Trying to backup a flipper to DVD+R DL while retaining menus

[blutach]

Very interesting thread.

@jsoto and only slightly OT - when the pointer fixing process starts, might it not be useful to start the progress bar down the bottom again, so to ensure people do not think the app has hung?

Regards

[jsoto]

There is a small progress bar labeled "status" which shows the progress of each part, including this one.
The log dialog hides this bar, but if you move the window (or close the log) you'll see it.

jsoto

[rdkapp]

I didn't remove this part of the code, so, because you already had modify the value of this key, you should delete it (or change to zero its value). Otherwise, VobBlanker will log one row per Nav... (its a waste of time)

When VobBlanker starts, it reads the key, and if it not exist, a zero is loaded in the internal var, and finally it writes again the key value.

I checked the registry and there was a new entry for VobBlanker 2.1.3 beta 6 and the value of LogFixingPacks was already 0. Do I need to go into the beta 5 part of the registry and switch it back to 0?

[jsoto]

No, zero its ok...

Do you have two different parts, one for beta5 and other for beta6?
I only have one in "jsoto's tools", called VobBlanker....

Are you running XP?

EDIT: OK, It's too late, I'm going to bed, tomorrow I have to work...

jsoto

[rdkapp]

Do you have two different parts, one for beta5 and other for beta6?
I only have one in "jsoto's tools", called VobBlanker....

Are you running XP?

EDIT: OK, It's too late, I'm going to bed, tomorrow I have to work...

jsoto

Yes, I'm running XP and I actually have 4 parts:

1. VobBlanker;
2. VobBlanker_2130b4;
3. VobBlanker_2130b5; and
4. VobBlanker_2130b6

[Edit] Is this a problem?

[blutach]

In the registry, under General key, your VobBlanker version should simply say 2.1.3.0 beta 6

Regards

[rdkapp]

In the registry, under General key, your VobBlanker version should simply say 2.1.3.0 beta 6

Regards

blu, your link shows the current version as 2.1.2.0, but I guess I need to somehow uninstall the previous versions, although I never really installed anything. I click on the executable each time and the program opens.

[blutach]

No, you simply pop the new beta over the top of the old exe. Just overwrite it.

Regards

[rdkapp]

No, you simply pop the new beta over the top of the old exe. Just overwrite it.

Thanks blu - I can manage that. I guess I didn't overwrite the current version, because they were beta versions. In that case, correct me if I'm wrong, but I probably should not have more than 2 versions in the registry: (1) the current version 2.1.2.0 and (2) the latest beta 2.1.3.0 b6. Is that a decent plan, or would you just go with the betas?

Now, for deleting the unnecessary ones in the registry. Do you know whether I can just delete the keys under jsoto's tools?

[rdkapp]

continue from step 4. I hope it works.

SUCCESS! No errors, warnings, or notes. See the log attached.

Thanks so much jsoto. I can finally move past step 4. Now, can I delete all of the failure and test files being stored on my computer? I'm low on space again.

[blutach]

Good to see.

As for your registry, I call everythig VobBlanker (not beta x or y) and have only 1 entry there.

Regards

[jsoto]

SUCCESS! No errors, warnings, or notes. See the log attached.

Thanks so much jsoto. I can finally move past step 4. Now, can I delete all of the failure and test files being stored on my computer? I'm low on space again.

Great!. We did it.
Many thanks for the tests...
For sure, you can delete all the files.

About Registry, yes, blutach is right. The keys folder takes the name of the exe. In my case, I always name it VobBlanker.exe (nothing about beta or similar), so I only have one set of keys.
You can do what you want.

Regards

[r0lZ]

I'm glad you're finally able to join the sides of your DVD and to recreate your chapters, rdkapp! This relatively simple procedure was indeed very complex (7 pages in this thread!) Sorry for that, but I'm sure the next time you will do it, it will be a lot easier.

@jsoto: thanks for the bug fix!

[Dialysis1]

This was a very educational thread. I was never able to get the chapters correct so I would do without. Now I feel like taking all my flipper discs out and doing them over again.

[rdkapp]

This was very educational for me too, and I appreciate all the patience, help, & support shown/given by jsoto, r0lZ, Dialysis1, and blutach, and anyone else I may have left out. You guys are great! I was looking around for information on how to donate to help keep this site and other related sites going, but I didn't find anything. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Although I feel more educated, I also feel there is much more to learn, as I have desires to do more than just backup my DVD movies. I think one of the things that stumps me is the terminology used and the inability (mine, at least) to find an explanation, in layman's terms, as to exactly what some of the programs recommended on this site do. I'm guessing with more use and experience, some of it will become clearer.

• Add a new cell with PgcEdit, although this step is not really necessary. If you rebuild the time map now, you should not see the warning any more.
• Fix the cell table if necessary (the cell command of the last tiny cell is probably missing.)

r0lZ, I would like you to guide me through the final steps of my backup, quoted above, as I am still not comfortable with PgcEdit. First, I am using PgcEdit_8.1_Beta_2.exe. Is that the version I should continue to use? Second, here's my Info --> PGC of the joined discs:

