Blu-Ray menu creation

[magnu]

Hi there

Just got DVDNextCopy with the sole intention of duplicating multiple DVDs to Blu-Ray (for those not in the know, it converts the entire DVDs into Blu-Ray, along with the menus). One thing it doesn't do is allow you to create your own backgrounds for the opening menu. Another piece of software, DVD-Cloner Platinum does, but will only work on 6 DVDs.

Is there any software that will allow me to change the background images on the opening menu?

[Baldrick]

Do they reconvert? Or just copy the video? If they just copy I might add them to our tools list.

Nope, I don't know any other that keeps the menus and ou can adjust the background.

[fjmr]

As I understood it only copy DVD Disc up to ten!!

See this.

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[fjmr]

Here is a link to a tutorial.

http://www.dvdnextcopy.com/tutorials/DNC_Ultimate_UG.pdf

[jman98]

Hi there

Just got DVDNextCopy with the sole intention of duplicating multiple DVDs to Blu-Ray (for those not in the know, it converts the entire DVDs into Blu-Ray, along with the menus).

That may not be correct. None of the links you provided actually say this. It only says it copies up to 10 DVDs to 1 BluRay disc. You are just assuming that it also copies the menus. It is my belief that it will not do what you think it will.

[MindController]

It keeps stressing the term "VideoDVD", so I believe it's just the movie portion.

[magnu]

I haven't converted to Blu-Ray, but just ran the created disc through VLC & you're correct. No menus. Think I'll forget about this method & go back to AVCHD.

The only softwares then that converts the menus which I'm aware of are from DVD Logic (DVD2BD, etc..), but they only do one DVD, which I think is rather pointless.

[Baldrick]

But does VLC support any/all blu-ray menus? Have you tried with powerdvd, tmt, etc?

[Kerry56]

I haven't converted to Blu-Ray, but just ran the created disc through VLC & you're correct. No menus. Think I'll forget about this method & go back to AVCHD.

The only softwares then that converts the menus which I'm aware of are from DVD Logic (DVD2BD, etc..), but they only do one DVD, which I think is rather pointless.

I went through this whole process, making oversized dvds from several movies, then running the compilation, including the menu I made, through DVD2BD. Most of my oversized dvd videos were in the 13 to 19 gb range. DVD2BD worked most of the time, but I still had some problems now and again.

I found I could make oversized dvds in DVD Lab Pro (using a VMG menu + each movie as a separate VTS) or I could make them in AVStoDVD using a custom output size, which I set to 23500mb.

[MindController]

DVDRemake Pro also allows you to make oversized DVD's. You can keep merging projects together.