

[F1REBIRD]

FallenAngel,

I used your tool also and It works great!!! Thank you for your efforts and work well done!!

I did like over 200 disks the old way in HEXEDIT & INFOEDIT and this way is sooooo much faster easier and I don't even have to think. I did like 10 with Titlewriter and I checked them with INFOEDIT before I burned just to make sure it worked and everything was there. I screwed one up because of the default writing in the lines "I forgot to delete the default text in the second line"So it was added with my text. I would recommend to prevent accidents like this maybe both lines could be default to blank "NO TEXT" so only what is typed in by the user shows up. I have not used the second line as of yet and only intend to use it for overflow from the first line to complete titles with long text over 20. I am wondering what the player is going to do when it comes to sorting when the second line comes into play?

[FallenAngel]

Titlewriter1.52 cleans up entry logic. As to sorting -- Not a Clue Priority should still be by contents of first field.
First field under volume still needs entry (Think -- Newbies). And you will always edit first field or why boot the proggie.

P.S. 20 char limit is the player display limit DVD compliancy allows 40 chars - but I've put in longer using this proggie without problems (Master And Commander - Far Side Of The World)


FAllen

[kabanero]

FallenAngel,

Could you provide link to version Titlewriter1.52?

Thanks.

[FallenAngel]

1.52 link

Heres the link

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35890

Located on same forum as 1.5 just farther down

FAllen

[redryder_66]

Forgive my ignorance...but once I edit the title with Titlewriter, How do i get it from my computer to my Sony DVP-CX985V settop player? Do I have to burn the whole movie by backing it up or just the title? If I'm burning the title file and inserting it into the player ... do I then replace the burned title disc with the actual movie? Won't it try and update the title with the movie disc?

Obviously I'm pretty confused, but I really want this to work, I have over 600 DVD movies and am thinking about getting a second 985V to enable storage of all movies...but only if I can get proper titles input for all movies. p.s. thanks in advance for all your work on titlewriter.

[FallenAngel]

600 movies Ouch - I have only 450 or so - half titlewrited and half not. Having just had a power failure with memory reset in my settop, and having to hand input 200 titles back in. Im thinking of titlewriting >>reburning all my collection.
Anyway to answer your question: All structural parts of the dvd must be present on the burned disk .Ifos,Vobs,bups
If you want to titlewrite a dvd you already have you need to copy everything back onto your hard drive >> Titlewrite >> reburn. Reburning just the video_ts files won't do it.

Just thought of a quicker way to do it if you have a seperate burner and a fast enough dvd rom to keep the burner fed
Using NERO. Copy video_ts.ifo, video_ts.BUP, and video_ts.VOB files to harddrivefolder >> Titlewrite
when time to burn
In nero select all files on dvd rom delete the above 3 files from list and add titlewrited versions to list. Using this method you should probably burn at your slowest speed.