question about chapter selections on split DVD

[southrngntlmn]

ok heres my scenario: I use Vobblanker to split a dvd into 2, then I adjust the start point of the 2nd chapter....all is well....THEN I try to use advice given to me by pbxpress from "another forum" who says to set the chapters correctly do this:

"Using IfoEdit, After I split the movie, I go to DVD1, open the VIDEO_TS.ISO file. I click on VMG_PTT_SRPT -Video Manager Title Play Map Table. In the detail part, select TiTle 1: Number of chapters (PTTs). Double click to change its value. Enter the new value, which corresponds to the number of chapters. So, for example, if you split the movie on chapter 15, you would enter 15. Click OK.
Do the same with DVD2. Just remember to specify the correct number of remaining chapters."

when I DO, (say I have 13 chapters total...1st dvd has 1-6.....2nd has 7-13)
the problem IS on the 2nd DVD EVERY chapter says its 7...I put in 7 because accord. to his directions thats how many chapters are LEFT on dvd2. Am I reading that correctly....if so, i put 7 into the new value (dvd2) and ALL chapters read 7 (even on the chapter scene screen...i see all the chapters...but clicking on any of them it plays scene 7...even though the whole split dvd2 IS there....Am I doing something wrong???

anyone get this to work?

T

[r0lZ]

You should NOT change the chapter numbers after splitting a disc with VobBlanker, or a wrong chapter will be selected from the chapter menu, and you will have the symptoms you describe. That's because VobBlanker doesn't remove the useless chapters completely. Instead, it changes them to short black chapters.
Examine the cells table of your main movie with PgcEdit, and you will understand how VobBlanker works.

[blutach]

Sadly, pbxpress is leading you astray.

In fact, the only things (not strictly necessary) to do after splitting with VobBlanker are in PgcEdit:

On disc 1: Set a LinkTail PGC cell command after the end of the last cell which has meaniningful (not black) video. You could also consider adding this cell command number for all black tiny cells.

On disc 2: Set a Link Cell ## command in cell 1 (where ## = the number of the first cell with meaningful video). You could also consider doing this for all black tiny cells.

Also, in PgcEdit, you could consider hiding the buttons of the useless video in each disc.

Regards