TitleWriter ver 4.21 - add DVD text/Menus/Automation - 19 May2007

[FallenAngel]

jinjin_jp

And in your friends method
I don't think he actually displays the right old viewed page -- just ist page with the old button highlighted or next highlighted to skip to next page

[FallenAngel]

jinjin_jp -- I think you will like this

In beta below
the correct page and button for the next movie to be played will be highlighted (even if on last page)

tested on 12 and 21 movie compiliations -- seems fine

it should work fine with your exit strategy (post commands last menu replace exit with)
set gprm=menunum
and jump vmgm fp or call or vmgm title menu

I believe when the last movie is done the Next button last menu will be highlighted

Added in menueditor (access via Menu) Add blank button to menu
(its invisible til highlighted)
Added (access via Menu) Macro to set a button in each vts to jump back to movie selector
(Useful when Original menus are used -- Currently only way to selector (orig Menus) is to let the movie play out (obvious as there is no button in original menu)

user can select any button - any menu as the link back or create a blank and use that

Tired head Bye

[jinjin_jp]

Always thank you.
I tested my friend's method. It seemed to work well.
I examined it based on your point.

A problem with his method ttn post command-- His set gprm(1)=0 kills play all in all cases

This command is in only last title's ttn.

I don't think he actually displays the right old viewed page -- just ist page with the old button highlighted or next highlighted to skip to next page

Viewed page after replaying title is decided according to gprm(0) setted in each ttn post command and gprm(2) in VMGM. (These are TW's command from first, and never touched so remains.)

Anyway, I look forward to new beta.

Regards.

[jinjin_jp]

Thanks for new beta.

button for the next movie to be played will be highlighted

It is the feature what I wanted truely. It's like commecial DVDs. Thanks again.

it should work fine with your exit strategy (post commands last menu replace exit with)
set gprm=menunum
and jump vmgm fp or call or vmgm title menu

What is "menunum" ? LastMovie?
I used your previous instruction;

Replace Exit with these lines
set gprm(0)=LastMovie;
set gprm(1)=0; essentially turn off autoplay in all cases
(CallSS) Call the First Play PGC, resume cell 1

so it works well.
When deleting "set gprm(1)=0", it doesn't return to menu after all-play.

I believe when the last movie is done the Next button last menu will be highlighted

It works well as you say.


About "Added in menueditor...", I want to understand and try from now.
(Now I can't understand so well, it means to create "Back button" adding to "Next button"? If so, it's nice feature, it is inconvinient when selecting from too many titles.)

Regards.

[FallenAngel]

jinjin_jp
Ah it was your friends last menu pre commands -- that explains it -- thought it was from an earlier menu -- Oh well he doesn't need to bother with it now.

In the VMGM the Add button could be used that way . As a Home back to VMG title. (remember to set gprm(0)=0 though

The add New button
You can add a button anywhere -- and alter the dvd command to anything

the macro is for VTS menus
its primarily for when have a compiliation with original menus and the Make Menu switcher
(Of course the original menus don't have a button that links back to Vmg title menu -- This macro creates the link)

Oh yes -- thats on your exit strategy-- forgot about Play all -- you are right
you need set gprm(1)=0
and add the post commands from earlier vts ttn menus

I probably should just make room in the Menu layout for Back,Play all, Next buttons (and what ever else I add)-- Instead of cramming them into that gap between the thumb's and formally a prior menu or Home link
(But the thumb size decreases)

[jinjin_jp]

I tried to add new button for back to previois menu page. It works well and convinient, even though no highlight.
I created new button and edited button command.
It seems that TW doesn't edit position and adjacent of button. Is it so?

About default adjacent of button (for example 4 titles),
From "title3" to right is "all-play". Is it natural "next" ?
From "title4" to left is "next". Is it natural "all-play" ?
From "next" to up is "title1". Is it natural "title3 ?
From "all-play" to up is "title2". Is natural be "title4 ?

Window of Advanced mode is seems to be problem.

It can't be read right side.
Image seems to be shift to left and bottom, so can't imput some values and read some part.
Is it because of my display?

Regards.

[FallenAngel]

jinjin_jp

I have no control over adjacent button navigation -- DVDAuthor is setting that (and unless its totally screwed I really don't wish to auto edit the menus post creation in TW)

I tried to add new button for back to previois menu page. It works well and convinient, even though no highlight.

