"Play All" feature? (VCDEasy)

[RowMan]

With VCDEasy I created a VCD that contains 3 TV shows and a menu that allows you to choose which one you want to watch individually. Is there a way to make a "Play All" feature that play all 3 shows, one after the other?

[bunyip]

That's odd because VCDEasy does this by default - unless it has been turned off in your version.
Go to the 'interactivity' option and select 'Sequence-0001-01' in the drop-down list, make sure the 'Wait' radio button is selected, now check the value in the 'then on timeout' box, it should say 'Sequence-0002-01'.
Each sequence should point to the next sequence except the last one which can point to the VCD-end or back to sequence-001.

[RowMan]

That's odd because VCDEasy does this by default - unless it has been turned off in your version.
Go to the 'interactivity' option and select 'Sequence-0001-01' in the drop-down list, make sure the 'Wait' radio button is selected, now check the value in the 'then on timeout' box, it should say 'Sequence-0002-01'.
Each sequence should point to the next sequence except the last one which can point to the VCD-end or back to sequence-001.

You are right in this regard, but if I program the VCD this way I then lose the option of playing each show separately which is a feature I want to keep. Any ideas?

[Bondiablo]

If you mean you want that as an option but normally, after it plays one episode, you want it to go back to the menu then no I don't think you can do that. Closest I think you can come is set it to play your menu first x number of times or play it and wait x number of seconds so you have time to choose an episode with the number key you assign to it "then on time out" play the first episode and when it finishes playing that episode "then on time out" play the next episode and so on...

[Cornucopia]

This is what you do:

Do your stuff in VCDEasy--Menu w/4 buttons
You probably already made Button1=Movie1, Button2=Movie2, Button3=Movie3...
Make Button4=Movie1 also.

Save only the XML.

Now, open the XML in a text editor.

You'll find in the <pbc> section the last selection (the one that's supposed to be for ALL, but currently is for Movie1). You'll see something like...

<select ref="play-track1" />

which refers to the "play-track1" playlist.
Go to the playlist area of <pbc> and copy the section that includes the "playtrack1" playlist, then paste it after the other playlists so that it is repeated...

<playlist id="play-track1">
blah, blah, blah
blah, blah, blah
<playlist id="play-track2">
blah, blah, blah
<playlist id="play-track3">
blah, blah, blah
<playlist id="play-track1">

In there, you see something like...

<play-item ref="seq-track1" />

Copy this line and paste it twice immediately afterward so it looks like this...

<play-item ref="seq-track1" />
<play-item ref="seq-track2" />
<play-item ref="seq-track3" />

You're almost done.
Save the XML. Load it into the tools section of VCDEasy to Burn.
Voila!!

How does this work? Easy, VCDImager allows for multiple entries in the <play-item ref> section of the playlist. That's why it can be called a list.

HTH,
Scott

--------EDIT--------

Oops, 2 more things...
make sure you change the code in the XML of the selection list to something like...

<playlist id="play-track1">
blah, blah, blah
blah, blah, blah
<playlist id="play-track2">
blah, blah, blah
<playlist id="play-track3">
blah, blah, blah
<playlist id="play-trackALL">

and rename the corresponding

<select ref="play-trackALL">

for the revised playlist in the selection list.

[Znooky]

Hi!
I'm trying to make a VCD with 3 videoclips and a menu. I made the menu and assigned button 1 to 3 with the corresponding movie. However now I'm trying to make button 4 to play all the 3 videoclips and then return to the menu. I assigned button 4 to videoclip no 1 and created the XML-file.

I edited the file and tried to following the explanation given by Cornucopia, but I don't exactly understand what has to be changed.

You'll find in the <pbc> section the last selection (the one that's supposed to be for ALL, but currently is for Movie1). You'll see something like...
Code:
<select ref="play-track1" />

which refers to the "play-track1" playlist.

I found this part described above in the XML-file

Go to the playlist area of <pbc> and copy the section that includes the "playtrack1" playlist, then paste it after the other playlists so that it is repeated...
Code:
<playlist id="play-track1">
blah, blah, blah
blah, blah, blah
<playlist id="play-track2">
blah, blah, blah
<playlist id="play-track3">
blah, blah, blah
<playlist id="play-track1">

I have looked in the <pbc> part and also in the rest of the XML-file, but I can't find any <playlist id=...>, but I have found something thats called <selection id="selection-001"> and so on. Is this the same as a playlist?

