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

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  • tetsuro_ja
    Gold Member
    Gold Member
    • Jan 2007
    • 126

    Thanks for your hard work.

    I tried TestBed5_16.
    The MakeMenu function created beautiful title menus, beautiful root menus and intelligible audio/subtitle menus within 3 minutes without any trouble.
    I believe TitleWriter is now the best one of DVD menu creation applications.

    It however seems the Advanced mode of HappyFace has the following problems:
    1) When the number of chapters is smaller than 12, there is no display in the Fix Chapter Menus pane.
    2) When the number of chapters is larger than 24, unknown pgc# is sometimes displayed in the Fix Chapter Menus pane.

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    • jinjin_jp
      Digital Video Enthusiast
      Digital Video Enthusiast
      • Aug 2006
      • 315

      Thanks for the great program.
      I'm trying to use TestBed5_16.

      I'm surprized at setup menu. I thought I need to input language manually, but it is inputed automatically.

      I noticed about below.
      *SetUp Menu button is not shown. I think because there is not bmp of SetUp button. This time buttons is changed from jpg to bmg this time, but SetUp button remains as jpg. I converted jpg of SetUp button to bmp, so it becomes to be shown.
      *What I tried has 2 or 3 chapters. All Chapter menu have 2 chapters.

      Edit

      Regards.
      Last edited by jinjin_jp; 17 May 2007, 07:19 AM.

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      • FallenAngel
        Digital Video Specialist
        Digital Video Specialist
        • Jun 2003
        • 816

        Read forum rule 19

        Oh my is your method convoluted -- so convoluted I can't comment on why failure.
        On every dvd I've ever done if it plays properly on computer --( And you burned properly/slowly with decent media)-- it will play on the dvd player

        You need to do some setup in TW to simplify your life
        First Get Imgburn -- I highly recommend it -install

        Click View tools >>Click Add and paste the line from notes below dealing with imgburn

        This loads imgburn on TW's toolbar

        Load a software player into TW tools area (see notes)

        4. i then click on "no" for adding compilation in TW and TW does its thing.
        5. i then take the re-authored files back into shrink after menu is added back in and THIS time i burn to dvd.
        I assume on 4 -- You mean No to Start New Compiliation

        why oh why -- are you going into transcoder twice

        Heres my Workflow
        1. open compiliation In Tw
        2. Hit transcoding Icon
        3. Hit Yes (Kissy Kissy)
        4. transcode as you wish --Start transcoder processing your selections
        5. You are back in TW
        6. Say no to Start new compiliation
        7. When TW has finished adding menu
        8. click your Software player icon in TW !!!TEST!!!
        9. If it plays properly (Properly Means --movie starts on Play -- And You can select a scene from the middle of the movie)
        10. If it does not play properly -- Close Player Click Happyface See Help HappyFace)
        11. When it Plays Click Imgburn




        Notes:

        Here are some links I have taken from my Tools area In TW
        Imgburn --Burns compiliation currently in TW

        C:\Program Files\ImgBurn\ImgBurn.exe /MODE ISOBUILD /BUILDMODE DEVICE /DEST "g:" /NOIMAGEDETAILS /WAITFORMEDIA /SRC "@DVDPATH@\VIDEO_TS" /SPEED 4x /CLOSESUCCESS /VOLUMELABEL @DVDVOLUMENAME@ /EJECT YES /START

        Windows Media Player

        "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" "@DVDPATH@/video_ts/video_ts.ifo"

        A link to Mplayer (you will probably have installed it in another path)
        C:\MyStuff\Programs\mplayerc.exe "@DVDPATH@" /dvd

        MenuShrink --Starts MenuShrink on Current compiliation
        C:\MyStuff\Programs\MenuShrink.exe "@ROOTMENU@"

        PgcEdit (Not for the faint of heart and not really for newbies (Very steep learning curve) I rarely use it anymore)

        C:\Program Files\PgcEdit\PgcEdit.exe "@DVDPATH@\VIDEO_TS"

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        • FallenAngel
          Digital Video Specialist
          Digital Video Specialist
          • Jun 2003
          • 816

          So Make Menu seems stable -- I'll wait a bit for formal release


          JinJin_jp -- Oops forgot to drop setup.bmp in testbed
          -- The bitmaps load more cleanly then the jpgs (thats why I changed them) fixed in next testbed or release

          Tetsuro_ja --

          Was that behavior observed on a New TW Menu generic or an original menu (Happyface is primarily for Original menus)

          Tw has a rather complex "What is a Chapter Pgc algorithm" to determine what to load in that window.