Hunh -- it turns to a solid blue block here when it has focus (or when the mouse is over it)
Term Highlight -- is the color mask applied when button has focus (either mouse is over it or selected by direction keys from remote)

If you are refering to the fact that theres no image under the button (frame, text (Button))-- thats a complete reauthoring (demux --apply "some bitmap" --remux) step not editing) I'm not going there

Does the button change color when the mouse is over it on your sys??
pls rspd on this

I created new button and edited button command.
It seems that TW doesn't edit position and adjacent of button. Is it so?

I'm not sure I want to end up duplicating Pgcedit editing capabilities (And learning curve) for the typical user
I'll think about it but its not high on the ToDo list.

TW Overall Design Notes:

1. I'm attempting to keep TW somewhat Newbie level (I'm doing the hard stuff invisible to user)
2. I am trying to keep TW as small as possible because of the multiple instances that may be open at one time (Automated mode --Think memory requirements)

Oh My is that thumbnail image screwed. Yes I was a bit lazy handling resolutions other then 1024 x 768. I locked that image to a certain pixel count. Working on it

[jinjin_jp]

Thanks　for the reply.
I'll agree and follow your intention.
Current TW is enough for me. Of course I welcome improvement of TW, too.

Regards.

[southrngntlmn]

question about going from menu to resume movie

FA> i've used your awesome program to put my orig menus back into dvds and burned them. This works great but i do have 1 small question to ask. When i go to a scene say scene 2 of a movie and click on main menu i go back to main menu if i say, change my language or subtitles and click on RESUME movie it always starts back at the beginning of the movie...ie...the opening of the movie. can you tell me why this is and if i can fix this? if not, its not that big of a deal to just go back and use my scene slection screen to et back. just wondering

T

[jinjin_jp]

Window of Advanced mode is seems to be problem.
It can't be read right side.
Image seems to be shift to left and bottom, so can't imput some values and read some part.

There is a method to resolve.
When "Start In Advanced Mode" is on, there is no problem.
When changing to Advanced Mode from Wizard Mode, there is the problem.

Regards.

[FallenAngel]

jinjin_jp

When changing to Advanced Mode from Wizard Mode, there is the problem.

already fixed -- next release or attachment

I'm studying why a button added to say my "generic" audio menu shows up blue when selected and a button added to say the main movie switcher doesn't.
The On Button Selected behavior when button is added to original menus seems spotty also. Sometimes it shows sometimes not

it doesn't seem to matter the what colortable value I choose

southrngntlmn
You will find it all depends on the movie -- Sometimes the "Resume" logic runs through a check that "says if """crap""" hasn't been played -- force play it and you probably removed "crap". TW looks for links to "crap" and replaces them with "Start Movie".

My "Save Changes" fix menu logic runs as follows - if the navigation chain is busted -- goto movie start (which is always safe).

So for example -- If you select say hit bonus button -- You goto movie start

Sometimes Happyface will fix resume logic -- sometimes not.

[FallenAngel]

Just Uploaded TitleWriter Ver 4.14 to site

http://www.dvdshrink.info/titlewriter

FAllenAngel

[jinjin_jp]

THanks for Ver 4.14 .

Quote:
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: 1px inset; BORDER-TOP: 1px inset; BORDER-LEFT: 1px inset; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px inset">When changing to Advanced Mode from Wizard Mode, there is the problem. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
already fixed -- next release or attachment

I tried ver.4.14. The problem seems not to be fixed.

Quote:
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: 1px inset; BORDER-TOP: 1px inset; BORDER-LEFT: 1px inset; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px inset">I tried to add new button for back to previois menu page. It works well and convinient, even though no highlight. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Hunh -- it turns to a solid blue block here when it has focus (or when the mouse is over it)
Term Highlight -- is the color mask applied when button has focus (either mouse is over it or selected by direction keys from remote)

I think buttun is not highlighted because subpicture is small and new button is out of subpicture.
Below is screen shot of DVDSubEdit.



Regards.

[FallenAngel]

Jinjin_jp Then it can't be screen res -- just ran through each res here up to 1280 x1024 (hard on the eyes)

Whats your V card, Screen resolution when it jogs.
Is the dvd Pal or Ntsc

Does changing Scr res to 1024 x 768 fix it?

On button highlight
yes thats it -- again in DVDAuthor -- I don't believe I can tweak that setting

[jinjin_jp]

@FallenAngel
V card is "SiS 650".
Screen resolution can be selected 1280x768(default), 1024x768 or 800x600.
The dvd is NTSC.
Not fixed by changing Scr res to 1024x7678.