filmindex.xml....WTF?

[ni9ht_5ta1k3r]

After ripping National Treasure 2 and I found a filmindex.xml....what does that do?

[guns1inger]

Ripping it with what ?

It's an xml file, presumably created by the ripping tool to to hold information regarding the index for the file.

[ni9ht_5ta1k3r]

anydvd of course.

nope, the filmindex.xml is there on the disc. I'm wondering what it does cos this version is sold in Australia and when I chuck it into a Jap PS3 it plays with Jap trailers and menus. Now, I'm wondering if this file is the cause of this problem since I want to watch it with english menus that will simply deleting the file and all associated files fix this problem?

that's what I want to know.

[guns1inger]

Is this a DVD or BluRay ?

This file is not part of the DVD structure, and would be ignored by a DVD player (including the PS3)

[Baldrick]

Is it in the blu-ray root folder? if so I doubt it has anything to do with the blu-ray video playback.

But you can try open the file with notepad and post the information in this topic.

[ni9ht_5ta1k3r]

this is what the file says:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-7"?>
<dataroot xmlnsd="urnchemas-microsoft-comfficedata" generated="2004-10-04T16:22:20">
<FilmIndex>
<ID>769</ID>
<Title>NATIONAL TREASURE2</Title>
<KLK>
<ID>2138</ID>
<MovieID>769</MovieID>
<Volume>enCours</Volume>
<FirstReleaseDate>04/22/08</FirstReleaseDate>
<Format>BD</Format>
<Country>JP</Country>
<Cut>ST</Cut>
<Release>R1</Release>
<Catalog>n.a.</Catalog>
<Programmer>Jonathan Meilleur, Olivier Bourgouin</Programmer>
<Version>0</Version>
<Status>0</Status>
<Dir>16-1-National_Treasure_2_JPN</Dir>
<SYN>
<KLKID>2138</KLKID>
<AudioFormat>ac3_5_1</AudioFormat>
<Language>eng</Language>
<AudioOffset>0</AudioOffset>
<VersionSYN>0</VersionSYN>
<StatusSYN>0</StatusSYN>
<VersionIID>0</VersionIID>
<StatusIID>0</StatusIID>
</SYN>
</KLK>
</FilmIndex>
</dataroot>

[guns1inger]

It could be something left over from the authoring process and copied accidentally to the disc. It does seem to indicate that this is a Japanese release though.

[ni9ht_5ta1k3r]

it does and this is sold in Australia too (coded as AB). I'm going to do a test to see if deleting this file, along with the zip file, will make it play with english menus on my japanese ps3.

there's only 1 way to find out and I've started shrinking it down with BD Rebuilder.

[ni9ht_5ta1k3r]

I've dug more into the files and it seems that there's a settings.xml file within the disc so I've modified that and will have to see if it does change.