Anyone who might give me some hint on what part of the XML-file, that has to be edited or maybe added.

// Znooky

[Cornucopia]

Sorry

I believe that might be a typo on my part.

You certainly would have "Selections" on a menu screen.

The thing to remember is that each SELECTION item has an element called a PLAY reference. Normally, this will be just 1 item. In my example, the 4th selection has 3 PLAY reference items in sequential order.

Tell ya what, I'll drop a line in a few minutes with "before" and "after" code examples.

HTH,
Scott

[Cornucopia]

OK, here's the difference (I just created and tested both):

BEFORE

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE videocd PUBLIC "-//GNU//DTD VideoCD//EN" "http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/videocd.dtd">


<videocd xmlns="http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/1.0/" class="vcd" version="2.0">
  <option name="relaxed aps" value="false"/>
  <info>
    <album-id>TESTVIDEOCD</album-id>
    <volume-count>1</volume-count>
    <volume-number>1</volume-number>
    <restriction>0</restriction>
  </info>
  <pvd>
    <volume-id>TESTVIDEOCD</volume-id>
    <system-id>CD-RTOS CD-BRIDGE</system-id>
    <application-id>CDI/CDI_VCD.APP;1</application-id>
    <preparer-id/>
    <publisher-id>VCDEASY_V201</publisher-id>
  </pvd>
  <filesystem>
    <folder>
      <name>CDI</name>
      <file src="C:\Program Files\VCDEasy\Cdi\CDI_IMAG.RTF" format="mixed">
        <name>CDI_IMAG.RTF</name>
      </file>
      <file src="C:\Program Files\VCDEasy\Cdi\CDI_TEXT.FNT">
        <name>CDI_TEXT.FNT</name>
      </file>
      <file src="C:\Program Files\VCDEasy\Cdi\CDI_VCD.APP">
        <name>CDI_VCD.APP</name>
      </file>
      <file src="C:\Program Files\VCDEasy\Cdi\CDI_VCD.CFG">
        <name>CDI_VCD.CFG</name>
      </file>
    </folder>
  </filesystem>
  <segment-items>
    <segment-item src="C:\TEMP\item0001.mpg" id="Segment-0001"/>
  </segment-items>
  <sequence-items>
    <sequence-item src="C:\TEMP\avseq01.mpg" id="Sequence-0002-01">
      <default-entry id="Chapter-0002-01"/>
    </sequence-item>
    <sequence-item src="C:\TEMP\avseq02.mpg" id="Sequence-0003-01">
      <default-entry id="Chapter-0003-01"/>
    </sequence-item>
    <sequence-item src="C:\TEMP\avseq03.mpg" id="Sequence-0004-01">
      <default-entry id="Chapter-0004-01"/>
    </sequence-item>
  </sequence-items>
  <pbc>
    <selection id="Selection-000"> 
      <bsn>1</bsn>
      <prev ref="Selection-end"/> 
      <next ref="Selection-001"/> 
      <return ref="Selection-end"/> 
      <default ref="Selection-001"/> 
      <wait>-1</wait>
      <loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
      <play-item ref="Segment-0001"/> 
      <select ref="Selection-001"/> 
      <select ref="Selection-002"/> 
      <select ref="Selection-003"/> 
      <select ref="Selection-001"/> 
    </selection>
    <selection id="Selection-001"> 
      <prev ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <next ref="Selection-002"/> 
      <return ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <timeout ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <wait>2</wait>
      <loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
      <play-item ref="Sequence-0002-01"/> 
    </selection>
    <selection id="Selection-002"> 
      <prev ref="Selection-001"/> 
      <next ref="Selection-003"/> 
      <return ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <timeout ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <wait>2</wait>
      <loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
      <play-item ref="Sequence-0003-01"/> 
    </selection>
    <selection id="Selection-003"> 
      <prev ref="Selection-002"/> 
      <next ref="Selection-end"/> 
      <return ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <timeout ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <wait>2</wait>
      <loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
      <play-item ref="Sequence-0004-01"/> 
    </selection>
    <endlist id="Selection-end" rejected="true"/>
  </pbc>
</videocd>

