Drag a folder to bat to convert VOB to d2v and play in VLC?

[Desz5]

Hello!

I'm looking for a way to play DVD's, MKV, MP4, etc... in VLC with a avisynth script.
This the plugin i'm using to play avisynth scripts in VLC: https://www.videohelp.com/software/VLC-Avisynth-plugin

I would like to rightclick on a folder or a file containing VOB files or MKV... and select my bat-file so that the video inside that folder will be played using AviSynth and VLC.

This i what i have at the moment:

@echo off
set vlc="C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe"
set "temp_folder=C:\Temp"

if not exist "%temp_folder%" MD "%temp_folder%"

echo DirectShowSource("%~1") > "%temp_folder%\%~n1.avs"
echo FrostyBorders(1920,1080, Texture=0) >> "%temp_folder%\%~n1.avs"

start "" %vlc%  "%temp_folder%\%~n1.avs"
exit

When i drag a MKV on the bat-file VLC opens, and plays the video using the FrostyBorders AviSynth script.

But when i use a VIDEO_TS folder with .VOB files inside i believe i must convert it to d2v before i can play the file.
I found this code and i think that's what i'm searching for, but it's not working.
When i run the bat-file inside the VIDEO_TS folder nothing happens.

set DGIndex="D:\Downloads\FrostyBorders\dgmpgdec158\DGIndex.exe"
set DGDecode="C:\Program Files (x86)\AviSynth+\plugins\DGDecode.dll"
rem get VOB name
for %%a in ("*.VOB") set "file_name=%%~na" & set "folder_path=%%~dpa" & goto :name_exist
echo no VOB here
goto :eof
:name_exist
CD /d %folder_path%
rem parse title number
for /f "tokens=2 delims=_" %%m in ("%file_name%") do set "tn=%%m"
rem better check here if that just parsed string is a number

rem index the whole title
%DGIndex% -IF=[VTS_%tn%_1.VOB,VTS_%tn%_2.VOB,VTS_%tn%_3.VOB,VTS_%tn%_4.VOB,VTS_%tn%_5.VOB,VTS_%tn%_6.VOB,VTS_%tn%_7.VOB,VTS_%tn%_8.VOB,VTS_%tn%_9.VOB] -OF=[%folder_path%\title] -OM=1 -IA=5 -MINIMIZE -EXIT
rem make avisynth script
echo LoadPlugin("%DGDecode%")  > script.avs
echo MPEG2Source("%folder_path%\title.d2v") >> script.avs

I think if i can get this to work maybe then use the code above to open it in VLC.
And how do i check what file is in the folder?
Can anybody help me with this?
Thanks!

[DB83]

Why ?

VLC plays dvds 'out of the box'


Just click on open >> select disk (even if the 'disk' resides as a .ts folder on your HDD). Browse to the the .ts folder. Click on play. Done !

[Desz5]

I know VLC plays dvd's and everything but the reason i want to use AviSynth is so you can add borders to 4:3 screens to prevent black bars on the sides.

Like this:

[Attachment 66447 - Click to enlarge]

[DB83]

A border is still a border whether it is black (default) or something else (as in your illustration)

Of course it is a question of personal preference but I would find the latter more distracting than the former.

[_Al_]

script.avs is not defined with path, it might be in your user directory

or try this, drop your VOB (any of your chosen title)and it should make a script in that same directory as your VOB is from, or change it:

IF "%~n1"=="" ( echo You need to drag and drop VOB file onto this BAT file. & pause & exit)

set DGIndex="D:\Downloads\FrostyBorders\dgmpgdec158\DGIndex.exe"
set DGDecode="C:\Program Files (x86)\AviSynth+\plugins\DGDecode.dll"

rem ****************************************
echo Taking all VOB,s from dropped VOB title
rem getting all VOB's of a title if a VOB from a title was dropped
********************************************

SET switch=VOB
SET string=%~n1
SET temp_str=%string%
SET str_len=0
:looptwo
if defined temp_str (
SET temp_str=%temp_str:~1%
SET /A str_len += 1
GOTO looptwo
)
if %str_len% NEQ 8 (set switch=renamed_VOB)

SET str=%~n1
set str=%str:~0,4%
if "%str%" NEQ "VTS_" (set switch=renamed_VOB)

SET str=%~n1
set str=%str:~6,1%f
if "%str%" NEQ "_" (set switch=renamed_VOB)

if "%switch%" EQU "renamed_VOB" goto index_mpeg

rem create all possible title of VOB's for DGIndex - it will ignore files in they don't really exist
set cislo=%~n1
set cislo=%cislo:~4,2%
set VTS1=%~d1%~p1VTS_%cislo%_1.VOB
set VTS2=%~d1%~p1VTS_%cislo%_2.VOB
set VTS3=%~d1%~p1VTS_%cislo%_3.VOB
set VTS4=%~d1%~p1VTS_%cislo%_4.VOB
set VTS5=%~d1%~p1VTS_%cislo%_5.VOB
set VTS6=%~d1%~p1VTS_%cislo%_6.VOB
set VTS7=%~d1%~p1VTS_%cislo%_7.VOB
set VTS8=%~d1%~p1VTS_%cislo%_8.VOB

:index_mpeg
echo+
set name=dropped_title
echo indexing video to get %name%.d2v

if %switch% EQU VOB (%DGIndex% -IF=[%VTS1%,%VTS2%,%VTS3%,%VTS4%,%VTS5%,%VTS6%,%VTS7%,%VTS8%] -OF=[%~d1%~p1\%name%] -TN=%track_ID% -OM=1 -IA=5 -MINIMIZE -EXIT)
if %switch% EQU renamed_VOB (%DGIndex% -IF=[%~d1%~p1%~n1%~x1] -OF=[%~d1%~p1\%name%] -TN=%track_ID% -OM=1 -IA=5 -MINIMIZE -EXIT)
rem make avisynth script
set script="%~d1%~p1\script.avs"
echo LoadPlugin("%DGDecode%")  > %script%
echo MPEG2Source("%~d1%~p1\%name%.d2v") >> %script%

I do not have 64 bit DGDecode.dll so I could not test playback, but it was indexing, could not verify if all title VOBs

[Desz5]

This works but only when i drop a single .VOB file in the bat.
When i drop multiple it only get's the first .VOB.
I would like to drop a folder containing all dvd files and play the dvd normally using VLC.

A border is still a border whether it is black (default) or something else (as in your illustration)

Of course it is a question of personal preference but I would find the latter more distracting than the former.

i know, but it also could prevent burn in images.