DVD Menu ?

[808smokey]

Hi,

I've been burning movies to VCD for a long time but I just started about 3 months ago with DVD+R's, that's when I got my burner (NEC-1300A) I was wondering about DVD menus. I use DVD Decrypter 3.1.6.0, DVD Shrink 2.3 and CopytoDVD 2.2.6.191. My question is my menu don't work, meaning I can't navigate in them. On one stand alone DVD Player (Sony) you can navigate but the "buttons" don't highlight the way they're supposed to, you don't know what selection your on. My other player (Pioneer) won't work at all. You have to go in to the DVD player setup and use the players built in Disc Navigator vs. the DVD menus. I don't compress the menus at all, I leave both audio and video at 0% compression. Anyone have any ideas on how to correct this little problem I'm having? The actually movie video and audio quality is excellent. I'm not editing any part of the movie out, just compressing it. I read this post https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=182859 and either I missed something or it didn't answer my question(s).

Thanks for your advice and help in advance...

[soundforbjt]

Are you re-authoring the movies or are you keeping everything?

If you are re-authoring, the menu's won't work.

[Megahurts]

808smokey

Had the same problem as you but using different programs. Some players would play the menu properly and some would not.

I'm in NTSC land and when I opened the VIDEO_TS.IFO file with IfoEdit, the Video Manager Menu attributes were switched to PAL. Switching it back to NTSC corrected the problem.

Regards,

Chas

[808smokey]

I'm not re-authoring (I don't think) I keep the menus normal and compress the Movie to fit it on one DVD+R. I do delete the foreign audio, subtitles and any extra features. The menus are still there look the way they're supposed its just you can't use them on some players. I think it's just the stand alone players since the menu work if I play them on my computer using the mouse to select. These are store bought DVD's that I'm using. I've used DVD Xcopy Xpress, but it doesn't give the option to keep the menus. I can't figure out why the menus don't work though. I'm not editing any part of the movie out. Thanks for the input

Oh yeah of this topic what are WAREZ

I must say that DVD Xcopy Xpress is the easiest program I've ever used though. I like the "Is this a rented or borrowed DVD?" when you launch the program.

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warez

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Software piracy is illegal and should be reported to the
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warez

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[soundforbjt]

I'm not re-authoring (I don't think) I keep the menus normal and compress the Movie to fit it on one DVD+R. I do delete the foreign audio, subtitles and any extra features. The menus are still there look the way they're supposed its just you can't use them on some players. I think it's just the stand alone players since the menu work if I play them on my computer using the mouse to select. These are store bought DVD's that I'm using. I've used DVD Xcopy Xpress, but it doesn't give the option to keep the menus. I can't figure out why the menus don't work though. I'm not editing any part of the movie out. Thanks for the input

Oh yeah of this topic what are WAREZ

I must say that DVD Xcopy Xpress is the easiest program I've ever used though. I like the "Is this a rented or borrowed DVD?" when you launch the program.

As soon as you remove any extra features, you disable the menu without doing alot of work to preserve it. What you need is menuedit or doom9.org's member's MackemX's soon to be released and unnamed program DVDStripper. Oops, MackemX is also a member here as well.

[Megahurts]

808smokey

Which format are you using... NTSC or PAL? Did you check with IfoEdit to see if the Video Manager Menu attributes are correct in the VIDEO_TS.IFO file?

Am curious and would like to know.

Regards,

Chas

[808smokey]

Megahurts

808smokey

Which format are you using... NTSC or PAL? Did you check with IfoEdit to see if the Video Manager Menu attributes are correct in the VIDEO_TS.IFO file?

Am curious and would like to know.
Regards,
Chas

I'm using NTSC. I'll try the IfoEdit and Menuedit program. I'll let you know if those work. I'll have to try tomorrow though it's 3am where I live.. gtg to bed

Thanks for the help

[808smokey]

Alright, I have Menuedit (unlocked) and IFOedit. I'm new to both these prgrams so please bare with me.

- Megahurts
I am using Video: MPEG-1 720x480 (NTSC) (NTSC 525/60) (4:3) (pan-scan & letterboxed) its the same for all the video file on the disc.

I officially have no idea how to use either program listed above. Other than experiment and click buttons to see what happens. I went to the menuedit website and did there little "tutorial" which is pretty vague, to me at least. IFOedit has quite a few settings and options that allow you to really mess up your movie if you don't know what your doing.

My disc menus all work in the computer, not stand alone player.

My question is...

In Menuedit after you figure out which menus/files you don't need (French main menu for example) do you just delete that VOBid or delete the VOBid and change all the name of the remaining VOBid's to have sequential ID #'s 1,2,3,4,5 vs. 1,3,4,5,7. Second is there anything else that you have to change or edit? Like the IFO file?

I guess my real question should be does anyone know where a tutorial might be for either program? I'd really like to perfect this common problem with menus that I keep having. So I appreciate any help.

Thanks in advance