VTST 1 , 1   TTN 1  (2:46:25)  Title 1 - Chapters: 24,  Programs: 24,  Cells: 25 
********** pre commands:
   1  Set gprm(4) =(mov) 50 
   2  if ( gprm(7) >= gprm(4) ) then { (CallSS) Call the VMGM PGC 6, resume cell 1 } 
   3  Set gprm(2) =(mov) 1 
********** post commands:
   1  Set gprm(2) =(mov) 3 
   2  Set gprm(11) =(mov) sprm(1:Audio stream number) 
   3  Set gprm(11) &=(and) 15 
   4  Set gprm(12) =(mov) sprm(2:Sub-picture stream number) 
   5  Set gprm(12) &=(and) 127 
   6  Set gprm(6) =(mov) 6 
   7  (CallSS) Call the VMGM PGC 4, resume cell 1 
********** cell commands:
   1  LinkTailPGC 
 
 Playback time:  02:46:25.15 (at 30 fps)
 PG Playback mode:  sequential
 PUOs:           0 (0x00000000)
 NextPGCN:       1
 PrevPGCN:       1
 GoUpPGCN:       0
 PGC Still Time: 0
 Audio  stream  1 status: 0x00008000 (stream=0)
 Audio  stream  2 status: 0x00008100 (stream=1)
 Audio  stream  3 status: 0x00008200 (stream=2)
 Audio  stream  4 status: 0x00008300 (stream=3)
 Subpic stream  1 status: 0x80000000 (streams for 4:3=0, wide=0, letterbox=0, pan&scan=0)
 Subpic stream  2 status: 0x80010100 (streams for 4:3=0, wide=1, letterbox=1, pan&scan=0)
 BOVs Chap. Prog. Cell  Type  Seam- Ang VOBU  Cell  Cell  Playback     End          Entry    First    Last     Last     VOB Cell
      (PTT)             Flags less      Still Still Cmd.  Time         Time         VOBU     ILVU     VOBU     VOBU     ID  ID
                              Joint           Time  #                               sector   End      Start    End
 ?    1     1     1     2     no    -   no    0     0     00:15:02.18  00:15:02.18  0        0        402360   402581   1   1
 ?    2     2     2     8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:08:30.15  00:23:33.03  402582   0        617494   617726   1   2
 ?    3     3     3     8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:04:05.15  00:27:38.18  617727   0        727713   727932   1   3
 ?    4     4     4     8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:05:36.16  00:33:15.04  727933   0        875493   875664   1   4
 ?    5     5     5     8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:05:23.00  00:38:38.04  875665   0        998911   999119   1   5
 ?    6     6     6     8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:07:15.15  00:45:53.19  999120   0        1178055  1178315  1   6
 ?    7     7     7     8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:06:48.00  00:52:41.19  1178316  0        1361226  1361457  1   7
 ?    8     8     8     8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:08:51.15  01:01:33.04  1361458  0        1591007  1591178  1   8
 ?    9     9     9     8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:02:28.27  01:04:02.01  1591179  0        1653645  1653794  1   9
 ?                10    0     no    -   no    0     0     00:06:21.29  01:10:24.00  1653795  0        1817352  1817644  1   10
 ?    10    10    11    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:10:14.00  01:20:38.00  1817645  0        2086441  2086662  1   11
 ?    11    11    12    8     yes   -   no    0     1     00:04:30.28  01:25:08.28  2086663  0        2186270  2186329  1   12
 ?    12    12    13    2     no    -   no    0     0     00:08:09.20  01:33:18.18  2186330  0        2418600  2418837  2   1
 ?    13    13    14    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:03:20.00  01:36:38.18  2418838  0        2520039  2520275  2   2
 ?    14    14    15    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:06:37.00  01:43:15.18  2520276  0        2722507  2722762  2   3
 ?    15    15    16    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:04:16.15  01:47:32.03  2722763  0        2849986  2850086  2   4
 ?    16    16    17    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:06:47.15  01:54:19.18  2850087  0        3048051  3048330  2   5
 ?    17    17    18    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:06:32.27  02:00:52.15  3048331  0        3233732  3233953  2   6
 ?    18    18    19    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:06:02.00  02:06:54.15  3233954  0        3407114  3407339  2   7
 ?    19    19    20    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:05:26.00  02:12:20.15  3407340  0        3571875  3572156  2   8
 ?    20    20    21    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:05:35.28  02:17:56.13  3572157  0        3743783  3744048  2   9
 ?    21    21    22    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:04:56.00  02:22:52.13  3744049  0        3893282  3893566  2   10
 ?    22    22    23    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:06:22.00  02:29:14.13  3893567  0        4099157  4099435  2   11
 ?    23    23    24    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:08:30.15  02:37:44.28  4099436  0        4350021  4350104  2   12
 ?    24    24    25    8     yes   -   no    0     0     00:08:40.17  02:46:25.15  4350105  0        4518749  4518861  2   13

How does everything look? Please give me a step-by-step description of how I get my files ready for DVD Shrink and for burning to a DVD+R DL. Remember, I want to keep the menu (I realize at this point that the menu from disc 2 will not be there), but get rid of all other extras.

When burning my DVD+R DL, I was going to follow Cornholio7's guide posted here. Is that a good guide to follow?

Finally r0lZ, I know you've been steering me away from trying to add the disc 2 menu and after the experience of this thread, I'm sure you feel even stronger about it. But, what I'd like to do is make my backup sans the disc 2 menu and then, when I get a some more experience, undertake that task. So, what I'd like from you (or anyone else with knowledge), is to tell me what programs I would need to accomplish the task and also, what files I need to keep in tact (i.e. the joined discs, or the original disc 2 files, etc.) to avoid going through this entire process again in the future. I have a desire to make my own DVDs from personal movies, photos, and other images, and feel that it would be helpful to learn how to append one menu to another.