Editing menu text with PgcEdit

[bensboss8]

Help...
I'm struggling to edit some text on a chapter selection menu.
I've read the Pgcedit guide in the sticky and downloaded the appropriate apps but am stuck.

1. When I open the disc with Pgcedit, I get "cant create directory E:/VIDEO_TS/PgcEdit_backup"ermission denied. I assume this is because I opened the DVD disc itself, so I copied all the disc's content to HDD. Now opens without error in PgcEdit.

2. In the PGcEdit PGC selector window, the entries are VMGM, not VSTN as in the guide. There are 7 pages of title/chapter selection and these are the first 7 VMGM's in the window (PGC 1 to 7).

3. I've previewed each PGC, saved the menu as a bmp, edited the text as I want it and saved the edited bmps. Don't need to remove, or change the funtionality of ant buttons, so I skipped the 'Special Features' part.

4.Created 7 new folders ('Demux 1 to 7') and exported the whole menu and colour scheme for each PGC then ran PgcDemux and extracted a subpictures file to each of my Demux 1 - 7 folders.

5. There is no audio on the menu so each Demux folder contained .mnu .csm .sup end (edited) .bmp

6. Ran MuxMan 7 times specifying the appropriate .bmp .sup and no audio to 7 new folders (muxed 1 - 7)

7. Ran VobBlanker and replaced each cell (one per PGC) with my edited .bmps

8. I then open the dvd again with PgcEdit but each PGC shows ?b in the buttons collumn and I cannot press the MENU button to import .mnu .csm etc


SORRY this is a mammoth post. Couldn't see how to explain it more briefly.
Any help or an idiots guide much appreciated.
I 'ONLY' want to edit a bit of text.....

[blutach]

Well, first, I would support dimad's assertion in your other thread that this is easily done in DVD Remake Pro.

Second, you need to replace the background of the cell, not the cell. In replacing the cell, you have replaced the button info.

Assuming you are happy with the button layout, you can do this:

Phase 1 - Exporting menu buttons
1. In your original project (step 2), open a menu PGC that has some buttons in the relevant VTSM (Ctrl-M)
2. Click Edit
3. Click file - export whole menu and export the menu to the desktop.
4. Close out.

Phase 2 - Importing
5. Open your re-authored project in PgcEdit.
6. Open a cell with video and Edit. Answer yes to the create a button question.
7. File - Import whole menu.

You will need to do this for every PGC where you have replaced the cell.


Note: IIRC, VobBlanker does allow you to replace menu backgrounds only. See here. But maybe this is just the new beta.

Regards

[jsoto]

If the cells are stills and highlights are not modified, VobBlanker can do all the steps from 3 very easy...
You have to preset (only once):
From Tools menu, configure a temporal folder and the MuxMan path

This is step by step what you have to do:
1.- Open the DVD in VobBlanker
2.- Select the desired VTS and open the Menu dialog clicking on Menu button (or double click on the VTS)
3.- Select your Menu PGC, and open Cells dialog clicking on Cells button (or double click on the PGC)
4.- Select the Cell and click on "Still". A preview pane will be opened
5.- Select your I-Frame and save your bitmap
6.- Modify the bitmap with a graphic editor
7.- Drag and drop the modified bitmap in the preview pane
8.- Choose if you want to keep or not the audio of the original cell
9.- Click OK to close preview pane
10.- Click Apply to close menu pane
11.- Click OK to close Menu pane
12.- Save your project (recomended)
13.- Repeat the steps from 2 in any cell you want to modify
14.- Hit Process.

Note: VobBlanker runs MuxMan automatically when you drag and drop the bmp into preview pane. The modified bmp is encoded to VOB and loaded in the preview.

jsoto

[bensboss8]

Excellent. The perfect responce.
Followed your instructions and then burned with old Nero 6.
Perfect in PC and standalone players.
Thankyou VERY much.
I managed it first time, even with booze in me (had leave form the missus to go for a beer this evening).
If you support (or recommend) a charity, or author any of this great 'donationware', post a reply or link and I'll Paypal some cash.
Much appreciated.

PS - re Nero - running legit Nero 6 but friend has Nero 7 available. Any major pros in the newer version?

Night all...........zzzzzzz....zzzz..zz.

[jsoto]

I assume you did it with VobBlanker...
Glad to be useful.
If you are happy with the proggie, it's enough for me.

jsoto

[blutach]

Ner0 7 is quite buggy and doesn't integrate with DVD Shrink. Stick to 6 if you must use Ner0.

Regards