Backing up Barbie- Mermaidia

[thief_]

I just got this title and have had the kids clawing at it for a few hours now. But b4 I hand it over to them, I want to make a backup (I've already lost two titles due to kiddy-care).

There is a particular PGC which I'm trying to edit out:

VTST 3 , 1 TTN 1 (0:22) Title 3 - Chapters: 1, Programs: 1, Cells: 1

[61 00 00 00 00 0C 00 00] 1 Set gprm(0) =(mov) gprm(12)
[00 A1 00 00 00 01 00 06] 2 if ( gprm(0) == 1 ) then { Goto line 6 }
[71 00 00 02 00 02 00 00] 3 Set gprm(2) =(mov) 2
[30 08 00 06 01 C0 00 00] 4 (CallSS) Call the VMGM PGC 6, resume cell 1
[00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00] 5 NOP
[61 00 00 00 00 06 00 00] 6 Set gprm(0) =(mov) gprm(6)
[71 00 00 06 00 00 00 00] 7 Set gprm(6) =(mov) 0
[71 00 00 01 00 00 00 00] 8 Set gprm(1) =(mov) 0
[71 00 00 02 00 00 00 00] 9 Set gprm(2) =(mov) 0
[00 A1 00 00 00 01 00 0B] 10 if ( gprm(0) == 1 ) then { Goto line 11 }
[00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00] 11 NOP
********** post commands:
[30 08 00 09 01 C0 00 00] 1 (CallSS) Call the VMGM PGC 9, resume cell 1
********** cell commands:

Using PGCEdit 0.6.0, when I choose the Kill PGC Playback option for this PGC, I get the following:

[61 00 00 00 00 0C 00 00] 1 Set gprm(0) =(mov) gprm(12)
[00 A1 00 00 00 01 00 06] 2 if ( gprm(0) == 1 ) then { Goto line 6 }
[71 00 00 02 00 02 00 00] 3 Set gprm(2) =(mov) 2
[30 08 00 06 01 C0 00 00] 4 (CallSS) Call the VMGM PGC 6, resume cell 1
[00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00] 5 NOP
[61 00 00 00 00 06 00 00] 6 Set gprm(0) =(mov) gprm(6)
[71 00 00 06 00 00 00 00] 7 Set gprm(6) =(mov) 0
[71 00 00 01 00 00 00 00] 8 Set gprm(1) =(mov) 0
[71 00 00 02 00 00 00 00] 9 Set gprm(2) =(mov) 0
[00 A1 00 00 00 01 00 0B] 10 if ( gprm(0) == 1 ) then { Goto line 11 }
[00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00] 11 NOP
[30 08 00 09 01 C0 00 00] 12 (CallSS) Call the VMGM PGC 9, resume cell 1
********** post commands:
[30 08 00 09 01 C0 00 00] 1 (CallSS) Call the VMGM PGC 9, resume cell 1
********** cell commands:

What happens now is that the DVD starts up in PowerDVD, but is stuck at Title 1 Chapter 1 and the time counters do not increment and the screen is blank. Can someone explain why this happens?

If I edit out the new line 12, it work OK but I want to get rid of this intro screen. Thanks

[jimmalenko]

What's line 4 do ? It would seem to me that this is the into clip.

It makes no sense IMHO to have that line 12 and then have the exact same thing in the post commands.

[thief_]

Line 4 goes to the VMGM PGC 6 if gprm(0) is equal to 1.

It makes no sense IMHO to have that line 12 and then have the exact same thing in the post commands.

This is done by PGCEdit. It places the POST command at the end of the PRE commands so (theoretically) the PGC code steps out of the PGC before the animation is played. This is the problem- when I trace the code in PGCEdit, it works as it should, but in PowerDVD it gets stuck on Title 1 Chapter 1.

Anyone help?

[jimmalenko]

Someone quoted instead of editing

[jimmalenko]

Line 4 goes to the VMGM PGC 6 if gprm(0) is equal to 1.

Doesn't Line 2 say that if gprm(0)=1, then skip to line 6 ???

Which is the animation you want to skip ? VMGM PGC 6 or VMGM PGC 9 ?

[thief_]

I upgraded to the latest version of PGCEdit and the problem's fixed now.