          It typically ignores Root Menu Pgcs from consideration (I may have to think about this)
          -- But Happyface should NEVER be needed to Simplify A TW generated menu -- its already "simple"

          With original menus --
          Sometimes you have to load that window by Hand
          (If I could reliably determine the chapter menus pgcs and # internal Ch buttons-- I would have eliminated the GUI entirely -- But alas some menus are to strange and eyes are needed)

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          • FallenAngel
            Digital Video Specialist
            Digital Video Specialist
            • Jun 2003
            • 816

            Uploaded New Testbed --(I believe the last testbed)
            Added -- Make Menu -- change # thumbnails per chapter page (4,6,9,12)
            BugFix --Make Menu -- Back Button on Middle chapter pages lead to last page -1
            BugFix -- Last chapterbutton of last page wasn't a button
            Cleaned up Make Menu GUI (Again)

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            • jinjin_jp
              Digital Video Enthusiast
              Digital Video Enthusiast
              • Aug 2006
              • 315

              I'm trying to use TestBed5_17.
              I think it works well.

              What I tried has 2 or 3 chapters. All Chapter menu have 2 chapters.
              Sorry, it is my mistake. What I tried has 2 chapters (2 or 3 cells). When 3 chapters, chapter menu have 3 buttons of chapter.

              Regards.

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              • FallenAngel
                Digital Video Specialist
                Digital Video Specialist
                • Jun 2003
                • 816

                Yes -- Menu maker does not operate on cell count but VTS_PGCITI ttn program count (Ive often seen multiple cells in a chapter)

                Making things a bit prettier -- the next upload will be a release

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                • tetsuro_ja
                  Gold Member
                  Gold Member
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 126

                  Thanks, FA.
                  I tried TestBed5_17.
                  New MakeMenu is perfect!

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                  • FallenAngel
                    Digital Video Specialist
                    Digital Video Specialist
                    • Jun 2003
                    • 816

                    Just Uploaded TitleWriter Ver4.2 Release

                    Jinjin_jp and tetsuro_ja Many Thanx for all the testbed/Beta testing

                    The Release also contains some minor adjustments, "Make it prettier" from the last testbed.
                    And a couple of minor fixes.Stomp on everything prior




                    FAllenAngel

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                    • jinjin_jp
                      Digital Video Enthusiast
                      Digital Video Enthusiast
                      • Aug 2006
                      • 315

                      Thanks for the new release.
                      It works fine.

                      There is button.jpg in Menufiles folder. It was not before. I can't open it by Paint or PhotoEditor. Is it used for something?

                      Right side of Dvd Command Editor seems to be cutted off.

                      Regards

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                      • tetsuro_ja
                        Gold Member
                        Gold Member
                        • Jan 2007
                        • 126

                        Thanks for the new release.
                        It works fine, too.

                        Right side of Dvd Command Editor seems to be cutted off.
                        The size of "Dvd Command Editor" Window seems to be unchangeable according to font size or language as jinjin_jp said. It may be impossible to reproduce this in FallenAngel's environment.

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                        • FallenAngel
                          Digital Video Specialist
                          Digital Video Specialist
                          • Jun 2003
                          • 816

                          No the button.jpg is nothing -- didn't notice it before

                          Right side of Dvd Command Editor seems to be cutted off.
                          Oh No not again -- Are you refering to the Saved commands window or the whole thing
                          I have not touched that dialog in months
                          was this in prior versions

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                          • FallenAngel
                            Digital Video Specialist
                            Digital Video Specialist
                            • Jun 2003
                            • 816

                            Tetsuro_ja, jinjin_jp

                            try this
                            Never mind the attach uploaded testbed to site
                            Last edited by FallenAngel; 19 May 2007, 02:22 AM.

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                            • tetsuro_ja
                              Gold Member
                              Gold Member
                              • Jan 2007
                              • 126

                              Thanks.
                              I tried TestBed.
                              Dvd Command Editor issue is solved as follows.
                              Last edited by tetsuro_ja; 19 May 2007, 04:59 AM.

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                              • FallenAngel
                                Digital Video Specialist
                                Digital Video Specialist
                                • Jun 2003
                                • 816

                                So I guess I fixed it -- I'm beginning to get the idea as to the differences between XP at your end and XP at mine.
                                Although its quite possible its at the Driver level.

                                Strange though -- I think I'll just remove every instance of that code (I hate not being able to move and resize windows at will) from TW codebase. And leave the windows at dialog specified sizes/locations.

                                The only code I have to retain will be the Generic Message Window I created
                                (for Example when a chapter# is doouble clicked in Happyface chapterlist box

                                Is the Select menu.../ Menu Editor /DVD_text window stable -- (I mean no clipping)

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