IFO editing

[Chris872]

Hi, I'm messing around a bit with Ifoedit and I'm trying to replace a part of the text in an IFO file to see what happens, but I can't figure out how. There's an option to copy a part of the text in an IFO file to the clipboard, but I don't see an option to paste new text in there.

Is it possible to simply delete text from an IFO file with Ifoedit and replace it with other text ? Or is there maybe another program that allows you to do that ?

[Tommyknocker]

I often replace subtitles with IfoEdit. I use the DVD Author=>Author New DVD function. Then adding the m2v, mpa files, I add the new .sup file.

[FOO]

What text ? There is little or no text in an IFO file

[Chris872]

I'm talking about the text you see when you open the IFO file with Ifoedit and not if you open it with notepad.

http://www.nazik-building.com/ifoedit.png

[petar]

IFO files are not text files. That text is not in there. What you see with Notepad is what's in there. IfoEdit interprets it.

[FOO]

Another computer whiz

[Chris872]

Yeh yeh... :/

Someone explained me how to do it about two hours ago, so it's possible to change it.

[petar]

Of course it is. Open Ifoedit.exe with a Hex Editor and modify whatever you want.
But you'll be modifying Ifoedit, not the IFO files you open with it.

[FOO]

What's the chances of random changes to a program
improving it ?

Same as the chances of a bunch of monkeys typing randomly
on typewriters producing a Shakespeare play

[Chris872]

petar, I said I wanted to change the IFO file of a DVD, not the program Ifoedit itself. :P

I authored a DVD with author sofware that doesn't have the option to add subs, but it allows you to make a menu. So I authored the DVD again with Ifoedit that does have the option to add subs, but not to make a menu, then I replaced some files and edited the IFO file.

I was only messing around with it to see if it was possible to get a menu and subs on a DVD this way and it seems to work.

[petar]

Well, you should have explained from the beginning that that's what you wanted to do. You asked how to change "text" in an IFO file and then you posted a screenshot of Ifoedit where some text is crossed.

Yes, you can author a DVD with Ifoedit and add menus afterwards with another tool. There are quite a few guides on this site that explain you how to do this (I wrote one too for DVD-Lab Pro).

[Chris872]

I'm sorry, but I don't know how to explain it better than "I'm trying to replace a part of the text in an IFO file to see what happens".

I only posted a screenshot, to show which part I wanted to change.


Anyway, I'll give your guide a try, looks good.