changing a dvd menu

[Reiss]

Hi
am making a few dvd's for friends and wanted to change the menu on each dvd to personalise it.

when i create a different menu with the same movie, TMPG DVD author wants to re-encode the whole 4.3gb.

is there a way to just re-encode the menu only and not the whole movie?

am using TMPG & TMPG DVD Author.

thanks

[ormonde]

"is there a way to just re-encode the menu only and not the whole movie?"

No - I don't think there is.

[Reiss]

how about with nero vision?

i would imagine such a simple thing would be part of any dvd authoring program. hmmm

[setarip]

"am making a few dvd's for friends"

If these are copies of commercial DVDs, your question is, at the very least, in violation of the rules of these forums (Since your friends don't each own the commercial DVD)...

[Reiss]

If these are copies of commercial DVDs, your question is, at the very least, in violation of the rules of these forums (Since your friends don't each own the commercial DVD)...

The Origin of these DVD's was not mentioned. Assuming they are commercial DVD's is presumptuous to say the least.

[blutach]

@ormonde et al - Menuedit does the trick

After making the new menus, mock strip them with IfoEdit.

[Reiss]

thanks blutach
will give it a go

[setarip]

To Reiss

No presumption on my part. Re-read carefully and you'll see that I said, "If these are copies of commercial DVDs..."

"IF" is the operative word...

[Reiss]

ok setarip 'IF' it is then!
if you must know, Im making personal copies of my sisters wedding video for my family trying to put a picture of whom i give it to as the background menu.

so, for once, my cause is a legit one

[ormonde]

"Im making personal copies of my sisters wedding video for my family trying to put a picture of whom i give it to as the background menu"

You can perform this function with "DVD Author" as you have previously indicated that you have used, but you will have to "Author" a new set of DVD-related files if you wish to make even a simple change.

[setarip]

"so, for once, my cause is a legit one"

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