AFTER

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE videocd PUBLIC "-//GNU//DTD VideoCD//EN" "http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/videocd.dtd">


<videocd xmlns="http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/1.0/" class="vcd" version="2.0">
  <option name="relaxed aps" value="false"/>
  <info>
    <album-id>TESTVIDEOCD</album-id>
    <volume-count>1</volume-count>
    <volume-number>1</volume-number>
    <restriction>0</restriction>
  </info>
  <pvd>
    <volume-id>TESTVIDEOCD</volume-id>
    <system-id>CD-RTOS CD-BRIDGE</system-id>
    <application-id>CDI/CDI_VCD.APP;1</application-id>
    <preparer-id/>
    <publisher-id>VCDEASY_V201</publisher-id>
  </pvd>
  <filesystem>
    <folder>
      <name>CDI</name>
      <file src="C:\Program Files\VCDEasy\Cdi\CDI_IMAG.RTF" format="mixed">
        <name>CDI_IMAG.RTF</name>
      </file>
      <file src="C:\Program Files\VCDEasy\Cdi\CDI_TEXT.FNT">
        <name>CDI_TEXT.FNT</name>
      </file>
      <file src="C:\Program Files\VCDEasy\Cdi\CDI_VCD.APP">
        <name>CDI_VCD.APP</name>
      </file>
      <file src="C:\Program Files\VCDEasy\Cdi\CDI_VCD.CFG">
        <name>CDI_VCD.CFG</name>
      </file>
    </folder>
  </filesystem>
  <segment-items>
    <segment-item src="C:\TEMP\item0001.mpg" id="Segment-0001"/>
  </segment-items>
  <sequence-items>
    <sequence-item src="C:\TEMP\avseq01.mpg" id="Sequence-0002-01">
      <default-entry id="Chapter-0002-01"/>
    </sequence-item>
    <sequence-item src="C:\TEMP\avseq02.mpg" id="Sequence-0003-01">
      <default-entry id="Chapter-0003-01"/>
    </sequence-item>
    <sequence-item src="C:\TEMP\avseq03.mpg" id="Sequence-0004-01">
      <default-entry id="Chapter-0004-01"/>
    </sequence-item>
  </sequence-items>
  <pbc>
    <selection id="Selection-000"> 
      <bsn>1</bsn>
      <prev ref="Selection-end"/> 
      <next ref="Selection-001"/> 
      <return ref="Selection-end"/> 
      <default ref="Selection-001"/> 
      <wait>-1</wait>
      <loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
      <play-item ref="Segment-0001"/> 
      <select ref="Selection-001"/> 
      <select ref="Selection-002"/> 
      <select ref="Selection-003"/> 
      <select ref="Selection-ALL"/> 
    </selection>
    <selection id="Selection-001"> 
      <prev ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <next ref="Selection-002"/> 
      <return ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <timeout ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <wait>2</wait>
      <loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
      <play-item ref="Sequence-0002-01"/> 
    </selection>
    <selection id="Selection-002"> 
      <prev ref="Selection-001"/> 
      <next ref="Selection-003"/> 
      <return ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <timeout ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <wait>2</wait>
      <loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
      <play-item ref="Sequence-0003-01"/> 
    </selection>
    <selection id="Selection-003"> 
      <prev ref="Selection-002"/> 
      <next ref="Selection-end"/> 
      <return ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <timeout ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <wait>2</wait>
      <loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
      <play-item ref="Sequence-0004-01"/> 
    </selection>
    <playlist id="Selection-ALL"> 
      <prev ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <next ref="Selection-end"/> 
      <return ref="Selection-000"/> 
      <wait>2</wait>
      <play-item ref="Sequence-0002-01"/> 
      <play-item ref="Sequence-0003-01"/> 
      <play-item ref="Sequence-0004-01"/> 
    </playlist>
<endlist id="Selection-end" rejected="true"/>
  </pbc>
</videocd>

Hopefully, that will clear things up

Scott

[Znooky]

Thank you Cornucopia, I'll print out your two examples and read them in detail. I'll get back after I have read them and doing some testings.

// Znooky

[Znooky]

Hi!
I have now succesfully created my VCD with a menuoption of playing all videoclips. It's working exactly the way I want it.

Thank you Cornucopia for taking time to help me with this problem. Your two XML-files helped me a lot.

// Znooky